By the One -azwj in Whose -azwj Hand is my -asws soul...

By the One -azwj in Whose -azwj Hand is my -asws soul, a single Hadith that you take from the truthful is better that this world and what in contains of the gold and silver’. [5] Masomeen -asws ‘s Advise Against Following Others: قَالَ وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ مَنْ أَخَذَ دِينَهُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الرِّجَالِ أَزَالَتْهُ الرِّجَالُ وَ مَنْ أَخَذَ دِينَهُ‏ مِنَ‏ الْكِتَابِ‏ وَ السُّنَّةِ زَالَتِ الْجِبَالُ وَ لَمْ يَزُلْ.

قَالَ وَ هَذَا الْخَبَرُ مَرْوِيٌّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ وَ رَوَاهُ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ مُرْسَلًا نَحْوَهُ‏ [6] .

(The narrator) says that Amir ul-Momineen – asws said: Whoever takes the religion from the talk/mouth of Al-Rijal (as mentioned by people) will lose it to Al-Rijal (another people as in agreement to their talks) but if one takes the religion from the Book (Quran) and Sunnah (Ahadith) will be so (firm) that mountains may move but he will not lose anything (from his beliefs/religion).

It is said this Hadith is from Al-Sadiq – asws who has narrated from Amir ul Momineen – asws , and it is from a continues chain as (reported by) Al-Kulani.

[7] Also in another Hadith: روي عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام: أنه قال: من دخل في هذا الدين بالرجال أخرجه منه الرجال كما أدخلوه فيه، ومن دخل فيه بالكتاب والسنة زالت الجبال قبل أن يزول Imam Abu Abdullah -asws said: If someone takes up religion (of Muhammad -saww and Alay Muhammad -asws ) from another person (Taqleed) then his religion remains infirm and is easily destroyed by others (preachers) but if he takes it from ‘Quran and Sunnah’, then mountains may tremble but not his faith.

[8] وعن عدة من أصحابنا ، عن أحمد بن محمد ، عن ابن أبي نصر ، عن مثنى ، عن زرارة قال : كنت عند أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) ، وعنده رجل من أهل الكوفة ، يسأله عن قول أمير المؤمنين ( عليه السلام ) : سلوني عما شئتم ، فلا تسألون عن شيء إلا أنبأتكم به ، فقال : إنه ليس أحد عنده ( علم إلا شيء ) خرج من عند أمير المؤمنين ( عليه السلام ) ، فليذهب الناس حيث شاؤوا ، فوالله ليس الأمر إلا من ههنا ـ وأشار بيده إلى بيته ـ .

And from a number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Nasr, from Mathni, from Zarara who has narrated: ‘I was with Abu Ja’far – asws , and with him – asws was a man from Kufa asking him – asws about the words of the Amir-ul-Momineen – asws : ‘Ask me – asws whatsoever you feel like. You will not ask me for anything, but that I – asws will give you the answer for it’. Imam – asws replied: ‘There is no one who has any knowledge but it has come from the Amir-ul-Momineen – asws .

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