Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from Salih ibn al-Sindi, from Ja'far ibn Bashir, and Muhammad ibn Yahya reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ibn Faddal, all narrating from Abu Jamila, from Khalid ibn Ammar, from Sudair, who said:

"I heard Abu Ja'far al-Baqir while I was exiting, and he took my hand and faced the house (Kaaba) and said: 'O Sudair, the people were commanded to come to these stones and perform tawaf around them, then come to us and nd declare their allegiance to us. This is the word of Allah: Indeed, I am the Forgiving for whoever repents, believes, and does righteous deeds, and then follows guidance.' Then he gestured with his hand to his chest, indicating our leadership. He then said: 'O Sudair, let me show you those who lead people away from the religion of Allah.' Then he looked at Abu Hanifa and Sufyan al-Thawri at that time, and they were sitting in a circle in the mosque. He said: 'These are the ones who lead people away from the religion of Allah without guidance from Allah and without a clear Book. If these evil ones had sat in their homes, people would have wandered about and would not have found anyone to inform them about Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, and about His Messenger ﷺ until they come to us, and we inform them about Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, and about His Messenger ﷺ.'"