قَالَ: إِنَّ السُّنَّةَ لَا تُقَاسُ وَ كَيْفَ تُقَاسُ السُّنَّةُ وَ الْحَائِضُ تَقْضِي الصِّيَامَ وَ لَا تَقْضِی الصَّلَاةَ.

The practice is not to be measured by analogy; otherwise how is it that the menstruating woman makes up the fast but does not make up the prayer?

«59»- سن، المحاسن الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام فِي كِتَابِ آدَابِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام لَا تَقِيسُوا الدِّينَ فَإِنَّ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ لَا يُقَاسُ وَ سَيَأْتِي قَوْمٌ يَقِيسُونَ وَ هُمْ أَعْدَاءُ الدِّينِ.

Al-Mahasin: Muhammad b. Muslim relates from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that he said: In the book "Adab 'Ali, peace be upon him" it has come: In religion and the command of God analogy must not be used; soon a group of analogists, who are the enemies of religion, will come.

«60»- ضا، فقه الرضا عليه السلام أَرْوِي عَنِ الْعَالِمِ عليه السلام أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَ كُلُّ ضَلَالَةٍ إِلَى النَّارِ ١

Fiqh al-Rida: Al-Imam al-Rida, peace be upon him, said: Every innovation is misguidance and the end of every misguidance is the Fire.

«61»- وَ نَرْوِي أَنَّ أَدْنَى الشِّرْكِ أَنْ يَبْتَدِعَ الرَّجُلُ رَأْياً فَيُحِبَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ يُبْغِضَ.

The nearest thing to associating partners with God is that a man introduce a new opinion into religion as an innovation and befriend and show enmity over it.

«62»- وَ نَرْوِي مَنْ رَدَّ صَاحِبَ بِدْعَةٍ عَنْ بِدْعَتِهِ فَهُوَ سَبِيلٌ مِنْ سُبُلِ اللَّهِ.

Turning an innovator back from his innovation is among the ways of God.

«63»- وَ أَرْوِی مَنْ دَعَا النَّاسَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ مُبْتَدِعٌ ضَالٌّ.

Whoever calls people to himself while among them there is one more learned than he is an innovator and astray.

«64»- وَ نَرْوِي مَنْ طَلَبَ الرِّئَاسَةَ لِنَفْسِهِ هَلَكَ فَإِنَّ الرِّئَاسَةَ لَا تَصْلُحُ إِلَّا لِأَهْلِهَا.

Seeking leadership leads to destruction, for leadership is beneficial only for those fit for it.

«65»- سر، السرائر مِنْ كِتَابِ الْمَشِيخَةِ لِابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام إِنَّ عِنْدَنَا بِالْجَزِيرَةِ رَجُلًا رُبَّمَا أَخْبَرَ مَنْ يَأْتِيهِ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّيْ ءِ يُسْرَقُ أَوْ شِبْهِ ذَلِكَ أَ فَنَسْأَلَهُ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَنْ مَشَى إِلَى سَاحِرٍ أَوْ كَاهِنٍ أَوْ كَذَّابٍ يُصَدِّقُهُ بِمَا يَقُولُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنْ كِتَابٍ.

Al-Sara'ir, from Kitab al-Mashyakha: Al-Haytham b. Waqid says: I said to Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: In the island where we live there is a man who gives news of lost things and the like; may we ask him? He said: The Prophet said: Whoever goes to a sorcerer, a soothsayer or a liar and credits them has disbelieved in the Book of God.

«66»- سر، السرائر مِنْ كِتَابِ الْمَشِيخَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام مَا أَدْنَى النَّصْبِ قَالَ أَنْ تَبْتَدِعَ شَيْئاً فَتُحِبَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ تُبْغِضَ عَلَيْهِ.

Al-Sara'ir, from Kitab al-Mashyakha: Abu Hamza says: I said to Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: What is the nearest thing to associating partners with God? He said: That you introduce something as an innovation and befriend and show enmity over it.

«67»- غو، غوالي اللئالي قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله تَعْمَلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ بُرْهَةً بِالْكِتَابِ وَ بُرْهَةً بِالسُّنَّةِ وَ بُرْهَةً بِالْقِيَاسِ ٢ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ ضَلُّوا.

'Awali al-La'ali: The Prophet, may God bless him and his family, said: This community will act for a time by the Book, and for a time by the practice, and then for a time by analogy — and in that case they will go astray.

«68»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله إِيَّاكُمْ وَ أَصْحَابَ الرَّأْيِ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَعْيَتْهُمُ السُّنَنُ أَنْ يَحْفَظُوهَا فَقَالُوا فِي الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ بِرَأْيِهِمْ فَأَحَلُّوا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ حَرَّمُوا مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فَضَلُّوا وَ أَضَلُّوا.

The Prophet said: Beware of the people of opinion, for they are unable to preserve the practices. By their own opinion they make the lawful unlawful and the unlawful lawful; and in that case they are astray and leading astray.

«69»- جا، المجالس للمفيد الصَّدُوقُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ

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