Abu Ayyub from Abu Khalid al-Kabuli who has said the following:
“I asked (Imam muhammad al-baqir) Abu Ja‘far, recipient of Divine supreme covenant, about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Gracious, ‘Those who believe in Allah and His Messenger and follow the light which is sent down…’ (64:8)
He (the Imam), recipient of Divine supreme covenant, said, ‘O Abu Khalid, I swear by Allah, it is A’immah(twelve imams) from the family of the Holy Prophet, recipient of Divine supreme covenant, up to the Day of Judgment who are called light in the above verse. They, I swear by Allah, are the light of Allah whom He sent down. It is they, I swear by Allah, who are the light of Allah in the heavens and in the earth.
O Abu Khalid, I swear by Allah, that the light of Imam, recipient of Divine supreme covenant, in the hearts of the true believers is brighter than the light of the sun in the midday. They, I swear by Allah, give light to the hearts of the true believers and Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, may block such light from reaching the hearts of whoever He may will, thus their hearts remain dark. O Abu Khalid, no one believes in our Divine Authority except that Allah cleanses his heart. Allah will not cleanse the heart of a person until he or she will acknowledge our Divine Authority and live in peace with us. When one lives in peace with us Allah will safeguard him
against the severity of the Day of reckoning and grant him security against the great horror on the Day of Judgment.’”
Reference:
Al-Kafi (al-Usul) (Volume 1) H. 509 (Ch. 13, H. 1)
Abū Khālid al-Kābulī al-Wardān (Arabic: أبوخالد الکابلی الوردان), known as Kankar (کنکر), was a companion and hadith transmitter (or rawi) of Imam al-Sajjad (a) and Imam al-Baqir (a). He was born in Kabul in Afghanistan, and after immigration to Medina, he became a companion of Imam al-Sajjad (a).
