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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): When this verse was revealed, Abdullah ibn al-Zib'ara came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and said: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)! Is it not so that you consider Uzayr a righteous man, and Isa (peace be upon him) a righteous man, and Maryam (peace be upon her) a righteous woman?" He said: "Yes, it is so." He said: "These are worshipped besides Allah; so they are in the fire." Then Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: إِنَّ الَّذِینَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنَّا الحُسْنی [Surely those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us] — meaning those promised Paradise.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) that he said: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will gather the things — such as the sun, the moon and others — that were worshipped besides Him in this world. Then He will ask each person about what he used to worship, and he will say: 'O our Lord! We worshipped them only to draw near to You.' Then Allah the Blessed and Exalted will say to the angels: 'Take them and whatever they used to worship and cast them into the fire, except those whom I have excepted; أُولئِکَ عَنْها مُبْعَدُونَ [those shall be kept far off from it].'"

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will raise up our Shia — despite the sins and faults they carry — with white and shining faces, their faults concealed, their terrors made safe. The paths will be made easy for them and the hardships removed from them. They will ride she-camels of ruby, with reins of light, and they will keep going about through Paradise. Tables will be laid for them and they will keep eating, while the rest of the people are still in the reckoning. That is the meaning of the word of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted: إِنَّ الَّذِینَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَی أُولَئِکَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ * لَا یَسْمَعُونَ حَسِیسَهَا وَهُمْ فِی مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ [Surely those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far away from it. They will not hear the slightest sound of it, and they shall abide forever in what their souls desire].

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): O Ali (peace be upon him)! You and your Shia will be at the Pool; you will give drink to whomever you love and withhold from whomever you dislike. On the Day of the Greatest Terror you will be safe, under the shade of the Throne. The people will be in terror and you will not be in terror; the people will grieve and you will not grieve. This verse was revealed concerning you: إِنَّ الَّذِینَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَی أُولَئِکَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ [Surely those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far away from it], 'لَا یَسْمَعُونَ حَسِیسَهَا وَهُمْ فِی مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ، لَا یَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَکْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِکَةُ هَذَا یَوْمُکُمُ الَّذِی کُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ [They will not hear the slightest sound of it, and they shall abide forever in what their souls desire. The Greatest Terror will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them: this is your day which you were promised]. O Ali (peace be upon him)! You and your Shia will be placed in the station of intercession sought [and everyone will look to you for intercession] and you will enjoy the blessings of Paradise…'.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Nu'man ibn Bashir narrates: One night we were sitting with Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) talking, when he recited this verse: إِنَّ الَّذِینَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَی أُولَئِکَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ [Surely those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far away from it]. Then he said: "I am among them." The call for prayer was made and he rose and entered the mosque while murmuring to himself the verse: لَا یَسْمَعُونَ حَسِیسَهَا وَهُمْ فِی مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ [They will not hear the slightest sound of it, and they shall abide forever in what their souls desire]; then he pronounced the takbir of the prayer.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Sinan ibn Abd al-Rahman is among the people of [this] word of Allah the Exalted: إِنَّ الَّذِینَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَی [Surely those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us].

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): But the one who has received the grace of the Truth is saved and walks the path of truth.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): The verse إِنَّ الَّذِینَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الحُسْنَی أُوْلَئِکَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ [Surely those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far off from it] abrogates the verse: "And there is not one of you but shall come to it" (Maryam/71).

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): أُوْلَئِکَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ [they shall be kept far off from it] — what is meant by this is the angels and Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him).