People are of three kinds

287. From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from jahm Bin Abu Juheyma, who has narrated the following: A slave of Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام has said, ‘In the presence of Abu Al-Hassan Al-Musa عليه الصلاة والسلام was a man from Qureysh, who went on to mention the Qureysh and the Arabs. Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام said during that; ‘Leave that! These people are three (types) – Arabs, and ‘مَوْلًى’ friends and faithless. So we عليه الصلاة والسلام are the Arabs, and our عليه الصلاة والسلام Shites are the friends, and the one who is not upon the like of what we are on, so he is faithless’. So the Qureyshi said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام! You عليه الصلاة والسلام are saying this, so where are the prided ones of Qureysh and the Arabs?’ So Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘It is how I عليه الصلاة والسلام have said it to you’.