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of any deity, but he swears necessity of obeying the
in the name of his god and in Prophets, the Shiites have
return, commits to complying also recommended the
and doing certain things. obedience of the infallible
So, if a person possesses all Imams, and in the Major
the good things, is afraid of Occultation (i.e. the big
committing sin and is absence), the obedience to
always engaged in worshiping the “Wali Faqih” (Islamic
and serving his creator, he Jurist) was also obligatory.
can swear by the name of Imam Ali has repeatedly
his creator. In this case, a pointed out the necessity of
person will be careful not obeying the Prophet, saying:
to do anything secretly and “The confidant of
carelessly. In this way, man Muhammad know that I
has truly served and obeyed have never, in my life,
God. (Bachya Ben Asher, ever opposed the orders
2003, Vol. 7: 2434) of God and his Prophet”.
(Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon. 197)
2. Evidence of Hadiths
Many hadiths have been Although Imam Ali has
compiled through Shia and not recognized the previous
Sunni as well as verses of caliphs legitimate, has
the Quran regarding the documented his silence at
necessity of obeying all the the behest of the Prophet
commands of the Holy and said:
Prophets. In addition to the
