You should rebuke this kind of people.
You should rebuke this kind of people.’ I said: ‘Even if I try to stop them (the preachers) they still continue with their mischief.’ Imam -asws said: ‘Then you should avoid them and stop sitting in their gatherings.’ [30] An Unfaithful Friend: عنه عليه السلام قال: مَن مشى مع أخيه المؤمن في حاجةٍ فلم يُناصحه فقد خان الله ورسوله Imam Sadiq -asws said: ‘Whoever associates with his believing brother just because he needs something, and does not really wish him well – (he) is similar to one who is treacherous to Allah -azwj and His Prophet -saww .’ [31] مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْقَمَّاطِ عَنْ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَسْأَلُكَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ كُنْتُ عَلَى حَالٍ وَ أَنَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَى حَالٍ أُخْرَى كُنْتُ أَدْخُلُ الْأَرْضَ فَأَدْعُو الرَّجُلَ وَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَ الْمَرْأَةَ فَيُنْقِذُ اللَّهُ مَنْ شَاءَ وَ أَنَا الْيَوْمَ لَا أَدْعُو أَحَداً فَقَالَ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُخَلِّيَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَ بَيْنَ رَبِّهِمْ فَمَنْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ مِنْ ظُلْمَةٍ إِلَى نُورٍ أَخْرَجَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ لَا عَلَيْكَ إِنْ آنَسْتَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ خَيْراً أَنْ تَنْبِذَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْءَ نَبْذاً قُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنْ أَحْياها فَكَأَنَّما أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً قَالَ مِنْ حَرَقٍ أَوْ غَرَقٍ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَأْوِيلُهَا الْأَعْظَمُ أَنْ دَعَاهَا فَاسْتَجَابَتْ لَهُ Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya ibn Imran al-Halabi from abu Khalid al-Qammat from Humran who has said: ‘Once I said to Abu Abdullah -asws : ‘Can I ask you a question, may Allah -azwj keep you well?’ He -asws said: ‘Yes you may do so.’ I said: ‘I was in a particular condition and today I am in another condition.
I would go in the land to invite one or two men and women (to our belief) and Allah -azwj would save whomever He -azwj wanted. Today, I do not invite anyone.’ ‘ The Imam -asws said: ‘It is no offense to you to leave people to their Lord.
Whomever Allah -azwj Wants to guide and take out of darkness to light, He -azwj does so.’ The Imam -asws then said: ‘It is not an offense to you if you sense good in someone to introduce an issue.’ I then said: ‘Tell me about the words of Allah -azwj : To save a life is as great a virtue as to save all of mankind,’ (5:32) .
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