Al-Husayn ibn Said from Hammad ibn Isa from Muawiyah ibn Wahb from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, who said:
I asked Imam al-Sadiq
عليه السلام about a man who leads the people in prayer, and you are not pleased with him, in a prayer in which the recitation is done aloud. Imam
عليه السلام said: “If you hear the Book of Allah
سبحانه وتعالى being recited, then listen to it.” I asked: “But he testifies against me with shirk.” Imam
عليه السلام said: “If he disobeys Allah
سبحانه وتعالى, then you obey Allah
سبحانه وتعالى.” I repeated the question to Imam
عليه السلام, but Imam
عليه السلام refused to permit me (to recite). Then I asked the Imam
عليه السلام: “Shall I then pray in my house and afterward go out to him?” Imam
عليه السلام said: “That is up to you.” And Imam
عليه السلام said: “Indeed, Imam Ali
عليه السلام, peace be upon him, was in the morning prayer, and Ibn al-Kawwa, who was standing behind him, recited: 'And indeed it has been revealed to you and to those before you: if you associate (others with Allah), your deeds will surely be nullified, and you will certainly be among the losers' (Surah Az-Zumar
39:65) So Imam Ali
عليه السلام, peace be upon him, remained silent out of reverence for the Qur’an until he completed the verse. Then Imam Ali
عليه السلام resumed his recitation. Ibn al-Kawwa repeated the verse, and Imam Ali
عليه السلام, peace be upon him, again remained silent. Then Imam
عليه السلام recited, and Ibn al-Kawwa repeated it again, so Imam Ali
عليه السلام, peace be upon him, remained silent once more. Then Imam Ali
عليه السلام recited: 'So be patient, indeed the promise of Allah
سبحانه وتعالى is true, and let not those who are uncertain (in faith) cause you to lose resolve.' (Surah Ar-Rum
30:60). Then Imam Ali
عليه السلام completed the surah and bowed (into ruku).”