On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم

28-64 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori quoted on the authority of Hamdan ibn Soleiman al-Neishaboori, on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi that he had heard Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم say, “May God have Mercy upon anyone who revives our affairs.’ Al-Harawi asked the Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, “How can one revive your affairs?” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “He can learn our knowledge and teach it to the people. If the people get informed of those good teachings, they would follow us.’”The narrator (Salih al-Harawi) added, “I said, O son of the Prophet of God! A tradition has been narrated on the authority of Abi Abdullah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلمwhich says, ‘Whoever learns things in order to argue with the ignorant ones or be haughty with the scholars, and attracts some of the people to himself, will go into the Fire.’” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “My grandfather صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم spoke the truth. Do you know who the ignorant ones are?” I said, “O son of the Prophet of God! No.” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “They are our opponents who make up stories. Do you know who the scholars are?” I said, “O son of the Prophet of God! No.” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “They are the scholars from the Household of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم whose obedience to the Honorable the Exalted God has made incumbent (upon the people) and God has made it obligatory upon the people to love them.” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم then added, “Do you know what Abi Abdullah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم meant when he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, ‘…attract some of the people to himself?’” I said, “No.” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “I swear by God that this means an undue claim to be a Divine Leader. Whoever does so will go to Hell.”