وَ كَتَبَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع- أَ يَجُوزُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الصَّلَاةُ خَلْفَ مَنْ وَقَفَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ وَ جَدِّكَ ع فَأَجَابَ لَا تُصَلِّ وَرَاءَهُ.
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Hadith.1112 - Abu Abdullah al-Barqi wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani (as), asking: "May I be your ransom, is it permissible to pray behind someone who stopped at (only accepted the Imamate of) your father and grandfather (as)?" Imam (as) said: "Do not pray behind him."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.