Hadith 781
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56. We were told by Muhammed bin Qasem, the exegete, al-Jarjani, that he said: We were told by Yusuf bin Muhammed bin Ziyad, and Ali bin Muhammed bin Sinan, from their fathers, from Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Musa bin Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said
The Messenger of Allah (sw) said to some of his companions one day: O servant of Allah, love for the sake of Allah, hate for the sake of Allah, befriend for the sake of Allah and antagonize for the sake of Allah, for indeed, you will not attain the Guardianship of Allah except by that. A man will not find the taste of faith, even if his prayers and fasting are much, until he is like that. The fraternity between people on this day of yours has mostly become for the sake of this world, for whose sake they are affection, and for whose sake they hate. That will not avail them from Allah at all. Then the man said: O Messenger of Allah, and how can I know that I have befriended and antagonized for the sake of Allah? And who is the Ally of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, that I may befriend him? And who is His enemy that I may antagonize him? The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, then pointed for him towards Ali, peace be upon him, and said: Do you see him? He said: Sure. He said: The ally of him is an ally of Allah, so befriend him, and the enemy of him is the enemy of Allah, so antagonize him. Moreover, befriend the ally of him, even if he was to be the killer of your father and sons, and antagonize the enemy of him, even if he was to be your father and son
حدثنا محمد بن القاسم المفسر الجرجاني، قال: حدثنا يوسف بن محمد بن زياد، وعلي بن محمد بن سنان، عن أبويهما، عن الحسن بن علي بن محمد بن علي بن موسى بن جعفر بن محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام، عن أبيه عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله لبعض أصحابه ذات يوم: يا عبد الله أحبب في الله، وأبغض في الله ووال في الله وعاد في الله، فإنه لا تنال ولاية الله إلا بذلك، ولا يجد الرجل طعم الايمان وإن كثرت صلاته وصيامه حتى يكون كذلك وقد صارت مؤاخاة الناس يومكم هذا أكثرها في الدنيا، عليها يتوادون، وعليها يتباغضون، وذلك لا يغني عنهم من الله شيئا. فقال الرجل: يا رسول الله فكيف لي أن أعلم أني قد واليت وعاديت في الله؟ ومن ولي الله عزو جل حتى أواليه؟ ومن عدوه حتى أعاديه؟ فأشار له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إلى علي عليه السلام فقال: أترى هذا؟ قال: بلى، قال: ولي هذا ولي الله فواله، وعدو هذا عدو الله فعاده، ووال ولي هذا ولو أنه قاتل أبيك وولدك، وعاد عدو هذا ولو أنه أبوك وولدك.
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