Accountability and intellect
Ibn Sikkit reported that he asked Imam Ar-Rida (a.): “What is in the present time the proof for the creation?” He said: “The intellect (aql). Through it you know the one who speaks the truth about Allah, whereupon you believe in him, and the one who lies about Allah, whereupon you declare him to be a liar.” Ibn Sikkit said: “By God, this is the answer!” Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.) reported that Imam Al-Baqir (a.) said: “O my son, recognize the ranks of the followers by the amount of their narrations and their cognition, for cognition consists of understanding the narrations, and by understanding the narrations, the believer ascends to the highest levels of faith. I looked into the book of Ali (a.) and found in the book: “The preciousness and value of every human being is his knowledge. God calls men to account according to the intellect He has given them in this world.” Abu l-Jarud reported that Imam Al-Baqir (a.) said: “God calls the servants to account on the Day of Resurrection according to the intellect He granted them in this world.” Sulaiman Ibn Ja’far reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “We the prophets speak to the people according to their intellects.” Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “If you notice about someone that he is in good condition, then consider whether his intellect is good, because he will be rewarded according to his intellect.” [Bihar-ul-Anwar of Al-Majlisi, Volume 1 page 93]
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