4-5 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah Al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Jameel ibn Dur’raj, on the authority of Zurarah that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) narrated that the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said,

“There are four issues that will strengthen the religion: outspoken scholars who act according to their knowledge; rich folks who are not stingy in assisting those who adhere to God’s Religion; poor folks who do not outsell their religious beliefs to worldly affairs; and ignorant folks who are not too arrogant to quest for knowledge. Once the knowledgeable ones hide their knowledge, the rich are stingy with their wealth, the poor trade their afterlife in exchange for this world and the ignorant are too arrogant to seek knowledge, the world will start to retreat. At that time you should not be fooled by the increasing number of mosques and the many who go there.” The Imam (MGB) was asked, “O Commander of the Faithful! How should one live at that time?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “Associate with the people superficially. One only gets what he earns and will be resurrected with whatever he likes. Await relief to be sent by the Honorable the Exalted God.”