عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ:
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سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ خَلْفَ الْمُخَالِفِينَ فَقَالَ مَا هُمْ عِنْدِي إِلَّا بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْجُدُرِ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
2. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by Ahmad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hajjal from Tha’labah from Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) behind those who oppose our belief. He (the Imam) said, ‘To me they are but walls (scarecrows).”’
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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[2]أي لا يعتد بصلاتهم و قراءتهم.ص 373