فإن قال خصومنا فما تقولون في شهادة سلمان وأبي ذر وعمار و المقداد لأمير المؤمنين وشهادة تلك الجماعات وأولئك الخلق لغيره أيهما كان أصوب قلنا لهم لأمير المؤمنين وأصحابه أمور خص بها و خصوا بها دون من بإزائهم فإن أوجدتمونا مثل ذلك أو ما يقاربه لكم فأنتم المحقون أولها أن أعداءه كانوا يقرون بفضله وطهارته و علمه وَ قَدْ رُوِّينَا وَرَوَوْا لَهُ مَعَنَا أَنَّهُ ص خَبَّرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُوَالِي مَنْ يُوَالِيهِ وَ يُعَادِي مَنْ يُعَادِيهِ فوجب لهذا أن يتبع دون غيره و الثاني أن أعداءه لم يقولوا له نحن نشهد أن النبي ص أشار إلى فلان بالإمامة و نصبه حجة للخلق و إنما نصبوه لهم على جهة الاختيار كما قد بلغك و الثالث أن أعداءه كانوا يشهدون على أحد أصحاب أمير المؤمنين أنه لا يكذب لِقَوْلِهِ مَا أَظَلَّتِ الْخَضْرَاءُ وَ لَا أَقَلَّتِ الْغَبْرَاءُ عَلَى ذِي لَهْجَةٍ أَصْدَقَ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فكانت شهادته وحده أفضل من شهادتهم و الرابع أن أعداءه قد نقلوا ما نقله أولياؤه مما تجب به الحجة و ذهبوا عنه بفساد التأويل و الخامس أن أعداءه رَوَوْا فِي الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ أَنَّهُمَا سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ. وَرَوَوْا أَيْضاً أَنَّهُ ص قَالَ: مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّداً فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ . فلما شهدا لأبيهما بذلك و صح أنهما من أهل الجنة بشهادة الرسول وجب تصديقهما لأنهما لو كذبا في هذا لم يكونا من أهل الجنة و كانا من أهل النار و حاشا لهما الزكيين الطيبين الصادقين فليوجدنا أصحاب جعفر خاصة هي لهم دون خصومهم حتى يقبل ذلك و إلا فلا معنى لترك خبر متواتر لا تهمة في نقله و لا على ناقليه و قبول خبر لا يؤمن على ناقليه تهمة التواطؤ عليه و لا خاصة معهم يثبتون بها و لن يفعل ذلك إلا تائه حيران فتأمل أسعدك الله في النظر فيما كتبت به إليك مما ينظر به الناظر لدينه المفكر في معاده المتأمل بعين الخيفة و الحذار إلى عواقب الكفر و الجحود موفقا إن شاء الله تعالى أطال الله بقاءك و أعزك و أيدك و ثبتك و جعلك من أهل الحق و هداك له و أعاذك من أن تكون من الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَ هُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعاً و من الذين يستزلهم الشيطان بخدعه وغروره و إملائه و تسويله و أجرى لك أجمل ما عودك.
If our opponents ask our opinion regarding the testimony of Salman, Abu Tharr, Ammar and Miqdad in favor of Amirul Momineen on one hand and the testimony of a large number of people in favor of another person. Which of the two were true? We shall say that Amirul Momineen and his companions in comparison to their opponents were possessing some special characteristics and those merits were peculiar to them only. If you can prove that you also have those characteristics we would admit that you are true to your claim. The first point is that even his enemies admitted his superiority, purity and knowledge.
It is mentioned in the traditions of the Prophet that he said: The Almighty Allah loves those who love him (Ali) and He is inimical to those who are inimical to him. On the basis of this, he is not allowed to follow anyone except him. And the second specialty is that his enemies did not claim that the Holy Prophet ﷺ had specified the other person to be Imam or made his proof on the people. Instead, as you also know, those people selected him for themselves on the justification that they were empowered to do so. The third specialty is that his enemies used to testify regarding a companion of Amirul Momineen that he never lied because the Prophet had himself said: There is no one between the sky and the earth more truthful than Abu Tharr.
On the basis of this, the testimony of Abu Tharr alone is weightier than all of those people put together. The fourth specialty is that his enemies have narrated the same traditions that their friends have and through which the proof is established. But they have turned away from it due to wrong interpretation. The fifth specialty is that his enemies have narrated the tradition that Hasan and Hussain are the chiefs of the youths of Paradise and also quoted that he said: One who knowingly fabricates my sayings, makes Hellfire his abode. Thus when these two testified in favor of their venerable father, and it is also true that according to the testimony of the Holy Prophet ﷺ they are folks of Paradise, to consider them truthful became obligatory, because if they are untruthful in this they shall not be among the folks of Paradise, and instead shall be folks of Hell and those two personalities are purified from this. They are pure, chaste and truthful.
Now the followers of Ja’far al-Kazzab should mention some of his specialties that are not present in their opponents so that their claim may be accepted. Without this it is meaningless to reject a widely narrated tradition (mutawatir), which is free of any defect in both, the text and reporters. Neither is it worth accepting a tradition whose narrators are not free from the accusation of having connived on falsehood. Whereas they do not even have any such specialty through which their claim could be proved. And such an action is committed only by a confused and deviated person. So please think about it! May Allah give you righteousness.
Whatever I have written about you and regarding which an intelligent person ponders about his religion, and he thinks upon the Judgment Day fearing the consequences of infidelity and denial. Be suitable, Insha’Allah, may the Almighty Allah give you a long life and bestow you strength and support and may He make you steadfast make you righteous. And may He guide you towards Himself. May He not make you of those whose efforts in the world are wasted, while they were under the impression that it was good. And may He also not make you of those, whom Satan deviates through deceit and fraud.
Commentary #6
فإن قال خصومنا فما تقولون في شهادة سلمان وأبي ذر وعمار و المقداد لأمير المؤمنين وشهادة تلك الجماعات وأولئك الخلق لغيره أيهما كان أصوب قلنا لهم لأمير المؤمنين وأصحابه أمور خص بها و خصوا بها دون من بإزائهم فإن أوجدتمونا مثل ذلك أو ما يقاربه لكم فأنتم المحقون أولها أن أعداءه كانوا يقرون بفضله وطهارته و علمه وَ قَدْ رُوِّينَا وَرَوَوْا لَهُ مَعَنَا أَنَّهُ ص خَبَّرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُوَالِي مَنْ يُوَالِيهِ وَ يُعَادِي مَنْ يُعَادِيهِ فوجب لهذا أن يتبع دون غيره و الثاني أن أعداءه لم يقولوا له نحن نشهد أن النبي ص أشار إلى فلان بالإمامة و نصبه حجة للخلق و إنما نصبوه لهم على جهة الاختيار كما قد بلغك و الثالث أن أعداءه كانوا يشهدون على أحد أصحاب أمير المؤمنين أنه لا يكذب لِقَوْلِهِ مَا أَظَلَّتِ الْخَضْرَاءُ وَ لَا أَقَلَّتِ الْغَبْرَاءُ عَلَى ذِي لَهْجَةٍ أَصْدَقَ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فكانت شهادته وحده أفضل من شهادتهم و الرابع أن أعداءه قد نقلوا ما نقله أولياؤه مما تجب به الحجة و ذهبوا عنه بفساد التأويل و الخامس أن أعداءه رَوَوْا فِي الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ أَنَّهُمَا سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ. وَرَوَوْا أَيْضاً أَنَّهُ ص قَالَ: مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّداً فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ . فلما شهدا لأبيهما بذلك و صح أنهما من أهل الجنة بشهادة الرسول وجب تصديقهما لأنهما لو كذبا في هذا لم يكونا من أهل الجنة و كانا من أهل النار و حاشا لهما الزكيين الطيبين الصادقين فليوجدنا أصحاب جعفر خاصة هي لهم دون خصومهم حتى يقبل ذلك و إلا فلا معنى لترك خبر متواتر لا تهمة في نقله و لا على ناقليه و قبول خبر لا يؤمن على ناقليه تهمة التواطؤ عليه و لا خاصة معهم يثبتون بها و لن يفعل ذلك إلا تائه حيران فتأمل أسعدك الله في النظر فيما كتبت به إليك مما ينظر به الناظر لدينه المفكر في معاده المتأمل بعين الخيفة و الحذار إلى عواقب الكفر و الجحود موفقا إن شاء الله تعالى أطال الله بقاءك و أعزك و أيدك و ثبتك و جعلك من أهل الحق و هداك له و أعاذك من أن تكون من الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَ هُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعاً و من الذين يستزلهم الشيطان بخدعه وغروره و إملائه و تسويله و أجرى لك أجمل ما عودك.
If our opponents ask our opinion regarding the testimony of Salman, Abu Tharr, Ammar and Miqdad in favor of Amirul Momineen
on one hand and the testimony of a large number of people in favor of another person. Which of the two were true? We shall say that Amirul Momineen 
and his companions in comparison to their opponents were possessing some special characteristics and those merits were peculiar to them only. If you can prove that you also have those characteristics we would admit that you are true to your claim. The first point is that even his enemies admitted his superiority, purity and knowledge.
that he never lied because the Prophet had himself said: There is no one between the sky and the earth more truthful than Abu Tharr.
are the chiefs of the youths of Paradise and also quoted that he said: One who knowingly fabricates my sayings, makes Hellfire his abode. Thus when these two testified in favor of their venerable father, and it is also true that according to the testimony of the Holy Prophet ﷺ they are folks of Paradise, to consider them truthful became obligatory, because if they are untruthful in this they shall not be among the folks of Paradise, and instead shall be folks of Hell and those two personalities are purified from this. They are pure, chaste and truthful.
It is mentioned in the traditions of the Prophet that he said: The Almighty Allah loves those who love him (Ali) and He is inimical to those who are inimical to him. On the basis of this, he is not allowed to follow anyone except him. And the second specialty is that his enemies did not claim that the Holy Prophet ﷺ had specified the other person to be Imam or made his proof on the people. Instead, as you also know, those people selected him for themselves on the justification that they were empowered to do so. The third specialty is that his enemies used to testify regarding a companion of Amirul Momineen
On the basis of this, the testimony of Abu Tharr alone is weightier than all of those people put together. The fourth specialty is that his enemies have narrated the same traditions that their friends have and through which the proof is established. But they have turned away from it due to wrong interpretation. The fifth specialty is that his enemies have narrated the tradition that Hasan and Hussain
Now the followers of Ja’far al-Kazzab should mention some of his specialties that are not present in their opponents so that their claim may be accepted. Without this it is meaningless to reject a widely narrated tradition (mutawatir), which is free of any defect in both, the text and reporters. Neither is it worth accepting a tradition whose narrators are not free from the accusation of having connived on falsehood. Whereas they do not even have any such specialty through which their claim could be proved. And such an action is committed only by a confused and deviated person. So please think about it! May Allah give you righteousness.
Whatever I have written about you and regarding which an intelligent person ponders about his religion, and he thinks upon the Judgment Day fearing the consequences of infidelity and denial. Be suitable, Insha’Allah, may the Almighty Allah give you a long life and bestow you strength and support and may He make you steadfast make you righteous. And may He guide you towards Himself. May He not make you of those whose efforts in the world are wasted, while they were under the impression that it was good. And may He also not make you of those, whom Satan deviates through deceit and fraud.