hadith
4209
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked with regards to naming [one's children] after the Imams (AS) and whether there was any benefit in doing so, to which he replied, 'Of course, by Allah, and is religion anything but love?! Allah has said, "Say, 'If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.”
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئلَ عنِ التَّسميَةِ بِأسماءِ الأئمّةِ ، أفِي ذلك نَفعٌ ؟ ـ: إي واللّهِ ، وهَلِ الدِّينُ إلّا الحُبُّ ؟! قالَ اللّهُ: «إنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللّهَ فاتَّبِعُوني يُحبِبْكُمُ اللّهُ ويَغفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُم».
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