The Seekers of the Good
ثُمَّ قَالَ نَحْنُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّمَطُ الْأَوْسَطُ الَّذِي لَا يُدْرِكُنَا الْغَالِي وَ لَا يَسْبِقُنَا التَّالِي….
(Imam Jafar e Sadiq-asws says in a long Hadith): ‘We-asws, people of the family of the Prophet-saww are the median (pivotal) classification. Those who ‘الْغَالِي’ Al-Ghali (exaggerator) cannot catch-up with us-asws and those who follow ‘التَّالِي’ cannot go ahead of us-asws
And Imam-asws says:
ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَا تَوَهَّمْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَتَوَهَّمُوا اللَّهَ غَيْرَهُ
Then he-asws turned around towards us, and he-asws said: ‘Whatever you are imagining from a thing, so imagine Allah-azwj to be other than it’.[1]
حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الشِّيعَةِ شِيعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كُونُوا النُّمْرُقَةَ الْوُسْطَى يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكُمُ الْغَالِي وَ يَلْحَقُ بِكُمُ التَّالِي
فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ سَعْدٌ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا الْغَالِي قَالَ قَوْمٌ يَقُولُونَ فِينَا مَا لَا نَقُولُهُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَلَيْسَ أُولَئِكَ مِنَّا وَ لَسْنَا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ فَمَا التَّالِي قَالَ الْمُرْتَادُ يُرِيدُ الْخَيْرَ يُبَلِّغُهُ الْخَيْرَ يُؤْجَرُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا مَعَنَا مِنَ اللَّهِ بَرَاءَةٌ وَ لَا بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ قَرَابَةٌ وَ لَا لَنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ وَ لَا نَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا بِالطَّاعَةِ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مُطِيعاً لِلَّهِ تَنْفَعُه وَلَايَتُنَا وَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ عَاصِياً لِلَّهِ لَمْ تَنْفَعْهُ وَلَايَتُنَا وَيْحَكُمْ لَا تَغْتَرُّوا وَيْحَكُمْ لَا تَغْتَرُّوا
Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Mohammed ibn Samaa, who from certain individuals of his people, who from Aban from Amr ibn Khalid who has narrated the following from Abu Jafar-asws:
Abu Jafar-asws has said: ‘O the community of Shia, Shia of Mohammed-saww, be the central support so that both Al-Ghali and Al-Tali refer to you.
A man from Ansar[2] called Sa’d, said: ‘May Allah-azwj keep my soul in service for your cause, what is the meaning of ‘الْغَالِي’ Al-Ghali?
The Imam-asws said: ‘They are the people who say (things) about us-asws which we-asws do not say about ourselves-asws. Thus, they are not of our-asws people and we-asws are not of their people’.
The man then asked, ‘Who are the ‘التَّالِي’ Al-Tali?
The Imam-asws said: ‘They are those who search for good. They receive good instructions and are rewarded for it.
ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا مَعَنَا مِنَ اللَّهِ بَرَاءَةٌ وَ لَا بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ قَرَابَةٌ وَ لَا لَنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ وَ لَا نَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا بِالطَّاعَةِ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مُطِيعاً لِلَّهِ تَنْفَعُهُ وَلَايَتُنَا وَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ عَاصِياً لِلَّهِ لَمْ تَنْفَعْهُ وَلَايَتُنَا وَيْحَكُمْ لَا تَغْتَرُّوا وَيْحَكُمْ لَا تَغْتَرُّوا
Then he-asws turned to face us and he-asws said: ‘By Allah-azwj! There is no freedom (from the Fire) with us-asws from Allah-azwj, nor is there between us-asws and Allah-azwj a relationship, nor is there an argument for us-asws against Allah-azwj, nor do we-asws get closer to Allah-azwj except by obedience.
So, the one from you who was obedient to Allah-azwj, our-asws Wilayah would benefit him, and the one from you who was disobedient to Allah-azwj, our-asws Wilayah would not benefit him. Woe be unto you! Do not be deceived. Woe be unto you! Do not be deceived’.[3]
NB: https://hubeali.com/ghulu-ghali-fabrication-and-taqseer-muqassir-ignorance/
[1] Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, H. 268. الكافي ج : 1 ص : 101
[2] Inhabitants of Madina.
[3] Al Kafi V 2 – The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 36 H 6