سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «مَنْ ذَا اَلَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اَللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً » قَالَ «نَزَلَتْ فِي صِلَةِ اَلْإِمَامِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty: "Who is it that will lend to Allah (swt) a goodly loan?" Imam (a.s) said: "It was revealed concerning the support of the Imam (a.s)."
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «دِرْهَمٌ يُوصَلُ بِهِ اَلْإِمَامُ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ يُنْفَقُ فِي غَيْرِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "A dirham given to support the Imam is better than a million dirhams spent on others in the way of Allah (swt), the Almighty."
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى صِلَتِنَا فَلْيَصِلْ صَالِحِي شِيعَتِنَا يُكْتَبْ لَهُ ثَوَابُ صِلَتِنَا وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى زِيَارَتِنَا فَلْيَزُرْ صَالِحِي مَوَالِينَا يُكْتَبْ لَهُ ثَوَابُ زِيَارَتِنَا».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever is unable to support us should support the righteous among our Shia; it will be written for him as the reward of supporting us. And whoever is unable to visit us should visit the righteous among our followers; it will be written for him as the reward of visiting us."
