Hadith 32-35

حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوليُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَوْنُ بْنِ مُحَمَّد قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَهْلِ بْنِ القاسِم قالَ: سَمِعَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِهِ يَقُولُ: لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ حَارَبَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ إِلا مَنْ تَابَ وَأَصْلَحَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: ذَنْبُ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ وَلَمْ يَتُبْ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَنْبِ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُ ثُمَّ تَابَ. وَاللَّه المُوَفَّقُ.

Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli narrated that Oan ibn Muhammad quoted on the authority of Sahl ibn al-Qasim, “Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) heard one of his companions say: May God damn those who fought the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.).” Then Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) told him, “Say: except for those who have repented and improved themselves.” Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) then added, “The sin of those who disobeyed him (i.e. Imam Ali (a.s.)) and did not accompany him to fight corruption and the corrupt ones is even greater than that of those who fought him and then repented. And God made them succeed in repenting.”