And upon what does he rely? Whoever does not perform the Outward with its people and maintain ties with his brethren is not a believer. You must depend on both states (Al-Halayn)."
.altogether: establishing the Outward with its people and maintaining ties with your brethren. Strive to avoid your enemies in the religion—the dissenters—and beware of mixing with any of them. Withdraw from them as much as you can; do not counsel any of them, nor eat or drink with them, for that is forbidden unto you.
Similar to this is what he—may God sanctify him—mentioned in this chapter, saying: On the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, who said: I asked my Master al-Sadiq—peace be from him—about the saying of Allah the Almighty: {Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [things] of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believe during the worldly life [but] exclusively for them on the Day of Resurrection."} (Al-A’raf: 32).
He said: "Whenever the believer establishes the Unity (Tawhid) of Allah and His gnosis (Ma'rifa), Allah permits for him everything of the affairs of this world and the Hereafter."




