Reporting Ibn `Umayr, Mu¦ammad ibn B¡bawayh in his valuable book, Dhakh¢rat al-`Ib¡d, narrates the following: During my association with Hush¡m ibn al-°akam, I did not find but four best words only when I asked him, “Is the Imam infallible?” He answered, “Yes, he is.” I asked, “For what reason?” He said,
إنَّ جَمِيعَ الذُّنُوبِ لَهَا أرْبَعَةُ أوْجُهٍ لأ خَامِسَ لَهَا: الْحِرْصُ وَالْحَسَدُ وَالْغَضَبُ وَالشَّهْوَةُ. فَلأ يَجُوزُ أنْ يَكُونَ حَرِيصاً عَلَى هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ تَحْتَ خَاتَمِهِ. وَلأ يَجُوزُ أنْ يَكُونَ حَسُوداً لأنَّ الإنْسَانَ إنَّمَا يَحْسِدُ مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَهُ. وَلأ يَجُوزُ أنْ يَغْضَبَ لِشَيْءٍ إلأ أنْ يَكُونَ غَضَبُهُ للهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ. وَلأ يَجُوزُ أنْ يَتَّبِعَ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَيُؤثِرَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الآخِرَةِ، لأنَّ اللهَ حَبَّبَ إلَيْهِ الآخِرَةَ كَمَا حَبَّبَ إلَيْنَا الدُّنْيَا… فَهَلْ رَأيْتَ أحَداً تَرَكَ وَجْهاً حَسَناً لِوَجْهٍ قَبِيحٍ وَطَعَاماً طَيِّباً لِطَعَامٍ مُرٍّ…
All sins are rooted in greed, jealousy, wrath and lust. How can the Imam be greedy of the world when the whole world is under his command? How can the Imam be jealous while all creatures are below him? How can the Imam be wrathful when his wrath is for the sake of Allah? How can the Imam be lustful when he sees beautiful faces and blessings in heaven through contemplation and intuition?
source : AHL AL-BAYT THE CELESTIAL BEINGS ON THE EARTH Allameh Hussein Ansariyan
