How do you know what is the intention behind such words, jealousy or hatred.

How do you know what is the intention behind such words, jealousy or hatred. Perhaps who did this wrong, did it for monetary gain. They did not get what they had hoped. Why should you give up your faith? He makes an error because of selfishness or Satanic misguidance but why should you believe him and give away your faith! Undue benefit of people’s ignorance Now what should be done if someone is like this? It was so in the time of Ali bin Abi Talib.

Muawiyah took undue benefit of people’s ignorance. You must have heard that he propagated in Syria that Ali does not offer prayers. Did he not propagate this where Ali died? This is lying and falsehood. They told lies about the Holy Prophet too and people of Syria believed in it. Had you been there you would also have believed it. Today you accept whatever anybody says. Had you lived in those days in Syria you also would have said, “Yes!

It is right that Ali does not pray.” How is it that everyone in Syria accepts the word that Ali does not pray? Nobody went for inquiry. Their only foundation was that they heard a thing and believed in it instantly. Not only this, he also says that I heard it from a holy person. Lying about Imam’s word against the Imam himself! It is narrated that one day Ja’far bin Sadiq was sitting in a gathering in Masjid Khashaaf Haqaaiq.

Some of his companions brought a traveler who was claiming that he was a scholar of traditions. He claimed, “I acquire traditions from every city I visit. I have learnt thousands of traditions by heart. I remember the words of all great men, even of Ja’far bin Sadiq.” He did not know that he was talking to Ja’far bin Muhammad himself.

The Imam asked him, “What do you remember from the words of Ja’far?” He said, “One of his sayings is, ‘If one is on a journey and one makes ablution without taking out the socks and does wiping (Masah) on those socks, it is sufficient.’” The Imam asked, “From whom did you hear this?” He replied, “From a man who says that he heard it from Imam Ja’far Sadiq.” The Imam asked, “If Ja’far Ibn Muhammad says that he never said so?” He replied, “I will not believe it.” The Imam said, “I am Ja’far bin Muhammad and I say that I did not say so.” That man replied, “I will not believe it because I have heard it from a good man that you have said so.

Now how can I believe you?” Most of the people are like this. Were all the companions of the Prophet just?