Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amer narrated to us from his uncle `Abdullah b. `Amer. He said: Abu Ahmad Muhammad b. Ziyad al-Azdi narrated to me from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar. He said
Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: The affliction of the people is great: if we call to them, they do not take heed to us; and if we abandon them, they will not be guided by other than us.