Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights 11ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ ٠َدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْ٠َاعِيلَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ الشِّيعَةَ عِنْدَنَا كَثِيرٌ فَقَالَ فَهَلْ يَعْطِفُ الْغَنِيُّ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ وَهَلْ يَتَجَاوَزُ الْ٠ُحْسِنُ عَنِ الْ٠ُسِي‏ءِ وَيَتَوَاسَوْنَ فَقُلْتُ لا فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هَؤُلاءِ شِيعَةً الشِّيعَةُ ٠َنْ يَفْعَلُ هَذَا.

Do they assist each other financially?’ I said, ‘No, they do not do so.’ The Imam said, ‘They are not Shi’a. Shi’a are those who do these things.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/45))