سورة النحل

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): لِیَحْمِلُوا أَوْزارَهُمْ کامِلَةً یَوْمَ الْقِیامَةِ [That they may bear their burdens entirely on the day of resurrection] means that on the Day of Resurrection they will appear with complete disbelief. وَ مِنْ أَوْزارِ الَّذِینَ یُضِلُّونَهُمْ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ [And also of the burdens of those whom they lead astray without knowledge] means that [the burden of the sins of] those who became disbelievers through them is also upon their necks. Allah [in censuring that] said: أَلا ساءَ ما یَزِرُونَ [Now surely evil is what they bear].

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: After the people had pledged allegiance to Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him), the Imam (peace be upon him) delivered a sermon and said: "... I swear, and I swear again, that Banu Umayyah will after me shoulder the mantle of the caliphate, and undoubtedly, a little later, they will see it in the house of others (Banu Abbas). Allah destroys only the wrongdoer, and He destroys the one who first introduced the innovation and paved the path of error and sin for others. This person bears sin equal to the burden of the sins of those who followed him, and the sins of all who tread this crooked path until the Day of Resurrection. وَ مِنْ أَوْزَارِ الَّذِینَ یُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا یَزِرُون [And also of the burdens of those whom they lead astray without knowledge; now surely evil is what they bear]."

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Any caller who calls to guidance and is followed, he receives the like of the reward of his followers without anything being diminished from their rewards. And any caller who calls to misguidance and is followed, upon him is the like of the burdens of those who followed him, without anything being diminished from their burdens.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Abu Ishaq Laythi said: I said to Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): ... "O son of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)! How astonishing it is that the good deeds and virtues of your enemies are given to your Shia, and the sins of your lovers and Shia are given to your enemies!" He said: "Yes! I swear by the Allah beside whom there is no god, the Splitter of the seed, the Creator of beings, and the Originator of the earth and the heavens, that I have told you the truth, and what I told you was true. And know that Allah has not [by this act] wronged them (our enemies), and Allah is not unjust to His servants. What I told you exists in the Quran." I asked: "Does it exist in the Quran in exactly this form?" He said: "Yes! It has come in more than thirty verses of the Quran. Would you like me to recite them to you?" I said: "Of course, O son of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)!" He said: "Allah the Glorified says: ... لِیَحْمِلُوا أَوْزَارَهُمْ کَامِلَةً یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَةِ وَ مِنْ أَوْزَارِ الَّذِینَ یُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا یَزِرُونَ [That they may bear their burdens entirely on the Day of Resurrection and also of the burdens of those whom they lead astray without knowledge; now surely evil is what they bear]."