أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن المفضل ابن عمر، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام:
إن من قبلنا يقولون: إن الله تبارك وتعالى إذا أحب عبدا نوه به منوه من السماء أن الله يجب فلانا فأحبوه، فتلقى له المحبة في قلوب العباد، فإذا أبغض الله تعالى عبدا نوه منوه من السماء أن الله يبغض فلانا فأبغضوه قال: فيلقي الله له البغضاء في قلوب العباد، قال: كان عليه السلام متكئا فاستوى جالسا فنفض يده ثلاث مرات يقول: لا، ليس كما يقولون. ولكن الله عز وجل إذا أحب عبدا أغرى به الناس في الأرض ليقولوا فيه فيؤثمهم ويأجره. وإذا أبغض الله عبدا حببه إلى الناس ليقولوا فيه فيؤثمهم ويؤثمه. ثم قال عليه السلام. من كان أحب إلى الله من يحيى بن زكريا عليه السلام؟ أغراهم به حتى قتلوه، ومن كان أحب إلى الله عز وجل من علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام؟ فلقى من الناس ما قد علمتم، ومن كان أحب إلى الله تعالى من الحسين بن علي صلوات الله عليه فأغراهم به حتى قتلوه.
10. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ja’far bin Uthman, from Abu Baseer, that he said:
I was at the place of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and a man said to him: May Allah rectify you, indeed, in Kufa there are people who say a saying which they ascribe to you. He said: And what is it? He said: They say that faith is other than (acceptance of) Islam. Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, then said: Yes. The man then said to him: Describe it to be. He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah and acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, he is a Muslim. He said: And faith? He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah, acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, establishes the prayer, gives the alms tax, fasts the Month of Ramadan, performs pilgrimage to the House and will not meet Allah after having performed a sin for which the Fire has been promised, he is a believer. Abu Baseer said: May I be sacrificed for you, and who of us will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised? He said: It is not as you think. It is only the one who will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised and does not repent from it.
