Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Hadith 13494 - رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "اَلْوَلاَءُ لُحْمَةٌ كَلُحْمَةِ اَلنَّسَبِ، لاَ تُبَاعُ وَ لاَ تُوهَبُ".
Hadith.3494 - Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said:
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said:
"Wala' (the bond of loyalty) is like the bond of lineage; it cannot be sold or given away as a gift."