«47»- سن، المحاسن أَبِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ ١ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ مَنْ عَلِمَ أَنَّا لَا نَقُولُ إِلَّا حَقّاً فَلْيَكْتَفِ مِنَّا بِمَا نَقُولُ فَإِنْ سَمِعَ مِنَّا خِلَافَ مَا يَعْلَمُ فَلْيَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ دِفَاعٌ مِنَّا عَنْهُ.

Al-Mahasin: Some of the companions related from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: We heard him say: Whoever knows that we say nothing but the truth, let him content himself with what we say; and if he hears from us something contrary to what he knows, let him know that this is our defence of him [perhaps it is on account of dissimulation].

كا، الكافي محمد بن يحيى عن ابن عيسى عن ابن سنان ٢ عن نصر الخثعمي عنه عليه السلام مثله.

Al-Kafi: Al-Khath'ami related the like of it from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him.

«48»- نهج، نهج البلاغة قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام فِي عَهْدِهِ إِلَى الْأَشْتَرِ وَ ارْدُدْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ مَا يُضْلِعُكَ مِنَ الْخُطُوبِ وَ يَشْتَبِهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْأُمُورِ فَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ لِقَوْمٍ أَحَبَّ إِرْشَادَهُمْ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِی الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْ ءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَی اللَّهِ وَ الرَّسُولِ فَالرَّدُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْأَخْذُ بِمُحْكَمِ كِتَابِهِ وَ الرَّدُّ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ الْأَخْذُ بِسُنَّتِهِ الْجَامِعَةِ غَيْرِ الْمُفَرِّقَةِ.

Nahj al-Balagha: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, wrote in his covenant to Malik al-Ashtar: Those addresses that weigh heavily on you and render you unable and make matters doubtful for you, refer back to God and the Messenger; God the Exalted said to a people whose guidance He loved: "O you who believe, obey God and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you; and if you dispute about anything, refer it to God and the Messenger." What is meant by referring it to God is taking the firm verses of the Qur'an, and referring it to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family, is taking the mass-transmitted practice of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family.

بيان: ما يضلعك أي يثقلك و في بعض النسخ بالظاء أي يميلك و يعجزك و ظلعوا أي تأخروا و انقطعوا و لعل المراد بالجامعة غير المفرقة المتواترة و قيل أي يصير نياتهم بالأخذ بالسنة واحدة.

"Ma yudli'uka" means what weighs heavily upon you; and in some copies it is with a za', that is, what inclines you and renders you unable; and "zala'u" means they fell back and broke off. And perhaps what is meant by the uniting, non-dividing practice is the successively transmitted practice; and it has been said: that their intentions in taking to the practice be one.

«49»- شی، تفسير العياشي عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله فِي خُطْبَةٍ بِمِنًى أَوْ مَكَّةَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَا جَاءَكُمْ عَنِّي يُوَافِقُ الْقُرْآنَ فَأَنَا قُلْتُهُ وَ مَا جَاءَكُمْ عَنِّي لَا يُوَافِقُ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمْ أَقُلْهُ.

Tafsir al-'Ayyashi: Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family, said in the sermon at Mina or Mecca: O people, the report that has reached you and that accords with the Qur'an — that I have said; and whatever has reached you from me that does not accord with the Qur'an — that I have not said.

«50»- شی، تفسير العياشي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا جَاءَكَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ مِنْ بَرٍّ أَوْ فَاجِرٍ يُوَافِقُ الْقُرْآنَ فَخُذْ بِهِ وَ مَا جَاءَكَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ مِنْ بَرٍّ أَوْ فَاجِرٍ يُخَالِفُ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَا تَأْخُذْ بِهِ.

Tafsir al-'Ayyashi: Muhammad b. Muslim related from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: O Muhammad, whatever narration reaches you from a good man or a bad one that accords with the Qur'an, take it; and whatever narration reaches you from a good man or a bad one that differs from the Qur'an, leave it.

«51»- شی، تفسير العياشي عَنْ سَدِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام لَا تُصَدِّقْ عَلَيْنَا إِلَّا بِمَا يُوَافِقُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله.

Tafsir al-'Ayyashi: Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon them, said: Do not credit a report from us except what accords with the Book of God and the practice of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family.

«52»- شی، تفسير العياشي عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنِ الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ عليه السلام قَالَ: إِذَا كَانَ جَاءَكَ

Tafsir al-'Ayyashi: Imam al-Kazim, peace be upon him, said: When two