Letter of Abi Abdillah (a. s) to a group of Shia — Hadith 1

olated in the Sight of their Lord (azwj), is the Fire. So, know that you have to be obedient to Allah (azwj) and avoid being disobedient to Him (azwj). And know, that there is none who is needless of Allah (azwj) from His (azwj) creatures, neither the Angels of Proximity, nor the Messenger Prophets (as), nor anyone other than that. So the one who wishes that he should benefit from the intercession of the intercessors in the Presence of Allah (azwj), so he should seek to Please Allah (azwj). And know that no one from the creatures of Allah (azwj) can achieve the Pleasure of Allah (azwj) except by being obedient to Him (azwj), and being obedient to His (azwj) Messenger (saww), and being obedient to the Masters of the Command (asws) (Wali Al-Amr (asws)) from the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww), and that the disobedience to them (asws) is disobedient to Allah (azwj). And do not deny their (asws) virtues, be they great or small. And know, that the deniers are the liars, they are the hypocrites, and that Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Said for the hypocrites, and His (azwj) Words are true, that: “[4: 145] Surely the hypocrites are in the lowest stage of the fire and you shall not find a helper for them”. And let no one from among you, whom Allah (azwj) has Necessitated upon his heart, obedience to Him (azwj) and being humble to Him (azwj), should fear any one from the people from whom Allah (azwj) has Removed the qualities of the truth and did not Make him to be deserving of it. So the one whom Allah (azwj) has not Made to be deserving of the qualities of the truth, so these are the hypocrites, these are the Satans (la) among the Humans and the Jinn. And it is the Satans (la) among the Humans that trick, and plot, and deceive, and whisper (cast doubts) from some of them to the others, attempting to divert the people of the truth, whom Allah (azwj) has Honoured by Granting them the insight into the Religion of Allah (azwj), and insight which Allah (azwj) has not Considered the Satans (la) among the Humans to be deserving of it, Intending thereby not to equalise the enemies of Allah (azwj) to the people of the truth, with regards to the doubt, and the denial, and the belying to end up being equal as Allah (azwj) the High has Described in His (azwj) Book: “[4: 89] They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike”. Then Allah (azwj) prohibited the people of the truth that they should take the enemies of Allah (azwj) as guar