جزء 8: الحثّ علي الناس لأمر البيعة
مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ، قَدْ بَيَّنْتُ لَكُمْ وَ أَفْهَمْتُكُمْ، وَ هَذَا عَلِيٌّ يُفْهِمُكُمْ بَعْدِي.
O people! I have, indeed, explained for you and made you comprehend (Allah’s commandments), and it is this Ali that shall make you comprehend (every issue) after me.
أَلَا وَ إِنِّي عِنْدَ انْقِضَاءِ خُطْبَتِي أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى مُصَافَقَتِي عَلَى بَيْعَتِهِ وَ الْإِقْرَارِ بِهِ، ثُمَّ مُصَافَقَتِهِ بَعْدِي.
Notice that at the end of my sermon, I shall call upon you to shake hands with me as the oath of allegiance to him and the recognition of his authority, and to shake hands with him afterwards.
أَلَا وَ إِنِّي قَدْ بَايَعْتُ اللَّهَ، وَ عَلِيٌّ قَدْ بَايَعَنِي،
I have, indeed, sworn allegiance to Allah, and Ali has sworn allegiance to me,
وَ أَنَا آخِذُكُمْ بِالْبَيْعَةِ لَهُ عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ:
and, on behalf of Allah, the mighty and the majestic, I require you to swear the oath of allegiance to him, (for Allah says):
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبايِعُونَكَ إِنَّما يُبايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ،
“Verily those who pledge allegiance to you, they indeed pledge allegiance to Allah; the hand of Allah[1] is over their hands.
فَمَنْ نَكَثَ فَإِنَّما يَنْكُثُ عَلى نَفْسِهِ،
Thus, anyone who violates his oath has indeed violated his (own) soul,
وَ مَنْ أَوْفى بِما عاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْراً عَظِيما.
and anyone who fulfills the covenant he has made with Allah, He shall soon grant him a great reward.”[2]
[1] “The hand of Allah” refers to Prophet (PBUH&HF) and Imam Ali (PBUH). Those who shook hands with the Prophet (PBUH&HF) and Imam Ali (PBUH), it was as if they shook hands with Allah. The hand of Allah refers to the created power and mercy. Allah shows His power through them. Likewise, Allah willed that His mercy should reach His creation only through them. It is narrated that Imam Ali (PBUH) stated: “Any verse in the Book of Allah in which one of the words ‘eye’, ‘face’, ‘hand’, or ‘side’ is mentioned (for Allah), it refers to the Wali (the divinely appointed authority).” (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 25, p. 173). The proof (al-Hujja) of Allah is His “hand” of mercy over His creation, His “eyes” as witness over His creations, and His “face” as the means of recognition, identification, remembrance, and turning to Allah. Allah is far removed from having organs, as He is the creator of the face, eye, and hand. Whatever is other than Allah falls into the category of His creation and Allah does not need any of His creation. He is Almighty, Ever Hearing and Seeing without means. Yet, He has created means for His servants, only through whom one can seek nearness of Allah. For the description of “side”, see an earlier footnote.
[2] Chapter 48, Verse 10 of the Holy Quran.