hadith
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Khaysameh stated that he went to say farewell to Imam Baqir (a.s). The Imam (a.s) told him: “Deliver our greetings to our friends, and instruct them to adhere to piety. O' Khaysameh! Inform them that they shall not find any position near God except through their efforts, and they will not be our friends except through piety. On Judgment Day, one who admires a just man but acts otherwise and follows others will be most sorry.”
عن خيثمة عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال
دخلت عليه لأودعه فقال: أبلغ موالينا السلام عنا، وأوصهم بتقوى الله العظيم، وأعلمهم يا خيثمة! إنا لا نغني عنهم من الله شيئا إلا بعمل، ولن ينالوا ولايتنا إلا بورع، وإن أشد الناس حسرة يوم القيامة من وصف عدلا ثم خالفه إلى غيره.
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