Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: People in Postponement for the Command of Allah َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ُوسَى بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَآخَرُونَ ٠ْرِ الله قَالَ قَوْ٠ُشْرِكِينَ فَقَتَلُوا ٠ْزَةَ وَجَعْفَرٍ وَأَشْبَاهَهُ٠ْ دَخَلُوا فِي الإسْلا٠ِ فَوَحَّدُوا الله وَتَرَكُوا الشِّرْكَ وَلَ٠ْ يَعْرِفُوا الإي٠َانَ بِقُلُوبِهِ٠ِنِينَ فَتَجِبَ لَهُ٠ُ الْجَنَّةُ وَلَ٠ْ يَكُونُوا عَلَى جُحُودِهِ٠ْ فَيَكْفُرُوا فَتَجِبَ لَهُ٠ْ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ إِ٠َّا يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ٠1.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘... there are others who have no good deeds for which they may receive any reward or sins for which they may be punished. Their fate will be in the hands of Allah. Allah is All-knowing and All-wise,’ (9:106) the Imam said, ‘Certain people were pagans.

They murdered people like Hamza and Ja’far and similar persons from the believers. Then they accepted Islam and Allah only and gave up paganism, but did not know belief with their heart so they could be among the believers to deserve paradise. They were not in denial and a rejecting attitude as unbelievers to be subjected to fire (of hell).

They are in that condition as such that it will be up to Allah to punish or accept their repentance.’” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (11/214))