Hadith 4

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – My father, from Ibn Quteyba, from Hamdan Bin Suleyman, from Nuh Bin Shueyb, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Salih, from Alqamah who said, ‘Al-Sadiq Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws said, and it had been said to him, ‘O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! Inform me about the one whose testimony is accepted, and the one not accepted’. He-asws said: ‘O Alqamah! Everyone who were to be upon the nature of, his testimony is accepted’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him-asws, ‘The testimony of one committing the sins is accepted? ’
He-asws said: ‘O Alqamah! If the testimony of the committer of the sins is not accepted, then it will not be accepted except the testimony of the Prophets-as and the successors-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon them-as, because they-as are the infallible besides rest of the people. The one who you do not see him with your eyes committing a sin, or two witnesses do not testify upon him, so he is from the people of justice and the concealment, and his testimony is accepted, and even if in himself he is a sinner, and the one who backbites him with what is in him would be outside from the Friendship of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic, entering into the friendship of Satan-la. And my-asws father-asws has narrated to me-asws, from his-asws father-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws that Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘One who backbites a Momin with what is in him, Allah-azwj will not Gather between them in the Paradise, ever! And the one who backbites a Momin with what isn’t in him, the protection is cut off between them, and the backbiter would be in the Fire being eternally in it, and evil is the destination’’. Alqamah said, ‘I said to Al-Sadiq-asws, ‘O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! The people are attributing us to the grievous matters and our chests are constricted due to that! ’
He-asws said: ‘O Alqamah! The satisfaction of the people cannot be controlled, and their tongues are not controllable, and how can you be safe from what the Prophets-as, of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj Messengers-as, and Divine Authorities of Allah-azwj were not safe from? Are they not attributing Yusuf-as to that he-as had thought of committing adultery? Are they not attributing Ayoub-as to that he-as had been afflicted due to his-as sins? Are they not attributing Dawood-as to that he-as pursued the bird until he-as l