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hadith 297
Hadith #
297
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 2 - On Shiites: Their Signs, and Manners
Chapter
Chapter 2 - On Signs of the Shiites
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
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It has been narrated that Muhammad ibn Nabik narrated on the authority of Abu Abdullah Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Muqbal al-Qumi on the authority of abul-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Za'edi al-Basri on the authority of al-Hassan ibn Sa'd on the authority of al-Haysam ibn Vaqed al-Jazri on the authority of Muhzam: “Muhzam said that once he went to see Imam Sadiq (a.s) and he talked about Shiites. The Imam (a.s) said
“O' Muhzam! Our true follower is one whose voice will not pass through his ears and leave his body and reach someone else. He does not like our enemies, and is not the enemy of our friends. He does not associate with those who boast about us, does not bark like dogs, and is not greedy like crows. He does not ask anyone for anything even if he is starving to death. He is aloof. If our follower's houses are distant from each other, their words are not. If they are absent, no one will look for them; and if they are present, no one will pay any attention to them. If they propose marriage, no one will marry off their daughters to them. They leave this world with their desires still in their hearts. If they see a believer, they will respect him. If they see an infidel, they will abandon him. If a needy person comes to see them, they will have mercy upon him and help him by using their own property.” Then he added: “O' Muhzam! My grandfather, the Prophet of God told Ali: 'O' Ali! One who thinks that he likes me and does not like you is a liar. I am the city, and you are its gate. How can anyone enter a city without going through its gate?” 1 In another tradition the same issues are presented until the statement “even if he is starving to death” then it is continued: Muhzam said: “May I be your devoted servant! Where can I find them?” Then Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Look for them on the Earth. They live a simple life. They move about from one town to another. They do not get in fights often. No one will visit them if they get ill. No one will follow their corpse in their funeral processions when they die. If an ignorant person addresses them, they will greet him. They are not restless when it is time for them to die. They help others with their property. If a needy person comes to see them, they will have mercy upon him and give him from what they own. Their hearts are not separate from each other even if their towns are.” Then he said: “God's Prophet (a.s) said: 'O' Ali! Whoever says that he thinks he likes me, but is your enemy is a liar.”
روى محمد بن نبيك قال: حدثني أبو عبد الله جعفر بن محمد بن مقبل القمي ببغداد قال: حدثني أبو الحسن علي بن محمد الزائدي البصري بإصفهان قال: حدثنا الحسن بن أسد قال: حدثنا الهيثم بن واقد الجزري قال: حدثني مهزم قال
دخلت على أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) فذكرت الشيعة فقال: يا مهزم إنما الشيعة من لا يعدو سمعه صوته ولا شحنة بدنه، ولا يحب لنا مبغضا، ولا يبغض لنا محبا، ولا يجالس لنا غاليا ولا يهر هرير الكلب، ولا يطمع طمع الغراب، ولا يسأل الناس وإن مات جوعا، المتنحي عن الناس، الخفي عليهم، وإن اختلفت بهم الدار لم تختلف أقاويلهم، إن غابوا لم يفقدوا، وإن حضروا لم يؤبه بهم، وإن خطبوا لم يزوجوا، يخرجون من الدنيا وحوائجهم في صدورهم، إن لقوا مؤمنا أكرموه، وإن لقوا كافرا هجروه، وإن أتاهم ذو حاجة رحموه، وفي أموالهم يتواسون. ثم قال: يا مهزم، قال جدي رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) لعلي (عليه السلام): يا علي، كذب من زعم أنه يحبني ولا يحبك، أنا المدينة وأنت الباب ومن أين تؤتى المدينة إلا من بابها. وروى أيضا مهزم هذا الحديث إلى قوله: وإن مات جوعا، قال قلت: جعلت فداك أين أطلب هؤلاء؟ قال: هؤلاء اطلبهم في أطراف الأرض، أولئك الخفيض عيشهم، المنتقلة ديارهم، القليلة منازعتهم، إن مرضوا لم يعادوا، وإن ماتوا لم يشهدوا، وإن خاطبهم جاهل سلموا، وعند الموت لا يجزعون، وفي أموالهم يتواسون، إن لجأ إليهم ذو حاجة منهم رحموه، لم تختلف قلوبهم وإن اختلفت بهم البلدان، ثم قال: قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): كذب يا علي من زعم أنه يحبني ويبغضك.
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