كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ جَارُ مَسْجِدٍ لِقَوْمِي فَإِذَا أَنَا لَمْ أُصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ وَقَعُوا فِيَّ وَ قَالُوا هُوَ هَكَذَا وَ هَكَذَا فَقَالَ أَمَا لَئِنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ لَقَدْ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( صلوات الله عليه ) مَنْ سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ فَلَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ لَا تَدَعِ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَهُمْ وَ خَلْفَ كُلِّ إِمَامٍ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كَبُرَ عَلَيَّ قَوْلُكَ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ حِينَ اسْتَفْتَاكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ فَضَحِكَ ( عليه السلام ) ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا أَرَاكَ بَعْدُ إِلَّا هَاهُنَا يَا زُرَارَةُ فَأَيَّةَ عِلَّةٍ تُرِيدُ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَأْتَمُّ بِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا زُرَارَةُ أَ مَا تَرَانِي قُلْتُ صَلُّوا فِي مَسَاجِدِكُمْ وَ صَلُّوا مَعَ أَئِمَّتِكُمْ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, altogether from Hammad Bin Isa, from Hareyz, from Zurara who said, ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> one day, when a man came over to him<sup>asws</sup>, and he said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! I am a man (living) in the vicinity of a Masjid of my people. So when I am not praying <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> with them, they catch me and are saying, ‘He is like this, and like this’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘But, although you are saying that, Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> has said: ‘The one who hears the call (<span class="iTxt">Azan</span>) and does not answer without (valid) reason, so there is no <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> for him’. So the man (started) to leave, and he<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘Do not leave the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> with them and behind every Imam’. So when he (the man) left, I said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! You<sup>asws</sup> words to this man are heavy upon me where you<sup>asws</sup> issued a verdict. Supposing if they do not happen to be Believers?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> smiled, then said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> should not see you afterwards (anywhere) except for over here, O Zurara! So which greater proof you need than the fact that he does not perform <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> behind him?’ Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Zurara! Did you not found me<sup>asws</sup> saying, ‘Pray <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> in your Masjids <span class="iTxt">(plural of Masjid) </span>and perform <span class="iTxt">Salāt </span>behind your<span class="iTxt"> A’immah</span><sup class="iTxt">asws</sup><span class="iTxt"> (</span>plural of Imam<sup>asws</sup><span class="iTxt">)</span>’?’
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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