Chapter on Taqlid, following the opinions of someone
H 153, Ch. 18, h 1
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid
from 'Abdallah ibn Yahya from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following.
"I asked Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) about the verse of the holy Quran that says,
They (unconditionally) obeyed the rabbis and the monks and worshipped the Messiah,
son of Mary, as they should have obeyed God. . . . (9:31). The Imam replied,
"By Allah they did not call people to worship them. If they had done so people would
not have accepted it. The Rabbis and monks made unlawful things lawful for them and the
lawful things as lawful. And in this way they worshipped them unintentionally."
H 154, Ch. 18, h 2
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ibrahim ibn
Muhammad al-Hamdani from Muhammad ibn Ubayda who has said the following.
"Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) said, O Muhammad, Do you observe Taqlid more
strictly or the group of Murjia? Muhammad ibn ubaydah has said,
"I replied, They observe Taqlid and we observe Taqlid. The Imam then
said, "I did not ask you about this." I did not have any answer other than the
first one. The Imam then said, "The group of Murjia chose a man whose obedience
was not obligatory (in the commands of Allah) but they obeyed and followed him strictly.
You chose a man and considered obedience to him necessary (in commands from Allah) and
then you did not follow him strictly, therefore, they are more strict in Taqlid, following
than you are."
H 155, Ch. 18, h 3
Muhammad ibn Ismail has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammed ibn Isa from Ribi ibn Abdallah from abu Basir from abu Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.
"They (unconditionally) obeyed the rabbis and the monks and worshipped the Messiah, son of Mary, as they should have obeyed God . . .. (9:31). "By Allah, they (the people) did not pray or fast for them (rabbis and monks) but they (rabbis and monks) made lawful for the people what was unlawful and unlawful what was lawful and people followed them accordingly."