- The Prophet (PBUH) said to one of his Companions named Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari: "You will see a man from my family whose name is my name, his behavior and actions are my behavior and actions, and he penetrates knowledge to its depths."
Imam Baqir (AS)
Imam Baqir (a.s.) and the "intellectual-political" crises of his contemporary Shiites:
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We said that the Imamate period of Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) coincided with the continued pressure of the Umayyad caliphs and their rulers on the Shiites in Iraq. Iraq was the main center of Shia. Therefore in the hadith and historical books, they are mentioned with titles and terms that indicate their leadership for the people of Iraq. Shiites used to contact the Imam every year during the Hajj season. These calls usually took place either in Mecca or when the pilgrims returned to the Holy House and passed through Medina.
One of the problems of the people of Iraq was that the Imam (peace be upon him) did not have much confidence in their belief and firmness of their faith. Although they expressed great interest and eagerly published the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) hadiths as much as possible. But for some reasons - some of which were prior to the historical records of the people of Kufa and Iraq - this statement of loyalty could not be considered reliable. It is narrated from Barid Ajli that he said to Imam Baqir (a.s.): “Our Companions in Kufa are a large population that if you issue an order to them, they will obey you and follow your command”. Imam said: Can you take your necessities from the pocket of your believing brother? He said: “No”. The Imam replied: “They are stingier than their blood”.[1]
In addition, many Shiites have not reached the high level of Shiism, and a group of them were interested in using the knowledge of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in addition to using Sunni hadiths...
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[1] Hidayatul Ummah, Shaikh Hor Amili, V. 2, P. 148:
وَ قِيلَ لَهُ (عليه السلام): إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا بِالْكُوفَةِ لَجَمَاعَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَهُمْ لَأَطَاعُوكَ وَ اتَّبَعُوكَ، قَالَ: يَجِيءُ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَى كِيسِ أَخِيهِ فَيَأْخُذُ [مِنْهُ حَاجَتَهُ؟ قِيلَ: لَا، قَالَ: هُمْ بِدِمَائِهِمْ أَبْخَلُ...