Jabir, the only means through which a servant seeks to gain...

Jabir, the only means through which a servant seeks to gain Allah’s favor is the obedience to Him. We the Ahlul-Bayt - do not carry a patent for saving from Hell. Likewise, none of you has a claim against Allah. He who obeys Allah is only our disciple and whoever disobeys Him is our enemy.

The loyalty to us cannot be gained except by means of diligent work and piety[^4].” Al-Mufaddhal Ibn Omar narrated the following: “I, once, was with Imam as-Sadiq (a) when our subject of discussion was good deeds. I said, ‘My deeds are very few,’ but the Imam shouted, ‘What is this saying? You should seek Allah’s forgiveness. To…