Shaykh Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī · First Principle: Necessity of Imamate
فقال: الكلام في الغيبة والاعتراض عليها من ثلاثة أوجه. أحدها: أنا نلزم الامامية ثبوت وجه قبح فيها أو في التكليف معها فيلزمهم أن يثبوا أن الغيبة ليس فيها وجه قبح، لان مع ثبوت وجه القبح تقبح الغيبة، وإن ثبت فيها وجه حسن كما نقول في قبح تكليف ما لا يطاق (أن فيه وجه قبح) وإن كان فيه وجه حسن بأن يكون لطفا لغيره.
Objection of opponents of Imamate He says: The discourse about occultation and criticism thereof consists of three stages: First objection: We prove to the Imamiyah that occultation involves an evil aspect (qubh), or that imposing obligations during occultation has an evil aspect. They will be required to prove that occultation does not involve any evil aspect, because if evil is involved, occultation becomes evil, though it may carry a good aspect, just as we say in imposing a duty that is beyond one’s capacity, involves an evil aspect, though it may involve a good aspect by being a Lutf (grace) for others.
Translation: Sayyid Athar Husain S. H. Rizvi — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.
This edition publishes no authenticity assessment for this narration. SacredTwo does not assign one.
Persian rendering (AI)
No published Persian translation of this edition is available. This rendering is produced by SacredTwo's model and is not a published translation.
AI-assisted translation — not a verified published translation.