سورة النساء

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): Allah also, in censure of those who were striving to establish Bashir's innocence, said: وَ لَوْ لا فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَیْکَ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ لَهَمَّتْ طائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ یُضِلُّوکَ وَ ما یُضِلُّونَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ ما یَضُرُّونَکَ مِنْ شَیْءٍ وَ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَیْکَ الْکِتابَ وَ الْحِکْمَةَ وَ عَلَّمَکَ ما لَمْ تَکُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَ کانَ فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَیْکَ عَظِیماً [And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy a party of them had certainly designed to bring you to perdition, and they do not bring (aught) to perdition but their own souls, and they shall not harm you in any way, and Allah has revealed to you the Book and the wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and Allah's grace on you is very great].

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): This verse was revealed concerning the tribe of Banu Ubayriq.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): The ones addressed by this verse are those who testified to the innocence of the tribe of Banu Ubayriq, who were traitors.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): The meaning of "a group of them intended to divert you from the truth" is that they gave false testimony in favour of the traitors, but Allah made you aware of their secrets — وَ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَیْکَ الْکِتابَ وَ الْحِکْمَةَ وَ عَلَّمَکَ ما لَمْ تَکُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَ کانَ فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَیْکَ عَظیماً [And Allah has revealed to you the Book and the wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and Allah's grace on you is very great].

Imam Rida (peace be upon him): How can they themselves choose the Imam!? Whereas the Imam is a scholar into whom no ignorance finds a way, and a shepherd who is not overtaken by weakness or laxity; he is the mine of holiness, purity, worship, asceticism, knowledge and devotion; the Prophet had a special supplication concerning him... Allah grants the prophets and imams success, and gives to them from His hidden knowledge and wisdom what He has not given to others. Allah said to His Prophet: أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَیْکَ الْکِتابَ وَ الْحِکْمَةَ وَ عَلَّمَکَ ما لَمْ تَکُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَ کانَ فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَیْکَ عَظِیما [Allah has revealed to you the Book and the wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and Allah's grace on you is very great].