He said: I said to him: "O my Master, are these worlds among the Shias of Ali or not?" He said: "The noble world which is behind the Equator is of the Shias of Ali; they follow the religion of Allah through his religion and desire none but him."
Furthermore, it is narrated from our Lord al-Bāqir, Exalted Glory, that he said: "Among our Shias are those who preserve our testament, face our Qibla, follow our Sunnah, establish our limits, vanish with us when we vanish, witness when we witness, and are present when we are present. When they meet us, they do not deny us; [they seek refuge in our Cave]1, study our knowledge, and understand our judgment. When they recognize and know, they do not speak of it foolishly, nor do they rush into it out of persistence2, nor are they stingy with it toward its people3, nor do they abandon it out of (false) asceticism. They do not befriend an hater of ours, nor do they debate an enemy of ours with it; those are our friends."
From him and from his sheikhs from our Master Abu Abd Allah Ja‘far ibn Muḥammad, Exalted Glory, that he said: I was present with him when a man from his Shias came and spoke regarding his brother with words that found fault in him. Al-Ṣādiq, Exalted Glory, said: "[It is fitting that this should guide you to abandon speaking of your brother; it is analyzed in three ways: First, perhaps you mention in him what is within yourself; so what is your thought when you mention your brother with what is existing within you? Second, perhaps you mention him with a matter within you that is greater than it; thus, by that speech, you would be more deserving of your Lord’s loathing. And third, perhaps you mention him with a matter from which Allah has exempted you while He tried your brother