ibn abbas also narrated that the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace said islam and authority are twin brothers neither of them is good without the other. islam is a foundation and authority is a guardian. that which has no foundation will collapse and that which has no guardian will be lost. anas narrated that the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace said there is no one who has a higher status with god than an imam who speaks the truth rules justly and seeks mercy from god. the purpose of narrating these hadiths is to draw attention to the great value of the imamate and that if it is based on justice it is the highest form of worship. justice from injustice by the sharia. so let the religion of god and the sharia of the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace be the refuge and reference in every incident and issue. the details of justice are long and perhaps the duties that come will include some of it.
وروى ابن عباس أيضا أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم قال الاسلام والسلطان أخوان توأمان لا يصلح أحدهما إلا بصاحبه فالاسلام أس والسلطان حارس فمالا أس له منهدم ومالا حارس له ضائع وقد روى أنس أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ما من أحذ أفضل منزلة عند الله من إمام إن قال صدق وإن حكم عدل وإن استرحم رحم والقصد من رواية هذه الأخبار التنبيه على عظم قدر الإمامة وأنها إذا ترتبت بالعدل كانت أعلى العبادات وإنما يعرف العدل من الظلم بالشرع فليكن دين الله وشرع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هو المفزع والمرجع في كل ورد وصدر وتفصيل العدل مما يطول ولعل الوظائف التي تأتي يشتمل عليه طرف منها