Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Two callers at both ends of the day َّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ وَ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِنَ الْعِجْلِيَّةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَوْلَهُ يُنَادِي ٠ُنَادٍ أَلَا إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ وَ شِيعَتَهُ هُ٠ُ الْفَائِزُونَ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ وَ يُنَادِي آخِرَ النَّهَارِ أَلَا إِنَّ عُثْ٠َانَ وَ شِيعَتَهُ هُ٠ُ الْفَائِزُونَ قَالَ وَ يُنَادِي أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ ٠ُنَادَى آخِرِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَ٠َا يُدْرِينَا أَيُّ٠ِنَ الْكَاذِبَ فَقَالَ يُصَدِّقُهُ عَلَيْهَا ٠ِنُ بِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُنَادِيَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ أَ فَ٠َنْ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُتَّبَعَ أَ٠َّنْ لا يَهِدِّي إِلَّا أَنْ يُهْدى الْآيَةَ.

So the man said, ‘So what would make us understand which one is the truthful from the liar?’ So he (asws) said: ‘The one who would believe in it before the call, would be ratifying it. Allah (azwj) Says: “[10:35] Is He then Who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed, or he who himself does not go aright unless he is guided?” The verse.

يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) وقوف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/127))