Punishment of claiming Imamate while the true Imam is present

The narrator asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) about the verse, “On the Day of Judgment you will see the faces of those who associated lie with Allah to be black.” Imam (a.s.) replied, “This verse is for one who claims to…

“A person who claims to be an Imam while he is not, is an infidel.”

“One who claims to be an Imam while he is not, has associated lie with Allah, His Messenger and me.”

Allah will shorten the life of those who claim to be an Imam except for the true one.”