Hadith No. 26

The earth is never devoid of one who establishes proof for Allah, and he is either visibly present or hidden due to fear.

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[1]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدُِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ وَسَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ جَمِيعًا، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ الْفَزَارِيِّ، عَنْ كُمَيْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ النَّخَعِيِّ، قَالَ:

أَخَذَ بِيَدِي أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَخْرَجَنِي إِلَى الْجَبَّانِ، فَلَمَّا أَصْحَرَ تَنَفَّسَ الصُّعَدَاءَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا كُمَيْلَ بْنَ زِيَادٍ! إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْقُلُوبَ أَوْعِيَةٌ فَخَيْرُهَا أَوْعَاهَا، فَاحْفَظْ عَنِّي مَا أَقُولُ لَكَ. النَّاسُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: فَعَالِمٌ رَبَّانِيٌّ وَمُتَعَلِّمٌ عَلَى سَبِيلِ نَجَاةٍ وَهَمَجٌ رَعَاعٌ أَتْبَاعُ كُلِّ نَاعِقٍ يَمِيلُونَ مَعَ كُلِّ رِيحٍ، لَمْ يَسْتَضِيئُوا بِنُورِ الْعِلْمِ وَلَمْ يَلْجَئُوا إِلَى رُكْنٍ وَثِيقٍ. يَا كُمَيْلُ! الْعِلْمُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَالِ، الْعِلْمُ يَحْرُسُكَ وَأَنْتَ تَحْرُسُ الْمَالَ وَالْمَالُ تَنْقُصُهُ النَّفَقَةُ وَالْعِلْمُ يَزْكُوا عَلَى الْإِنْفَاقِ وَصَنِيعُ الْمَالِ يَزُولُ بِزَوَالِهِ. يَا كُمَيْلَ بْنَ زِيَادٍ! مَعْرِفَةُ الْعِلْمِ دِينٌ يُدَانُ بِهِ، بِهِ يَكْسِبُ الْإِنْسَانُ الطَّاعَةَ فِي حَيَاتِهِ وَجَمِيلَ الْأُحْدُوثَةِ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ وَالْعِلْمُ حَاكِمٌ وَالْمَالُ مَحْكُومٌ عَلَيْهِ. يَا كُمَيْلُ! هَلَكَ خُزَّانُ الْأَمْوَالِ وَهُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَالْعُلَمَاءُ بَاقُونَ مَا بَقِيَ الدَّهْرُ، أَعْيَانُهُمْ مَفْقُودَةٌ وَأَمْثَالُهُمْ فِي الْقُلُوبِ مَوْجُودَةٌ. هَا إِنَّ هَاهُنَا لَعِلْمًا جَمًّا -وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ- لَوْ أَصَبْتُ لَهُ حَمَلَةً، بَلَى أَصَبْتُ لَقِنًا غَيْرَ مَأْمُونٍ عَلَيْهِ، مُسْتَعْمِلًا آلَةَ الدِّينِ لِلدُّنْيَا وَمُسْتَظْهِرًا بِنِعَمِ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَبِحُجَجِهِ عَلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِ، أَوْ مُنْقَادًا لِحَمَلَةِ الْحَقِّ لَا بَصِيرَةَ لَهُ فِي أَحْنَائِهِ، يَنْقَدِحُ الشَّكُّ فِي قَلْبِهِ لِأَوَّلِ عَارِضٍ مِنْ شُبْهَةٍ. أَلَا لَا ذَا وَلَا ذَاكَ، أَوْ مَنْهُومًا بِاللَّذَّةِ سَلِسَ الْقِيَادِ لِلشَّهْوَةِ، أَوْ مُغْرَمًا بِالْجَمْعِ وَالْإِدِّخَارِ. لَيْسَا مِنْ رُعَاةِ الدِّينِ فِي شَيْءٍ. أَقْرَبُ شَيْءٍ شَبَهًا بِهِمَا الْأَنْعَامُ السَّائِمَةُ. كَذَلِكَ يَمُوتُ الْعِلْمُ بِمَوْتِ حَامِلِيهِ. اللَّهُمَّ بَلَى لَا تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنْ قَائِمٍ لِلَّهِ بِحُجَّةٍ، إِمَّا ظَاهِرًا مَشْهُورًا وَإِمَّا خَائِفًا مَغْمُورًا، لِئَلَّا تَبْطُلَ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ وَبَيِّنَاتُهُ وَكَمْ ذَا؟ وَأَيْنَ أُولَئِكَ؟ أُولَئِكَ وَاللَّهِ الْأَقَلُّونَ عَدَدًا وَالْأَعْظَمُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَدْرًا، يَحْفَظُ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ حُجَجَهُ وَبَيِّنَاتِهِ حَتَّى يُودِعُوهَا نُظَرَاءَهُمْ وَيَزْرَعُوهَا فِي قُلُوبِ أَشْبَاهِهِمْ، هَجَمَ بِهِمُ الْعِلْمُ عَلَى حَقِيقَةِ الْبَصِيرَةِ وَبَاشَرُوا رُوحَ الْيَقِينِ وَاسْتَلَانُوا مَا اسْتَوْعَرَهُ الْمُتْرَفُونَ وَأَنِسُوا بِمَا اسْتَوْحَشَ مِنْهُ الْجَاهِلُونَ وَصَحِبُوا الدُّنْيَا بِأَبْدَانٍ أَرْوَاحُهَا مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْأَعْلَى. أُولَئِكَ خُلَفَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَالدُّعَاةُ إِلَى دِينِهِ. آهٍ آهٍ شَوْقًا إِلَى رُؤْيَتِهِمْ. انْصَرِفْ يَا كُمَيْلُ إِذَا شِئْتَ -وَفِي رِوَايَةِ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ خُدَيْجٍ: وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِي وَلَكَ.

Translation:

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 381 AH] has narrated in the book of “Kamāl al-Din wa Tamām al-Ni’mah”, (in this way that) has said: Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Walid may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Saffār and Sa’d ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isā and Ibrahim ibn Hāshim both, from Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abi Najrān, from ‘Asim ibn Hamid, from Abu Hmazah al-Thumāli, from Abd al-Rahmān ibn Jundub al-Fazāri, from Kumayl ibn Zyād al-Nakha’I that said:

Amir al-Mu’minin Ali ibn Abi Tālib peace be upon him, took my hand and led me to the desert. So when we reached the desert, he took a deep breath and then said: O Kumayl ibn Zyād, these hearts are containers and the best of them is the one that is more preservative. Remember what I tell you. People are three types: A divine knowledgeable one, and an apprentice who is on the way of salvation, and dust and shavings; those who follow every loud shout and gravitate toward a side with any wind, they have neither have got wise by the light of knowledge nor have they taken shelter in a stable pillar. O Kumayl! Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge protects you and you protect wealth, and wealth decreases by donation and knowledge increases by donation and the product of wealth is destroyed by its decline. O Kumayl ibn Zyād! Loving knowledge is a debt that will be paid; human by it, gains obedience in his life and good name after his death and knowledge is the ruler and wealth is the obedient. O Kumayl! Those who store wealth are dead while they are alive, and the knowledgeable ones remain as long as the time remains; their selves perish, but their wisdom is in the hearts. Oh, here - and he pointed to his chest - lies a lot of knowledge, I wish I could find bearers for it! Yes, I found someone who understood well, but was not trustworthy for it; he used the tools of religion for the world, and by the proofs of God, he sought superiority over His creatures and by His Favors, over His friends, or someone who was a follower of the bearers of knowledge, but had no insight into its twists and turns, with the first doubt that would arise, uncertainty entered his heart. Know that neither this nor that; or one who is thirsty for pleasures, has given his control to lusts, or one who seeks to learn and store; none of them protects the religion. The most similar thing to those two are grazing animals. In this way, knowledge dies with the death of its bearers. Yes, O God! The earth does not remain empty of the one who rises up for God to the proof, whether visible and famous or hidden and anonymous, so that the proofs and signs of God do not get invalidated, and how many are they and where are they? I swear to God, they are few in numbers and great in dignity. God preservers His proofs and signs by them so that they entrust them to someone like themselves and plant them in the heart of the like of themselves. Knowledge has rushed toward them by true insight, and they have been mingled with the spirit of certainty, and have considered easy that which their wealthy ones have considered difficult, and have made friendship with that which the ignorant ones are afraid of, and they accompany this world with bodies whose lives are hung from the top world. They are the Caliphs of God on His earth and the inviters toward His religion. Ah, Ah, how eager I am to meet them! O Kumayl! Go back whenever you want, and it has been said in the narration of Fudhayl ibn Khudayj: I ask forgiveness from God for myself and you.

Consideration

قَالَ الْمَنْصُورُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ ثَابِتٌ عَنْ كُمَيْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ بِطَانَةِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ عَنْهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ وَفُضَيْلُ بْنُ خُدَيْجٍ وَمُجَاهِدٌ وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ التَّيْمِيُّ وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ شَيْءٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ، ذَكَرَهُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْبِرِّ [ت463ه‍] فِي «جَامِعِ بَيَانِ الْعِلْمِ وَفَضْلِهِ»[2] وَقَالَ: «هُوَ حَدِيثٌ مَشْهُورٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يُسْتَغْنَى عَنِ الْإِسْنَادِ لِشُهْرَتِهِ عِنْدَهُمْ» وَقَالَ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ [ت774ه‍] فِي «الْبِدَايَةِ وَالنِّهَايَةِ»[3]: «قَدْ رَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْحُفَّاظِ الثِّقَاتِ».

Translation:

Mansoor may God protect him, said: This is a proved narration from Kumayl ibn Zyād, and he was from the close helpers of Ali peace be upon him, and Abd al-Rahmān ibn Jundub and Fudhayl ibn Khudayj and Mujāhid and Abu Sālih and ‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Umar al-Taymi have narrated it from him, and it is the most correct thing in this respect; (as) ibn Abd al-Bir [Died in 463 AH] has mentioned it in the book of “Jāmi’ al-Bayān al-‘Ilm wa Fadhlih” and has said: “It is a famous narration before the people of knowledge that considering its fame before them, it does not need any evidence” and ibn Kathir [Died in 774 AH] has said in the book of “al-Bidāyah wal-Nahāyah”: “A community of the trustworthy and preservative narrators have narrated it”.

Attestation No. 1

وَرَوَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ [ت283ه‍] فِي «الْغَارَاتِ»[4]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْحَرِيرِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الثِّقَةُ، عَنْ كُمَيْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ.

Translation:

Also, Ibrāhim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi [Died in 283 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-Ghārāt”, has said: Abu Zakariyā Yahyā ibn Sālih al-Hariri narrated to me, he said: a trustworthy man narrated to me, from Kumayl ibn Zyād.

Attestation No. 2

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[5]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ وَالْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ أَبِي مَسْرُوقٍ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الثِّقَةُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِي الْأَرْضَ مِنْ حُجَّةٍ لَكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ ظَاهِرٍ أَوْ خَافٍ مَغْمُورٍ، لِئَلَّا تَبْطُلَ حُجَجُكَ وَبَيِّنَاتُكَ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 381 AH] has narrated in the book of “Kamāl al-Din wa Tamām al-Ni’mah”, has said: My father and Muhammad ibn Hasan may God be pleased with them, narrated to us, they said: Sa’d ibn Abdullah narrated to us, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isā and Muahammad ibn Husain ibn Abi al-Khattāb and Haytham ibn Abi Masruq al-Nahdi, from Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Hishām ibn Sālim, from Abu Ishāq al-Hamdāni that said: A trustworthy man from our helpers narrated to me that he heard Amir al-Mu’minin peace be upon him say: “O God! Undoubtedly, You do not leave the earth be without the proof for Yourself upon Your servants, whether visible and famous or hidden and anonymous, so that Your proofs and signs do not get invalidated”.

Attestation No. 3

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْكَافِي»[6]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الثِّقَةُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ فِي خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ: «اللَّهُمَّ وَإِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الْعِلْمَ لَا يَأْرِزُ كُلُّهُ، وَلَا يَنْقَطِعُ مَوَادُّهُ، وَأَنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِي أَرْضَكَ مِنْ حُجَّةٍ لَكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ، ظَاهِرٍ لَيْسَ بِالْمُطَاعِ أَوْ خَائِفٍ مَغْمُورٍ، كَيْلَا تَبْطُلَ حُجَجُكَ وَلَا يَضِلَّ أَوْلِيَاؤُكَ بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَهُمْ، بَلْ أَيْنَ هُمْ؟ وَكَمْ؟ أُولَئِكَ الْأَقَلُّونَ عَدَدًا وَالْأَعْظَمُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ قَدْرًا، الْمُتَّبِعُونَ لِقَادَةِ الدِّينِ، الْأَئِمَّةِ الْهَادِينَ، الَّذِينَ يَتَأَدَّبُونَ بِآدَابِهِمْ وَيَنْهَجُونَ نَهْجَهُمْ، فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَهْجُمُ بِهِمُ الْعِلْمُ عَلَى حَقِيقَةِ الْإِيمَانِ، فَتَسْتَجِيبُ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ لِقَادَةِ الْعِلْمِ، وَيَسْتَلِينُونَ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِمْ مَا اسْتَوْعَرَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِمْ، وَيَأْنَسُونَ بِمَا اسْتَوْحَشَ مِنْهُ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ وَأَبَاهُ الْمُسْرِفُونَ، أُولَئِكَ أَتْبَاعُ الْعُلَمَاءِ، صَحِبُوا أَهْلَ الدُّنْيَا بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَأَوْلِيَائِهِ، وَدَانُوا بِالتَّقِيَّةِ عَنْ دِينِهِمْ وَالْخَوْفِ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِمْ، فَأَرْوَاحُهُمْ مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْأَعْلَى، فَعُلَمَاؤُهُمْ وَأَتْبَاعُهُمْ خُرْسٌ صُمْتٌ فِي دَوْلَةِ الْبَاطِلِ، مُنْتَظِرُونَ لِدَوْلَةِ الْحَقِّ، وَسَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَيَمْحَقُ الْبَاطِلَ. هَا هَا طُوبَى لَهُمْ عَلَى صَبْرِهِمْ عَلَى دِينِهِمْ فِي حَالِ هُدْنَتِهِمْ وَيَا شَوْقَاهُ إِلَى رُؤْيَتِهِمْ فِي حَالِ ظُهُورِ دَوْلَتِهِمْ، وَسَيَجْمَعُنَا اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاهُمْ فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-kāfi”, has said: Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to me, from Sahl ibn Zyād, from ibn Mahbub, from Abu Usāmah, from Hishām, also, Muhammad ibn Yahyā narrated to me, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from ibn Mahbub, from Hishām ibn Sālim, from Abu Hamzah, from Aby Ishāq that said: A trustworthy man from the helpers of Amir al-Mu’minin narrated to me that he heard him say in a sermon: “O God! I know that knowledge, all of it, will be isolated and its sources will not dry, and You do not leave the earth be empty of a proof for Yourself upon Your servants, whether visible ant not be obeyed or hidden and anonymous, so that Your proofs do not get invalidated and Your friends, after You guided them, do not go astray, rather where are they and how many are they? They are few in number and great in dignity before God Almighty; they are the followers of the leaders of the religion, the Imams of guidance, and they are well-bred by their manners and they take steps by their methods, then knowledge along with the truth of the faith rushes toward them, so their lives answer the leaders of the religion and consider their sayings easy which are difficult for others, and become accustomed to that which the deniers fear and the extravagant reject. They are the followers of the knowledgeable ones who by obedience to God Almighty, accompany people of the world and His friends, and they practice religiosity by Taqiyyah about their religion and fear of their enemy, so their lives are hung from the top world. Their knowledgeable ones and followers in the false government are silent and waiting for the government of the truth, and soon God will fulfill the truth with His words and destroy the falsehood. Ah ah, blessed are they for their patience in their religion during their silence and how eager I am to meet them during the rise of their government! May God gather us and them along with their righteous fathers and wives and children in the Gardens of Eden”.

Attestation No. 4

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[7]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ سَعْدَانَ، عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ -يَعْنِي جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ-، عَنْ آبَائِهِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ لِأَرْضِكَ مِنْ حُجَّةٍ لَكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ، يَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى دِينِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمْ عِلْمَكَ، لِئَلَّا تَبْطُلَ حُجَّتُكَ وَلَا يَضِلَّ أَتْبَاعُ أَوْلِيَائِكَ بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَهُمْ بِهِ، إِمَّا ظَاهِرٌ لَيْسَ بِالْمُطَاعِ أَوْ مُكْتَتَمٌ مُتَرَقِّبٌ، إِنْ غَابَ عَنِ النَّاسِ شَخْصُهُ فِي حَالِ هُدْنَتِهِمْ، فَإِنَّ عِلْمَهُ وَآدَابَهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُثْبَتَةٌ، فَهُمْ بِهَا عَامِلُونَ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 381 AH] has narrated in the book of “Kamāl al-Din wa Tamām al-Ni’mah”, has said: My father may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: Sa’d ibn Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Hārun ibn Muslim narrated to us, from Sa’dān, from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah, from Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq), from his fathers, from Ali peace be upon them that he said in a sermon on the pulpit of Kufah: “O God! Inevitably, for Your earth there is a proof from You upon Your servants who guides them toward Your religion and teaches them Your knowledge, so that Your proof does not get invalidated and the followers of Your friends, after You guided them, do not go astray, whether visible and not be obeyed or hidden and waiting. If he himself disappears from people while they are at ease, his knowledge and manners remain in the hearts if the believers, and they act based on them”[8].