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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الفتن
Book of Tribulations
من كره الخروج في الفتنة وتعوذ منها
Those who disliked going out during tribulation and sought refuge from it
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40037 — Those who disliked going out during
٤٠٠٣٧ - حدثنا علي بن مسهر عن الشيباني عن عبد اللَّه بن المخارق بن سُلَيم عن أبيه قال: قال علي: إني لا أرى هؤلاء القوم إلا ظاهرين عليكم (لتفرقكم) (١) ⦗٢٤١⦘ عن حقكم واجتماعهم على باطلهم، كان الإمام ليس (بشاقٍ) (٢) (شعرة) (٣)، وإنه يخطئ ويصيب، فإذا كان عليكم إمام يعدل في الرعية ويقسم بالسوية فاسمعوا له وأطيعوا، وإن الناس لا يصلحهم إلا إمام بر أو فاجر، فإن كان برا فللراعي وللرعية، وإن كان فاجرا عبد فيه المؤمن ربه وعمل فيه الفاجر إلى أجله، وإنكم ستعرضون على سبي، وعلى البراءة مني، فمن سبني فهو في حل من سبي، ولا تبرؤا من ديني فإني على الإسلام (٤).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I think that these people will overcome you, because of your disagreement over your right and their unity over their falsehood. The imam is no splitter of a hair; indeed he errs and he also reaches what is correct. So if there is an imam over you who acts justly among the subjects and divides equally, listen to him and obey. Indeed, nothing sets people right except an imam, whether righteous or wicked. If he is righteous, it is for the shepherd and for the subjects; and if he is wicked, in his time the believer will worship his Lord and the wicked person will act until his appointed time. Soon you will be asked to revile me and to declare yourselves free of me. Whoever reviles me is absolved in the matter of reviling me. But do not declare yourselves free of my religion, for I am upon Islam."
