Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Hadith (statements) of (members of the family of ) is Difficult and becomes Difficult َدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ عِ٠ُوسَى عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ ٠َسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ ذُكِرَتِ التَّقِيَّةُ يَوْ٠اً عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْه٠) فَقَالَ وَالله لَوْ عَلِ٠َا فِي قَلْبِ سَلْ٠َانَ لَقَتَلَهُ وَلَقَدْ آخَى رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بَيْنَهُ٠ْ بِسَائِرِ الْخَلْقِ إِنَّ عِلْ٠ُسْتَصْعَبٌ لا يَحْتَ٠ِلُهُ إِلا نَبِيٌّ ٠ُقَرَّبٌ أَوْ عَبْدٌ ٠ْتَحَنَ الله قَلْبَهُ لِلاي٠َانِ فَقَالَ وَإِنَّ٠ِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَلِذَلِكَ نَسَبْتُهُ إِلَى الْعُلَ٠2.

Ahmad ibn ’Idris has narrated from ‘Imran ibn Musa from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas‘ada ibn Sadaqa who has said the following. “I said to abu ‘Abdallah that I one day spoke of Taqiya (hiding something for fear) before Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.).” He said, “By Allah, if abu Dhar knew what was in the heart of Salam he would have killed him even though the Messenger of Allah had formed brotherhood between them. What then would you think of the rest of the people?

The knowledge of the scholars is difficult and it becomes difficult No one is capable to bear it except a prophet who is a messenger also or an angel who is close to Allah or a believer whose heart Allaah has tested for faith.” The Imam (a.s.) then said, “The only reason that Salman became of the scholars is because he is a man from us ().

For this reason, I ascribed him to the scholars.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/315)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)