The Tradition(s) of Allah-azwj and Rasool Allah-saww and Holy Ahl Al-Bayt-asws
اسْتِكْبَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ السَّيِّئِ ۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ ۚ فَهَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ الْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ۖ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا {43}
Behaving arrogantly in the earth and plotting the evil, and the evil plot does not affect any except its perpetrators. So, are they awaiting except for the ways of the former ones? You will never find a replacement in the Sunnah of Allah, and you will never find an alteration in the Sunnah of Allah [35:43]
عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُنْدَارَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنِ الدِّلْهَاثِ مَوْلَى الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ لَا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مُؤْمِناً حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثُ خِصَالٍ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ نَبِيِّهِ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ وَلِيِّهِ
Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Bundar, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq, from Sahl Bin Al Haris, from;
Al-Dilhat, a slave of Al-Reza-asws who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza-asws saying: ‘A Momin cannot happen to be (a Momin) until there happen to be three characteristics in him – a Sunnah from his Lord-azwj, and a Sunnah from His-azwj Prophet-saww, and a Sunnah from His-azwj Guardian-asws (Imam).
فَأَمَّا السُّنَّةُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ فَكِتْمَانُ سِرِّهِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلا يُظْهِرُ عَلى غَيْبِهِ أَحَداً إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضى مِنْ رَسُولٍ
So, as for the Sunnah from his Lord-azwj, so it is the concealment of His-azwj Secrets. Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Says [72:26] The Knower of the unseen! So He does not Reveal His secrets to any, [72:27] Except to him whom He chooses from the Messenger.
وَ أَمَّا السُّنَّةُ مِنْ نَبِيِّهِ فَمُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَرَ نَبِيَّهُ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) بِمُدَارَاةِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَ أْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَ أَمَّا السُّنَّةُ مِنْ وَلِيِّهِ فَالصَّبْرُ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَ الضَّرَّاءِ
And as for the Sunnah from His-azwj Prophet-saww, so it is the politeness with the people, for Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Commanded His-azwj Prophet-saww with being polite with the people, so He-azwj Said[7:199] Take to Forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant. And as for the Sunnah of His-azwj Guardian-asws, so it is the patience during the destitution and the adversities.[1]
[1] Al Kafi V 2 – The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 99 H 39