[15] The Truthful...
[15] The Truthful: الكافي عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع يَا رَبِيعُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يَكْتُبَهُ اللَّهُ صِدِّيقاً. (The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – from Abu Ali Al-Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Salim, from Ahmad Bin Al-Nazar Al-Khazzaz, from his grandfather Al-Rabie Bin Sa’ad who said, ‘Abu Ja’far -asws said to me: ‘O Rabie!
Let the man be truthful until Allah -azwj Writes him as being a truthful’’ . [16] الكافي عَنِ الْعِدَّةِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ يَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ فَإِذَا صَدَقَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ صَدَقَ وَ بَرَّ وَ إِذَا كَذَبَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَذَبَ وَ فَجَرَ.
(The book) ‘Al-Kafi’ – from the number, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘ The servant speaks the truth until he is Written in the Presence of Allah -azwj as being from the truthful , and he lies until he is Written in the Presence of Allah -azwj as being from the liars.
When he speaks the truth, Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says: “He speaks the truth as is righteous!” And when he lies, Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says: “ He is lying as is being immoral! ”’ [17] الكافي عَنِ الْعِدَّةِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: كُونُوا دُعَاةً لِلنَّاسِ بِالْخَيْرِ بِغَيْرِ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ لِيَرَوْا مِنْكُمُ الِاجْتِهَادَ وَ الصِّدْقَ وَ الْوَرَعَ.
(The book) ‘Al-Kafi’ – from the number, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al-A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Ibn Abu Yafour, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘ Be inviting to the people with the goodness without (using) your tongues for them to be seeing from you the struggle (opinion/biasness), but the truthfulness, and the devoutness ’’.
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