hadith
291
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Amr ibn Sa'eed ibn Bilal said that he and some other people went to see Imam Baqir (a.s). The Imam (a.s) said: “Lean on the mid-sized cushion so that those who have gone too far return and those who have been too slow reach you. By God, O' followers of the family of Muhammad! Beware that there are no relations of kin between God and us and we have no authority over God. One cannot get close to God except by obeying Him. Our friendship is useful for those who obey God, and is useless for those who are disobedient to Him. Amr said that the Imam (a.s) then turned around, faced them and said: “Do not be fooled, and do not accuse.” Amr asked: “What is meant by the mid-sized cushion?” The Imam (a.s) said: “Have you not noticed that when a group of people enter a house in which there are a variety of cushions, they choose the mid- sized ones to lean on and rest?”
عن عمرو بن سعيد بن بلال قال
دخلت على أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) ونحن جماعة فقال: كونوا النمرقة الوسطى يرجع إليكم الغالي، ويلحق بكم التالي، واعلموا يا شيعة آل محمد، والله ما بيننا وبين الله من قرابة ولا لنا على الله حجة، ولا يتقرب إلى الله إلا بالطاعة، من كان مطيعا نفعته ولايتنا، ومن كان عاصيا لم تنفعه ولايتنا، قال: ثم التفت إلينا وقال: لا تغتروا ولا تفتروا، قلت: وما النمرقة الوسطى؟ قال: ألا ترون أهلا تأتون أن تجعلوا للنمط الأوسط فضله.
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