Is it obligatory to obey the Imams in all circumstances? The reason for this question is that the Imams have sometimes said things that their expectations were different; or in other words, the Imams have sometimes given instructions that ignoring them has led to the guidance of people

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Is it obligatory to obey the Imams in all circumstances? The reason for this question is that the Imams have sometimes said things that their expectations were different; or in other words, the Imams have sometimes given instructions that ignoring them has led to the guidance of people. For example: 1. Imam Hussein (AS) on the day of Ashura ordered his companions: Go. 2. The story of the meeting of Asbagh ibn Nabatah with Imam Ali in the last moments of the life of Amir al-Mu’minin (AS). 3. Imam Sadiq at the beginning of their meeting with the title Basri said: Go. And…

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Milani
In the name of God
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Peace be upon you Orders are divided into two types: Moulavi and Ersadi, opposing the Moulavi order is a sin, but opposing the Ersadi order is not a sin.”