(14) رفع القلم عن الشيعة
قال أبو حمزة:وسمعت أبا عبد الله جعفر بن محمد عليه السلام يقول: رفع القلم عن الشيعة بعصمة الله وولايته.
(15) شيعة علي (عليه السلام) هم الأبرار
قال أبو حمزة: وسمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: "إني لأعلم قوماً قد غفر الله لهم، ورضي عنهم، وعصمهم، ورحمهم، وحفظهم من كلّ سوء، وأيّدهم وهداهم إلى كلّ رشد، وبلغ بهم غاية الامكان."
قيل: من هم يا أبا عبد الله؟ قال: "اُولئك شيعتنا الأبرار، شيعة علي عليه السلام."
(14) THE SHIA ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECORD
Abu Hamza narrated that he heard Ja'far bin Mohammed (a) saying: By way of Allah's guard and protection, the Shia are not subject to the record (of the good and evil deeds).21
(15) THE SHIA OF ALI ARE THE PIOUS
Abu Hamza narrated that he heard Abu Abdullah (a) saying: "I know some people whom Allah has forgiven, accepted, guarded, compassioned, protected against any evil, supported, guided to every right matter, and taken them to the highest places."
Some asked: "Who are they, Abu Abdullah?" He (a) said: "These are our pious Shia: the adherents of Ali (a)."22
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21. Refer to Bihar ul-Anwar; 68:142 (the end of) H.89.
22. Refer to Bihar ul-Anwar; 68:142 (the end of) H.89.
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(16) الشيعة شهداء على الناس
وقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: نحن الشهداء على شيعتنا، وشيعتنا الشهداء على الناس، وبشهادة شيعتنا يجزون ويعاقبون.
(17) محبّو عليّ (عليه السلام) ومنزلتهم عند الله
أبي رحمه الله قال: حدّثني سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن القاسم بن يحيى، عن جدّه الحسن بن راشد، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله :
يا علي إن الله عزّ وجلّ وهبك حبّ المساكين والمستضعفين في الأرض، فرضيت بهم إخواناً ورضوا بك إماماً.
(16) THE SHIA ARE WITNESSES ON PEOPLE
Abu Abdullah (a) said: We are witnesses on our Shia, and our Shia are witnesses on people. Due to the testimony of our Shia, people will be rewarded or punished.23
(17) THE RANK OF ALI'S ADORERS IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH
My father (r) narrated from Sa'd bin Abdullah from Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalid from al-Qasim bin Yahya from his grandfather al-Hasan bin Rashid from Abu Bassir from Abu Abdullah (a) that the Prophet (s) said: O Ali, Allah has bestowed upon you with the love of the poor and the oppressed on this earth. You have accepted them as brothers and they have accepted you as their imam.
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23. Refer to Bihar ul-Anwar; 7:325 H.19 and 68:142 (the end of) H.89.
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فطوبى لمن أحبّك وصدّق عليك، وويل لمن أبغضك وكذّب عليك.
يا عليّ، أنت العالم بهذه الاُمّة، من أحبّك فاز، ومن أبغضك هلك.
يا عليّ، أنا المدينة وأنت بابها، وهل تؤتى المدينة إلاّ من بابها؟
يا عليّ، أهل مودّتك كلّ أوّاب حفيظ وكلّ ذي طمر لو أقسم على الله لبرّ قسمه.
يا عليّ، إخوانك كلّ طاهر وزكي مجتهد يحبّ فيك ويبغض فيك، محتقر عند الخلق، عظيم المنزلة عند الله.
يا عليّ، محبّوك جيران الله في دار الفردوس، لا يتأسّفون على ما خلّفوا من الدنيا.
Blessed are they who loved and believed you. Woe to them who hated and belied you.
O Ali, you are the most knowledgeable in this umma. He who loves you will win. Whoever hates you will perish.
O Ali, I am the city (of knowledge) and you are its door. How can a city be entered from anything other than its door?
O Ali, the people who love you are every repentant and keeper (of his promises) as well as every wearer of shabby clothes24 whose supplications are utterly answered by Allah.
O Ali, your brothers are the pure, chaste, and diligent ones who love and hate for your sake. They are humiliated in the sight of people, but they are high-ranking in the sight of Allah.
O Ali, the people who love you will be the neighbors of Allah in the Abode of High Paradise. They do not feel sorry for what they had left in the world.
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24. This refers to the individuals who possess nothing.
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يا عليّ، أنا وليّ لمن واليت، وأنا عدوّ لمن عاديت.
يا عليّ، من أحبّك فقد أحبّني، ومن أبغضك فقد أبغضني.
يا عليّ، إخوانك الذبل الشفاه، تعرف الرهبانيّة في وجوههم.
يا عليّ، إخوانك يفرحون في ثلاثة مواطن: عند خروج أنفسهم وأنا شاهدهم وأنت، وعند المساءلة في قبورهم، وعند العرض وعند الصراط، إذا سئل سائر الخلق عن إيمانهم فلم يجيبوا.
يا عليّ، حربك حربي، وسلمك سلمي، وحربي حرب الله، وسلمي سلم الله من سالمك فقد سالم الله عزّ وجلّ.
O Ali, I am the support of him whoever you support and the enemy of him whoever you antagonize.
O Ali, he who loves you loves me and whoever hates you hates me.
O Ali, your brothers are the dry-lipped ones. Reverence is identified in their faces.
O Ali, your brothers will be happy in three situations: When they go out of their graves while you and I will be their witnesses, when they encounter the tomb interrogation, and when they encounter the Presentation and the Path when the other people will not find answers as they will be asked about their faith.
O Ali, to fight you is to fight against me and to make peace with you is to make peace with me. To fight against me is to fight against Allah and to make peace with me is to make peace with Allah. He who makes peace with you is making peace with Allah.
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يا عليّ بشّر إخوانك بانّ لله قد رضي عنهم إذ رضيك لهم قائداً ورضوا بك وليّاً.
يا عليّ، أنت أمير المؤمنين، وقائد الغرّ المحجّلين.
يا عليّ، شيعتك المنتجبون, ولولا أنت وشيعتك ما قام الله دين، ولولا من في الأرض منكم لما أنزلت السماء قطرها.
يا عليّ، لك كنز في الجنّة، وأنت ذو قرنيها، وشيعتك تعرف بحزب الله.
يا عليّ، أنت وشيعتك القائمون بالقسط، وخيرة الله من خلقه.
يا عليّ, أنا أوّل من ينفض التراب من رأسه وأنت معي ثمّ سائر الخلق.
O Ali, bear the good tidings to your brothers; Allah has been satisfied with them so long as He accepted you as their leader and they accepted you as their master.
O Ali, you are the commander of the faithful believers and the leader of the white-forheaded honorables.
O Ali, your Shia are the choice. Without you as well as your Shia, the religion of Allah would not have risen. If the earth is empty of you, the heavens will not cause its drops of rain to descend.
O Ali, you will have a treasure in Paradise. You are the two-horned25 of this nation. Your Shia are known as Hezbollah (the Party of Allah).
O Ali, your Shia and you are the administrators of justice and the best creatures of Allah.
O Ali, I will be the first one who shakes off the dust from the head26 and you will be with me. Then the other creatures will do.
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25. This means that you will be stricken on your head twice.
26. This is an indication to the Resurrection: the Prophet will be the first one who is resurrected from his tomb.
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يا عليّ، أنت وشيعتك على الحوض تسقون من أحببتم، وتمنعون من كرهتم، وأنتم الآمنون يوم الفزع الأكبر في ظلّ العرش.
يفزع الناس ولا تفزعون، ويحزن الناس ولا تحزنون. فيكم نزلت هذه الآية: (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَى أُوْلَئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ * لاَ يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيْسَهَا وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ * لاَ يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الاَْكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ هَذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الّذِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ).
يا عليّ، أنت وشيعتك تطلبون في الموقف، وأنتم في الجنان تتنعّمون.
O Ali, your Shia and you will be the guardians of the Divine Pool. You will water whomever you like and prevent whomever you dislike. You are the saved on the Day of the Grand Horror. You will be under the shadow of the Divine Throne.
People will panic, but you will not panic. People will be sad, but you will not be sad. You are the only intendeds in Allah's saying: "But those to whom We have already promised blessings will be far away from Hell. They will not even hear the slightest sound from it while enjoying the best that they can wish for in their everlasting life. They will not be affected by the great terror. The angels will come to them with this glad news: 'This is your day which was promised to you.' (21:101-3)"
O Ali, your Shia and you will ask in the Situation (of the Judgment) and you will bask in the gardens (of Paradise).
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يا عليّ، إنّ الملائكة والخزّان يشتاقون إليكم وإنّ حملة العرش والملائكة المقرّبون ليخصّونكم بالدعاء ويسألون الله بمحبّتكم ويفرحون لمن قدم عليهم منهم كما يفرح الأهل بالغائب القادم بعد طول الغيبة.
يا عليّ، شيعتك الّذين يخافون الله في السرّ، وينصحونه في العلانية.
يا عليّ، شيعتك الّذين يتنافسون في الدرجات لأنّهم يلقون الله وما عليهم من ذنب.
يا عليّ، إنّ أعمال شيعتك تعرض عليَّ كلّ يوم جمعة، فأفرح بصالح ما يبلغني من أعمالهم وأستغفر لسيّئاتهم.
O Ali, the angels and the doorkeepers (of Paradise) long for meeting you. The bearers of the Divine Throne and the intimate angels pray for you exclusively, implore to Allah by their love for you and become happy for the coming of anyone of you to them the same way as family members become happy for the return of the absent after a long period of being away.
O Ali, your Shia fear Allah secretly and advise people for His cause openly.
O Ali, your Shia compete with each other for gaining the ranks, because they will meet Allah without being burdened with any sin.
O Ali, the deeds of your Shia are presented before me every Friday. I become happy for their good deeds and implore to Allah to forgive their sins.
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يا عليّ، ذكرك في التوراة وذكر شيعتك قبل أن يخلقوا بكلّ خير، وكذلك في الانجيل. فاسأل أهل الانجيل وأهل الكتاب يخبروك عن "إليا" مع علمك بالتوراة والانجيل وما أعطاك الله عزّ وجلّ من علم الكتاب، وإن أهل الإنجيل ليتعاظمون إليا وما يعرفون شيعته، وإنّما يعرفونهم بما يجدونه في كتبهم.
يا عليّ، إنّ أصحابك ذكرهم في السماء أعظم من ذكر أهل الأرض لهم بالخير فليفرحوا بذلك، وليزدادوا اجتهاداً.
يا عليّ، أرواح شيعتك تصعد إلى السماء في رقادهم، فتنظر الملائكة إليها كما ينظر الناس إلى الهلال شوقاً إليهم، ولما يرون منزلتهم عند الله عزّ وجلّ.
O Ali, in the Torah and the Gospel, your Shia and you are mentioned in a good reference before they were created. Ask the people of the Torah and the people of the Kitab27 to tell you about 'Eli'; yet, you are well versed in the Torah and the Gospel. The scripturalists honor Eli, but they do not know his Shia. They know him as much as that which is recorded in their books.
O Ali, the good reference to your companions in the heavens is greater than it is on the earth. Thus, they should be happy for so and should be more diligent.
O Ali, the spirits of your Shia ascend to the heavens during their sleep. There, the angels, out of their longing for them and the ranks that Allah has decided for them, look at the spirits of the Shia in the same way as people look at the crescent.
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27. Kitab, among Muslims, is the sacred book of any of certain other revealed religions. Refer to Oxford Talking Dictionary.
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يا عليّ، قل لأصحابك العارفين بك يتنزّهون عن الأعمال التي يقارفها عدوّهم، فما من يوم ولا ليلة إلاّ ورحمة الله تغشاهم، فليجتنبوا الدنس.
يا عليّ، اشتد غضب الله على من قلاهم وبرىء منك ومنهم، واستبدل بك وبهم ومال إلى عدوّك، وتركك وشيعتك، واختار الضلال، ونصب الحرب لك ولشيعتك وأبغضنا أهل البيت، وأبغض من والاك ونصرك واختارك وبذل مهجته وماله فينا.
يا عليّ، اقرأهم منّي السلام من لم أر ولم يروني، واعلمهم أنّهم إخواني الّذين أشتاق إليهم. فليلقوا علمي إلى من يبلغ القرون من بعدي، وليتمسّكوا بحبل الله وليعتصموا به، وليجتهدوا في العمل.
O Ali, ask your companions who acknowledge you to be too great for committing the acts that their enemies commit. No single day and no single night pass without having the mercy of Allah overshadowed over them. Hence, they should avoid impurity.
O Ali, the wrath of Allah is intense on anyone who hates the Shia, disavows them and you, chooses anyone else other than them and you, inclines to your enemy, leaves your Shia and you, opts for deviation, wages war against your Shia and you, hates us-the Prophet's family, and hates him who follows, supports, chooses, and offers his soul and wealth for your sake.
O Ali, send my greetings to them whom I will not see and they will not see me and tell them that they are my true brothers that I long for meeting. They should deliver my knowledge to the coming generations, hold fast and cling to the tie of Allah, and work diligently.
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فإنّا لا نخرجهم من هدى إلى ضلالة. وأخبرهم أنّ الله عنهم راض، وأنّه يباهي بهم ملائكته، وينظر إليهم في كلّ جمعة برحمته، ويأمر الملائكة أن يستغفروا لهم. يا عليّ، لا ترغب عن نصرة قوم يبلغهم أو يسمعون أنّي اُحبّك فأحبّوك لحبّي إيّاك ودانوا الله عزّ وجلّ بذلك، وأعطوك صفو المودّة من قلوبهم، واختاروك على الآباء والاخوة والأولاد، وسلكوا طريقك وقد حملوا على المكاره فينا فأبوا إلاّ نصرنا، وبذلوا المهج فينا مع الأذى وسوء القول، وما يقاسونه من مضامضة ذلك. فكن بهم رحيماً، واقنع بهم، فانّ الله اختارهم بعلمه لنا من بين الخلق، وخلقهم من طينتنا، واستودعهم سرّنا، وألزم قلوبهم معرفة حقّنا، وشرح صدورهم، وجعلهم متمسّكين بحبلنا.
We will not take them out of the right guidance and will not lead them to deviation. Tell them that Allah is pleased with them, takes pride in them before the angels, looks at them every Friday with mercy, and orders the angels to seek forgiveness to them.
O Ali, do not turn away from supporting them who loved you because they had heard that I love you and took their love for you as a belief that takes them nearer to Allah, gave you their pure affection of their hearts, preferred you to their fathers, brothers, and sons, pursued your path, stood all the misfortunes for our sake, rejected everything for backing us, sacrificed their souls for us, and endured harm, insult, and bitterness for our sake. Therefore, be merciful to them and satisfy yourself with them, for Allah has chosen them for us out of His knowledge from among the creatures, created them from the same clay from which He created us, deposited with them our secret, bound their hearts to acknowledge our right, comforted their hearts, and made them cling to our tie.
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لا يؤثرون علينا من خالفنا مع ما يزول من الدنيا عنهم، وميل الشيطان بالمكاره عليهم أيّدهم الله وسلك بهم طريق الهدى فاعتصموا به، والناس في غمرة الضلالة متحيّرون في الأهواء، عموا عن الحجّة وما جاء من عند الله، فهم يمسون ويصبحون في سخط الله، وشيعتك على منهاج الحقّ والاستقامة، لا يستأنسون إلى من خالفهم، ليست الدنيا منهم وليسوا منها.
اُولئك مصابيح الدجى، اُولئك مصابيح الدجى، اُولئك مصابيح الدجى.
They never prefer the dissidents to us even if this takes the worldly pleasures away from them and causes the Shaitan to inflict them with misfortunes. As Allah supported and led them to the right way, they have held fast to Him while people are plunging in the floods of deviation and perplexed in the midst of passions. They could not see the right path and that which has come from Allah; therefore, they begin and end their day with the wrath of Allah. On the other side, your Shia are on the course of right and straightforwardness. They do not like the company of those who dissented them. The world is not their concern and they are not its concern.
Those are surely the lanterns of gloom. Those are surely the lanterns of gloom. Those are surely the lanterns of gloom.28
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28. Refer to al-Amali; as-Saduq 451 (within) H.2, Furat's Tafsir; 95, Kifayat ul-Athar; 184, Bisharat ul-Mustafa; 221, Keshf ul-Ghumma; 1:1662, Missbah ul-Anwar 164 & 201, Shawahid ut-Tanzil; 1:459, Nahj ul-Haqq; 245, Keshf ul-Yaqin; 85, Taawil ul-Aayat; 1:331 H.18, Ithbat ul-Hudat; 3:442 H.346, Bihar ul-Anwar; 8:28 H.32 and 68:45 H.91.
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(18) الله يكرم شباب الشيعة ويستحي من كهولهم
حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله، قال: حدّثني محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار، قال: حدّثني عباد بن سليمان، عن محمّد بن سليمان، عن أبيه سليمان الديلمي، قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام إذ دخل عليه أبو بصير وقد أحضره النفس، فلمّا أن أخذ مجلسه قال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: يا أبا محمد ما هذا النفس العالي؟ قال: جعلت فداك يا بن رسول الله كبر سنّي، ودقّ عظمي، واقترب أجلي مع ما أنّي لا أدري على ما أرد عليه في آخرتي؟
فقال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: يا أبا محمّد وإنّك لتقول هذا!
(18) ALLAH HONORS THE YOUNG SHIITES AND REVERENCES
THEIR OLD MEN
Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed (r) related to us from Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Ebbad bin Sulaiman from Mohammed bin Sulaiman that his father Sulaiman ad-Dailami (of Daylam) said: I was with Abu Abdullah (a) when Abu Bassir, who was out of breath, came in. When he took his seat, Abu Abdullah (a) asked him: "O Abu Mohammed, what for was your breathlessness?" He answered: "May Allah make me your sacrifice, son of Allah's Messenger. I grew old, my bones grew thin, and time of my death is about to fall. Still, I do not know what I will face in my life to come."
Abu Abdullah (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, is it you who says such a thing?"
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قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فكيف لا أقول؟ قال: يا أبا محمّد أما علمت أن الله تبارك وتعالى يكرم الشباب منكم ويستحي من الكهول؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فكيف يكرم الشباب ويستحي من الكهول؟ قال: الله يكرم الشباب منكم أن يعذّبهم ويستحي من الكهول أن يحاسبهم. قال: قلت: جعلت فداك هذا لنا خاصّ أم لأهل التوحيد؟ قال: فقال: لا والله إلاّ لكم خاصّة دون العامّة. قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فانّا قد رمينا بشيء انكسرت له ظهورنا وماتت له أفئدتنا واستحلّت به الولاة دماءنا في حديث رواه لهم فقهاؤهم. قال: فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: الرافضة؟
He answered: "May Allah make me your sacrifice, why should I not say it?" The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, have you not known that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, honors the youth among you and reverences the old ones?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice, how does Allah honor the youth and reverence the old ones?" The Imam (a) said: "Allah will not punish the youth out of His honoring them and will not settle an account with the old men out of His reverencing them." He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. Is this peculiarity granted (to us) exclusively or is it general for the community of Tawhid -believing in Allah's oneness-?" The Imam said: "No, by Allah. It is peculiar for you, not the general (Muslims)."29 He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. We have been called with a name due to which our backs have been broken, our hearts have been dead, and the governors have deemed lawful to kill us-all for a narration that their scholars have related." The Imam (a) said: "Do you mean Rafidah?"30
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29. It is related that Allah, Exalted is He, says: "The gray hairs of the believers is My light, and I am too modest to burn My light with My fire." Others said: "The gray hair is the jewel of the mind and the sign of dignity."
30. Rafidah: (Arabic: "Rejecters"), broadly, Shiite Muslims who reject (rafd) the caliphate of The Prophet Muhammad's, peace be upon him and his family, two successors Abu Bakr and 'Omar. Many Muslim scholars, however, have stated that the term Rafidah cannot be applied to the Shiites in general but only to those who condemn Abu Bakr and 'Omar as unlawful rulers of the Muslim community. To the majority of the Shiites, the term Rafidah is pejorative, coined by their opponents to cast the shadow of extremism on them. (Excerpted from ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA 2000)
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قال: قلت: نعم. قال: لا والله ما هم سمّوكم به بل إن الله سمّاكم به أما علمت يا أبا محمد أنّ سبعين رجلاً من بني إسرائيل رفضوا فرعون وقومه لمّا استبان لهم ضلالهم. فلحقوا بموسى عليه السلام لمّا استبان لهم هداه فسمّوا في عسكر موسى الرافضة لأنّهم رفضوا فرعون وكانوا أشد أهل ذلك العسكر عبادة وأشدّهم حبّاً لموسى وهارون وذرّيّتهما. فأوحى الله عزّ وجلّ إلى موسى أن أثبت لهم هذا الاسم في التوراة فانّي قد سمّيتهم به ونحلتهم إيّاه فأثبت موسى عليه السلام الاسم لهم ثمّ ادّخر الله عزّ وجلّ لكم هذا الاسم حتى نحلكموه. يا أبا محمّد رفضوا الخير، ورفضتم الشرّ بالخير.
He answered: "Yes, I do." The Imam (a) said: "No, by Allah. It was not they who named you so. It was, in fact, Allah Who chose this name for you. O Abu Mohammed, have you not known that there were seventy men among the Israelites who rejected the Pharaoh and his people when their deviation had been proved to them? Accordingly, they joined Moses (a) when they knew his having been the right party. Because they rejected the Pharaoh, the party of Moses called them the Rafidah -the rejecters-. They were the best worshippers among the individuals of the party of Moses. Besides, they were the most affectionate of Moses, Aaron, and their descendants. Then, Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, ordered Moses, by way of revelation, to record this name for those people in the Torah, for He has chosen it for them. Moses (a) did. Allah then saved this name so as to use it for you. O Abu Mohammed, the others rejected the good and you have rejected the evil and held fast on the good.
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تفرّق الناس كلّ فرقة وتشعّبوا كلّ شعبة، فانشعبتم مع أهل بيت نبيّكم محمد صلّى الله عليه وآله فذهبتم حيث ذهب الله واخترتم من اختار الله، وأردتم من أراد الله. فابشروا ثمّ ابشروا فأنتم ـ والله ـ المرحومون، المتقبّل من محسنكم، المتجاوز عن مسيئكم، من لم يأت الله عزّ وجلّ بما أنتم عليه يوم القيامة لم يتقبّل منه حسنة ولم يتجاوز عنه سيّئة. يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: فقال: يا أبا محمد إنّ لله عزّ وجلّ ملائكة تسقط الذنوب عن ظهور شيعتنا كما تسقط الريح الورق عن الشجر في أوان سقوطه.
As people went in various directions and separated into different sects, you went in with the household of your Prophet Mohammed (s). You thus opted for what Allah has opted, chosen what Allah has chosen, and wanted what Allah has wanted. Enjoy the good tidings. Surely, enjoy the good tidings. You are, by Allah, the compassioned ones whose righteous deeds will be accepted and wrongdoings will be overlooked. For him whoever does not come to Allah, on the Day of Resurrection, with the same beliefs that you have, his good deeds will not be accepted and his wrongdoings will not be overlooked. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, there are definite angels of Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, whose mission is to unload the sins that our Shia carry on their backs in the same way as wind causes the leaves of trees to fall down in the season of fall.
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وذلك قول الله عزّ وجلّ: (وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ) للَّذين آمنُوا. فاستغفارهم ـ والله ـ لكم دون هذا الخلق. يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟
قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
قال: يا أبا محمد لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه، فقال: (مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللهَ عَلَيهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوْا تَبْدِيلاً.) إنّكم وفيتم بما أخذ الله عليه ميثاقكم من ولايتنا، وإنّكم لم تبدّلوا بنا غيرنا، ولو لم تفعلوا لعيّركم الله كما عيّرهم، حيث يقول جلّ ذكره:
This is the meaning of Allah's saying: 'The angels glorify their Lord with His praise and seek forgiveness… (42:5)' for the believers. The angels, by Allah, seek forgiveness for you exclusively. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?"
He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: 'Among the believers, there are people who are true in their promise to Allah. Some of them have already passed away and some of them are waiting. They never yield to any change. (33:23)' You have fulfilled the pledge under which Allah put you concerning the loyalty to us. You have not substituted anything for us. If you had not done it, Allah would have rebuked you in the same way as He rebuked the others. He, Glorified is His mention, says:
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(وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لاِكْثَرِهِمْ مِنْ عَهْد وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَا أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَاسِقِينَ) يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
فقال: يا أبا محمّد ولقد ذكركم الله في كتابه فقال: (إِخْوَاناً عَلَى سُرُر مُتَقَابِلِينَ) والله ما أراد بهذا غيركم ، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
قال: فقال: يا أبا محمّد: (الاَْخِلاَّءُ يَوْمَئِذ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْض عَدُوٌّ إلاَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ) والله ما أراد بهذا غيركم، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
'We did not find many among them keeping their promises. However, We did find many evildoers among them. (7:102)' O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: 'We shall remove all hatred from their breasts and make them as brothers reclining on thrones facing one another. (15:47)' By Allah I swear, no one other than you is intended in this Verse. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: 'All intimate friends on that day will become each other's enemies except for the pious. (43:67)' By Allah, you are the 'pious' that are intended in this Verse. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
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فقال: يا أبا محمّد لقد ذكرنا الله عزّ وجلّ وشيعتنا وعدوّنا في آية من كتابه، فقال عزّ وجلّ: (هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُوْا الاَْلْبَابِ) فنحن الّذين يعلمون، وعدوّنا الّذين لا يعلمون، وشيعتنا هم اُولوا الألباب، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
قال: يا أبا محمّد ما استثنى الله أحداً من أوصياء الأنبياء ولا أتباعهم ما خلا أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وشيعته فقال في كتابه وقوله الحقّ: (يَوْمَ لاَ يُغْنِي مَوْلىً عَنْ مَوْلىً شَيْئاً وَلاَهُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ * إِلاَّ مَن رَحِمَ). يعني بذلك عليّاً وشيعته، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, in one the Verses of His Book, Allah refers to our enemies and us. He says: 'Are those who know equal to those who do not know? Only the people of reason take heed? (39:9)' We are 'those who know', our enemies are 'those who do not know', and our Shia are 'the people of reason.' O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has not excluded any one among the successors of the prophets and their followers except Amir ul-Mu'minin (a) and his Shia. Allah Whose word is the right says in His Book: 'On this day, masters will be of no benefit to their followers, nor will they receive any help except for those to whom Allah grants mercy. (44:41-2)' This means Ali and his Shia. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
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قال: لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه إذ يقول: (يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ إنَّ اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الْذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعاً إنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.) والله ما أراد بهذا غيركم. يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
قال: يا أبا محمّد لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه فقال: (إنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ) والله ما أراد بهذا إلاّ الأئمّة عليهم السلام وشيعتهم، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
قال: يا أبا محمد لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه فقال:
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: 'Tell My servants who have committed injustice to themselves: Do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is All-forgiving and All-merciful. (39:53)' This is, by Allah, an indication to you. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: 'And you -the Shaitan- have no authority over My servants. (15:42)' By Allah I swear, except the Imams (a) and their Shia, no one is intended in the previous Verse. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says:
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(فَأُوْلئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَبِيّينَ وَالصِّدِّيْقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُوْلئِكَ رَفِيقاً.) ورسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله في هذه الآية من النبيّين، ونحن في هذا الموضع الصدّيقون والشهداء، وأنتم الصالحون، فتسمّوا بالصلاح كما سمّاكم الله عزّ وجلّ، يا أبا محمّد، فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
قال: يا أبا محمّد لقد ذكركم الله إذ حكى عن عدوّكم وهو في النار إذ يقول: (وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لاَ نَرَى رِجَالاً كُنّا نَعُدُّهُمْ مِنَ الاَْشْرَارِ * أَتَّخَذْنَاهُمْ سِخْرِيّاً أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمْ الأبْصَارُ) والله ما عنى الله ولا أراد بهذا غيركم.
'(One who obeys Allah and the Messenger is) the friend of the prophets, saints, shahids, and the righteous ones to whom Allah has granted His favors. They are the best friends that one can have. (4:69)' The Prophet Mohammed (s) is one of the prophets, we -the Imams- are the saints and the shahids, and you are the righteous ones. Hence, you should be true righteous so as to meet the quality that Allah has ascribed to you. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, as He tells about your enemies while they are in Hell, Allah refers to you. He says: 'But why is it that we cannot see men whom we had considered as wicked and whom we mocked? Have they been rescued or can our eyes not find them? (38:62-3)' By Him I swear, Allah has only referred to you, not anyone else.
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إذ صرتم عند أهل هذا العالم شرار الناس فأنتم ـ والله ـ في الجنّة تحبرون، وأنتم في النار تطلبون. يا أبا محمّد، فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمّد ما من آية نزلت تقود إلى الجنّة وتذكر أهلها بخير إلاّ وهي فينا وفي شيعتنا، وما من آية نزلت تذكر أهلها بسوء وتسوق إلى النار، إلاّ وهي في عدوّنا ومن خالفنا، فهل سررتك يا أبا محمد؟
قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني.
فقال: يا أبا محمّد ليس على ملّة إبراهيم صلّى الله عليه وآله إلاّ نحن وشيعتنا وسائر الناس من ذلك براء، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟
In the sight of the people of this world, you are regarded as the evilest ones. You, by Allah, will enjoy Paradise. You will be saved if you will be decided to be in Hell. Have I made you happy, Abu Mohammed?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, every single Verse that refers to Paradise and mentions its people is only speaking of us as well as our Shia. Likewise, every single Verse that censures some people and leads to Hell is only referring to our enemies as well as those who disagree with us. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you."
The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, no one is following the religion of Abraham (a) except us and our Shia. All the others are away from it. Have I made you happy, Abu Mohammed?"31
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31. Refer to al-Kafi; 8:33 H.66, Furat's Tafsir; 225, Da'aayim ul-Islam; 1:76, Alikhtisas; 101, Taawil ul-Aayat; 2:507 H.8 & 9, Bihar ul-Anwar; 24:259 H.9 and 47:390 H.114.