الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله يَحْمِلُ هَذَا الدِّينَ فِي كُلِّ قَرْنٍ عُدُولٌ يَنْفُونَ عَنْهُ تَأْوِيلَ الْمُبْطِلِينَ وَ تَحْرِيفَ الْغَالِينَ وَ انْتِحَالَ الْجَاهِلِينَ كَمَا يَنْفِي الْكِيرُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ.

Isma'il b. Jabir related from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family, said: In every age just men keep from this religion the interpretation of the people of falsehood, the distortion of the extremists and the deviation of the ignorant, as the blacksmith's bellows clear the rust from iron in a blazing forge.

«23»- ير، بصائر الدرجات مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدىً مِنَ اللَّهِ قَالَ عَنَى اللَّهُ بِهَا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ دِينَهُ رَأْيَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِمَامٍ مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَى.

Basa'ir al-Darajat: Abu Hamza al-Thumali says: I asked Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, about the meaning of the verse "And who is more astray than one who follows his own desire without guidance from God?" He said: What God means in this verse is those who have taken their own opinion as their religion without the leadership of the infallible Imams, peace be upon them.

«24»- ير، بصائر الدرجات يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَنْ دَانَ اللَّهَ بِغَيْرِ سَمَاعٍ عَنْ صَادِقٍ أَلْزَمَهُ اللَّهُ التِّيهَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ١.

Basa'ir al-Darajat: Shimr b. Jabir related from Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, that he said: Whoever serves God in religion without having heard it from a truthful one, God will leave him wandering in his religion until the Day of Resurrection.

بيان: التيه الحيرة في الدين.

Elucidation: "Al-tih" means bewilderment and wandering in religion.

«25»- ير، بصائر الدرجات الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ السَّيَّارِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدايَ فَلا يَضِلُّ وَ لا يَشْقى قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ بِالْأَئِمَّةِ وَ اتَّبَعَ أَمْرَهُمْ وَ لَمْ يَجُزْ طَاعَتَهُمْ.

Basa'ir al-Darajat: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Sayyari related from 'Ali b. 'Abd Allah that someone asked Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, about the meaning of the verse "So whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor be wretched." He said: It is whoever holds to the infallible Imams, peace be upon them, and follows their commands and does not overstep obedience to them.

«26»- كِتَابُ زَيْدٍ الزَّرَّادِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام يَقُولُ إِنَّ لَنَا أَوْعِيَةً نَمْلَؤُهَا عِلْماً وَ حُكْماً وَ لَيْسَتْ لَهَا بِأَهْلٍ فَمَا نَمْلَؤُهَا إِلَّا لِتُنْقَلَ إِلَى شِيعَتِنَا فَانْظُرُوا إِلَى مَا فِي الْأَوْعِيَةِ فَخُذُوهَا ثُمَّ صَفُّوهَا مِنَ الْكُدُورَةِ تَأْخُذُونَهَا بَيْضَاءَ نَقِيَّةً صَافِيَةً وَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْأَوْعِيَةَ فَإِنَّهَا وِعَاءُ سَوْءٍ فَتَنَكَّبُوهَا.

Kitab Zayd al-Zarrad: Jabir al-Ju'fi says: I heard Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, saying: We have vessels filled with knowledge and wisdom, but there are none worthy of it. The filling of these vessels with knowledge is so that it may be passed on to our Shi'a. So look at the contents of the vessels and take them; purify them of murkiness and turbidity, and take the vessels that are bright, clean and clear. Beware of the bad vessels, for by them you turn away, grow distant and go astray.

«27»- وَ مِنْهُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ اطْلُبُوا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ مَعْدِنِ الْعِلْمِ وَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْوَلَائِجَ فِيهِمُ الصَّدَّادُونَ عَنِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ذَهَبَ الْعِلْمُ وَ بَقِيَ غُبَّرَاتُ الْعِلْمِ فِي أَوْعِيَةِ سَوْءٍ فَاحْذَرُوا بَاطِنَهَا فَإِنَّ فِي بَاطِنِهَا الْهَلَاكَ وَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِظَاهِرِهَا فَإِنَّ فِي ظَاهِرِهَا النَّجَاةَ.

From the same: Jabir al-Ju'fi says: I heard Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, saying: Seek knowledge from the mine of knowledge. Beware of what those who bar the way of God have inserted into it. Then he said: Knowledge has gone, and its dust has remained in the bad vessels; beware of the inward of these unclean vessels, for in it is destruction; take their outward, for in it is deliverance.

بيان: لعل المراد بتصفيتها تخليصها من آرائهم الفاسدة أو من أخبارهم التي هم متهمون فيها لموافقتها لعقائدهم و المراد بباطنها عقائدها الفاسدة أو فسوقها التي يخفونها عن الخلق.

Elucidation: Perhaps what is meant is the purifying of knowledge from people's corrupt opinions and beliefs, or the cleansing of knowledge from their reports which accord with their own doctrines; and what is meant by their inward is their corrupt beliefs, or the transgression they keep hidden from people.