سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) يَقُولُ حَلَقٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَشْهَرُونَّا وَ يَشْهَرُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ أُولَئِكَ لَيْسُوا مِنَّا وَ لَا نَحْنُ مِنْهُمْ أَنْطَلِقُ فَأُوَارِي وَ أَسْتُرُ فَيَهْتِكُونَ سِتْرِي هَتَكَ اللَّهُ سُتُورَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِمَامٌ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنَا بِإِمَامٍ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَأَمَّا مَنْ عَصَانِي فَلَسْتُ لَهُ بِإِمَامٍ لِمَ يَتَعَلَّقُونَ بِاسْمِي أَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ اسْمِي مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ فَوَ اللَّهِ لَا يَجْمَعُنِي اللَّهُ وَ إِيَّاهُمْ فِي دَارٍ.
Translation
<a id="_Toc492473697">H 15009</a> – Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al-Nu’man, from Al-Qasim the associate of Al-Mufazzal, and he was a truthful man, who said: <span class="first-chapter-phrase"><span class="first-in-chapter character-i">‘I</span> heard Abu Abdullah</span><sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘There is a group in the Masjid who publicise us<sup>asws</sup> and publicise themselves. They are neither from us<sup>asws</sup> nor are we<sup>asws</sup> from them. I<sup>asws</sup> rush away and hide, but they still uncover my<sup>asws</sup> veil. May Allah<sup>azwj</sup> violate their veil. They are saying that I<sup>asws</sup> am the Imam<sup>asws</sup>, but, by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, I<sup>asws</sup> am not an Imam<sup>asws</sup> except for the one who obeys me<sup>asws</sup>. So as for the one who disobeys me<sup>asws</sup>, I<sup>asws</sup> am not an Imam<sup>asws</sup> for him. Why are they attaching themselves to my<sup>asws</sup> name, and not refraining from mentioning my<sup>asws</sup> name from their mouths? By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, may He<sup>azwj</sup> not Gather me<sup>asws</sup> and them in one abode’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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