Hadith 68

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ –
‘It is reported that Abu Ja’far-asws was in (performing) the Hajj, and with him-asws was his-asws son-asws Ja’far-asws. A man came to him-asws and greeted unto him-asws and sat down in front of him-asws, then said, ‘I want to ask you-asws’. He-asws said: ‘Ask my-asws son-asws Ja’far-asws’’. He (the narrator) said, ‘The man turned and sat (in front of) him-asws, then said, ‘I would like to ask you-asws’. He-asws said: ‘Ask about whatever comes to you’. He said, ‘I ask you-asws about a man who commits a mighty sin’. He-asws said: ‘Did he break Fast in the month of Ramazan deliberately? ’ He said, ‘Mightier than that’. He-asws said: ‘He committed adultery in the month of Ramazan? ’ He said, ‘Mightier than that’. He-asws said: ‘He killing the soul? ’ He said, ‘Mightier than that’. He-asws said, ‘If he was from the Shias of Ali-asws, he should walk to the Sacred House of Allah-azwj and oath that he would not repeat, and if he does not happen to be from his-asws Shias, then there is no problem’. The man said to him-asws, ‘May Allah-azwj have Mercy on you-asws, O son-asws of (Syeda) Fatima-asws! ’ – three times – ‘That is how I had heard it from Rasool-Allah-saww! ’
Then the man went away, so Abu Ja’far-asws turned and said, ‘Do you-asws know the man? ’ He-asws said: ‘No’. He-asws said: ‘That is Al-Khizr-as. But rather, he-asws wanted to (get to) know you-asws’’. [75]
Explanation: His-asws words: ‘There is no problem’, perhaps he-asws meant by it that there isn’t any expiation nor benefit as its Acceptance is to be with the Eman (in Wilayah), and the Kufr which is in him is mightier than every sin.