٦ - حدثنا أحمد بن زياد بن جعفر الهمداني رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، قال: سمعت موسى بن جعفر عليهما السلام يقول: لا يخلد الله في النار إلا أهل الكفر والجحود وأهل الضلال و الشرك. ومن اجتنب الكبائر من المؤمنين لم يسأل عن الصغائر، قال الله تبارك و تعالى: ﴿إن تجتنبوا كبائر ما تنهون عنه نكفر عنكم سيئاتكم وندخلكم مدخلا كريما﴾  قال: فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله فالشفاعة لمن تجب من المذنبين؟ قال: حدثني أبي، عن آبائه، عن علي عليهم السلام قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول: (إنما شفاعتي لأهل الكبائر من أمتي، فأما المحسنون منهم فما عليهم من سبيل) قال ابن أبي - عمير: فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله فكيف تكون الشفاعة لأهل الكبائر والله تعالى ذكره يقول: ﴿ولا يشفعون إلا لمن ارتضى وهم من خشيته مشفقون﴾  ومن يرتكب الكبائر لا يكون مرتضى، فقال: يا أبا أحمد ما من مؤمن يرتك ذنبا إلا ساءه ذلك وندم عليه، وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: (كفى بالندم توبة) وقال عليه السلام: ((من سرته حسنته وساءته سيئة فهو مؤمن)  فمن لم يندم على ذنب يرتكبه فليس بمؤمن ولم تجب له الشفاعة وكان ظالما، والله تعالى ذكره يقول: (ما للظالمين من حميم ولا شفيع يطاع)  فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله وكيف لا يكون مؤمنا من لم يندم على ذنب يرتكبه؟ فقال: يا أبا أحمد ما من أحد يرتكب كبيرة من المعاصي و هو يعلم أنه سيعاقب عليها إلا ندم على ما ارتكب ومتى ندم كان تائبا مستحقا للشفاعة، ومتى لم يندم عليها كان مصرا والمصر لا يغفر له لأنه غير مؤمن بعقوبة ما ارتكب ولو كان مؤمنا بالعقوبة لندم، وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: (لا كبيرة مع الاستغفار ولا صغيرة مع الاصرار) وأما قول الله عز وجل: (ولا يشفعون إلا لمن ارتضى) فإنهم لا يشفعون إلا لمن ارتضى الله دينه، والدين الاقرار بالجزاء على الحسنات والسيئات، فمن ارتضى الله دينه ندم على ما ارتكبه من الذنوب لمعرفته بعاقبته في القيامة.  
6. Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja`far al-Hamdani  said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr that Musa ibn Ja`far  said: Allah will not make the Hell eternal for anyone except for those who disbelieved and denied, and those who went astray and rejected monotheism. Believers who refrained from major sins will not be asked about the minor sins they may have committed. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says: If you shun the great sins which you are forbidden, We will do away with your small sins and cause you to enter an honorable place of entering. The reporter says: I asked him, “O son of the messenger of Allah ﷺ! To which sinners does intercession [shafa`at] apply?” He  replied, “My father  related to me, on the authority of his forefathers  the authority of `Ali  that: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily, my intercession applies to the members of my Ummah who committed major sins. As for the good-doers, they should not be concerned.” Ibn Abu `Umayr says: I asked him, O son of the Messenger of Allah! How can intercession apply to those who commit major sins, when Allah, exalted be His Remembrance, says: And they do not intercede except for him whom He approves and for fear of Him they tremble; and whoever commits major sins cannot be the approved one, Thus, he  responded, O Abu Ahmad! There is not a believer who commits a sin but that it grieves him, and he regrets it. The Prophet ﷺ has said: “Regret is sufficient for repentance.” He  has also said: Whoever is pleased by his good deeds and grieved by his bad deeds is a believer.” Therefore, he who commits a sin, and does not regret it, is not a believer, and intercession will not apply to him because he is unjust. Allah, exalted be His Remembrance, says: The unjust shall not have nay compassionate friend nor any intercessor who should be obeyed. I asked him, “O son of the Messenger of Allah! Why is a person an unbeliever is he does not feel any remorse for his sins?” He  replied, O Abu Ahmad! If someone knows that he has committed a major sin, and knows that he will be punished for it, he will surely regret his action. If feels remorse, he has repented, and deserves intercession. If he does not regret his action, he will persist in his sin. Persistent, habitual sinners are not forgiven, because they do not believe that they will be punished for their actions. If they believed in the punishment then surely they would regret their action. The Prophet ﷺ said: No major sin remains after repentance. And no sin remains minor if one engages in it habitually. As for the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And they do not intercede except for him whom He approves; then he will not receive intercession unless Allah approves his belief. Belief is the confirmation of reward for good deeds and punishment over bad deeds. If Allah accepts a person’s faith as sincere, it is because the person regrets the sins he has committed, and fears their punishment on the Day of Judgment.