حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن محمد بن علي، عن محمد بن أسلم، عن الحسن ابن محمد الهاشمي، عن عمر بن أذينة، عن أبان بن أبي عياش، عن سليم بن قيس الهلالي، عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام قال: قلت له: ما أدنى ما يكون به الرجل ضالا؟ قال: أن لا يعرف من أمر الله بطاعته، وفرض ولايته، وجعله حجته في أرضه، وشاهده على خلقه. قلت: فمن هم يا أمير المؤمنين؟ فقال: الذين قرنهم الله بنفسه ونبيه فقال: " يا أيها الذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكم " قال: فقبلت رأسه وقلت: أوضحت لي وفرجت عني وأذهبت كل شك كان في قلبي.
45.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed ibn Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Muhammed bin Ali, from Muhammed bin Aslam, from Hasan ibn Muhammed al-Hashimi, from Umar bin Udhayna, from Aban bin Abi ‘Ayyash, from Sulaim bin Qais al-Hilali, from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said: I said to him: What is the least by which a man is aberrant? He said: That he does not know whom Allah has ordered to obey, obliged his Divine Authority and made His Proof on His earth and His Observer upon His creation. I said: Then who are they, O Commander of the Believers? He said: Those whom Allah set parallel to Himself and His Prophet, to which He said: «O you who have believed, obey Allah, and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.» (4:59) He said: Then I kissed his head and said: You have clarified to me, relieved me and removed every doubt that was in my heart.