خلاصة:
The hadith 'Al-nas 'ubid lana...' is among the narrations expressed by Imam Reza (AS) to counter the deviation of beliefs, and the present research aims to examine its chain of transmission and content using an analytical-descriptive method. Initially, the individuals mentioned in the hadith documents are examined through biographical studies (Rijal); then, emphasizing the difference in the meaning of the word 'ubid' and the political and social conditions of Imam Reza's (AS) era, two approaches—'the deifying attitude toward the Imams' and 'the derogatory attitude'—are outlined and explained as the objectives that His Eminence sought to negate. Finally, a correct interpretation of the hadith is presented in the form of 'the attitude of the Imams as mediators of guidance,' based on which, since in Shiite thought the Imams (AS) are responsible for the guidance of beings after the Prophets (AS) and have been blessed with the divine gift of 'infallibility' (Ismah) to fulfill this critical role, following them will be obligatory.
ملخص الجهاز:
A search of existing sources shows that although commentators of the authoritative book Al-Kafi, such as Mulla Sadra Shirazi, Muhammad Salih Mazandarani, and Allamah Majlisi, have presented materials explaining this hadith, no research with a comprehensive perspective regarding the chain of narration and content analysis of the aforementioned hadith has been published so far.
Also, regarding the research problem — which concerns how to have a correct attitude toward the position of the Imam — scholars such as Sheikh Mufid, Ja'far Subhani, Sayyid Asadullah Shushtari, and Sayyid Ali Milani, based on the teachings obtained from the Ahl al-Bayt (AS), have devoted themselves to writing books in this field.
The negative objectives of the Holy Imam from the issuance of the hadith In the author's view, based on the difference in the meaning of the word "ubayd" and reflecting on the social and political conditions of the era of Imam al-Rida, the Imam's objective from stating the discussed hadith can be considered a confrontation with two approaches: "a god-like attitude toward the Imams" and "a derogatory attitude," each of which will be examined.
A god-like attitude toward the Imams In the aforementioned narration, the Imam intended to correct a deviant perspective; if in this hadith, the word "ubayd" means servants and the relationship between the Imam and the people is considered as the relationship between the Deity and the servant, it would be the same belief of deifying the Imams.
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