✅ Answer: While it is surprising for a Shia to pose such a question, consider the following narrations:

1⃣عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ علیهم السلام قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِیُّ صلی الله علیه و آله : أَنَا مَدِینَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ عَلِیٌّ بَابُهَا

📚 Uyun Al-Akhbar, p. 225

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) stated: 'I am the city of knowledge, and Ali (peace be upon him) is its gate.'

2⃣عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ علیهم السلام عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْأَنْصَارِیِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلی الله علیه و آله: أَنَا خِزَانَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ عَلِیٌّ مِفْتَاحُها فَمَنْ أَرَادَ الْخِزَانَةَ فَلْیَأْتِ الْمِفْتَاح

📚 Uyun Al-Akhbar, p. 230

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'I am the treasure of knowledge, and Ali is its key. Whoever seeks the treasure must come to the key (i.e., Ali, peace be upon him)!'

3⃣ قال علي علیه السلام : نَحْنُ الشِّعَارُ وَ الْأَصْحَابُ وَ الْخَزَنَةُ وَ الْأَبْوَابُ لَا تُؤْتَی الْبُیُوتُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا فَمَنْ أَتَاهَا مِنْ غَیْرِ أَبْوَابِهَا سُمِّیَ سَارِقاً

📚 Nahj al-Balagha, Vol. 1, p. 278

Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said: 'We are the close kin, chosen ones, companions, guardians, and the gates. Houses are not entered except through their doors. Whoever enters through other than the gates is called a thief.'

4⃣عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی طَالِبٍ علیهما السلام قَالَ: قَالَ لِیَ النَّبِیُّ صلی الله علیه و آله أَنَا مَدِینَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ أَنْتَ الْبَابُ وَ کَذَبَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ یَصِلُ إِلَی الْمَدِینَةِ لَا مِنْ قِبَلِ الْبَاب

📚 Amali Ibn Sheikh, p. 19

Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said: 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) told me: “I am the city of knowledge, and you are its gate. Whoever claims to have entered the city through other than the gate is lying!”'

5⃣عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ سُوَیْدٍ السَّائِیِّ قَالَ: کَتَبَ إِلَیَّ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلُ وَ هُوَ فِی السِّجْنِ وَ أَمَّا مَا ذَکَرْتَ یَا عَلِیُّ مِمَّنْ تَأْخُذُ مَعَالِمَ دِینِکَ لَا تَأْخُذَنَّ مَعَالِمَ دِینِکَ عَنْ غَیْرِ شِیعَتِنَا فَإِنَّکَ إِنْ تَعَدَّیْتَهُمْ أَخَذْتَ دِینَکَ عَنِ الْخَائِنِینَ الَّذِینَ خَانُوا اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ خَانُوا أَمَانَاتِهِمْ إِنَّهُمُ

📚 Rijal al-Kashshi, Vol. 1, p. 3, Hadith 4

Ali bin Suwayd Sa’i narrates: Imam Musa al-Kadhim (peace be upon him), while in prison, wrote to me: 'As for what you mentioned, O Ali, about from whom to take the teachings and rulings of your religion, know that the teachings and rulings of your religion must not be taken from anyone other than our Shia. If you go beyond them, you have taken your religion and beliefs from those who have betrayed Allah, His Messenger, and His trusts.'

6⃣عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّا نَأْتِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُخَالِفِينَ فَنَسْمَعُ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدِيثَ فَيَكُونُ حُجَّةً لَنَا عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا تَأْتِهِمْ وَ لَا تَسْمَعْ مِنْهُمْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ لَعَنَ مِلَلَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكَةَ.

📚 Mustatrafat al-Sara’ir, p. 41, Hadith 8

Harun bin Kharijah narrates: 'We would go to these opponents (non-Shia) and listen to their narrations to use them as proof against them.'

The Imam said: 'Do not go to them, nor listen to them. May Allah curse them, their communities, and their misguided religious paths!'

✅ Based on the above narrations and others, the teachings and rulings of the religion must be taken exclusively from the infallibles (peace be upon them) and through the Shia. It is not permissible to take the teachings of religion from non-Shia sources.

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