قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَا مِهْزَمُ شِيعَتُنَا مَنْ لَا يَعْدُو صَوْتُهُ سَمْعَهُ وَ لَا شَحْنَاؤُهُ بَدَنَهُ وَ لَا يَمْتَدِحُ بِنَا مُعْلِناً وَ لَا يُجَالِسُ لَنَا عَائِباً وَ لَا يُخَاصِمُ لَنَا قَالِياً إِنْ لَقِيَ مُؤْمِناً أَكْرَمَهُ وَ إِنْ لَقِيَ جَاهِلًا هَجَرَهُ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْمُتَشَيِّعَةِ قَالَ فِيهِمُ التَّمْيِيزُ وَ فِيهِمُ التَّبْدِيلُ وَ فِيهِمُ التَّمْحِيصُ تَأْتِي عَلَيْهِمْ سِنُونَ تُفْنِيهِمْ وَ طَاعُونٌ يَقْتُلُهُمْ وَ اخْتِلَافٌ يُبَدِّدُهُمْ شِيعَتُنَا مَنْ لَا يَهِرُّ هَرِيرَ الْكَلْبِ وَ لَا يَطْمَعُ طَمَعَ الْغُرَابِ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُ عَدُوَّنَا وَ إِنْ مَاتَ جُوعاً قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَيْنَ أَطْلُبُ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ فِي أَطْرَافِ الْأَرْضِ أُولَئِكَ الْخَفِيضُ عَيْشُهُمْ الْمُنْتَقِلَةُ دِيَارُهُمْ إِنْ شَهِدُوا لَمْ يُعْرَفُوا وَ إِنْ غَابُوا لَمْ يُفْتَقَدُوا وَ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ لَا يَجْزَعُونَ وَ فِي الْقُبُورِ يَتَزَاوَرُونَ وَ إِنْ لَجَأَ إِلَيْهِمْ ذُو حَاجَةٍ مِنْهُمْ رَحِمُوهُ لَنْ تَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ إِنِ اخْتَلَفَ بِهِمُ الدَّارُ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَنَا الْمَدِينَةُ وَ عَلِيٌّ الْبَابُ وَ كَذَبَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ الْمَدِينَةَ لَا مِنْ قِبَلِ الْبَابِ وَ كَذَبَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّنِي وَ يُبْغِضُ عَلِيّاً ( صلوات الله عليه ) .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Mihzam and one our companions, from Muhammad Bin Ali, from Muhammad Bin Is’haq Al Kahily and Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Kufy, from Al Abbas Bin Aamir, from Rabie Bin Muhammad, altogether from Mihzam Al Asady who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Mihzam! Our Shia is one whose voice does not exceed his own ears, nor does his animosity (exceed) his own body, nor does he praise us<sup>asws</sup> publicly, nor does he (participate in) gatherings finding flaws with us<sup>asws</sup>, nor does he dispute a speaker for us<sup>asws</sup>. If he meets a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>, he honours him, and if he meets an ignoramus, flees (from him)’. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! So how should I deal with these pretentious Shia?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Regarding them is the distinction, and regarding them is the variation, and regarding them is the screening. Years come upon them, perishing them, and plagues kill them, and differing scatter them. Our<sup>asws</sup> Shia is the one who does not bark like the barking of the dog, and he does not covet like the greed of the crow, nor does he ask our<sup>asws</sup> enemies and even if he dies of hunger’. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! So when shall I seek these ones?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘In the outskirts of the land. They are the ones of basic (standards of) living. Their dwellings are temporary (keep changing). If they are present, they are not recognised, and when they are absent, they are not missed, and from the death they are not panicking, and in their graves they are visiting (each other); and if a need one comes over to them they are merciful to him. Their hearts are never differing and even if their houses are different’. Then he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> said: ‘I<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> am the city and Ali<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> is the gate; and the one who claims that he can enter the city without (going through) its door has lied, and the one who claims that he loves me<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> while he hates Ali<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>’ is a lair.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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