The Book of Occultation · Hadith 242 (#Ḥadīth #2)

2 - حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب الكليني قال: حدثني عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن معمر بن خلاد، قال: سمعت أبا الحسن يقول الم أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ ثم قال لي: ما الفتنة؟ فقلت: جعلت فداك، الذي عندنا أن الفتنة في الدين. فقال: يفتنون كما يفتن الذهب. ثم قال: يخلصون كما يخلص الذهب.

(2) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad that Ma’mar bin Khallad had said: I heard Abul Hasan (Imam Ali) reciting, “Alif Lam Mim. Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, We believe, and not be tried (with sedition)?” and then he asked: What is sedition?” I said: “May I die for you! We think that sedition is in religion.” He said: “People are tried as gold is tried. They are purified as gold is purified.”

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