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1- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في قَضيّةِ التَّحْكِيم ـ : إنَّ هؤلاءِ يَقُولُونَ : لاَ إمْرَةَ ! وَلاَبُدَّ مِنْ أمِيرٍ يَعْمَلُ فِي إمْرَتِهِ المُؤْمِنُ ، وَيَسْتَمْتِعُ الفَاجِرُ. |
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1- Imam Ali (AS) said regarding the arbitration, ‘These [people] say, ‘There is no need for government!’ Indeed there has to be a ruler under whose rule the believer toils and the wicked seeks to make merry.’[Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 2, p. 333] |
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2- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاَيُصْلِحُ النَّاسَ إلّا أمِيرٌ ؛ بَرٌّ أوْ فَاجِرٌ. |
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2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘No one can straighten people other than a ruler – be he pious or wicked.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 14286] |
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3- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ مُعاوِيَةَ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، قَالُوا : فَلِمَ نُقَاتِلُ إذاً ؟ قَالَ : لاَبُدَّ لِلنّاسِ مِنْ أمِيرٍ بَرٍّ أوْ فَاجِرٍ. |
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3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Muawiya will prevail over you.’ They asked, ‘Why do you fight [him] then?’ He replied, ‘People must have a ruler – be he pious or wicked.’[Ibid. no. 14366] |
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4- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ فِي الحَرُورِيَّةِ وَهُمْ يقولون : لا حُكْمَ إلّا للّهِِ ـ : الحُكْمُ للّهِِ ، وَفِي الأرْضِ حُكَّامٌ ، وَلكِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ : لاَ إمَارةَ ، وَلاَبُدَّ لِلنّاسِ مِنْ إمَارَةٍ؛ يَعْمَلُ فِيْها المُؤْمِنُ ، ويَسْتَمْتِعُ فِيَها الفَاجِرُ وَالكَافِرُ، وَيُبَلِّغُ اللّهُ فِيهَا الأجَلَ. |
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4- Imam Ali (AS) said regarding the Haruriyya who say that there is no rule other than Allah’s, ‘The rule is Allah’s, and there are rulers on earth, but they [retort and] say, ‘There is no government’ – ‘There must be a government for the people under which the believer toils and the wicked and the unbeliever seek to make merry, and in which Allah decrees the final outcome.’[Ibid. no. 31567] |
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5- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاَبُدّ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ أمِيرٍ بَرٍّ أوْ فَاجِرٍ ، يَعْمَلُ فِي إمْرَتِهِ المُؤْمِنُ وَيَسْتَمْتِعُ فِيهَا الكَافِرُ ، وَيُبَلِّغُ اللّهُ فِيهَا الأجَلَ ، ويُجْمَعُ بِهِ الفَيْءُ ، وَيُقَاتَلُ بهِ العَدُوُّ ، وَتَأمَنُ بِهِ السُّبُلُ ، وَيُؤْخَذُ بِهِ لِلضّعِيفِ مِنَ القَوِيِّ، حَتّى يَسْتَرِيحَ بَرٌّ وَيُسْتَراحَ مِنْ فَاجِرٍ. |
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5- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The people have to have a ruler over them, be he pious or wicked, under whose rule the believer toils and the wicked seeks to make merry, and in which Allah decrees the final outcome, and under which the booty is collected, the enemy is fought, the roads are made safe, and the weak is protected from the powerful, until the pious rests and the wicked is cast aside.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 358, no. 72] |
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6- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسَدٌ حَطُومٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ ظَلُومٍ ، وَسُلْطانٌ ظَلُومٌ خَيرٌ مِنْ فِتَنٍ تَدُومُ . |
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6- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A wild lion is better than an oppressive ruler, while an oppressive ruler is better than lasting schisms.’[Ibid. p. 359, no. 74] |
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7- كنز العمّال عن أبي البختريّ : دَخَل رَجُلٌ المَسْجِدَ فَقَالَ : لاَ حُكْمَ إلّا للّهِِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ آخَرُ : لاَ حُكْمَ إلّا للّهِِ،فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاَ حُكْمَ إلّا للّهِِ «إنَّ وَعْدَ اللّهِ حَقٌّ وَلاَ يَسْتَخِفَنَّكَ الّذِينَ لا يُوقِنُونَ» ، فَمَا تَدْرُونَ مَا يَقُولُ هؤلاَءِ ، يَقُولُونَ : لاَ إمَارَةَ . أيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إنَّهُ لاَ يُصْلِحُكُمْ إلّا أمِيرٌ؛ بَرٌّ أوْ فَاجِرٌ . |
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7- Abu al-Bakhtari said, ‘A man entered the mosque and said, ‘There is no rule save Allah’s.’ Then another man said, ‘There is no rule save Allah’s.’ So [Imam] Ali said, ‘There is no rule save Allah’s. “Allah’s promise is indeed true. And do not let yourself be upset |
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8- قَالُوا : هذَا البَرُّ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ ، فَمَا بَالُ الفَاجِرِ ؟ |
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8- By those who have no conviction.”[ Qur’an 30:60] For you do not know what these [men] are saying; they are saying, ‘There [should] be no government’. O People! You are not set straight without a ruler, be he pious or wicked.’ They replied, ‘We understand about the pious, but what about the wicked?’ He said, ‘[Under whom] the believer toils and the wicked thrives, and Allah decrees the final outcome, your roads become safe, your markets operate, your booty is collected, your enemy is fought, and your weak is protected from the powerful from among you.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 31618] |
