13 - الإمارة
13 GOVERNMENT
72 - ضَرورَةُ الإمارَةِ
72 The Necessity of Government
222. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في قَضيّةِ التَّحْكِيم - : إنَّ هؤلاءِ يَقُولُونَ : لَا إمْرَةَ ! وَلَابُدَّ مِنْ أمِيرٍ يَعْمَلُ فِي إمْرَتِهِ المُؤْمِنُ ، وَيَسْتَمْتِعُ الفَاجِرُ1
222. 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.'2
223. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَايُصْلِحُ النَّاسَ إلَّا أمِيرٌ ؛ بَرٌّ أوْ فَاجِرٌ3
223. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'No one can straighten people other than a ruler - be he pious or wicked.'4
224. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ مُعاوِيَةَ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، قَالُوا : فَلِمَ نُقَاتِلُ إذاً ؟ قَالَ : لَابُدَّ لِلنّاسِ مِنْ أمِيرٍ بَرٍّ أوْ فَاجِرٍ5
224. 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.'6
225. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فِي الحَرُورِيَّةِ وَهُمْ يقولون : لا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِِ - : الحُكْمُ للَّهِِ ، وَفِي الأرْضِ حُكَّامٌ ، وَلكِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ : لَا إمَارةَ ، وَلَابُدَّ لِلنّاسِ مِنْ إمَارَةٍ؛ يَعْمَلُ فِيْها المُؤْمِنُ ، ويَسْتَمْتِعُ فِيَها الفَاجِرُ وَالكَافِرُ، وَيُبَلِّغُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا الأجَلَ7
225. Imam Ali (AS) said regarding the Haruriyya and they say that there is no rule other than Allah's, 'The rule is Allah's, and there are also 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.'8
226. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَابُدّ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ أمِيرٍ بَرٍّ أوْ فَاجِرٍ ، يَعْمَلُ فِي إمْرَتِهِ المُؤْمِنُ وَيَسْتَمْتِعُ فِيهَا الكَافِرُ ، وَيُبَلِّغُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا الأجَلَ ، ويُجْمَعُ بِهِ الفَيْءُ ، وَيُقَاتَلُ بهِالعَدُوُّ ، وَتَأمَنُ بِهِ السُّبُلُ ، وَيُؤْخَذُ بِهِ لِلضّعِيفِ مِنَالقَوِيِّ، حَتّى يَسْتَرِيحَ بَرٌّ وَيُسْتَراحَ مِنْفَاجِرٍ9
226. 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.'10
227. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أسَدٌ حَطُومٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ ظَلُومٍ ، وَسُلْطانٌ ظَلُومٌ خَيرٌ مِنْ فِتَنٍ تَدُومُ11
227. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A wild lion is better than an oppressive ruler, while an oppressive ruler is better than lasting schisms.'12
228. ك نز العمّال عن أبي البختريّ : دَخَل رَجُلٌ المَسْجِدَ فَقَالَ : لَا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ آخَرُ : لَا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِِ،فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام: لَا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِِ (إنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَا يَسْتَخِفَنَّكَ الّذِينَ لا يُوقِنُونَ)13 ، فَمَا تَدْرُونَ مَا يَقُولُ هؤلَاءِ ، يَقُولُونَ : لَا إمَارَةَ أيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إنَّهُ لَا يُصْلِحُكُمْ إلَّا أمِيرٌ؛ بَرٌّ أوْ فَاجِرٌ
قَالُوا : هذَا البَرُّ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ ، فَمَا بَالُ الفَاجِرِ ؟
فَقَالَ : يَعْمَلُ المُؤْمِنُ ، وَيُمْلَأُ لِلْفَاجِرِ ، ويُبَلِّغُ اللَّهُ الأجَلَ، وَتَأمَنُ سُبُلُكُمْ، وَتَقُومُ أسْواقُكُمْ، وَيُجْبى فَيْئُكُمْ ، وَيُجَاهَدُ عَدُوُّكُمْ ، ويُؤخَذُ لِلضَّعِيفِ مِنَ الشَّدِيدِ مِنْكُمْ14
228. 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 by those who have no conviction.” 15 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.'16
1. أنساب الأشراف : 3 / 135 .
2. Ansab al-Ashraf, v. 3 , p. 135
3. كنز العمّال : 14286 .
4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 14286
5. كنز العمّال : 14366 .
6. Ibid. no. 14366
7. كنز العمّال : 31567 .
8. Ibid. no. 31567
9. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 358 / 72 .
10. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75 , p. 358 , no. 72
11. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 359 / 74 .
12. Ibid. p. 359 , no. 74
13. الروم : 60 .
14. كنز العمّال : 31618 .
15. Qur'an 30 :60
16. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 31618