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Mere Claim is not Sufficient
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Mere Claim is not Sufficient
1) Jabir (a.r.) relates from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said,
“Is it sufficient for one to associate himself with Shiaism and say that, “I am a lover of Ahl ul-Bayt (a.s.)? By Allah, our Shia is not, but the one who fears Allah and obeys His Commands.”
(al-KÄfi)
2) Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) told Mufazzal bin Umar,
“If you wish to see one of our devotees then look for that person who abstains from sins and fears more His Creator and remains hopeful of His reward. Whenever you find such an individual then take it for granted that he is one of my devotees.”
3) Isa bin Abdullah Qummi entered in the presence of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.). The Imam said,
“That person is not from us nor do we hold him in esteem, the one who, if he lives in a town of a population of hundred thousand and there is even one non-Shia who is more pious than him.”
(al-KÄfi).
Thus the belief, actions and the piety of the Shias of Ahl ul-Bayt (a.s.) should be such that they should be the best and none should excel them. Allah (S.w.T.) has defined such people ‘Khairul BarÄ«ya’ in the Holy Qur’an:
“(As For) those who believe and do good, surely they are the best of men.”
(Surah al-Bayyina 98:7)
The Holy Prophet (S) is reported to have explained that ‘Khairul BarÄ«ya’ connotes the Shias of ‘Ali (a.s.):
“O ‘Ali, ‘Khairul BarÄ«ya’ means you and your Shias. On the Day of Judgement, they would be satisfied with what Allah has bestowed upon them and they shall be liked by Allah.
(TafsÄ«r Tabarsi, Manaqib KhwÄrazmi, Ibn Hajar).
