7. [7/34] al-Khisal: Ibn al-Walid from al-Saffar from al-Barqi from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Jamil from Zurara from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said: the commander of the faithful عليه السلام said: the religion is supported by four: by the knowledgeable person who speaks out and uses it (his knowledge), and by the rich person who is not miserly with his bounty (spending it) on the people of the religion of Allāh, and by the poor person who does not sell off his hereafter for his world, and by the ignorant person who is not too arrogant to seek knowledge, so when it happens that the knowledgeable hides his knowledge, and the rich is miserly with his wealth, and the poor sells off his hereafter for his world, and the ignorant is too arrogant to seek knowledge – the world will recede backwards retracing its steps, so the great number of mosques (at that time) and the multitudes of different nations (who pray in them) should not deceive you, it was said: O commander of the faithful – how should one live in that age? He said: mingle with them outwardly and oppose them inwardly, it will be for a man what he has earned, and he will be with the one he loves, and wait with that for the relief from Allāh.
IsnādIbn al-Walid, de al-Saffar, de al-Barqi, de son père, d'Ibn Abi 'Umayr, de Jamīl, de Zurara, d'Abū Ja'far (que la paix soit sur lui) a dit:
Le Commandeur des croyants (que la paix soit sur lui) a dit: "Les piliers de la religion sont au nombre de quatre: un savant qui transmet son savoir, un riche qui ne lésine pas sur ses bienfaits envers les gens de la religion de Dieu, un pauvre qui ne vend pas son au-delà pour ce monde, et un ignorant qui n'est pas orgueilleux dans sa quête de connaissance. Ainsi, si le savant dissimule son savoir, si le riche est avare de ses biens, si le pauvre vend son au-delà pour ce monde, et si l'ignorant se montre arrogant dans sa quête de connaissance, le bas monde reprendra le dessus. Ne vous laissez pas tromper par la multiplication des mosquées et la présence de nombreux fidèles. On demanda alors: "Ô Commandeur des croyants, comment vivre en ces temps-là ?" Il répondit: "Fréquentez-les extérieurement avec bienveillance, mais divergez d'eux intérieurement. Chacun obtiendra ce qu'il a acquis et sera avec ceux qu'il aime. Attendez alors le soulagement de Dieu."