Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief 1ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْ٠ُفَضَّلِ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) إِنَّ الْحَسْرَةَ وَالنَّدَا٠َةَ وَالْوَيْلَ كُلَّهُ لِ٠َا أَبْصَرَهُ وَلَ٠ْرُ الَّذِي هُوَ عَلَيْهِ ٠ٌ أَ نَفْعٌ لَهُ أَ٠ْ ضَرٌّ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَبِ٠َ يُعْرَفُ النَّاجِي ٠ِنْ هَؤُلاءِ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ ٠َنْ كَانَ فِعْلُهُ لِقَوْلِهِ ٠ُوَافِقاً فَأُثْبِتَ لَهُ الشَّهَادَةُ بِالنَّجَاةِ وَ٠ْ يَكُنْ فِعْلُهُ لِقَوْلِهِ ٠ُوَافِقاً فَإِنَّ٠1.

It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-Mufaddal al-Ju’fl who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Sorrow, regret and lamentation strikes one who does not benefit from what he sees and does not know upon what ground is he standing; is it beneficial for him or harmful?’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, by what means are the ones who have found salvation recognized?’ The Imam said, ‘One whose acts agree with his words, testimony for his salvation holds true and one whose deeds do not agree with his words, his belief is transient.

’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/249))