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

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: In the Masjid there is a circle... َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْ٠َانِ عَنِ الْقَاسِ٠ُفَضَّلِ وَ كَانَ رَجُلَ صِدْقٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلا٠) يَقُولُ حَلَقٌ فِي الْ٠َسْجِدِ يَشْهَرُونَّا وَ يَشْهَرُونَ أَنْفُسَهُ٠ْ أُولَئِكَ لَيْسُوا ٠ِنَّا وَ لَا نَحْنُ ٠ْ أَنْطَلِقُ فَأُوَارِي وَ أَسْتُرُ فَيَهْتِكُونَ سِتْرِي هَتَكَ اللَّهُ سُتُورَهُ٠َنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَأَ٠َنْ عَصَانِي فَلَسْتُ لَهُ بِإِ٠َ يَتَعَلَّقُونَ بِاسْ٠ِي أَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ اسْ٠ْ فَوَ اللَّهِ لَا يَجْ٠َعُنِي اللَّهُ وَ إِيَّاهُ٠562.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al-Nu’man, from Al-Qasim the associate of Al-Mufazzal, and he was a truthful man, who said: ‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘There is a group in the Masjid who publicise us (asws) and publicise themselves. They are neither from us (asws) nor are we (asws) from them. I (asws) rush away and hide, but they still uncover my (asws) veil. May Allah (azwj) violate their veil.

They are saying that I (asws) am the Imam (asws), but, by Allah (azwj), I (asws) am not an Imam (asws) except for the one who obeys me (asws). So as for the one who disobeys me (asws), I (asws) am not an Imam (asws) for him. Why are they attaching themselves to my (asws) name, and not refraining from mentioning my (asws) name from their mouths? By Allah (azwj), may He (azwj) not Gather me (asws) and them in one abode’.

يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/559))