The Need for the Imam — Page 1
1 1 2 D a rur at - u l- I m a m Now, then, let it be clear that an authentic Hadith 3 testi- fies that he who does not recognize the Imam of his 1 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. [Publishers] 2 All praise belongs to Allah, and peace be upon His chosen servants. [Publishers] 3 [Author] Translation: Abdullah related to us from his father, he from Aswad bin Amir, he from Abu Bakr, he from Asim, he from Abu Salih, and he from Muawiyah, that the Holy Prophet sa said: 'He who dies without [recognizing] the Imam dies the death of ignorance. ' Page 96 vol. 4 Musnad Ahmad. This [Hadith] is also recorded by Ahmad, Tirmidh i , Ibn-e-Khuzaimah and Ibni Habban. Al-Harith Al-Ashari gives another version of this Hadith: 'He who dies without [following] the Imam of a Jam a ‘at certainly dies a death of ignorance. ' Ha kim reports this from Bin Amr, he from Muawi- yah, he from Bazzar, and he from Ibni Abbas. [Publishers]