Hadith 5
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Another group claims the Imamate of one whose infallibility is not certain is an assertion invalidated by our proofs with regard to the necessity of certainty about infallibility of the Imam. Observation testifies contrary to the contention of others, who maintain the infallibility of their supposed Imams; because their actions are apparent and their conditions violate infallibility, hence there is no need to disprove a belief, the contrary of which is so very evident and clear. Persons for whom infallibility was claimed and certain groups followed them, such as the Kaisaniyya, who believe in the Imamate of Muhammad Ibne Hanafiyyah, the Nawusiyya, who believe in the Imamate of Ja’far Ibne Muhammad and also believe that he is not dead, and the Waqifa, who believe that Musa Ibne Ja’far is not dead – all these beliefs are invalid for reasons we will shortly mention.
وقائل يقول بإمامة من ليس بمقطوع على عصمته، فقوله يبطل بما دللنا عليه من وجوب القطع على عصمة الامام عليه السلام. ومن ادعى العصمة لبعض من يذهب إلى إمامته، فالشاهد يشهد بخلاف قوله، لان أفعالهم الظاهرة وأحوالهم تنافي العصمة، فلا وجه لتكلف القول فيما نعلم ضرورة خلافه. ومن ادعيت له العصمة وذهب قوم إلى إمامته كالكيسانية القائلين بإمامة محمد بن الحنفية، والناووسية القائلين بإمامة جعفر بن محمد عليه السلام، وأنه لم يمت والواقفية الذين قالوا:إن موسى بن جعفر عليه السلام لم يمت، فقولهم باطل من وجوه سنذكرها.
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