أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن جعفر بن عثمان، عن أبي بصير، قال: كنت عند أبي جعفر عليه السلام فقال له رجل: أصلحك الله، إن بالكوفة قوما يقولون مقالة ينسبونها إليك، قال: وما هي؟ قال: يقولون: إن الايمان غير الاسلام. فقال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: نعم، فقال له الرجل: صفه لي، قال: من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله وأقر بما جاء من عند الله فهو مسلم، قال: فالإيمان؟ قال: من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمد رسول الله وأقر بما جاء من عند الله وأقام الصلاة وآتى الزكاة وصام شهر رمضان وحج البيت ولم يلق الله بذنب أوعد عليه النار فهو مؤمن. قال أبو بصير: جعلت فداك وأينا لم يلق الله بذنب أو عد عليه النار؟ فقال:ليس هو حيث تذهب، إنما هو من لم يلق الله بذنب أوعد عليه النار ولم يتب منه.
10.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ja’far bin Uthman, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I was at the place of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and a man said to him: May Allah rectify you, indeed, in Kufa there are people who say a saying which they ascribe to you. He said: And what is it? He said: They say that faith  is other than (acceptance of) Islam. Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, then said: Yes. The man then said to him: Describe it to be. He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah and acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, he is a Muslim. He said: And faith? He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah, acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, establishes the prayer, gives the alms tax, fasts the Month of Ramadan, performs pilgrimage to the House and will not meet Allah after having performed a sin for which the Fire has been promised, he is a believer. Abu Baseer said: May I be sacrificed for you, and who of us will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised? He said: It is not as you think. It is only the one who will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised and does not repent from it.