حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد بن عثمان، عن حفص الكناسي، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما أدنى ما يكون به العبد مؤمنا؟ قال: يشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله، ويقر بالطاعة و يعرف إمام زمانه، فإذا فعل ذلك فهو مؤمن.
41.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad bin Uthman, from Hafs al-Kinasi, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: What is the least by which a servant is (considered to be a) believer? He said: That he testifies that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammed is His Servant and Messenger, and that he acknowledges obedience and knows the Imam of his era. If he does that, he is a believer.