He -asws said...
He -asws said: ‘There was no sin on him -saww , nor was he -saww with a sin, but Allah -azwj burdened him -saww with the sins of his -saww Shias, then Forgave them for his -saww sake’.
Sharaf Al-Deen Al-Najafi said, ‘And it is supported by what has been reported from Abu Al-Hassan -asws the Third having said about the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: For Allah to Forgive you what has preceded from your sins and what is delayed [48:2] , so he -asws said: ‘And which sin was committed by Rasool-Allah -saww , before or after?’ But rather, Allah -azwj Burdened him -saww with the sins of the Shias of Ali -asws , from the past among them and the ones who remain, then Forgave them on his -saww behalf’.
[3] الطبرسي: روى المفضل بن عمر، عن الصادق (عليه السلام)، قال: سأله رجل، عن هذه الآية، فقال: «و الله ما كان له ذنب، و لكن الله سبحانه ضمن له أن يغفر ذنوب شيعة علي (عليه السلام) ما تقدم من ذنبهم و ما تأخر».
Al-Tabarsy – It has been reported by Al-Mufazzal-Bin Umar, ‘A man asked Al-Sadiq -asws about this Verse, so he -asws said: ‘By Allah -azwj , there was no sin for him -saww , but Allah -azwj the Glorious, Guaranteed him -saww that He -azwj would Forgive the sins of the Shias of Ali -asws , whatever had preceded from their sins and whatever is to follow’.