When Talut set forth with the armies, he said: “Allah will test you at the stream … (Holy Qur’an, Surah AL-BAQARA, verse249)
Imam al-BÄqir (pbuh) stated, “The number of people who remained faithful to [prophet] ṬÄlÅ«t (pbuh), was three hundred and thirty.”
Imam á¹¢Ädiq (pbuh) stated,
“As God tested [prophet] Moses (pbuh) `s companions by a stream, Qa’em (mgehr)’s companions will be tested [by something] too.”
Do you still remember the event of Imam á¹¢Ädiq and the KhorÄsÄni man?!
~ [At the end of their talk,]
The Imam (pbuh) stated,
“How many completely obedient ShÄ«Ê¿as do we have, who obey unconditionally and do not nag?â€
The KhorÄsÄni man answered, “There is no completely obedient [among the people I know!]â€
Yes, there is a big gap between claim and action.
Collection date:
6/ 10/ 2016
1-” Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn”, Vol.1, P.251
2-” KitÄb al-Ghayba”, al-TÅ«sÄ«, P.472