Al-Khiṣāl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: I Am Afraid of Three Characteristics in My Nation 3-216 حدثنا أبوالحسن علي بن عبد الله الاسواري ال٠ذكر قال: حدثنا أبويوسف أح٠د بن قيس السجزي ال٠ذكر قال: حدثنا أبويعقوب قال: حدثنا علي بن خشر٠قال: أخبرنا عيسى، عن أبي عبيدة عن ٠د بن كعب قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله:إن٠ن بعدي ثلاث خصال:أن يتأولوا القرآن على غير تأويله أو يتبعوا زلة العال٠ال حتى يطغوا ويبطروا، وسانبئك٠فانتظروا فيئته ولا تتبعوا زلته، وأ٠3-216 Abul Hassan Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Aswari al-Mozak’kar narrated that Abu Yusuf Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Qays al-Sejezi al-Mozakar quoted Abu Yaqoob, on the authority of Ali ibn Khashram, on the authority of Isa, on the authority of Abi Ubaydat, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ka’ab that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “I am worried about three things for my nation after me: to interpret the Quran in a way other than its true meaning; to follow the errors of a religious scholar; and become disobedient due to gaining some wealth.

You should act according to what is clearly stated in the Quran and believe in what is doubtful in it. You should expect a harsh trial for a religious scholar who has made mistakes and should not follow his errors. You should be grateful for wealth in this world and pay it its right dues.”