We should add that this reward is only meant for the teacher...

We should add that this reward is only meant for the teacher and the student who have pure intentions and work for God’s sake. The Role of the Teacher Imam Jawad said: مَنْ أصْغَى إلى ناطِقٍ فَقَد عَبَدَهُ؛ فإنْ كانَ النّاطِقُ عَن اللهِ فَقَد عَبَدَ اللهَ، وإنْ كانَ النّاطِقُ يَنْطِقُ عَن لِسانِ إبْلِيسَ فَقَدْ عَبَدَ إبْليسَ. “Whoever listens to a speaker has worshipped him. If the speaker is from God, (and is teaching divine things,) then the listener has worshipped God.

But if the speaker speaks through the tongue of Satan (and is saying evil things,) then he has worshipped Satan.” [^5] In this tradition, the role of speaking, and its possible influences is stressed to the extreme points of being divine or Satanic. If the listener considers the words of the teacher to be…