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The Book of Occultation — al-Ṭūsī · Hadith 396 (#Ḥadīth #45)

Chapter 33 | Imamate of Imam Hasan Askari

ومنها أنه لا خلاف أنه لم يكن معصوما، وقد بينا أن من شرط الإمام أن يكون معصوما، وما ظهر من أفعاله ينافي العصمة.

Another reason is that there is no disagreement that Ja’far was not infallible, while it is proved that an Imam has to be infallible. His actions contradict his being infallible.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).