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💠My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ali bin al-Hussein as-Sa’dabadi… from Jabir al-Ju’fi that Abu Ja’far Imam Baqir (a) said:

📍O Jabir, do you think that it is sufficient for those who claim being Shia to say that they cherish us; the Prophet’s household? By Allah I swear, our Shia are only those who are aware of the presence of Allah and obey Him.

📍Their signs are modesty, submission, fulfillment of the trusts, very much remembrance of Allah, fasting, offering prayers, kindness and respect to (their) parents, aiding the neighbors who are poor, the destitute, the indebted, and the orphans, (they speak the) truth, recite the Quran, and avoid mentioning people except for praising them.

📍In addition, they are the most trustful of the people of their tribes (i.e. communities)

🔹Jabir said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, we do not know anyone who bears such characters.

🌹The Imam (a) replied:

📍No, Jabir. Do not misunderstand the matter. It is enough for a man to claim that he loves and follows Ali (a). As a matter of fact, if he claims that he loves the Prophet (s) who is preferable to Ali(a) but he does not follow the Prophet’s traditions and does not act upon his instructions, such claim of love will be definitely useless. Hence, you should fear (losing the love of) Allah and work for the cause of obtaining that which He has in possession. There is no relation or kinship between Allah and anybody.[1]

📍The most favorable and honorable servants of Allah are the most God-conscious and the most obedient. O Jabir, the only means through which a servant seeks to gain Allah’s favor is through the obedience to Him. We –the Prophet’s household- do not carry a patent for saving from Hell.

📍 Likewise, none of you has a claim against Allah. He who obeys Allah is only our disciple and whoever disobeys Him is our enemy. You cannot attain the shade of benefits under our divine authority (such as intercession) except by means of having diligence and piety.[2]

📍📝Comments📝📍

[1] Allama al-Majlisi commented: This means that there is no (family) relation between God and the Shia due to which He may forgive them while He does not forgive the others who have committed the same sins. It also may mean that there is no (family) relation between God and Ali due to which God may forgive Ali’s followers while He does not forgive the followers of the Prophet, for example, who have committed the same sins. As a result, the only relation between God and His servants is the obedience to Him and fear of losing His love. From that cause, the Imams, peace be with them, are the dearest people to God.

[2] Refer to al-Kafi; 2:60 H.3, As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 499 H.3, (in another series of relation), al-Amali; At-Tusi 735/1535, Mishkat ul-Anwar; 59,Tanbih ul-Khawattir; 2:1855, Bihar ul-Anwar; 70:97 H.4

📚Reference📚

Sifat ush-Shia, no. 22