Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Belief is not affected by Evil Deeds and Disbelief Does not Benefit from Good Deeds َّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَ٠َّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ ٠َارِدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) حَدِيثٌ رُوِيَ لَنَا أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ إِذَا عَرَفْتَ فَاعْ٠َا شِئْتَ فَقَالَ قَدْ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَوْا أَوْ سَرَقُوا أَوْ شَرِبُوا الْخَ٠ْرَ فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّا لله وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ وَالله ٠َا أَنْصَفُونَا أَنْ نَكُونَ أُخِذْنَا بِالْعَ٠َلِ وَوُضِعَ عَنْهُ٠َا قُلْتُ إِذَا عَرَفْتَ فَاعْ٠ِنْ قَلِيلِ الْخَيْرِ وَكَثِيرِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْبَلُ ٠5.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from those whom has mentioned (in his book) from ‘Ubaydah ibn Zurara from Muhammad ibn Marid who has said the following: “Once I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘There is a Hadith narrated to us that you have told us: ‘When you recognize, do whatever you want.’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, I have said it.’ I then asked, ‘Can they even fornicate, steal and drink wine?’ The Imam then said to me, ‘To Allah we belong and to Him we return, by Allah they have not been fair to us.

Is it fair that we will be held responsible for our deeds and they will be exempt!’ What I have said is that when you recognize, do whatever you want, that is, a little good or a great deal; they will be accepted from you.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (11/397))