And how can that be less which has been accepted (by Allah)?

And how can that be less which has been accepted (by Allah)?" Three groups within the Ummah He said: Al-Sharif Abu Abdillah, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Jawani reported from Abu Talib al-Muzaffar ibn Ja'far ibn al-Muzaffar al-Alawi al-Umri, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Masood, (from his father), who reported from Nasr ibn Ahmad who reported from ‘Ali ibn Hafs, who reported from Khalid al-Qatwai, who reported from Yunus ibn Arqam, who reported from Abdul Hamid ibn Abu al-Khansa, who reported from Ziyad ibn Yazid, who reported from his father, from his grandfather Farwah al-Zifari who reported that: I heard Salman, may Allah bless him with mercy, say: The Prophet (Peace be upon him and his progeny), said: "My Ummah will be divided into three groups: a group on the absolute Truth, from which falsehood can reduce nothing.

They will love me and my Ahlul Bayt, and their likeness is that of pure gold, which when put to the (test of) burning fire, increases in brilliance. And a group upon the false path, where Truth will reduce nothing. They will hate me and my Ahlul Bayt, and their likeness is that of iron, which when put to fire, increases nothing but evil. And a group like the rolling stones, following the path of Samiri.

They would not say: 'Touch me not', they would say: 'No fighting (for the just cause).' Their leader will be al-Ash'ari. (i.e.

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari)." Saints & Nobles He said: Abu Bakr, Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi, reported to me from Abul Abbas, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Saeed, who reported from Umar ibn Isa ibn Uthman, who reported from his father, who reported from Khalid ibn Amir ibn Abbas, from Muhammad ibn Swaid al-Ash'ari who said: Fatr ibn Khalifa and I called upon Ja'far ibn Muhammad (as), and he presented some dates to us which we ate, and gave some to Fatr.

Then he said to him (Fatr): "What about the tradition which Abu al-Tufail, may Allah bless him with mercy, narrated to me about the saints?" Fatr said: I heard Abu al-Tufail say: "I heard ‘Ali, Amirul Mu’mineen say that Abdal (the saints) are from the people of Sham and the noble ones are from the people of Kufa. Allah will rally them together on a day which will be the worst day for our enemies." Then Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) said: "May Allah have mercy upon you.

With us begins the (severe) test, and then with you, and with us shall begin the relief and then with you.