وحقيقته: أن لزوم الائتمار إنما يكون بقدر ولاية الآمر على المخاطب.
The duty to comply exists in proportion to the commander's authority over the addressee.
Wilāyat al-āmir is the legitimate capacity to issue a binding instruction within a given domain. Someone authorized to direct a specific administrative matter cannot turn every personal preference into a religious duty.
In sacred law, God's command derives its force from supreme authority over creation. It cannot be analogized simply to a private person's suggestion.
When assessing a command, one must keep together the status of the commander, the subject of the instruction, and the scope of authority. This explains why an imperative's grammar is insufficient on its own to establish its full legal consequence.