Why Shias narrate from Zurarah bin Ayyan (ra)



May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad (saw) and his Pure Progeny
Dhul Hijjah 29 1438

quoting from Nasibi website gift2shias.com

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Zurarah asked someone who was on his way to the Hajj (Zurarah lived in Kufa): “If you see Ja’far bin Muhammad (al-Sadiq) send him my Salam, and ask him if I am from the people of Paradise or Hell.” The narrator says: “I met Ja’far bin Muhammad (al-Sadiq) and asked him: “O son of the Messenger of Allah, do you know Zurarah bin A’yan?” He replied: “Yes, he is a wretched (Khabith) Rafidi!”