Bihar Al-Anwaar Volume 36 Part 3

بحار الأنوار

BIHAR AL-ANWAAR

ج 36

Volume 36

Part 3 out of 4

بحار الانوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الائمة الاطهار

Bihar Al-Anwaar – The summary of the pearls of the Ahadeeth of the Pure Imams^-asws

تأليف العلامة فخر الامة المولى الشيخ محمد باقر المجلسيى

Author – The Allama, the pride of the community, the Mullah, the Sheikh Muhammad Baqir Al Majlisi

باب 41 نصوص الرسول ص عليهم عليهم السلام‏

CHAPTER 41 – TEXTS OF THE RASOOL^-saww UPON THEM^-asws

1- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام لي، الأمالي للصدوق الْعَطَّارُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ الَّذِي يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبَهَا.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ (and) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Al Attar, from his father, from Ibn Abdul Jabbar, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad Al Azdy, from Aban Bin Usman, from Al Sumali,

‘From Ali Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws grandfather^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws from after me^-saww are twelve. The first of them^-asws is you^-asws, O Ali^-asws, and their^-asws last is Al-Qaim^-asws, the one^-asws whom Allah^-azwj, Exalted is His^-azwj Mention, shall conquer the east of the earth and its west’’.[1]

2- لي، الأمالي للصدوق مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهُ أَرْشِدْنِي إِلَى النَّجَاةِ فَقَالَ

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Majaylawiya, from his uncle, from Muhammad Bin Ali Al Kufy, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al Mufazzal Bin Umra, from Jabir Bin Yazeed, from Saeed Bin Al Musayyab, from Abdul Rahman Bin Sumarah who said,

‘I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Guide me to the salvation’.

يَا ابْنَ سَمُرَةَ إِذَا اخْتَلَفَتِ الْأَهْوَاءُ وَ تَفَرَّقَتِ الْآرَاءُ فَعَلَيْكَ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَإِنَّهُ إِمَامُ أُمَّتِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ هُوَ الْفَارُوقُ الَّذِي يُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ

He^-saww said: ‘O Ibn Sumarah! When the desires differ and the opinions are divided, so upon you is to be with Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, for he^-asws is an Imam^-asws of my^-saww community, and my^-saww caliph upon them from after me^-saww, and he^-asws is ‘الْفَارُوقُ’ the differentiator who shall distinguish between the truth and the falsehood.

مَنْ سَأَلَهُ أَجَابَهُ وَ مَنِ اسْتَرْشَدَهُ أَرْشَدَهُ وَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَجَدَهُ وَ مَنِ الْتَمَسَ الْهُدَى لَدَيْهِ صَادَفَهُ وَ مَنْ لَجَأَ إِلَيْهِ آمَنَهُ وَ مَنِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِهِ نَجَّاهُ وَ مَنِ اقْتَدَى بِهِ هَدَاهُ

One who asks him^-asws, he^-asws will answer him, and one who seeks his^-asws guidance he^-asws will guide him, and one who seeks the truth from him^-asws – would find it, and one who seeks the guidance – he would get plenty of it, and one who seeks shelter to him^-asws he^-asws would secure him, and one who adheres with him^-asws he^-asws would grant him salvation, and one who follows him^-asws he^-asws would guide him.

يَا ابْنَ سَمُرَةَ سَلِمَ مَنْ سَلَّمَ لَهُ وَ وَالاهُ وَ هَلَكَ مَنْ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَادَاهُ

O Ibn Sumarah! Safe is the one at peace with him^-asws and befriends him^-asws, and destroyed is the one who repels against him^-asws and is inimical to him^-asws.

يَا ابْنَ سَمُرَةَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً مِنِّي رُوحُهُ مِنْ رُوحِي وَ طِينَتُهُ مِنْ طِينَتِي وَ هُوَ أَخِي وَ أَنَا أَخُوهُ وَ هُوَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِي فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ

O Ibn Sumarah! Ali^-asws is from me^-saww, his^-saww soul is from my^-saww soul, and his^-asws essence is from my^-saww essence, and he^-asws is my^-saww brother^-asws and I^-saww am his^-asws brother^-saww, and he^-asws is husband of my^-saww daughter^-asws (Syeda) Fatima^-asws chieftess of women of the worlds from the former ones and the latter ones.

وَ إِنَّ مِنْهُ إِمَامَيْ أُمَّتِي‏ وَ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ تِسْعَةً مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُ أُمَّتِي يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً.

And from him^-asws are two Imams^-asws of my^-saww community and two chiefs of the youths of the inhabitants of the Paradise – Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws, ninth of them^-asws being a custodian of my^-saww community. He^-asws will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny’’.[2]

3- ك، إكمال الدين بِالْإِسْنَادِ الْمُتَقَدِّمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْمُجَادِلِينَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ‏ عَلَى لِسَانِ سَبْعِينَ نَبِيّاً وَ مَنْ جَادَلَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- ما يُجادِلُ فِي آياتِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِي الْبِلادِ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – By the preceding chain from Abdul Rahman Bin Samurah who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘May Allah^-azwj Cursed the disputers regarding the religion of Allah^-azwj upon the tongue of seventy Prophets^-as, and the one who disputes regarding Signs of Allah^-azwj, so he has blasphemed. Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: None dispute the Signs of Allah except those who commit Kufr, therefore do not let their movement in the cities deceive you [40:4].

وَ مَنْ فَسَّرَ الْقُرْآنَ بِرَأْيِهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرى‏ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ‏ وَ مَنْ أَفْتَى النَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ لَعَنَهُ مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ‏ وَ كُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَ كُلُّ ضَلَالَةٍ سَبِيلُهَا إِلَى النَّارِ

And one who interprets the Quran by his opinion so he has fabricated the lie upon Allah^-azwj, and one who issues verdicts (Fatwas) to the people without knowledge, the Angels of the skies and the earth curse him, and every innovation is a straying and every straying, its way is to the Fire’.

قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرْشِدْنِي إِلَى النَّجَاةِ وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَهُ‏.

Abdul Rahman Bin Sumarah said, ‘I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Guide me to the salvation’ – and continued the Hadeed approximate to it’’.[3]

4- لي، الأمالي للصدوق ابْنُ مَسْرُورٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مِيتَتِي وَ يَدْخُلَ جَنَّةَ عَدْنٍ مَنْزِلِي وَ يُمْسِكَ قَضِيباً غَرَسَهُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُنْ فَكَانَ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ لْيَأْتَمَّ بِالْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ

(The book) ‘Al Amaali of Al Sadouq – Ibn Masrour, from Ibn Aamir, from his uncle, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad Al Azdy, from Aban Bin Usman, from Aban Bin Taghlib, from Ikrimah (Bin Abu Jahl^-la, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One whom it cheers that he lives my^-saww life and dies my^-saww death, and enters the Garden of Eden, my^-saww house, and adheres with a branch (plant) which my^-saww Lord^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Planted, then Said to it: “Be!” So it came into being, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and let him takes as Imams^-asws with the successors^-asws from his^-asws sons^-asws.

فَإِنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي خُلِقُوا مِنْ طِينَتِي إِلَى اللَّهِ أَشْكُو أَعْدَاءَهُمْ مِنْ أُمَّتِيَ الْمُنْكِرِينَ لِفَضْلِهِمُ الْقَاطِعِينَ فِيهِمْ صِلَتِي وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَيَقْتُلُنَّ ابْنِي بَعْدِي الْحُسَيْنَ- لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

They^-asws are my^-saww offspring. They^-asws have been Created from my^-saww clay. I^-saww complain to Allah^-azwj of their^-asws enemies from my^-saww community, the deniers of their^-asws merits, then cutters of my^-saww connection regarding them. And I^-saww swear by Allah^-azwj! They will kill my^-saww son^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws after me^-saww. May Allah^-azwj not Let them attain my^-saww intercession’’.[4]

5- لي، الأمالي للصدوق ابْنُ مَسْرُورٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ‏ إِنَّكَ تُدْعَى أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَمَنْ أَمَّرَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ‏ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَّرَنِي عَلَيْهِمْ

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Ibn Masrour, from Ibn Aamir, from his uncle, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hamza Bin Humran, from his father, from Abu Hamza,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws. A man came to him^-asws and said to him^-asws, ‘O Abu Al-Hassan^-asws! You^-asws are being called ‘Amir Al-Momineen’, so who placed you^-asws as commander upon them?’ Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Made me^-asws a commander upon them’.

فَجَاءَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ يَصْدُقُ عَلِيٌّ فِيمَا يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَّرَهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ

The man came to Rasool-Allah^-saww. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Is Ali^-asws being truthful regarding what he^-asws is saying that Allah^-azwj Placed him^-asws as commander upon His^-azwj creatures?’

فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ ص ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِوَلَايَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَقَدَهَا لَهُ فَوْقَ عَرْشِهِ وَ أَشْهَدَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ وَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ وَ إِنَّهُ لَإِمَامُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

The Prophet^-saww was angered, then said: ‘Ali^-asws is ‘Amir Al-Momineen’ by the Wilayah from Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, having been Pacted for him above His^-azwj Throne. And I^-saww keep His^-azwj Angels as witnesses upon that Ali^-asws is caliph of Allah^-azwj and Divine Authority of Allah^-azwj, and he^-asws is the Imam^-asws of the Muslims.

طَاعَتُهُ مَقْرُونَةٌ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَ مَعْصِيَتُهُ مَقْرُونَةٌ بِمَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ جَهِلَهُ فَقَدْ جَهِلَنِي وَ مَنْ عَرَفَهُ فَقَدْ عَرَفَنِي وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ إِمَامَتَهُ فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ نُبُوَّتِي وَ مَنْ جَحَدَ إِمْرَتَهُ فَقَدْ جَحَدَ رِسَالَتِي

Obedience to him^-asws is paired with obedience to Allah^-azwj, and disobedience to him^-asws is paired with disobedience to Allah^-azwj. So, the one who ignores him^-asws, so he has ignored me^-saww, and one who recognises him^-asws so he has recognised me^-saww, and one who denies his^-asws Imamate so he has denied my^-saww Prophet-hood, and one who rejects his^-asws commander-ship so he has rejected my^-saww Messenger-ship.

وَ مَنْ دَفَعَ فَضْلَهُ فَقَدْ تَنَقَّصَنِي وَ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُ فَقَدْ قَاتَلَنِي وَ مَنْ سَبَّهُ فَقَدْ سَبَّنِي لِأَنَّهُ مِنِّي خُلِقَ مِنْ طِينَتِي وَ هُوَ زَوْجُ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي وَ أَبُو وَلَدَيَّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ

And one who repels his^-asws merits so he has derogated me^-saww, and one who fights him^-asws, and one who fights him^-asws so he has fought me^-saww, and one who reviles him^-asws so he has reviled me^-saww because he^-asws is from me^-saww, Created from my^-saww clay. And he^-asws husband of my^-saww daughter^-asws Fatima, and father^-asws of my^-saww two (grand) sons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص أَنَا وَ عَلِيٌّ وَ فَاطِمَةُ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ أَعْدَاؤُنَا أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ وَ أَوْلِيَاؤُنَا أَوْلِيَاءُ اللَّهِ‏.

Then he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww, and Ali^-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn, and nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are Divine Authorities of Allah^-azwj upon His^-azwj creatures. Our^-asws enemies are enemies of Allah^-azwj, and our^-asws friends are friends of Allah^-azwj’’.[5]

6- لي، الأمالي للصدوق الْقَطَّانُ عَنِ ابْنِ حَبِيبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُهْلُولٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ سَلَّامِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ مَعْرُوفِ بْنِ خَرَّبُوذَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ أَنَا سَيِّدُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَهُمَا سَادَةُ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَلِيُّنَا وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ وَ عَدُوُّنَا عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ وَ طَاعَتُنَا طَاعَةُ اللَّهِ وَ مَعْصِيَتُنَا مَعْصِيَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Al Qatan, from Ibn Habeeb, from Ibn Bahloul, from Ismail Bin Aban, from Sallam Bin Abu Amrah, from Marouf Bin Kharbuz, from Abu Al Tufeyl,

‘From Al-Hassan Bin Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww am chief of the Prophets^-saww, and Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is chief of the successors^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws are both chiefs of the youths of the inhabitants of the Paradise, and the Imams^-asws after them^-asws are chiefs of the pious. Our^-asws friends are friends of Allah^-azwj, and our^-asws enemies are enemies of Allah^-azwj, and obedience to us^-asws is obedience to Allah^-azwj, and disobedience to us^-asws is disobedience to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.[6]

7- لي، الأمالي للصدوق أَبِي وَ ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ مَعاً عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ خُذُوا بِحُجْزَةِ هَذَا الْأَنْزَعِ‏ يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً فَإِنَّهُ الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ هُوَ الْفَارُوقُ يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ‏ هَدَاهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُ أَبْغَضَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ مَحَقَهُ اللَّهُ‏

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – My father and Ibn Al Waleed, both together from Sa’ad, from Ibn Isa, from Musa Bin Al Qasim Al Bajaly, from Jafar Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Abdullah Bin Muska, from Al Hakam Bin Al Salt

‘From Abu Ja’far Al-Baqir^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Grab hold of this short-haired one, meaning Ali^-asws, for he^-asws is the greatest truthful, and he^-asws is the differentiator – differentiating between the truth and the falsehood. One who loves him^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Guide him, and one who hates him^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Hate him, and one who stays behind from him^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Obliterate (Destroy) him^-asws.

وَ مِنْهُ سِبْطَا أُمَّتِي الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ هُمَا ابْنَايَ وَ مِنَ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةُ هُدَاةٍ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي فَتَوَلَّوْهُمْ وَ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا وَلِيجَةً مِنْ دُونِهِمْ‏ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَ مَنْ يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ‏ فَقَدْ هَوى‏- وَ مَا الْحَياةُ الدُّنْيا إِلَّا مَتاعُ الْغُرُورِ.

And from him^-asws are two chiefs of my^-saww community – Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and they^-asws are both my^-saww (grand) sons^-asws. And from Al-Husayn^-asws are the guiding Imams^-asws. Allah^-azwj would Grant them my^-saww knowledge, and my^-saww understanding, so be with their Wilayah and do not be taking any confidant from besides them^-asws, for the Wrath from your Lord^-azwj would be released upon you, and one upon whom is released the Wrath from his Lord^-azwj, so he has perished [20:81] and what is the life of the world except for a deceptive pleasure? [3:185]’’. [7]

8- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ل، الخصال لي، الأمالي للصدوق ك، إكمال الدين الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَفِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِ‏ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ نَعْرِضُ مَصَاحِفَنَا عَلَيْهِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لَهُ‏ فَتًى شَابٌّ هَلْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ ص كَمْ يَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ خَلِيفَةً

(The books) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’, (and) ‘Al Khisaal’, (and) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq, (and) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Al Qattan, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Bin Khalaf Bin Yazeed, from Is’haq Bin Ibrahim Al Hanzala, from Yahya Bin Yahya, from Hisham, from Mujalid, from Al Shaby, from Masouq who said,

‘While we were in the presence of Abdullah Bin Masoud, we were displaying our (versions of) Quran to him, when a young man said to him, ‘Did your Prophet^-as pact to you how many caliphs would happen to be from after him^-saww?’

قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَحَدَثُ السِّنِّ وَ إِنَّ هَذَا شَيْ‏ءٌ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ نَعَمْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّنَا ص أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً بِعَدَدِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

He said, ‘You are of young age, and this is a thing no one has asked me about before you. Yes, our Prophet^-saww did pact to us that there would be twelve caliphs after him^-saww, being of the number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[8]

9- ك، إكمال الدين ل، الخصال ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام لي، الأمالي للصدوق الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ الْبَغْدَادِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبْدُوسٍ الْحَرَّانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ هَلْ حَدَّثَكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ ص كَمْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ مِنَ الْخُلَفَاءِ قَالَ نَعَمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ عِدَّةَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’, (and) ‘Al Khisaal’, (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’, (and) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Al Qattan, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Bin Abu Al Rijal Al Baghdadi, from Muhammad Bin Abdous Al Harrany, from Abdul Ghaffar Bin Al Hakam, from Mansour Bin Abu Al Aswad, from Mutarrif, from Al Shabi, from his uncle Qays Bin Abd who said,

‘We were seated in a circle wherein was Abdullah Bin Masoud. A Bedouin came and said, ‘Which one of you is Abdullah?’ Abdullah Bin Masoud said, ‘I am Abdullah’. He said, ‘Did your Prophet^-saww narrate to you all how many caliphs will happen to be after him^-saww?’ He said, ‘Yes, twelve, the number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[9]

10- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام لي، الأمالي للصدوق عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَتَّابٍ الْوَرَامِينِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَاعِدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْغَفَّارِ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ وَ حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَنْمَاطِيِّ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ وَ حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَرَّانِيِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَزَّانِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ كُلُّهُمْ قَالُوا عَنْ عَمِّهِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ قَالَ عَتَّابٌ وَ هَذَا حَدِيثُ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ:

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’, (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’, (and) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Attab Bin Muhammad Bin Attab Al Sameyni, from Yahya Bin Muhammad Bin Sa’id, from Ahmad Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Al Mufazzal, and Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah Bin Sawwar who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abdul Ghaffar Bin Al Hakam, from Mansour Bin Abu Al Aswad, from Mutarrif, from Al Shaby, and it is narrated to us by Attab Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq Bin Muhammad Al Anmaty, from Yusuf Bin Musa, from Jareer, from Al Ash’as Bin Sawwar, from Al Shabi, and it is narrated to us by Attab Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Al Harrany, from Ayoub Bin Muhammad Al Wazzal, from Saeed Bin Maslamah, from Ash’as Bin Sawwar, from Al Shabi, all of them said, ‘From his uncle Qaus Bin Abd. Attab said, and this Hadeeth is end-to-end, he said,

كُنَّا جُلُوساً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ مَعَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَ فِيكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَمَا حَاجَتُكَ قَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَ خَبَّرَكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ ص كَمْ يَكُونُ فِيكُمْ مِنْ خَلِيفَةٍ قَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ قَدِمْتُ الْعِرَاقَ نَعَمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ عِدَّةَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

‘We were seated in the Masjid and with us was Abdullah Bin Masoud. A Bedouin came and said, ‘Is Abdullah among you?’ He said, ‘Yes, I am Abdullah. What is your need?’ He said, ‘O Abdullah! Did your Prophet^-saww inform you how many caliphs would happen to be among you?’ He said, ‘You have asked me about a thing no one has asked me since I arrive at Al-Iraq. Yes, twelve, the number of captains of the children of Israel’’.

وَ قَالَ جَرِيرٌ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ: الْخُلَفَاءُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ كَعِدَّةِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Jareer said, from Ash’as, from Ibn Masoud,

‘From the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘The caliphs after me^-saww would be twelve, like the number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[10]

11- ل، الخصال ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام لي، الأمالي للصدوق حَدَّثَنَا الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدَةَ النَّيْشَابُورِيِّ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ وَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَكُونُ‏ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً ثُمَّ أَخْفَى صَوْتَهُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا الَّذِي أَخْفَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The books) ‘Al Khisaal’, (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’, (and) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – It is narrated to us by al Qattan, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdah Al Neshapuri, from Haroun Bin Is’haq who said, ‘It is narrated to us by my uncle Ibrahim Bin Muhammad, from Ziyad Bin Ilaqah, and Abdul Malik Bin Umeyr, from Jabir Bin Samrah who said,

‘I was with my father in the presence of the Prophet^-saww. I heard him^-saww saying: There will happen to be twelve commanders after me^-saww’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice. I said to my father, ‘What is that Rasool-Allah^-saww hid?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them from Quraysh’’.[11]

(This is a clear fabrication from the same narrator. The twelve from Quraysh, are the imams of falsehood, please see the Hadith in Appendix) – The twelve Imams^-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah^-saww, are from Clan of Hashim^-as (Imam Ali^-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi^-asws the 12^th Imam^-asws!!)

12- لي، الأمالي للصدوق عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّائِغُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْغَضْرَانِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ بُهْلُولٍ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ عَنْ غَسَّانَ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَوْلَى عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَامِرٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِراً حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Sa’ig, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Gazrany, from Al-Husayn Bin Al Lays Bin Bahloul Al Mowsily, from Gassan Bin Al Rabie, from Suleymn Bin Abdullah slave of Aamir Al Shaby, from Aamir having said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The matter of my^-saww community will not cease to be apparent until twelve caliphs pass, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[12]

13- ك، إكمال الدين ل، الخصال ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ الطَّيَّارِ يَقُولُ كُنَّا عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَ عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ يَذْكُرُ حَدِيثاً جَرَى بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ إِنِّي‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ أَخِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’, (and) ‘Al Khisaal’, (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – My father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Isa, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Uzina, from Aban Bin Abu Ayyash, from Suleym Bin Qays Al Hilali who said,

‘I heard Abdullah son of Ja’far Al-Tayyar^-as saying: ‘We were in the presence of Muawiya, and (so were) Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas, and Umar Bin Abu Salama, and Usama Bin Zayd, discussion of a Hadeeth flowed between him^-as and him, and he said to Muawiya Bin Abu Sufyan, ‘I^-as heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww am foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], then my^-saww brother^-asws Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6].

فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدَ فَابْنِيَ الْحَسَنُ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ ابْنِيَ الْحُسَيْنُ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدَ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ وَ سَتُدْرِكُهُ يَا عَلِيُّ

When he^-asws is martyred, so my^-saww (grand) son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], then my^-saww (grand) son^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. So when he^-asws is martyred, then his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], and you^-asws will come across him^-asws, O Ali^-asws!

ثُمَّ ابْنِي‏ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرُ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ وَ سَتُدْرِكُهُ يَا حُسَيْنُ وَ تُكْمِلُهُ‏ اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ

Then my^-saww son^-asws Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], and you^-asws will come across him^-asws, O Husayn^-asws. And it would be perfected by twelve Imams^-asws, nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws’.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَشْهَدْتُ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ ع وَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَ عُمَرَ بْنَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فَشَهِدُوا لِي عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ

Abdullah said, ‘Then it was testified by Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Abdullah Bin Abbas, and Umar Bin Abu Salamah, and Usama Bin Zayd. They testified for me^-as in the presence of Muawiya’.

قَالَ سُلَيْمُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ وَ قَدْ كُنْتُ سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ سَلْمَانَ وَ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادِ وَ أُسَامَةَ أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏.

Suleyman Bin Qays said, ‘And I had heard that from Salman^-ra, and Abu Zarr^-ra, and Al-Miqdad^-ra, and Usama, they had heard that from Rasool-Allah^-saww’’.[13]

14- ك، إكمال الدين لي، الأمالي للصدوق أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع اكْتُبْ مَا أُمْلِي عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَ تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ النِّسْيَانَ

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’, (and) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – My father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Ibrahim Bin Umar al yamani, from Abu Al Tufeyl,

‘From Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ali Al-Baqir^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Amir Al-Momineen^-asws: ‘Write, what I^-saww to dictate to you^-asws!’ He^-asws said: ‘O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj! Are you^-saww fearing the forgetfulness upon me^-asws?’

قَالَ لَسْتُ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ النِّسْيَانَ وَ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ لَكَ أَنْ يُحَفِّظَكَ وَ لَا يُنَسِّيَكَ وَ لَكِنِ اكْتُبْ لِشُرَكَائِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَنْ شُرَكَائِي يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am not fearing the forgetfulness upon you^-asws, and I^-saww have already supplicated to Allah^-azwj for you^-asws that He^-azwj Cause you^-asws to memorise and not let you^-asws be forgetful, but write for your^-asws associates’. I^-asws said: ‘And who are my^-asws associates, O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj?’

قَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ بِهِمْ تُسْقَى أُمَّتِيَ الْغَيْثَ وَ بِهِمْ يُسْتَجَابُ دُعَاؤُهُمْ وَ بِهِمْ يَصْرِفُ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمُ الْبَلَاءَ وَ بِهِمْ يُنَزِّلُ الرَّحْمَةَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ هَذَا أَوَّلُهُمْ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْحُسَيْنِ ع ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ‏.

He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws from your^-asws sons^-asws. Due to them^-asws my^-saww community would be quenched the rain, and due to them^-asws their supplications will be Answered, and due to them^-asws Allah^-azwj would Turn the afflictions away from them, and due to them^-asws He^-azwj will Send down the Mercy from the sky; and this is their^-asws first’ – and he^-saww gestured by his^-saww hand towards Al-Hassan Bin Ali^-asws. Then he^-saww gestured by his^-saww hand towards Al-Husayn^-asws, then said: ‘And the Imams^-asws from his^-asws sons^-asws’’.[14]

15- لي، الأمالي للصدوق الْفَامِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَدَدِ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَكَ فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ هُمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ‏ أَنْتَ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Al Famy, from Muhammad Al Himeyri, from his father, from Ibn Yazeed, from Ibn Fazzal, from ismail Bin Al Fazl Al Hashimy,

‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws said to Rasool-Allah^-saww: ‘Inform me^-asws with the number of the Imams^-asws after you^-saww’. He^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! They^-asws are twelve. Their^-asws first is you^-asws, and their^-asws last is Al-Qaim^-asws’’.[15]

16- ل، الخصال عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَرَامِينِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَاعِدٍ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَغْرَاءَ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ حَفْصٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ حَدَّثَكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ ص كَمْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ مِنْ خَلِيفَةٍ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ وَ إِنَّكَ لَأَحْدَثُ الْقَوْمِ سِنّاً قَالَ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي عِدَّةُ نُقَبَاءِ مُوسَى‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Attab Bin Muhammad Al Waraminy, from Yahya Bin Muhammad Bin Sa’id, from Yusuf Bin Musa, from Abdul Rahman Bin Magra’a, from Mujalid, from Masrouq. Attab Bin Muhammad said, ‘And it is narrated to us by muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Hafs, from hamza Bin Aqn, from Abu Usama, from Mujalid, from Aamir, from Masrouq who said,

‘A man came to Ibn Masoud, he said, ‘Did your Prophet^-saww narrate to you all how may caliphs there will happen to be from after him^-saww?’ He said, ‘Yes. No one has asked be about it before you, and you are young aged of the people. He^-saww had said: ‘There will happen to be after me^-saww, the number of captains of Musa^-as’’.[16]

17- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ الْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ الْقَطَّانِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَلْ حَدَّثَكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ ص كَمْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ مِنَ الْخُلَفَاءِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ وَ إِنَّكَ لَأَحْدَثُ الْقَوْمِ سِنّاً نَعَمْ قَالَ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي عِدَّةُ نُقَبَاءِ مُوسَى ع‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qatan, from Al Numan Bin Ahmad Bin Nueym Al Wasity, from Ahmad Bin Sinan Al Qaran who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Usama, from Mujalid, from Aamir, from Masrouq who said,

‘A man came to Abdullah Bin Masoud and said, ‘O Abdul Rahman! Did you Prophet^-saww narrate to you all how many caliphs there will happen to be after him^-saww?’ He said, ‘Yes, and no one has asked me about it before you, and you are of young age. Yes, he^-saww had said: ‘There will happen to be after me^-asws the number of captains of Musa^-as’’.[17]

18- وَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ وَ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مُوسَى الْعَطَّارِ وَ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ وَكِيعٍ عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ أَسْعَدَ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَتَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ فِيكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَشَارُوا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَدْ وَجَدْتَهُ فَمَا حَاجَتُكَ

And from Usman Bin Abu Sheyba, and Abu Ahmad, and Yusuf Bin Musa al Attar, and Sufran Bin Wakie, from Jareer Bin As’ad Bin Sawwar, from Aamir Al Shaby, from his uncle, from Qays Bin Abd who said,

‘A Bedouin came to Abdullah Bin Masoud, and his companions were in his presence. He said, ‘Is there Abdullah Bin Masoud among you?’ They indicated to him. Abdullah said to him, ‘You have found him, so what is your need?’

قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص تُنْبِئُنَا بِهِ أَ حَدَّثَكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ كَمْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ خَلِيفَةً قَالَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْ هَذَا أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ قَدِمْتُ الْعِرَاقَ نَعَمْ الْخُلَفَاءُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كَعِدَّةِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

He said, ‘I want to ask you about something if you have heard it from Rasool-Allah^-saww, you can inform us with it. Did your Prophet^-saww narrate to you how many caliphs there would be after him^-saww?’ He said, ‘No one has asked me about this since I arrive at Al Iraq. Yes, the caliph are twelve caliphs like the number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[18]

19- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ النَّيْشَابُورِيِّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَشْرَعَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: جِئْتُ مَعَ أَبِي إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَخْطُبُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ يَعْنِي أَمِيراً ثُمَّ خَفَضَ مِنْ صَوْتِهِ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا قَالَ قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Ismail Al Yashkuri, from Sahl Bin Ammar, Al Neshapury, from Umar Bin Abdullah Bin Zayd, from Sufyan Bin saeed Bin Amro Bin Ashra’a, from Al Shabi, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I came with my father to the Masjid and Rasool-Allah^-saww was addressing. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘After me^-saww there will be twelve, meaning commanders’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice and I^-saww did not know what he^-saww said. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[19]

20- ل، الخصال الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْقَطَّانِ عَنْ طَاهِرِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ فَخَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مَا قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي مَا الَّذِي قَالَ فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al-Hassan Bin al Qattan, from Tahir Bin Ismail Al Khas’amy, from Abu Kureyb Muhammad Bin Al A’ala Al Hamdany who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Ibn Ubeyd Al Tanafisy, from Simak Bin Harb, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be twelve commanders after me^-saww’. Then he^-saww spoke, but it was too low for me what he^-saww said: So, I asked my father, ‘What is that which he^-saww said?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[20]

21- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْقُشَيْرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً وَ قَالَ كَلِمَةً لَمْ أَسْمَعْهَا فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Salim, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed Al Qusheyri, from Muhammad Bin Ja’far, from Shu’ba, from Simak in Harb who said, ‘I heard Jabir Bin Sumarah saying,

‘I heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be twelve commanders after me^-saww’, and he^-saww said a phrase I did not hear it. The people said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[21]

22- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْمَرْوَزِيِّ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْمَرْوَزِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الشَّقِيقِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَنْ يَنْقَضِيَ‏ حَتَّى يَمْلِكَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا قَالَ فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Ismail Al Marouzy, from Al Fazl Bin Abdul Jabbar Al Marouzy, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan, meaning Ibn Al Saqeeq, from Al-Husayn Bin Waqid, from Simak Bin Harb, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I came to the Prophet^-saww and heard him^-saww saying: ‘This command will never expire until twelve caliphs own it, all of them’. He^-saww said a soft phrase, I did not understand it. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[22]

23- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ زُرَيْعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَهْلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ عَزِيزاً مَنِيعاً يُنْصَرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَاهُمْ إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَلِمَةً أَصَمَّنِيهَا النَّاسُ‏ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا كَلِمَةٌ أَصَمَّنِيهَا النَّاسُ قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdullah Bin Sa’dan Bin Sahl Al Yashkuri, from Ahmad Bin Abu Al Miqdam, from Yazeed, from Ibn Zurie, from Ibn Awn, from Al Shaby, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘The people of this religion will not cease to be honourable, impregnable, helping against the ones who oppose them until there are twelve caliphs’. Then he^-saww said a phrase the people did not hear. So, I said to my father, ‘What was the phrase the people could not hear?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[23]

24- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنِ الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ كُمَيْلٍ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‏ لَا تَزَالُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ مُسْتَقِيماً أَمْرُهَا ظَاهِرَةً عَلَى عَدُوِّهَا حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مَا ذَا قَالَ الْهَرْجُ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Hatim, from Al Fazl Bin Yaqoub, from Al Haysam Bin Kumeyl, from Zuheyr, from Ziyad Bin Khaysama, from Saeed Bin Qays Al Hamdany, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘This community will not cease to be straight of its apparent matters against their enemies, until twelve caliphs pass, all of them being from Quraysh’. So, I went to his house. I said, ‘Then what would happen?’ He said, ‘The troubles’’.[24]

25- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ وَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ وَ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ‏ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مَعَ أَبِي فَقَالَ- لَا تَزَالُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ صَالِحاً أَمْرُهَا ظَاهِرَةً عَلَى عَدُوِّهَا حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مَلِكاً أَوْ قَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَتْ عَلَيَّ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Hatim, from Al A’ala Bin Salim, from Yazeed Bin Haroun, from Shareek, from Simak, and Abdullah Bin Umeyr, and Husaym Bin Abdul Rahman who said, ‘We heard Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww with my father. He^-saww said: ‘This community will not cease to be righteous of its apparent affairs against their enemies until twelve kings’ – or said: ‘twelve caliphs’. Then he^-saww said a phrase hidden unto me. So, I asked my father. He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them from Quraysh’’.[25]

26- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ زُبَيْدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ وَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً ثُمَّ أَخْفَى صَوْتَهُ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Hatim who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Saeed Al Ashja’a, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Bin Malik Bin Zubeyd Al Hamdany, from Ziyad Bin Alaqah, and Abdul Malik Bin Umeyr, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I was with my father in the presence of the Prophet^-saww and I heard him^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be after me^-saww, twelve commanders’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice. So, I asked my father. He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[26]

27- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْبَغَوِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ وَ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً غَيْرَ أَنَّ حصين [حُصَيْناً] قَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهُ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ فَسَأَلْتُ الْقَوْمَ فَقَالُوا قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Baghawy, from Ali Bin Al Ja’ad, from Zuheyr, from Simah Bin Harb, and Ziyad Bin Ilaqah, and Husayn Bin Abdul Rahman, all of them from Jabir Bin Sumarah,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘There will happen to be twelve commanders after me^-saww, apart from being impregnable’. He said in his Hadeeth, ‘Then he^-saww spoke with something I did not understand’. And one of them said in his Hadeeth, ‘I asked my father’. And one of them said, ‘I asked the people, so they said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[27]

28- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ خَشْرَمٍ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ عَالِياً عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَاهَا حَتَّى تَمْلِكَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص مِنِّي فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdullah Bin Suleyman Bin Al Ash’as, from Ali Bin Khashram, from Isa Bin Yunus, from Imran, meaning Ibn Suleyman, from Al Shaby, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘The affairs of this community will not cease to be lofty upon the one who opposes it until twelve caliphs rule’. Then he^-saww said a hidden phrase, I could not understand it. So, I asked the one who was bear to the Prophet^-saww than I was. He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[28]

29- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبْدُونٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكَاتِبِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِابْنِ أَبِي زَيْنَبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَلَّانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ ذُكِرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ أَهْلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ يُنْصَرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَاهُمْ إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُومُونَ وَ يَقْعُدُونَ وَ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي أَوْ لِأَخِي أَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Tusi – Ahmad Bin Abdoun, from Muhammad Bin Ali the scribe, from Muhammad Bin Ibrahim, well known as Ibn Abu Azinab, from Muhammad Bin Usman Bin Allan, from Ibn Awn, from Al Shaby, from Jabir Bin Samurah who mentioned,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘The people of this religion will not cease to be helped against the ones who oppose them up to twelve caliphs’. The people went on to stand and stand, and he^-saww spoke with a phrase I could not understand it. So, I said to my father, or my brother, ‘Which thing did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[29]

30- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مَعِينٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّالِحِ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ سَيْفٍ قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ شَقِيقٍ الْأَصْبَحِيِّ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ يَكُونُ خَلْفِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – By this chain from Muhammad Bin Usman, from Ahmad Bin Abu Khaysama, from Yahya Bin Maeen, from Abdullah Bin Al Salih, from Al Lays, from Sa’ad, from Khalaf Bin Yazeed, from Saeed Bin Abu Hilal, from Rabie Bin Sayd who said, ‘I was in the presence of Shaqeeq Al Asbahy. He said, ‘I heard Abdullah Bin Umar saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Behind me^-saww there will happen to be twelve caliphs’’.[30]

31- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَفَّانَ وَ يَحْيَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ السَّالِحِينِيِّ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ‏ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يَا أَبَا الطُّفَيْلِ عُدَّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْ بَنِي كَعْبِ بْنِ لُؤَيٍّ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ النَّقْفُ وَ النِّقَافُ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – ‘By this chain, from Ahmad, from Affan, and Yahya Bin Is’haq Al Saliheyni, from Hammad Bin Salamah, from Abdullah Bin Umar (Bin Al Khattab), from Al Tufeyl who said,

‘Abdullah Bin Umar said, ‘O Abu Al Tufeyl! Count twelve from the clan of Ka’ab Bin Laqy, then there will be betrayals and hypocrisy’’.[31]

(A clear fabrication from the son of Umar Bin Al Khattab)

32- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الْمُقَدَّمِيِّ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مِقْدَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ قَطْرِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْوَالِبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الدِّينُ ظَاهِراً لَا يَضُرُّهُ مَنْ نَاوَاهُ حَتَّى يَقُومَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – By this chain, from Ahmad, from Al Muqaddamy, from Aasim Bin Ali Bin Miqdam, from his father, from Qatr Bin Khalifa, from Abu Khalid Al Waliby, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘The religion will not cease to prevail, not being harmed by the one who oppose it, until twelve caliphs stand, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[32]

33- ل، الخصال الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النَيْشَابُورِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ مُيَسِّرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زُرَيْقٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَشْرَعَ عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَخْطُبُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ ثُمَّ خَفَضَ مِنْ صَوْتِهِ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا قَالَ فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qattan, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Hatim, from Ahmad Bin Salamah Bin Abdullah Al Neshapuri, from Al-Husayn Bin Mansour, from Muyasser Bin Abdullah Bin Zureyq, from Sufyan Bin Husayn, from Saeed Bin Amro Bin Ashra’a, from Aamir Al Shaby, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I was with my father in the Masjid and Rasool-Allah^-saww was addressing. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be twelve after me^-saww’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice, I do not know what he^-saww said. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[33]

34- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ل، الخصال أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ عَنْ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ أَتَيْتُهُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ فَقُلْتُ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مَا ذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ الْهَرْجُ‏.

(The books) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ (and) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq the judge who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Ya’la, from Ali Bin Al Ja’ad, from Zuheyr Bin Muawiya, from Ziyad Bin Khaysama, from Al Aswad Bin Saeed Al Hamdany who said, ‘I heard Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be twelve caliphs after me^-saww, all of them being from Quraysh’. When he returned to his house, I went to him in what is between me and him. I said, ‘Then what will happen?’ He said, ‘Then the troubles would happen’’.[34]

35- ل، الخصال حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ مَاضِياً حَتَّى يَلِيَ عَلَيْهِمُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ خَفِيَتْ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا قَالَ فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – It is narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq the judge who said, ‘It is informed to us by Abu Khalifa, from Ibrahim Bin Basshar, from Sufyan, from Abdul Malik Bin Abu Umeyr who heard Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The affairs will not cease to continue until twelve men rule upon them’. Then he^-saww spoke with a phrase hidden unto me. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he say?’ He said, ‘He said, ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[35]

36- ل، الخصال حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي عَنْ حَامِدِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ الْبَلْخِيِّ عَنْ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الدِّينُ صَالِحاً لَا يَضُرُّهُ مَنْ عَادَاهُ أَوْ مَنَ نَاوَاهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – It is narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq the judge, from Jamid Bin Shuayn Al Balkhy, from Bishr Bin Al Waleed Al Kindy, from Is’haq Bin Yahya Bin Talha Bin Abdullah, from Ma’bad Bin Khalid, from Jabir Bin Sumarah,

‘From the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘This religion will not cease to be righteous, not being harmed from its enemies, or from the ones who oppose it, until there happen to be twelve commanders, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[36]

37- ل، الخصال أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُخَوَّلِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ السُّوَائِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ يَلِي هَذَا الْأَمْرَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ قَالَ فَصَرَخَ النَّاسُ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ مَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي وَ كَانَ أَقْرَبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنِّي فَقُلْتُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَ كُلُّهُمْ لَا يُرَى مِثْلُهُ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Abu Bakr Bin Abu Dawood, from Is’haq Bin Ibrahim Bin Shazan, from Al Waleed Bin Hisham, from Muhammad, from Mukhawwal Bin Zakwan who said, ‘It is narrated to me by my father, from his father, from Ibn Sirreen, from Jabir Bin Samurah Al Shuwaie who said,

‘I was in the presence of the Prophet^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘This command will be in charge of twelve’. The people shouted, so I could not hear what he^-saww said. So, I said to my father, and he was nearer to Rasool-Allah^-saww than I was. I said, ‘What did Rasool-Allah^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh, and each of them would be such, none like him would have been seen’’.[37]

38- ل، الخصال أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى الْمَوْصِلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ حَاتِمِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ مَعَ غُلَامِي نَافِعٍ أَخْبِرْنِي بِشَيْ‏ءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَتَبَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ عَشِيَّةَ رَجْمِ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ- لَا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ قَائِماً حَتَّى تَقُومَ‏ السَّاعَةُ وَ يَكُونَ عَلَيْكُمُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq, from Abu Ya’la Al Mowsily, from Abu Bakr Bin Abu Sheyba, from Hatim Bin Ismail, from Al Muhajir Bin Mismar, from Aamir Bin Sa’ad who said,

‘I wrote to Jabir Bin Samurah with my slave Nafie, ‘Infor me with something you heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww’. He wrote, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying on the day of Friday, in the evening of the stoning of Al Aslami: ‘The religion will not cease to be established until the establishment of the House, and there will happen to be twelve caliphs upon you, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[38]

39- ل، الخصال أحمد بن الحسن القطان المعروف بابن عبدويه عن أبي بكر بن محمد بن قارن عن علي بن الحسن الهسنجاني عن سهل بن بكار عن حماد عن يعلى بن عطاء عن بحير بن أبي عتبة عن سرح البرمكي قال‏ في الكتاب أن هذه الأمة فيهم اثنا عشر فإذا وفت العدة طغوا و بغوا و كان بأسهم بينهم‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Al Qattan, well known as Ibn Abdawayh, from Abu Bakr Bin Muhammad Bin Qarim, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan Al Hasanjany, from Sahl Bin Bakaar, from Hammad, from Ya’la Bin Ata’a, from Baheer Bin Abu Utbah, from Sar’h Al Barmakky who said in the book,

‘This community, among them would be twelve. So when the number is fulfilled, they will be tyrannous, and rebellious, and there will be arrows between them’’.[39] (This is a reference to the twelve false imams)

40- ل، الخصال بهذا الإسناد عن الهسنجاني عن سدير عن يحيى بن أبي يونس عن ابن نجران‏ أن أبا الخلد حدثه و حلف له عليه أن لا تهلك هذه الأمة حتى يكون فيها اثنا عشر خليفة كلهم يعمل بالهدى و دين الحق‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – By this chain from Al hasanjany, from Sadeyr, from Yahya Bin Abu Yuus, from Ibn Najrab,

‘Abu Al-Khuld narrated it and he swore for him upon it that this community will not be destroyed until there happen to be twelve caliphs in it, all of them acting with the guidance and religion of the truth’’.[40]

41- ل، الخصال عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّائِغُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الطَّيَّانِ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ بُرْدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ: يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ ذَكَرَ لَفْظَةً أُخْرَى‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Sabig, from Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Ziyad, from Ismail Al Tayyan, from Abu Usama, from Sufran, from Burd, from Mak’howl, it was said to him,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘There will happen to be twelve caliphs after me^-saww’. He said, ‘He said, ‘Yes’, and he mentioned another word’’.[41]

42- ل، الخصال بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُبَارَكٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ وَهْبَ بْنَ مُنَبِّهٍ يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ يَكُونُ الْهَرْجُ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ كَذَا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ كَذَا.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – By this chain from Abu Usama, from Ibn Mubarak, from Ma’mar, from the one who heard Wahab Bin Munabbih saying,

‘There will happen to be twelve caliphs. Then the troubles would happen, then such and such would happen, then such and such would happen’’.[42]

43- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ل، الخصال بهذا الإسناد عن الحسن بن علي قال حدثنا شيخ ببغداد يقال له يحيى سقط عني اسم أبيه عن عبد الله بن بكر السهمي عن حاتم بن أبي مغيرة عن أبي بحر قال‏ كان أبو الخالد جاري و سمعته يقول و يحلف عليه إن هذه الأمة لا تهلك حتى يكون‏ فيها اثنا عشر خليفة كلهم يعمل بالهدى و دين الحق‏.

(The books) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ (and) ‘Al Khisaal’ – By this chain from Al-Hassan Bin Ali who said, ‘It is narrated to us by a sheykh at Baghdad called Yahya, dropping the name of his father, from Abdullah Bin bakr Al Sahmy, from Hatim Bin Abu Mugheira, from Abu Bahr who said,

‘Abu Al-Khalid was my neighbour and I heard him saying, and he swore upon it, that this community will not be destroyed until there happen to be twelve caliphs in it, all of them acting with the guidance and religion of truth’’.[43]

44- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ل، الخصال بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو الْبَكَّائِيِّ عَنْ كَعْبِ الْأَحْبَارِ قَالَ فِي الْخُلَفَاءِ هُمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ فَإِذَا كَانَ‏ عِنْدَ انْقِضَائِهِمْ وَ أَتَى طَبَقَةٌ صَالِحَةٌ مَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ فِي الْعُمُرِ كَذَلِكَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ (and) ‘Al Khisaal’ – By this chain from Al Waleed Bin Muslim, from Safwan Bin Amro, from Shureyh Bin Ubeyd, from Amro Al Bakaie, from Ka’ab Al Ahbar who said,

‘Regarding the caliphs, they are twelve. Some when it would be during their termination, and a righteous party would come, Allah^-azwj would Extend for them regarding the age. Like that Allah^-azwj has Promised this community’.

ثُمَّ قَرَأَ- وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ‏ قَالَ وَ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ لَيْسَ بِعَزِيزٍ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ يَوْماً أَوْ نِصْفَ يَوْمٍ- وَ إِنَّ يَوْماً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِمَّا تَعُدُّونَ‏.

Allah Promises those of you who believe and do righteous deeds that He will Make them Caliphs in the earth just as He Made Caliphs, those from before them, [24:55]. He said, ‘And like that Allah^-azwj Dealt with the children of Israel, and it isn’t (difficult) for the Mighty that He^-azwj Gathers for the community for a day, or half a day, and surely a day in the Presence of your Lord is like a thousand years from what you are counting [22:47]’’.[44]

45- ل، الخصال عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّائِغُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْقَصْرَانِيِّ عَنْ بِشْرِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْقَصْرِيِّ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ السُّوَائِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ يَقُومُ مِنْ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا فَسَأَلْتُ الْقَوْمَ فَقَالُوا قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Sa’ig, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Qasrany, from Bishr Bin Musa Bin Salih, from Khalaf Bin Al Waleed Al Qasry, from Israil, from Simak who said, ‘I heard Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘There will be standing from after me^-saww, twelve commanders’. Then he^-saww spoke with a phrase I could not understand it. So, I asked the people. They said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[45]

46- ل، الخصال عَنْهُ عَنِ الْقَصْرَانِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْمُكَتِّبِ بْنِ بُهْلُولٍ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ عَنْ غَسَّانَ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِراً حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – From him, from Al Qasrany, from Al-Husayn Bin Al Mukattib Bin Bahloul Al Mowsily, from Ghassan Bin Al Rabie, from Suleyman Bin Abdullah Bin Aamir Al Shaby, from Jabir (Bin Samurah) who said,

‘The affairs of my^-saww community will not cease to prevail until twelve caliphs pass, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[46]

47- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ل، الخصال أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ خَلَفٍ‏ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص وَ إِذَا الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ وَ هُوَ يُقَبِّلُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَ يَلْثِمُ فَاهُ‏ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ بْنُ سَيِّدٍ أَنْتَ إِمَامٌ ابْنُ إِمَامٍ أَبُو الْأَئِمَّةِ أَنْتَ حُجَّةٌ ابْنُ حُجَّةٍ أَبُو حُجَجٍ تِسْعَةٍ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws, (and) ‘Al Khisaal’ – My father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Yazeed, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Abdullah Bin Muskan, from Aban Bin Khalaf, from Suleym Bin Qays Al Hilali,

‘From Salman Al-Farsi^-ra, may Allah^-azwj have Mercy upon him^-ra, said, ‘I^-ra entered to see the Prophet^-saww and there was Al-Husayn^-asws upon his^-saww thigh, and he^-saww was kissing his^-asws eyes and touching his^-asws lips, and he^-saww was saying: ‘You^-asws are a chief son^-asws of a chief. You^-asws are an Imam^-asws son^-asws of an Imam^-asws. You^-asws are a Divine Authority son^-asws of a Divine Authority father^-asws of nine Divine Authorities, their^-asws ninth being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[47]

48- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ل، الخصال حَمْزَةُ الْعَلَوِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ أَبْشِرُوا ثُمَّ أَبْشِرُوا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي‏ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ لَا يُدْرَى أَوَّلُهُ خَيْرٌ أَمْ آخِرُهُ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws, (and) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Hamza Al Alawy, from Ibn Uqdah, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad Bin Hammad, from Giyas Bin Ibrahim, from Husayn Bin Zayd Bin Ali,

‘Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Receive glad tidings! Then receive glad tidings!’ – three times. ‘But rather an example of my^-saww community is like an example of rain. It is not known whether its beginning is better or its end.

إِنَّ مَثَلَ أُمَّتِي كَمَثَلِ حَدِيقَةٍ أُطْعِمَ مِنْهَا فَوْجٌ عَاماً ثُمَّ أُطْعِمَ مِنْهَا فَوْجٌ عَاماً لَعَلَّ آخِرَهَا فَوْجاً يَكُونُ أَعْرَضَهَا بَحْراً وَ أَعْمَقَهَا طُولًا وَ فَرْعاً وَ أَحْسَنَهَا جَنًى

An example of my^-saww community is like an example of a garden a general army feeds from it. Then a general army feeds from it. Perhaps its last one is an army its width happens to be an ocean, and its depth its tallness and branches, and its beauty a shield.

وَ كَيْفَ تَهْلِكُ أُمَّةٌ أَنَا أَوَّلُهَا وَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ بَعْدِي مِنَ السُّعَدَاءِ وَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ وَ الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ آخِرُهَا وَ لَكِنْ يَهْلِكُ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ تَيِّحُ الْهَرْجِ لَيْسُوا مِنِّي وَ لَسْتُ مِنْهُمْ‏.

And how can a community be destroyed (when) I^-saww am its beginning, and twelve from after me^-saww are from the chiefs, and the ones of understanding and the (leader of Salat in front of) Messiah Ibn Maryam^-as is its last. But they will be destroyed between that, the followers of the troubles. They aren’t from me^-as and I^-saww am not from them’’.[48]

49- ل، الخصال ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَطَّارِ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْحَرِيشِ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِأَصْحَابِهِ‏ آمِنُوا بِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ إِنَّهَا تَكُونُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ وُلْدِهِ الْأَحَدَ عَشَرَ بَعْدِي‏.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ibn Al Mutawakkal, from Muhammad Al Attar, from Ibn Isa, from Al-Hassan Bin Al Abbas Bin Al Kareysh,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws the 2^nd, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to his^-saww companions: ‘Believe in the Night of Pre-determination (Laylat Al Qadr), it happens to be for Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and his^-asws sons^-asws, the eleven, after me^-saww’’.[49]

50- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الْوَرَّاقُ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنِ ابْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ أَنَا وَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ مُطَهَّرُونَ مَعْصُومُونَ‏.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Al Warraq, from Sa’ad. From Al Nahdi, from Ibn Ulwan, from Amro Bin Khalid, from Ibn Tareyf, from Ibn Nubata, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww, Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws, are Purified, Infallible’’.[50]

51- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الْقَطَّانُ عَنِ ابْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْقَطَّانِ عَنِ ابْنِ حَبِيبٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الصَّقْرِ عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ أَنَا سَيِّدُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَائِي‏ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ‏.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and), ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Al Qattan, from Ibn Zakariya Al Qattan, from Ibn Hebeeb, from Al Fazl Bin Al Saqr, from Abu Muawiya, from Al Amsh, from Abay Bin Rabie, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am chief of the Prophets^-as and Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is chief of the successors^-asws, and my^-saww Guardians^-asws are twelve. Their^-asws first is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and their^-asws last is Al-Qaim^-asws’’.[51]

52- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الْهَمْدَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ الْقِرْمِيسِينِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مِهْزَمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَهْمِي وَ عِلْمِي وَ حِكْمَتِي وَ خَلَقَهُمْ مِنْ طِينَتِي وَ وَيْلٌ لِلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَعْدِي الْقَاطِعِينَ فِيهِمْ صِلَتِي مَا لَهُمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Al Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Al Hamdany, from Muhammad Bin Ma’qil Al Qirmisiny, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Basry, from Ibrahim Bin Mihzam, from his father,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Ali^-asws having said; ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Twelve from my^-saww People^-asws of my^-saww Household, Allah^-azwj would Give them my^-saww understanding, and my^-saww knowledge, and my^-saww wisdom, and Create them from my^-saww clay; and woe be unto the ones arrogant upon them^-asws after me^-saww, the cutters of my^-saww connection regarding them^-asws! What is the matter with them? May Allah^-azwj not let them attain my^-saww intercession’’.[52]

53- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الطَّالَقَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنِ الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُثَنَّى النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ كَيْفَ تَهْلِكُ أُمَّةٌ أَنَا وَ عَلِيٌّ وَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ مِنْ وُلْدِي أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ أَوَّلُهَا وَ الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ آخِرُهَا وَ لَكِنْ يَهْلِكْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ مَنْ لَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَ لَيْسَ مِنِّي‏.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Al Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Al Talaqany, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Al Himeyri, from Al Khashab, from Abu Al Musanna Al Nakhaie,

‘From Zayd son of Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, from his father Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘How can a community be destroyed (when) I^-saww and Ali^-asws and eleven from my^-saww sons^-asws, ones of understanding are their first and (leader of Salat in front of) the Messiah^-as Isa^-as Bin Maryam^-as is their last? But, he will be destroyed between that, one who isn’t from him^-asws and isn’t from me^-saww’’.[53]

54- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام بِإِسْنَادِ التَّمِيمِيِّ عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ هُمُ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَ هُمُ الْوَسِيلَةُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏.

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – By a chain of Al Tameemi,

‘From Al-Reza^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws from the sons of Al-Husayn^-asws, one who obeys them^-asws so he has obeyed Allah^-azwj and one who disobeys them^-asws so he has disobeyed Allah^-azwj. They^-asws are the firmest handhold, and they^-asws are the means to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.[54]

55- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حُجَّتِي عَلَى خَلْقِي وَ دَيَّانُ دِينِي أُخْرِجُ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ أَئِمَّةً يَقُومُونَ بِأَمْرِي وَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى سَبِيلِي بِهِمْ أَدْفَعُ الْبَلَاءَ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَ إِمَائِي وَ بِهِمْ أُنْزِلُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِي‏.

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Ibrahim Bin Hashim, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ali Bin Ma’bad, from Al-Husayn Bin Khalid,

‘From Al-Reza^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Jibraeel^-as informed me^-saww from Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic having Said: “Ali Bin Abu Talib^-asws is My^-azwj Divine Authority and judge of My^-azwj religion. I^-azwj shall Extract from his^-asws Sulb, Imams^-asws would be standing with My^-azwj Command and calling to My^-azwj Way. By them^-asws I^-azwj shall Repel the afflictions away from My^-azwj servants and My^-azwj maids, and due to them^-asws I^-azwj shall Send down from My^-azwj Mercy’’.[55]

56- ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ وَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ ابْنُ نَاتَانَةَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ التَّمِيمِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَيِّدِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى قَضِيبِ الْيَاقُوتِ الْأَحْمَرِ الَّذِي غَرَسَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِيَدِهِ وَ يَكُونَ مُتَمَسِّكاً بِهِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيّاً ع وَ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ خِيَرَةُ اللَّهِ وَ صَفْوَتُهُ وَ هُمُ الْمَعْصُومُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وَ خَطِيئَةٍ.

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Majaylawiya, and Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Ibrahim, and Ibn Natanah, altogether from Ali, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Ali Al Tameemi who said,

‘It is narrated to me by my Master Ali Bin Musa Al-Reza^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Ali^-asws, from the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘One whom it cheers that he looks at the red ruby stick which Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Planted by His^-azwj Hand, and be adhering with it, then let him be with Wilayah of Ali^-asws and the Imams^-asws from his^-asws sons, for they^-asws are the Choice of Allah^-azwj, and His^-azwj elites, and they^-asws are the ones Infallible from every sin and mistake’’.[56]

57- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الدَّقَّاقُ عَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْبَطَائِنِيِ‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ هُمْ خُلَفَائِي وَ أَوْصِيَائِي وَ أَوْلِيَائِي وَ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أُمَّتِي بَعْدِي الْمُقِرُّ بِهِمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ الْمُنْكِرُ لَهُمْ كَافِرٌ.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Al Daqqaq, from Al Asady, from Al Nakhaie, from Al Nowfaly, from Ibn Al Batainy, from his father, from Yahya Bin Abu Al Qasim,

‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve. Their^-asws first one is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and their^-asws last is Al-Qaim^-asws. They^-asws are my^-saww caliphs, and my^-saww successors^-asws, and my^-saww guardians^-asws, and Divine Authorities of Allah^-azwj upon my^-saww community from after me^-saww. The acknowledger with them^-asws is a Momin and the denier to them^-asws is a Kafir’’.[57]

58- ك، إكمال الدين ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الطَّالَقَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بُنْدَارَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ رَبِّي جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَرْتُكَ مِنْهَا فَجَعَلْتُكَ نَبِيّاً وَ شَقَقْتُ لَكَ اسْماً مِنْ أَسْمَائِي‏ فَأَنَا الْمَحْمُودُ وَ أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدٌ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza^-asws’ – Al Talaqany, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Ahmad Bin Bundar, from Ahmad Bin Hilal, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Al Mufazzal,

‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky, my^-saww Lord^-azwj, Majestic is His^-azwj Majestic, Revealed to me^-saww. He^-azwj Said: “O Muhammad^-saww! I^-azwj Noticed to the earth with a notification and Chose you^-saww from it, and Made you^-saww a Prophet^-saww, and Derive a name for you^-saww from My^-azwj Names. So, I^-azwj am ‘Al-Mahmoud’ (the most Praised One) and you^-saww are ‘Muhammad’ (the praised one).

ثُمَّ اطَّلَعْتُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاخْتَرْتُ مِنْهَا عَلِيّاً وَ جَعَلْتُهُ وَصِيَّكَ وَ خَلِيفَتَكَ وَ زَوْجَ ابْنَتِكَ وَ أَبَا ذُرِّيَّتِكَ وَ شَقَقْتُ لَهُ اسْماً مِنْ أَسْمَائِي فَأَنَا الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْلَى وَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ

Then I^-azwj Noticed secondly and Chose Ali^-asws from it, and Made him^-asws your^-saww successor^-asws and your^-saww caliph, and husband^-asws of your^-saww daughter^-asws, and father^-asws of your^-saww offspring, and I^-azwj Derived a name for him^-asws from My^-azwj Names. So, I^-azwj am ‘Al-Ali Al-A’ala’ (the most Exalted of the exalted ones), and he^-asws is Ali^-asws (the exalted).

وَ جَعَلْتُ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ ع مِنْ نُورِكُمَا ثُمَّ عَرَضْتُ وَلَايَتَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَمَنْ قَبِلَهَا كَانَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ

And I^-azwj Made (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws from both your^-asws Noors, then Presented their^-asws Wilayah unto the Angels. So, the one who accept it became from the Proximity in My^-azwj Presence.

يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً عَبَدَنِي حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ وَ يَصِيرَ كَالشَّنِّ الْبَالِي ثُمَّ أَتَانِي جَاحِداً لِوَلَايَتِهِمْ مَا أَسْكَنْتُهُ جَنَّتِي وَ لَا أَظْلَلْتُهُ تَحْتَ عَرْشِي

O Muhammad^-saww! If a servant from My^-azwj servant were to worship Me^-azwj until he (his neck) is cut and he becomes like the dried up insect, then he comes to Me^-azwj as a rejector of their^-asws Wilayah, I^-azwj will neither Settle him into My^-azwj Garden nor Shade him beneath My^-azwj Throne!

يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَاهُمْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبِّ فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِأَنْوَارِ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحُجَّةِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَائِمِ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ

O Muhammad^-saww! Would you^-saww love to see them^-asws?” I^-saww said: ‘Yes, O Lord^-azwj!’ The Mighty and Majestic Said: ‘Raise your^-saww head!” I^-saww raised my^-saww head, and there I^-saww was with Noors of Ali^-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and the Divine Authority son^-asws of Al-Hassan^-asws. Al-Qaim^-asws was in their^-asws midst like the shining star.

قُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَئِمَّةُ وَ هَذَا الْقَائِمُ الَّذِي يُحِلُّ حَلَالِي وَ يُحَرِّمُ حَرَامِي وَ بِهِ أَنْتَقِمُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي وَ هُوَ رَاحَةٌ لِأَوْلِيَائِي وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَشْفِي قُلُوبَ شِيعَتِكَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ وَ الْجَاحِدِينَ وَ الْكَافِرِينَ

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Who are they^-asws?’ He^-azwj Said: “They^-asws are the Imams^-asws, and this is Al-Qaim^-asws who will permit My^-azwj Permissible, and prohibit My^-azwj Prohibition, and by him^-asws shall Take Revenge from My^-azwj enemies, and he^-asws is a rest for My^-azwj friends, and he^-asws is the one who shall heal the hearts of your^-saww Shias from the oppressors and the rejectors and the Kafirs.

فَيُخْرِجُ اللَّاتَ وَ الْعُزَّى طَرِيَّيْنِ فَيُحْرِقُهُمَا فَلَفِتْنَةُ النَّاسِ بِهِمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ أَشَدُّ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْعِجْلِ وَ السَّامِرِيِ‏.

He^-asws will throw out Al-Laat and Al-Uzza (Abu Bakr and Umar) as two fresh ones and burn them both. The People would be Tried by them on that day more severely than the Trial of the calf (of the children of Israel) and Al-Samiri^-la’’.[58]

59- ج، الإحتجاج رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَا عَلِيُّ لَا يُحِبُّكَ إِلَّا مَنْ طَابَتْ وِلَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُكَ إِلَّا مَنْ خَبُثَتْ وِلَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يُوَالِيكَ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُعَادِيكَ إِلَّا كَافِرٌ

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ –

‘It is reported from the Prophet^-saww having said to Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! No one will love you^-asws except one whose birth is good, nor hate you^-asws except one whose birth is wicked, nor befriend you^-asws except a Momin, nor be inimical to you^-asws except a Kafir!’

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَرَفْنَا خَبِيثَ الْوِلَادَةِ وَ الْكَافِرَ فِي حَيَاتِكَ بِبُغْضِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَدَاوَتِهِ فَمَا عَلَامَةُ خَبِيثِ الْوِلَادَةِ وَ الْكَافِرِ بَعْدَكَ إِذَا أَظْهَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَ أَخْفَى مَكْنُونَ سَرِيرَتِهِ

Abdullah Bin Masoud stood up to him and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-azwj! We have recognised one of wicked birth (bastard) and the Kafir during your^-saww lifetime due to his hatred of Ali^-asws and enmity to him^-asws, but what is a sign of the one of wicked birth and the Kafir, after you^-saww when he will manifest Al-Islam with his tongue and hide his concealed secrets?’

فَقَالَ ص يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِمَامُكُمْ بَعْدِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِذَا مَضَى فَالْحَسَنُ ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنُ ابْنَايَ إِمَامُكُمْ بَعْدَهُ وَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَيْكُمْ

He^-saww Said: ‘O Ibn Masoud! Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is your Imam^-asws after me^-saww and my^-saww caliph among you all. So, when he^-asws passes away, it would be Al-Hassan^-asws, then Al-Husayn^-asws, my^-saww two (grand) sons^-asws would be your Imams^-asws after him^-asws and my^-saww caliphs upon you all.

ثُمَّ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَاحِدٌ بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ أَئِمَّتُكُمْ وَ خُلَفَائِي عَلَيْكُمْ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ قَائِمُ أَئِمَّتِي‏ يَمْلَؤُهَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً-

Then, nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws, one after one, would be your Imams^-asws and my^-saww caliphs upon you all, their^-asws ninth being their^-asws rising one of my^-saww community. He^-asws shall fill it (the earth) with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny.

لَا يُحِبُّهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ طَابَتْ وِلَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُهُمُ إِلَّا مَنْ خَبُثَتْ وِلَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يُوَالِيهِمْ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُعَادِيهِمْ إِلَّا كَافِرٌ

No one will love them^-asws except one whose birth is good, nor hate them^-asws except one whose birth is wicked, nor befriend them^-asws except a Momin nor be inimical to them except a Kafir.

مَنْ أَنْكَرَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَنِي وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَنِي فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنْ جَحَدَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ جَحَدَنِي وَ مَنْ جَحَدَنِي فَقَدْ جَحَدَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِأَنَّ طَاعَتَهُمْ طَاعَتِي وَ طَاعَتِي طَاعَةُ اللَّهِ وَ مَعْصِيَتَهُمْ مَعْصِيَتِي وَ مَعْصِيَتِي مَعْصِيَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

One who denies one^-asws of them^-asws, so he has denied me^-saww, and one who denies me^-saww so he has denied Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and one who rejects one^-asws of them^-asws, so he has rejected me^-saww, and one who rejects me^-saww, so he has rejected Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, because obedience to them^-asws is obedience to me^-saww, and obedience to me^-saww is obedience to Allah^-azwj, and disobedience to them^-asws is disobedience to me^-saww, and disobedience to me^-saww is disobedience to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic.

يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَجِدَ فِي نَفْسِكَ حَرَجاً مِمَّا أَقْضِي فَتَكْفُرَ فَبِعِزَّةِ رَبِّي مَا أَنَا مُتَكَلِّفٌ وَ لَا نَاطِقٌ‏ عَنِ الْهَوَى فِي عَلِيٍّ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ ولدهم- [وُلْدِهِ‏]

O Ibn Masoud! Beware of finding any uneasiness within yourself from what I^-saww am decreeing, for you will blaspheme. By the Might of my^-saww Lord^-azwj! Neither am I^-saww a pretender nor do I^-saww speak from personal desire regarding Ali^-asws and the Imams^-asws from their^-asws (his^-asws) sons^-asws’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص وَ هُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ- اللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالَى خُلَفَائِي وَ أَئِمَّةَ أُمَّتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ عَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُمْ وَ انْصُرْ مَنْ نَصَرَهُمْ وَ اخْذُلْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ وَ لَا تُخْلِ الْأَرْضَ مِنْ قَائِمٍ مِنْهُمْ بِحُجَّتِكَ ظَاهِرٍ مَسْهُورٍ أَوْ خَافٍ مَغْمُورٍ لِئَلَّا يُبْطِلُوا دِينَكَ‏ وَ حُجَّتَكَ وَ بَيِّنَاتِكَ

Then he^-saww said, and he^-saww had raised his^-saww hands towards the sky: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Befriend the one who befriends my^-saww caliphs and Imams^-asws of my^-saww community from after me^-saww, and be Inimical to the one inimical to them^-asws, and Help the one who helps them^-asws and Abandon the one who abandons them^-asws, and do not Leave the earth empty from one^-asws of them^-asws standing with Your^-azwj Argument, whether apparent, clear, or fearing, obscure, lest Your^-azwj religion be nullified, and Your^-azwj Arguments, and Your^-azwj Proofs’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَدْ جَمَعْتُ لَكُمْ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا مَا إِنْ فَارَقْتُمُوهُ هَلَكْتُمْ وَ إِنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِ نَجَوْتُمْ‏ وَ السَّلامُ عَلى‏ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدى‏.

Then he^-saww said: ‘O Ibn Masoud! I^-saww have gathered for you all in this place of mine what if you were separate from it, you will be destroyed, and if you were to adhere with it, you will attain salvation, and the greetings be upon one who follows the Guidance [20:47]’’.[59]

ك، إكمال الدين الطَّالَقَانِيُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ السَّائِحِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ‏.

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Al Talaqany, from Ahmad Al Hamdany, from Muhammad Bin Hisam, from Ali Bin Al-Husayn Al Sa’aih,

‘From Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws (11^th Imam^-asws), from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws’ – and mentioned similar to it’’.[60]

60- ير، بصائر الدرجات مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِنَّ مِنِ اسْتِكْمَالِ حُجَّتِي‏ عَلَى الْأَشْقِيَاءِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ مَنْ تَرَكَ وَلَايَةَ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ سُنَّتَكَ وَ سُنَّةَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَ هُمْ خُزَّانُ عِلْمِي مِنْ بَعْدِكَ

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Al Nazr Bin Shuayb, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzeyl, from Abu Hamza Al Sumali who said,

‘I heard Abu Ja’far^-asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Said: “From the perfection of My^-azwj Argument upon the wretched ones from your^-saww community, one who neglects the Wilayah of Ali^-asws and the successors^-asws from after you^-saww Among them is your^-saww Sunnah and Sunnah of the Prophets^-as from before you^-saww, and they^-asws are treasurers of My^-azwj Knowledge from after you^-saww!”’

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ أَنْبَأَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَ أَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ‏. ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ أَنْبَأَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَ أَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ‏.

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Jibraeel^-as has informed me^-saww with their^-asws names and names of their^-asws fathers^-asws’’.[61]

61- ير، بصائر الدرجات أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مِيتَتِي وَ يَدْخُلَ جَنَّةَ رَبِّي جَنَّةَ عَدْنٍ غَرَسَهَا رَبِّي بِيَدِهِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ لْيَتَوَلَّ وَلِيَّهُ وَ لْيُعَادِ عَدُوَّهُ وَ لْيُسَلِّمِ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Fazalat, from Abu Al Magra’a, from Muhammad Bin Salim, from Aban Bin Taghlib who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullah^-asws saying: ‘‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One who wants to live my^-saww life and die my^-saww passing away and enter a garden of my^-saww Lord^-azwj, Garden of Eden Planted by His^-azwj Hands, then let him be in the Wilayah of Ali^-asws and befriend his^-asws friends and be inimical to his^-asws enemies, and take as Imams^-asws with the successors^-asws from after him^-asws.

‏ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَهْمِي وَ عِلْمِي إِلَى اللَّهِ أَشْكُو مِنْ أُمَّتِيَ الْمُنْكِرِينَ لِفَضْلِهِمْ وَ الْقَاطِعِينَ فِيهِمْ صِلَتِي‏ وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَيَقْتُلُنَّ ابْنِي- لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

They^-asws are my^-saww family, from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood. Allah^-azwj would Give them^-asws my^-saww understanding and my^-saww knowledge. I^-saww complain to Allah^-azwj of my^-saww community, the deniers of their^-asws merits, the cutters of my^-saww connection regarding them^-asws, and I^-saww swear by Allah^-azwj, they will be killing my^-saww son^-asws. May Allah^-azwj not avail them my^-saww intercession’’.[62]

62- ير، بصائر الدرجات أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ الْخَفَّافِ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مَمَاتِي وَ يَدْخُلَ جَنَّةَ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي قَضِيبٌ مِنْ قُضْبَانِهِ غَرَسَهُ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُنْ فَكَانَ وَ هِيَ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيّاً وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُخْرِجُونَكُمْ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَ لَا يُدْخِلُونَكُمْ فِي ضَلَالَةٍ.

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Abu Al a’ala Al Khaffaf, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata,

‘From Amir Al-Momineen Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One who loved to live my^-saww life and die my^-saww passing away, and enters the Garden of Eden which my^-saww Lord^-azwj Promised me^-saww, a branch from its branch He^-azwj Planted with His^-azwj Hand, then Said to it: “Be!” So, it came into being, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and the successors^-asws from after him^-asws, for they will not throw you out from the guidance and will not enter you into any straying’’.[63]

63- ير، بصائر الدرجات مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْلَى الْأَسْلَمِيُّ عَنْ عِمَادِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ‏ مِيتَتِي وَ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ الَّتِي وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي وَ هُوَ قَضِيبٌ مِنْ قُضْبَانِهِ غَرَسَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَ هِيَ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيّاً وَ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُخْرِجُوهُ مِنْ بَابِ هُدًى وَ لَنْ يُدْخِلُوهُ فِي بَابِ ضَلَالٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Muhammad Bin Ya’la Al Askam, from Ammar Bin Razeyn, from Abu Is’haq, from Ziyad bin Mutarif who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One who wants to live my^-saww life and die my^-saww passing away and enter the Paradise which my^-saww Lord^-azwj Promised me^-saww, and it is a branch from its branches He^-azwj Planted it with His^-azwj Hand, and it is the Garden of eternity, then let him^-asws have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws and his^-asws offspring from after him^-asws, for they^-asws will never exit him from a door of guidance and will never enter him into a door of straying’’.[64]

64- ير، بصائر الدرجات أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مَمَاتِي وَ يَدْخُلَ جَنَّةَ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي قَضِيبٌ مِنْ قُضْبَانِهِ غَرَسَهُ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُنْ فَكَانَ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُخْرِجُونَكُمْ مِنْ هُدًى وَ لَا يُدْخِلُونَكُمْ فِي ضَلَالَةٍ.

(The book) ‘Basaair al Darajaat’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hassan Bin Saeed, from Al-Husayn Bin Bashaar,

‘From Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One who loves that he lives my^-saww life and dies my^-saww passing away and enters the Garden of Eden which my^-saww Lord^-azwj Promised me^-saww, a branch from its branches He^-azwj Planted with His^-azwj Hand, then Said to it: “Be!”, so it came into being, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and the successors^-asws from after him^-asws, for they^-asws will neither exit you from guidance not enter you into a straying’’.[65]

65- ير، بصائر الدرجات إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُطْبِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‏ النَّاسُ غَفَلُوا قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي عَلِيٍّ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ كَمَا غَفَلُوا يَوْمَ مَشْرَبَةِ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Ibrahim Bin Hashim, from Abu Abdullah Al Barqy, from Khalaf Bin Hammad, from Muhammad Bin Al Quteybi who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullah^-asws saying: ‘The people became heedless of the words of Rasool-Allah^-saww regarding Ali^-asws on the day of Ghadeer Khumm just as they became heedless of the day of drinking place of mother of Ibrahim^-asws (Mariah the Coptic).

أَتَاهُ النَّاسُ يَعُودُونَهُ فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ ع لِيَدْنُوَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مَكَاناً فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّهُمْ لَا يُوَسِّعُونَ لِعَلِيٍّ نَادَى يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّاسِ فَرِّجُوا لِعَلِيٍّ

The people came to him^-saww to console him^-saww. Ali^-asws came to be near from Rasool-Allah^-saww but could not find a place. When Rasool-Allah^-saww saw they were not making space for Ali^-asws, he^-saww called out: ‘O community of the people! Make way for Ali^-asws!’

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ فَقَعَدَ مَعَهُ فِرَاشَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّاسِ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي تَسْتَخِفُّونَ بِهِمْ وَ أَنَا حَيٌّ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْكُمْ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ غِبْتُ عَنْكُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغِيبُ عَنْكُمْ

Then he^-saww grabbed his^-asws hand and seated him^-asws with him^-saww upon his^-saww mat, then said: ‘O community of the people! They^-asws are People^-asws of my^-saww Household. You are disregarding them^-asws while I^-saww am still alive? By Allah^-azwj! If I^-saww am absent from you, then Allah^-azwj will not be Absent from you.

إِنَّ الرَّوْحَ وَ الرَّاحَةَ وَ الرِّضْوَانَ وَ الْبِشْرَ وَ الْبِشَارَةَ وَ الْحُبَّ وَ الْمَحَبَّةَ لِمَنِ ائْتَمَّ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ وَلَايَتِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ لَهُ وَ لِلْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ حَقٌّ عَلَيَّ لَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ‏ فِي شَفَاعَتِي لِأَنَّهُمْ أَتْبَاعِي

Surely the calmness, and the rest, and the pleasure, and the happiness, and the glad tidings, and the affection, and the love is for one who follows Ali^-asws and has his^-asws Wilayah, and submits to him^-asws and to the successors^-asws from after him^-asws, would have a right that I^-saww include them in my^-saww intercession, because they^-asws are my^-saww followers.

وَ مَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي مَثَلٌ جَرَى فِيَّ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ- لِأَنِّي مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنِّي وَ دِينُهُ دِينِي وَ سُنَّتُهُ سُنَّتِي وَ فَضْلُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِي وَ أَنَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ وَ فَضْلِي لَهُ فَضْلٌ تَصْدِيقُ قَوْلِي قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُها مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ‏.

And one who follows me, then he is from me, [14:36] – an example flowing in me^-saww, of one followed Ibrahim^-as, because I^-saww am from Ibrahim^-as and Ibrahim^-as is from me^-saww. His^-as Religion is my^-saww Religion, and his^-as Sunnah is my^-saww Sunnah, and his^-as merit is from my^-saww merit, and I^-saww am superior than him^-as, and my^-saww merit for him^-as is a merit of ratification. My^-saww words are the Words of the Exalted: Offspring, one being from the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing [3:34]’’.[66]

66- ير، بصائر الدرجات مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ إِنَّ مِنِ اسْتِكْمَالِ حُجَّتِي عَلَى الْأَشْقِيَاءِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ مَنْ تَرَكَ وَلَايَةَ عَلِيٍّ وَ اخْتَارَ وَلَايَةَ مَنْ وَالَى أَعْدَاءَهُ وَ أَنْكَرَ فَضْلَهُ وَ فَضْلَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Al Nazr Bin Shuayb, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzeyl, from Abu Hamza Al Sumali who said,

‘I heard Abu Ja’far^-asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Said: “From the perfection of My^-azwj Argument upon the wretched ones from your^-saww community, one who neglects the Wilayah of Ali^-asws and chooses the wilayah of one who befriends his^-asws enemies, and denies his^-asws merits and merits of the successors^-asws from after him^-asws.

فَإِنَّ فَضْلَكَ فَضْلُهُمْ وَ حَقَّكَ حَقُّهُمْ وَ طَاعَتَكَ طَاعَتُهُمْ وَ مَعْصِيَتَكَ مَعْصِيَتُهُمْ

Surely, your^-saww merits are their^-asws merits, and your^-saww rights are their^-asws rights, and obedience to you^-saww is obedience to them^-asws, and disobeying you^-saww is disobeying them^-asws.

وَ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَاةُ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ جَرَى فِيهِمْ رُوحُكَ وَ رُوحُهُمْ جَرَى فِيكَ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ‏ وَ هُمْ عِتْرَتُكَ مِنْ طِينَتِكَ وَ لَحْمِكَ وَ دَمِكَ

And they^-asws are the Imams^-asws of guidance from after you^-saww. Your^-saww soul flows in them^-asws and their^-asws souls flow in you^-saww from your^-saww Lord^-azwj, and they^-asws are your^-saww family from your^-saww clay, and your^-saww flesh and your^-saww blood.

وَ قَدْ أَجْرَى اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ سُنَّتَكَ وَ سُنَّةَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلَكَ وَ هُمْ خُزَّانِي عَلَى عِلْمِي مِنْ بَعْدِكَ حَقّاً عَلَيَّ لَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْتُهُمْ وَ انْتَجَبْتُهُمْ وَ أَخْلَصْتُهُمْ وَ ارْتَضَيْتُهُمْ وَ نَجَا مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَ وَالاهُمْ وَ سَلَّمَ لِفَضْلِهِمْ

Allah^-azwj has Flowed your^-saww Sunnah and Sunnah of the Prophets^-as from before you^-saww in them^-asws, and they^-asws are treasurers upon My^-azwj Knowledge from after you^-saww. There is a right upon Me^-azwj, I^-azwj have Chosen them, and Selected them^-asws, and Purified them^-asws, and am Pleased with them^-asws, and salvation is for the one who loves them^-asws and befriends them^-asws and submits to their^-asws merits!”

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَقَدْ أَتَانِي جَبْرَئِيلُ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَ أَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ وَ أَحِبَّائِهِمْ وَ الْمُسَلِّمِينَ لِفَضْلِهِمْ‏.

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Jibraeel^-as has come to me^-saww with their^-asws names, and names of their^-asws fathers^-asws, and ones who love them^-asws, and the submitter to their^-asws merits’’.[67]

67- ك، إكمال الدين غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ الْفَزَارِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ‏ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَرْثِ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ- يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَرَفْنَا اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ فَمَنْ أُولُو الْأَمْرِ الَّذِينَ قَرَنَ اللَّهُ طَاعَتَهُمْ بِطَاعَتِكَ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Someone else from our companions, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Ja’far Al Fuzary, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ahmad Bin Al Hars, from Al Mufazzal, from Yunus Bin Zabyan, from Jabir Al Jufy who said,

‘I heard Jabir Bin Abdullah saying, ‘When Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Rasool and those with (Divine) Authority from you [4:59] unto His^-azwj Prophet^-saww, I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! We do recognise Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, but who are the ones with Divine Authority, those Allah^-azwj has Paired obedience to them^-asws with obedience to you^-saww?’

قَالَ هُمْ خُلَفَائِي يَا جَابِرُ وَ أَئِمَّةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَعْدِي أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثُمَّ الْحَسَنُ ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنُ ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمَعْرُوفُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ بِالْبَاقِرِ وَ سَتُدْرِكُهُ يَا جَابِرُ فَإِذَا لَقِيتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ

He^-saww said: ‘They^-asws are my^-saww caliphs, O Jabir, and Imams^-asws of the Muslims after me^-saww. Their^-asws first one is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, then Al-Hassan^-asws, then Al-Husayn^-asws, then Ali Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, then Muhammad Bin Ali^-asws well known in the Torah as Al-Baqir, and you will come across him^-asws, O Jabir! So, when you do meet him^-asws, then convey the greetings from me^-saww to him^-asws.

ثُمَّ الصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثُمَّ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثُمَّ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ سَمِيِّي وَ كَنِيِّي حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ بَقِيَّتُهُ فِي عِبَادِهِ ابْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

Then Al-Sadiq Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, then Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, then Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, then Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, then Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, then Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, then (one with) my^-saww name and my^-saww teknonym, the Divine Authority of Allah^-azwj in His^-azwj earth, and His^-azwj remaining one^-asws among His^-azwj servants, the son^-asws of Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws.

ذَاكَ الَّذِي يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبَهَا ذَاكَ الَّذِي يَغِيبُ عَنْ شِيعَتِهِ وَ أَوْلِيَائِهِ غَيْبَةً لَا يَثْبُتُ فِيهَا عَلَى الْقَوْلِ بِإِمَامَتِهِ إِلَّا مَنِ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلْإِيمَانِ

That is the one^-asws who Allah^-azwj, Exalted is His^-azwj Mention, would Grant victory upon his^-asws hands over the easts of the earth and its wests, that is the one^-asws who shall disappear from his^-asws Shias and his^-asws friends in an occultation. No one will remain affirmed upon the word of his^-asws Imamate except one whose heart Allah^-azwj Tests for the Eman’.

قَالَ فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلْ يَنْتَفِعُ الشِّيعَةُ بِهِ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ- فَقَالَ ص إِي وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالنُّبُوَّةِ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَنْتَفِعُونَ بِهِ يَسْتَضِيئُونَ بِنُورِ وَلَايَتِهِ‏ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ كَانْتِفَاعِ النَّاسِ بِالشَّمْسِ وَ إِنْ جَلَّلَهَا السَّحَابُ‏

He (the narrator) said, ‘Jabir said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Will the Shias benefit with him^-asws during his^-asws occultation?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes, by the One^-azwj Who Sent me^-saww with the Prophet-hood! They will benefit by him^-asws, being illuminated by the Noor of his^-asws Wilayah during his^-asws occultation, like the people tend to benefit by the sun and even if it is covered by the clouds.

يَا جَابِرُ هَذَا مَكْنُونُ سِرِّ اللَّهِ‏ وَ مَخْزُونُ عِلْمِهِ فَاكْتُمْهُ إِلَّا عَنْ أَهْلِهِ.

O Jabir! This is a hidden Secret of Allah^-azwj and a treasure of His^-azwj Knowledge, so conceal it except from its rightful ones’’.[68]

قَالَ جَابِرٌ الْأَنْصَارِيُ‏ فَدَخَلْتُ‏ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أُحَدِّثُهُ إِذْ خَرَجَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرُ مِنْ عِنْدِ نِسَائِهِ وَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ذُؤَابَةٌ وَ هُوَ غُلَامٌ فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرْتُهُ‏ ارْتَعَدَتْ فَرَائِصِي‏ وَ قَامَتْ كُلُّ شَعْرَةٍ عَلَى بَدَنِي وَ نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَ قُلْتُ يَا غُلَامُ أَقْبِلْ

Jabir Al Ansari said,

‘I entered to see Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws. While I was discussing with him^-asws when Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir^-asws came out from the presence of his^-saww womenfolk, and there was hair at the front of his^-asws head, and he^-asws was a young boy. When I sighted him^-asws, my limbs trembled and every hair in my body stood up, and I looked at him^-asws and said, ‘O boy! Come forward!’

فَأَقْبَلَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ شَمَائِلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ

He^-asws came forward. Then I said, ‘Turn back!’ He^-asws turned back. I said, ‘Etiquettes of Rasool-Allah^-azwj, by the Lord^-azwj of the Kabah!’

ثُمَّ دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ وَ قُلْتُ مَا اسْمُكَ يَا غُلَامُ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قُلْتُ ابْنُ مَنْ قَالَ ابْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ قُلْتُ يَا بُنَيَّ فِدَاكَ نَفْسِي‏ فَأَنْتَ إِذاً الْبَاقِرُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَبْلِغْنِي مَا حَمَّلَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

Then I went closer and said, ‘What is your^-asws name, O boy?’ He^-asws said: ‘Muhammad!’ I said, ‘Son of who?’ He^-asws said: ‘Son^-asws of Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws’. I said, ‘O my son^-asws! May my soul be sacrificed for you^-asws! So, you^-asws are Al-Baqir^-asws, then!’ He^-asws said: ‘Yes, so deliver to me^-asws what Rasool-Allah^-saww had encumbered you with’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا مَوْلَايَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَشَّرَنِي بِالْبَقَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ أَلْقَاكَ فَقَالَ لِي إِذَا لَقِيتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ- فَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ

I said, ‘O my Master^-asws! Rasool-Allah^-saww had given me the glad tidings of the remaining (alive) until I meet you^-asws. He^-saww had said to me: ‘When you do meet him^-asws, then convey the greetings from me^-saww to him^-asws’. Thus Rasool-Allah^-azwj conveys the greetings unto you^-asws’.

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع يَا جَابِرُ وَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ مَا قَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ وَ عَلَيْكَ يَا جَابِرُ كَمَا بَلَّغْتَ السَّلَامَ

Abu Ja’far^-asws said: ‘O Jabir! And upon Rasool-Allah^-saww be the greetings, for as long as the skies and the earth stand, and the greetings be upon you, O Jabir, like what you have delivered’.

وَ كَانَ جَابِرٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ وَ يَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ فَسَأَلَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع عَنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَابِرٌ وَ اللَّهِ لَا دَخَلْتُ فِي نَهْيِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّكُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَاةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَ أَحْلَمُ النَّاسِ صِغَاراً وَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ كِبَاراً وَ قَالَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ

And Jabir, after that, used to come and go to him^-asws and learn from him^-asws. Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws ask about something. Jabir said to him^-asws, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I did not enter into a prohibition of Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-saww had informed me that you^-asws are Imams^-asws of guidance from the People^-asws of his^-saww Household from after him^-saww, and the wisest of the people when young, and their most learned when older, and he^-saww had said: ‘Do not (try to) teach them^-asws, for they^-asws are more learned than you are!’’

فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع صَدَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ بِمَا سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْهُ وَ لَقَدْ أُوتِيتُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيّاً كُلُّ ذَلِكَ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَ رَحْمَتِهِ لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ‏.

Abu Ja’far^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww spoke the truth. By Allah^-azwj! I^-asws am more learned than you are of what I^-asws asked about, and I^-asws have been Given the wisdom as a child; all that is due to the Grace of Allah^-azwj upon us^-asws and His^-azwj Mercy to us^-asws, People^-asws of the Household’’.[69]

68- ك، إكمال الدين ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ حَدَّثَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ عَنْ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا وَحْدِي وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدِي وَ رَسُولِي وَ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ خَلِيفَتِي وَ أَنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ حُجَجِي أَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِي وَ نَجَّيْتُهُ‏ مِنَ النَّارِ بِعَفْوِي

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Ibn Al Mutawakkal, from Al Asady, from Al Nakhaie, from Al Nowfaly, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Abu Hamza Al Sumali, from his father,

‘From Al-Sadiq Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Jibraeel^-as narrated to me^-saww from the Lord^-azwj of Mighty, Majestic is His^-azwj Majesty. He^-azwj Said: “One who knows that there is no god except I^-azwj Alone, and that Muhammad^-saww is My^-azwj servant and My^-azwj Rasool^-saww, and that Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is My^-azwj caliph, and that the Imams^-asws from his^-saww sons^-asws are My^-azwj Divine Authorities, I^-azwj Shall Enter him into the Paradise by My^-azwj Mercy, and Save him from the Fire by My^-azwj Pardon;

وَ أَبَحْتُ لَهُ جِوَارِي وَ أَوْجَبْتُ لَهُ كَرَامَتِي وَ أَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ نِعْمَتِي وَ جَعَلْتُهُ مِنْ خَاصَّتِي وَ خَالِصَتِي إِنْ نَادَانِي لَبَّيْتُهُ وَ إِنْ دَعَانِي أَجَبْتُهُ وَ إِنْ سَأَلَنِي أَعْطَيْتُهُ وَ إِنْ سَكَتَ ابْتَدَأْتُهُ وَ إِنْ أَسَاءَ رَحِمْتُهُ وَ إِنْ فَرَّ مِنِّي دَعْوَتُهُ وَ إِنْ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ قَبِلْتُهُ وَ إِنْ قَرَعَ بَابِي فَتَحْتُهُ‏

And I^-azwj shall Place him in My^-azwj Vicinity, and obligated for him My^-azwj Honour, and Complete upon him My^-azwj Bounties, and Make him to be from My^-azwj special ones, and My^-azwj sincere ones. If he calls out to Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall Respond to him, and if he supplicates to Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall Answer him, and if he asks Me^-azwj I^-azwj shall Give it, and if he is silent, I^-azwj shall Initiate him, and if he is evil I^-azwj shall have Mercy on him, and if he flees away from Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall Call him back, and if he returns to Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall Accept him, and if he knocks on My^-azwj Door, I^-azwj shall Open it.

وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا وَحْدِي أَوْ شَهِدَ وَ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدِي وَ رَسُولِي أَوْ شَهِدَ بِذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ خَلِيفَتِي أَوْ شَهِدَ بِذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ أَنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ حُجَجِي فَقَدْ جَحَدَ نِعْمَتِي وَ صَغَّرَ عَظَمَتِي وَ كَفَّرَ بِآيَاتِي وَ كُتُبِي

And one who does not testify that there is no god except I^-azwj Alone, or does testify and does not testify that Muhammad^-saww is My^-azwj servant and My^-azwj Rasool^-saww, or does testify with that and does not testify that Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is My^-azwj caliph, or does testify that and does not testify that the Imams^-asws from his^-asws sons^-asws are My^-azwj Divine Authorities, so he has rejected My^-azwj Bounties, and belittled My^-azwj Magnificence, and disbelieved in My^-azwj Signs, and My^-azwj Books.

إِنْ قَصَدَنِي حَجَبْتُهُ وَ إِنْ سَأَلَنِي حَرَمْتُهُ وَ إِنْ نَادَانِي لَمْ أَسْمَعْ نِدَاءَهُ وَ إِنْ دَعَانِي لَمْ أَسْمَعْ دُعَاءَهُ‏ وَ إِنْ رَجَانِي خَيَّبْتُهُ وَ ذَلِكَ جَزَاؤُهُ مِنِّي‏ وَ ما أَنَا بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ

If he aims for Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall Bar him, and if he asks Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall Deprive him, and if he calls out to Me^-azwj, I^-azwj will not Listen to his call, and if he supplicates to Me^-azwj, I^-azwj will not hear his supplication, and if he hopes for Me^-azwj, I^-azwj shall disappoint him, and that would be his Recompense from Me^-azwj, and I am not the least unjust to the servants! [50:29]!”’

فَقَامَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنِ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari stood up and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who are the Imams^-asws from the sons of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws?’

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِينَ فِي زَمَانِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ الْبَاقِرُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ سَتُدْرِكُهُ يَا جَابِرُ فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ

He^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, two chiefs of the youths of the inhabitants of Paradise, then chief of the worshippers during his^-asws era Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, then Al-Baqir Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and you shall come across him^-asws. So when you do meet him^-asws, then convey to him^-asws the greetings from me^-saww.

ثُمَّ الصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثُمَّ الْكَاظِمُ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثُمَّ الرِّضَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى ثُمَّ التَّقِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ الْهَادِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثُمَّ الزَّكِيُّ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ ابْنُهُ الْقَائِمُ بِالْحَقِّ مَهْدِيُّ أُمَّتِي الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا وَ قِسْطاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً

Then Al-Sadiq Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, then Al-Kazim Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, then Al-Reza Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, then Al-Taqi Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, then Al-Hadi Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Al-Zaki Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, then his^-asws son^-asws Al-Qaim^-asws (standing) with the truth, Mahdi^-asws of my^-saww community who will fill the earth with justice and fairness just as if would have been filled with injustice and tyranny.

هَؤُلَاءِ يَا جَابِرُ خُلَفَائِي وَ أَوْصِيَائِي وَ أَوْلَادِي وَ عِتْرَتِي مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَنِي وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَصَانِي وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ‏ فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَنِي بِهِمْ يُمْسِكُ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ‏ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ‏ وَ بِهِمْ يَحْفَظُ الْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَمِيدَ بِأَهْلِهَا.

O Jabir! They^-asws are my^-saww caliphs, and my^-saww successors^-asws, and my^-saww children, and my^-saww family^-asws. One who obeys them^-asws, so he has obeyed me^-saww, and one who disobeys them^-asws, so he has disobeyed me^-saww, and one who denies one^-asws of them^-asws, so he has denied me^-saww. Due to them^-asws Allah^-azwj Withholds the skies from falling upon the earth except by His^-azwj Permission, and due to that He^-azwj Protects the earth from shaking with its inhabitants’’.[70]

– 69- ك، إكمال الدين ابْنُ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْجَارُودِ عَنِ ابْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ: خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ يَدُهُ فِي يَدِ وَلَدِهِ الْحَسَنِ‏ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ يَدِي فِي يَدِهِ هَكَذَا وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ خَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ بَعْدِي وَ سَيِّدُهُمْ أَخِي هَذَا وَ هُوَ إِمَامُ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَ أَمِيرُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ‏ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Ibn Al Barqy, from his father, from his grandfather, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Muhammad Bin Dawood, from Muhammad Bin Al Jaroud, from Ibn Nubata who said,

‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws emerged to us one day and in his^-asws hand was a hand of his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, and he^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww had come out to us one day and my^-asws hand was in his^-asws hand like this, and he^-saww was saying: ‘The best of the creation after me^-saww, and their chief is this brother^-asws of mine^-saww, and he^-asws is an Imam^-asws of every Muslim, and commander of every Momin after my^-saww expiry.

أَلَا وَ إِنِّي أَقُولُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ الْخَلْقِ بَعْدِي وَ سَيِّدَهُمْ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ هُوَ إِمَامُ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَ أَمِيرُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي‏

Indeed! And I^-asws am saying the best of the creation after me^-asws and their chief is this son^-asws of mine^-asws, and he^-asws is Imam^-asws of every Muslim and commander of every Momin after my^-asws expiry.

أَلَا وَ إِنَّهُ سَيُظْلَمُ بَعْدِي كَمَا ظُلِمْتُ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ خَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ وَ سَيِّدُهُمْ بَعْدَ الْحَسَنِ ابْنِي أَخُوهُ الْحُسَيْنُ الْمَظْلُومُ بَعْدَ أَخِيهِ الْمَقْتُولُ فِي أَرْضِ كَرْبٍ وَ بَلَاءٍ أَلَا إِنَّهُ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ مِنْ سَادَاتِ الشُّهَدَاءِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

Indeed! And he^-asws will be oppressed after me^-asws just as I^-asws was oppressed after Rasool-Allah^-saww! And best of the creation and their chief after my^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws is his^-asws brother^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws, the oppressed after his^-asws brother^-asws, the killed in the land of distress and afflictions (Karbala). Indeed! He^-asws and his^-asws companions would be from the chiefs of the martyrs on the Day of Qiyamah.

وَ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ خُلَفَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ حُجَجُهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَ أُمَنَاؤُهُ عَلَى وَحْيِهِ وَ أَئِمَّةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ قَادَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ سَادَاتُ الْمُتَّقِينَ تَاسِعُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ‏ الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ نُوراً بَعْدَ ظُلْمَتِهَا وَ عَدْلًا بَعْدَ جَوْرِهَا وَ عِلْماً بَعْدَ جَهْلِهَا

And from after Al-Husayn^-asws would be nine from his^-asws sulb, caliphs of Allah^-azwj in His^-azwj earth, and His^-azwj Divine Authorities upon His^-azwj servants, and His^-azwj trustees upon His^-azwj Revelation, and Imams^-asws of the Muslims, and guides of the Momineen, and chiefs of the pious, their ninth being Al-Qaim^-asws, the one^-asws by whom Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic would Fill the earth with light after the darkness, and justice after its tyranny, and knowledge after its ignorance.

وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ أَخِي مُحَمَّداً بِالنُّبُوَّةِ وَ خَصَّنِي بِالْإِمَامَةِ لَقَدْ نَزَلَ بِذَلِكَ الْوَحْيُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ عَلَى لِسَانِ رُوحِ الْأَمِينِ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع وَ لَقَدْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ لِلسَّائِلِ- وَ السَّماءِ ذاتِ الْبُرُوجِ‏ إِنَّ عَدَدَهُمْ بِعَدَدِ الْبُرُوجِ وَ رَبِّ اللَّيَالِي وَ الْأَيَّامِ وَ الشُّهُورِ إِنَّ عَدَدَهُمْ‏ كَعِدَّةِ الشُّهُورِ

By the One^-azwj Who Sent my^-asws brother^-saww as a Prophet^-saww, and Specialised me^-asws with the Imamate, the Revelation had descended from the sky upon the tongue of the trustworthy Jibraeel^-as; and Rasool-Allah^-saww had been asked and I^-asws was in his^-saww presence, about the Imams^-asws after him^-saww. He^-saww had said to the questioner: ‘(I Swear) by the sky with the constellations [85:1]. Their^-asws number is the number of the constellation. By the Lord^-azwj of the nights and the days and the months! Their^-asws number is like the number of the months’.

فَقَالَ السَّائِلُ فَمَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَقَالَ أَوَّلُهُمْ هَذَا وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْمَهْدِيُّ مَنْ وَالاهُمْ فَقَدْ وَالانِي وَ مَنْ عَادَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَادَانِي وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ‏ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَنِي وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَنِي وَ مَنْ عَرَفَهُمْ فَقَدْ عَرَفَنِي

The questioner said, ‘So, who are they^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ Rasool-Allah^-saww had placed his^-saww hand upon my^-asws head and said: ‘This is their^-asws first, and their^-asws last is Al-Mahdi^-asws. One who befriends them^-asws, so he has befriended me^-saww, and one who is inimical to them^-asws, so he has been inimical to me^-saww, and one who loves them^-asws, so he has loved me^-saww, and one who hates them so he has hated me^-saww, and one who denies them^-asws, so he has denied me^-saww, and one who recognises them^-asws, so he has recognised me^-saww.

بِهِمْ يَحْفَظُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ دِينَهُ وَ بِهِمْ يَعْمُرُ بِلَادَهُ وَ بِهِمْ يَرْزُقُ عِبَادَهُ وَ بِهِمْ يَنْزِلُ الْقَطْرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ بِهِمْ تَخْرُجُ بَرَكَاتُ الْأَرْضِ وَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَوْصِيَائِي وَ خُلَفَائِي وَ أَئِمَّةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ مَوَالِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏.

By them^-asws Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic shall Protect His^-azwj religion, and by them^-asws He^-azwj will Build His^-azwj city, and by them^-asws He^-azwj Sustains His^-azwj servants, and by them^-asws He^-azwj Sends down the drops from the sky, and by them^-asws do the Blessings of the earth emerge, and they^-asws are my^-saww successors^-asws, and my^-saww caliphs, and Imams^-asws of the Muslims, and Masters^-asws of the Momineen’’.[71]

70- ك، إكمال الدين مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَسْتَمْسِكَ بِدِينِي‏ وَ يَرْكَبَ سَفِينَةَ النَّجَاةِ بَعْدِي فَلْيَقْتَدِ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ لْيُعَادِ عَدُوَّهُ وَ لْيُوَالِ وَلِيَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي فِي حَيَاتِي وَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي وَ هُوَ إِمَامُ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ‏ وَ أَمِيرُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدِي

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Majaylawiya, from Ali, from his father, from Ali Bin Ma’bad, from Al-Husayn Bin Khalid,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Musa Al-Reza^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One who loves to adhere with my^-saww religion and sail the ship of salvation after me^-saww so let him be led by Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and be inimical to his^-asws enemies and befriend his^-asws friends, for he^-asws is my^-saww successor^-asws, and my^-saww caliph upon my^-saww community during my^-saww life-time, and after my^-saww expiry, and he^-asws is Imam^-asws of every Muslim and commander of every Momin after me^-saww.

قَوْلُهُ قَوْلِي وَ أَمْرُهُ أَمْرِي وَ نَهْيُهُ نَهْيِي وَ تَابِعُهُ تَابِعِي وَ نَاصِرُهُ نَاصِرِي وَ خَاذِلُهُ خَاذِلِي

His^-asws words are my^-saww words, and his^-asws instructions are my^-saww instructions, and his^-asws prohibitions are my^-saww prohibitions, and his^-asws nature is my^-saww nature; and his^-asws helper is my^-saww helper, and his^-asws abandoner is my^-asws abandoner’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص مَنْ فَارَقَ عَلِيّاً بَعْدِي لَمْ يَرَنِي وَ لَمْ أَرَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ مَنْ خَالَفَ عَلِيّاً حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ جَعَلَ مَأْوَاهُ النَّارَ وَ مَنْ خَذَلَ عَلِيّاً خَذَلَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْعَرْضِ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَ مَنْ نَصَرَ عَلِيّاً نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ يَلْقَاهُ وَ لَقَّنَهُ حُجَّتَهُ عِنْدَ الْمُسَاءَلَةِ

Then he^-saww said: ‘One who separates from Ali^-asws after me^-saww will not see me^-as and I^-saww will not see him on the Day of Qiyamah, and one who opposes Ali^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Prohibited the Paradise upon him and Make his abode to be the Fire; and one who abandons Ali^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Abandon him on the Day of Presentation (Qiyamah), and one who helps Ali^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Help him on the Day he meets Him^-azwj, and Indoctrinate him His^-azwj Arguments during the Questioning’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ إِمَامَا أُمَّتِي بَعْدَ أَبِيهِمَا وَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ أُمُّهُمَا سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ أَبُوهُمَا سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةُ أَئِمَّةٍ تَاسِعُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ مِنْ وُلْدِي طَاعَتُهُمْ طَاعَتِي وَ مَعْصِيَتُهُمْ مَعْصِيَتِي

Then he^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws are two Imams^-asws of my^-saww community after their^-asws father^-asws, and two chiefs of the youths of the people of the Paradise. Their^-asws mother^-asws is chieftess of women of the worlds, and their^-asws father^-asws is chief of the successors^-asws. And from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are twelve Imams^-asws, their ninth being Al-Qaim^-asws from my^-saww sons^-asws. Obeying them^-asws is obeying me^-saww, and disobeying them^-asws is disobeying me^-asws.

إِلَى اللَّهِ أَشْكُو الْمُنْكِرِينَ لِفَضْلِهِمْ وَ الْمُسْتَنْقِصِينَ لِحُرْمَتِهِمْ بَعْدِي- وَ كَفى‏ بِاللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَ نَاصِراً لِعِتْرَتِي وَ أَئِمَّةِ أُمَّتِي وَ مُنْتَقِماً مِنَ الْجَاحِدِينَ لِحَقِّهِمْ- وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ‏.

I^-saww complain to Allah^-azwj of the deniers of their^-asws merits and the derogators of their^-asws sanctities after me^-saww, and I suffice with Allah as a Guardian, [4:45], and a Helper to my^-saww family, and Imams^-asws of my^-saww community, and to take Revenge from the rejectors of their^-asws rights, And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227]’’.[72]

71- ك، إكمال الدين الْهَمْدَانِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْخَالِدِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ أَنَا سَيِّدُ مَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ وَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ إِسْرَافِيلَ‏ وَ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ وَ جَمِيعِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ أَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَ الْحَوْضِ الشَّرِيفِ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Al Hamdani, from Ali, from his father, from Ali Bin Ma’bad, from Al-Husayn Bin Al Khalid,

‘From Abu Al-Hassan Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am chief of the ones Allah^-azwj Created, and I^-saww am better than Jibraeel^-as, and Israfeel^-as, and bearers of the Throne, and the entirety of the Angels of Proximity, and Prophets^-as of Allah^-azwj, the Messengers^-as, and I^-saww am owner of the intercession and the noble Fountain.

وَ أَنَا وَ عَلِيٌّ أَبَوَا هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَنْ عَرَفَنَا فَقَدْ عَرَفَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَنَا فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ سِبْطَا أُمَّتِي وَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ تِسْعَةٌ طَاعَتُهُمْ طَاعَتِي وَ مَعْصِيَتُهُمْ مَعْصِيَتِي تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ وَ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ‏.

And I^-saww and Ali^-asws are two fathers^-asws of this community. One who recognises us^-asws, so he has recognised Allah^-azwj, and one who denies us^-asws, so he has denied Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic; and from Ali^-asws are two chiefs of my^-saww community, and two chiefs of the youths of the people of Paradise, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. And from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are nine Imams^-asws. Obeying them^-asws is obeying me^-saww and disobeying them^-asws is disobeying me^-saww. Their^-asws ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws (Rising one) and their^-asws Mahdi (Guided one)’’.[73]

72- ك، إكمال الدين مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ ص قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ أَخِي عَلَى جَدِّي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَجْلَسَنِي عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ وَ أَجْلَسَ أَخِيَ الْحَسَنَ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ‏

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Majaylawiya, from his uncle, from Al Barqy, from Al Kufi, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al Mufazzal, from Al Sumali,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws grandfather^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws and my^-asws brother^-asws entered to see my^-asws grandfather^-asws Rasool-Allah^-saww! He^-saww made me^-asws to be seated upon his^-saww left thigh and seated my^-asws brother^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws on his^-saww right thigh.

ثُمَّ قَبَّلَنَا وَ قَالَ بِأَبِي أَنْتُمَا مِنْ إِمَامَيْنِ سِبْطَيْنِ‏ اخْتَارَكُمَا اللَّهُ مِنِّي وَ مِنْ أَبِيكُمَا وَ مِنْ أُمِّكُمَا وَ اخْتَارَ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ يَا حُسَيْنُ تِسْعَةَ أَئِمَّةٍ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ وَ كُلُّهُمْ فِي الْفَضْلِ وَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ سَوَاءٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى‏.

Then he^-saww kissed us^-asws and said: ‘By my^-saww father^-as! You^-asws two are from the two chief Imams^-asws. Allah^-azwj Chose you^-asws both from me^-saww and from your^-asws father^-asws and from your^-asws mother^-asws, and He^-azwj has Chosen from your^-asws Sulb, O Husayn^-asws, nine Imams^-asws, ninth of them^-asws would be their^-asws Qaim^-asws. All of them^-asws would be the same regarding the merits and the status in the Presence of Allah^-azwj Exalted’’.[74]

73- ك، إكمال الدين مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقْرِي عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ التنوسي‏ [السُّوسِيِ‏] عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِ‏ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ هَلْ أَخْبَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ ص كَمْ بَعْدَهُ خَلِيفَةً قَالَ نَعَمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Muhammad Bin Umar Al Hafiz, from Muhammad Bin Ali Al Muqry, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Tanous, from Abdul Aziz Bin Aban, from Sufyan Al Sowry, from Jabir, from Al Shaby, from Masrouq who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullah^-asws, ‘Did the Prophet^-saww inform you^-asws how many caliphs there would be after him^-saww?’ He^-asws said: ‘Yes, twelve, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[75] (Non-Shia source)

74- ك، إكمال الدين غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اخْتَارَ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ الْجُمُعَةَ وَ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَ مِنَ اللَّيَالِي لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ وَ اخْتَارَنِي عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ اخْتَارَ مِنِّي عَلِيّاً وَ فَضَّلَهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Someone else from our companions, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Abdullah Ja’far Bin Ahmad Bin Hilal, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Saeed Bin Gazwan, from Abu Baseer,

‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Chose from the days, the day of Friday, and from the months, month of Ramazan, and from the nights, Night of Pre-determination, and Chose me^-saww over the entirety of the Prophets^-as, and Chose from me^-saww, Ali^-asws, and Merited him^-asws over the entirety of the successors^-asws.

وَ اخْتَارَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ اخْتَارَ مِنَ الْحُسَيْنِ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ يَنْفُونَ عَنِ التَّنْزِيلِ تَحْرِيفَ الْغَالِينَ وَ انْتِحَالَ الْمُبْطِلِينَ‏ وَ تَأْوِيلَ الْمُضِلِّينَ‏ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ وَ هُوَ ظَاهِرُهُمْ وَ هُوَ بَاطِنُهُمْ‏.

And He^-azwj Chose from Ali^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Chose from Al-Husayn^-asws, the successors^-asws from his^-asws sons. They^-asws will be negating from the Revelation, alterations of the exaggerators, and plagiarism of the invalidators, and interpretation of the strayers. Their^-asws ninth would be their^-asws Qaim^-asws, and he^-asws is their^-asws apparent and their^-asws hidden’’.[76]

75- ك، إكمال الدين الْمُظَفَّرُ الْعَلَوِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْرُورٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ عَنِ الْخَشَّابِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ بُهْلُولٍ‏ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَدَائِنِيِ‏ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً ع‏ يَقُولُ مَا نَزَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص آيَةٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلَّا أَقْرَأَنِيهَا وَ أَمْلَاهَا عَلَيَّ فَكَتَبْتُهَا بِخَطِّي وَ عَلَّمَنِي تَأْوِيلَهَا وَ تَفْسِيرَهَا وَ نَاسِخَهَا وَ مَنْسُوخَهَا وَ مُحْكَمَهَا وَ مُتَشَابِهَهَا

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Al Muzaffar Al Alawy, from Ibn Masrour, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Nasr, from Al Khashab, from Al-Hassan Bin Bahloul, from Ismail Bin Hammam, from Imran Bin Qurrah, from Abu Muhammad Al madainy, from Ibn Uzina, from Aban Bin Ayyash, from Suleym Bin Qayls Al Hilali who said,

‘I heard Ali^-asws saying: ‘No Verse from the Quran was Revealed unto Rasool-Allah^-saww except he^-saww read it out to me^-asws and dictated it unto me^-asws, so I^-asws wrote it in my^-asws handwriting, and he^-saww taught me^-asws its explanation and its interpretation, and its Abrogating and its Abrogated, and its Decisive and its Allegorical.

وَ دَعَا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَنِي‏ فَهْمَهَا وَ حِفْظَهَا فَمَا نَسِيتُ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا عِلْماً أَمْلَاهُ عَلَيَّ فَكَتَبْتُهُ وَ مَا تَرَكَ شَيْئاً عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ حَلَالٍ وَ لَا حَرَامٍ وَ لَا أَمْرٍ وَ لَا نَهْيٍ وَ مَا كَانَ أَوْ يَكُونُ مِنْ طَاعَةٍ أَوْ مَعْصِيَةٍ إِلَّا عَلَّمَنِيهِ وَ حَفِظْتُهُ‏ وَ لَمْ أَنْسَ مِنْهُ حَرْفاً وَاحِداً

And he^-saww supplicated to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic to Teach me^-asws, so I^-asws understood it and memorised it. I^-asws did not forget any Verse from the Book of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, nor any knowledge which had been dictated unto me^-asws. I^-asws wrote it down and did not neglect anything Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic had Taught, from a Permissible, nor a Prohibition, nor a Command, nor a Prohibition, and whatever there was from an act of obedience or disobedience except he^-saww taught it and I^-asws memorised it, and did not forget even one letter from it.

ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَ دَعَا اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى بِأَنْ يَمْلَأَ قَلْبِي عِلْماً وَ فَهْماً وَ حِكْمَةً وَ نُوراً وَ لَمْ أَنْسَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئاً وَ لَمْ يَفُتْنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ لَمْ أَكْتُبْهُ

Then he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon my^-asws chest and supplicated to Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted that He^-azwj Fills up my^-asws heart with knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom, and Noor, and I^-asws did not forget anything from that, and nothing from that was lost because I^-asws did not write it.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ تَخَوَّفُ عَلَيَّ النِّسْيَانَ فِيمَا بَعْدُ فَقَالَ ص لَسْتُ أَتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْكَ نِسْيَاناً وَ لَا جَهْلًا وَ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اسْتَجَابَ لِي فِيكَ وَ فِي شُرَكَائِكَ‏ الَّذِينَ يَكُونُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Are you^-saww fearing the forgetfulness upon me^-asws in what is afterwards?’ He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am not fearing forgetfulness upon you^-asws, nor ignorance, and my^-saww Lord^-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Informed me^-saww that He^-azwj has Answered to me^-saww regarding you^-asws, and regarding your^-asws associates, those who will happen to be from after you^-asws’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ شُرَكَائِي مِنْ بَعْدِي قَالَ الَّذِينَ قَرَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ بِي فَقَالَ- أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who are my^-asws associates from after me^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘Those Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Paired with Himself^-saww and with me^-saww. He^-azwj Said: ‘O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Rasool and those with (Divine) Authority from you [4:59]’.

‏ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ هُمْ فَقَالَ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ مِنِّي إِلَى أَنْ يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ كُلُّهُمْ هَادٍ مُهْتَدٍ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ هُمْ مَعَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْقُرْآنُ مَعَهُمْ- لَا يُفَارِقُهُمْ وَ لَا يُفَارِقُونَهُ فَبِهِمْ تُنْصَرُ أُمَّتِي وَ بِهِمْ يُمْطَرُونَ وَ بِهِمْ يُدْفَعُ عَنْهُمُ الْبَلَاءُ وَ بِهِمْ يُسْتَجَابُ دُعَاؤُهُمْ

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who are they^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘The successors^-asws from me^-saww until they^-asws return to me^-saww at the Fountain. All of them^-asws being guide, Guided. The abandonment of the one abandoning them^-asws will not harm them^-asws. They^-asws are with the Quran and the Quran is with them. Neither will it be separating from them^-asws, nor will they^-asws be separating from it. By them^-asws my community will be Helped, and due to them^-asws it would be raining, and due to them^-asws the afflictions would be repelled away from them, and due to them^-asws their supplications would be Answered’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ لِي فَقَالَ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَسَنِ ثُمَّ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ سَيُولَدُ فِي حَيَاتِكَ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ تُكَمِّلُهُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Name them^-asws to me^-asws’. He^-saww said: ‘This son^-asws of mine^-saww’ – and he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon the head of Al-Hassan^-asws. ‘Then this son^-asws of mine^-saww’ – and he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon the head of Al-Husayn^-asws. Then a son^-asws of his^-asws called Ali^-asws. He^-asws will be born during your^-asws life-time, so convey to him^-asws the greetings from me^-saww. Then twelve Imams^-asws would complete it’.

فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي فَسَمِّهِمْ لِي فَسَمَّاهُمْ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا فَقَالَ فِيهِمْ وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَخَا بَنِي هِلَالٍ مَهْدِيُّ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً

I^-asws said: ‘By my^-asws father^-as and my^-asws mother^-as! Name them^-asws to me^-asws!’ He^-saww named them^-asws man by man. Among them^-asws, by Allah^-azwj O brother of clan of Hilal, is Mahdi^-asws of the community, the one^-asws who will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny.

وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ مَنْ يُبَايِعُهُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ أَعْرِفُ أَسْمَاءَ آبَائِهِمْ وَ قَبَائِلِهِمْ‏.

By Allah^-azwj! I^-asws recognise the ones who will pledge allegiance to him^-asws between the (Yemeni) corner (of the Kabah), and the standing place (of Ibrahim^-as), and I^-asws recognise the names of their fathers and their tribes’’.[77]

76- مل، كامل الزيارات جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي مِنْهُمْ أَبِي وَ ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الْيَقْطِينِيِّ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا الْمُؤْمِنِ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ زَيْدٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ خُذُوا بِحُجْزَةِ هَذَا الْأَنْزَعِ فَإِنَّهُ الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ الْهَادِي لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ مَنْ سَبَقَهُ مَرَقَ مِنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ مَنْ خَذَلَهُ مَحَقَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِهِ اعْتَصَمَ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ مَنْ أَخَذَ بِوَلَايَتِهِ هَدَاهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ تَرَكَ وَلَايَتَهُ أَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ

(The book) ‘Jamil Al Ziyaraat’ – A group of our elders, from them were my father, and Ibn Al Waleed, and Ali Bin Al-Husayn, altogether from Sa’ad, from Al Yaqtiny, from Zakariya Al Momin, from Ibn Muskan, from Zayd a slave of Ibn Hubeyra who said,

‘Abu Ja’far^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Grab hold of the side of this short-haired one, for he^-asws is the greatest truthful, and the guide for the ones who follow him^-asws. One who precedes him^-asws would deviate from the religion of Allah^-azwj, and one who abandons him^-asws would be Obliterated by Allah^-azwj, and one who holds fast with him^-asws would be holding fast with the rope of Allah^-azwj, and one who takes with his^-asws Wilayah, Allah^-azwj would Guide him and one who neglects his^-asws Wilayah, Allah^-azwj would let him stray.

وَ مِنْهُ سِبْطَا أُمَّتِي الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ هُمَا ابْنَايَ وَ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَاةُ وَ الْقَائِمُ الْمَهْدِيُّ فَأَحِبُّوهُمْ وَ وَالُوهُمْ‏ وَ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوَّهُمْ وَلِيجَةً مِنْ دُونِهِمْ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَ ذِلَّةٌ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَ قَدْ خابَ مَنِ افْتَرى‏.

And from him^-asws are the two chiefs of my^-saww community, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and they^-asws are both my^-saww (grand) sons^-asws; and from sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are the Imams^-asws of Guidance, and Al-Qaim^-asws Al-Mahdi^-asws, so love them^-asws and befriend them^-asws and do not take their^-asws enemies as confidants from besides them^-asws, for there would be released upon you all Wrath from your Lord^-azwj and disgrace in the life of the world, and the one who fabricates would be disappointed’ [20:61]’’.[78]

77- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَسْكَرِيِّ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ آمِناً مُطَهَّراً- لَا يَحْزُنُهُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ فَلْيَتَوَلَّكَ وَ لْيَتَوَلَّ ابْنَيْكَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى وَ مُحَمَّداً وَ عَلِيّاً وَ الْحَسَنَ ثُمَّ الْمَهْدِيَّ وَ هُوَ خَاتَمُهُمْ

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – A group, from Al Tal’akbary, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Ubeydullah Al Hashimy, from Isa Bin Ahmad,

‘From Abu Al-Hassan Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad Al-Askari^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Ali^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One whom it cheers that he meets Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic securely, Purified, not being grieved by the greatest panic, then let him be with your^-asws Wilayah and the Wilayah of your^-asws two sons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws, and Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al Mahdi^-asws, and he^-asws is their^-asws last.

وَ لْيَكُونَنَّ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ قَوْمٌ يَتَوَلَّوْنَكَ يَا عَلِيُّ يَشْنَأُهُمُ‏ النَّاسُ وَ لَوْ أَحَبُّوهُمْ كَانَ خَيْراً لَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ يُؤْثِرُونَكَ وَ وُلْدَكَ عَلَى الْآبَاءِ وَ الْأُمَّهَاتِ وَ الْإِخْوَةِ وَ الْأَخَوَاتِ وَ عَلَى عَشَائِرِهِمْ وَ الْقَرَابَاتِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلَوَاتِ أُولَئِكَ يُحْشَرُونَ تَحْتَ لِوَاءِ الْحَمْدِ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَ يَرْفَعُ دَرَجَاتِهِمْ‏ جَزاءً بِما كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ‏.

And there will come into being at the end of times, a people who will be with your^-asws Wilayah, O Ali^-asws! The people would hate them, and if they were to love them, it would be better for them. If only they knew, they would prefer you^-asws and your^-asws sons^-asws over their own fathers, and mothers, and brothers, and sisters, and over their own clans, and (prefer) the next of kin (of Rasool-Allah^-saww, may the Salwaat of Allah^-azwj be upon them^-asws, the most superior of Salawaats. They would be Resurrected beneath the flag of Praise. He^-azwj will Overlook from their evil deeds and Raise their ranks, being a Recompense due to what they had been doing’’.[79]

78- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْقُوهِسْتَانِيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عِيسَى بْنَ مُوسَى‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ أَدْرَكْتَ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ فَقَالَ مَا أَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُ وَ لَكِنَّنِي‏ كُنْتُ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَسَمِعْتُ شَيْخاً فِي جَامِعِهَا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدٍ خَيْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا عَلِيُّ الْأَئِمَّةُ الرَّاشِدُونَ الْمَهْدِيُّونَ الْمَغْصُوبُونَ حُقُوقَهُمْ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً وَ أَنْتَ وَ الْحَدِيثُ مُخْتَصَرٌ.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tysi – A group, from Al Tal’akbary, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al Qowhistany, from Zayd Bin Is’haq, from his father who said,

‘I asked Abu Isa Bin Musa. I said to him, ‘Who from the ‘Tabieen’ have you come across?’ He said, ‘I do not know what you are saying, but I was at Al-Kufa and I heard an old man in its central mosque narrating from Abd Khayr. He said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to me^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! The Imams^-asws, the guiding, the Guided, and usurped of their^-asws rights, from your^-asws sons^-asws, eleven Imams^-asws, and you^-asws’ – and the Hadeeth is brief’’. [80]

79- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنِّي وَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ رِزُّ الْأَرْضِ أَعْنِي أَوْتَادَهَا وَ جِبَالَهَا بِنَا أَوْتَدَ اللَّهُ الْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَسِيخَ بِأَهْلِهَا فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ الِاثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ وُلْدِي سَاخَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِأَهْلِهَا وَ لَمْ يُنْظَرُوا.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – A group, from Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Muhammad Al Himeyri, from his father, from Al Ash’ary, from Amro Bin Sabir, from Abu Al Jaroud,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww, and eleven of my^-saww sons^-asws and you^-asws, O Ali^-asws are ‘Rizz’ of the earth, meaning its pegs, and its mountains. By us^-asws Allah^-azwj has Pegged the earth from subsiding with its inhabitants. So, when twelve from my^-saww sons^-asws are gone, the earth would implode with its inhabitants and they will not be respited’’.[81]

80- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي حَدِيثٍ لَهُ‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اخْتَارَ مِنَ النَّاسِ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ وَ اخْتَارَ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الرُّسُلَ وَ اخْتَارَنِي مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَ اخْتَارَ مِنِّي عَلِيّاً وَ اخْتَارَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ اخْتَارَ مِنَ الْحُسَيْنِ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ وَ هُوَ ظَاهِرُهُمْ وَ بَاطِنُهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – By this chain from Al HImeyri, from Ahmad Bin Hilal, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Saeed Bin Gazwan, from Abu Baseer,

‘From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said in a Hadeeth of his^-saww: ‘Allah^-azwj chose from the people, the Prophets^-as, and Chose from the Prophets^-as, the Rasools^-as, and Chose me^-saww from the Rasools^-as, and Chose from me^-saww, Ali^-asws, and Chose from Ali^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Chose from Al-Husayn^-asws, the successors^-asws, ninth of them^-asws being their Qaim^-asws, and he^-asws is their^-asws apparent and their^-asws hidden’’.[82]

81- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سِنَانٍ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ الْعَدْلِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْخَلِيلِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْمِصْرِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْبَاقِرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ذِي الثَّفِنَاتِ‏ سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ الزَّكِيِّ الشَّهِيدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِيهَا وَفَاتُهُ لِعَلِيٍّ ع يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَحْضِرْ صَحِيفَةً وَ دَوَاةً

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Tusi – A group, from Al Bazoufari Ali Bin Sinan Al Mowsily Al Adl, from Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad in Al Khaleel, from Ja’far Bin Ahmad Al Ansay, from his uncle, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali, from his father, from Abu Abdullah,

‘Son of Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws Al-Baqir^-asws, from his father^-asws with the prostration marks, chief of the worshippers, from his^-asws father^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws the pure, the martyr, from his^-asws father^-asws Amir Al-Momineen^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws during the night in which he^-saww passed away: ‘O Abu Al-Hassan^-asws! Present paper and ink!’

فَأَمْلَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَصِيَّتَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً وَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مَهْدِيّاً فَأَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَوَّلُ الِاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ الْإِمَامِ سَمَّاكَ اللَّهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ عَلِيّاً الْمُرْتَضَى وَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الصِّدِّيقَ الْأَكْبَرَ وَ الْفَارُوقَ الْأَعْظَمَ وَ الْمَأْمُونَ وَ الْمَهْدِيَّ فَلَا يُصْلِحُ هَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ لِأَحَدٍ غَيْرَكَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww dictated his^-saww bequest until he^-saww ended up to this place. He^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! They will happen to be twelve Imams^-asws after me^-saww, and from after them^-asws would be twelve (Mahdis) Guided ones. So, you^-asws Ali^-asws are the first of the twelve Imams^-asws. Allah^-azwj has Named you^-asws in the sky as ‘Ali^-asws Al-Murtaza’, and Amir Al-Momineen’, ‘Al Siddique Al-Akbar’, and ‘Al-Farouq Al-Aazam’, and ‘Al-Mamoun’, and ‘Al-Mahdi’. So these names are not correct for anyone apart from you^-asws.

يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ وَصِيِّي عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِي حَيِّهِمْ وَ مَيِّتِهِمْ وَ عَلَى نِسَائِي فَمَنْ ثَبَّتَّهَا لَقِيَتْنِي غَداً وَ مَنْ طَلَّقْتَهَا فَأَنَا بَرِي‏ءٌ مِنْهَا لَمْ تَرَنِي وَ لَمْ أَرَهَا فِي عَرْصَةِ الْقِيَامَةِ

O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are my^-saww successor^-asws upon the People^-asws of the Household, their living ones and their dead ones, and upon my^-saww wives. So, the one who, you^-asws affirm would meet me^-saww tomorrow, and one whom you^-asws divorce her, I^-saww am disavowed from her. She will not see me^-saww and I^-saww will not see her in the plains of Qiyamah.

وَ أَنْتَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْكَ الْوَفَاةُ فَسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِيَ الْحَسَنِ الْبَرِّ الْوَصُولِ‏ فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِيَ الْحُسَيْنِ الشَّهِيدِ الزَّكِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ

And you^-asws are my^-saww caliph upon my^-saww community from after me^-asws. So, when the expiry present, submit it to my^-saww (grand) son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, the righteous, the generous. When the expiry presents to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to my^-saww (grand) son^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws, the martyr, the pure, the killed.

فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ ذِي الثَّفِنَاتِ عَلِيٍّ فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ بَاقِرِ الْعِلْمِ فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ جَعْفَرٍ الصَّادِقِ فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُوسَى الْكَاظِمِ

When the expiry presents him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son^-asws, chief of the worshippers, with the marks of prostrations, Ali^-asws. When the expiry presents him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, expounder of the knowledge. When the expiry presents him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son^-asws Ja’far^-asws the truthful. When the expiry presents to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws Al-Kazim^-asws.

فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ الرِّضَا فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثِّقَةِ التَّقِيِّ فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ النَّاصِحِ فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ الْحَسَنِ الْفَاضِلِ

When expiry presents to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son Ali^-asws Al-Reza^-asws. When the expiry present to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, the trustworthy, the pure. When the expiry presents to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, the adviser. When the expiry presents to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son Al-Hassan^-asws, the meritorious.

فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُسْتَحْفَظِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَذَلِكَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً

When the expiry presents to him^-asws, let him^-asws submit it to his^-asws son Muhammad^-asws, the preserver from the Progeny^-asws of Muhammad^-saww. So that makes twelve Imams^-asws.

ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مَهْدِيّاً فَلْيُسَلِّمْهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ أَوَّلِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسَامِيَ كَاسْمِي وَ اسْمِ أَبِي وَ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَحْمَدُ وَ الِاسْمُ الثَّالِثُ الْمَهْدِيُّ هُوَ أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏.

Then there will happen to be from after him^-asws (Al-Qaim^-asws), twelve Mahdis (Guided ones). So, let him (Al-Qaim^-asws) submit it to his^-asws son^-asws, the first of the ones of proximity to him^-asws. Three are of my^-saww names like my^-saww name (Muhammad), and name of my^-saww father^-as, and it is ‘Abdullah’, and ‘Ahmad’, and the name of the third Mahdi (Guided one), he is the first of the Momineen’’.[83]

82- غط، الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الرَّازِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سِنَانٍ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْخَلِيلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الذُّبَالِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ‏ وَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ سَلَّامٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلْمَى رَاعِيَ النَّبِيِّ ص يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ سَمِعْتُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ قَالَ الْعَزِيزُ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ- آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِما أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ‏ قُلْتُ‏ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ‏

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – A group, from Al Tal’akbari, from Ahmad Bin Ali Al Razy, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali, from Ali Bin Sinan Al Mowsily, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Khaleel, from Muhammad Bin Salih Al Hamdani, from Suleyman Bin Ahmad, from Al Zubal Bin Mulim, and Abdul Rahman Bin Yazeed, Bin Jabir, from Sallam who said,

‘I heard Abu Salma, a shepherd of the Prophet^-saww saying, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww heard on the night there was ascension with me^-saww to the sky, the Mighty, Majestic is His^-azwj Praise, Said: “The Rasool believes in what is Revealed unto him from his Lord”. [2:285]. I^-saww said: ‘And (so do) the Momineen. [2:285].

قَالَ صَدَقْتَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَنْ خَلَّفْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ خَيْرَهَا قَالَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبِّ

He^-azwj Said: “You^-saww speak the truth, O Muhammad^-saww! Whom have you^-saww left behind (as caliph) for your^-saww community?” I^-saww said: ‘Its best’. He^-azwj Said: “Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws!” I^-saww said: ‘Yes, O Lord^-azwj!

قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَرْتُكَ مِنْهَا فَشَقَقْتُ لَكَ اسْماً مِنْ أَسْمَائِي فَلَا أُذْكَرُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ إِلَّا وَ ذُكِرْتَ مَعِي فَأَنَا الْمَحْمُودُ وَ أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدٌ

He^-azwj Said: “I^-azwj Noticed to the earth with a notification and Chose you^-saww from it. I^-azwj Derived a name for you^-saww from My^-azwj Names, so I^-azwj will not be Mentioned in any place except and you^-saww will be mentioned along with Me^-azwj! I^-azwj am ‘Al-Mahmoud’ (the most Praised One) and you^-saww are ‘Muhammad’ (praised one).

ثُمَّ اطَّلَعْتُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاخْتَرْتُ مِنْهَا عَلِيّاً وَ شَقَقْتُ لَهُ اسْماً مِنْ أَسْمَائِي فَأَنَا الْأَعْلَى وَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ

Then I^-azwj Noticed the second time and Chose from it, Ali^-asws, and I^-azwj Derive for him^-asws a name from My^-azwj Names. I^-azwj am ‘Al-A’ala’ (the most Exalted) and he^-asws is ‘Ali’ (exalted).

يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي خَلَقْتُكَ وَ خَلَقْتُ عَلِيّاً وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ مِنْ شَبَحِ نُورٍ مِنْ نُورِي وَ عَرَضْتُ وَلَايَتَكُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ فَمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَهَا كَانَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ مَنْ جَحَدَهَا كَانَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ

O Muhammad^-saww! I^-azwj Created you and Created Ali^-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws from a resemblance of a Noor from My^-azwj Noor, and Presented your^-asws Wilayah unto the people of the skies and the earths. So, the one who accepted it happen to be from the Momineen in My^-azwj Presence, and one who rejected it, happen to be from the Kafirs in My^-azwj Presence!

يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً مِنْ عِبَادِي عَبَدَنِي حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ وَ يَصِيرَ مِثْلَ الشَّنِّ الْبَالِي ثُمَّ أَتَانِي جَاحِداً بِوَلَايَتِكُمْ مَا غَفَرْتُ لَهُ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ بِوَلَايَتِكُمْ

O Muhammad^-saww! Even if a servant from My^-azwj servants were to worship Me^-azwj until he (his neck) is cut and he becomes like the dried up insect, then he comes to me having rejected your^-asws Wilayah, I^-azwj will not Forgive (his sins) for him until he acknowledged with your^-asws Wilayah!

يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَاهُمْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبِّ فَقَالَ الْتَفِتْ عَنْ يَمِينِ الْعَرْشِ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِعَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ مُوسَى وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْمَهْدِيِّ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نُورٍ قِيَامٌ يُصَلُّونَ وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ‏ كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌ‏

O Muhammad^-saww! Would you^-saww love to see them^-asws?” I^-saww said: ‘Yes, O Lord^-azwj!’ He^-azwj Said: ‘Turn to the right of the Throne!” I^-saww turned and there I^-saww was with Ali^-asws, and Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al Husayn^-asws, and Ali^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws, and Musa^-asws, and Ali^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws, and Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al Mahdi^-asws in dunes of Noor, standing praying Salat, and Al-Mahdi^-asws was in their^-asws midst as if he^-asws was a shining star.

فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْحُجَجُ وَ هَذَا الثَّائِرُ مِنْ عِتْرَتِكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي إِنَّهُ الْحُجَّةُ الْوَاجِبَةُ لِأَوْلِيَائِي وَ الْمُنْتَقِمُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي‏.

He^-azwj Said: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the Divine Authorities, and this is the Avenger on behalf of your^-saww family^-asws. O Muhammad^-saww! By My^-azwj Mighty, and My^-azwj Majesty! He^-asws is the Divine Authority Obligatory for My^-azwj friends, and the Avenger from My^-azwj enemies!”[84]

83- ك، إكمال الدين الطَّالَقَانِيُّ عَنِ الْجَلُودِيِّ عَنِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ قَوْلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَفْضَلُ الْخَلْقِ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Al Talaqany, from Al Jaloudy, from Al Jowhary, from Ibn Umarah, from his father, from Sa’ad Bin Tareyf, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata who said,

‘I heard Amir Al-Momineen Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws saying: ‘I^-asws heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The most superior of words are, ‘The is no god except Allah^-azwj’, and the most superior of the people is the first one to say, ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj!’’

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قَالَ أَنَا وَ أَنَا نُورٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ أُوَحِّدُهُ وَ أُسَبِّحُهُ وَ أُكَبِّرُهُ وَ أُقَدِّسُهُ وَ أُمَجِّدُهُ‏ وَ يَتْلُونِي نُورٌ شَاهِدٌ مِنِّي

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who is the first one to say, ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj’?’ He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww did, and I^-saww was a Noor in front of Allah^-azwj, Majestic is His^-azwj Majesty, and I^-saww glorified Him^-azwj, and exclaimed His^-azwj Greatness, and extolled His^-azwj Holiness, and declared His^-azwj Oneness, and a Noor from me^-saww followed me^-saww, testifying’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنِ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَخِي وَ صَفِيِّي وَ وَزِيرِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي وَ وَصِيِّي وَ إِمَامُ أُمَّتِي وَ صَاحِبُ حَوْضِي وَ حَامِلُ لِوَائِي

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who is the witness (testifier) from you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, my^-saww brother^-asws, and my^-saww elite, and my^-saww Vizier, and my^-saww caliph, and my^-saww successor^-asws, and Imam^-asws of my^-saww community, and master (in charge) of my^-saww Fountain, and bearer of my^-saww flag’.

فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ يَتْلُوهُ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.

It was said to him^-saww, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, who will follow him^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, two chiefs of the youths of the inhabitants of the Paradise. Then the Imams^-asws from sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws up to the Day of Qiyamah’’.[85]

84- شف، كشف اليقين مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ مِنَ الْمِائَةِ الْحَدِيثِ الَّتِي جَمَعَهَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ‏ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ لِلَّهِ بَاباً مَنْ دَخَلَهُ أَمِنَ مِنَ النَّارِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اهْدِنَا إِلَى هَذَا الْبَابِ حَتَّى نَعْرِفَهُ

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Yaqeen’ – Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Bin Shazan, from (the book) ‘Al Mi’at Hadeeth’ which was collected from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ja’far, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Ibrahim Bin Hisham, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Ziyad Bin Al Munxir, from Sa’ad Bin Tarey, from Tareyf, from Al Asbagh, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Community of people! Know, that there is a door for Allah^-azwj, one who enters it would be secure from the Fire!’ Abu Saeed Al-Khudry stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Guide us to this door until we recognise it’.

قَالَ هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ خَلِيفَتُهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ‏

He^-saww said: ‘It is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, chief of the successors^-asws, and Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, and brother^-asws of the Rasool^-saww of Lord^-azwj of the words, and His^-azwj caliph upon the people in their entirety’.

مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ الْحُجَّةَ بَعْدِي فَلْيَعْرِفْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

Community of the people! One who loved to recognise the Divine Authority after me^-saww, let him recognise Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws.

مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَتَوَلَّى وَلَايَةَ اللَّهِ فَلْيَقْتَدِ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي فَإِنَّهُمْ خُزَّانُ عِلْمِي

Community of people! One whom it cheers to have the Wilayah of Allah^-azwj, let him be led by Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and the Imams^-asws from my^-saww offspring. They^-asws are treasurers of my^-saww knowledge!’

فَقَامَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَا عِدَّةُ الْأَئِمَّةِ

Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari, may Allah^-azwj be Pleased with him, stood up and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And what is the number of the Imams^-asws?’

فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ سَأَلْتَنِي رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ بِأَجْمَعِهِ عِدَّتُهُمْ عِدَّةُ الشُّهُورِ وَ هِيَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ‏ اثْنا عَشَرَ شَهْراً فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضَ

He^-saww said: ‘O Jabir! May Allah^-azwj have Mercy on you! You have asked me^-saww about Al-Islam in its entirety. Their^-asws number is the number of the months, and it is in the Presence of Allah^-azwj as, the number of months in the Presence of Allah is twelve months in the Book of Allah, the day He Created the skies and the earth [9:36].

‏ وَ عِدَّتُهُمْ عِدَّةُ الْعُيُونِ‏ الَّتِي انْفَجَرَتْ لِمُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ ع حِينَ ضَرَبَ بِعَصَاهُ الْحَجَرَ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتا عَشْرَةَ عَيْناً

And their^-asws number is the number of the spring which burst forth for Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as when he^-saww struck with his^-as staff: So there gushed out from it twelve springs; each group knew its drinking place: [2:60].

وَ عِدَّتُهُمْ عِدَّةُ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ وَ لَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثاقَ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ وَ بَعَثْنا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً – فَالْأَئِمَّةُ يَا جَابِرُ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ‏.

And their number is of the captains of the children of Israel. Allah^-azwj the Exalted Said: and We Sent from them twelve chieftains; [5:12]. So the Imams^-asws, O Jabir, their^-asws first one is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and their^-asws last one is Al-Qaim^-asws’’.[86]

85- شف، كشف اليقين مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ الطَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ زرات‏ بْنِ يَعْلَى بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْبَغْدَادِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْنَا يَوْماً يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنِ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدَكَ حَتَّى نَعْلَمَهُ قَالَ لِي يَا سَلْمَانُ أَدْخِلْ عَلَيَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادَ وَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَةُ النَّبِيِّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبَابِ

(The book) ‘Kashf al Yaqeen’ – Muhammad Bin Jareer al Tabari, from Zarat Bin Ya’la Bin Ahmad Al Baghdadi, from Abu Qatadah, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Bukeyr, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari,

‘From Salman Al-Farsi^-ra having said, ‘One day we said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who is the caliph after you^-saww until we can know him^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘O Salman^-ra! Enter (call) to me^-saww, Abu Zarr^-ra, and Al-Miqdad^-ra, and Abu Ayoub Al-Ansari, and Umm Salama^-ra’, wife of the Prophet^-saww from behind the door.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَنَا اشْهَدُوا وَ افْهَمُوا عَنِّي إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَصِيِّي وَ وَارِثِي وَ قَاضِي دَيْنِي وَ عِدَاتِي وَ هُوَ الْفَارُوقُ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ وَ هُوَ يَعْسُوبُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ إِمَامُ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ قَائِدُ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ وَ الْحَامِلُ غَداً لِوَاءَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Then he^-saww said to us: ‘Be witnesses and understand from me^-saww! Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is my^-saww successor^-asws, and my^-saww inheritor, and fulfiller of my^-saww debts and my^-saww promises, and he^-asws is the differentiator between the truth and the falsehood, and he^-asws is leader of the Muslims and Imam^-asws of the pious, and guide of the resplendent, and the bearer of the flag of Lord^-azwj of the worlds tomorrow (Day of Qiyamah).

وَ هُوَ وَ وَلَدَاهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ثُمَّ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ ابْنِي‏ أَئِمَّةٌ تِسْعَةٌ هُدَاةٌ مَهْدِيُّونَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ أَشْكُو إِلَى اللَّهِ جُحُودَ أُمَّتِي لِأَخِي وَ تَظَاهُرَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَ ظُلْمَهُمْ لَهُ وَ أَخْذَهُمْ حَقَّهُ

And he^-asws and his^-asws two sons^-asws from after him^-asws, then from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws would be nine guides, Guided, up to the Day of Qiyamah. I^-saww complain to Allah^-azwj of the rejection by my^-saww community of my^-saww brother^-asws, and their backing each other against him^-asws, and their injustices to him^-asws, and their seizing his^-asws rights’.

قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ يُقْتَلُ مَظْلُوماً مِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ يُمْلَأَ غَيْظاً وَ يُوجَدُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ صَابِراً

He (Salman^-ra) said, ‘We said to him^-saww, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And that will be happening?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes. He^-asws will be killed unjustly from after (they) having been filled with rage, and he^-asws will be found to be patient at that’.

قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ ذَلِكَ فَاطِمَةُ أَقْبَلَتْ حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحِجَابِ وَ هِيَ بَاكِيَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا يُبْكِيكِ يَا بُنَيَّةِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ فِي ابْنِ عَمِّي‏ وَ وُلْدِي مَا تَقُولُ

He (Salman^-ra) said, ‘When (Syeda) Fatima^-asws heard that, she^-asws came until she^-asws entered from behind the veil, and she^-asws was crying. Rasool-Allah^-saww said to her^-asws: ‘What make you^-asws cry, O daughter^-asws?’ She^-asws said: ‘I^-asws heard you^-saww saying regarding the son^-asws of your^-saww uncle^-as and my^-asws sons^-asws what you^-saww said’.

قَالَ وَ أَنْتِ تُظْلَمِينَ وَ عَنْ حَقِّكِ تُدْفَعِينَ وَ أَنْتِ أَوَّلُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي لُحُوقاً بِي بَعْدَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَا فَاطِمَةُ أَنَا سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمَكِ وَ حَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبَكِ أَسْتَوْدِعُكِ اللَّهَ وَ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ صَالِحَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

He^-saww said: ‘And you^-asws will be oppressed, and pushed away from your^-asws rights, and you^-asws will be the first of my^-saww family^-asws to join with me^-saww after forty (days). O Fatima^-asws! I^-saww am at peace to the one at peace with you^-asws, and at war to the one at war with you^-asws. I^-saww entrust you^-asws to Allah^-azwj and Jibraeel^-as, and the corrector of the Momineen ’.

قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ صَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏.

He (Salman^-ra) said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who is ‘corrector of the Momineen’?’ He^-saww said: ‘Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws’’.[87]

86- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب جَابِرٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ ع فِي خَبَرٍ طَوِيلٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ‏ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتا عَشْرَةَ عَيْناً قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُناسٍ مَشْرَبَهُمْ‏ الْآيَةَ

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Jabir Al Jufy,

‘From Al-Baqir^-asws, in a lengthy Hadeeth regarding His^-azwj Words: We Said: “Strike the rock with your Staff!” So there gushed out from it twelve springs; each group knew its drinking place: [2:60] – the Verse.

فَقَالَ إِنَّ قَوْمَ مُوسَى لَمَّا شَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ الْجَدْبَ وَ الْعَطَشَ اسْتَسْقَوْا مُوسَى فَاسْتَسْقَى لَهُمْ‏ فَسَمِعْتَ مَا قَالَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ جَاءَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَى جَدِّي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُعَرِّفُنَا مَنِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ

He^-asws said: ‘When the people of Musa^-as complained to him^-asws of the unproductive land and the thirst, they asked Musa^-as to pray for rain. So, he^-as prayed for them, and you have heard what Allah^-azwj Said to him^-as; and similar to that, the Momineen came to my^-asws grandfather^-saww Rasool-Allah^-saww. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Introduce to us of the Imams^-asws after you^-saww’.

فَقَالَ وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا زَوَّجْتَ عَلِيّاً مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ خَلَقْتُ‏ مِنْهَا أَحَدَ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ يَكُونُونَ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً كُلُّهُمْ هُدَاةٌ لِأُمَّتِكَ يَهْتَدُونَ بِهَا كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِإِمَامٍ مِنْهَا وَ يَعْلَمُونَ كَمَا عَلِمَ قَوْمُ مُوسَى مَشْرَبَهُمْ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘And he^-asws continued the Hadeeth up to His^-azwj Words: “So, when you^-saww have got Ali^-asws to be married to (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, I^-azwj shall Create from her^-asws eleven Imams^-asws from the Sulb of Ali^-asws. They will become, along with Ali^-asws, twelve Imams^-asws, all of them^-asws being guides of your^-saww community. Every community would be guided by an Imam^-asws from them^-asws, and they would know, just as the people of Musa^-as knew, of their drinking place’’.[88]

– الْأَصْبَغُ بْنُ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي خَبَرٍ وَ لَقَدْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ فَقَالَ- وَ السَّماءِ ذاتِ الْبُرُوجِ‏ إِنَّ عَدَدَهُمْ بِعَدَدِ الْبُرُوجِ وَ رَبِّ اللَّيَالِي وَ الْأَيَّامِ وَ الشُّهُورِ عَدَدُهُمْ كَعِدَّةِ الشُّهُورِ.

Al Asbagh Bin Nubata,

‘From Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, in a Hadeeth: ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww had been asked about the Imams^-asws and I^-asws was in his^-saww presence, he^-saww said: ‘(I Swear) by the sky with the constellations [85:1]. Their^-asws number is the number of the constellations. By the Lord^-azwj of the nights and the days and the months! Their^-asws number is like the number of the months’’.[89]

87- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب حَدَّثَنَا جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ الكشمهيني [الْكُشْمَيْهَنِيِ‏] عَنِ الْفِرَبْرِيِّ عَنِ الْبُخَارِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً لَمْ أَسْمَعْهَا فَقَالَ أَبِي إِنَّهُ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of the Ibn Shehr Ashub – It is narrated to us by a group, from Al Kashmaheyni, from Al Firbiry Al Nukhari who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al Musanna who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Undar who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Shu’ba, from Abdul Malik who said, ‘I heard Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘There will happen to be twelve commanders’. He^-saww said a phrase I did not hear it. My father said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[90]

وَ أَخْرَجَهُ الْخَطِيبُ فِي تَارِيخِهِ وَ حَدَّثَنِي الْفَرَاوِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ الْفَارِسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ الْجَلُودِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهِ عَنِ الْحَافِظِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَا يَنْقَضِي حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ فِيهِمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً قَالَ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلَامٍ خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا قَالَ قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And Al Khateeb has extracted it in his history, and it is narrated to me by Al Farawy, from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Farsi, from Abu Ahmad Al Jaloudy, from Abu Is’haq the jurist, from the memoriser Muslim, from Quteybah Bin Saeed, from Jareer, from Husayn, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I entered with my father to see the Prophet^-saww. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘This command will not terminate until twelve caliphs pass among them’. Then he^-saww spoke with a speech which was hidden unto me. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[91]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ مَاضِياً مَا وَلَّاهُمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ خَفِيَتْ عَلَيَّ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي مَا ذَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And by this chain, Muslim said, and it is narrated to me by Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Sufran, from Abdul Malik Bin Umeyr, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘The affairs of the people will not cease to lapse for as long as twelve men (Imam^-asws) rule them’. Then he^-saww spoke with a phrase hidden unto me. So, I asked my father, ‘What is that Rasool-Allah^-saww spoke?’ He said, ‘He said, ‘All of them being from Quraysh’’.[92]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ مِثْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ مَاضِياً.

And by this chain, Muslim said, and it is informed to us by Quteyba Bin Saeed who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Awanah, from Simak, from Jabir Bin Samurah,

Similar to it except that he did not mention, ‘The affairs of the people will not cease to lapse’’.[93]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَ حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَا يَزَالُ الْإِسْلَامُ عَزِيزاً إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ كَلِمَةً لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي فَقَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And by this chain, Muslim said, ‘And it is narrated to us by Haddab Bin Khalid Al Azdy who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Hammad Bin Salamah, from Simak Bin Harb who said, ‘I heard Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Al-Islam will not cease to be mighty up to the twelve caliphs’. Then he^-saww said a phrase I did not understand it, so I said to my father. He^-asws said, ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[94]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَ حَدَّثَنِي نَضْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نَمُوزَجٍ وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ النَّوْفَلِيُّ وَ اللَّفْظُ لَهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ مَعِي أَبِي فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ- لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الدِّينُ عَزِيزاً مَنِيعاً إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً أَصَمَّنِيهَا النَّاسُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا قَالَ قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And by this chain, Muslim said, ‘And it is narrated to me by Nazr Bin Ali Al Jahzamy who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Ibn Namouzaj, and it is narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Usman Al Nowfaly, and the words for it, it is narrated to us by Azhar who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Ibn Awn, from Al Shabi, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I went to Rasool-Allah^-saww and with me was my father. I heard him^-saww saying, ‘This religion will not cease to be mighty up to twelve caliphs’. He^-saww said a phrase the people did not hear it. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[95]

وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الشَّحَّامِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْكَنْجَرُودِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الْجَبْرِيِّ عَنِ أَبِي يَعْلَى الْمَوْصِلِيِّ فِي مُسْنَدِهِ عَنْ شَيْبَانَ بْنِ فَرُّوخَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا بَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَلْ سَأَلْتُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَمْ يَمْلِكُ أَمْرَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ خَلْفَهُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ قَدِمْتُ الْعِرَاقَ قَبْلَكَ قَالَ‏ نَعَمْ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِثْلَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And it is narrated to me by Abu Al Qasim Al Shahamy, from Abu Saeed Al Kanjaroudy, from Anu Amro Al Khabry, from Abu Ya’la Al Mowsily in his (book) ‘Musnad’, from Shayban Bin Faroukh, from Hammad Bin Zayd, from Mujallid, from Al Shaby, from Masrouq who said,

‘We were seated in the presence of Abdullah Bin Masoud, and a man asked him, ‘O Abdul Rahman! Did you all ask Rasool-Allah^-saww how many caliphs would rule the affairs of this community?’ Ibn Masoud said, ‘No one before you has asked me about it since I arrived at Al-Iraq. Yes, I had asked Rasool-Allah^-saww and he^-saww had said: ‘Twelve, like the captains of the children of Israel’’.[96] (Non-Shia source)

أَخْرَجَهُ ابْنُ بَطَّةَ فِي الْإِبَانَةِ وَ أَحْمَدُ فِي مُسْنَدِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَ قَدْ رَوَاهُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ وَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ وَ حَدَّثَنِي الْفَرَاوِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنِ الْقَطِيعِيِ‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَطَّةَ الْعُكْبَرِيِ‏ مُسْنَداً إِلَى الْإِبَانَةِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ وَ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ: يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً وَ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي فَقَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

It is extracted by Ibn Battah in (the book) ‘Al Ibanah’, and Ahmad in (the book) ‘Musnad’, and it has been reported by Usman Bin Abu Shayba, and Abu Saeed Al Ashaj’a, and Abu Kureyb, and Mahmoud Bin Gaylan, and Ali Bin Muhammad, and Ibrahim Bin Saeed, and Abdul Rahman, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Battah Al Akbary, attributing to (the book) ‘Al Ibanah’, from Ali Bin Al Ja’d, from Zuheyr, from Simak Bin Harb, and Ziyad Bin Alaqah, and Husayn Bin Abdullah – all of them from Jabir Bin Samurah,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘There will happen to be after me^-saww, twelve commanders’. And he^-saww spoke with a phrase. I asked my father. He said, ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[97]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ ابْنُ بَطَّةَ رَوَى الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ صَالِحاً حَتَّى يَقُومَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And by this chain, Ibn Batah said, ‘It is reported by Al Sowry, from Abdul Malik Bin Umeyr, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘The affairs of the people will not cease to be correct until twelve commanders from Quraysh stand’’.[98]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ مَوْلَى مُجَاشِعٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرَّقَاشِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الدِّينُ قَائِماً إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏ فَإِذَا مَضَوْا سَاخَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِأَهْلِهَا.

And by this chain from Abdullah Bin Abu Umayya, a slave of Mujashie, from Yazeed Al Raqqashy, from Anas (well known fabricator) who said,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘This religion will not cease to be standing up to twelve from Quraysh. So, when they pass, the earth would collapse with its inhabitants’’.[99]

(This is a clear fabrication from the well-known fabricator. The twelve from Quraysh, are the imams of falsehood, please see the Hadith in Appendix) – The twelve Imams^-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah^-saww, are from Clan of Hashim^-as (Imam Ali^-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi^-asws the 12^th Imam^-asws!!)

عم، إعلام الورى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ مِثْلَهُ‏.

(The book) ‘I’lam Al Wara’ – Abdullah Bin Abu Umayya – similar to it’’.[100]

88- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ عَنْ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ الْهَرْجُ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – And by this chain from Abu Bakr Bin Abu Khaysama, from Ali Bin Al Ja’ad, from Zuheyr Bin Muawiya, from Ziyad Bin Khaysama, from Al Aswad Bin Saeed Al Hamdani, from Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be twelve caliphs after me^-saww, all of them being from Quraysh. Then the troubles would happen’’.[101]

89- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ وَ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ أَهْلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ يُنْصَرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَاهُمْ إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – And by this chain from Simak Bin Harb, and Ziyad Bin Ilaqah, and Husayn Bin Abdul Rahman, from Ibn Samurah,

‘From the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘The people of this religion will not cease to be Helped against the one who oppose them up to twelve caliphs, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[102]

90- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب وَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زُرَيْقٍ الْقَزَّازُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الْخَطِيبِ فِي تَارِيخِ بَغْدَادَ قَالَ حَدَّثَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يَا بَا طُفَيْلٍ اعْدُدْ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص ثُمَّ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ الْنَّقْفُ وَ النَّقَافُ وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ثُمَّ يَكُونُ دَوَّارَةٌ.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – And it is narrated to me by Abdul Rahman Bin Zureyq Al Qazaz Al Baghdadi, from Abu Bakr Bin Sabid Al Khateen in (the book) ‘History of Baghdad’, he said, ‘It is narrated by Hammad Bin Salamah, from Abu Al Tufeyl who said,

‘Abdullah Bin Umar said to me, ‘O Abu Al Tufyel! Count the twelve caliphs to be after the Prophet^-saww, then after it will happen to be the Fitna, and the betrayals’. And in a report of Abdullah Bin Abu Awfa, ‘Then the cowardliness would happen’’.[103] (Non-Shia source)

91- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب وَ مِمَّا رَوَاهُ أَبُو الْفَرَجِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فَارِسَ الْغُورِيُّ الْمُحَدِّثُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ يَكُونُ مِنَّا اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً يَنْصُرُهُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَاهُمْ وَ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ عَادَاهُمْ.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub, and from what is reported by Abu Al Faraj Muhammad Bin Farsi Al Ghowry, Al Muhaddis, by his chain from Anas (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Twelve caliphs will happen to be from us. Allah^-azwj would Help them against the one who oppose them, and the ones inimical to them will not harm them’’.[104]

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ‏ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْخُلَفَاءِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ بَنِي كَعْبٍ.

And it is reported from Abu Al-Tufeyl, he asked Ibn Umar about the caliphs after Rasool-Allah^-saww, so he said, ‘Twelve from the clan of Ka’ab’’.[105]

وَ كَاتَبَنِي أَبُو الْمُؤَيَّدِ الْمَكِّيِّ الْخَطِيبِ بِخُوارِزْمَ بِكِتَابِ الْأَرْبَعِينَ بِالْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مِيتَتِي وَ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ الَّتِي وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ الطَّاهِرِينَ أَئِمَّةَ الْهُدَى وَ مَصَابِيحَ الدُّجَى مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ‏ مِنْ بَابِ الْهُدَى إِلَى بَابِ الضَّلَالَةِ.

And Abu Al Muwabbid the speaker wrote to me at Khawarizm with a book of forty chains,

‘From Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘One who loves to live my^-saww life, and die my^-saww passing away, and enter the Paradise which my^-saww Lord^-azwj has Promised me^-saww, then let him befriend Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and his^-asws offspring, the clean Imams^-asws of guidance, and lamps for the darkness, from after him^-asws, for they^-asws will not exit you from a door of guidance to a door of straying’’.[106]

وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّطِيفِ الْأَصْفَهَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْحَدَّادِ عَنْ أَبِي نَعِيمٍ الْأَصْفَهَانِيِّ مُسْنَداً إِلَى حِلْيَتِهِ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ جِئْتُ مَعَ أَبِي إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَخْطُبُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‏ يَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ خَفَضَ صَوْتَهُ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا يَقُولُ قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And it is narrated to me by Abu Saeed Abdul Lateef Al Asfahany, from Abu Ali Al Haddad, from Abu Naeem Al Asfahany, attributing to (the book) ‘Hulyah’ from Al Shaby, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I came with my father to the Masjid and the Prophet^-saww was addressing. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be from after me^-saww, twelve caliphs’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice, and I do not know what he^-saww said. So, I asked my father, ‘What did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[107]

وَ رَوَى بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ وَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنْ أَرْقَمَ وَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ وَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ كِلَيْهِمَا عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‏ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مَمَاتِي وَ يَسْكُنَ جَنَّةَ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي غَرَسَهَا رَبِّي فَلْيُوَالِ عَلِيّاً مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ لْيُوَالِ وَلِيَّهُ وَ لْيَقْتَدِ بِالْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِي‏ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي

And it is reported by his chain from Al Sudy, from Zayd Bin Arqam, and from Shareek, from Al Amsh, from Habeeb Bin Sabit, from Abu Al Tufyel, from Zayd Bin Arqam, and from Ikrimah (Bin Abu Jahl^-la), and from Salamah Bin Kuheyl, both of them from Ibn Abbas having said,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘One whom it cheers that he lives my^-saww life and dies my^-saww passing away, and settles in the Garden of Eden which my^-saww Lord^-azwj Planted, then let him befriend Ali^-asws from after me^-saww and befriend his^-asws friends, and let him be led by the Imams^-asws from after me^-saww, for they^-asws are my^-saww offspring.

خُلِقُوا مِنْ طِينَتِي رُزِقُوا فَهْماً وَ عِلْماً وَيْلٌ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِفَضْلِهِمْ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْقَاطِعِينَ فِيهِمْ صِلَتِي‏ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي.

They^-asws have been Created from my^-saww clay, being Graced understanding and knowledge. Woe be to the beliers from my^-saww community of their^-asws merits, the cutters of my^-saww connection regarding them^-asws. May Allah^-azwj not let them achieve my^-saww intercession’’.[108]

وَ قَدْ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ فِي مُسْنَدِهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَ ثَلَاثِينَ طَرِيقاً مِنْهُمْ عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَ سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَ الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَ عَامِرٌ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَ أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْوَالِبِيُ‏ مِثْلَ مَا رَوَيْنَا مِنَ الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَ غَيْرِهِمَا.

And it has been reported by Ahmad Bin Hanbal in his (book) ‘Musnad’, from Jabir Bin Samurah, in thirty four ways, from them – Aamir Bin Sa’ad, and Simak Bin Harb, and al Aswad Bin Saeed Al hamdany, and Abdul Malik Bin Umeyr, and Aamir Al Shaby, and Abu Khalid Al Wailby,

Similar to what we have reported from the (two) ‘Saheeh’ (books), and others’’.[109]

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَغَوِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ وَهْبِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي قَبِيصَةَ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَنْبَرِيِّ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‏ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنَا نَذِيرُ أُمَّتِي وَ إِنَّكَ هَادِيهَا وَ الْحَسَنُ قَائِدُهَا وَ الْحُسَيْنُ سَائِقُهَا وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ جَامِعُهَا وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَارِفُهَا وَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ كَاتِبُهَا وَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ مُحْصِيهَا

Abdullah Bin Muhammad al Baghawy, from Ali Bin Al Ja’ad, from Ahmad Bin Wahab Bin Mansour, from Abu Qabeysa Shureyh Bin Muhammad al Anbary, from Nafie, from Abdullah Bin Umar who said,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! I^-saww am the warner of my^-saww community and you^-asws are their guide, and Al-Hassan^-asws is their leader, and Al-Husayn^-asws is their usher, and Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws is their gatherer, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws is their recogniser, and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws is their scribe, and Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws is their enumerator;

وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى مُعَبِّرُهَا وَ مُنَجِّيهَا وَ طَارِدُ مُبْغِضِيهَا وَ مُدْنِي مُؤْمِنِيهَا وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَائِدُهَا وَ سَائِقُهَا وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ سَائِرُهَا وَ عَالِمُهَا وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ نَادِبُهَا وَ مُعْطِيهَا وَ الْقَائِمُ الْخَلَفُ سَاقِيهَا وَ نَاشِدُهَا وَ شَاهِدُهَا- إِنَّ فِي ذلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ‏.

And Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws is their crosser (over the Bridge), and their rescuer, and expeller of their hateful ones, and drawing closer of their believers, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws is their leader and their usher, and Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad is their driver and their learned ones, and Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali is their caller and their benefactor, and Al-Qaim^-asws is the last, their usher, and their adjurer, and their witness: Surely, in that are Signs for the distinguishers [15:75]’’.[110]

وَ قَدْ رَوَى ذَلِكَ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ كِلَيْهِمَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ: أَنَا وَارِدُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَ أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ السَّاقِي وَ الْحَسَنُ الذَّائِدُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ الْآمِرُ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْفَارِطُ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ النَّاشِرُ وَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ السَّائِقُ

And that is reported by a group, from Jabir Bin Abdullah,

From the Prophet^-saww.

Al Amsh, from Al Haris Bin Saeed Bin Qays,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and from Jabir Al-Ansari, both of them from the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘I^-saww shall be coming to you^-asws all at the Fountain, and you^-asws, O Ali^-asws, are the quencher, and Al-Hassan^-asws is its impeder (of the enemies), and Al-Husayn^-asws is the commander, and Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws is the praiseworthy (worshipper), and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws is the opener (of knowledge), and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws is the usher (to guidance);

وَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ مُحْصِي الْمُحِبِّينَ وَ الْمُبْغِضِينَ وَ قَامِعُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ‏ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى مُزَيِّنُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مُنْزِلُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ خَطِيبُ شِيعَتِهِمْ وَ مُزَوِّجُهُمُ الْحُورَ وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ سِرَاجُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَسْتَضِيئُونَ بِهِ

And Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws is the enumerator of the loving ones and the haters, and the subduer of the hypocrites, and Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws is adorner of the Momineen^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws the settler of the people of the Paradise in their ranks, and Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws is speaker of their^-asws Shias and performer of their marriages with the Houries, and Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws is a lantern of the inhabitants of the Paradise, they would be illuminated due to him^-asws;

وَ الْهَادِي الْمَهْدِيُّ شَفِيعُهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَيْثُ لَا يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا لِمَنْ يَشاءُ وَ يَرْضى‏.

And Al-Hadi^-asws, the Mahdi^-asws would be their intercessor on the Day of Qiyamah, when Allah^-azwj will not be Permitting except for one He so Desires and is Pleased (with) [53:26]’’.[111]

92- قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب جَابِرٌ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَجَدْتُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ اليايقظوا شبرا [شَبَّرَ] وَ شَبِيراً فَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ أَسَامِيَهُمْ فَكَمْ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ مِنَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ مَا أَسَامِيهِمْ فَقَالَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْهُمْ.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub –

Jabir Al-Ansari said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I found in the Torah: ‘Wake up, Shabbar and Shabbir!’ I do not recognise their names. So (Jabir asked), how many successors^-asws would there be from after Al-Husayn^-asws, and what are their names?’ He^-saww said: ‘Nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and Al-Mahdi^-asws is from them’’.[112]

مُجَالِدٌ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‏ الْخُلَفَاءُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ كَعِدَّةِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Mujalid, from Al Shaby, from Masrouq, from Ibn Masoud who said,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘The caliphs after me^-saww are twelve, like the number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[113]

هِشَامُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص مَنْ حَوَارِيُّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي‏ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ هُمْ حَوَارِيِّي وَ أَنْصَارُ دِينِي.

Hisham Bin Zayd, from Anas (well known fabricator) who said,

‘I asked the Prophet^-saww! Who are your^-saww disciples, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve from the Sulb of Ali^-asws and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and they^-asws are my^-saww disciples and helpers of my^-saww religion’’.[114]

سَلْمَانُ وَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ وَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَ وَاثِلَةُ وَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ أَسِيدٍ وَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ وَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَ أَنَسٌ‏ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ص كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Salman^-ra, and Abu Ayoub, and Ibn Masoud, and Wasilah, and Huzeyfa Bin Aseyd, and Abu Qatadah, and Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator), and Anas (well known fabricator),

‘He asked the Prophet^-saww, ‘How many Imams^-asws would there be after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘The number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[115]

وَ فِي حَدِيثِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَكَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ لَا أَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لَكِنْ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي أَئِمَّةٌ قَوَّامُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And in a Hadeeth of Al Amsh,

‘From Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘Inform me^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Will there be any Prophet^-as after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘No, I^-saww am last of the Prophets^-as. But, there will happen to be Imams^-asws after me, standing with the fairness, being of the number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[116]

وَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ نَقِيباً مُحَدَّثُونَ مُفَهَّمُونَ مِنْهُمُ الْقَائِمُ بِالْحَقِّ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً.

And in a Hadeeth of Abu Ja’far^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘From the People^-asws of my^-saww Household there would be twelve captains, ‘Muhaddisoun’ (being Narrated to from Allah^-azwj, ‘Mufahhamoun’ (being Granted understanding from Allah^-azwj. From them^-asws is Al-Qaim^-asws (the one rising) with the truth. He^-asws will fill the earth with justice just as it had been filled (before) with injustice and tyranny’’.[117]

93- جا، المجالس للمفيد الصَّدُوقُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَا عَلِيُّ أَنَا وَ أَنْتَ وَ ابْنَاكَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَرْكَانُ الدِّينِ وَ دَعَائِمُ الْإِسْلَامِ مَنْ تَبِعَنَا نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنَّا فَإِلَى النَّارِ.

(The book) ‘Al Majalis’ of Al Mufeed – Al Sadouq, from his father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Abu Al Khattab, from Muhammad Bin Isanan, from Al Mufazzal, from Jabir Al Jufy,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws grandfather^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! I^-saww, and you^-asws, and your^-asws two sons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Husayn^-asws and nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are cornerstones of the religion, and pillars of Al-Islam. One who follows us^-asws would attain salvation, and one who stays behind from us^-asws, will be to the Fire’’.[118]

94- ني، الغيبة للنعماني أَحْمَدُ بْنُ هَوْذَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنِ الْمُبَارَكِ بْنِ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ: أَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُزَوِّجَ فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ أَخِيكَ

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Nu’mani – Ahmad Bin Howzah, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq, from Abdullah Bin Hammad, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Al Mubarak Bin Fazalat, from Al-Hassan Bin Abu Al-Hassan Al Basry, raising it, said,

‘Jibraeel^-as came to the Prophet^-saww and said to him^-saww: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Commands you^-saww get (Syeda) Fatima^-asws married to Ali^-asws, your^-saww brother^-asws’.

فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنِّي مُزَوِّجُكَ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي وَ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ‏ وَ أَحَبَّهُنَّ إِلَيَّ بَعْدَكَ وَ كَائِنٌ مِنْكُمَا سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ الشُّهَدَاءُ الْمُضَرَّجُونَ‏ الْمَقْهُورُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ بَعْدِي

Rasool-Allah^-saww sent for Ali^-asws. He^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! I^-saww am getting you^-asws married to my^-saww daughter^-asws Fatima^-asws, chieftess of women of the worlds and most beloved of them to me^-saww after you^-asws, and there shall come into being from your^-asws both, two chiefs of the youths of the people of Paradise, the smeared in blood, the coerced in the earth from after me^-saww.

وَ النُّجَبَاءُ الزَّاهِرُونَ‏ الَّذِينَ يُطْفِئُ اللَّهُ بِهِمُ الظُّلْمَ وَ يُحْيِي بِهِمُ الْحَقَّ وَ يُمِيتُ بِهِمُ الْبَاطِلَ عِدَّتُهُمْ عِدَّةُ أَشْهُرِ السَّنَةِ آخِرُهُمْ يُصَلِّي عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ع خَلْفَهُ‏.

And the captains would be appearing, those Allah^-azwj would be Extinguishing the injustices by them^-asws, and Revive the truth by them^-asws, and Kill off the falsehood by them^-asws. Their^-asws number is the number of the months of the year. Their last one^-asws, Isa^-as Bin Maryam^-as shall be praying behind him^-asws’’.[119]

95- ني، الغيبة للنعماني أَبِي عُقْدَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي يُوسُفَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي‏ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مُحَدَّثاً فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَ كَانَ أَخَا عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مُحَدَّثاً كَالْمُنْكِرِ لِذَلِكَ

(The book) ‘Ghayba’ of Al Nu’mani – Abu Uqdah, from Yahya Bin Zakariya Bin Sinan, from Ali Bin Abu Yusuf, from Ibn Amro, from Aban Bin Usman,

‘From the People^-asws of my^-saww Household there are twelve Muhaddis (Narrated to from Allah^-azwj)’. A man called Abdullah Bin Zayd said to him^-saww, and he was a brother of Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws from the breast-feeding, ‘Glory be to Allah^-azwj! A Muhaddis!’ As if he was in denial to that.

قَالَ‏ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنَ أُمِّكَ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ يَعْنِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع‏.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Ja’far^-asws faced towards him and said to him: ‘But, by Allah^-azwj, the son^-asws of your uncle^-asws was like that’ – meaning Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws’’.[120]

96- ني، الغيبة للنعماني ابْنُ عُقْدَةَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ وَ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ وَ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ ابْنَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رِجَالِهِمْ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مُعَمَّرٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ ع إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ مِنْ سَلْمَانَ وَ مِنَ الْمِقْدَادِ وَ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ أَشْيَاءَ مِنْ تَفْسِيرِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص غَيْرَ مَا فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Numani – Ibn Uqdah, and Muhammad Bin Hammam, and Abdul Aziz and Abdul Wahid, two sons of Abdullah, from their men, from Abdul Razzaq, from Muammar, from Aban, from Suleym Bin Qayl Al Hilali who said,

‘I said to Ali^-asws, ‘I have heard from Salman^-ra, and from Al-Miqdad^-ra, and from Abu Zarr^-ra, certain things from the interpretation of the Quran and from the Ahadeeth from Rasool-Allah^-saww, other than what is in the hands of the people. Then I heard from you^-asws a verification of what I had heard from them^-ra.

ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ تَصْدِيقاً لِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُمْ وَ رَأَيْتُ فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ أَشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةً مِنْ تَفْسِيرِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنْتُمْ تُخَالِفُونَهُمْ فِيهَا وَ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ كُلُّهُ بَاطِلًا أَ فَتَرَى أَنَّهُمْ يَكْذِبُونَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُتَعَمِّدِينَ وَ يُفَسِّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ بِآرَائِهِمْ‏

And I have seen in the hands of the people, many things from the interpretation of the Quran, and from Ahadeeth of Rasool-Allah^-saww, you^-asws are opposing them regarding these, and you^-asws are claiming that, all of it is false. Do you^-asws view that they are belying upon Rasool-Allah^-saww deliberately and are interpreting the Quran by their own opinions?’

قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلِيٌّ ع عَلَيَّ وَ قَالَ قَدْ سَأَلْتَ فَافْهَمِ الْجَوَابَ إِنَّ فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ حَقّاً وَ بَاطِلًا وَ صِدْقاً وَ كَذِباً وَ نَاسِخاً وَ مَنْسُوخاً وَ خَاصّاً وَ عَامّاً وَ مُحْكَماً وَ مُتَشَابِهاً وَ حِفْظاً وَ وَهَماً

He (Suleym) said, ‘Ali^-asws faced towards me and said, ‘You have asked, so (now) understand the answer. In the hands of the people there is right and wrong, and truth and lies, and abrogating and abrogated, and particular and general, and decisive and allegorical, and memorised and imagined.

وَ قَدْ كُذِبَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى عَهْدِهِ حَتَّى قَامَ خَطِيباً فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ الْكَذَّابَةُ فَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّداً فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

And they had lied upon Rasool-Allah^-azwj in his^-saww era to the extent that he^-saww said: ‘O you people! The lies upon me^-saww have become a lot, so the one who lied upon me^-saww deliberately, let him assume his seat from the Fire’.

ثُمَّ كُذِبَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا أَتَاكُمُ الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ خَامِسٌ

Then he^-saww was lied upon from after him^-saww, and rather the Hadeeth has come to you from four (types of people). There isn’t any fifth for them: –

رَجُلٌ مُنَافِقٌ مُظْهِرٌ لِلْإِيمَانِ مُتَصَنِّعٌ لِلْإِسْلَامِ بِاللِّسَانِ- لَا يَتَأَثَّمُ وَ لَا يَتَحَرَّجُ‏ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مُتَعَمِّداً وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ‏ أَنَّهُ مُنَافِقٌ كَاذِبٌ مَا قَبِلُوا مِنْهُ وَ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوهُ وَ لَكِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا هَذَا قَدْ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ رَآهُ وَ سَمِعَ مِنْهُ وَ أَخَذُوا عَنْهُ وَ هُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ حَالَهُ

A hypocrite man manifesting the Eman, simulating for Al-Islam with the tongue, neither consider it a sin nor having any qualms that he is lying upon Rasool-Allah^-saww deliberately, and if the Muslims knew that he is a hypocrite, they would not accept from it and would not ratify him. But, they said, ‘This one is a companion of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he has seen him^-saww and heard from him^-saww’, and so they took from him, and they were not recognising his state.

وَ قَدْ أَخْبَرَكَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ بِمَا خَبَّرَكَ وَ وَصَفَهُمْ بِمَا وَصَفَهُمْ فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ إِذا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ أَجْسامُهُمْ وَ إِنْ يَقُولُوا تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ‏

And Allah^-azwj has Informed about the hypocrites with what He^-azwj has Informed, and Described them. The Mighty and Majestic Said: And when you see them, their bodies would amaze you, and if they speak, you will listen to their words. [63:4].

ثُمَّ بَقُوا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ تَقَرَّبُوا إِلَى أَئِمَّةِ الضَّلَالِ وَ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَى النَّارِ بِالزُّورِ وَ الْكَذِبِ وَ الْبُهْتَانِ حَتَّى وَلَّوْهُمُ الْأَعْمَالَ وَ حَكَّمُوهُمْ عَلَى رِقَابِ النَّاسِ‏ وَ أَكَلُوا بِهِمُ الدُّنْيَا وَ إِنَّمَا النَّاسُ مَعَ الْمُلُوكِ وَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَنْ عَصَمَ اللَّهُ فَهَذَا أَحَدُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ:

Then they remained after Rasool-Allah^-saww, and they drew closer to the imams of straying and the callers to the Fire, by (uttering) the falsehood, and the lies, and the slander, until they (leaders) made them the office bearers and made them judges upon the necks of the people, and they consumed the world through them (leaders). And rather, the people tend to be with the kings and the world, except the one Allah^-azwj Protects. So, this is one of the four (types).

وَ رَجُلٌ سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص شَيْئاً لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَأَوْهَمَ فِيهِ- وَ لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْهُ كَذِباً فَهُوَ فِي يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ بِهِ وَ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ وَ يَرْوِيهِ وَ يَقُولُ أَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَنَّهُ وَهِمَ لَمْ يَقْبَلُوهُ وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ هُوَ أَنَّهُ وَهِمَ لَرَفَضَهُ

And (secondly), a man heard something from Rasool-Allah^-saww. He did not memorise it upon its aspect, and used his imagination in it, and he did not lie deliberately. It was in his hands and he was speaking with it, and working with it, and narrating with it, and saying, ‘I heard it from Rasool-Allah^-saww’; and if the Muslims knew that he is imagining, they would not accept it, and if they knew he had imagined it, they would have rejected him.

وَ رَجُلٌ ثَالِثٌ سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص شَيْئاً أَمَرَ بِهِ ثُمَّ نَهَى عَنْهُ وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَوْ سَمِعَهُ نَهَى عَنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ فَحَفِظَ الْمَنْسُوخَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْفَظِ النَّاسِخَ وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ مَنْسُوخٌ لَرَفَضَهُ‏

And a third man heard something from Rasool-Allah^-azwj instructing with it, then he^-saww forbade from it, and he did not know or heard the prohibition about something. Then he^-saww instructed with it, and he did not know, so he ended up memorising the abrogated, then did not memorised the abrogating, and if he knew it is abrogated, he would have rejected it.

وَ رَجُلٌ رَابِعٌ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ لَا عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ص‏ مُبْغِضاً لِلْكَذِبِ‏ وَ خَوْفاً مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ تَعْظِيماً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَمْ يَتَوَهَّمْ بَلْ حَفِظَ الْحَدِيثَ كَمَا سَمِعَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَجَاءَ بِهِ كَمَا سَمِعَهُ لَمْ يَزِدْ فِيهِ وَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ مِنْهُ وَ عَلِمَ النَّاسِخَ مِنَ الْمَنْسُوخِ‏ فَعَمِلَ بِالنَّاسِخِ وَ رَفَضَ الْمَنْسُوخَ

And a fourth man neither lied upon Allah^-azwj, nor upon His^-azwj Rasool^-saww, hating the lies, and fearing from Allah^-azwj, and was revering to Rasool-Allah^-saww, and did not use his imagination, but he memorised the Hadeeth just as he had heard it upon its aspect. So, he came with it just as he had heard it, neither increasing in it nor reducing from it, and he knows the abrogating from the abrogated. So, he worked with the abrogating and rejected the abrogated.

وَ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ نَهْيُهُ مِثْلُ الْقُرْآنِ نَاسِخٌ وَ مَنْسُوخٌ وَ عَامٌّ وَ خَاصٌّ وَ مُحْكَمٌ وَ مُتَشَابِهٌ قَدْ كَانَ يَكُونُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص الْكَلَامُ لَهُ وَجْهَانِ كَلَامٌ عَامٌّ وَ كَلَامٌ خَاصٌّ مِثْلَ الْقُرْآنِ

And the instructions of Rasool-Allah^-saww and his^-saww prohibitions are similar to the Quran – abrogating and abrogated, and general and particular, and decisive and allegorical. The speech had happened from Rasool-Allah^-saww having two aspects for it – a general talk and a particular talk, like the Quran.

وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ- ما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ ما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا يَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ لَا يَعْرِفُ وَ لَمْ يَدْرِ مَا عَنَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا مَا عَنَى بِهِ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَيْسَ كُلُّ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّيْ‏ءِ فَيَفْهَمُ

And Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said in His^-azwj Book: And whatever the Rasool gives you, so take it, and whatever he forbids you from, then refrain [59:7]. It was (also) heard by the one who did not understand and did not know what Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic had Meant by it, nor what Rasool-Allah^-saww had meant by it, and every companion of Rasool-Allah^-saww wasn’t such that he would ask about something, and he would understand.

وَ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْأَلُهُ وَ لَا يَسْتَفْهِمُ حَتَّى إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَجِي‏ءَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ أَوِ الطَّارِي‏ فَيَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى يَسْمَعُوا

And from them was one who asked him^-saww and did not understand until they loved it that the Bedouin, or the comer would come and ask Rasool-Allah^-saww, until they would listen (to the answer).

وَ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنَا أَدْخُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كُلَّ يَوْمٍ دَخْلَةً وَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ دَخْلَةً فَيُخْلِينِي فِيهَا أَدُورُ مَعَهُ حَيْثُ دَارَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ بِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِي‏

And I^-asws used to enter to see Rasool-Allah^-saww every day with an entry, and every night with an entry. He^-saww would be isolate with me^-saww during it. I^-asws would go around with him^-saww wherever he^-saww went, and the companions of Rasool-Allah^-saww knew that he^-saww did not happen to do that with anyone else apart from me^-asws.

فَرُبَّمَا كَانَ فِي بَيْتِي يَأْتِينِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فِي بَيْتِي وَ كُنْتُ إِذَا دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِبَعْضِ مَنَازِلِهِ أَخْلَانِي‏ وَ أَقَامَ عَنِّي نِسَاءَهُ فَلَا يَبْقَى عِنْدَهُ غَيْرِي وَ إِذَا أَتَانِي لِلْخَلْوَةِ مَعِي فِي مَنْزِلِي لَمْ تَقُمْ عَنِّي فَاطِمَةُ وَ لَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِيَ‏

Sometimes it would be in my^-asws house. Rasool-Allah^-saww used to come to me^-asws more than that in my^-asws house, and when I^-asws used to enter to see him^-saww in one of his^-saww house, he^-saww would isolate with me^-asws, and he^-saww would get his^-saww wives to rise away from me^-asws. So, there would not remain in his^-saww presence apart from me^-asws; and when he^-saww would come to me^-asws for the isolation in my^-asws house, (Syeda) Fatima^-asws would not arise away from me^-asws, nor would anyone else from my^-saww two sons^-asws.

وَ كُنْتُ إِذَا ابْتَدَأْتُ أَجَابَنِي وَ إِذَا سَكَتُّ عَنْهُ وَ فَنِيَتْ مَسَائِلِي ابْتَدَأَنِي وَ دَعَا اللَّهَ أَنْ يَحْفَظَنِي وَ يُفَهِّمَنِي فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئاً قَطُّ مُنْذُ دَعَا لِي وَ إِنِّي قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ مُنْذُ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ لِي بِمَا دَعَوْتَ لَمْ أَنْسَ مِمَّا تُعَلِّمُنِي شَيْئاً فَلِمَ تُمْلِيهِ عَلَيَّ وَ تَأْمُرُنِي بِكَتْبِهِ أَ تَتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيَّ النِّسْيَانَ

And whenever I^-asws initiated, he^-saww would answer me^-asws, and when I^-asws was silent from him^-saww, and my^-asws questions had ended, he^-saww would initiate me^-asws. And he^-saww supplicated to Allah^-azwj to Cause me^-asws to memorise and to understand. So, I^-asws did not forget anything at all since he^-saww supplicated for me^-asws, and I^-asws said to Rasool-Allah^-saww: ‘O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj! Since you^-saww had supplicated for me^-asws what you^-saww supplicated with, I^-asws do not forget anything from what you^-saww are teaching me^-asws. So, why are you^-saww instructing me^-asws with writing it? Are you^-saww scared of the forgetfulness upon me^-asws?’

فَقَالَ يَا أَخِي لَسْتُ أَتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْكَ النِّسْيَانَ وَ لَا الْجَهْلَ وَ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اسْتَجَابَ لِي فِيكَ وَ فِي شُرَكَائِكَ الَّذِينَ يَكُونُونَ مَعَكَ بَعْدَكَ‏ وَ إِنَّمَا تَكْتُبُهُ لَهُمْ

He^-saww said: ‘O my^-saww brother^-asws! I^-saww am not scared upon you^-asws of the forgetfulness, nor the ignorance, and Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Informed me^-saww that He^-azwj has Answered to me^-saww regarding you^-asws, and regarding your^-asws associates who will happen to be with (for) you^-asws, after you^-asws, and rather you^-asws should write it for them’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ شُرَكَائِي قَالَ الَّذِينَ قَرَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ بِي فَقَالَ‏ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ‏ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ تَنَازُعاً فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَ إِلَى أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who are my^-asws associates?’ He^-saww said: ‘Those Allah^-azwj has Paired them^-asws with Himself^-azwj and with me^-saww, so He^-azwj Said: O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Rasool and those with (Divine) Authority from you. [4:59]. So, if you are fearing the dispute regarding anything, then refer it to Allah^-azwj, and to the Rasool^-saww, and to the Divine Authority from you’.

قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ إِلَى أَنْ يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ حَوْضِي كُلُّهُمْ هَادٍ مُهْتَدٍ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ خِذْلَانُ‏ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ هُمْ مَعَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْقُرْآنُ مَعَهُمْ- لَا يُفَارِقُونَهُ وَ لَا يُفَارِقُهُمْ بِهِمْ تُنْصَرُ أُمَّتِي وَ يُمْطَرُونَ وَ يُدْفَعُ عَنْهُمْ بِمُسْتَجَابَاتِ دَعَوَاتِهِمْ

I^-asws said: ‘O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj! And who are they^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘The successors^-asws until they^-asws return to me^-saww at my^-saww Fountain, all of them^-asws being guides, Guided, not being harmed by the abandonment of the one abandoning them^-asws. They^-asws are with the Quran and the Quran is with them. Neither will they^-asws separate from it nor will it separate from them. Due to them^-asws my^-saww community will be Helpers, and be rained upon, and (afflictions) repelled from them, due to the Answering of their^-asws supplications’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ لِي قَالَ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَسَنِ ثُمَّ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ اسْمُهُ اسْمُكَ يَا عَلِيُ‏ ثُمَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Name them^-asws to me^-asws!’ He^-saww said: ‘This son^-asws of mine^-asws’ – and he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon the head of Al-Hassan^-asws – ‘Then this son^-asws of mine^-saww’ – and he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon the head of Al-Husayn^-asws. ‘Then a son^-asws of his^-asws, Ali^-asws. His^-asws name is your^-asws name, O Ali^-asws. Then a son^-asws of his^-asws, his^-asws name is Muhammad Bin Ali^-asws’.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ وَ قَالَ سَيُولَدُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فِي حَيَاتِكَ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ تُكَمِّلُهُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً

Then he^-saww turned towards Al-Husayn^-asws and said: ‘Muhammad Bin Ali^-asws will be born during your^-asws lifetime, so convey to him^-asws the greetings from me^-saww. Then twelve Imams^-asws would perfect it’.

قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ لِي فَسَمَّاهُمْ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَخَا بَنِي هِلَالٍ‏ مَهْدِيُّ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً.

I^-asws said: ‘O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj! Name them^-asws to me^-asws!’ He^-saww named them^-asws, man by man. By Allah^-azwj, O brother of the clan of Hilal! Mahdi^-asws of the community of Muhammad^-saww is the one^-asws who shall fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny’’.[121]

أَقُولُ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ سُلَيْمٍ‏ مِثْلَ مَا رَوَاهُ النُّعْمَانُ وَ زَادَ فِي آخِرِهِ

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘I found in the book of Sulem similar to what is reported by Al-Numan, and there is an addition in its end: –

وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ جَمِيعَ مَنْ يُبَايِعُهُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ أَعْرِفُ أَسْمَاءَ أَنْصَارِهِ وَ قَاتِلِيهِمْ‏

‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-saww recognise the entirety of the one who will pledge allegiance to him (Al-Qaim^-asws) between the (Yemeni) corner (of the Kabah) and the standing place (of Ibrahim^-as, and I^-saww recognise the names of his^-asws helpers and their fighters ( tribes)’.

قَالَ سُلَيْمٌ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ مَا قُتِلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَحَدَّثْتُهُمَا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ‏ فَقَالا صَدَقْتَ قَدْ حَدَّثَكَ أَبُونَا عَلِيٌّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَ نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ وَ قَدْ حَفِظْنَا ذَلِكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كَمَا حَدَّثَكَ أَبُونَا سَوَاءً لَمْ يَزِدْ وَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ

Suleym said, ‘Then I met Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws at Al-Medina after Amir Al-Momineen^-asws had been killed, and I narrated this Hadeeth to both of them^-asws. They^-asws said: ‘You speak the truth! Our^-asws father^-asws Ali^-asws had narrated to us with this Hadeeth, and we^-asws were seated, and we^-asws have preserved that from Rasool-Allah^-saww just as our^-asws father^-asws had narrated to you, same, not increasing and nor reducing’.

قَالَ سُلَيْمٌ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عِنْدَهُ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ أَبِيهِ وَ عَمِّهِ وَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَدْ أَقْرَأَنِي أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ هُوَ مَرِيضٌ وَ أَنَا صَبِيٌّ

Suleym said, ‘Then I met Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and in his^-asws presence was his^-asws son Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws. I narrated to him^-asws with what I had heard from his^-asws father^-asws and his^-asws uncle^-asws, and what I^-asws had heard from Ali^-asws. Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws had read it out to me^-asws from Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-asws was ill and I^-asws was a child’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ع وَ قَدْ أَقْرَأَنِي جَدِّيَ الْحُسَيْنُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ مَرِيضٌ السَّلَامَ

Then Muhammad^-asws said: ‘And my^-asws grandfather^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws had conveyed the greetings to me^-asws from Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-asws was ill’.

قَالَ أَبَانٌ فَحَدَّثْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع بِهَذَا كُلِّهِ عَنْ سُلَيْمٍ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ سُلَيْمٌ وَ قَدْ جَاءَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَى ابْنِي وَ هُوَ غُلَامٌ يَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى الْكِتَابِ فَقَبَّلَهُ وَ أَقْرَأَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص السَّلَامَ

Aban (narrator) said, ‘I narrated to Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn with this, all of it, from Suleym. He^-asws said: ‘Suleym spoke the truth, and Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari had come to my^-asws son^-asws, and he^-asws was a boy. He came with the Book. He kissed him^-asws and conveyed the greetings from Rasool-Allah^-saww to him^-asws’.

قَالَ أَبَانٌ فَلَمَّا مَضَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ حَجَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ‏ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ كُلِّهِ لَمْ أَتْرُكْ مِنْهُ حَرْفاً فَاغْرَوْرَقَتْ عَيْنَاهُ‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَدَقَ سُلَيْمٌ قَدْ أَتَانِي بَعْدَ قَتْلِ جَدِّيَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ أَنَا قَاعِدٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بِعَيْنِهِ

Aban said, ‘When Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws passed away, I went to perform Hajj, and I met Abu Ja’far Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and I narrated to him^-asws with this Hadeeth, all of it, not neglecting even a letter from it. His^-asws eyes filled up (with tears), then he^-asws said: ‘Suleym spoke the truth. He had come to me after the killing of my^-asws grandfather^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws, and I^-asws was seated in the presence of my^-asws father^-asws. He narrated to me^-asws with this Hadeeth exactly.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي صَدَقْتَ قَدْ حَدَّثَكَ أَبِي وَ عَمِّي بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالا صَدَقْتَ قَدْ حَدَّثَكَ ذَلِكَ وَ نَحْنُ شُهُودٌ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَا أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَاهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏.

My^-asws father^-asws had said to him: ‘You speak the truth. My^-asws father^-asws and my^-asws uncle^-asws had narrated to you with this Hadeeth being from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws. They^-asws had both said: ‘You speak the truth! He^-asws had narrated that to you, and we^-asws are witnessed’. Then they^-asws narrated that they^-asws had heard it from Rasool-Allah^-saww’’.[122]

97- ني، الغيبة للنعماني بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ‏ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع قَالَ لِطَلْحَةَ فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ عِنْدَ ذِكْرِ تَفَاخُرِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ بِمَنَاقِبِهِمْ وَ فَضَائِلِهِمْ يَا طَلْحَةُ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ شَهِدْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ دَعَا بِالْكَتِفِ لِيَكْتُبَ فِيهَا مَا لَا تَضِلُّ الْأُمَّةُ بَعْدَهُ وَ لَا تَخْتَلِفُ فَقَالَ صَاحِبُكَ مَا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَهْجُرُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ تَرَكَهَا قَالَ بَلَى قَدْ شَهِدْتُهُ

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Numani – By his chain, from Abdul Raaq who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Ma’mar Bin Rashid, from Aban Bin Ayyash, from Suleym Bin Qays,

‘Ali^-asws said to Talha, in a lengthy Hadeeth, at the mention of the priding of the Emigrants and the Helpers with their virtues and their merits: ‘O Talha! Haven’t you witnessed Rasool-Allah^-saww when he^-saww called for the shoulder bone in order to write in it what the community would not stray after him^-saww nor differ, so your companion (Umar) said what he said, that Rasool-Allah^-saww had lost his^-saww mind (delirious), so Rasool-Allah^-saww was angered, and left it?’ He said, ‘Yes, I have witnessed it’.

قَالَ فَإِنَّكُمْ لَمَّا خَرَجْتُمْ أَخْبَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالَّذِي أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ فِيهَا وَ يُشْهِدَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَامَّةَ وَ أَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ أَخْبَرَهُ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَتَخْتَلِفُ وَ تَفْتَرِقُ

He^-asws said: ‘So, when you all went out, Rasool-Allah^-saww informed me^-asws of that which he^-saww wanted to write in it, and the general public witnessed upon it, and Jibraeel^-as informed him^-saww that Allah^-azwj had Known that the community will be differing and dividing.

ثُمَّ دَعَا بِصَحِيفَةٍ فَأَمْلَى عَلَيَّ مَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ بِالْكَتِفِ وَ أَشْهَدَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَةَ رَهْطٍ- سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيَّ وَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادَ وَ سَمَّى مَنْ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَى الَّذِينَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِطَاعَتِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

Then he^-saww called for a parchment and dictated unto me^-asws what he^-saww had wanted to write in the shoulder bone, and a group of three witnessed upon it – Salman Al-Farsi^-ra, and Abu Zarr^-ra, and Al Miqdad^-ra, and he^-saww named one who would happen to be from the Imams^-asws of guidance, those the Momineen have been Commanded with obeying them^-asws up to the Day of Qiyamah.

فَسَمَّانِي أَوَّلَهُمْ ثُمَّ ابْنِي هَذَا حسن [حَسَناً] ثُمَّ ابْنِي هَذَا حسين [حُسَيْناً] ثُمَّ تِسْعَةً مِنِ ابْنِي هَذَا حُسَيْنٍ‏

He^-saww named me^-asws as their^-asws first, then this son^-asws of mine^-asws Hassan^-asws, then this son^-asws of mine^-asws Husayn^-asws, then nine from this son^-asws of mine^-asws Husayn^-asws.

كَذَلِكَ يَا بَا ذَرٍّ وَ أَنْتَ يَا مِقْدَادُ قَالا نَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

Was it like that, O Abu Zarr^-ra, and you^-ra, O Miqdad^-ra?’ They^-ra both said, ‘We^-ra testify with that upon Rasool-Allah^-saww!’

فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ مَا أَقَلَّتِ الْغَبْرَاءُ وَ لَا أَظَلَّتِ الْخَضْرَاءُ ذَا لَهْجَةٍ أَصْدَقَ وَ لَا أَبَرَّ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَشْهَدَا إِلَّا الْحَقَ‏ وَ أَنْتَ أَصْدَقُ وَ أَبَرُّ عِنْدِي مِنْهُمَا.

Talha said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I have hear from Rasool-Allah^-saww saying for Abu Zarr^-ra: ‘Neither has the ground carried, nor the green (sky) shaded anyone with a tone more truthful, nor righteous than Abu Zarr^-ra’, and I testify that both of them^-ra would not testify except to the truth, and you^-asws are the most truthful and more righteous in my view than they^-ra both are!’’[123]

98- وَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع‏ مَرَرْتُ يَوْماً بِرَجُلٍ سَمَّاهُ لِي فَقَالَ مَا مَثَلُ مُحَمَّدٍ ص إِلَّا كَمَثَلِ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي كِبَاةٍ

And by his chain from Abdul Razzaq Bin Hammam, from Ma’mar Bin Rashid, from Aban Bin Abu Ayyash, from Suleym Bin Qays who said,

‘Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws said: ‘One day I^-asws passed by a man’ – he^-asws named him to me (Umar) – ‘He said, ‘What is an example of Muhammad^-saww except like a palm tree growing in a rubbish dump (where people defecated in the plantation)’.

فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ خَرَجَ مُغْضَباً وَ أَتَى الْمِنْبَرَ فَفَرَغَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ إِلَى السِّلَاحِ لَمَّا رَأَوْا مِنْ غَضَبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

I^-asws came to Rasool-Allah^-saww and mentioned that to him^-saww. Rasool-Allah^-saww was angered and went out angrily and came to the pulpit. The Helpers went to the weapons when they saw from the anger of Rasool-Allah^-saww.

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يُعَيِّرُونِّي بِقَرَابَتِي وَ قَدْ سَمِعُونِي أَقُولُ فِيهِمْ مَا أَقُولُ مِنْ تَفْضِيلِ اللَّهِ إِيَّاهُمْ وَ مَا اخْتَصَّهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ إِذْهَابِ الرِّجْسِ عَنْهُمْ وَ تَطْهِيرِ اللَّهِ إِيَّاهُمْ

He^-saww said: ‘What is the matter with a people faulting me^-saww with my^-saww kinship, and (although) they have heard me^-asws saying regarding them what I^-saww from the Preference of Allah^-azwj of them^-asws, and what He^-azwj has Particularised them^-asws with, from keeping away the uncleanness away from them and the Cleaning by Allah^-azwj of them.

وَ قَدْ سَمِعُوا مَا قُلْتُهُ فِي فَضْلِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ وَصِيِّي وَ مَا أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَ خَصَّهُ وَ فَضَّلَهُ مِنْ سَبْقِهِ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ بَلَائِهِ فِيهِ وَ قَرَابَتِهِ مِنِّي وَ أَنَّهُ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى

And they have heard what I^-saww have said regarding the merits of the People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and my^-saww successor^-asws, and what Allah^-azwj has Honoured him^-asws with, and Specialised him^-asws and Merited him from his^-asws precedence to Al-Islam, and his^-asws suffering afflictions during it, and his^-asws kinship from me^-saww, and he^-asws is from me^-saww at the status of Haroun^-as from Musa^-as!’

ثُمَّ يَمُرُّ بِهِ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ مَثَلِي فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي كَمَثَلِ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي أَصْلِ حَشٍ‏

Then he^-asws passed by him, and he claimed that my^-saww example among the People^-asws of my^-saww Household is like an example of a palm tree growing in a rubbish dump (where people defecated in the plantation).

أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ وَ فَرَّقَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ وَ فَرَّقَ الْفِرْقَةَ ثَلَاثَ شُعَبٍ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهَا شَعْباً وَ خَيْرِهَا قَبِيلَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتاً فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهَا بَيْتاً حَتَّى خَلَصْتُ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ عِتْرَتِي وَ بَنِي أَبِي أَنَا وَ أَخِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

Indeed! Allah^-azwj Created His^-azwj creatures and Separated them into two segments. He^-azwj Made me^-saww to be in the between of the two segments, and Separated the segment into three sections and Made me^-saww to be in the best of these section, and Chose it as a tribe. Then He^-azwj Made them into household and Made me^-saww to be in its best household, until I^-saww ended up among the People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and my^-saww family^-asws, and sons of a father – I^-saww and my^-saww brother Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws.

نَظَرَ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ نَظْرَةً وَ اخْتَارَنِي مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فَاخْتَارَ عَلِيّاً أَخِي وَ وَزِيرِي وَ وَارِثِي وَ وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِي أُمَّتِي وَ وَلِيَّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدِي

Allah^-azwj Looked (Considered) to the earth with a Look (Consideration) and Chose me^-saww. Then He^-azwj Considered and Chose Ali^-asws, my^-saww brother^-asws, and my^-saww Vizier, and my^-saww inheritor, and my^-saww successor^-asws, and my^-saww caliph in my^-saww community, and guardian of every Momin after me^-saww.

مَنْ وَالاهُ فَقَدْ وَالاهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُ أَبْغَضَهُ اللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُهُ إِلَّا كُلُّ كَافِرٍ هُوَ زِرُّ الْأَرْضِ‏ بَعْدِي وَ سُكُّهَا وَ هُوَ كَلِمَةُ التَّقْوَى وَ عُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى- يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ أَخِي وَ يَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ

One who befriends him^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Befriend him, and one who loves him^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Love him, and one who hates him^-asws, Allah^-azwj would Hate him. No one will love him^-asws except every Momin, nor hate him^-asws except every kafir. He^-asws is a peg of the earth after me^-saww and its stamp (seal), and he^-asws is the Word of piety, and the firmest handhold. They are intending to extinguish the Noor of my^-saww brother^-asws, and Allah^-azwj Refused except and He^-azwj would Complete his^-asws Noor.

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لِيُبَلِّغْ مَقَالَتِي شَاهِدُكُمْ غَائِبَكُمْ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ عَلَيْهِمْ

O you people! Let your present ones deliver my^-saww words to your absentees! O Allah^-azwj! Be Witness upon them!

ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ نَظَرَ نَظْرَةً ثَالِثَةً فَاخْتَارَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي بَعْدِي وَ هُمْ خِيَارُ أُمَّتِي أَحَدَ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً بَعْدَ أَخِي وَاحِدٌ بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ كُلَّمَا هَلَكَ وَاحِدٌ قَامَ وَاحِدٌ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي كَمَثَلِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ كُلَّمَا غَابَ نَجْمٌ طَلَعَ نَجْمٌ

Then Allah^-azwj Looked (Considered) with a second Look (Consideration) and He^-azwj Chose my^-saww People^-asws of my^-saww Household after me^-saww, and they^-asws are best of my^-saww communities – eleven Imams^-asws after my^-saww brother^-asws, one after one. Every time one would expire, one would stand. Their^-asws example among my^-saww family members is like an example of the stars of the sky. Every time one star disappears, a star emerges.

إِنَّهُمْ هُدَاةٌ مَهْدِيُّونَ- لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ كَيْدُ مَنْ كَادَهُمْ وَ لَا خِذْلَانُ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ بَلْ يَضُرُّ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ مَنْ كَادَهُمْ وَ خَذَلَهُمْ

They^-asws are guides, Guided ones. Neither will they^-asws be harmed by the plots of the ones plotting against them^-asws, nor abandonment of the ones abandoning them^-asws. But Allah^-azwj will Harm, due to that, the ones plotting against them^-asws and abandoning them^-asws.

هُمْ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ شُهَدَاؤُهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ هُمْ مَعَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْقُرْآنُ مَعَهُمْ لَا يُفَارِقُهُمْ وَ لَا يُفَارِقُونَهُ حَتَّى يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ حَوْضِي

They^-asws are Divine Authorities of Allah^-azwj in His^-azwj earth, and His^-azwj witnesses upon His^-azwj creatures. One who obeys them, so he has obeyed Allah^-azwj, and one who disobeys them^-asws, so he has disobeyed Allah^-azwj. They^-asws are with the Quran and the Quran is with them^-asws. Neither will it separate from them^-asws nor will they^-asws be separating from it until they^-asws return to me^-saww at my^-saww Fountain.

وَ أَوَّلُ الْأَئِمَّةِ عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُهُمْ ثُمَّ ابْنِي حَسَنٌ ثُمَّ ابْنِي حُسَيْنٌ ثُمَّ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ‏.

And the first of the Imams^-asws is Ali^-asws, best of them^-asws, then my^-asws (grand) son^-asws Hassan^-asws, then my^-saww (grand) son^-asws Husayn^-asws, then nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws’ – and he mentioned the Hadeeth in its (full) length’’.[124]

99- ني، الغيبة للنعماني مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ‏ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ‏ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ الرُّمَّانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع‏ أَنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَى حُمْرَانَ فَبَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا حُمْرَانُ عَجَباً لِلنَّاسِ كَيْفَ غَفَلُوا أَمْ نَسُوا أَمْ تَنَاسَوْا فَنَسُوا قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حِينَ مَرِضَ فَأَتَاهُ النَّاسُ يَعُودُونَهُ وَ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى إِذَا غَصَ‏ بِأَهْلِهِ الْبَيْتُ جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ ع فَسَلَّمَ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يَتَخَطَّاهُمْ إِلَيْهِ‏ وَ لَمْ يُوَسِّعُوا لَهُ

(The book) ‘Ghayba’ of Al Numani – Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Yaqoub, from Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Abu Qays, from Ja’far Al Rummany, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Qasim, from Abdul Wahab Al Saqafy,

‘From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, he^-asws looked at Humran, and he^-asws wept, then said: ‘O Humran! Strangeness of the people how heedless they are, or they have forgotten, they were made to forget, so they forgot the words of Rasool-Allah^-azwj when he^-saww was ill. The people had come to console him^-saww and they were greeting unto him^-saww until when the house was filled with its people, Ali^-asws came and greeted, and he^-asws was not able to get to him^-saww and they did not make any space for him^-asws.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ رَفَعَ مِخَدَّتَهُ وَ قَالَ إِلَيَّ يَا عَلِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ زَحَمَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً وَ أَفْرَجُوا حَتَّى تَخَطَّاهُمْ وَ أَجْلَسَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَذَا أَنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي فِي حَيَاتِي مَا أَرَى فَكَيْفَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي

When Rasool-Allah^-saww saw that, he^-saww raised his^-saww head and said: ‘To me^-saww, O Ali^-asws!’ When the people saw that, they crowded with each other and made a way until he^-asws cut through them, and Rasool-Allah^-saww made him^-asws to be seated to his^-saww side, then said: ‘O you people! This is (what) you are doing with People^-asws of my^-saww Household during my^-saww lifetime, what I^-saww seen, so how (will you be) after my^-saww expiry?

وَ اللَّهِ لَا تَقْرُبُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي قُرْبَةً إِلَّا قَرُبْتُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةً وَ لَا تُبَاعِدُونَ خُطْوَةً وَ تُعْرِضُونَ عَنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَعْرَضَ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمْ

By Allah^-azwj! You will not draw (yourselves) closer to People^-asws of my^-saww Household with a nearness, except you will be drawing closer to Allah^-azwj in status, nor will you be distancing a step and turning away from them^-asws except Allah^-azwj would Turn away from you!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا أَلَا إِنَّ الرِّضَى وَ الرِّضْوَانَ وَ الْجَنَّةَ لِمَنْ أَحَبَّ عَلِيّاً وَ تَوَلَّاهُ وَ ائْتَمَّ بِهِ وَ بِفَضْلِهِ وَ أَوْصِيَائِهِ بَعْدَهُ وَ حَقٌّ عَلَى رَبِّي أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ لِي فِيهِمْ إِنَّهُمُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ وَصِيّاً

Then he^-saww said: ‘O you people, listen! Indeed, the pleasure and the (Divine) Pleasure, and the Paradise is for the one who loves Ali^-asws and befriends him^-asws, and follows him^-asws, and his^-asws merits, and his^-asws successors^-asws after him^-asws; and there is a right upon my^-saww Lord^-azwj that He^-azwj Answers me^-saww regarding them^-asws, they^-asws are twelve successors^-asws.

وَ مَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي إِنِّي مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنِّي وَ دِينِي دِينُهُ وَ دِينُهُ دِينِي وَ نِسْبَتِي نِسْبَتُهُ وَ نِسْبَتُهُ نِسْبَتِي وَ فَضْلِي فَضْلُهُ وَ أَنَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ وَ لَا فَخْرَ يُصَدِّقُ قَوْلِي قَوْلُ رَبِّي- ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُها مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ‏.

And the one who follows me^-saww, so he is from me^-saww. I^-saww am from Ibrahim^-as and Ibrahim^-as is from me^-saww, and my^-saww religion is his^-as religion, and his^-as religion is my^-saww religion, and my^-saww attributes are his^-as attributes, and his^-as attributes are my^-saww attributes, and my^-saww merits are his^-as merits, and I^-saww am superior than him^-as, and there is no pride. My^-saww words are ratified by the Words of my^-saww Lord^-azwj: Offspring, one being from the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing [3:34]’’.[125]

100- ني، الغيبة للنعماني عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُثَنًّى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الرَّقِّيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِيسَى‏ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرِ ع عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَنْ خَلَّفْتَ فِي الْأَرْضِ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ وَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Numani – Abdullah Bin Abdul Malik, from Muhammad Bin Musanna, from Muhammad Bin Israil Al Raqqy, from Musa Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Muhammad, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir,

‘From Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir^-asws, from Salim Bin Abdullah Bin Umar, from his father Abdullah Bin Umar Bin Al-Khattab who said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Revealed to me on the night there was an ascension with me: “O Muhammad^-saww! Whom have you^-saww left behind (as caliph) in the earth upon your^-saww community?” And He^-azwj was more Knowing with that.

قُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ أَخِي قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ‏ إِلَى‏ الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَرْتُكَ مِنْهَا فَلَا أُذْكَرُ حَتَّى تُذْكَرَ مَعِي فَأَنَا الْمَحْمُودُ وَ أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدٌ

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! My^-saww brother^-asws’. He^-azwj Said: “I^-azwj Noticed to the earth with a notification ad Chose you^-saww from it. So, I^-azwj will not be Mentioned until you^-saww are mentioned along with Me^-azwj. I^-azwj am ‘Mahmoud’ (the most Praised One) and you^-saww are ‘Muhammad’ (praised one).

ثُمَّ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً أُخْرَى فَاخْتَرْتُ مِنْهَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَصِيَّكَ‏ فَأَنْتَ سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ عَلِيٌّ سَيِّدُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ ثُمَّ شَقَقْتُ لَهُ اسْماً مِنْ أَسْمَائِي فَأَنَا الْأَعْلَى وَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ

Then I^-azwj Noticed to the earth with another notification and Chose from it, Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws as your^-saww successor^-asws. So, you^-saww are chief of the Prophets and Ali^-asws is chief of the successors^-as. Then I^-azwj Derived a name for him^-asws from My^-azwj Names. I^-azwj am ‘Al-A’ala’ (the most Exalted), and he^-asws is Ali^-asws (exalted).

يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عَلِيّاً وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ نُورٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ عَرَضْتُ وَلَايَتَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَمَنْ قَبِلَهَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ مَنْ جَحَدَهَا كَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ

O Muhammad^-saww! I^-azwj Created Ali^-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and the Imams^-asws, from one Noor. Then I^-azwj Presented their^-asws Wilayah unto the Angels. So, the one who accepted it happened to be from the ones of Proximity, and one who rejected it happen to be from the Kafirs.

يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً مِنْ عِبَادِي عَبَدَنِي حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ ثُمَّ لَقِيَنِي جَاحِداً لِوَلَايَتِهِمْ أَدْخَلْتُهُ النَّارَ

O Muhammad^-saww! Even if a servant from My^-azwj servant were to worship Me^-azwj until he (his neck) is cut, then he meets Me^-azwj as a rejector of their^-asws Wilayah, I^-azwj shall Enter him into the Fire!”

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَاهُمْ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ تَقَدَّمْ أَمَامَكَ فَتَقَدَّمْتُ أَمَامِي فَإِذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحُجَّةُ الْقَائِمُ كَأَنَّهُ الْكَوْكَبُ الدُّرِّيُّ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ

Then He^-azwj Said: “O Muhammad^-saww! would you love to see them^-asws?” I^-saww said: ‘Yes’. He^-azwj Said: “Advance in front of you^-saww!” I^-saww went ahead in front of me^-saww, and there was Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Al-Hujjat Al-Qaim^-asws, as if he^-asws was the shining star in their^-asws midst!”

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَئِمَّةُ وَ هَذَا الْقَائِمُ مُحَلِّلٌ حَلَالِي وَ مُحَرِّمٌ حَرَامِي وَ يَنْتَقِمُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَحْبِبْهُ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ وَ أُحِبُّ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُ‏.

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Who are they^-asws?’ He^-azwj Said: “They^-asws are the Imams^-asws, and this Al-Qaim^-asws will permit My^-azwj Permissible and prohibit My Prohibition, and he^-asws will take revenge from My^-azwj enemies. O Muhammad^-saww! Love him^-asws, for I^-azwj Love him^-asws and Love the one who loves him^-asws!”’[126]

101- ني، الغيبة للنعماني مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عِيسَى الْقُوهِسْتَانِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَنْمَاطِيِّ وَ كَانَ شَيْخاً نَفِيساً مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا الْفَاضِلِينَ عَنْ بَدْرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ مُوسَى وَ كَانَ رَجُلًا مَهِيباً قُلْتُ لَهُ‏ مَنْ أَدْرَكْتَ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ

(The book) ‘Al-Ghayba’ of Al-Numany – Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Abu Al-Hassan Ali Bin Isa Al-Qowhistany, from Musa Bin Is’haq Al-Anmaty, and he was a precious old man from our brothers, the meritorious, from Badr, from Zayd Bin Isa Bin Musa, and he was a loving man. I said to him, ‘Whom from the ‘Tabi’een’ have you come across?’

فَقَالَ مَا أَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُ لِي وَ لَكِنِّي كُنْتُ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَسَمِعْتُ شَيْخاً فِي جَامِعِهَا يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا عَلِيُّ- الْأَئِمَّةُ الرَّاشِدُونَ الْمُهْتَدُونَ الْمَعْصُومُونَ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً وَ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُهُمْ

He said, ‘I do not know what you are saying to me, but I was at Al-Kufa, and I heard an old man in its central Masjid narrating from Abd Khayr. He said, ‘I heard Amir Al-Momineen^-asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to me^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! The Imams^-asws, the rightly guiding ones, the Guided, the Infallible from your^-asws sons^-asws, are eleven Imams^-asws, and you^-asws are their^-asws first.

وَ آخِرُهُمْ اسْمُهُ عَلَى اسْمِي يَخْرُجُ فَيَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً يَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ وَ الْمَالُ كُدْسٌ‏ فَيَقُولُ يَا مَهْدِيُّ أَعْطِنِي فَيَقُولُ خُذْ.

And their^-asws last one, his^-asws name is upon my^-saww name. He^-asws will fill the earth with justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny and injustice. The man would come to him^-asws, and the wealth would be like harvested seeds, and he would say, ‘O Mahdi^-asws! Give me’. He^-asws would say: ‘Take!’’[127]

102- ني، الغيبة للنعماني بِالْإِسْنَادِ إِلَى عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ الْبَزَّازِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ عَنْ‏ يَزِيدَ الرَّقَاشِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَنْ يَزَالَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ قَائِماً إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ قَيِّماً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of Al Numani – By the chain to Abdul Salam Bin Hashim Al Bazzaz, from Abdullah Bin Umarra, from Yazeed Al Raqashy, from Anas Bin Malik (well known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘This command will never cease standing up to twelve youths from Quraysh’’.[128]

103- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَّانِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ جَيْشِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Ahmad Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Umarah, from Ahmad Bin Abdul Jabbar Al Utaridy, from Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan, from Ali Bin Muhamad Al Ansari, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Kareem, from Yahya Bin Abdul Hameed, from Jaysh Bin Al Mo’tamir, from Abdullah Bin Masoud who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, all of them would be from Quraysh’’.[129]

(This is a clear fabrication. The twelve from Quraysh, are the imams of falsehood, please see the Hadith in Appendix) – The twelve Imams^-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah^-saww, are from Clan of Hashim^-as (Imam Ali^-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi^-asws the 12^th Imam^-asws!!)

104- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رُسْتُمٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ التَّاسِعُ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Muhammad Bin Zuheyr, from Umar Bin Al-Husayn Bin Ali Bin Rustam, from Ibrahim Bin Yasaar, from Sufyan Bin Uyayna, from Ata’a Bin Al Sa’ib, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Masoud who said,

‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn, and the ninth being their^-asws Mahdi^-asws’’.[130]

105- نص، كفاية الأثر الصَّدُوقُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنِ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى اطَّلَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَارَنِي مِنْهَا فَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيّاً ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاخْتَارَ مِنْهَا عَلِيّاً فَجَعَلَهُ إِمَاماً

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al Sadouq, from Ibn Al Mutawahhal, from Al Kufy, from Al Nakhaie, from Al Nowfaly, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Salin, from his father, from Abu Hamza, from Saeed Bin Jubeyr, from Abdullah Bin Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Noticed to the earth with a notification and Chose me^-saww from it, and Made me^-saww a Prophet^-saww. Then He^-azwj Notice second (notification) and Chose Ali^-asws from it and Made him^-asws an Imam^-asws.

ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَتَّخِذَهُ أَخاً وَ وَصِيّاً وَ خَلِيفَةً وَ وَزِيراً- فَعَلِيٌّ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْ عَلِيٍّ وَ هُوَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِي وَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ

Then He^-azwj Commanded me^-saww to take him^-asws as a brother and a successor^-asws and a caliph and a Vizier. Ali^-asws is from me^-saww and I^-saww am from Ali^-asws, and he^-asws is husband of my^-asws daughter^-asws, and father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws.

أَلَا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَنِي وَ إِيَّاهُمْ حُجَجاً عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَ جَعَلَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةً يَقُومُونَ بِأَمْرِي‏ وَ يَحْفَظُونَ وَصِيَّتِي التَّاسِعُ مِنْهُمْ قَائِمُ أَهْلِ‏ بَيْتِي

Indeed! And Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Made me^-saww and them^-asws as Divine Authorities upon His^-azwj servants, and Made Imams^-asws to be from the Sulb of Al-Husayn, standing with my^-saww matter, and protecting my^-saww successor^-asws. The ninth of them^-asws is Qaim^-asws of the People^-asws of my^-saww Household.

وَ مَهْدِيُّ أُمَّتِي أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي فِي شَمَائِلِهِ وَ أَقْوَالِهِ وَ أَفْعَالِهِ لَيَظْهَرُ بعده [بَعْدَ] غَيْبَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ وَ حَيْرَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ فَيُعْلِي أَمْرَ اللَّهِ‏ وَ يُظْهِرُ دِينَ اللَّهِ وَ يُؤَيَّدُ بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ وَ يُنْصَرُ بِمَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ فَيَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً.

And Mahdi^-asws of my^-saww community is the most resembling of the people with me^-saww in his^-asws appearance, and his^-asws words, and his^-asws deeds. He^-asws would appear after a long occultation, and straying confusion. He^-asws would be in charge of the Command of Allah^-azwj and he^-asws will make the religion of Allah^-azwj to prevail, and he^-asws will be supported by the Help of Allah^-azwj and help of the Angels of Allah^-azwj. He^-asws will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny’’.[131]

106- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُطَوَّقٍ‏ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَدِمَ يَهُودِيٌّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يُقَالُ لَهُ نَعْثَلٌ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ تَلَجْلَجُ فِي صَدْرِي مُنْذُ حِينٍ فَإِنْ أَنْتَ أَجَبْتَنِي عَنْهَا أَسْلَمْتُ عَلَى يَدِكَ قَالَ سَلْ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ صِفْ لِي رَبَّكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Ahmad Bin Mutwwaq, from al Mugheira Bin Muhammad Bin Al Muhallab, from Abdul Ghaffar Bin Kaseer, from Ibrahim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Hashim, from Mujahid, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘A Jew called Na’sal arrive to Rasool-Allah^-saww. He said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! I ask you^-saww about things bothering in my chest for a while. If you^-saww were to answer me about it, I shall become a Muslim upon your^-saww hands’. He^-saww said: ‘Ask, O Abu Umarah!’ He said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Describe your^-saww Lord^-azwj to me’.

فَقَالَ ص إِنَّ الْخَالِقَ لَا يُوصَفُ إِلَّا بِمَا وَصَفَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ وَ كَيْفَ يُوصَفُ الْخَالِقُ الَّذِي تَعْجِزُ الْحَوَاسُّ أَنْ تُدْرِكَهُ وَ الْأَوْهَامُ أَنْ تَنَالَهُ وَ الْخَطَرَاتُ أَنْ تَحُدَّهُ وَ الْأَبْصَارُ الْإِحَاطَةَ بِهِ‏ جَلَّ عَمَّا يَصِفُهُ الْوَاصِفُونَ

He^-saww said: ‘The Creator cannot be described except with what He^-azwj has Described Himself^-azwj with. And how can one describe the Creator Who the sensory perception are unable from realising Him^-azwj, and the imaginations from grasping Him^-azwj, and the minds to limit Him^-azwj, and the sights to encompass Him^-azwj. He^-azwj is more Majestic than the descriptions of the describers.

نَأَى فِي قُرْبِهِ وَ قَرُبَ فِي نَأْيِهِ‏ كَيَّفَ الْكَيْفَ فَلَا يُقَالُ لَهُ كَيْفَ وَ أَيَّنَ الْأَيْنَ فَلَا يُقَالُ لَهُ أَيْنَ هُوَ مُنْقَطِعُ الْكَيْفُوفِيَّةِ وَ الْأَيْنُونِيَّةِ فَهُوَ الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ كَمَا وَصَفَ نَفْسَهُ وَ الْوَاصِفُونَ لَا يَبْلُغُونَ نَعْتَهُ- لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ

He^-azwj is remote in His^-azwj nearness and near in His^-azwj remoteness. He^-azwj is the ‘how-ness’ of the ‘how’, so it cannot be said to Him^-azwj, ‘how’; and He^-azwj is ‘where-ness’ of the where, so it cannot be said to Him^-azwj, ‘Where is He^-azwj?’ He^-azwj is cut off from the how-ness and the where-ness, so He^-azwj the first, the Samad, just as He^-azwj has Described Himself^-asws, and the describer are not reaching His^-azwj Attributes: He does not beget and is not begotten [112:3] And there does not happen to be anyone a match for Him’ [112:4]’.

قَالَ صَدَقْتَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِكَ إِنَّهُ وَاحِدٌ لَا شَبِيهَ لَهُ أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ وَاحِداً وَ الْإِنْسَانُ وَاحِداً فَوَحْدَانِيَّتُهُ أَشْبَهَتْ وَحْدَانِيَّةَ الْإِنْسَانِ

He said, ‘You^-saww speak the truth, O Muhammad^-saww! Inform me about your^-saww words that He^-azwj is One, there is no resemblance for Him^-azwj. Isn’t Allah^-azwj One and the human being is one, so His^-azwj Oneness resembles the oneness of the human beings’.

فَقَالَ ص اللَّهُ وَاحِدٌ وَاحِدِيُّ الْمَعْنَى وَ الْإِنْسَانُ وَاحِدٌ ثَنَوِيُّ الْمَعْنَى جِسْمٌ وَ عَرَضٌ وَ بَدَنٌ وَ رُوحٌ وَ إِنَّمَا التَّشْبِيهُ فِي الْمَعَانِي لَا غَيْرُ-

He^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj is One, one of the meaning, and the human being is one with a dual meaning, body and width, and body and soul. And rather, the resemblance in the meaning is not other’.

قَالَ صَدَقْتَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ وَصِيِّكَ مَنْ هُوَ فَمَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَ لَهُ وَصِيٌّ وَ إِنَّ نَبِيَّنَا مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ أَوْصَى إِلَى يُوشَعَ بْنِ نُونٍ

He said, ‘You^-saww speak the truth, O Muhammad^-saww! Inform me about your^-saww successor^-asws. Who is he^-asws, for there is none from a Prophet^-saww except and there was a successor^-as from him^-as. Our Prophet Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as bequeathed to Yoshua^-as Bin Noon^-as’.

فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ وَصِيِّي وَ الْخَلِيفَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ بَعْدَهُ سِبْطَايَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ تَتْلُوهُ‏ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. My^-saww successor^-asws and the caliph from after me^-saww is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and after him^-asws would be my^-saww two grandsons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, followed by nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, Imams^-asws of the righteous’.

قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَسَمِّهِمْ لِي قَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا مَضَى الْحُسَيْنُ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَإِذَا مَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَابْنُهُ جَعْفَرٌ فَإِذَا مَضَى جَعْفَرٌ فَابْنُهُ مُوسَى فَإِذَا مَضَى مُوسَى فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ

He said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Name them^-asws for me’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes. When Al-Husayn^-asws, it would be his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws. When Muhammad^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ja’far^-asws. When Ja’far^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws. When Musa^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws.

فَإِذَا مَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ الْحَسَنُ فَإِذَا مَضَى الْحَسَنُ فَبَعْدَهُ ابْنُهُ الْحُجَّةُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَهَذِهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً عَلَى عَدَدِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

When Muhammad^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws. When Al-Hassan^-asws passes away, then after him^-asws his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hujjat^-asws son of Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws. Thus, these are twelve Imams^-asws upon the number of the captains of the children of Israel’.

قَالَ فَأَيْنَ مَكَانُهُمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ مَعِي فِي دَرَجَتِي قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ بَعْدَكَ وَ لَقَدْ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا فِي الْكُتُبِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ

He said, ‘So, where it their^-asws place in the Paradise?’ He^-saww said: ‘With me^-as in my^-saww rank’. He said, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and you^-saww are a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj, and I testify that they^-asws are the successors^-asws after you^-saww, and I have found this in the ancient Books.

وَ فِيمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ ع أَنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ الزَّمَانِ يَخْرُجُ نَبِيٌّ يُقَالُ لَهُ- أَحْمَدُ خَاتَمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ عَدَدَ الْأَسْبَاطِ

And among what is pacted to us by Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as is, when it will be the end of times, there would emerge a Prophet^-saww called ‘Ahmad’, last of the Prophets^-as, there will be no Prophet^-as after him^-saww. There shall emerge from his^-as Sulb, Imams^-asws of the righteous of the number of tribes’.

فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ أَ تَعْرِفُ الْأَسْبَاطَ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ لَاوَى بْنَ أرحيا قَالَ أَعْرِفُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ الَّذِي غَابَ عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَظْهَرَ شَرِيعَتَهُ بَعْدَ انْدِرَاسِهَا وَ قَاتَلَ مَعَ قرسطيا الْمَلِكِ‏ حَتَّى قَتَلَهُ

He^-saww said: ‘O Abu Umarah! Do you know the tribes?’ He said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! They would be twelve’. He^-saww said: ‘Among them is Lawy^-as Bin Areyha^-as’. He said, ‘I do know him^-as, O Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-as is the one who will be absent from the children of Israel for years, then he^-as will return, and reveal His^-azwj Law after its having been learnt, and fight with Qarsatiya, the king, until he^-as kills him’.

وَ قَالَ ص كَائِنٌ فِي أُمَّتِي مَا كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ حَذْوَ النَّعْلِ بِالنَّعْلِ وَ الْقُذَّةِ بِالْقُذَّةِ وَ إِنَّ الثَّانِيَ عَشَرَ مِنْ وُلْدِي يَغِيبُ حَتَّى لَا يُرَى وَ يَأْتِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي زَمَنٌ لَا يَبْقَى مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا اسْمُهُ وَ لَا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلَّا رَسْمُهُ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِالْخُرُوجِ‏ فَيُظْهِرُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَ يُجَدِّدُ الدِّينَ

And he^-saww said: ‘It is as if it would happen in my^-saww community what has happened in the children of Israel, step of the slipper with the slipper, and the arrow (in a quiver) with an arrow, and the twelfth from my^-saww son^-asws would disappear until he^-asws will not be seen, and there shall come a time upon my^-saww community, there will not remain from Al-Islam except its name, nor from the Quran except its ritual, so then, there will be a Permission of Allah^-azwj for him^-asws with the emerging. He^-asws will manifest Al-Islam and renew the religion’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص طُوبَى لِمَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَ طُوبَى لِمَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِمْ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمُبْغِضِيهِمْ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Beatitude is for the one who loves them^-asws, and beatitude is for one who adheres with them^-asws, and the woe would be for the ones hating them^-asws!’

فَانْتَفَضَ‏ نَعْثَلٌ وَ قَامَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَنْشَأَ يَقُولُ-

صَلَّى الْعَلِيُّ ذُو الْعَلَا-		عَلَيْكَ يَا خَيْرَ الْبَشَرِ-
أَنْتَ النَّبِيُّ الْمُصْطَفَى-		وَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ الْمُفْتَخَرُ-
بِكَ اهْتَدَيْنَا رُشْدَنَا-		وَ فِيكَ نَرْجُو مَا أَمَرَ-
وَ مَعْشَرٍ سَمَّيْتَهُمْ-		أَئِمَّةً اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ-

Na’sal move and stood up in front of Rasool-Allah^-saww and prosed saying, ‘The most Exalted with the Exaltedness has Sent Salawaat upon you^-saww, O best of the humans. You^-saww are the chosen Prophet^-saww and the Hashimite prided with. You^-saww guided us aright and in you^-saww we hope of what He^-azwj Commanded, and the community named them^-asws as twelve Imams^-asws.

حَبَاهُمُ رَبُّ الْعُلَى‏-		ثُمَّ صَفَاهُمْ مِنْ كَدَرٍ-
قَدْ فَازَ مَنْ وَالاهُمُ-		وَ خَابَ مَنْ عَفَا الْأَثَرَ-
آخِرُهُمْ يَشْفِي الظَّمَأَ-		وَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ الْمُنْتَظَرُ-
عِتْرَتُكَ الْأَخْيَارُ لِي-		وَ التَّابِعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ-
مَنْ كَانَ عَنْكُمْ مُعْرِضاً-		فَسَوْفَ يَصْلَى بِسَقَرَ

Lord^-azwj of the Loftiness Loved them, then Cleared them^-asws from the filth. He has succeeded, one who befriends them^-asws, and he was disappointed, one who neglected being led by them^-asws. The last of them^-asws will heal the thirst, and he^-asws is the awaited Imam^-asws. Your^-saww family^-asws is the best for me and the followers of what is instructed. One who turned away from you^-asws all, soon he shall arrive in Saqar (Hell)’’.[132]

107- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْهَيْثَمِ عَنِ الْأَجْلَحِ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَفْلَحَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص وَ الْحَسَنُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ يَلْثِمُهُمَا وَ يُقَبِّلُهُمَا وَ يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالاهُمَا وَ عَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُمَا

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Al Tak’akbary, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Zakariya, from Muhammad Ibrahim Bin Al Munzir, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed Bin Al Haysam, from Al Ajlah Al Kindy, from Aflah Bi Saeed, from Muhammad Bin Ka’ab, from Tawoos Al yamany, from Abdullah Bin Al Abbas who said,

‘I entered to see the Prophet^-saww and Al-Hassan^-asws was upon his^-saww shoulder and Al-Husayn^-asws was upon his^-saww thigh, cuddling them^-asws and kissing them^-asws and saying: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Befriend the one who befriends them^-asws and be inimical to the one inimical to them^-asws!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَأَنِّي بِهِ وَ قَدْ خُضِبَتْ شَيْبَتُهُ مِنْ دَمِهِ يَدْعُو فَلَا يُجَابُ وَ يَسْتَنْصِرُ فَلَا يُنْصَرُ

Then he^-saww said: ‘O Ibn Abbas! It is as if I^-saww am with him (Al-Husayn^-asws) and his^-asws hair has been dyed from his^-asws blood. He^-asws is calling out, but is not answered, and he^-asws is seeking help, but is not helped’.

قُلْتُ فَمَنْ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ‏ شِرَارُ أُمَّتِي مَا لَهُمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي

I said, ‘So, who will do that, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Evil ones of my^-saww community. What is the matter with them? May Allah^-azwj not Let them achieve my^-saww intercession’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ كُتِبَ لَهُ ثَوَابُ أَلْفِ حَجَّةٍ وَ أَلْفِ عُمْرَةٍ أَلَا وَ مَنْ زَارَهُ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَدْ زَارَنِي وَ مَنْ زَارَنِي فَكَأَنَّمَا قَدْ زَارَ اللَّهَ وَ حَقُّ الزَّائِرِ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُ بِالنَّارِ وَ إِنَّ الْإِجَابَةَ تَحْتَ قُبَّتِهِ وَ الشِّفَاءَ فِي تُرْبَتِهِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ

Then he^-saww said: ‘O Ibn Abbas! One who visits him^-asws (Al-Husayn^-asws), recognising his^-asws rights, there would be written for him the Rewards of a thousand Hajj and a thousand Umrahs performed. Indeed! And one who visits him^-asws, so it is as if he has rather visited me^-saww, and one who visits me^-saww, it is as if he has visited Allah^-azwj, and there is a right of the visitor upon Allah^-azwj that He^-azwj does not Punish him with the Fire; and the Answering (of the supplications) is beneath his^-asws dome, and the healing is in his^-asws soil, and (soil of) the Imams^-asws from his^-asws sons^-asws’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ بِعَدَدِ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى وَ أَسْبَاطِ مُوسَى وَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمْ كَانُوا

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How many Imams^-asws will there be after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘The number of the disciples of Isa^-as, and tribes of Musa^-as, and captains of the children of Israel’. I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How many were they?’

قَالَ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ بَعْدَهُ سِبْطَايَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَإِذَا انْقَضَى الْحُسَيْنُ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَإِذَا انْقَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَابْنُهُ جَعْفَرٌ

He^-saww said: ‘They were twelve, and the Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve. The first of them^-asws is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and after him^-asws my^-saww two grandsons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. So, when Al-Husayn^-asws expires, then his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws. When Muhammad^-asws passes away, his^-asws son Ja’far^-asws.

فَإِذَا انْقَضَى جَعْفَرٌ فَابْنُهُ مُوسَى فَإِذَا انْقَضَى مُوسَى فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا انْقَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَإِذَا انْقَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا انْقَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ الْحَسَنُ فَإِذَا انْقَضَى الْحَسَنُ فَابْنُهُ الْحُجَّةُ

When Ja’far^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws. When Musa^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws. When Muhammad^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws. When Al-Hassan^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hujjat^-asws’.

قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَسَامِي مَا أَسْمَعُ بِهِمْ قَطُّ قَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي وَ إِنِ قُهِرُوا أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ نُجَبَاءُ أَخْيَارُ

Ibn Abbas said, ‘I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! My ears have not heard of them^-asws at all!’ He^-saww said to me: ‘O ibn Abbas! They^-asws are the Imams^-asws after me^-asws, and even if they^-asws are coerced, trustees, Infallible, captains, the best.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَنْ أَتَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِمْ أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ فَأُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ

O Ibn Abbas! One who will come on the Day of Qiyamah having recognised their^-asws rights, I^-saww shall hold his hand and enter him into the Paradise.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَنْ أَنْكَرَهُمْ أَوْ رَدَّ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَدْ أَنْكَرَنِي وَ رَدَّنِي‏ وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَنِي وَ رَدَّنِي فَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْكَرَ اللَّهَ وَ رَدَّهُ

O Ibn Abbas! One who denies them^-asws or rejects one^-asws of them^-asws, it is as if he has denied me^-saww and rejected me^-saww, and one who denies me^-asws and rejects me^-saww, it is as if he has denied Allah^-azwj and rejected Him^-azwj.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ سَوْفَ يَأْخُذُ النَّاسُ يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالًا فَإِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ فَاتَّبِعْ عَلِيّاً وَ حِزْبَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُ وَ لَا يَفْتَرِقَانِ حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ

O Ibn Abbas! Soon the people will be taking to the right and left. So, when that happens like that, then follow Ali^-asws and his^-asws party, for he^-asws is with the truth and the truth is with him^-asws, and they will not separate until they return to me^-saww and the Fountain.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَلَايَتُهُمْ وَلَايَتِي وَ وَلَايَتِي وَلَايَةُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرْبُهُمْ حَرْبِي وَ حَرْبِي حَرْبُ اللَّهِ‏ وَ سِلْمُهُمْ سِلْمِي وَ سِلْمِي سِلْمُ اللَّهِ

O Ibn Abbas! Their Wilayah is my Wilayah, and my^-saww Wilayah is Wilayah of Allah^-azwj, and their^-asws party is my^-saww party, and my^-saww party is party of Allah^-azwj, and their^-asws peace is my^-saww peace, and my^-saww peace is peace of Allah^-azwj’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص- يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْواهِهِمْ‏- وَ يَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْكافِرُونَ‏.

Then he^-saww said: ‘They are intending to extinguish the Light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah Refused except that He would Complete His Light, and even though the Kafirs dislike it [9:32]’’.[133]

108- ص، قصص الأنبياء عليهم السلام الصَّدُوقُ عَنِ الْوَرَّاقِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنِ ابْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ أَنَا وَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ مُطَهَّرُونَ مَعْصُومُونَ‏.

(The book) ‘Qasas Al Anbiya^-as’ – Al Sadouq, from Al Warraq, from Sa’ad, from Al Nahdy, from Al-Husayn Bin Ulwan, from Imran Bin Khalid, from Ibn Tareyf, from Ibn Nubata, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww, and Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are Purified, Infallible’’.[134]

109- نص، كفاية الأثر أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا الْبَغْدَادِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلْمَانَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي هَرَاسَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ النَّهَاوَنْدِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُوَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَ هُوَ عَلِيلٌ بِالطَّائِفِ فِي الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهَا وَ نَحْنُ زُهَاءُ ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ شُيُوخِ الطَّائِفِ وَ قَدْ ضَعُفَ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَ جَلَسْنَا فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَطَاءُ مَنِ الْقَوْمُ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – We are informed by the judge Abu Al Faraj Al Muafa Bin Zakariya al Baghdadi who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Salman Ahmad Bin Abu Harasah, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq Al Nahawandy, from Abdullah Bin Hammad Al Ansari, from ismail Bin Oweys, from his father, from Abdul Hameed Al A’araj, from Ata’a who said,

‘We entered to see Abdullah Bin Abbas at Al-Taif and he was ill during the illness in which he died, and we were approximately thirty men from the elders of Al-Taif, and he had weakened. We greeted unto him and were seated. He said to me, ‘O Ata’a! Who are these people?’

قُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي هُمْ شُيُوخُ هَذَا الْبَلَدِ مِنْهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ حَصْرَمٍ الطَّائِفِيُّ وَ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَجْلَحِ وَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَعُدُّ لَهُ وَاحِداً بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ مَا سَمِعْتَ فَأَخْبِرْنَا عَنِ اخْتِلَافِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَقَوْمٌ قَدَّمُوا عَلِيّاً عَلَى غَيْرِهِ وَ قَوْمٌ جَعَلُوهُ بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثَةِ

I said, ‘My master! They are elders of this city. From them are Abdullah Bin Salamah Bin Hasram Al-Taify, and Umarah Bin Abu Al-Ajla’a, and Sabit Bin Malik’. I did not cease to count to him, one after one, then they came forward to him and said, ‘O son of an uncle of Rasool-Allah^-saww! You saw Rasool-Allah^-saww and heard from him^-saww what you heard. Take us out from the differing of this community. There are people advancing Ali^-asws over others, and there are people who are making him^-asws to be after three (Abu Bakr, Umar and Usman)’.

قَالَ فَتَنَفَّسَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ‏ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ- عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُ وَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَمَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ فَازَ وَ نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ ضَلَّ وَ غَوَى

He (the narrator) said, ‘Ibn Abbas sighed. He said, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Ali^-asws is with the truth and the truth is with him^-asws, and he^-asws is the Imam^-asws, and the caliph from after me^-saww. So, the one who adheres with him^-asws would succeed and attain salvation, and one who stays behind from him^-asws would stray and collapse.

يَلِي تَكْفِينِي وَ غُسْلِي وَ يَقْضِي دَيْنِي وَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تَخْرُجُ الْأَئِمَّةُ التِّسْعَةُ وَ مِنْهَا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ

He^-asws will be in charge of my^-saww enshrouding, and my^-saww washing, and fulfil my debts, and is the father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. And from the Sulb of Al-Husayn would be emerging the nine Imams^-asws, and from them^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’’.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَهَلَّا كُنْتَ تُعَرِّفُنَا قَبْلَ هَذَا فَقَالَ قَدْ وَ اللَّهِ أَدَّيْتُ مَا سَمِعْتُ‏ وَ نَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَ لكِنْ لا تُحِبُّونَ النَّاصِحِينَ

Abdullah Bin Salamah said, ‘O son of an uncle of Rasool-Allah^-saww! Why didn’t you introduce to us before this (time)?’ He said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! I had fulfilled what I had heard, and advised to you all, but you do not love the advisers [7:79]’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ تَقِيَّةَ مَنِ اعْتَبَرَ تَمْهِيداً وَ اتَّقَى فِي وَجَلٍ وَ كَمَّشَ فِي مَهَلٍ‏ وَ رَغِبَ فِي طَلَبٍ وَ رَهِبَ فِي هَرَبٍ فَاعْمَلُوا لِآخِرَتِكُمْ قَبْلَ حُلُولِ آجَالِكُمْ وَ تَمَسَّكُوا بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى مِنْ عِتْرَةِ نَبِيِّكُمْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِعِتْرَتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي كَانَ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ‏

Then he said, ‘Fear Allah^-azwj, servants of Allah^-azwj! Fear the one takes a lesson as a preparation, and fears in awe and is quicker during good, and is desirous in seeking, and is awed during war. Work for your Hereafter before the permeation of your terms (deaths), and adhered with the firmest handhold from the family of your Prophet^-saww for I heard him^-saww saying: ‘One who adheres with my^-saww family^-asws from after me^-saww, would be from the successful ones’.

ثُمَّ بَكَى بُكَاءً شَدِيداً فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ أَ تَبْكِي وَ مَكَانُكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مَكَانُكَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَطَاءُ إِنَّمَا أَبْكِي لِخَصْلَتَيْنِ هَوْلِ الْمُطَّلَعِ وَ فِرَاقِ الْأَحِبَّةِ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقَ الْقَوْمُ عَنْهُ

Then he cried with intense crying. The group said to him, ‘You are crying and your position from Rasool-Allah^-saww is your position?’ He said to me, ‘O Ata’a! But rather I am crying due to two characteristics – the horror to emerge and separation of the loved ones’. Then the group dispersed from him.

فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَطَاءُ خُذْ بِيَدِي وَ احْمِلْنِي إِلَى صَحْنِ الدَّارِ فَأَخَذْنَا بِيَدِهِ أَنَا وَ سَعِيدٌ وَ حَمَلْنَاهُ إِلَى صَحْنِ الدَّارِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِوَلَايَةِ الشَّيْخِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى وَقَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَصَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ أَقَمْنَاهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مَيِّتٌ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‏.

He said to me, ‘O Ata’a! Grab my hand and carry me to the courtyard of the house’. So, we held his hand, I and Saeed, and we carried him to the courtyard of the house. Then he raised his hands to the sky and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! I draw closer to You^-azwj by Muhammad^-saww and Progeny^-asws of Muhammad^-saww. O Allah^-azwj! I draw closer to You^-azwj by the Wilayah of the sheykh Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws’. He did not cease repeating it until he fell to the ground. We were patient upon him for a while, then we stood him up, and there he was dead. May Allah^-azwj have Mercy on him’’.[135]

110- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامِ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُعَافًى السَّلْمَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَاهِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْقُدُّوسِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ جَيْشِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيُّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‏ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ ايتِنِي بِابْنَتِي فَاطِمَةَ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ وَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَ قُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدَةَ النِّسْوَانِ أَجِيبِي أَبَاكِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Faraj Al Muafa Bin Zakariya, from Muhammad Bin Hammam Bin Suheyl, from Muhammad Bin Muafa Al Salamany, from Muhammad Bin Aamir, from Abdullah Bin Zahir, from Abdul Qudous, from Al Amsh, from Jaysh Bin Al Motamar who said,

‘Abu Zarr Al-Ghifari^-ra said. ‘I entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww during his^-saww illness in which he^-saww passed away. He^-saww said: ‘O Abu Zarr^-ra! Get me^-saww my^-saww daughter^-asws (Syeda) Fatima^-asws!’ So, I stood up and entered to see her^-asws and said, ‘O chieftess of the women! Answer (the call) of your^-asws father^-saww’.

قَالَ فَلَبِسَتْ جِلْبَابَهَا وَ خَرَجَتْ حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص انْكَبَّتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ بَكَتْ وَ بَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِبُكَائِهَا وَ ضَمَّهَا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا فَاطِمَةُ لَا تَبْكِي‏ فِدَاكِ أَبُوكِ فَأَنْتِ أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَلْحَقِينَ بِي مَظْلُومَةً مَغْصُوبَةً وَ سَوْفَ تَظْهَرُ بَعْدِي حَسِيكَةُ النِّفَاقِ وَ يَسْمُلُ جِلْبَابُ الدِّينِ أَنْتِ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ

He^-ra said, ‘She^-asws donned her^-asws outer robe and went out until she^-asws entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww. When she^-asws saw Rasool-Allah^-saww, she^-asws fell upon him^-saww and cried, and Rasool-Allah^-saww cried to her^-asws crying, and pressed her^-asws to him^-saww, then said: ‘O Fatima^-asws! Do not cry. May your^-saww father^-saww be sacrificed for you^-asws, for you^-asws will be the first one to join with me^-asws, oppressed, usurped, and soon the malice of hypocrisy shall appear and numb the covering of the religion. You^-asws will be the first one to return to me^-saww at the Fountain’.

قَالَتْ يَا أَبَتِ أَيْنَ أَلْقَاكَ قَالَ تلقاني [تَلْقَيْنِي‏] عِنْدَ الْحَوْضِ وَ أَنَا أَسْقِي شِيعَتَكِ وَ مُحِبِّيكِ وَ أَطْرُدُ أَعْدَاءَكِ وَ مُبْغِضِيكِ

She^-asws said: ‘O father^-saww! Where which I^-asws meet you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘You^-asws will meet me^-saww at the Fountain, and I^-saww will be quenching your^-asws Shias and ones who love you^-asws, and repel your^-asws enemies and ones who hate you^-asws’.

قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَلْقَكَ عِنْدَ الْحَوْضِ قَالَ تلقاني [تَلْقَيْنِي‏] عِنْدَ الْمِيزَانِ قَالَتْ يَا أَبَتِ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَلْقَكَ عِنْدَ الْمِيزَانِ قَالَ تلقاني [تَلْقَيْنِي‏] عِنْدَ الصِّرَاطِ وَ أَنَا أَقُولُ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ شِيعَةَ عَلِيٍّ

She^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Supposing I^-asws don’t meet you^-saww at the Fountain?’ He^-saww said: ‘You^-asws will meet me^-saww at the Scale’. She^-asws said:’ O father^-saww! Supposing I^-asws do not meet you^-saww at the Scale?’ He^-saww said: ‘You^-asws will meet me^-saww at the Bridge, and I^-saww shall be saying: ‘Safe! Safe are the Shias of Ali^-asws!’’

قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَسَكَنَ قَلْبُهَا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّهَا بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي فَمَنْ آذَاهَا فَقَدْ آذَانِي أَلَا إِنَّهَا سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ بَعْلَهَا سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ ابْنَيْهَا الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ

Abu Zarr^-ra said, ‘Her^-asws heart calmed down. Then Rasool-Allah^-saww turned towards me^-ra and said: ‘O Abu Zarr^-ra! She^-asws is a part from me^-saww. So, the one who hurts her^-asws, so he has hurt me^-saww. Indeed! She^-asws is chieftess of women of the worlds, and her^-asws husband is chief of the successors^-asws, and her^-asws two sons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws are two chief of the youths of the people of the Paradise.

وَ إِنَّهُمَا إِمَامَانِ قَامَا أَوْ قَعَدَا وَ أَبُوهُمَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا وَ سَوْفَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ قَوَّامُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ

And they^-asws are both Imams^-asws, whether standing or seated, and their^-asws father^-asws is better than them^-asws, and soon there shall emerge from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, nine from the Imams^-asws, standing with the fairness, and from us^-asws is Mahdi of this community’.

قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

He^-ra said, ‘I^-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, how many Imams^-asws would there be after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[136]

111- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ وَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ لَاحِقٍ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ إِدْرِيسَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ بْنِ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ السَّبِيعِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ إِنِّي رَاحِلٌ عَنْكُمْ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ وَ مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى الْمَغِيبِ أُوصِيكُمْ فِي عِتْرَتِي خَيْراً وَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْبِدَعَ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَ كُلُّ ضَلَالَةٍ وَ أَهْلُهَا فِي النَّارِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, and Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Jowhari, from Muhammad Bin Lahiq Al Yamani, from Idrees Bin Ziyad, from Israil Bin Yunus Bin Abu Is’haq Al Sabie, from Ja’far Bin Al Zubeyr, from Al Qasim,

‘From Salman Al-Farsi^-ra having said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww addressed us. He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am very near to departing away from you all and going towards the hidden. I^-saww bequeath you to be good regarding my^-saww family^-asws. And beware of the innovations, for every innovation is a straying, and every straying and its people would be in the Fire!

مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ مَنِ افْتَقَدَ الشَّمْسَ فَلْيَتَمَسَّكْ بِالْقَمَرِ وَ مَنِ افْتَقَدَ الْقَمَرَ فَلْيَتَمَسَّكْ بِالْفَرْقَدَيْنِ وَ مَنِ افْتَقَدَ الْفَرْقَدَيْنِ فَلْيَتَمَسَّكْ بِالنُّجُومِ الزَّاهِرَةِ بَعْدِي أَقُولُ قَوْلِي وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِي وَ لَكُمْ

Community of people! One who loses the sun, then let him adhere with the moon, and one who loses the moon, so let him adhere with the (star) ‘Al-Farqadeyn’ (Ursa minor), and one who loses the Ursa minor, let him adhere with the shining stars after me^-saww. I^-saww am saying my^-saww words and seek Forgiveness of Allah^-azwj for me^-saww and for you all’.

قَالَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ ص تَبِعْتُهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ بَيْتَ عَائِشَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ‏ وَ قُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ إِذَا افْتَقَدْتُمُ الشَّمْسَ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِالْقَمَرِ وَ إِذَا افْتَقَدْتُمُ الْقَمَرَ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِالْفَرْقَدَيْنِ وَ إِذَا افْتَقَدْتُمُ الْفَرْقَدَيْنِ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِالنُّجُومِ الزَّاهِرَةِ فَمَا الشَّمْسُ وَ مَا الْقَمَرُ وَ مَا الْفَرْقَدَانِ وَ مَا النُّجُومُ الزَّاهِرَةُ

He (Salman^-ra) said, ‘When he^-saww descended from the pulpit, I^-ra followed him^-saww he^-saww entered the house of Ayesha. I entered to see him^-saww and said, ‘May my^-ra father and my^-ra mother be (sacrificed) for you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I^-ra heard you^-saww saying: ‘One who loses the sun, then let him adhere with the moon, and one who loses the moon, so let him adhere with the (star) ‘Al-Farqadeyn’ (Ursa minor), and one who loses the Ursa minor, let him adhere with the shining stars’. So, what is the sun, and what is the moon, and what is ‘Al-Farqadeyn’, and what are the shining stars?’

فَقَالَ أَمَّا الشَّمْسُ فَأَنَا وَ أَمَّا الْقَمَرُ فَعَلِيٌّ فَإِذَا افْتَقَدْتُمُونِي فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِ بَعْدِي وَ أَمَّا الْفَرْقَدَانِ فَالْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَإِذَا افْتَقَدْتُمُ الْقَمَرَ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِمَا وَ أَمَّا النُّجُومُ الزَّاهِرَةُ فَالْأَئِمَّةُ التِّسْعَةُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ‏ع وَ التَّاسِعُ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ

He^-saww said: ‘As for the sun, it is I^-saww, and as for the moon, it is Ali^-asws. So, when you^-saww lose me^-saww, then adhere with him^-asws after me^-saww. And as for ‘Alfarqadan’, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. So, when you lose the moon (Ali^-asws), then adhere with them^-asws both. And as for the shining stars, these are the Imams^-asws from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and the ninth is their^-asws Mahdi^-asws’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ وَ الْخُلَفَاءُ بَعْدِي- أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ عَدَدَ أَسْبَاطِ يَعْقُوبَ وَ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى

Then he^-saww said: ‘They^-asws are the successors^-asws and the caliphs after me^-saww, Imams^-asws of the righteous of the number of tribes of Yaqoub^-as, and disciples of Isa^-as’.

قُلْتُ فَسَمِّهِمْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَوَّلُهُمْ وَ سَيِّدُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ سِبْطَايَ وَ بَعْدَهُمَا زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ بَعْدَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ بَاقِرُ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ابْنُهُ الْكَاظِمُ سَمِيُّ مُوسَى ~~بْنِ عِمْرَانَ~~

I^-ra said, ‘Name them^-asws for me^-ra, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘First of them^-asws and their^-asws chief is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and after them^-asws, Zayn Al-Abideen Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and after him^-asws Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, expounder of the knowledge of the Prophets^-as, and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and his^-asws son^-asws Al-Kazim^-asws, named as Musa^-asws.

وَ الَّذِي يُقْتَلُ بِأَرْضِ الْغُرْبَةِ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ ثُمَّ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ الصَّادِقَانِ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ الْقَائِمُ الْمُنْتَظَرُ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ دَمِي وَ لَحْمِي عِلْمُهُمْ عِلْمِي وَ حُكْمُهُمْ حُكْمِي مَنْ آذَانِي فِيهِمْ فَلَا أَنَالَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى شَفَاعَتِي‏.

And the one^-asws who will be killed in the strange land, Ali^-asws his^-asws son^-asws, then his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, and the two truthful ones^-asws, Ali^-asws and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Hujjat^-asws Al-Qaim^-asws, the awaited during his^-asws occultation. They^-asws are my^-saww family^-asws from my^-saww blood and my^-saww flesh. Their^-asws knowledge is my^-saww knowledge, and their^-asws decision is my^-saww decision. One who hurts me^-asws regarding them^-asws, may Allah^-azwj the Exalted not let them attain my^-saww intercession’’.[137]

112- نص، كفاية الأثر عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ إِلْيَاسَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي حَنَانٍ عَنِ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِي بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ قَالَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ وَ التَّاسِعُ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً فَالْوَيْلُ لِمُبْغِضِيهِمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – From Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Al Nazoufy, from Abdullah Bin Aamir, from Muhammad Bin Masrouq, from Khalid Bin Ilyas, from Salih Bin Abu Hanan, from Al Sabbah Bin muhammad, from Abu Jazim,

‘From Salman Al-Farsi^-ra having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws from after me^-saww would be of the number of captains of the children of Israel, and they were twelve’. Then he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws and said: ‘Nine would be from his^-asws Sulb, and the night is their^-asws Mahdi^-asws. He^-asws will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny, so the woe be unto one hating them^-asws’’.[138]

113- نص، كفاية الأثر عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنُ الْخُزَاعِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الصَّفْوَانِيِ‏ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُقْرِي عَنْ أَسَدِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الرَّاهِبِيِّ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ لِلْحُسَيْنِ- ع أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ ابْنُ الْإِمَامِ وَ أَخُو الْإِمَامِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ‏ صُلْبِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abdullah Al-Husayn Al Khuzaie, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Safwany, from Umar Bin Abdullah Al Muqry, from Asad Bin Musa, from Abdullah Bin Hakeem, from Abu Bakr Al Rahiby, from Al Hajjaj Bin Artah, from Atiyah Al Awfy, from Abu Saeed Al Khudry who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying to Al-Husayn^-asws: ‘You^-asws are the Imam^-asws son^-asws of the Imam^-asws, and brother^-asws of the Imam^-asws. Nine from your^-asws Sulb are Imams^-asws of the righteous, and the ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[139]

114- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْبَلْخِيِّ عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْبَلْخِيِّ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ‏ عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي أَمَانٌ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ كَمَا أَنَّ النُّجُومَ أَمَانٌ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَالْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ‏ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn al Bazufary, from Ja’far Bin Al-Husayn Al Balkhy, from Shaqeeq Bin Ahmad Al Balkhy, from Simak, from Zayd Bin Aslam, from Abu Haroun Al Abdy, from Abu Saeed who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘People^-asws of my^-saww Household are a security for the people of the earth just as the stars are a security for the people of the sky’. I was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! The Imams^-asws from after you^-saww are from the People^-asws of your^-saww Household?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي وَ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يُؤْذُونَنِي فِيهِمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

He^-saww said: ‘Yes, the Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws are trustees, infallible, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. Indeed! They^-asws are People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and my^-saww, being from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood. What is the matter of a people hurting me^-saww regarding them^-asws? May Allah^-azwj not let them achieve my^-saww intercession’’.[140]

115- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَجَّافِ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser – Abu Al Mufazzal, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Zakariya, from Salamah Bin Qays, from Ali Bin Abbas, from Abu Al Hajjaf, from Atiya Al Awfy, from Abu Saeed who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and the ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws. So, beatitude is for the one who loves them^-asws and the woe is for the one who hates them^-asws’’.[141]

116- نص، كفاية الأثر عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ الطَّبَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُشْهِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ لِلْحُسَيْنِ يَا حُسَيْنُ أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ ابْنُ الْإِمَامِ أَخُو الْإِمَامِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – From him, from Muhammad Bin Jareer Al Tabari, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Bajaly, from Ali Bin Mush’har, from Abdul Malik Bin Abu Suleyman, from Atiya, from Abu Saeed who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying to Al-Husayn^-asws: ‘O Husayn^-asws! You^-asws are the Imam^-asws, son^-asws of the Imam^-asws, brother^-asws of the Imam^-asws. Nine from your^-asws sons^-asws are Imams^-asws of the righteous, ninth of them^-asws being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ‏.

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How many Imams^-asws after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Twelve, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws’’.[142]

117- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَلِيٍّ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ السُّلَيْمَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ‏ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ الْمَدَنِيِّ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا يُبْغِضُنَا إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Ali Ahmad Bin Ismail Al Suleymany, from Abu Ali Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Imran Al Kufy, from Hammad Bin Abu Hazim Al Madani from Imran Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed Bin Al Musayyab, from his father, from his grandfather, from Abu Saeed Al Khudri who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-asws are twelve, nine being from Sulb of Al-Husayn, and the ninth being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’. Then he^-saww said: ‘No one will hate us^-asws except a hypocrite’’.[143]

118- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ هِبَةِ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَكْثَمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ النَّوَّاءِ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser – Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Al-Husayn Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah, from Abu Bakr Muhammad Bin Musa, from Suleyman Bin Hibtallah, from Yahya Bin Aksam, from Abu Abdul Rahman Al Masoudy, from Kaseer Al Nawa’a, from Atiya, from Abu Saeed who said,

‘I hear Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn, and the ninth being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[144]

نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مِثْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّ فِيهِ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Ahmad, from Haroun Bin Abdul Hameed, from his father Abdul Hameed, from Salih Bin Abu Al Aswad, from Al Amsh, from Atiyah, from Abu Saeed – similar to it, except in it is: ‘Their^-asws ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[145]

119- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْخُلَفَاءُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ وَ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ فَطُوبَى لِمُحِبِّيهِمْ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمُبْغِضِيهِمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al-Husayn Muhammad Bin Ja’far, from Ibn Uqdah, from Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan Al Alawy, from Sufyan Al Sowry, from Musa Bin Ubeyda, from Iyas Bin Salamah Bin Al Akwa who said, ‘I heard Abu Saeed saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The caliphs after me^-saww are twelve, nine of them^-asws being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn, and the ninth being their^-asws Qaim^-asws and their^-asws Mahdi. So, beatitude be for ones loving them^-asws and the woe be to the ones hating them^-asws’’.[146]

120- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَنْدَةَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنِ‏ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الصَّلَاةَ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَعَاشِرَ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ مَثَلَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي فِيكُمْ كَمَثَلِ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ وَ بَابِ حِطَّةٍ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي بَعْدِي وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي فَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا أَبَداً

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Mandah, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Ibn Uqdah, from Muhammad Bin Fiyas, from Hammad Bin Abu Hazim, from Imran Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed Bin Al Musayyad, from his father, from his grandfather, from Abu Saeed who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat with us, the first Salat, then faced with his^-saww honourable face towards us. He^-saww said: ‘Community of my^-saww companions! An example of the People^-asws of my^-saww Household among you all is like the ship of Noah^-as, and door of Hitta among the children of Israel. So, adhere with the People^-asws of my^-saww Household after me^-saww, and the rightly guiding Imams^-asws from my^-saww offspring, for you will never stray, ever’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَوْ قَالَ مِنْ عِتْرَتِي‏.

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-azwj! How many Imams^-asws after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Twelve from the People^-asws of my^-saww Household’. Or said: ‘From my^-saww family^-asws’’.[147]

121- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الصَّفْوَانِيِّ عَنْ فَيْضِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ كِدَامٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّدِيقِ النَّاجِي عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Safwany, from Fayz Bin Al Mufazzal Al Halby, from Mi’sar Bin Kidam, from Salamah Bin Kuheyl, from Abu Al Sadeeq Al Najy, from Abu Saeed who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and Al-Mahdi^-asws is from them’’.[148]

122- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ غَالِبِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَارِثِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي كُنَّا وَ هُوَ كَهَاتَيْنِ‏ وَ أَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَ الْوُسْطَى ثُمَّ قَالَ ص أَخِي خَيْرُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ سِبْطِي خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ وَ سَوْفَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةً أبرار- [أَبْرَاراً] وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Muhammad Bin Rabbah al Ash’jaie, from Muhammad Bin Ghalib Bin Al Haris, from ismail Bin Amro Al Bajali, from Abdul Kareem, from Abu Al-Hassan, from Abu Al Haris,

‘From Abu Zarr^-ra having said, ‘I^-ra heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘One who loves me^-saww and People^-asws of my^-saww Household, we^-asws and him would be like these two’ – and he^-saww indicated by the index finger and the middle finger, then said: ‘My^-saww brother^-asws is best of the successors^-as, and my^-saww two grandsons^-asws are best of the grandsons, and so Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, Imams^-asws of the righteous, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And how many are the Imams^-asws after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[149]

123- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَنْدَةَ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Mandah, from Al Tal’albari, from Ibn Uqdah, from Muhammad Bin Salim Bin Abdul Rahman Al Azdy, from Al-Hassan Bin Abu Ja’far, from Ali Bin Zayd, from Saeed Bin Al Musayyab,

‘Abu Zarr^-ra having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Then Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, nine being from the sulb of Al-Husayn, their ninth being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَلَا إِنَّ مَثَلَهُمْ فِيكُمْ مَثَلُ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ مَنْ رَكِبَهَا نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا غَرِقَ وَ مَثَلُ بَابِ حِطَّةٍ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Indeed! Their^-asws example among you all is an example of the ship of Noah^-as. One who sails it attains salvation, and one who stays behind from it, drowns; and an example of the door of Hitta among the children of Israel’’.[150]

124- يل، الفضائل لابن شاذان فض‏، كتاب الروضة عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ وَ الْمِقْدَادِ وَ سَلْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ قَالُوا قَالَ لَنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِالصُّهَاكِيِّ يَوْماً فَقَالَ لِي مَا مَثَلُ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا كَمَثَلِ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي كُنَاسَةٍ

(The book) ‘Al Fazaail’ of Ibn Shazan, (and) Kitab Al Rowza, from Abu Qays, raising it to,

‘Abu Zarr Al-Ghifari^-ra, and Al Miqdad^-ra, and Salman^-ra, may Allah^-azwj be pleased with them^-ra, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws said to us^-ra: ‘I passed by Al-Suhaky (Umar) one day. He said to me^-asws: ‘An example of Muhammad^-saww among the People^-asws of his^-saww Household is not except like an example of a palm tree growing in a toilet (Where people went to defecate in the plantation)’’.

قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهُ غَضَباً شَدِيداً وَ قَامَ مُغْضَباً وَ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَفَزِعَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَ لَبِسُوا السِّلَاحَ لِمَا رَأَوْا مِنْ غَضَبِهِ

He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws came to Rasool-Allah^-saww and mentioned that to him^-saww. Rasool-Allah^-saww was angered intensely and he^-saww stood up angrily and ascended the pulpit. The Helpers panicked and put on the weapons when they saw his^-saww anger.

ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يُعَيِّرُونَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي وَ قَدْ سَمِعُونِي أَقُولُ فِي فَضْلِهِمْ مَا قُلْتُ‏ وَ خَصَصْتُهُمْ بِمَا خَصَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِ

Then he^-saww said: ‘What is the matter with a people faulting the People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and although they have heard me^-saww saying regarding their^-asws merits what I^-saww have said, and specialised them^-asws with what Allah^-azwj has Specialised them^-asws with?

وَ فَضْلُ عَلِيٍّ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ كَرَامَتُهُ وَ سَبْقُهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ بَلَاؤُهُ وَ أَنَّهُ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي

And the merits of Ali^-asws in the Presence of Allah^-azwj and his^-asws honour, and his^-asws precedence to Al-Islam, and his^-asws suffering the afflictions, and that he^-asws is from me^-saww at the status of Haroun^-as from Musa^-as except that there will be no Prophet^-saww after me^-saww.

بَلَغَنِي قَوْلُ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مَثَلِي فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي كَمَثَلِ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي كُنَاسَةٍ أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ وَ فَرَّقَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهَا شَعْباً وَ خَيْرِهَا قَبِيلَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهَا بُيُوتاً

It has reached me^-saww, words of the one who claims that my^-saww example among the People^-asws of my^-saww Household is like an example of a palm tree growing in a toilet (Where people went to defecate in the plantation). Indeed! Allah^-azwj the Glorious and Exalted Created His^-azwj creature and Divided them into two segments. He^-azwj Made me^-saww to be in its better one. He^-azwj Chose a branch, and Chose is as a tribe, then Made it as households.

فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِهَا بَيْتاً حَتَّى حَصَلْتُ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ عِتْرَتِي وَ فِي بِنْتِي وَ ابناي [بَنِي أَبِي‏] [أَنَا] وَ أَخِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

He^-azwj Made me^-saww from its best households, until I^-saww arrived among People^-asws of my^-saww household, and my^-saww family^-asws, and my^-saww daughter^-asws, and my^-saww two (grand) sons^-asws, I^-saww an my^-saww brother Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَارَنِي مِنْهَا ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ ثَانِيَةً فَاخْتَارَ مِنْهَا أَخِي وَ ابْنَ عَمِّي وَ وَزِيرِي وَ وَارِثِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي وَ وَصِيِّي فِي أُمَّتِي وَ مَوْلَى كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ بَعْدِي

Then Allah^-azwj Noticed upon the earth with a notification and Chose me^-saww from it. Then He^-azwj Noticed secondly, and Chose my^-saww brother^-asws, and son^-asws of my^-saww uncle^-as, and my^-saww Vizier, and my^-saww inheritor, and my^-saww caliph, and my^-saww successor^-asws among my^-saww community, and master of every Momin and Momina after me^-saww.

فَمَنْ وَالاهُ فَقَدْ وَالَى اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَادَاهُ فَقَدْ عَادَى اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَهُ اللَّهُ- لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُهُ إِلَّا كَافِرٌ هُوَ زِينَةُ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَنْ سَاكَنَهَا وَ هُوَ كَلِمَةُ التَّقْوَى وَ عُرْوَةُ اللَّهِ الْوُثْقَى

So, the one befriends him, so he has befriended Allah^-azwj, and one who is inimical to him^-asws, so he has been inimical to Allah^-azwj; and one who loves him^-asws, so he has loved Allah^-azwj, and one who hates him^-asws, so he has hated Allah^-azwj. No one will love him^-asws except a Momin, nor hate him^-asws except a Kafir. He^-asws is an adornment of the earth and the ones who dwell in it, and he^-asws is the Word of piety, and the firmest Handhold’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص‏ يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْواهِهِمْ‏- وَ يَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ‏ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لِيُبَلِّغْ مَقَالَتِي مِنْكُمُ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ‏- اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ عَلَيْهِمْ‏

Then he^-saww said: ‘They are intending to extinguish the Light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah Refused except that He would Complete His Light, [9:32]. O you people! Let the ones present from you deliver my^-saww words to the absentees! O Allah^-azwj! Be Witness upon them!’

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ نَظْرَةً ثَالِثَةً فَاخْتَارَ مِنْهَا اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً فَهُمْ خِيَارُ أُمَّتِي وَ هُمْ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً بَعْدَ أَخِي كُلَّمَا قُبِضَ وَاحِدٌ قَامَ وَاحِدٌ كَمَثَلِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ كُلَّمَا غَابَ نَجْمٌ طَلَعَ نَجْمٌ

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Looked (Considered) to the earth with a third consideration. He^-azwj Chose twelve Imams^-asws from it. They^-asws are the best of my^-saww community, and they^-asws are eleven Imams^-asws after my^-saww brother^-asws. Every time one^-asws passes away, one would stand, like an example of stars of the sky. Every time a star disappears, a star emerges.

أَئِمَّةً هَادِينَ مَهْدِيِّينَ‏ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ كَيْدُ مَنْ كَادَهُمْ وَ لَا خِذْلَانُ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ كَادَهُمْ‏

(They^-asws) are Imams^-asws, guides, Guided, neither being harmed by the plots of the one plotting against them^-asws, nor by the abandonment of the one abandoning them^-asws. May Allah^-azwj Curse the one who abandons them! May Allah^-azwj Curse the one who plots against them^-asws!

وَ هُمْ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ شُهَّادُهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ‏ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ هُمْ مَعَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْقُرْآنُ مَعَهُمْ- لَا يُفَارِقُونَهُ وَ لَا يُفَارِقُهُمْ حَتَّى يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ

And they^-asws are Divine Authorities of Allah^-azwj in His^-azwj earth, and His^-azwj witnesses upon His^-azwj creatures. One who obeys them^-asws, so he has obeyed Allah^-azwj, and one who disobeys them^-asws, so he has disobeyed Allah^-azwj. They^-asws are with the Quran and the Quran is with them^-asws. Neither will they^-asws be separating from it nor will it be separating from them^-asws until they^-asws return to me^-saww at the Fountain.

أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ هُوَ خَيْرُهُمْ وَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ ثُمَّ ابْنِيَ الْحَسَنُ ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنُ ثُمَّ فَاطِمَةُ الزَّهْرَاءُ وَ التِّسْعَةُ مِنْ أَوْلَادِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع ثُمَّ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثُمَّ عَمِّي حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

Their^-asws first is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and he^-asws is their^-asws best and their^-asws most superior. Then my^-saww (grand) son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, then Al-Husayn^-asws, then Fatima^-asws Al-Zahra^-asws, and the nine from the children of Al-Husayn^-asws. Then, from after them^-asws is Ja’far^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, then my^-saww uncle Hamza^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws.

أَنَا خَيْرُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي- عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ خَيْرُ بُيُوتِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ ابْنَتِي فَاطِمَةُ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فِي الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ

I^-saww am best of the Prophets^-as and the Messengers^-as, and Ali^-asws is best of the successors^-asws from People^-asws of my^-saww Household. Ali^-asws is best of the successors^-asws and people of his^-asws Household, best of the households of the Prophets^-as, and my^-saww daughter^-asws (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, is chieftess of women of the people of the Paradise, among the creatures in their entirety.

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَ تُرْجَى شَفَاعَتِي وَ أَعْجُزُ عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ غَداً مُؤْمِناً لَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً إِلَّا أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ لَوْ كَانَ ذُنُوبُهُ كَتُرَابِ الْأَرْضِ

O you people! Are you hoping for my^-saww intercession and (think that) I^-saww would be unable from (interceding for) my^-saww family members? O you people! There is no one who will meet Allah^-azwj tomorrow, as a Momin not having associated anything with Him^-azwj, except I^-saww shall enter him into the Paradise, and even if his sins are like (number of) dust of the earth!

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي آخِذٌ بِحَلْقَةِ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ يَتَجَلَّى لِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَأَسْجُدُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَأْذَنُ لِي فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ فَلَمْ أُوثِرْ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَحَداً

O you people! I^-saww shall grab hold of the knocker of the door of the Paradise, then Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic will Flash to me^-saww, so I^-saww will perform Sajdah in front of Him^-azwj. Then He^-azwj would Permit for me^-saww regarding the intercession, so I^-saww will not prefer anyone over the my^-saww family members.

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عَظِّمُوا أَهْلَ بَيْتِي فِي حَيَاتِي وَ مَمَاتِي وَ أَكْرِمُوهُمْ وَ فَضِّلُوهُمْ- لَا يَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُومَ لِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَلَا فَانْسُبُونِي مَنْ أَنَا

O you people! Revere the People^-asws of my^-saww Household during my^-saww lifetime and (after) my^-saww passing away, and prefer them^-asws. It is not permissible for anyone that he stands for anyone apart from the People^-asws of my^-saww Household. Indeed! Lineage me^-saww! Who am I^-saww?’

قَالَ فَقَامُوا إِلَيْهِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَ قَدْ أَخَذُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمُ السِّلَاحَ وَ قَالُوا نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَ غَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ أَخْبِرْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آذَاكَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ حَتَّى نَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ

He (Abu Zarr^-ra) said, ‘The Helpers stood to him^-saww, and they had grabbed the weapons in their hands, and they said, ‘We seek Refuge with Allah^-azwj from the Wrath of Allah^-azwj and anger of His^-azwj Rasool^-saww! Inform us, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who hurt you^-saww regarding People^-asws of your^-saww Household, until we strike off his neck!’

قَالَ فَانْسُبُونِي أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ثُمَّ أَنْهَى النِّسْبَةَ إِلَى نِزَارٍ ثُمَّ مَضَى إِلَى إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَضَى إِلَى نُوحٍ ع ثُمَّ قَالَ- أَهْلُ بَيْتِي كَطِينَةِ آدَمَ ع نِكَاحٌ غَيْرُ سِفَاحٍ سَلُونِي فَوَ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْأَلُنِي رَجُلٌ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتُهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ‏

He^-saww said: ‘So, lineage me^-saww! I^-saww am Muhammad^-saww son of Abdullah^-asws Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws!’ Then he^-saww ended the lineage up to Nizar^-as, then continued to Ismail Bin Ibrahim^-as, Friend of Allah^-azwj. Then he^-saww continued to Noah^-as, then said: ‘People^-asws of my^-saww Household are like the clay of Adam^-as, of marriage without adultery. Ask me^-saww! By Allah^-azwj, no man will ask me^-saww except I^-saww shall inform him about himself and about his father!’

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ وَ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَبُوكَ فُلَانٌ الَّذِي تُدْعَى إِلَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ نَسَبْتَنِي إِلَى غَيْرِهِ لَرَضِيتُ وَ سَلَّمْتُ

A man stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘Who am I, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Your father is so and so, the one who you are being claimed to. So, praise Allah^-azwj and extol upon Him^-azwj’. Then he said, ‘By Allah^-azwj! Even if you^-saww had lineaged me to someone else, I would have been pleased and submitted’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَبِي فَقَالَ أَبُوكَ فُلَانٌ لِغَيْرِ أَبِيهِ الَّذِي يُدْعَى إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَارْتَدَّ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ

Then another man spoke. He said, ‘Who is my father?’ He^-saww said: ‘Your father is so and so’, to other than his father whom he was being claimed to. The man reneged from Al-Islam.

ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ الْغَضَبُ ظَاهِرٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ مَا يَمْنَعُ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي يَعِيبُ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي وَ أَخِي وَ وَزِيرِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ وَلِيَّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ بَعْدِي أَنْ يَقُومَ يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ أَيْنَ هُوَ فِي جَنَّةٍ أَوْ نَارٍ

Then he^-saww said, and the anger was apparent in his^-saww face: ‘What prevent this man (Umar), the one who faulted People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and my^-saww brother^-asws, and my^-saww Vizier, and my^-saww caliph from after me^-saww, and guardian of every Momin and Momina after me^-saww, from standing and asking me^-saww about his father, and where he is, in the Paradise or in the Fire?’

قَالَ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ خَشِيَ عُمَرُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يَبْدَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَيَفْضَحَهُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ اعْفُ عَنَّا يَعْفُ اللَّهُ عَنْكَ اصْفَحْ عَنَّا جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ أَقِلْنَا أَقَالَكَ اللَّهُ اسْتُرْنَا سَتَرَكَ اللَّهُ

He (Abu Zarr^-ra) said, ‘At that, Umar feared upon himself that Rasool-Allah^-saww mighty reveal him and he would be exposed in between the people. So, he said, ‘We seek Refuge with Allah^-azwj from the anger of His^-azwj Rasool^-saww. Pardon us, may Allah^-azwj Pardon you^-saww, excuse us! May Allah^-azwj Make us to be sacrificed for you^-saww! Overlook us, may Allah^-azwj Overlook you^-saww! Veil us, may Allah^-azwj veil you^-saww’.

فَاسْتَحْيَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَهْلَ الْحِلْمِ وَ الْكَرَمِ وَ الْعَفْوِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ عَنْ مِنْبَرِهِ ص‏.

Rasool-Allah^-saww was too bashful, because he^-saww was a person of forbearance, and the benevolents, and the pardoning. Then he^-saww descended from his^-saww pulpit’’.[151]

125- يل، الفضائل لابن شاذان فض، كتاب الروضة بِالْإِسْنَادِ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَخِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ هُوَ مُقْبِلٌ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُ مُعْرِضٍ عَنْهُ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيّاً وَ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ هُوَ عَنْهُ رَاضٍ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ ابْنَكَ الْحَسَنَ

(The book) ‘Al Fazaail’ of Ibn Shazan, (and) Kitab al Rowza, by the chains, raising it to,

‘Al-Reza^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Ali^-asws having said: ‘My^-asws brother^-saww Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘One who loves to meet Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic and He^-azwj is Facing to him not Turning away, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws, and one whom it cheers that he meets Allah^-azwj and He^-azwj is Pleased from him, then let him have the Wilayah of your^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws.

وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ ابْنَكَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ قَدْ مُحِّصَ عَنْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ- فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ السَّجَّادَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَرِيرَ الْعَيْنِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرَ

And one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj and there be no fear upon him, then let him have the Wilayah of Al-Husayn^-asws; and one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj and He^-azwj has Purified his sins away from him, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws Al-Sajjad^-asws; and one who love to meet Allah^-azwj the Exalted with delighted eyes, then let him have the Wilayah of Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir^-asws.

وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَ كِتَابُهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ تَعَالَى طَاهِراً مُطَهَّراً فَلْيَتَوَلَّ مُوسَى الْكَاظِمَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ ضَاحِكاً مُسْتَبْشِراً فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى الرِّضَا

And one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj the Exalted and his book be in his right hand, then let him have the Wilayah of Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad Al-Sadiq^-asws; and the one who loves that he meets Allah^-azwj the Exalted, clean, Purified, then let him have the Wilayah of Musa Al-Kazim^-asws; and one who loved to meet Allah^-azwj laughing, joyful, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws Bin Musa Al-Reza^-asws.

وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ قَدْ رُفِعَتْ دَرَجَاتُهُ وَ بُدِّلَتْ سَيِّئَاتُهُ حَسَنَاتٍ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ مُحَمَّدَ [مُحَمَّداً] الْجَوَادَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ يُحَاسِبَهُ حِسَاباً يَسِيراً فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيّاً الْهَادِيَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ الْحَسَنَ الْعَسْكَرِيَّ

And one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj and his rank having been raised, and his evil deeds having been replaced by good deeds, then let him have the Wilayah of Muhammad^-asws Al-Jawad^-asws; and one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj and be Reckoned with an easy Reckoning, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali Al-Hadi^-asws; and one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj and he be from the successful ones, the let him have the Wilayah of Al-Hassan Al-Askari^-asws.

وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ قَدْ كَمُلَ إِيمَانُهُ وَ حَسُنَ إِسْلَامُهُ فَلْيَتَوَلَّ الْحُجَّةَ صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ الْمُنْتَظَرَ

And one who loves to meet Allah^-azwj, and his Eman having been perfected, and his Islam being excellent, then let him have the Wilayah of Master^-asws of the time, the Awaited (Al-Qaim^-asws).

فَهَؤُلَاءِ مَصَابِيحُ الدُّجَى وَ أَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَى وَ أَعْلَامُ التُّقَى مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَ تَوَلَّاهُمْ كُنْتُ ضَامِناً لَهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِالْجَنَّةِ.

So, they^-asws are lamps for the darkness, and the Imams^-asws of guidance, and the flags of piety. One who loves them^-asws and has their^-asws Wilayah, I^-saww would be a guarantor for him^-asws upon Allah^-azwj the Exalted, with the Paradise’’.[152]

126- عم، إعلام الورى فَمِمَّا جَاءَ مِنَ الْأَخْبَارِ الَّتِي نَقَلَهَا أَصْحَابُ الْحَدِيثِ غَيْرُ الْإِمَامِيَّةِ فِي ذَلِكَ وَ صَحَّحُوهَا مَا رَوَاهُ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ السَّمَرْقَنْدِيُّ مُحَدِّثُ خُرَاسَانَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ نَصْرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْكِسَائِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ جَبْرَئِيلُ بْنُ مَجَّاعٍ الْكِسَائِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْكَاتِبُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَامِدٍ الصَّائِغُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْقَاضِي أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ النَّسَوِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ النَّسَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ:

(The book) ‘Ilam Al Wara’ – From what has come from the Ahadeeth which the companions of the Hadeeth have transmitted, apart from the Imamites (Shias) regarding that, and their correct is what is reported by the imam Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan Bin Ahmad Al Samarqandy, narrator of Khurasan. He said, ‘We are informed by Abu Al Abbas Al Mustagfiry who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Al-Hassan Nasr Bin Ahmad Bin Ismail Al Kisay, informed to us by Abu Hatim Jibraeel Bin Maja’a Al Kisaie, informed to us by Quteyba Bin Saeed who said, ‘And it is informed to us by Abu Al Qasim the scribe, informed to us by Abu Hamid Al Saig, informed to us by Abu Al Abbas Al Saqafi, narrated to us by Quteyba, and informed to us by Abu Salamah the judge, informed to us by Abu Al Qasim Al Nasawy, informed to us by Abu Al Abbas Al Nasawy, narrated to us by Aby Bakr Bin Abu Shayba who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Hatim Bin Ismail, from Al Muhajir Bin Mismar, from Aamir Bin Sa’ad Bin Abu Waqas who said,

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ مَعَ غُلَامِي نَافِعٍ أَنْ أَخْبِرْنِي بِشَيْ‏ءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ عَشِيَّةَ رَجْمِ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ يَقُولُ لَا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ قَائِماً حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَ يَكُونَ عَلَيْكُمُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏ وَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْفَرَطُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ.

‘I wrote to Jabir Bin Samurah with my slave Nafie, ‘Inform me with some you heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww’. He wrote to me, ‘I heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww on the day of Friday, in the evening Al-Aslamy was stoned, saying: ‘The religion will not cease to stand until the establishment of the Hour, and there will happen to be upon you all, twelve caliphs, all of them being from Quraysh’. And I heard him^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww am one in charge at the Fountain’’.[153]

127- عم، إعلام الورى قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْكَاتِبُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَامِدٍ الصَّائِغُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ مُهَاجِرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى ابْنِ سَمُرَةَ الْعَدَوِيِّ فَقَالَ: حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثاً سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَتَبَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ- لَا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ قَائِماً حَتَّى يَكُونَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ كَذَّابُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ وَ أَنَا الْفَرَطُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Ilam Al Wara’ – He said, ‘It we are informed by Abu Al Qasim the scribe, informed by Abu Hamid Al Saif, informed by Abu Al Abbas Al Saqafy, narrated by Muhammad Bin Raife, narrated to us by Ibn Abu Fudeyk, inform by Ibn Abu Z’ib, from Muhajir Bin Mismar, from Aamir Bin Saeed,

‘He sent a message to Ibn Samurah Al-Adawy. He said, ‘Narrated to us a Hadeeth you heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww’. He wrote, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The religion will not cease to be standing until there happen to be twelve caliphs from Quraysh. Then the liars would emerge before the House, and I^-saww am owner of the Fountain’. It is reported by Muslim from Muhammad Bin Rafie’’.[154]

128- وَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْكَاتِبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَارِثِيُ‏ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ: يَكُونُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيراً فَلَمْ أَفْهَمْ مَا قَالَ‏ فَسَأَلْتُ الْقَوْمَ فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ.

It is informed to us by Abdul Aziz Bin Ahmad the scribe, narrated by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Harisy, informed by Muhammad Bin Is’haq Al Saqafy, narrated to us by Quteyna, narrating from Abu Awana, from Simak, from Jabir Bin Samurah,

‘From the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘There will happen to be twelve commanders after me^-saww’. I did not understand what he^-saww said, so I asked the people. They claimed that he^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’. Muslim has reported it from Quteyba’’.[155]

129- قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْقَاضِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ النَّسَوِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ النَّسَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحُصَيْنِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْيَرْبُوعِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَنْ يَنْقَضِيَ أَوْ لَنْ يَمْضِيَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِيكُمُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ شَيْئاً لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ فَقَالُوا قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

He said, ‘And it is narrated to us by Abu Salama the judge, narrated by Abu Al Qasim Al Nasawy, narrated by Abu Al Abbas Al Nasawy, narrated to us by Abu Al-Husayn Abdullah Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al Yarbouie, narrated by Anbar, narrated by Husayn, from Jabir Bin Samurah who said,

‘I entered with my father to see Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-saww said to me: ‘This command will never lapse or never pass away until there happen to be among you twelve caliphs’. Then he^-saww said something I did not hear it. I asked them, they said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[156]

130- قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْقَاضِي أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ النَّسَوِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ النَّسَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَارَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْوَالِبِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَا يَضُرُّ هَذَا الدِّينَ مَنْ نَاوَاهُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

He said, ‘And it is informed to us by Abu Salama the judge, informed by Abu Al Qasim Al Nasawy, informed by Abu Al Abbas Al Nasawy, narrated by Abu Umarah, narrated by Al Fazl Bin Musa, from Wahab, from Abu Khalid Al Waliby who said, ‘I heard Jabir Bin Samurah saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘This religion will not be harmed by the ones who oppose it until twelve caliphs rise, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[157]

131- قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْقَاضِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ النَّسَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ النَّسَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الْعَبْسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ أُمَّتِي صَالِحاً حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

He said, ‘And it is informed to us by Abu Salamah the judge, narrated by Abu Al Qasim Al Nasawy, Abu Al Abbas Al Nasawy, narrated to us by Ja’far Bin Humeyd Al Absy, narrated to us by Yunus Bin Abu Yaqoub, from Awn Bin Abu Juheyfa, from his father who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The affairs of my^-saww community will not cease to be correct until twelve caliphs pass, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[158]

132- وَ مِمَّا ذَكَرَهُ الشَّيْخُ الْمُفِيدُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ فِي كِتَابِهِ قَالَ وَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدُّهْنِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّقِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَ حَدَّثَكُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ ص كَمْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ مِنَ الْخُلَفَاءِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ نَعَمْ وَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ وَ إِنَّكَ لَأَحْدَثُ الْقَوْمِ سِنّاً سَمِعْتُهُ ص يَقُولُ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي مِنَ الْخُلَفَاءِ عِدَّةُ نُقَبَاءِ مُوسَى اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And from what is mentioned by the sheykh Al Mufeed Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Numan in his book who said, ‘And from that is what is reported by Muhammad Bin Usman Al Duhny, narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Ja’far Al Raqy who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Isa Bin Yunus, from Mujalid, from Al Shaby, from Masrouq who said,

‘We were in the presence of Abdullah Bin Masoud. A man said to him, ‘Did your Prophet^-saww narrate to you how many caliphs there would be after him^-saww?’ Abdullah said to him, ‘Yes, and no one has asked me about it before you, and you are youngest of the group in age. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be after me^-saww, caliphs of the number of captains of Musa^-as, twelve caliphs, all of them being from Quraysh’’.[159] (Non-Shia source)

وَ رَوَاهُ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَ رَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ زَادَ فِيهِ قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً إلى [عِنْدَ] عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ يُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا بَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَلْ سَأَلْتُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمْ يَمْلِكُ أَمْرَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مِنْ خَلِيفَةٍ بَعْدَهُ

And it is reported by Abu Usama, from Ash’as, from Aamir Al Shaby, from his uncle Qays Bin Abdullah, from Abdullah Bin Masoud, and mentioned approximate to it, and it is reported by Hammad Bin Zayd, from Mujalid, from Al Shaby, from Masrouq, from Abdullah, and there is an addition in it, he said,

‘We were seated to Abdullah reciting the Quran to us. A man said to him, ‘O Abu Abdul Rahman! Did you ask Rasool-Allah^-saww how many would rule the affairs of this community, the caliphs after him^-saww?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ قَدِمْتُ الْعِرَاقَ نَعَمْ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ عِدَّةَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Abdullah said to him, ‘No one has asked me about it since I arrived at Al-Iraq. Yes, we had asked Rasool-Allah^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘Twelve, the number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[160] (Non-Shia source)

133- وَ رَوَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوْنٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ أَهْلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ مَنْصُورُونَ عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَاهُمْ‏ إِلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُومُونَ وَ يَقْعُدُونَ وَ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي أَوْ لِأَخِي أَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَالَ قَالَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

And it is reported by Suleyman Bin Ahmad who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Awn, from Al Shaby, from Jabir Bin Samurah,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘The people of this religion will not cease to be Helped against the ones who oppose them up to twelve caliphs’. Then people went one to stand and sit and he^-saww spoke with a phrase I could not understand it. So, I said to my father, or to my brother, ‘Which thing did he^-saww say?’ He said, ‘He^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[161]

134- وَ رَوَاهُ سَهْلُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَوْنُ بْنُ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَمِّي جَالِسٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ أُمَّتِي صَالِحاً حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ اسْمُ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ وَهْبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏.

And it is reported by Sahl Bin Hammad, from Yunus Bin Abu Yafour who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Aqn Bin Abu Juheyfa, from his father who said,

‘I was in the presence of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and my uncle was seated in front of him^-saww. Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The affairs of my^-saww community will not cease to be correct until twelve caliphs pass by, all of them being from Quraysh’. The name of Abu Juheyfa (the narrator) is Wahab Bin Abdullah’’.[162]

135- عم، إعلام الورى وَ رَوَى اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ سَيْفٍ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ شَقِيقٍ الْأَصْبَحِيِّ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ تَكُونُ خَلْفِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً.

(The book) ‘Ilam Al Wara, and it is reported by Al Lays Bin Sa’ad, from Khalid Bin Zayd, from Saeed Bin Abu Hilal, from Rabie Bin Sayd who said, ‘We were in the presence of Shaqeeq Al Sabahy. He said, ‘I heard Abdullah Bin Umar saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘There will be twelve caliphs behind me^-saww’’.[163]

(This is a clear fabrication from the son of Umar Bin Al Khattab. The twelve from Quraysh, are the imams of falsehood, please see the Hadith in Appendix) – The twelve Imams^-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah^-saww, are from Clan of Hashim^-as (Imam Ali^-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi^-asws the 12^th Imam^-asws!!)

136- عم، إعلام الورى وَ مِمَّا ذَكَرَهُ الشَّيْخُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الدُّورْيَسْتِيِّ فِي كِتَابِهِ فِي الرَّدِّ عَلَى الزَّيْدِيَّةِ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الشَّيْخُ أَبُو جَعْفَرِ بْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ وَفَاتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِذَا كَانَ مَا نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُ فَإِلَى مَنْ فَأَشَارَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ إِلَى هَذَا فَإِنَّهُ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً مُفْتَرَضَةً طَاعَتُهُمْ كَطَاعَتِهِ‏.

(The book) ‘Ilam Al Wara’ – And from what is mentioned by the sheykh Abu Abdullah Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Duweysity in his book, in a reply against the atheists, ‘My father informed me saying, ‘I was informed by the sheykh Abu Ja’far Bin Babuwayh who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Ali Majaylawiya, from his uncle, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from his father, from Khalaf Bin Hammad Al Asady, from Al Amsh, from Abayah Bin Rabie, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I asked Rasool-Allah^-saww when his^-saww expiry presented to him^-saww. I said, ‘When it happens, what we are seeking Refuge with Allah^-azwj from it, then to whom?’ He^-saww indicated towards Ali^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘To this, for he^-asws is with the truth and the truth is with him^-asws. There will happen to be twelve Imams^-asws after him. Obedience to them^-asws would be as Obligatory as obedience to me^-saww is’’.[164]

137- قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْمُفِيدُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حَمْزَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الشَّحَّامُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي غِيَاثٍ الْأَعْيَنُ حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شردين الصَّنْعَانِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ مُثَنًّى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهَا كَمْ خَلِيفَةً يَكُونُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَتْ أَخْبَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا مَنْ هُمْ فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ عِنْدِي مَكْتُوبَةٌ بِإِمْلَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقُلْتُ لَهَا فَاعْرِضِيهِ فَأَبَتْ‏.

He said, ‘And it is informed to me by Al Mufeed Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Numan who said, ‘It is informed to me by Muhammad Bin Ali who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Hamza Bin Muhammad Al Alawy, narrated by Ahmad Bin Yahya Al Shahham, narrated by Abu Hatim Muhammad Bin Idrees Al Hanzala, narrated to us by Abu Bakr Muhammad Bin Abu Giyas Al Ayn, narrated by Suweyd Bin Saeed Al Anbary, narrated by Muhammad Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Shardeen Al San’any, from Ibn Musanna, from his father, from Ayesha, he (the narrator) said,

‘I asked her (Ayesha), ‘How may caliphs would there be for Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ She said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww informed me that there will happen to be twelve caliphs after him’. I said to her, ‘Who are they?’ She said, ‘Their names are written with me by the dictation of Rasool-Allah^-saww’. I said to her, ‘Display it’. (But) She refused’’.[165]

138- قَالَ وَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْعَمِّيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْغَلَابِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: كُنْتُ يَوْماً عِنْدَ الرَّشِيدِ فَذُكِرَ الْمَهْدِيُّ وَ مَا ذُكِرَ مِنْ عَدْلِهِ فَأُطْنِبَ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الرَّشِيدُ إِنِّي أَحْسَبُكُمْ تَحْسَبُونَهُ أَبِي الْمَهْدِيَّ.

He said, ‘And it is informed to me by Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Wahban who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Bishr Ahmad Bin Ibrahim Bin Ahmad Al Ammy who said, ‘We are informed by Muhammad Bin Zakariya Bin Diar Al Ghalany, narrated by Suleyman Bin Is’haq Bin Suleyman Bin Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Al Abbas who said, ‘It is narrated to me by my father who said,

‘One day I was in the presence of Al-Rasheed and Al-Mahdi was mentioned, and what had been mentioned from his justice, and he exaggerated regarding that. Al-Rasheed said, ‘I reckon you all are reckoning him to be the father of Al-Mahdi’’.[166] (This is not a Hadith but a comment)

حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَمِّ يَمْلِكُ مِنْ وُلْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ خَلِيفَةً ثُمَّ تَكُونُ أُمُورٌ كَرِيهَةٌ وَ شِدَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ وُلْدِي يُصْلِحُ اللَّهُ أَمْرَهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَيَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ يَمْكُثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ‏.

It is narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from Ibn Abbas, from his father Al Abbas, son of Abdul Muttalib^-asws,

‘The Prophet^-saww said to him, ‘O Uncle! There will be Twelve caliphs from my^-saww sons^-asws will rule, then but abhorrent affairs will take place and mighty difficulties. Then Al-Mahdi^-asws from my^-asws sons^-asws would emerge. Allah^-azwj would Correct his^-asws affairs in a night. He^-asws will fill the earth with justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny, and he^-asws will remain in the earth for as long as Allah^-azwj so Desires. Then Al-Dajjal^-la would emerge’’.[167] (Clear fabrication)

139- إِرْشَادُ الْقُلُوبِ، بِالْإِسْنَادِ إِلَى الْمُفِيدِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى اطَّلَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَارَنِي مِنْهَا فَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيّاً ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ ثَانِيَةً فَاخْتَارَ مِنْهَا عَلِيّاً ع فَجَعَلَهُ إِمَاماً ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَتَّخِذَهُ أَخاً وَ وَصِيّاً وَ خَلِيفَةً وَ وَزِيراً

(The book) ‘Irshad Al Quloob’, by the chain to Al Mufeed by his chain to Abdullah Bin Al Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Noticed to the earth with a Notification and Chose me^-saww from it, and Made me^-saww a Prophet^-saww. Then He^-azwj Noticed secondly and Chose Ali^-asws from it and Made him^-asws an Imam^-asws. Then He^-azwj Commanded me^-saww that I^-saww take him^-asws as a brother^-asws, and a successor^-asws, and caliph, and Vizier.

فَعَلِيٌّ مِنِّي وَ هُوَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِي وَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ أَلَا وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَنِي أنا و هم‏ [وَ إِيَّاهُمْ‏] حُجَجاً عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَ جَعَلَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةً يَقُومُونَ بِأَمْرِي وَ يَحْفَظُونَ وَصِيَّتِي التَّاسِعُ مِنْهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

Ali^-asws is from me^-saww, and he^-asws is husband of my^-saww daughter^-asws, and father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. Indeed! Allah^-azwj Made me^-saww and them^-asws as Divine Authorities upon a His^-azwj servants, and Made from the Sulb of Al-Husayn, Imams^-asws who will be standing by my^-saww matters, and they^-asws would be preserving my^-saww bequest, the ninth of them^-asws being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[168]

140- وَ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ الْمُفِيدِ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ سَلْمَانُ وَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِذْ دَخَلَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ع فَقَبَّلَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَامَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَانْكَبَّ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ قَبَّلَ أَيْدِيَهُمَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَعَدَ مَعَنَا

And from the sheykh Al Mufeed raising it to Anas Bin Malik (well known fabricator) who said,

‘I and Abu Zarr^-ra, and Salman^-ra, and Zayb Bin Sabit (open enemy of Ali^-asws), and Zayd Bin Arqam were in the presence of Rasool-Allah^-azwj when Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws entered. Rasool-Allah^-saww kissed them^-asws both, and Abu Zarr^-ra stood up and devoted to them^-asws and kissed their^-asws hands. Then he^-ra returned and sat down with us.

فَقُلْنَا لَهُ سِرّاً يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ تَقُومُ إِلَى صَبِيَّيْنِ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَتَنْكَبُّ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ تُقَبِّلُ أَيْدِيَهُمَا

We said to him^-ra secretly, ‘O Abu Zarr^-ra! You^-ra are an old man from the companions of Rasool-Allah^-saww and you^-ra are standing up to two children from the Clan of Hashim^-as and devoting to them^-asws, and kissing their^-asws hands!’

فَقَالَ نَعَمْ لَوْ سَمِعْتُمْ مَا سَمِعْتُ فِيهِمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَفَعَلْتُمْ بِهِمَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا فَعَلْتُ- فَقُلْنَا وَ مَا ذَا سَمِعْتَ فِيهِمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ

He^-ra said, ‘Yes. If you all had heard what I^-asws have heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww regarding them^-asws, you would be doing with them^-asws more than what I^-ra did’. We said, ‘And what is that you^-ra heard regarding them^-asws from Rasool-Allah^-saww, O Abu Zarr^-ra?’

قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ ع وَ لَهُمَا يَا عَلِيُّ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا صَامَ وَ صَلَّى‏ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ كَالشَّنِّ الْبَالِي إِذاً مَا تَنْفَعُهُ صَلَاتُهُ وَ لَا صَوْمُهُ إِلَّا بِحُبِّكَ‏ يَا عَلِيُّ مَنْ تَوَسَّلَ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِحُبِّكُمْ فَحَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يَرُدَّهُ يَا عَلِيُّ مَنْ أَحَبَّكُمْ وَ تَمَسَّكَ بِكُمْ فَقَدْ تَمَسَّكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى

He^-ra said, ‘I^-ra heard him^-saww saying to Ali^-asws and to them^-asws: ‘O Ali^-asws! By Allah^-azwj! Even if a man were to Fast and pray Salat until he becomes like the dried-up insect, then neither would his Salat benefit him nor his Fasting except with having your^-asws love. O Ali^-asws! One who makes it a means to Allah^-azwj with your^-asws love, would have a right upon Allah^-azwj that he does not Reject him. O Ali^-asws! One who loves you^-asws and holds fast with you^-asws all, so he would have held fast to the firmest Handhold’’.

قَالَ ثُمَّ قَامَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ خَرَجَ وَ تَقَدَّمْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ عَنْكَ بِكَيْتَ وَ كَيْتَ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَظَلَّتِ الْخَضْرَاءُ وَ لَا أَقَلَّتِ الْغَبْرَاءُ عَلَى ذِي لَهْجَةٍ أَصْدَقَ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ

He (the narrator) said, ‘Then Abu Zarr^-ra stood up and went out, and we went forward towards Rasool-Allah^-saww, and we said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Abu Zarr^-ra informed us from you^-saww with such and such’. He^-saww said: ‘Abu Zarr^-ra spoke the truth. By Allah^-azwj! Neither has the green (sky) shaded, nor has the dust (ground) carried one with a tone more truthful than of Abu Zarr^-ra’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص خَلَقَنِيَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي مِنْ نُورٍ وَاحِدٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ آدَمَ بِسَبْعَةِ آلَافِ عَامٍ‏ ثُمَّ نَقَلَنَا مِنْ صُلْبِهِ إِلَى أَصْلَابِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ إِلَى أَرْحَامِ الْمُطَهَّرَاتِ‏

Then he^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Created me^-saww and People^-asws of my^-saww Household from one Noor, before He^-azwj Created Adam^-as, by seven thousand years. Then He^-azwj Transferred us^-asws from his^-as Sulb to the clean Sulbs and to the Purified laps’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيْنَ كُنْتُمْ وَ عَلَى أَيِّ مِثَالٍ كُنْتُمْ قَالَ كُنَّا أَشْبَاحاً مِنْ نُورٍ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ نُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ وَ نُقَدِّسُهُ وَ نُمَجِّدُهُ

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, where were you^-saww, and upon which example were you^-asws all?’ He^-saww said: ‘We^-asws were resemblances of Noor beneath the Throne. We^-asws were glorifying Allah^-azwj and praising Him^-azwj’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ بَلَغْتُ سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى وَدَّعَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع قُلْتُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ حَبِيبِي‏ أَ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ تُفَارِقُنِي فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا أَجُوزُهُ فَتَحْتَرِقَ أَجْنِحَتِي

Then he^-saww said: ‘When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky and I^-saww reached Sidrat Al-Muntaha, and Jibraeel^-as bade me^-saww farewell, I^-saww said: ‘O Jibraeel^-as, my^-saww beloved! Is it in this place you^-as are separating from me^-saww?’ He^-as said: ‘I^-as cannot exceed it (or else) my^-as wings would be incinerated’.

ثُمَّ زُخَّ بِي فِي النُّورِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَرْتُكَ مِنْهَا فَجَعَلْتُكَ نَبِيّاً

Then there was an immersion with me^-saww in the Noor for as long as Allah^-azwj so Desired, and Allah^-azwj Revealed to me^-saww: “O Muhammad^-saww! I^-azwj Noticed to the earth with a notification and Chose you^-saww from it and Made you^-saww a Prophet^-saww.

ثُمَّ اطَّلَعْتُ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَرْتُ مِنْهَا عَلِيّاً وَ جَعَلْتُهُ وَصِيَّكَ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِكَ وَ الْإِمَامَ بَعْدَكَ‏ وَ أُخْرِجُ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمَا الذُّرِّيَّةَ الطَّاهِرَةَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةَ الْمَعْصُومِينَ خُزَّانَ عِلْمِي

Then I^-azwj Noticed with a notification and Chose Ali^-asws from it, and Made him^-asws your^-saww successor^-asws, and inheritor of your^-saww knowledge, and the Imam^-asws after you^-saww, and I^-saww shall be Extracting from both your^-asws Sulbs, the clean offspring, and the Infallible Imams^-asws, treasurers of My^-azwj Knowledge.

فَلَوْلَاكُمْ مَا خَلَقْتُ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةَ وَ لَا الْجَنَّةَ وَ لَا النَّارَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَاهُمْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبِّ فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ

Had it not been for you^-asws all, I^-azwj would neither have Created the world and the Hereafter, nor the Paradise, nor the Fire! O Muhammad^-saww! Would you^-saww love to see them^-asws?’ I^-saww said: ‘Yes, O Lord^-azwj!’ He^-azwj Called out: “O Muhammad^-saww, raise your^-saww head!”

فَإِذَا أَنَا بِأَنْوَارِ عَلِيٍ‏ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْحُجَّةِ يَتَلَأْلَأُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ‏ كَأَنَّهُ كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ

And there I^-saww was with Noors of Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws Bin Al-Hassan^-asws the Divine Authority, shining from between them^-asws as if he^-asws was a shining star’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ الْمُطَهَّرُونَ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ وَ هَذَا الْحُجَّةُ الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا وَ يَشْفِي صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Who is this?’ He^-azwj Said: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the Imams^-asws from after you^-asws, the Purified, from your^-saww Sulb, and this is the Divine Authority who will fill the earth with fairness and justice and heal the chests of a group of Momineen’.

قُلْنَا بِآبَائِنَا وَ أُمَّهَاتِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ قُلْتَ عَجَباً فَقَالَ ع وَ أَعْجَبُ مِنْ هَذَا قَوْمٌ يَسْمَعُونَ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ‏ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ يُؤْذُونَنِي فِيهِمْ مَا لَهُمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

We said, ‘By our fathers and our mothers, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! You^-saww have said a strange thing!’ He^-saww said: ‘And even more strange than this are a people who will be listening to this talk, then they will be turning back on their heels after Allah^-azwj having had Guided them, and they would be hurting me^-saww regarding them^-asws. What is the matter with them? May Allah^-azwj not Let them achieve my^-saww intercession’’.[169]

141- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْخُزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ الْبَرْمَكِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِ‏ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ عَدَدَ شُهُورِ الْحَوْلِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ لَهُ هَيْبَةُ مُوسَى وَ بَهَاءُ عِيسَى وَ حُكْمُ دَاوُدَ وَ صَبْرُ أَيُّوبَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed Bin Ali Al Khuzaie, from Al Asady, from Al Barmakky, from Musa Bin Imran Al Nakhaie, from Shueyb Bin Ibrahim al Taymi, from Sayd Bin Ameyra, from Aban Bin Is’haq Al Asady, from Al Sabbah Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Hazim,

‘From Salman^-ra having said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, being the number of the months of the year, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. For him^-asws would be the awe of Musa^-as, and glory of Isa^-as, and judgment of Dawood^-as, and patience of Ayoub^-as’.

قَالَ الشَّيْخُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ قَوْلُهُ ص عَدَدَ شُهُورِ الْحَوْلِ‏.

And the Sheykh Abu Abdullah said, ‘And this Hadeeth is strange (unusual), his^-saww words: ‘Number of the months of the year’’.[170]

142- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِصَامٍ السَّمِينِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ عَمِّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ الْعَبْدِيِّ عَنْ عُلَيْمٍ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ قَائِمُنَا فَيَشْفِي‏ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ فَلَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يُؤْذُونَنِي فِيهِمْ مَا لَهُمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Alawy, from Ubeydullah Bin Ahmad Bin Naheyk, from Muhammad Bin Isam Al Sameyn, from his father, and his uncle, from Abdul Rahman Bin Masoud Al Abdy, from Uleym Al Azdy,

‘From Salman Al-Farsi^-ra having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’. Then he^-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh. Then our^-asws Qaim^-asws would emerge and heal the chests of a group of Momineen. Indeed! They^-asws are more learned than you al, so do not (try to) teach them^-asws. Indeed! They^-asws are my^-saww family, from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood. What is the matter with a people hurting me^-saww regarding them^-asws? What is the matter with them? May Allah^-azwj not Let them attain my^-saww intercession’’.[171] (see appendix for the correct version, as the imams of Quraysh are imams of falsehood)

143- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ مِنْهَالٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ عِنْدَهُ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ يَتَغَذَّيَانِ وَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَضَعُ اللُّقْمَةَ تَارَةً فِي فَمِ الْحَسَنِ وَ تَارَةً فِي فَمِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Muhammad Bin Aamir, from Al Hajjaj Bin Minhal, from Hammad Bin Salamah, from Ata’a Bin Al Sa’aib Al Saqafy, from his father,

‘From Salman Al-Farsi^-ra having said, ‘I^-ra entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww and in his^-saww presence were Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws having a meal, and the Prophet^-saww was placing a morsel at times in the mouth of Al-Hassan^-asws and a times in the mouth of Al-Husayn^-asws.

فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْحَسَنَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا سَلْمَانُ أَ تُحِبُّهُمْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ لَا أُحِبُّهُمْ وَ مَكَانُهُمْ مِنْكَ مَكَانُهُمْ

When they^-asws were free from the meal, Rasool-Allah^-saww kept Al-Hassan^-asws upon his^-saww shoulder and Al-Husayn^-asws upon his^-saww thigh, then said to me^-ra: ‘O Salman^-ra! Do you^-ra love them^-asws?’ I^-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How can I^-ra not love them and their^-asws place from you^-saww is their^-asws place?’

قَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي فَقَدْ أَحَبَّ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ الْإِمَامُ ابْنُ الْإِمَامِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

He^-saww said: ‘O Salman^-ra! One who loves them^-asws, so he has loved me^-saww, and one who loves me^-saww, so he has love Allah^-azwj’. Then he^-saww placed his^-saww upon a shoulder of Al-Husayn^-asws, then said: ‘He^-asws is the Imam^-asws, son^-asws of the Imam^-asws. Nine from his^-asws Sulb would be Imams^-asws of the righteous, being trustees, Infallible, and the ninth would be their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[172]

144- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَاقَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الشَّافِعِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ مَاهَانَ الدَّبَّاغِ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَبْهَانَ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يَقْظَانَ‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: دَخَلَ جَنْدَلُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ الْيَهُودِيُّ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَمَّا لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ وَ عَمَّا لَيْسَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عَمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُهُ اللَّهُ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Fazzal Al Shaybani, from Musa Bin Ubeydullah Bin Yahya Bin Khawan, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Al Shafie, from Muhammad Bin Hammad Bin Madan Al Dabbagh, from Isa Bin Ibrahim, from Al Haris Bin Nab’han, from Isa Bin Yaqzan, from Abu Saeed, from Mak’houl, from Qasilah Bin Al Asqa’a, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari having said,

‘Jandal Bin Junada the Jew from Khyber entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww. He said, ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Inform me about what isn’t for Allah^-azwj, and about what isn’t with Allah^-azwj, and about what Allah^-azwj does not know’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَمَّا مَا لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيكٌ وَ أَمَّا مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ظُلْمٌ لِلْعِبَادِ وَ أَمَّا مَا لَا يَعْلَمُهُ اللَّهُ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْيَهُودِ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لَهُ وَلَداً

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘As for what isn’t for Allah^-azwj, is an associate, and as for what isn’t with Allah^-azwj, so there isn’t any injustice with Allah^-azwj for the servants, and as for what Allah^-azwj does not know, that is your word, O community of Jews, that Uzair^-as is a son of Allah^-azwj, and Allah^-azwj does not know that there is a son for Him^-azwj’.

فَقَالَ جَنْدَلٌ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقّاً

Jandal said, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj and you^-saww are a Rasool^-saww truly’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ فِي النَّوْمِ مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ ع فَقَالَ لِي يَا جَنْدَلُ أَسْلِمْ عَلَى يَدِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اسْتَمْسِكْ بِالْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَ رَزَقَنِيَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبِرْنِي مَا الْأَوْصِيَاءُ بَعْدَكَ لِأَتَمَسَّكَ بِهِمْ

Then he said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! I saw Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as during the sleep (a dream) last night. He^-as said to me: ‘O Jandal! Become a Muslim upon the hand of Muhammad^-saww and adhered with the successors^-asws from after him^-saww’. So I have become a Muslim, and Allah^-azwj has Graced me that, so inform me, how many are the successors^-asws after you^-asws, so I can adhere with them^-asws?’

فَقَالَ يَا جَنْدَلُ أَوْصِيَائِي مِنْ بَعْدِي بِعَدَدِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ هَكَذَا وَجَدْنَا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ

He^-saww said: ‘O Jandal! My^-saww successors^-asws from after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel’. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! They were twelve! That is how we find it to be in the Torah’. He^-saww said: ‘Yes, the Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’.

فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُلُّهُمْ فِي زَمَنٍ وَاحِدٍ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ خَلَفٌ بَعْدَ خَلَفٍ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تُدْرِكَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةً قَالَ فَسَمِّهِمْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

He said, ‘Would all of them^-asws be in one time period?’ He^-saww said: ‘No, but a replacement after a replacement. You will not come across except three of them^-asws’. He said, ‘Name them^-asws for me, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’

قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّكَ تُدْرِكُ سَيِّدَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ وَارِثَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَبَا الْأَئِمَّةِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بَعْدِي ثُمَّ ابْنَهُ الْحَسَنَ ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنَ فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ جَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِينَ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ وَقْتُ وِلَادَةِ ابْنِهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ يَقْضِي اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ يَكُونُ آخِرُ زَادِكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا شَرْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. You will come across chief of the successors^-as and inheritor of the Prophets^-as, and father^-asws of the Imams^-asws, Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, after me^-saww, then his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, then Al-Husayn^-asws. So, adhere with them^-asws from after me^-saww and do not let the ignorance of the ignoramuses deceive you. So, when it will be the time of the birth of his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, chief of the worshippers, Allah^-azwj will Decree upon you, and the last of your provision from the world would be a drink of milk’.

فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَكَذَا وَجَدْتُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ- اليايقطوا شَبَّراً وَ شَبِيراً فَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ أَسَامِيَهُمْ فَكَمْ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ مِنَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ مَا أَسَامِيهِمْ

He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! That is how I found to be in the Torah, as ‘Shabbar’ and ‘Shabbir’. But, I did not recognise their names. So, how many successors^-asws would there be after Al-Husayn^-asws, and what are their^-asws names?’

فَقَالَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ الْحُسَيْنِ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ وَ يُلَقَّبُ بِزَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ عَلِيٍّ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ ابْنُهُ يُدْعَى بِالْبَاقِرِ

He^-saww said: ‘Nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and Al-Mahdi^-asws is from them. So, when the term of Al-Husayn^-asws expires, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws would stand with his^-asws affairs, and he^-asws will be titled as ‘Zayn Al-Abideen’. When the term of Ali^-asws terminates, his^-asws son^-asws called Al-Baqir^-asws would stand after him^-asws.

فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ جَعْفَرٌ وَ يُدْعَى بِالصَّادِقِ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ جَعْفَرٍ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ مُوسَى وَ يُدْعَى بِالْكَاظِمِ ثُمَّ إِذَا انْتَهَتْ مُدَّةُ مُوسَى قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ ابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ وَ يُدْعَى بِالرِّضَا

When the term of Muhammad^-asws terminates, Ja’far^-asws would stand after him^-asws, and he^-asws would be called ‘Al-Sadiq’ due to the truthfulness. When the term of Ja’far^-asws terminates, Musa^-asws would stand with the command after him^-asws, and he^-asws would be called ‘Al-Kazim’. Then when the term of Musa^-asws terminates, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws would stand with the command, and he^-asws would be called ‘Al-Reza’.

فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ عَلِيٍّ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ يُدْعَى بِالزَّكِيِّ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ وَ يُدْعَى بِالنَّقِيِّ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ مُدَّةُ عَلِيٍّ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ الْحَسَنُ ابْنُهُ يُدْعَى بِالْأَمِينِ ثُمَّ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُمْ إِمَامُهُمْ

When the term of Ali^-asws terminates, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws will stand with the command after him^-asws. He^-azwj will be called as ‘Al-Zaki’. When the term of Muhammad^-asws terminates, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws will stand with the command after him, and he^-asws will be called as ‘Al-Naqi’. When the term of Ali^-asws terminates, his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws will stand with the command. He^-asws will be called ‘Al-Ameen’. Then their Imam^-asws would disappear from them.

قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ الْحَسَنُ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُمْ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنِ ابْنُهُ الْحُجَّةُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا اسْمُهُ قَالَ لَا يُسَمَّى حَتَّى يُظْهِرَهُ اللَّهُ

He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! He^-asws is Al-Hassan^-asws, who will disappear from them?’ He^-saww said: ‘No, but his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hujjat^-asws’. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, what is his^-asws name?’ He^-saww said: ‘He^-asws will not be named until Allah^-azwj will Reveal him^-asws’.

قَالَ جَنْدَلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ وَجَدْنَا ذِكْرَكُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَ قَدْ بَشَّرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ بِكَ وَ بِالْأَوْصِيَاءِ بَعْدَكَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ

Jandal said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! We have found their^-asws mention in the Torah, and Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as had given the glad tidings of you^-saww and of the successors^-asws from your^-saww offspring after you^-saww’.

ثُمَّ تَلَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ‏ وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَ لَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضى‏ لَهُمْ وَ لَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْناً يَعْبُدُونَنِي لا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئاً

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww recited: Allah Promises those of you who believe and do righteous deeds that He will Make them Caliphs in the earth just as He Made Caliphs, those from before them, and He will Establish their Religion for them which He Approves for them, and He will Exchange for them from afterwards, their fear into security. Worship Me and do not associate anything with Me! And one who commits Kufr after that, so these ones, they are the transgressors [24:55].

فَقَالَ جَنْدَلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا خَوْفُهُمْ

Jandal said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, what would be their^-asws fear?’

قَالَ يَا جَنْدَلُ فِي زَمَنِ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ جَبَّارٌ يَعْتَرِيهِ وَ يُؤْذِيهِ فَإِذَا عَجَّلَ اللَّهُ خُرُوجَ قَائِمِنَا يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً

He^-saww said: ‘O Jandal! In the era of each one of them^-asws, there would be a tyrant offending him^-asws and harming him^-asws. So, what Allah^-azwj Hastens the emergence of our^-asws Qaim^-asws, he^-asws will the earth with fairness and justice, just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص طُوبَى لِلصَّابِرِينَ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ طُوبَى لِلْمُقِيمِينَ عَلَى مَحَجَّتِهِمْ‏ أُولَئِكَ وَصَفَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ قَالَ‏ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ‏ وَ قَالَ‏ أُولئِكَ حِزْبُ اللَّهِ أَلا إِنَّ حِزْبَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ‏

Then he^-saww said: ‘Beatitude would be for the patient ones during his^-asws occultation! Beatitude would be for the ones steadfast upon their^-asws manifesto! They are the ones Allah^-azwj has Described them in His^-azwj Book, and Said: those who are believing in the unseen’ [2:3]; and Said: They are the party of Allah. Indeed! Surely the party of Allah, they are the successful ones [58:22]’’.

قَالَ ابْنُ الْأَسْقَعِ ثُمَّ عَاشَ جَنْدَلُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ إِلَى أَيَّامِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ فَحَدَّثَنِي نَعِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِالطَّائِفِ وَ هُوَ عَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ دَعَا بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ وَ قَالَ هَكَذَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ آخِرُ زَادِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا شَرْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَ دُفِنَ بِالطَّائِفِ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِالْكَوْرَاءِ.

Ibn Al-Asqa’a said, ‘Then Jandal Bin Junada lived to the days of Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws. Then he went out to Al-Taif. Nueym Bin Abu Qays narrated to me. He said, ‘I entered to see him at Al-Taif and he was ill. Then he called for a drink of milk and drank it, and said, ‘That is how Rasool-Allah^-saww had pacted it to me, the it would happen to be the last of my provision from the world, a drink of milk’. Then he died and was buried at Al-Taif in the place well known as Al-Kowra’a’’.[173]

145- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَنْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ‏ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ وَ صَالِحِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Mandah, from Abu Muhammad Haroun Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Al Kulayni, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Attar, from Salamah Bin Al Khattab, from Muhammad Bin Khalid Al Tayalisy, from Sayf Bin Ameyrah, and Salih Bin Uqba, altogether from Alqamah Bin Muhammad Al Hazramy,

‘From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws.

وَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْهَمَدَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ الْخَيَّاطِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع يَا حُسَيْنُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ تِسْعَةُ أَئِمَّةٍ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدَ أَبُوكَ فَالْحَسَنُ بَعْدَهُ

And it is narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Wahban, from Ali Bi Al-Husayn Al Hamdany, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Suleyman Al Hazramy, from Al-Hassan Bin Sahl Al Khayyat, from Sufyan Bin Uyayna,

‘From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari having said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws: ‘O Husayn^-asws! There will be emerging from your^-asws Sulb, nine Imams^-asws, from them^-asws would be Mahdi^-asws of this community. When your^-asws father^-asws is martyred, so it would be Al-Hassan^-asws from after him^-asws.

فَإِذَا سُمَّ الْحَسَنُ‏ فَأَنْتَ فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدْتَ فَعَلِيٌّ ابْنُكَ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَمُحَمَّدٌ ابْنُهُ فَإِذَا مَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ ابْنُهُ فَإِذَا مَضَى جَعْفَرٌ فَمُوسَى ابْنُهُ فَإِذَا مَضَى مُوسَى فَعَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَمُحَمَّدٌ ابْنُهُ فَإِذَا مَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَعَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ

When Al-Hassan^-asws is poisoned, then it would be you^-asws. When you^-asws are martyred, your^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws. When Muhammad^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ja’far^-asws. When Ja’far^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws. When Musa^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws.

فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَالْحَسَنُ ابْنُهُ ثُمَّ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ الْحَسَنِ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً.

When Ali^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws. Then the Divine Authority after him^-asws would fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny’’.[174]

146- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ غَالِبٍ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنِ الرُّكَيْنِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي الشَّكَاةِ الَّتِي قُبِضَ فِيهَا فَإِذَا فَاطِمَةُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ قَالَ فَبَكَتْ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ صَوْتُهَا فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص طَرْفَهُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ حَبِيبَتِي فَاطِمَةُ مَا الَّذِي يُبْكِيكِ قَالَتْ أَخْشَى الضَّيْعَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al haybani, from Abdul Razaq Bin Suleyman Bin Ghalin Al Azdy, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali, from Abdul Wahab Bin Hammam Al Himeyri, from Ibn Abu Sheyba, from Shareek, from Al Rakeyn Bin Al Rabie Bin Hassam, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww was in the illness in which he^-saww passed away, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws was by his^-saww head. She^-asws cried until her^-asws voice was raised, so Rasool-Allah^-saww raised his^-saww eyes to her^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘My^-saww beloved (Syeda) Fatima^-asws! What is that which makes you^-asws cry?’ She^-asws said: ‘I^-asws fear the neglect from after you^-saww’.

قَالَ يَا حَبِيبَتِي لَا تَبْكِيِنَّ فَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ قَدْ أَعْطَانَا اللَّهُ سَبْعَ خِصَالٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهَا أَحَداً قَبْلَنَا وَ لَا يُعْطِيهَا أَحَداً بَعْدَنَا مِنَّا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ أَحَبُّ الْمَخْلُوقِينَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ هُوَ أَنَا أَبُوكِ

He^-saww said: ‘My^-saww beloved! Do not cry, for we^-asws are People^-asws of the Household, Allah^-azwj has Given us seven characteristics He^-azwj has not Given to anyone (else) before us^-asws not will He^-azwj be Giving it to anyone after us^-asws. From us^-asws is last of the Prophets^-saww and the most beloved of the creatures to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and he^-saww is me^-saww, your^-asws father^-saww.

وَ وَصِيُّنَا خَيْرُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ أَحَبُّهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ بَعْلُكِ وَ شَهِيدُنَا خَيْرُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ أَحَبُّهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ عَمُّكِ وَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَهُ جَنَاحَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ يَطِيرُ بِهِمَا مَعَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّكِ وَ مِنَّا سِبْطَا هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ هُمَا ابْنَاكِ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ

And my^-saww successor^-asws is the best of the successors^-as, and the most beloved of them^-as to Allah^-azwj, and he^-asws is your^-asws husband, and our^-asws martyrs are best of the martyrs, and the most beloved of them, and he^-as is your^-asws uncle^-as (Hamza^-as), and from us^-asws is one having two wings for him^-saww in the Paradise, he^-as is flying with these with the Angels, and he^-as is son^-as of your^-as, and from us^-as are two chiefs of this community, and they^-asws are your^-asws two son^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws.

سَوْفَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ‏ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ إِذَا صَارَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَرْجاً وَ مَرْجاً وَ تَظَاهَرَتِ الْفِتَنُ وَ تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَ أَغَارَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَلَا كَبِيرٌ يَرْحَمُ صَغِيراً وَ لَا صَغِيرٌ يُوَقِّرُ كَبِيراً فَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مَهْدِيَّنَا التَّاسِعَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ

Soon Allah^-azwj will Extract from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, nine from the Imams^-asws, being trustees, Infallible; and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. When the world becomes with troubles and mess, and the Fitna prevails, and the ways are cut off, and they raise upon each other, so an elder would not have mercy on a young, nor would a young respect the elder, Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic will Send our^-asws Mahdi^-asws during that, being the ninth from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws.

يَفْتَحُ حُصُونَ الضَّلَالَةِ وَ قُلُوباً غَفْلَاءَ يَقُومُ بِالدِّينِ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ كَمَا قُمْتُ بِهِ فِي أَوَّلِ الزَّمَانِ وَ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً

He^-asws will conquer the fortresses of the straying and the heedless hearts. He^-asws will stand with the religion at the end of times, just as I^-saww have stood with it during the first era, and he^-asws will fill the earth with justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny.

يَا فَاطِمَةُ لَا تَحْزَنِي وَ لَا تَبْكِي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْحَمُ مِنِّي بِكِ وَ أَرْأَفُ عَلَيْكِ مِنِّي وَ ذَلِكِ لِمَكَانِكِ مِنِّي وَ مَوْضِعِكِ مِنْ قَلْبِي وَ زَوَّجَكِ اللَّهُ زَوْجاً هُوَ أَشْرَفُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكِ حَسَباً وَ أَكْرَمُهُمْ مَنْصَباً وَ أَرْحَمُهُمْ بِالرَّعِيَّةِ وَ أَعْدَلُهُمْ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَ أَبْصَرُهُمْ بِالْقَضِيَّةِ

‘(Syeda) Fatima^-asws! Do not grieve and do not cry, for Allah^-azwj is more Merciful than I^-saww am with you^-asws, and Kinder upon you^-asws and more compassionate upon you^-asws than I^-saww am, and that is due to your^-asws position from me^-saww and your^-saww place from my^-saww heart, and Allah^-azwj has Married you^-asws to a husband^-asws who is nobles of the people of your^-asws Household in affiliates, and most honourable of them in lineage, and most merciful of them with the citizens, and most just of them with the equality, and most insightful with the judgments.

وَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ تَكُونِي أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَلْحَقُنِي‏ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَلَا إِنَّكِ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي فَمَنْ آذَاكِ فَقَدْ آذَانِي

And I^-saww asked my^-saww Lord^-azwj Mighty and Majestic to Make you^-asws to be the first one from my^-saww family to join with me^-saww. Indeed! You^-asws are a part from me^-saww. The one who hurts you^-asws, so he has hurt me^-saww’.

قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ دَخَلَ إِلَيْهَا رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ فَقَالا لَهَا كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتِ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ اصْدُقَانِي‏ هَلْ سَمِعْتُمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ- فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي فَمَنْ آذَاهَا فَقَدْ آذَانِي

Jabir said, ‘When Rasool-Allah^-saww passed away, two men (Abu Bakr and Umar) from the companions entered to see her^-asws. They said to her^-asws, ‘How have you^-asws become, O daughter^-asws of Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ She^-asws said: ‘Ratify me^-asws, have you two heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww (saying): ‘Fatima is a part from me^-saww, so the one who hurts her^-asws has hurt me^-saww’?’

قَالا نَعَمْ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَمِعْنَا ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَرَفَعَتْ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ قَالَتْ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّهُمَا قَدْ آذَيَانِي وَ غَصَبَا حَقِّي ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَتْ عَنْهُمَا فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُمَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ عَاشَتْ بَعْدَ أَبِيهَا خَمْسَةً وَ سَبْعِينَ يَوْماً حَتَّى أَلْحَقَهَا اللَّهُ بِهِ‏.

They said, ‘Yes, by Allah^-azwj, we have both heard that from him^-saww’. She^-asws raised her^-asws hands towards the sky and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! I^-asws Keep You^-azwj as Witness, they have both hurt me^-asws and have usurped my^-asws rights’. Then she^-asws turned away from them and did not speak to them both after that, and she^-asws lived after her^-asws father^-saww for seventy-five days until Allah^-azwj Joined her^-asws with him^-saww’’.[175]

147- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ متوله عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْقَاضِي الْجِعَابِيِّ عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْأَنْمَاطِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ إِنَّما يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Mutawah, from Muhammad Bin Umar the judge Al Jiany, from Nasr Bin Abdullah, from Al Washa, from Zayd Bin Al-Hassan Al Anmaty,

‘From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari who said, ‘I was in the presence of the Prophet^-saww in the house of Umm Salamah, so Allah^-azwj Revealed this Verse: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33:33].

فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ص بِالْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ أَجْلَسَهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ دَعَا عَلِيّاً ع فَأَجْلَسَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي فَأَذْهِبْ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ طَهِّرْهُمْ تَطْهِيراً

The Prophet^-saww called Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws and had them^-asws seated in front of him^-saww, and called Ali^-asws, and had him^-asws seated behind his^-saww back, and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! These are People^-asws of my^-saww Household, so Keep a day from them^-asws the uncleanness, and Purify them^-asws with a Purification’.

قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَ أَنَا مَعَهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَنْتِ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَكْرَمَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الْعِتْرَةَ الطَّاهِرَةَ وَ الذُّرِّيَّةَ الْمُبَارَكَةَ بِذَهَابِ الرِّجْسِ عَنْهُمْ

Umm Salama^-ra said, and I was with them^-asws, ‘Am I^-saww with them^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘You^-ra are upon good’. I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Allah^-azwj has Honour this clean family and the Blessed offspring by Keeping away the uncleanness away from them^-asws’.

قَالَ يَا جَابِرُ لِأَنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي فَأَخِي سَيِّدُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ ابْنَايَ خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ وَ ابْنَتِي سَيِّدَةُ النِّسْوَانِ وَ مِنَّا الْمَهْدِيُّ

He^-saww said: ‘O Jabir! Because they^-asws are my^-saww family, from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood. My^-saww brother^-asws is chief of the successors^-asws, and my^-saww two (grand) sons^-asws are best of the grandsons^-asws, and my^-saww daughter^-asws is chieftess of the women, and from us^-asws is the Mahdi^-asws’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنِ الْمَهْدِيُّ قَالَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ‏.

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And who is the Mahdi^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘None from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws are Imams^-asws of the righteous, and the ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws. He^-asws will fill the earth with fairness and justice. He^-asws will fight upon the interpretation (of the Quran) just as I^-saww have fought upon the Revelation’’.[176]

148- نص، كفاية الأثر الصَّدُوقُ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْرُورٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ وُلْدِي اسْمُهُ اسْمِي وَ كُنْيَتُهُ كُنْيَتِي أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي خَلْقاً وَ خُلْقاً يَكُونُ لَهُ غَيْبَةٌ وَ حَيْرَةٌ تَضِلُّ فِيهَا الْأُمَمُ ثُمَّ يُقْبِلُ كَالشِّهَابِ الثَّاقِبِ يَمْلَؤُهَا عَدْلًا وَ قِسْطاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al Sadouq, from Ibn Masrour, from Ibn Aamir, from his uncle, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Jameela, from Kabir Al Jufy, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Mahdi^-asws is from my^-saww sons^-asws. His^-asws name is my^-saww name, and his^-asws teknonym is my^-saww teknonym. He^-asws is the most resembling of the people with me^-saww in physique and manners. There will happen to be an occultation for him^-asws, and there would be such confusion, the communities would stray during it. Then he^-asws shall come like the piercing meteor, filling it (the earth) with justice and fairness just as it would been finned with tyranny and injustice’’.[177]

149- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَبَرْتَائِيِّ الْكَاتِبِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى فَقَالَ كَانُوا مِنْ صَفْوَتِهِ وَ خِيَرَتِهِ وَ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مُجَرَّدِينَ مُكَمَّشِينَ فِي نُصْرَةِ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ- لَا زَهْوَ فِيهِمْ وَ لَا ضَعْفَ وَ لَا شَكَّ كَانُوا يَنْصُرُونَهُ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ وَ نَفَاذٍ وَ جِدٍّ وَ عَنَاءٍ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal, from Raja’a Bin Yahya Al Abartany the scribe, from Muhammad Bin Khalid Al Bahily, from Muaz Bin Muazfr, from Ibn Awn, from Hisham Bin Zayd, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I asked Rasool-Allah^-saww about the disciples of Isa^-as, so he^-saww said: ‘They were from his^-as elites and his^-as choicest, and they were twelve, scarce of clothing, every-ready in helping Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-as. There was neither any falsity among them nor weakness, nor any doubts. They were helping him^-asws being upon insight, and implementing, and striving, and taking pains’.

قُلْتُ فَمَنْ حَوَارِيُّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ هُمْ حَوَارِيِّي وَ أَنْصَارُ دِينِي‏ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ التَّحِيَّةُ وَ السَّلَامُ.

I said, ‘So who are your^-saww disciples, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww, twelve from the lineage of Ali^-asws and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws. They^-asws are my^-saww disciples and helpers of my^-as religion. Upon them^-asws, from Allah^-azwj, is the welcome and the greetings’’.[178]

150- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الصَّفْوَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحِمْصِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا وَ قَالَ مَعَاشِرَ أَصْحَابِي مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي حُشِرَ مَعَنَا وَ مَنِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِأَوْصِيَائي مِنْ بَعْدِي‏ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقى‏

(The book) ‘KIfayat Al Aser’ – Abu Abdullah Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ayyash Al Jowhary, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Safwany, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Abdullah Bin Salamah, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Himsy, from Ibn Hammad, from Anas Bin Sireen, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat with us, Salat Al-Fajr, then he^-saww turned towards us and said: ‘Community of my^-saww companions! One who loves People^-asws of my^-saww Household would be Resurrected with us, and one who adhered with my^-saww successors^-asws from after me^-saww, so he has grasped the most trustworthy Handhold, and to Allah is the end-result of the matters [31:22]’.

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْهُمْ‏.

Abu Zarr Al-Ghifari^-ra stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How many Imams^-asws would there be after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Number of the captains of the children of Israel’. He said, ‘All of them^-asws would be from People^-asws of your^-saww Household?’ He^-saww said: ‘All of them^-asws would be from People^-asws of my^-saww Household, nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws and the Mahdi is from them^-asws’’.[179]

151- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَبَرْتَائِيِّ الْكَاتِبِ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ رَأَيْتُ عَلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ مَكْتُوباً- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَيَّدْتُهُ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ نَصَرْتُهُ بِهِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Shaybani, from Jabir Bin Yahya Al Abrtany the scribe, from Yaqoub Bin Is’haq, from Muhammad Bin Bashar, from Muhammad Bin Ja’far, from Sheyba, from Hisham Bin Zayd, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww having said: ‘When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky, I^-saww saw Inscribed upon the base of the Throne: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww. I^-saww Support him^-saww with Ali^-asws and Help him^-saww by his^-asws”.

وَ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ اسْماً مَكْتُوباً بِالنُّورِ فَهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ سِبْطَايَ وَ بَعْدَهُمَا تِسْعَةُ أَسْمَاءَ- عَلِيٌّ عَلِيٌّ عَلِيٌّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ جَعْفَرٌ وَ مُوسَى وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ يَتَلَأْلَأُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ

And I saw twelve names Inscribed with the Noor. They^-asws were of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and after them^-asws were nine names – ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, three times, and ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Muhammad’ twice, and ‘Ja’far’, and ‘Musa’, and ‘Al-Hassan’, and ‘Al-Hujjat’ was shining from between them^-asws’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ أَسَامِي مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ فَنَادَى رَبِّي جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هُمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ بِهِمْ أُثِيبُ وَ بِهِمْ أُعَاقِبُ‏.

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Name to me^-saww who are they?’ My^-saww Lord^-azwj, Majestic is His^-azwj Majesty, Called out: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the successors^-asws from your^-saww offspring. By them^-asws I^-azwj shall Reward, and by them^-asws I^-azwj shall Punish!”’[180]

152- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَاقَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص‏ يَقُولُ‏ أَوْصِيَاءُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَقُومُونَ بَعْدَهُمْ‏ بِقَضَاءِ دُيُونِهِمْ وَ إِنْجَازِ عِدَاتِهِمْ وَ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى سُنَّتِهِمْ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Musa Bin Ahmad Bin Ubeydullah Bin Yahya Bin Khaqan, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Bin Al Fazl Bin Al Rabie, from Usman Bin Abu Shayba, from Yazeed Bin Haroun, from Abdullah Bin Awn, from Anas Bin Sireen, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Successors^-as of the Prophets^-as are those who stood after them^-as with paying off their^-as debts, and fulfilling their^-as promises, and fighting upon their^-as ways’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ أَنْتَ وَصِيِّي وَ أَخِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ تَقْضِي دَيْنِي وَ تُنْجِزُ عِدَاتِي وَ تُقَاتِلُ عَلَى سُنَّتِي تُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى تَنْزِيلِهِ

Then he^-saww turned towards Ali^-asws, and he^-saww said: ‘You^-asws are my^-saww successor^-asws, and my^-saww brother^-asws in the world and the Hereafter. You^-asws will pay off my^-saww debts, and fulfil my^-saww promises, and fight upon my^-saww Sunnah. You^-asws will be fighting upon the interpretation (of the Quran) just as I^-saww have fought upon its Revelation.

فَأَنَا خَيْرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ سِبْطَايَ خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ وَ مِنْ صُلْبِهِمَا تَخْرُجُ الْأَئِمَّةُ التِّسْعَةُ مُطَهَّرُونَ مَعْصُومُونَ قَوَّامُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي عَلَى عَدَدِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى وَ هُمْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي‏.

I^-saww am best of the Prophets and you^-asws are best of the successors^-asws, and my^-saww grandsons^-asws are best of the grandsons^-asws, and from their^-asws lineage would be the nine clean, infallible, standing with the fairness. The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are upon the number of captains of the children of Israel and disciples of Isa^-as, and they^-asws are my^-saww family, from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood’’.[181]

153- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَنْدَةَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ الرَّقِّيِّ بِمِصْرَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ ثُمَّ أَخْفَى صَوْتَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al-Hassan Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Mundah, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Sadaqah Al Raqy at Egypt, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Khallad Al Bahily, from Muaz, from Abu Awn, from Hisham Bin Yazeed, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’. Then his^-saww voice was lowered. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[182]

154- نص، كفاية الأثر الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا الْبَغْدَادِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الْقَاضِي السِّنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَرَفَةَ الطَّائِيِّ الْحِمْصِيِّ عَنِ الْعَبَرْتَائِيِّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ ثُمَّ أَخْفَى صَوْتَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – The judge Abu Al Faraj Al Muafa Bin Zakariya Al Baghdadi, from Ali Bin Uqbah the just Al Sinani, from Abu Bakr Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Arafah Al Taie Al Himeysi, from Al Abartaie, Muhammad Bin Yusuf, from Sufyan Al Sowry, from Aasim, from Abu Al Aaliya, from Anas (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice, and I heard him^-saww saying: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[183]

155- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي طَالِبِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ السَّرْوَانِيِّ الْعَدْلِ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّمْلِيِّ بِالْبَصْرَةِ عَنْ شَبَانَةَ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Abu Talib Bin Zayd Al Sarwany Al Adl, from Humeyd, from Abdullah Bin Ja’far Al Rumla at Al basra, from Shabana Bin Sawwar, from Shuba, from Qatadah, from Al-Hassan, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I heard the Prophet^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’. It was saying, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, how many will the Imams^-asws be after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[184]

156- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ متولة عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَهْرَوَيْهِ الْقَزْوِينِيِّ عَنْ حَامِدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَامِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ طَالِبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ قَالَتْ قَالَ لِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ ثُمَّ أَخْفَى صَوْتَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Mutawalah, from Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Mahrawiya Al Qazwiny, from Hamid Bin Abu Hamid, from Muhamad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Barqy, from Abbas Bin Talib, from Abdul Wahid Bin Ziyad, from Aasim Al Ashowl, from Hafsa Bint Sirreen who said, ‘Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) said to me,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice. I heard him^-saww saying, ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[185]

(This is a clear fabrication from well-known fabricator. The twelve from Quraysh, are the imams of falsehood, please see the Hadith in Appendix) – The twelve Imams^-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah^-saww, are from Clan of Hashim^-as (Imam Ali^-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi^-asws the 12^th Imam^-asws!!)

157- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ هَاشِمِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْفَرَجِ الرِّيَاحِيِّ عَنْ شَرْجِيلِ بْنِ أَبِي عَوْنٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمعبري عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ وَصِيّاً وَ سِبْطَيْنِ فَمَنْ وَصِيُّكَ وَ سِبْطَاكَ فَسَكَتَ وَ لَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ الْجَوَابَ فَانْصَرَفْتُ حَزِيناً فَلَمَّا حَانَ الظُّهْرُ قَالَ ادْنُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَدْنُو وَ أَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَ غَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Shaybani, from Hashim Bin Malik Al Khuzaie, from Al Abbas Bin Al Faraj Al Riyahy, from Sharjeel Bin Abu Awn, from Yazeed Bin Abdul Malik, from Saeed Al Maeery, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I said to Rasool-Allah^-saww, ‘For every Prophet^-as there is a successor^-as, so who is your^-saww successor^-as, and your^-saww chief?’ He^-saww was silent and did not respond the answer to me. I left saddened. When it was midday, he^-saww said: ‘Come closer, O Abu Hureyra!’ I went closer and I said, ‘I seek Refuge with Allah^-azwj from the Wrath of Allah^-azwj and anger of His^-azwj Rasool^-saww’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ نَبِيٍّ وَ كَانَ لَهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ وَصِيٍّ وَ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلَافِ سِبْطٍ فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأَنَا خَيْرُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ وَصِيِّي خَيْرُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ إِنَّ سِبْطَيَّ خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ

Then he^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Sent four thousand Prophets^-as and there were four thousand successors^-as for them, and eight thousand chiefs. By the One^-azwj in Whose Hand is my^-saww soul! I^-saww am best of the Prophets^-as and my^-saww successor^-asws is best of the successors^-as, and my^-saww two chief are best of the chiefs’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص سِبْطِي خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ- الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ سِبْطَا هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ إِنَّ الْأَسْبَاطَ كَانُوا مِنْ وُلْدِ يَعْقُوبَ وَ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا وَ إِنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي- عَلِيٌّ أَوَّلُهُمْ وَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ آخِرُهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ هُوَ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عِيسَى خَلْفَهُ

Then he^-saww said: ‘My^-saww two chiefs are best of the chiefs. Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws are two chief of this community, and the chiefs were from the sons of Yaqoub^-as, and they were twelve men, and the Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve men from People^-asws of my^-saww Household, Ali^-asws being their^-asws first, and Muhammad^-asws being their middle one^-asws, and their^-asws last being Muhammad^-asws, and he^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community, the one^-asws Isa^-as would be praying Salat behind him^-asws.

أَلَا إِنَّ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِمْ بَعْدِي فَقَدْ تَمَسَّكَ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّى مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ تَخَلَّى مِنْ حَبْلِ اللَّهِ‏.

Indeed! The one who adheres with them^-asws after me^-saww, so he has adhered with the Rope of Allah^-azwj, and one who stays away from them^-asws, so he has stayed away from the Rope of Allah^-azwj’’.[186]

158- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ وَ الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا الْبَغْدَادِيُّ وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الرَّازِيُّ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامِ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ الْكَاتِبِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُمْهُورٍ الْعَمِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ وَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ وَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ‏ مَسْعُودٍ إِذ دَخَلَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع فَأَخَذَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ قَبَّلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ حُزُقَّةٌ حُزُقَّةٌ تَرَقَّ عَيْنَ بَقَّةَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Shaybani, and the judge Abu Al faraj Al Muafa Bin Zakariya Al Baghdadi, and Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, and Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Al-Hassan Al Razy, altogether from Muhammad Bin Hammam Bin Suheyl the scribe, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Jamhour Al Ammy, from his father, from Usman Bin Umar, from Shu’ba Bin Saeed Bin Ibrahim, from Abdul Rahma Al A’raj, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator),

‘I was in the presence of the Prophet^-saww and (so were) Abu Bakr, and Umar, and Al-Fazl Bin Al-Abbas, and Zayd Bin Haris, and Abdullah Bin Masoud, when Al-Husayn Bin Ali^-asws entered. The Prophet^-saww grabbed him^-asws and kissed him^-asws, then said: ‘A community! A community! Progress of a small eye!’ (?)

وَ وَضَعَ فَمَهُ عَلَى فَمِهِ وَ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ فَأَحِبَّهُ وَ أَحِبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُ يَا حُسَيْنُ أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ ابْنُ الْإِمَامِ أَبُو الْأَئِمَّةِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ

And he^-saww placed his^-saww hand/index finger on his^-asws mouth, and he^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! I^-saww love him^-asws, so love him^-asws, and I^-saww love the one who loves him^-asws. O Husayn^-asws! You^-asws are the Imam^-asws, son^-asws of the Imam^-asws, father^-asws of the Imam^-asws, nine from your^-asws son^-asws are Imams^-asws of the righteous’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَئِمَّةُ الَّذِينَ ذَكَرْتَهُمْ فِي صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ

Abdullah Bin Masoud said to him^-saww, ‘Who are these Imams^-asws, those you^-saww mentioned as being in the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws?’

فَأَطْرَقَ مَلِيّاً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ سَأَلْتَ عَظِيماً وَ لَكِنِّي أُخْبِرُكَ أَنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ وَلَدٌ مُبَارَكٌ سَمِيُّ جَدِّهِ عَلِيٍّ ع يُسَمَّى الْعَابِدَ وَ نُورَ الزُّهَّادِ

He^-saww lowered his^-saww head for a while, then raised his^-saww head and said: ‘O Abdullah! You have asked a mighty thing, but I^-saww shall inform you. This son^-asws of mine^-asws’ – and he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon a shoulder of Al-Husayn^-asws – ‘There will be emerging from his^-asws Sulb, a Blessed son^-asws. His^-asws grandfather^-asws would name him^-asws as ‘Ali’. He^-asws will be named as ‘Al Aabid’ (the worshipper), and ‘Noor Al-Zahhad’ (Radiance of the ascetics).

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ وَلَداً اسْمُهُ اسْمِي وَ أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي يَبْقُرُ الْعِلْمَ بَقْراً وَ يَنْطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ وَ يَأْمُرُ بِالصَّوَابِ وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ وَ لِسَانَ الصِّدْقِ

And Allah^-azwj will Extract from the Sulb of Ali^-asws, a son^-asws whose name is my^-saww name, and he^-asws would be the most resembling of the people with me^-saww. He^-asws will expound the knowledge with an expounding, and he^-asws will speak with the truth, and he^-asws will instruct with the correctness. And Allah^-azwj will Extract from his^-asws Sulb, the word of truth and the truthful tongue’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَمَا اسْمُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

Ibn Masoud said to him^-saww, ‘So, what is his^-asws name, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’

قَالَ يُقَالُ لَهُ جَعْفَرٌ صَادِقٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَ فِعْلِهِ الطَّاعِنُ عَلَيْهِ كَالطَّاعِنِ عَلَيَّ وَ الرَّادُّ عَلَيْهِ كَالرَّادِّ عَلَيَّ

He^-saww said: ‘He^-asws is called Ja’far^-asws, being truthful in his^-asws words and his^-asws deeds. The condemner upon him^-asws is like the condemner upon me^-saww, and the rejector upon him^-asws is like the rejector upon me^-saww’.

ثُمَّ دَخَلَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَ أَنْشَدَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص شِعْراً وَ انْقَطَعَ الْحَدِيثُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ دَخَلَ بَيْتَ عَائِشَةَ وَ دَخَلْنَا مَعَهُ أَنَا وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ وَ كَانَ ص مِنْ دَأْبِهِ إِذَا سُئِلَ أَجَابَ وَ إِذَا لَمْ يُسْأَلْ ابْتَدَأَ

Then Hassan Bin Sabit entered and prosed a poem regarding Rasool-Allah^-saww, and the Hadeeth was cut off. When it was the next morning, Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat with us, then entered the house of Ayesha, and we entered with him^-saww, and (so did) Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas. And it used to be from his^-saww usual way that whenever he^-saww was asked he^-saww answered, and when he^-saww was not asked, he^-saww would initiate.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ لَا تُخْبِرُنِي بِبَاقِي الْخُلَفَاءِ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ

I said to him^-saww, ‘May my father and my mother be (sacrificed) for you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Will you^-saww not inform me with the remainder of the caliphs from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِ جَعْفَرٍ مَوْلُوداً نَقِيّاً طَاهِراً أَسْمَرَ رَبْعَةً سَمِيَّ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes, O Abu Hureyra! And Allah^-azwj will Extract from the Sulb of Ja’far^-asws, a pure child, clean, brown, of middle stature, named as ‘Musa^-asws Bin Imran’’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

Then Ibn Abbas said to him^-saww, ‘Then who, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’

قَالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ مُوسَى عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ يُدْعَى بِالرِّضَا مَوْضِعُ الْعِلْمِ وَ مَعْدِنُ الْحِلْمِ

He^-saww said: ‘He^-azwj will Extract from Sulb of Musa^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws. He^-asws will be called Al-Reza^-asws, being a place of knowledge and mine of wisdom’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ع بِأَبِي الْمَقْتُولِ فِي أَرْضِ الْغُرْبَةِ وَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ الْمَحْمُودُ أَطْهَرُ النَّاسِ‏ خَلْقاً وَ أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقاً وَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ طَاهِرُ الْحَسَبِ صَادِقُ اللَّهْجَةِ

Then he^-saww said: ‘He^-asws would be killed in a land of estrangement, and there would emerge from the Sulb of Ali^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-saww, the praised ones, cleanest of the people in physique and most beautiful of them in manners. And there will emerge from the Sulb of Muhammad^-asws, his^-asws son Ali^-asws, clean of the affiliation, of truthful tone.

وَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنُ الْمَيْمُونُ النَّقِيُّ الطَّاهِرُ النَّاطِقُ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَ أَبُو حُجَّةِ اللَّهِ وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحَسَنِ قَائِمَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ يَمْلَؤُهَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً لَهُ هَيْبَةُ مُوسَى وَ حُكْمُ دَاوُدَ وَ بَهَاءُ عِيسَى ثُمَّ تَلَا ص‏ ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُها مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ‏

And there would emerge from the Sulb of Ali^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws the auspicious, the pure, the clean, the speak on behalf of Allah^-azwj, and father^-asws of Divine Authority of Allah^-azwj. And there will emerge from the Sulb of Al-Hassan^-asws, our^-asws Qaim^-asws, People^-asws of the Household. He^-asws will fill it (earth) with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny and injustice. For him^-asws would be awe of Musa^-as and judgment of Dawood^-as, and glory of Isa^-as’. Then he^-saww recited: Offspring, one being from the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing [3:34].

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ ذَكَرْتَهُمْ

Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws said to him^-saww: ‘May my^-asws father^-as and my^-asws mother^-as be (scarified) for you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who are they^-asws whom you^-saww mentioned?’

قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَسَامِي الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ وَ الْعِتْرَةُ الطَّاهِرَةُ وَ الذُّرِّيَّةُ الْمُبَارَكَةُ

He^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! My^-saww sublimity are the successors^-asws from after you^-asws, and the clean family^-asws, and the Blessed offspring’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص وَ الَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عَبَدَ اللَّهَ أَلْفَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ أَلْفَ عَامٍ مَا بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ ثُمَّ أَتَانِي جَاحِداً لِوَلَايَتِهِمْ لَأَكَبَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي النَّارِ كَائِناً مَنْ كَانَ.

Then he^-saww said: ‘By the One^-azwj in Whose Hand in the soul of Muhammad^-saww! Even if a man were to worship Allah^-azwj for a thousand years, then a thousand years in what is between the (Yemeni) corner (of the Kabah) and the standing place (of Ibrahim^-as), then he comes to Me^-azwj as a rejector of your^-asws Wilayah, I^-azwj shall Fling him into the Fire, whoever it may happen to be!”’[187]

159- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَ يَمُوتَ مِيتَتِي فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ الْبَقِيَّةَ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ‏

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Wahban Bin Muhammad Al Basry, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al Bazufary, from Abdullah Bin Maslamah, from Uqbah Bin Mukrim, from Abdul Wahbab Al Saqafy, from Yahya Bin Saeed, from Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Bin Khalid, from Abu Salih Al Samman, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww addressed us. He^-saww said: ‘Community of people! One who wants to live my^-saww life and die my^-saww passing away, then let him have the Wilayah of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and the remainder of the Imams^-asws from after him^-asws’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ فَقَالَ‏ عَدَدَ الْأَسْبَاطِ.

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, how many Imams^-asws are after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Number of the tribes (of the children of Israel)’’.[188]

160- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ عَنِ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ جَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ‏ قَالَ جَعَلَ الْإِمَامَةَ فِي عَقِبِ الْحُسَيْنِ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Abdullah Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ubeyd Al Jowgari, from Abdul Samad Bin Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Mukram, from Al Tayalisi, Abu Al Waleed, from Abu Ziyad Abdullah Bin Zakwan, from his father, from Al A’raj, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I asked Rasool-Allah^-azwj about Words of Mighty and Majestic: And He Made it a Word to remain in his posterity [43:28]. He^-saww said: ‘The Imamate is Made to be in the posterity of Al-Husayn^-asws. There shall emerge from his^-asws Sulb, nine from the Imams^-asws, and from them^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا صَفَنَ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ ثُمَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ مُبْغِضاً لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي دَخَلَ النَّارَ.

Then he^-saww said: ‘Even if a man dies worshipping between the (Yemeni) corner (of the Kabah and the standing place (of Ibrahim^-as, then meets Allah^-azwj hating to People^-asws of my^-saww Household, would enter the Fire’’.[189]

161- نص، كفاية الأثر بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَى وَ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ كَانَ عَلَى الضَّلَالَةِ ثُمَّ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – By this chain, said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘I^-saww am leaving behind among you all the two weighty things. One of them is the Book of Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic. One who follows it would be upon the guidance, and one who neglects it would be upon the straying. Then (the second weighty thing) is People^-asws of my^-saww Household. I^-saww remind you of Allah^-azwj regarding People^-asws of my^-saww Household!’ – saying it three times.

فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَمَنْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ نِسَاؤُهُ قَالَ لَا- أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ أَصْلُهُ وَ عَصَبَتُهُ وَ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الِاثْنَا عَشَرَ الَّذِينَ ذَكَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ‏ وَ جَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ‏.

I said to Abu Hureyra, ‘So, who are People^-asws of his^-saww Household? His^-azwj wives?’ He said, ‘No. People^-asws of his^-saww Household are his^-saww origin and his^-saww group, and they^-asws and the twelve Imams^-asws, those Allah^-azwj has Mentioned in His^-azwj Words: And He Made it a Word to remain in his posterity, perhaps they would be returning [43:28]’’.[190]

162- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّمِيمِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ الْغَزَّالِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ تَيْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ بْنِ قَاسِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ- إِنَّما أَنْتَ مُنْذِرٌ وَ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هادٍ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنَا الْمُنْذِرُ أَ تَعْرِفُونَ الْهَادِيَ قُلْنَا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هُوَ خَاصِفُ النَّعْلِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al-Hassan Muhammad Bin Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Tameemi, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Marwan Al Gazal, from Muhammad Bin Taym, from Abdul Rahman Bin Mahdi, from Muawiya Bin Salih, from Abdul Gaffar Bin Qasim, from Abu Maryam, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘I entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww, and this Verse had been Revealed: But rather, you are a Warner, and for every people there is a Guide [13:7]. Rasool-Allah^-saww recited it to us, then said: ‘I^-saww am the warner. Do you know who the guide is?’ We said, ‘No, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘He^-asws is repairer of the slipper’.

فَطُوِّلَتِ‏ الْأَعْنَاقُ إِذْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيٌّ ع مِنْ بَعْضِ الْحُجَرِ وَ بِيَدِهِ نَعْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص

The necks were prolonged. Ali^-asws emerged unto us from one of the rooms, and in his^-asws hand was a slipper of Rasool-Allah^-saww.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ أَلَا إِنَّهُ الْمُبَلِّغُ عَنِّي وَ الْإِمَامُ بَعْدِي وَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِي وَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ فَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ عَنَّا الرِّجْسَ وَ طَهَّرَنَا مِنَ الدَّنَسِ يُقَاتِلُ بَعْدِي عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ‏ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو الْأَئِمَّةِ الزُّهْرِ

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww turned to us and said: ‘Indeed! He^-asws is the deliverer on my^-saww behalf, and the Imam^-asws after me^-saww, and husband of my^-saww daughter^-asws, and father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws. We^-asws, People^-asws of the Household, Allah^-azwj has Kept the uncleanness away from us^-asws and Purified us^-asws (and kept away) from the filth. He^-asws will fight after me^-saww upon the interpretation (of the Quran) just as I^-saww have fought upon the Revelation. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws, father^-asws of the blossoming Imams^-asws’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ يَمْلَأُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً- لَا تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا سَاخَتْ بِأَهْلِهَا.

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And how many are the Imams^-asws after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Twelve, a number of the captains of the children of Israel. And from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. Allah^-azwj will Fill the earth by him^-asws with fairness and justice, just as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny. The earth cannot be vacant from them^-asws except it would submerge with its inhabitants’’.[191]

163- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي مُقَاتِلٍ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ عَنْ مِسْكِينِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لَا تَحِلُّ لِي وَ لَا لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ قَالَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِي عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Shaybani, from Salih Bin Ahmad Bin Abu Maqatil, from Zakariya, from Suleyman Bin Ja’far Al Ja’fari, from Miskeen Bin Abdul Aziz, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘The charities are not permissible for me^-saww nor for People^-asws of my^-saww Household’. We said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who are People^-asws of your^-saww Household?’ He^-saww said: ‘People^-asws of my^-saww Household are my^-saww falimy^-asws, from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood, from after me^-saww, being a number of the captains of the children of Israel’’.[192]

164- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْعَدَوِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ شَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرْقَدَةَ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ ثُمَّ أَخْفَى صَوْتَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Zakariya Al Adawy, from Muhammad Bin A’laa, from Ismail Bin Sabeeh Al Yashkari, from Shareek Bin Abdullah, from Shabeeb Bin Arqadah, from Al Mufazzal Bin Husayn, from Umar Bin Al Khattab who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve’. Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww voice, and I (Umar) heard him^-saww saying: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’.[193]

(This is a clear fabrication from well-known enemy. The twelve from Quraysh, are the imams of falsehood, please see the Hadith in Appendix) – The twelve Imams^-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah^-saww, are from Clan of Hashim^-as (Imam Ali^-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi^-asws the 12^th Imam^-asws!!)

165- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَنْدَةَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عِيسَى بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ الْمَدَنِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْ وَ إِنَّكُمْ وَارِدُونَ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ حَوْضاً أَعْرَضَ مِمَّا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَ بُصْرَى- فِيهِ قِدْحَانٌ عَدَدَ النُّجُومِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Mandah, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Isa Bin Mansour Al Hashimi, from his uncle Isa Bin Ahmad, from Abu Sabit Al Madany, from Abdul Aziz Bin Abu Hazim, from Hisham Bin Saeed, from Isa Bin Abdullah Bin Malik, from Umar Bin Al Khattab who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘O you people! I^-saww shall be over-indulging for you all and you will be arriving unto me^-saww at the Fountain. (It is) a Fountain of the width of what is between Sana’a (name of a town in Yemen and Syria) and Busra (Name of a town in Syria and Iraq, near Baghdad). In it are cups of silver of the number of stars.

وَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ حِينَ تَرِدُونَ عَلَيَّ عَنِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تَخْلُفُونِّي فِيهِمَا السَّبَبُ الْأَكْبَرُ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ طَرَفُهُ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ وَ طَرَفُهُ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ فَاسْتَمْسِكُوا بِهِ وَ لَا تُبَدِّلُوا وَ عِتْرَتِي أَهْلُ بَيْتِي فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ نَبَّأَنِيَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ أَنَّهُمَا لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ

And I^-saww shall be asking you all, when you arrive unto me^-saww, about the two weighty things. So, consider how you are replacing me^-saww regarding them. The greater means is the Book of Allah^-azwj. Its (one) end is in the Hand of Allah^-azwj and its (other) hand is in your hands, so adhere with it, and do not change. And my^-saww family, People^-asws of my^-saww Household, for the Subtle, the Informed has Informed me^-saww that they will never separate until they return to me^-saww at the Fountain!’

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ عِتْرَتُكَ قَالَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي مِنْ وُلْدِ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ و الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ هُمْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي‏.

I (Umar) said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who are your^-asws family?’ He^-saww said: ‘People^-asws of my^-saww Household from the sons^-asws of Ali^-asws and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, being Imams^-asws of the righteous. They^-asws are my^-saww family from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood’’.[194]

166- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْأَنْمَاطِيِّ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ فَضْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبِي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِي بِهِمْ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّى‏ مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ تَخَلَّى مِنَ اللَّهِ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Al Bazufary, from Ahmad Bin Isa Bin Al Fazl Al Anmaty, from Dawood Bin Fazl, from Abu Aysha, from Abu Abdul Rahman, from Saeed Bin Al Musayyab, from Amro Bin Usman Bin Affan who said, ‘My father (Usman) said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws from after me^-saww are twelve, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. One who adheres with them^-asws from after me^-saww, so he has adhered with the Rope of Allah^-azwj, and one who stays away from them^-asws, so he has stayed away from Allah^-azwj’’.[195]

167- نص، كفاية الأثر أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي ذُرْعَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَيْمُونِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْمُقْرِي عَنْ شَرِيكٍ‏ عَنْ رُكَيْنِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ: مَرِضَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ع فَعَادَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَخَذَهُمَا وَ قَبَّلَهُمَا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا أَظَلَّتْ وَ رَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَ مَا ذَرَتْ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَا شَيْ‏ءَ قَبْلَكَ وَ أَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَا شَيْ‏ءَ دُونَكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah Al Jowhari, from Abu Zur’ah Abdullah Bin Ja’far Al Maymuni, from Muhammad Bin Masoud, from Malik Bin Suleyman, from Umar Bin Saeed Al Muqry, from Shareek, from Zukeyn Bin Al Rabi’e, from Al Qasim Bin Hassan Bin Zayd Bin Sabit who said,

‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws fell ill, so Rasool-Allah^-saww consoled them^-asws, and hugged them^-asws and kissed them^-asws, then raised his^-saww hands towards the sky and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj, Lord^-azwj of the seven skies and what they shade! And Lord of the winds and what these scatters! O Allah^-azwj! Lord^-azwj of all things! You^-azwj are the first, there was nothing before You^-azwj, and You^-azwj are the Inner, so there is nothing besides You^-azwj.

أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَمُنَّ عَلَيْهِمَا بِعَافِيَتِكَ وَ تَجْعَلَهُمَا تَحْتَ كَنَفِكَ وَ حِرْزِكَ‏ وَ أَنْ تَصْرِفَ عَنْهُمَا السُّوءَ وَ الْمَحْذُورَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ رَبَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ إِلَهَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ إِسْحَاقَ وَ يَعْقُوبَ

And Lord^-azwj of Jibraeel^-as, and Mikaeel^-as, and Israfeel^-as, and God^-azwj of Ibrahim^-as, and Is’haq^-as, and Yaqoub^-as! I ask You^-azwj to Confer upon them^-asws with Your^-azwj well-being and Make them^-asws to be beneath Your^-azwj Mercy and Your^-azwj Protection, and that You^-azwj should Turn the evil and the danger away from them^-asws by Your^-azwj Mercy’.

ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِ الْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ وَ ابْنُ وَلِيِّ اللَّهِ وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ وَ أَبُو الْأَئِمَّةِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ

Then he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon a shoulder of Al-Hassan^-asws and said: ‘You^-asws are the Imam^-asws, and son^-asws of a Guardian of Allah^-azwj!’ And he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws and said: ‘You^-asws are the Imam^-asws, and father^-asws of the Imams^-asws. Nine from your^-asws Sulb are Imams^-asws of the righteous, and the ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws.

مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِكُمْ وَ بِالْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكُمْ كَانَ مَعَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ كَانَ مَعَنَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ فِي دَرَجَاتِنَا قَالَ فَبَرَءَا مِنْ علتها [عِلَّتِهِمَا] بِدُعَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏.

One who adheres with them^-asws and with the Imams^-asws from your^-asws offspring would be with us^-asws on the Day of Qiyamah, and he would be with us^-asws in the Paradise, in our^-asws ranks!’ So, they^-asws were cured from their^-asws illness by the supplication of Rasool-Allah^-saww’’.[196]

168- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ الْغَنَوِيِّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَائِدُ الْبَرَرَةِ وَ قَاتِلُ الْفَجَرَةِ مَنْصُورٌ مَنْ نَصَرَهُ مَخْذُولٌ مَنْ خَذَلَهُ الشَّاكُّ فِي عَلِيٍّ هُوَ الشَّاكُّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ خَيْرُ مَنْ أُخَلِّفُ بَعْدِي وَ خَيْرُ أَصْحَابِي عَلِيٌّ لَحْمُهُ لَحْمِي وَ دَمُهُ دَمِي وَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ وَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ يَخْرُجُ الْأَئِمَّةُ التِّسْعَةُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Muttalab, from Ibrahim Bin Abdul Samad Bin Muhammad Bin Is’haq Al Hashimy, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Bukeyr Al Ghanawy, from Hakeem Bin Jubeyr, from Abu Al Tufeyl Aamir Bin Wasilah, from Zayd Bin Sabit who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws is guide of the righteous, and killer of the transgressors. Helped would be the one helping him^-asws, Abandoned would be the one abandoning him. The doubt in Ali^-asws, it is the doubt in Al-Islam, and best is the one^-asws I^-saww am leaving behind after me^-saww, and best of my^-saww companions is Ali^-asws. His^-asws flesh is my^-saww flesh and his^-asws blood is my^-saww blood, and he^-saww is chief of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws. And from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws will emerge the nine Imams^-asws, and from them^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’’.[197]

169- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فَيْضِ بْنِ فَيَّاضٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ السَّارِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الرُّكَيْنِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَا يَذْهَبُ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَقُومَ بِأَمْرِ أُمَّتِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَمْلَؤُهَا عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً قُلْنَا مَنْ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Muttalib, from Muhammad Bin Fayz Bin Fayaz Al Ijaly Al Sary, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Aamir, from his father, from Al Rukeyn, from al Qasim Bin Hassan, from Zayd Bin Sabit who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The world will not go away until there stand with the affairs of my^-saww community, a man from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws. He^-asws will it (earth) with justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny’. We said, ‘Who is he^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘He^-asws is the ninth Imam^-asws from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws’’.[198]

وَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ حُبُّنَا إِيمَانٌ وَ بُغْضُنَا نِفَاقٌ‏.

And by his chain said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Loving us^-asws is Eman and hating us^-asws is hypocrisy’’.[199]

170- نص، كفاية الأثر الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالَوَيْهِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنِ الرُّكَيْنِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ أَ لَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى خَيْرِ النَّاسِ جَدّاً وَ جَدَّةً قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ أَنَا جَدُّهُمَا سَيِّدُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ جَدَّتُهُمَا خَدِيجَةُ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Al-Hassan Al Razt, from Is’haq Bin Muhammad Bin Jalawiyah, from Yazeed Bin Suleyman Al Basry, from Shareek, from Al Rukeyn Bin Al Rabie, from Al Qasim Bin Hassan, from Zayd Bin Sabit who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Community of people! Shall I^-saww point you all upon best of the people of a grandfather and grandmother?’ We said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. I^-saww am their^-asws grandfather^-saww, chief of the Messengers^-as, and their^-asws grandmother^-as is (Syeda) Khadeeja^-asws, chief of the women of the Paradise.

أَ لَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى خَيْرِ النَّاسِ أَباً وَ أُمّاً قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ أَبُوهُمَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ أُمُّهُمَا فَاطِمَةُ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ

Shall I^-saww point you all upon best of the people of father and mother?’ We said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. Their^-asws father^-asws is Ali Bin Abu Talib^-asws and their^-asws mother^-asws is Fatima^-asws chieftess of the women of the worlds.

أَ لَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى خَيْرِ النَّاسِ عَمّاً وَ عَمَّةً قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَمُّهُمَا جَعْفَرٌ الطَّيَّارُ ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ عَمَّتُهُمَا أُمُّ هَانِئٍ بِنْتُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏

Shall I^-saww point you all upon best of the people of a paternal uncle and paternal aunt?’ We said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! He^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. Their^-asws uncle is Ja’far^-asws Al Tayyar Ibn Abu Talib^-asws, and their^-asws aunt is Umm^-as Hany Bint Abu Talib^-asws.

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَ لَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى خَيْرِ النَّاسِ خَالًا وَ خَالَةً قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ خَالُهُمَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ خَالَتُهُمَا زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

O you people! Shall I^-saww point you all upon best of maternal uncle and maternal aunt?’ We said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws. Their^-asws maternal uncle is Al Qasim^-as son of Rasool-Allah^-saww, and their^-asws maternal aunt is Zaynab^-as Bint Rasool-Allah^-saww’.

ثُمَّ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ- عَلَى قَاتِلِهِمْ‏ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ‏ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ قَوَّامُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ خَلْفَهُ

Then the eyes of Rasool-Allah^-saww were filled with tears. He^-saww said: ‘Upon their^-asws killers is the Curse of Allah^-azwj, and the Angels, and the people in their entirety; and there would be emerging from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, Imams^-asws of the righteous, trustees, infallible, ones standing with the fairness; and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community behind whom Isa Bin Maryam^-as shall pray Salat’.

قُلْنَا مَنْ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هُوَ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ- أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ يَمْلَأُ الدُّنْيَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً.

We said, ‘Who is he^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ He^-saww said: ‘He^-asws is the ninth from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws – the Imams^-asws of the righteous, and the ninth is their^-asws Mahdi^-asws. He^-asws will fill the world with fairness and justice just as it had been filled with tyranny and injustice’’.[200]

171- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ الْبَرْمَكِيِّ عَنْ مَنْدَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي وَ ابْنَاكَ هَذَانِ إِمَامَانِ وَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ مَعْصُومُونَ وَ مِنْهُمْ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed Al Khuzaie, from Abu Al-Husayn Al Asady, from Al Barmakky, from Mandal Bin Ali, from Abu Nueym, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad, from Zayd Bin Arqam who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying to Ali^-asws: ‘You^-asws are the Imam^-asws and the caliph after me^-saww, and these two sons^-asws of yours^-asws are two Imams^-asws, chief of the people of Paradise, and nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws are infallible Imams^-asws, and from them^-asws is our Qaim^-asws of People^-asws of the Household’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَيْسَ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ رَاكِبٌ غَيْرُنَا وَ نَحْنُ أَرْبَعَةٌ

Then he^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! There wouldn’t be any riders during the Qiyamah apart from us^-asws, and we^-asws will be four’.

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ

A man from the Helpers stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you^-asws, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who are they?’

قَالَ أَنَا عَلَى دَابَّةِ اللَّهِ الْبُرَاقِ وَ أَخِي صَالِحٌ عَلَى نَاقَةِ اللَّهِ الَّتِي عُقِرَتْ‏ وَ عَمِّي حَمْزَةُ عَلَى نَاقَتِيَ الْعَضْبَاءِ وَ أَخِي عَلِيٌّ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ مِنْ نُوقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ بِيَدِهِ لِوَاءُ الْحَمْدِ

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww would be upon an animal of Allah^-azwj, Al-Buraq, and my^-saww brother^-as Salih^-as would be upon a she-camel of Allah^-azwj which was hamstrung, and my^-saww uncle Hamza^-as would be upon my^-saww she-camel Al-Azba’a, and my^-saww brother^-asws Ali^-asws would be upon a she-came from the she-camels of the Paradise, and in his^-asws hand would be the flag of Praise.

يُنَادِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ الْآدَمِيُّونَ مَا هَذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ أَوْ نَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ أَوْ حَامِلُ عَرْشٍ

He^-asws will be calling out: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj! Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj!’ The human beings will be saying, ‘This is not except an Angel of Proximity, or a Messenger Prophet^-as, or a bearer of the Throne!’

فَيُجِيبُهُمْ مَلَكٌ مِنْ بُطْنَانِ الْعَرْشِ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْآدَمِيِّينَ لَيْسَ هَذَا مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ‏ وَ لَا نَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ وَ لَا حَامِلُ عَرْشٍ هَذَا الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ الْفَارُوقُ الْأَعْظَمُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏.

An Angel will answer them from the interior of the Throne: ‘O community of the humans! This is neither an Angel of Proximity, nor a Messenger Prophet^-as, nor a bearer of the Throne! This is the greatest truthful, and the mighty distinguisher Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws!’’[201]

172- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قرضة عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ ابْنَاكَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ التِّسْعَةَ فَإِذَا مِتُّ ظَهَرَتْ لَكَ الضَّغَائِنُ فِي صُدُورِ قَوْمٍ وَ يَمْنَعُونَكَ حَقَّكَ وَ يَتَمَالَوْنَ عَلَيْكَ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Al Bazufary, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Ja’far, from Muhammad Bin Qarzah, from Shareek, from Al Amsh, from Zayd Bin Hassan, from Zayd Bin Arqam who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws: ‘You^-asws are chief of the successors^-as, and your^-asws two sons^-asws are chiefs of the youths of the people of Paradise, and from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic will Extract the nine Imams^-asws. So, when I^-saww pass away, the grudges in the chest of the people will be revealed to you^-asws, and they will prevent you^-asws your^-asws rights, and they would lean (back each other) against you^-asws’’.[202]

وَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: مَا كُنَّا نَعْرِفُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِلَّا بِبُغْضِهِمْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ وُلْدَهُ‏.

And by his chain from Zayd Bin Arqam who said,

‘And we could not recognise the hypocrites in the era of Rasool-Allah^-saww except by their hatred of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and his^-asws children’’.[203]

173- نص، كفاية الأثر الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ هَارُونَ مُوسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ الرَّقِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ زَاهِرِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بَعْدَ مَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ أُوصِيكُمْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَسْتَغْنِي عَنْهُ الْعِبَادُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ رَغِبَ بِالتَّقْوَى زَهِدَ فِي الدُّنْيَا

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al-Husayn Bin Ali, from Haroun Musa, from Muhammad Bin Sadaqah Al Raqy, from his father, from Abu Abdul Rahman Abdullah Bin Ahmad, from Dawood Bin Zahir Bin Al Musayyab, from Salih Bin Abu Al Aswad, from Al-Hassan Bin Ubeydullah, from Abu Al Zuha, from Zayd Bin Arqam who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww addressed us. He^-saww said after having praised Allah^-azwj and extolled upon Him^-azwj: ‘Servants of Allah^-azwj! I^-saww bequeath to you with having the fear of Allah^-azwj Who the servants are not needless from Him^-azwj. So, the one who wishes with the piety, he would be ascetic in the world.

وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ الْمَوْتَ سَبِيلُ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ مَصِيرُ الْبَاقِينَ يَخْتَطِفُ الْمُقِيمِينَ‏ وَ لَا يُعْجِزُهُ لَحَاقُ الْهَارِبِينَ يَهْدِمُ كُلَّ لَذَّةٍ وَ يُزِيلُ كُلَّ نِعْمَةٍ وَ يَقْشَعُ‏ كُلَّ بَهْجَةٍ وَ الدُّنْيَا دَارُ الْفَنَاءِ وَ لِأَهْلِهَا مِنْهَا الْجَلَاءُ وَ هِيَ حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ قَدْ تَحَلَّتْ لِلطَّالِبِ

And know that the death is a way of the world, and destination of the remaining ones, attracting the remaining ones. The fleeing ones cannot thwart the meeting (of death). It demolishes every pleasure and declines every bounty, and it separates every happiness. And the world is a perishing house, and its inhabitants are evacuated from it, and it is sweet, green having been sweetened for the seeker.

فَارْتَحِلُوا عَنْهَا رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِخَيْرِ مَا يَحْضُرُكُمْ مِنَ الزَّادِ وَ لَا تَطْلُبُوا مِنْهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْبَلَاغِ‏ وَ لَا تَمُدُّوا عَيْنَكُمْ فِيهَا إِلَى مَا مُتِّعَ بِهِ الْمُتْرَفُونَ أَلَا إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ تَنَكَّرَتْ وَ أَدْبَرَتْ وَ احْلَوْلَتْ‏ وَ آذَنَتْ بِوَدَاعٍ

May Allah^-azwj have Mercy on you all! Depart from it with goodness whatever you can present from the provision, and do not seek from it any more than the necessarily sufficient, and do not extend your eyes in it to what the ones surrounding in luxuries are enjoying with. Indeed! The world has already denied, and turned around, and decayed, and proclaimed with the farewell.

أَلَا وَ إِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ قَدْ حَلَّتْ وَ أَقْبَلَتْ بِاطِّلَاعٍ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ كَأَنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ انْظُرُوا مَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ وَ سَيُؤَخَّرُ أُنَاسٌ دُونِي فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فَيُقَالُ هَلْ شَعَرْتَ بِمَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا بَرِحُوا بَعْدَكَ يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ

Indeed! And the Hereafter has already settled, and come with the notification. Community of people! It is as if I^-saww am at the Fountain looking at who from you is returning to me^-saww, and some people are being kept away from me^-saww. So, I^-azwj am saying: ‘O Lord^-azwj! (They are) from me^-saww and from my^-saww community!’ It would be said: ‘Are you^-saww aware of what they had done after you^-saww? By Allah^-azwj! They did not do good after you^-saww. They returned back upon their heels!’

مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ أُوصِيكُمْ فِي عِتْرَتِي وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي خَيْراً فَإِنَّهُمْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُمْ وَ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الرَّاشِدُونَ بَعْدِي وَ الْأُمَنَاءُ الْمَعْصُومُونَ

Community of people! I^-saww bequeath to you all to be good regarding my^-saww family and People^-asws of my^-saww Household, for they^-asws are with the truth and the truth is with them, and they^-asws are the rightly guiding Imams^-asws after me^-saww, and the infallible trustees!’

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ.

Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas stood up to him^-saww. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How many Imams^-asws are there after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Of the number of captains of the children of Israel, and disciples of Isa^-as, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and from them^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’’.[204]

174- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الْأَجْلَحِ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ رَأَيْتُ مَكْتُوباً عَلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ بِالنُّورِ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَيَّدْتُهُ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ نَصَرْتُهُ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ رَأَيْتُ عَلِيّاً عَلِيّاً عَلِيّاً ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ مُحَمَّداً وَ مُحَمَّداً وَ جَعْفَراً وَ مُوسَى وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُجَّةَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ اسْماً مَكْتُوباً بِالنُّورِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Ja’far Al Alawy, from Is’haq Bin Ja’far, from Musa Bin Ja’far, from Al Ajla’a Al Kindy, from Abu Umama who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky, I^-saww saw inscribed with Noor upon the base of the Throne: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj. Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. I^-azwj Support Him^-azwj with Ali^-asws and Help him^-saww with Ali^-asws”. And I^-saww saw (written): ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’ – three times. Then after it: ‘Al-Hassan’, and ‘Al-Husayn, and ‘Muhammad’, and ‘Muhammad’, and ‘Muhammad’, and ‘Ja’far’, and ‘Musa’, and ‘Al-Hassan’, and ‘Al-Hujjat’, Twelve names written with Noor.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ أَسَامِي مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَرَنْتَهُمْ بِي فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ وَ الْأَخْيَارُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ‏.

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! My^-saww names, who are they^-asws, those You^-azwj have Paired with me^-saww?’ He^-azwj Called out: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the Imams^-asws after you^-asws, and the choice from your^-saww children!”’[205]

175- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الصَّفْوَانِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يُونُسَ‏ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Muhammad, from Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Safwany, from Ahmad Bin Yunus, from Israel, from Ja’far Bin Zubeyr, from Al Qasim, from Abu Umama who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve, all of them being from Quraysh, nine from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and the Mahdi^-asws is from them^-asws’’.[206] (see Hadeeth in the appendix for the correct version)

176- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ أَبِي ثُوَيْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ الضَّبِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَقُومَ قَائِمُ الْحَقِّ مِنَّا وَ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَنْ تَبِعَهُ نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ هَلَكَ فَاللَّهَ اللَّهَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ائْتُوهُ وَ لَوْ عَلَى الثَّلْجِ فَإِنَّهُ خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Qahyan Al Basry, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al Bazufari, from Ali Bin Al Abbas, from Abbad Bin Yaqoun, from Maymoun Bin Abu Suwerya, from Abu Bakr Bin Ayyash, from Abu Sulayman Al Saby, from Abu Umama who said,

‘The Hour will not be established until there rises from us^-asws the establisher of the truth, and that would be when Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Permits. So, the one who follows him^-asws would attain salvation, and one who stays behind from him^-asws would be destroyed. So Allah^-azwj, Allah^-azwj, servants of Allah^-azwj! Go to him^-asws and even though upon the snow, for he^-asws is a caliph of Allah^-azwj!’

قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَتَى يَقُومُ قَائِمُكُمْ قَالَ إِذَا صَارَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَرْجاً وَ مَرْجاً وَ هُوَ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع‏.

We said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And when will your^-saww Qaim^-asws be rising?’ He^-saww said: ‘When the world becomes with troubles and mess; and he^-asws would be the ninth from Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws’’.[207]

177- نص، كفاية الأثر الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الْقَاضِي عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي عَيْلَةَ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ حُبِّي وَ حُبُّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي نَافِعٌ فِي سَبْعَةِ مَوَاطِنَ أَهْوَالُهُنَّ عَظِيمَةٌ عِنْدَ الْوَفَاةِ وَ الْقَبْرِ وَ عِنْدَ النُّشُورِ وَ عِنْدَ الْكِتَابِ وَ عِنْدَ الْحِسَابِ وَ عِنْدَ الْمِيزَانِ وَ عِنْدَ الصِّرَاطِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – The judge Abu Al Faraj Al Muafa Bin Zakariya, from Ali Bin Uqba the judge, from Musa Bin Is’haq Al Ansari, from Abdullah Bin Marwan Bin Muawiya, from Shazan Bin Abdul Rahman, from the people of Bayt Al Maqdis, from Ibrahim Bin Abu Ayla, from Wasilah Bin Al Asqa’a who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Having my^-saww love and love for People^-asws of my^-saww Household would be beneficial in six places, their horrors are mighty – during the death, and the grace, and during the Resurrection, and during (being given) the book, and during the Reckoning, and at the Scale, and at the Bridge.

فَمَنْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ أَحَبَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي وَ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَنَحْنُ شُفَعَاؤُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

So, the one who loves me^-saww and loves People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and adheres with them^-asws from after me^-saww, we^-asws shall intercede for him on the Day of Qiyamah’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَيْفَ الِاسْتِمْسَاكُ بِهِمْ قَالَ إِنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَ اقْتَدَى بِهِمْ فَازَ وَ نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُمْ ضَلَّ وَ غَوَى‏.

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How can one adhere with them^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve. The one who loves them^-asws and is led by them^-asws will be successful and attain salvation, and one who stays behind from them^-asws would stray and deviate’’.[208]

178- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّازِيِّ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ الطُّوسِيِّ المشطوي وَ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نَجِيٍّ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ خِرَامِ بْنِ نَجِيٍّ الشَّامِيِّ عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ تَيِّهَانَ السُّلَمِيِّ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَا يَتِمُّ الْإِيمَانُ‏ إِلَّا بِمَحَبَّتِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ تَقِيٌّ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُنَا إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ شَقِيٌّ فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِي وَ بِالْأَئِمَّةِ الْأَطْهَارِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Shaybani, from Muhammad Bin Ja;far Bin Muhammad Al Razy Al Kufi, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad, from Abu Ahmad Al Tusi Al Mashuti, and Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Muqry, from Muhammad Bin Najy, from Dawood Bin Al Husay, from Khiram Bin Najy Al Shamy, from Utbah Bin Tayhan Al Sulmy, from Mak’howl, from Wasilah Bin Al Asqa’a who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Eman cannot be completed except by having our^-asws love of People^-asws of the Household, and that Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Pacted to me^-saww that no one will love us^-asws People^-asws of the Household except a Momin, pious, nor hate us^-asws except a hypocrite, a wretched. So, beatitude be for the one who adheres with me^-saww and with the Imams^-asws, the clean ones^-asws from my^-saww offspring’.

فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, how many Imams^-asws are there after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Of a number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[209]

179- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَهْلٍ الدَّقَّاقِ الدُّورِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمَرْوَزِيِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ بَلَغْتُ سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى نَادَانِي جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ سَيِّدِي

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Ja’far Bin Ali Bin Sahl Al Daqqaq Al Dowry, from Ali Bin Al Haris Al Marouzy, from Ayoub Bin Aasim Al Hamdany, from Jafs Bin Giyas, from Yazeed, from Mak’howl, from Wasilah Bin Al Asqa’a saying,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky and reach Sidrat Al-Muntaha, the Majestic is His^-azwj Majesty Called out to me^-saww: “O Muhammad^-saww!” I^-saww said: ‘At Your^-azwj service my^-saww Master^-azwj!’

قَالَ إِنِّي مَا أَرْسَلْتُ نَبِيّاً فَانْقَضَتْ أَيَّامُهُ إِلَّا أَقَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَصِيَّهُ فَاجْعَلْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ الْإِمَامَ وَ الْوَصِيَّ بَعْدَكَ فَإِنِّي خَلَقْتُكُمَا مِنْ نُورٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ خَلَقْتُ الْأَئِمَّةَ الرَّاشِدِينَ مِنْ أَنْوَارِكُمَا أَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَاهُمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ

He^-azwj Said: “I^-azwj have not Sent any Prophet^-saww and Terminated his^-as days, except I^-azwj Made his^-as successor^-as to stand with the command from after him^-as. So, make Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws the Imam^-asws, and the successor^-asws after you^-saww, for I^-azwj have Created you^-asws both from one Noor, and Created the rightly guiding Imams^-asws from both your^-asws Noors! Would you^-saww like to see them^-asws, O Muhammad^-saww?”

قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِأَنْوَارِ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ نُوراً قُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ أَنْوَارُ مَنْ هِيَ قَالَ أَنْوَارُ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَكَ أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ‏.

I^-saww said: ‘Yes, O Lord^-azwj!’ He^-azwj Said: “Raise your^-saww head!” I^-saww raised my^-saww head, and there I^-saww was with Noors of the Imams^-asws after me^-saww, twelve Noors’. I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Whose Noors are these?’ He^-azwj Said: ‘The Imams^-asws after you^-saww, trustees, infallible!”’[210]

180- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ ثَوْرٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يَزِيدَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ أَنْزِلُوا أَهْلَ بَيْتِي بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّأْسِ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ وَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ مِنَ الرَّأْسِ وَ إِنَّ الرَّأْسَ لَا يَهْتَدِي إِلَّا بِالْعَيْنِ اقْتَدُوا بِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي لَنْ تَضِلُّوا

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser – Abu Abdullah Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al Bazufari, from Musa Bin Is’haq Al Ansari, from Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Isa Bin Yunus, from Sowr, meaning Ibn Yazeed, from Khalid Bin Sa’dan, from Wasilah Bin Al Asqa’a who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Make the status of the People^-asws of my^-saww Household to be at the status of the head from the body, and at the status of the two eyes from the head; and the head cannot be guided except by the eyes. Be led by them^-asws from after me^-saww, you will never stray’.

فَسَأَلْنَا عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ فَقَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي مِنْ عِتْرَتِي أَوْ قَالَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

We asked about the Imams^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are from my^-saww family’, or said: ‘From People^-asws of my^-saww Household, of a number of the captains of children of Israel’’.[211]

181- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ حَيْدَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ السُّخْتِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ أَنَا سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ عَلِيٌّ سَيِّدُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ سِبْطَايَ خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ وَ مِنَّا الْأَئِمَّةُ الْمَعْصُومُونَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Hayday Bin muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Masoud, from Yusuf Bin Al Shukhat, from Sufyan Al Sowry, from Musa Bin Abu Ubeyda, Iyas, from Salamah Bin Al Akwa, from Abu Ayoub Al Ansari who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘I^-saww am chief of the Prophets^-as, and Ali^-asws is chief of the successors^-as, and my^-saww two grandsons^-asws are best of the grandsons^-asws, and from us^-asws are the infallible Imams^-asws from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’.

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ عَدَدَ الْأَسْبَاطِ وَ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى وَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

A Bedouin stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! How many Imams^-asws are there after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Of a number of the tribes (of children of Israel), and disciples of Isa^-as, and captains of the children of Israel’’.[212]

182- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ وَ الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الرَّازِيُّ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مَنِيعٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَشِيخَتُنَا وَ عُلَمَاؤُنَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ قَالُوا لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجَمَلِ خَرَجَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حَتَّى وَقَفَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ وَ قَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِالْهَوْدَجِ بَنُو ضَبَّةَ فَنَادَى أَيْنَ طَلْحَةُ وَ أَيْنَ الزُّبَيْرُ فَبَرَزَ لَهُ الزُّبَيْرُ فَخَرَجَا حَتَّى الْتَقَيَا بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal, and Al Muafa Bin Zakariya, and Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al Razy, altogether from Ibn Uqdah, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Manie, from Yaeed Bin Haroun who said, ‘It is narrated to us by our elders and our scholars, from Abdul Qays, they said,

‘When it was the day of the (battle of the) camel, Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws came out until he^-asws paused between the two rows, and the clan of Zabah had surrounded the carriage (of Ayesha on the camel). He^-asws called out: ‘Where is Talha and where is Al-Zubeyr!’ They both came out until they met between the rows.

فَقَالَ يَا زُبَيْرُ مَا الَّذِي حَمَلَكَ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ الطَّلَبُ بِدَمِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ- قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ أَوْلَانَا بِدَمِ عُثْمَانَ أَ مَا تَذْكُرُ يَوْماً كُنَّا فِي بَنِي بَيَاضَةَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكٍ عَلَيْكَ فَضَحِكْتُ إِلَيْكَ‏ وَ ضَحِكْتَ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً لَا يَتْرُكُ زَهْوَهُ‏ فَقَالَ مَا بِهِ زَهْوٌ وَ لَكِنَّكَ لَتُقَاتِلُهُ يَوْماً وَ أَنْتَ ظَالِمٌ لَهُ

He^-asws said: ‘O Zubeyr! What is that which carried you upon this?’ He said, ‘Seeking the blood of Usman’. He^-asws said: ‘May Allah^-azwj Fight our foremost for the blood of Usman. Do you not remember, one day we were among the clan of Bayaza and Rasool-Allah^-saww came to us, and he^-saww was leaning upon you. So, I smiled at you and you smiled at me^-asws. You said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Ali^-asws does not leave his^-asws pride’. He^-saww said: ‘There is no pride with him^-asws, but you will be fighting against him^-asws one day, and you would be unjust to him^-asws’.

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ كَيْفَ أَرْجِعُ الْآنَ إِنَّهُ لَهُوَ الْعَارُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ بِالْعَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْتَمِعَ عَلَيْكَ الْعَارُ وَ النَّارُ قَالَ كَيْفَ أَدْخُلُ النَّارَ وَ قَدْ شَهِدَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ مَتَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يُحَدِّثُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ عَشَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ

He said, ‘Yes, but how can I return now? It would be the shame’. He^-asws said: ‘Return with the shame before the shame and the Fire are gathered upon you’. He said, ‘How can I enter the Fire and Rasool-Allah^-saww has already testified for me with the Paradise?’ He^-asws said: ‘When?’ He said, ‘I heard Saeed Bin Yazeed narrating from Usman Bin Affan during his caliphate, he heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Ten would be in the Paradise’.

قَالَ وَ مَنِ الْعَشَرَةُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ وَ عُثْمَانُ وَ أَنَا وَ طَلْحَةُ حَتَّى عَدَّ تِسْعَةً قَالَ فَمَنِ الْعَاشِرُ قَالَ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنْتَ شَهِدْتَ لِي بِالْجَنَّةِ وَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَكَ وَ لِأَصْحَابِكَ مِنَ الْجَاحِدِينَ

He^-asws said: ‘And who are the ten?’ He said, ‘Abu Bakr, and Umar, and Usman, and I, and Talha’ – until he had counted nine. He^-asws said: ‘So, who is the tenth?’ He said, ‘You^-asws are’. He^-asws said: ‘As for you, you have just testified for me^-asws with the Paradise. And as for I^-asws, for you and for your companions from the rejectors (would be in Hell).

وَ لَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي حَبِيبِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ إِنَّ سَبْعَةً مِمَّنْ ذَكَرْتَهُمْ فِي تَابُوتٍ مِنْ نَارٍ فِي أَسْفَلِ دَرْكٍ مِنَ الْجَحِيمِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ التَّابُوتِ صَخْرَةٌ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَذَابَ أَهْلِ الْجَحِيمِ رُفِعَتْ تِلْكَ الصَّخْرَةُ

And it has been narrated to me^-asws by my^-asws beloved Rasool-Allah^-saww having said: ‘Seven from the ones you have mentioned, would be in coffins of fire in the lowest level of Hell. Upon that would be a rock. Whenever Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Wants to Punish the people of Hell, He^-azwj would Raise that rock’’.

قَالَ فَرَجَعَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ-

نَادَى عَلِيٌّ بِأَمْرٍ لَسْتُ أَجْهَلُهُ-		قَدْ كَانَ عَمْرَ أَبِيكَ الْحَقَّ مُذْ حِينٍ‏-
فَقُلْتُ حَسْبُكَ مِنْ لُؤْمِي أَبَا حَسَنٍ-		فَبَعْضُ مَا قُلْتَهُ الْيَوْمَ يَكْفِينِي‏-
اخْتَرْتُ عَاراً عَلَى نَارٍ مُؤَجَّجَةٍ-		أَنَّى يَقُومُ بِهَا خَلْقٌ مِنَ الطِّينِ-
فَالْيَوْمَ أَرْجِعُ مِنْ غَيٍّ إِلَى رُشْدٍ-		وَ مِنْ مُغَالَظَةِ الْبَغْضَا إِلَى اللِّينِ‏-

Al-Zubeyr returned and he was saying (a poem), ‘Ali^-asws called out with a matter I wasn’t ignorant of it, and the matter of your^-asws father^-as was the truth since a long time. I said, ‘It suffices you^-asws from blaming me, Abu Al-Hassan^-asws, so part of what you^-asws are saying today, suffices me’. I chose shame over the fire. I am standing by it having been created from the clay. So, today I return from the error to the rightful guidance, and from extreme coarseness to softness’’.

ثُمَّ حَمَلَ عَلِيٌّ ع عَلَى بَنِي ضَبَّةَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُمْ إِلَّا كَرَمادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عاصِفٍ‏ ثُمَّ أُخِذَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَحُمِلَتْ إِلَى قَصْرِ بَنِي خَلَفٍ

Then Ali^-asws attacked upon the clan of Zabbah, and they were not seen except, . Then he^-asws seized the woman (Ayesha) and had her carried to a castle of the clan of Khalaf.

فَدَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ عَمَّارٌ وَ زَيْدٌ وَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَ نَزَلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي بَعْضِ دُورِ الْهَاشِمِيِّينَ فَجَمَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثِينَ نَفْساً مِنْ شُيُوخِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَدَخَلْنَا إِلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَ قُلْنَا إِنَّكَ قَاتَلْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِبَدْرٍ وَ أُحُدٍ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ الْآنَ جِئْتَ تُقَاتِلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and Ammar^-ra, and Zayd, and Abu Ayoub Khalid Bin Zayd Al-Ansari entered, and Abu Ayoub lodged in one of the Hashimite houses. We gathered to him^-asws, being thirty persons from the elders of Al-Basra. We entered to see him and greeted to him, and we said, ‘You had fought along with Rasool-Allah^-saww at Badr, and Ohad, against the Polytheists, and now you have come to fight against the Muslims!’

فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ إِنَّكَ تُقَاتِلُ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ بَعْدِي مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع- قُلْنَا اللَّهَ إِنَّكَ سَمِعْتَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ اللَّهَ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

He said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! I^-asws have heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘You will be fighting against the allegiance-breakers, and the deviants and the renegades after me^-saww along with Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws’. We said, ‘You heard that from Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ He said, ‘I have heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying that’.

قُلْنَا فَحَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْ‏ءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي عَلِيٍّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُ وَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ

We said, ‘Narrate to us with something you have heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww regarding Ali^-asws’. He said, ‘I heard him^-saww saying: ‘Ali^-asws is with the truth and the truth is with him^-asws, and he^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the caliph after me^-saww. He^-asws will fight upon the interpretation (of the Quran) like what I^-saww have fought upon the Revelation.

وَ ابْنَاهُ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ سِبْطَايَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ إِمَامَانِ قَامَا أَوْ قَعَدَا وَ أَبُوهُمَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ وَ مِنْهُمُ الْقَائِمُ الَّذِي يَقُومُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ كَمَا قُمْتُ فِي أَوَّلِهِ يَفْتَحُ حُصُونَ الضَّلَالَةِ

And his^-asws two sons^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws are my^-saww two grandsons^-asws from this community, two Imams^-asws where standing or sitting, and their^-asws father^-asws is better than them, and the Imams^-asws after Al-Husayn^-asws are nine from his^-asws Sulb, and from them^-asws is Al-Qaim^-asws, the one^-asws who will be rising at the end of times, just as I^-saww have arising during its first. He^-asws will conquer the fortresses of the straying’.

قُلْنَا وَ ذَلِكَ التِّسْعَةُ مَنْ هُمْ‏ قَالَ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ خَلَفٌ بَعْدَ خَلَفٍ قُلْنَا فَكَمْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يَكُونَ بَعْدَهُ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ قَالَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ

We said, ‘And these nine, who are they^-asws?’ He said, ‘They are the Imams^-asws after Al-Husayn^-asws, a replacement after a replacement’. We said, ‘So, how many Imams^-aswsdid Rasool-Allah^-saww pact to you with, that there would happen to be after him^-saww?’ He said, ‘Twelve’.

قُلْنَا فَهَلْ سَمَّاهُمْ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّهُ قَالَ ص لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ‏ فَإِذَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ بِالنُّورِ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَيَّدْتُهُ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ نَصَرْتُهُ بِعَلِيٍّ

We said, ‘Did he^-saww name them^-asws to you?’ He said, ‘Yes. He^-saww said: ‘When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky, I^-saww looked at the base of the Throne, and there was an inscription with the Noor: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. I^-azwj Support him^-saww with Ali^-asws and Help him^-saww with Ali^-asws”.

وَ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ اسْماً مَكْتُوباً بِالنُّورِ عَلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ- الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ عَلِيّاً عَلِيّاً عَلِيّاً وَ مُحَمَّداً مُحَمَّداً وَ جَعْفَراً وَ مُوسَى وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُجَّةَ قُلْتُ إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَكْرَمْتَهُمْ وَ قَرَنْتَ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ بِاسْمِكَ

And I^-saww saw eleven names inscribed with the Noor upon the base of the Throne, after (name of) Ali^-asws – ‘Al-Hassan’, and ‘Al-Husayn’, ‘Ali^-asws’, ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, and ‘Muhammad’, ‘Muhammad’, and ‘Ja’far^-asws’, and ‘Musa’, and ‘Al-Hassan’, and ‘Hujjat’. I^-saww said: ‘My^-saww God^-azwj, and my^-saww Master^-azwj! Who are they^-asws, those You^-azwj have Honoured and Paired their^-asws names with Your^-azwj Name?’

فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هُمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ بَعْدَكَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ فَطُوبَى لِمُحِبِّيهِمْ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمُبْغِضِيهِمْ

He^-azwj Called out: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the successors^-asws after you^-saww, and the Imams^-asws. Beatitude be for the ones loving them^-asws and the woe be for the ones hating them^-asws!”’

قُلْنَا فَمَا لِبَنِي هَاشِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أَنْتُمُ الْمُسْتَضْعَفُونَ بَعْدِي

We said, ‘So, what is for the Clan of Hashim^-as?’ He said, ‘I heard him^-saww saying: ‘You (Clan of Hashim^-as) would be weakened after me^-saww’.

قُلْتُ فَمَنِ الْقَاسِطُونَ وَ النَّاكِثُونَ وَ الْمَارِقُونَ قَالَ النَّاكِثُونَ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلْنَاهُمْ وَ سَوْفَ نُقَاتِلُ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ أَمَّا الْمَارِقِينَ‏ فَإِنِّي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَعْرِفُهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ بِالنَّهْرَوَانَاتِ

I (the narrator) said, ‘So, who are the deviants, and the allegiance-breakers, and the renegades?’ He said, ‘The allegiance-breakers are those we have just fought against, and soon we shall be fighting the deviants. And as for the renegades, by Allah^-azwj, I do not recognise them apart from that I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying regarding the ways with the rivers (Al-Nahrwan)’.

قُلْنَا فَحَدِّثْنَا بِأَحْسَنِ مَا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ فَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ تَائِبٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ تَائِبَةٍ

We said, ‘Narrate to us with the most excellent of what you have heard from Rasool-Allah^-saww’. I heard him^-saww saying, ‘An example of the Momin in the Presence of Allah^-azwj is like an example of an Angel of Proximity, for the Momin is more magnificent in the Presence of Allah^-azwj than that, and there isn’t anything more beloved to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic than a repentant Momin and a repentant Momina’.

قُلْنَا زِدْنَا يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُهُ ص يَقُولُ- لَا يَتِمُّ الْإِيمَانُ إِلَّا بِوَلَايَتِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ

We said, ‘Increase for us, may Allah^-azwj have Mercy on you’. He said, ‘Yes. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘The Eman cannot be complete except by our^-asws Wilayah of People^-asws of the Household’.

قُلْنَا زِدْنَا يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُهُ ص يَقُولُ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُخْلِصاً فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ

We said, ‘Increase for us, may Allah^-azwj have Mercy on you!’ He said, ‘Yes. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘One who says, ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj’ sincerely, for him would be the Paradise’.

قُلْنَا زِدْنَا يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُهُ ص يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ مُسْلِماً فَلَا يَمْكُرُ وَ لَا يَخْدَعُ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع يَقُولُ الْمَكْرُ وَ الْخَدِيعَةُ فِي النَّارِ

We said, ‘Increase for us, may Allah^-azwj have Mercy on you!’ He said, ‘Yes. I heard him^-saww saying: ‘One who was a Muslim, so he will neither plot nor deceive, for I^-saww have heard Jibraeel^-as saying: ‘The plotter and the deceiver would be in the Fire’’’.

قُلْنَا جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ وَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْراً.

We said, ‘May Allah^-azwj Recompense you goodly on behalf of your Prophet^-saww and on behalf of Al-Islam’’.[213]

183- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي بَعْضِ غَزَوَاتِهِ وَ قَتَلَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَصْحَابَ الْأَلْوِيَةِ وَ فَرَقَّ جَمْعَهُمْ وَ قَتَلَ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُمَحِيَّ وَ قَتَلَ شَيْبَةَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً قَدْ جَاهَدَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Hafs, from Abbad Bin Yaqoub, from Ali Bin Hashim, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Abu Ubeyda Bin Muhammad Bin Ammar, from his father,

‘From his grandfather Ammar^-ra who said, ‘I^-ra was with Rasool-Allah^-saww in one of his^-saww military expeditions, and Ali^-asws killed the bearers of the flags and separated their gathering, and killed Amro Bin Abdullah Al-Jumahie, and killed Shayba Bin Nafie. I^-ra came to Rasool-Allah^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Ali^-asws has fought in the Way of Allah^-azwj as is a right of fighting it’.

فَقَالَ لِأَنَّهُ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْهُ وَ إِنَّهُ وَارِثُ عِلْمِي وَ قَاضِي دَيْنِي وَ مُنْجِزُ وَعْدِي وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي وَ لَوْلَاهُ لَمْ يُعْرَفِ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمَحْضُ بَعْدِي حَرْبُهُ حَرْبِي وَ حَرْبِي حَرْبُ اللَّهِ وَ سِلْمُهُ سِلْمِي وَ سِلْمِي سِلْمُ اللَّهِ

He^-saww said: ‘Because he^-asws is from me^-saww and I^-saww am from him^-asws, and he^-asws is inheritor of my^-saww knowledge, and payer of my^-saww debts, and fulfiller of my^-saww promises, and the caliph after me^-saww, and had it not been for him^-asws, the pure Momin would not be recognised after me^-saww. His^-asws war is my^-saww war, and my^-saww is war of Allah^-azwj, and his^-asws peace is my^-saww peace, and my^-saww peace is peace of Allah^-azwj.

أَلَا إِنَّهُ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي مِنْ صُلْبِهِ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى الْأَئِمَّةَ الرَّاشِدِينَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ

Indeed! He^-asws father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and the Imams^-asws after me^-saww. Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from his^-asws Sulb, the rightly guiding Imams^-asws, and from them^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’.

فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا الْمَهْدِيُّ

I^-ra said, ‘May my father and my mother be (sacrificed for) you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Who is this Mahdi^-asws?’

قَالَ يَا عَمَّارُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةً تِسْعَةً وَ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُمْ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- قُلْ أَ رَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ ماؤُكُمْ غَوْراً فَمَنْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِماءٍ مَعِينٍ

He^-saww said: ‘O Ammar^-ra ! Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Pacted to me^-saww that He^-azwj there will be emerging from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, nine Imams^-asws, and the ninth from his^-asws sons^-asws would disappear from them, and that is the Word of the Mighty and Majestic: Say: ‘Have you considered if your water were to become sunken, so who can come to you with flowing water?’ [67:30].

يَكُونُ لَهُ غَيْبَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ يَرْجِعُ عَنْهَا قَوْمٌ وَ يَثْبُتُ عَلَيْهَا آخَرُونَ فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ يَخْرُجُ فَيَمْلَأُ الدُّنْيَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا وَ يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ وَ هُوَ سَمِيِّي وَ أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي

There will happen to be a long occultation for him^-asws. A people would return from it and another would be steadfast upon it. When it will be the end of time, he^-asws shall emerge and fill the world with fairness and justice, and he^-asws will fight upon the interpretation (of the Quran) just as I^-saww have fought upon the Revelation, and he^-asws is of my^-saww name and the most resembling of the people with me^-saww.

‏ يَا عَمَّارُ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَاتَّبِعْ عَلِيّاً وَ حِزْبَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُ‏

O Ammar^-ra! Fitna will take place after me^-saww. So, when that happens, then follow Ali^-asws and his^-asws party, for he^-asws is with the truth and the truth will be with him^-asws.

يَا عَمَّارُ إِنَّكَ سَتُقَاتِلُ بَعْدِي مَعَ عَلِيٍّ صِنْفَيْنِ- النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ تَقْتُلُكَ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رِضَا اللَّهِ وَ رِضَاكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ عَلَى رِضَا اللَّهِ وَ رِضَايَ وَ يَكُونُ آخِرُ زَادِكَ شَرْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ تَشْرَبُهُ

O Ammar^-ra! You will be fighting alongside Ali^-asws at Siffeen against the allegiance-breakers, and the deviants. The rebel group will kill you’. I^-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Wouldn’t that be upon Pleasure of Allah^-azwj and your^-saww pleasure?’ He^-saww said: ‘Yes, upon Pleasure of Allah^-azwj and my^-saww pleasure, and the last of your provision would be a drink of milk you would be drinking it’.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ صِفِّينَ خَرَجَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَخَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَ تَأْذَنُ لِي فِي الْقِتَالِ فَقَالَ مَهْلًا رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ سَاعَةٍ أَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْكَلَامَ فَأَجَابَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ ثَالِثاً

So when it was the day of Siffeen, Ammar Bin Yasser^-ra came out to Amir Al-Momineen^-asws. He^-ra said to him^-asws, ‘O brother^-asws of Rasool-Allah^-saww! Will you^-asws permit me^-ra for the fighting?’ He^-asws said: ‘Shh! No, may Allah^-azwj have Mercy on you^-ra!’ When it was after a while, he^-ra repeated the talk to him^-asws. He^-asws answered him^-ra with similar to it. He^-ra repeated to him for a third time.

فَبَكَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ- عَمَّارٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهُ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي وَصَفَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ نَزَلَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَنْ بَغْلَتِهِ وَ عَانَقَ عَمَّاراً وَ وَدَّعَهُ وَ قَالَ يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ وَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْراً- فَنِعْمَ الْأَخُ كُنْتَ وَ نِعْمَ الصَّاحِبُ كُنْتَ

Amir Al-Momineen^-asws wept. Ammar^-ra looked at him^-asws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen^-asws! It is the day Rasool-Allah^-saww had described to me^-ra’; and Amir Al-Momineen^-asws descended from his^-asws mule and hugged Ammar^-ra and bade him^-ra farewell and said: ‘O Abu Al-Yaqzan^-ra! May Allah^-azwj Recompense you^-ra goodly on behalf of your^-ra Prophet^-saww and on behalf of Al-Islam, for you^-ra have been a good brother^-ra, and have been a good companion’.

ثُمَّ بَكَى ع وَ بَكَى عَمَّارٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا اتَّبَعْتُكَ إِلَّا بِبَصِيرَةٍ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ يَا عَمَّارُ سَتَكُونُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَاتَّبِعْ عَلِيّاً وَ حِزْبَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُ وَ إِنَّكَ سَتُقَاتِلُ بَعْدِيَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ

Then he^-asws wept and Ammar^-ra wept, then said, ‘By Allah^-azwj, O Amir Al-Momineen^-asws! I^-ra have not followed you^-asws except with insight, for I^-ra have heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying on the day of Khyber: ‘O Ammar^-ra! Fitna will occur after me^-saww. So, when that happens, then follow Ali^-asws and his^-asws party, for he^-asws is with the truth and the truth is with him^-asws, and after me^-saww, you^-ra will be fighting against the allegiance-breakers, and the deviants.

فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلَ الْجَزَاءِ لَقَدْ أَدَّيْتَ وَ أَبْلَغْتَ وَ نَصَحْتَ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ وَ رَكِبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ بَرَزَ إِلَى الْقِتَالِ‏ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ دَعَا بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقِيلَ مَا مَعَنَا مَاءٌ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَسْقَاهُ شَرْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يَكُونَ آخِرُ زَادِي شَرْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ‏

So, may Allah^-azwj Recompense you^-asws O Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, on behalf of Al Islam, the superior Recompense. You^-asws have fulfilled and reached out and advised’. Then he^-ra rode, and Amir Al-Momineen^-asws rode, and went out for duel to the fighting. Then he^-ra called for a drink of water. It was said, ‘There is no water with us’. A man from the Helpers stood up to him and quenched him^-ra a drink of milk. He^-ra said, ‘This is how Rasool-Allah^-saww had pacted to me^-ra that it would be happening as my^-ra last provision, a drink of milk’.

ثُمَّ حَمَلَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَتَلَ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ نَفْساً فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ فَطَعَنَاهُ وَ قُتِلَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي اللَّيْلِ‏ طَافَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْقَتْلَى فَوَجَدَ عَمَّاراً مُلْقًى بَيْنَ الْقَتْلَى فَجَعَلَ رَأْسَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ بَكَى ع وَ أَنْشَأَ يَقُولُ-

Then he^-ra attacked upon the people (enemies) and killed eighteen souls. Two men came from the people of Syria came out to him^-ra and stabbed him^-asws, and he^-ra was killed, may Allah^-azwj have Mercy on him^-ra. When it was during the night, Amir Al-Momineen^-asws went around the battleground, and he^-asws found Ammar^-ra thrown in between the slain. He^-asws made his^-ra head to be upon his^-asws thigh, then cried, and prosed saying: –

أَلَا أَيُّهَا الْمَوْتُ الَّذِي لَسْتَ تَارِكِي-		أَرِحْنِي فَقَدْ أَفْنَيْتَ كُلَّ خَلِيلٍ-
أَرَاكَ بَصِيراً بِالَّذِينَ أُحِبُّهُمْ-		كَأَنَّكَ تَأْتِي نَحْوَهُمْ بِدَلِيلِ‏

‘Indeed, O your death which will not be neglecting me^-asws! Give me^-asws rest for you have annihilate every friend of mine^-asws. I^-asws see you as being insightful with the ones I^-asws love, as if you are coming towards them with evidence’’.[214]

184- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا حَضَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص الْوَفَاةُ دَعَا بِعَلِيٍّ ع فَسَارَّهُ‏ طَوِيلًا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ وَصِيِّي وَ وَارِثِي قَدْ أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِى فَإِذَا مِتُّ ظَهَرَتْ لَكَ ضَغَائِنُ فِي صُدُورِ قَوْمٍ وَ غُصِبْتَ عَلَى حَقِّكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al Bin Al-Hassan Bin muhammad, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Ma’mar, from Abdullah Bin Ma’bad, from Musa Bin Ibrahim, from Abdul Kareem Bin Hilal, from Aslam, from Abu Al Tufeyl,

‘From Ammar^-ra having said, ‘When the expiry presented to Rasool-Allah^-azwj, he^-saww called for Ali^-asws and held a secret conversation with him^-asws for a long time, then said: ‘O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are my^-saww successor^-asws and my^-saww inheritor. Allah^-azwj has Granted you^-asws my^-saww knowledge and my^-saww understanding. So, when I^-saww pass away, there will be revealed to you^-asws the grudges (which are) in the chests of a people, and you^-asws will be usurped of your^-asws rights’.

فَبَكَتْ فَاطِمَةُ وَ بَكَى الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ع فَقَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ يَا سَيِّدَةَ النِّسْوَانِ مِمَّ بُكَاؤُكِ قَالَتْ يَا أَبَتِ أَخْشَى الضَّيْعَةَ بَعْدَكَ

(Syeda) Fatima^-asws cried, and Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws cried. He^-saww said to Fatima^-asws: ‘O chieftess of the women! What are you^-asws crying from?’ She^-asws said: ‘O father^-saww! I^-asws fear the neglect after you^-saww’.

قَالَ أَبْشِرِي يَا فَاطِمَةُ فَإِنَّكِ أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَلْحَقُنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي فَلَا تَبْكِي وَ لَا تَحْزَنِي فَإِنَّكِ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ أَبَاكِ سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّكِ خَيْرُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ ابْنَاكِ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ الْأَئِمَّةَ التِّسْعَةَ مُطَهَّرُونَ مَعْصُومُونَ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الْخَبَرَ.

He^-saww said: ‘Receive glad tidings, O Fatima^-asws, for you^-asws shall be the first one from my^-saww family members to join with me^-saww. So, do not cry and do not grieve, for you^-asws are chieftess of the women of the people of Paradise, and your^-asws father^-saww is chief of the Prophets^-as, and son^-asws of your^-asws uncle^-as is best of the successors^-as, and your^-asws two sons^-asws are both chiefs of the youths of the people of Paradise, and from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, Allah^-azwj will Extract the nine Imams^-asws, the Purified, the infallible, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community’ – the Hadeeth’’.[215]

185- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْجِعَابِيِّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ خَرَّبُوذَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ‏ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ‏ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ إِنِّي فَرَطُكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ وَارِدُونَ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ حَوْضاً أَعْرَضَ مَا بَيْنَ بُصْرَى وَ صَنْعَاءَ فِيهِ عَدَدَ النُّجُومِ قِدْحَانٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ حِينَ تَرِدُونَ عَلَيَّ عَنِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تَخْلُفُونِّي فِيهِمَا

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Wahban, from Muhammad Bin Umar Al Jiany, from Ismail Bin Muhammad Bin Shayba, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan, from Yahya Bin Khalaf, from Abdul Rahman, from Yazeed Bin Al-Hassan, from Muawiya Bin Kharbouz, from Abu Al Tufayl, from Huzeyfa Bin Aseyd who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying upon his^-saww pulpit: ‘Community of people! I^-saww will be overindulging with you all and you will be arriving to me^-saww at the Fountain of the expanse of what is between Busra (Name of a town in Syria and Iraq, near Baghdad) and Sana’a (name of a town in Yemen and Syria). Therein would be silver cups of the number of stars, and I^-saww shall ask you, when you arrive to me^-saww, about the two weighty things, so look at how you replaced me^-saww regarding the two.

الثَّقَلُ الْأَكْبَرُ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ سَبَبٌ طَرَفُهُ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ طَرَفُهُ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ فَاسْتَمْسِكُوا بِهِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا وَ لَا تُبَدِّلُوا وَ عِتْرَتِي أَهْلُ بَيْتِي‏ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ نَبَّأَنِيَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ أَنَّهُمَا لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ

The greatest weighty thing is the Book of Allah^-azwj, a means of its end being in the Hand of Allah^-azwj, and its end being in your hands. So, adhere with it, you will never stray, and will not be replaced; and my^-saww family, People^-asws of my^-saww Household, for the Subtle, the Informed, has Informed me^-saww that these two will never separate until they return to me^-saww at the Fountain.

مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ كَأَنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَنْتَظِرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ وَ سَوْفَ يُؤَخَّرُ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ دُونِي فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فَيُقَالُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ شَعَرْتَ بِمَا عَمِلُوا إِنَّهُمْ مَا بَرِحُوا بَعْدَكَ يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ

Community of people! It is as if I^-saww am at the Fountain looking at the ones from you arriving to me^-saww, and soon a people are impeded from besides me^-saww. So, I^-saww am saying: ‘O Lord^-azwj! (They are) from me^-saww and from my^-saww community!’ It is said: ‘O Muhammad^-saww! Are you^-saww aware of what they had done? They did not stay after you^-saww. They returned upon their heels!’’

ثُمَّ قَالَ أُوصِيكُمْ فِي عِتْرَتِي خَيْراً ثَلَاثاً أَوْ قَالَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي

Then he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww bequeath you all to be good regarding my^-saww family!’ – three times, or he^-saww said: ‘Regarding People^-asws of my^-saww Household!’

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ سَلْمَانُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ لَا تُخْبِرُنِي عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَكَ أَ إِنَّهُمْ مِنْ عِتْرَتِكَ

Salman^-ra stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Will you^-saww not inform me^-ra about the Imams^-asws to be after you^-saww? Are they^-asws from your^-saww family?’

فَقَالَ نَعَمْ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِي مِنْ عِتْرَتِي عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي فَلَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ فَاتَّبِعُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُمْ‏.

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. The Imams^-asws from after me^-saww are from my^-saww family, being of the number of captains of the children of Israel. Nine are from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws. Allah^-azwj would Grant them^-asws my^-saww knowledge and my^-asws understanding, so do not (try to) teach them^-asws for they^-asws are more learned than you all. Follow them^-asws, for they^-asws are with the truth and the truth is with them^-asws’’.[216]

186- نص، كفاية الأثر الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ صَدَقَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ وَ سَأَلَهُ سَلْمَانُ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ فَقَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُمْ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تَخْلُفُونِّي فِيهِمْ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah Al Asady, from Muhammad Bin Abu Bishr, from Al-Husayn Bin Abu Al Haysam, from Hisham Bin Khalid, from Sadaqah Bin Abdullah, from Hisham, from Huzeyfa Bin Aseyd who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying, and Salman^-ra had asked him^-saww about the Imams^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws; and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. Indeed! They^-asws are with the truth and the truth is with them^-asws, so consider how you are replacing me^-saww regarding them^-asws’’.[217]

187- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاضِي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الْقَيْسِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي عُمَارَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَارَةَ عَنْ حَبَشِيِ‏ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ وَهْبٍ السُّوَائِيِّ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَ سَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ سَلْمَانُ‏ فَقَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُمْ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from the judge Muhammad Bin Umar, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Sabi Al Qaysi, from Muhammad Bin Is’haq, from abu Umarah, from Is’haq Bin Abu Umarah, from Habshy Bin Muaz, from Muslim who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Hakeem Bin Jubeyr, from his father, from Al Shaby, from Abu Juheyfa Wahab Al Sawaie, from Huzeyfa Bin Aseyd who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying upon the pulpit, and he^-saww had been asked about the Imams^-asws, except that he did not say it was Salman^-ra. He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel. Indeed! They^-asws are with the truth and the truth is with them^-asws’’.[218]

188- نص، كفاية الأثر أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقَاشِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الضُّبَعِيِّ عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ وَ يُقَالُ قَيْسٌ عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ إِنِّي رَاحِلٌ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ وَ مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى الْمَغِيبِ أُوصِيكُمْ فِي عِتْرَتِي خَيْراً فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ سَلْمَانُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ لَيْسَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ مِنْ عِتْرَتِكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah Bin Al-Hassan Al Utaridy, from his grandfather Ubeydullah Bin Al-Hassan, from Ahmad Bin Abdul Jabbar Al Utaridy, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Raqashy, from Ja’far Bin Suleyman Al Zabaie, from Yazeed Al Rashk, and it is said Qays, from Mutraf Bin Abdullah, from Imran Bin Husayn who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww addressed us. He^-saww said: ‘Community of people! I^-saww am about to depart (pass away), and transfer to the unseen. I^-saww bequeath you all to be good regarding my^-saww family^-asws’. Salman^-ra stood up to him^-saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Aren’t the Imams^-asws after you^-saww from your^-saww family^-asws?’

فَقَالَ نَعَمْ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي مِنْ عِتْرَتِي بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مِنَّا مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَمَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِمْ فَقَدْ تَمَسَّكَ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ- لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ وَ اتَّبِعُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ‏.

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are from my^-saww family^-asws, being of the number of captains of the children of Israel. Nine would be from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, and from us^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community. So, the one who adheres with them^-asws, he has adhered with the Rope of Allah^-azwj. Do not (try to) teach them, for they^-asws are more learned than you are, and follow them^-asws, for they^-asws are with the truth and the truth is with them^-asws, until they^-asws return to me^-saww at the Fountain’’.[219]

189- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أُسَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ عِيسَى الْمَرْوَزِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَلَوِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نجيج [نَجِيحٍ‏] عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ خَرُورٍ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ يَقُولُ‏ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ص يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَنْتَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِي وَ أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي تُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ بَعْدِي مَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَ أَنْتَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ وَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِي وَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكُمُ الْعِتْرَةُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْمَعْصُومُونَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Al Muttalib, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Aseyd, from Abdul Aziz Bin Is’haq Bin Ja’far, from Abdul Wahhab Bin Isa A Maruzy, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Bin Muhammad Al Balwy, from Abdullah Bin Najeej, from Ali Bin Hashim, from Ali Bin Kharour, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata who said, ‘I heard Imran Bin Husayn saying,

‘I heard the Prophet^-saww saying to Ali^-asws: ‘You^-asws are inheritor of my^-saww knowledge, and you^-asws are the Imam^-asws and the caliph after me^-saww. You^-asws shall teach the people after me^-saww what they are not knowing, and you^-asws are father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and husband of my^-saww daughter^-asws, and from your^-asws offspring would be the family of the infallible Imams^-asws’.

فَسَأَلَهُ سَلْمَانُ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ فَقَالَ‏ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

Salman^-ra asked him^-saww about the Imams^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘Number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[220]

190- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْجَلُودِيِّ بِالْبَصْرَةِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْغَلَابِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ عَنْ أَبِي نُصَيْرَةَ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ جزعان [جُدْعَانَ‏] عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي تَقْضِي دَيْنِي وَ تُنْجِزُ عِدَتِي وَ تُقَاتِلُ بَعْدِي عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Wahban Bin muhammad Al Basry, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al Bazufary, from Abdul Aziz Bin Yahya Al Jaloudy at Al Basra, from Muhammad Bin Zakariya Al Ghalaby, from Ahmad Bin Isa Bin Zayd, from Amro Bin Abdul Ghaffar, from Abu Nuseyr, from Hakeem Bin Jubeyr, from Ali Bin Zayd Bin Juz’an, from Saeed Bin Al Musayyab, from Saeed Bin Malik,

‘The Prophet^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are from me^-saww at the status of Haroun^-as from Musa^-as except that there will be no Prophet^-as after me^-saww. You^-asws shall pay off my^-saww debts, and fulfil my^-saww promises, and after me^-saww you^-asws will fight upon the interpretation like what I^-asws fought upon the Revelation.

يَا عَلِيُّ حُبُّكَ إِيمَانٌ وَ بُغْضُكَ نِفَاقٌ وَ لَقَدْ نَبَّأَنِيَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ أَنَّهُ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةً مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مَعْصُومُونَ مُطَهَّرُونَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الَّذِي يَقُومُ بِالدِّينِ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ كَمَا قُمْتُ بِهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ‏.

O Ali^-asws! Having your^-asws love is Eman and hating you^-asws is hypocrisy, and the Subtle, the Informed, has Informed me^-saww that there shall emerged from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, nine from the Imams^-asws, infallible, Purified, and from them^-asws is Mahdi^-asws of this community who will be standing with the religion at the end of times, like what I^-saww have stood with it during the beginning of it’’.[221]

191- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ الْقُرَادَ الْكَبِيرِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ السُّكَّرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هَارُونَ الْكَرْخِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سَلَامَةَ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَعَاشِرَ أَصْحَابِي أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَ الْعَمَلِ بِطَاعَتِهِ فَمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا فَازَ وَ غَنِمَ وَ أَنْجَحَ وَ مَنْ تَرَكَهَا حَلَّتْ بِهِ النَّدَامَةُ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Isa Bin Al Qurad Al Kabeer, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Umar Bin Muslim, from Muhammad Bin Umarah Al Shukry, from Ibrahim Bin Aasim, from Abdullah Bin Haround Al Karkhy, from Ahmad Bin Abdullah Bin Yazeed Bin Salamah, from Huzeyfa Bin Al Yamani who said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww prayed Salat with us, then turned with his^-saww honourable face towards us and said: ‘Community of my^-saww companions! I^-saww bequeath you all with fearing Allah^-azwj and working in His^-azwj obedience! So, the one who works with it would succeeded and enrich and prosper, and the one who neglects it, the regret would be released with him.

فَالْتَمِسُوا بِالتَّقْوَى السَّلَامَةَ مِنْ أَهْوَالِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَكَأَنِّي أُدْعَى فَأُجِيبُ وَ إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ- كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْرَتِي أَهْلَ بَيْتِي مَا إِنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِمَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا وَ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِعِتْرَتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي كَانَ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْهَالِكِينَ

Seek with the piety, safety from the horrors of the Day of Qiyamah. It is as if I^-saww am being Called and I^-saww must answer. And I^-saww am leaving behind among you all, the two weighty things – the Book of Allah^-azwj and my^-saww family^-asws, what if you were to adhered with these two, you will never stray, and the one who adheres with my^-saww family^-asws from after me^-saww, would be from the successful ones, and one who stays behind from them^-asws would be from the destroyed ones!’

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَنْ تُخَلِّفُنَا

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Upon who are you^-saww leaving us behind?’

قَالَ عَلَى مَنْ خَلَّفَ مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ قَوْمَهُ قُلْتُ عَلَى وَصِيِّهِ يُوشَعَ بْنِ نُونٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّ وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَائِدُ الْبَرَرَةِ وَ قَاتِلُ الْكَفَرَةِ مَنْصُورٌ مَنْ نَصَرَهُ مَخْذُولٌ مَنْ خَذَلَهُ

He^-saww said: ‘Upon the one whom Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as left his^-as people behind’. I said, ‘Upon his^-as successor^-as Yoshua^-as Bin Noon^-as?’ He^-saww said: ‘So, my^-saww successor^-asws and my^-saww caliph from after me^-saww is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, guide of the righteous, and killer of the Kafirs. Helped is the one helping him^-asws, Abandonee would be the one abandoning him^-asws’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمْ يَكُونُ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, how many Imams^-asws will there happen to be from after you^-saww?’

قَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي وَ هُمْ خُزَّانُ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَ مَعَادِنُ وَحْيِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘Number of the captains of the children of Israel, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws. Allah^-azwj would Give them^-asws my^-saww knowledge and my^-saww understanding, and they^-asws are treasurers of the Knowledge of Allah^-azwj, and Mine of His^-azwj Revelation’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا لِأَوْلَادِ الْحَسَنِ

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, what is for the children of Al-Husayn^-asws?’

قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَ الْإِمَامَةَ فِي عَقِبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏ وَ جَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ‏

He^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Made the Imamate to be in the posterity of Al-Husayn^-asws, and that is the Word of Mighty and Majestic: And He Made it a Word to remain in his posterity [43:28]’.

قُلْتُ أَ فَلَا تُسَمِّيهِمْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

I said, ‘Will you^-saww not name them^-asws for me, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّهُ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ فَرَأَيْتُ مَكْتُوباً بِالنُّورِ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَيَّدْتُهُ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ نَصَرْتُهُ بِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. When there was an ascension with me^-saww to the sky, and I^-saww looked at the base of the Throne, I^-saww inscribed with the Noor: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj. Muhammad^-saww is Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj. I^-azwj Support him^-saww with Ali^-asws and Help him^-saww with him^-asws”.

وَ رَأَيْتُ أَنْوَارَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ رَأَيْتُ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ مَوَاضِعَ عَلِيّاً عَلِيّاً عَلِيّاً وَ مُحَمَّداً مُحَمَّداً وَ جَعْفَراً وَ مُوسَى وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُجَّةَ يَتَلَأْلَأُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ‏ كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌ‏

And I^-saww saw Noors of Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and I^-saww saw in three places (the names), ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, ‘Ali’, and ‘Muhammad’, ‘Muhammad’, and ‘Ja’far’, and ‘Musa’, and ‘Al-Hassan’, and ‘Al-Hujjat’ shining from between them as if he^-asws was a shining star’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَرَنْتَ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ بِاسْمِكَ

I^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Who are they^-asws, those whom You^-azwj have Paired their^-asws names with Your^-azwj Name?’

قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ خَلَقْتَهُمْ مِنْ طِينَتِكَ فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَ الْوَيْلُ لِمَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ وَ بِهِمْ أُنْزِلُ الْغَيْثَ- وَ بِهِمْ أُثِيبُ وَ أُعَاقِبُ

He^-azwj Said: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the successors^-asws and the Imams^-asws after you^-saww. I^-azwj Created them^-asws from your^-saww clay, so beatitude is for one who loves them^-asws and the woe for the one hating them^-asws; and due to them^-asws I^-azwj Send down the rains, and due to them^-asws I^-azwj shall Reward and I^-azwj shall Punish!”’

ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ دَعَا بِدَعَوَاتٍ فَسَمِعْتُهُ فِيمَا يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلِ الْعِلْمَ وَ الْفِقْهَ فِي عَقِبِي وَ عَقِبِ عَقِبِي وَ فِي زَرْعِي وَ زَرْعِ زَرْعِي‏.

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww raised his^-saww hands towards the sky and supplicated with supplications. I heard him^-saww among what he^-saww said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! Make the knowledge, and the understanding to be in my^-saww posterity, and posterity of my^-saww posterity, and in my^-saww plantation, and plantation of my^-saww plantation’’.[222]

192- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْجِعَابِيِّ عَنْ وَضَّاحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَلْحٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مُوسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُقْرِي عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Umar Al Jiany, from Wazzah Bin Abdullah, from Abu Balhi, from Abu Al Balhi, from Abu Al Qasim Musa Bin Abdullah Al Muqry, from Yahya Bin Abdul Hameed, from Amro Bin Maymoun, from Abu Qatadah who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel, and disciples of Isa^-as’’.[223]

193- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ تَمَّامٍ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْلَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُنْقِذٍ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ كَيْفَ تَهْلِكُ أُمَّةٌ أَنَا أَوَّلُهَا وَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَئِمَّتُهَا إِنَّمَا يَهْلِكُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ نُتْجُ الْهَرْجِ لَسْتُ مِنْهُمْ وَ لَا هُمْ مِنِّي‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Wahban Bin Muhammad Al Basry, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al Bazufari, from Abdullah Bin Tammam Al Kufi, from Yahya Bin Abdul Hameed, from Al-Husayn Bin Abu Burdi, from Yahya Bin Ya’la, from Abdullah Bin Musa, from Yahya Bin Munqiz, from Abu Qatadah who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘How can a community be destroyed and I^-saww am its first and twelve from after me^-saww are their Imams^-asws. But rather, it would be destroyed in what is between that, the troubles would grow. Neither am I^-saww from them nor are they from me^-saww’’.[224]

194- نص، كفاية الأثر الصَّدُوقُ عَنِ الدَّقَّاقِ عَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْبَطَائِنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ هُمْ خُلَفَائِي وَ أَوْصِيَائِي وَ أَوْلِيَائِي وَ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أُمَّتِي بَعْدِي الْمُقِرُّ بِهِمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ الْمُنْكِرُ بِهِمْ كَافِرٌ.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al Sadouq, from Al Daqqaq, from Al Asady, from Al Nowfaly, from Ibn Al Batainy, from his father, from Yahya Bin Abu Al Qasim,

‘From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from his^-asws grandfather^-asws, from Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are twelve. Their^-asws first is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws and their last one is Al-Qaim^-asws. They^-asws are my^-saww caliphs, and my^-saww successors^-asws, and my^-saww friends, and Divine Authorities of Allah^-azwj upon my^-saww community after me^-saww. The acknowledger with them^-asws is a Momin and the denier with them^-asws is a Kafir’’.[225]

195- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْبَاغَنْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Suleyman Al Baghdady, from Muhammad Bin Humeyd Al Razy, from Ibrahim Bin Al Mukhtar, from Nasr Bin Humeyd, from Abu Is’haq, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata,

‘From Ali^-asws.

قَالَ هَارُونُ وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ‏ مُوسَى بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ يُونُسَ الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنْ هُشَيْمِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ الْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع

Haroun said, ‘And it is narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Musa Bin Al Abbas, from Muhammad Bin Zayd, from Ismail Bin Yunus Al Khuzair, from Husheym Bin Bashir Al Wasity, from Abu Al Miqdam Shureyh Bin Hany,

‘From Ali^-asws.

وَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْجِعَابِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ النَّيْشَابُورِيِّ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‏ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ مِنْهُمْ سَلْمَانُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ وَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلْمَانُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ وَصِيّاً وَ سِبْطَيْنِ فَمَنْ وَصِيُّكَ وَ سِبْطَاكَ

And we are informed by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Jowhary, from Muhammad Bin Umar Al Jiany, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Habeeb Al Neshapury, from Yazeed Bin Abu Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Layli who said,

‘Ali^-asws said: ‘I was in the presence of the Prophet^-saww in the house of Umm Salama^-ra when a group of his^-saww companions entered to see him^-saww. From them were Salman^-ra, and Abu Zarr^-ra, and Al-Miqdad^-ra, and Abdul Rahman Bin Awf. Salman^-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! For every Prophet^-as there was a successor^-asws and two tribes, so who is your^-saww successor^-asws and your two tribes?’

فَأَطْرَقَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ نَبِيٍّ وَ كَانَ لَهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ وَصِيٍّ وَ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلَافِ سِبْطٍ فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأَنَا خَيْرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ وَصِيِّي خَيْرُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ سِبْطَايَ خَيْرُ الْأَسْبَاطِ

He^-saww lowered his^-saww head for a while, then said: ‘O Salman^-ra! Allah^-azwj Sent four thousand Prophets^-as and there were four thousand successors^-as for them^-as, and eight thousand tribes. By the One^-azwj in Whose Hand is my^-saww soul! I^-saww am best of the Prophets^-as and my^-saww successor^-asws is best of the successors^-as, and my^-saww two grandsons^-asws are best of the tribes’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ أَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ كَانَ وَصِيُّ آدَمَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ

The he^-saww said: ‘O Salman^-ra! Do you^-ra know who was the successor^-as of Adam^-as?’ He^-ra said, ‘Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Rasool^-as are more knowing’.

فَقَالَ ص إِنِّي أُعَرِّفُكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَأَنْتَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ إِنَّ آدَمَ أَوْصَى إِلَى ابْنِهِ شَيْثٍ وَ أَوْصَى شَيْثٌ إِلَى ابْنِهِ شَبَّانَ وَ أَوْصَى شَبَّانُ إِلَى ابْنِهِ مخلث [مجلث‏] وَ أَوْصَى مخلث [مجلث‏] إِلَى محوق وَ أَوْصَى محوق إِلَى غثميشا وَ أَوْصَى غثميشا إِلَى أَخْنُوخَ وَ هُوَ إِدْرِيسُ النَّبِيُّ

He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww shall introduce (them^-as to you^-ra, O Abu Abdullah^-ra! You^-ra are from us^-asws, People^-asws of the Household. Adam^-as bequeathed to his^-as son Shees^-as, and Shees^-as bequeathed to his^-as son Shabban^-as, and Shabban^-as bequeathed to his^-as son Makhlas^-as, and Makhlas^-as bequeathed to Mahouq^-as, and Mahouq^-as bequeathed to Ghashmeesh^-as, and Ghashmeesh^-as bequeathed to Akhnuk^-as, and he^-as is Idrees^-as the Prophet^-as.

وَ أَوْصَى إِدْرِيسُ إِلَى ناخورا وَ أَوْصَى ناخورا إِلَى نُوحٍ وَ أَوْصَى نُوحٌ إِلَى ابْنِهِ سَامٍ وَ أَوْصَى سَامٌ إِلَى عَثَامِرَ وَ أَوْصَى عَثَامِرُ إِلَى برعشاثا وَ أَوْصَى برعشاثا إِلَى يَافِثَ وَ أَوْصَى يَافِثُ إِلَى بَرَّةَ وَ أَوْصَى بَرَّةُ إِلَى حفسية وَ أَوْصَى حفسية إِلَى عِمْرَانَ وَ أَوْصَى عِمْرَانُ إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَلِيلِ

And Idrees^-as bequeathed to Nakhour^-as, and Nakhour^-as to Noah^-as, and Noah^-as to his^-as son^-as Saam^-as, and Saam^-as bequeathed to Asamir^-as, and Asamir^-as bequeathed to Bar’ashas^-as, and Bar’ashas^-as bequeathed to Nafis^-as, and Nafis^-as bequeathed to Barrah^-as, and Barrah^-as bequeathed to Hafsiya^-as, and Hafsiya^-as to Imran^-as, and Imran^-as bequeathed to Ibrahim^-as, the Friend (of the Beneficent).

وَ أَوْصَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى ابْنِهِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ أَوْصَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ إِلَى إِسْحَاقَ وَ أَوْصَى إِسْحَاقُ إِلَى يَعْقُوبَ وَ أَوْصَى يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى يُوسُفَ وَ أَوْصَى يُوسُفُ إِلَى بَرْثِيَا وَ أَوْصَى بَرْثِيَا إِلَى شُعَيْبٍ وَ أَوْصَى شُعَيْبٌ إِلَى مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ وَ أَوْصَى مُوسَى إِلَى يُوشَعَ بْنِ نُونٍ وَ أَوْصَى يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ إِلَى دَاوُدَ

And Ibrahim^-as bequeathed to his^-as son^-as Ismail^-as, and Ismail^-as bequeathed to Is’haq^-as, and Is’haq^-as bequeathed to Yaqoub^-as, and Yaqoub^-as bequeathed to Yusuf^-as, and Yusuf^-as bequeathed to Bareyha^-as, and Bareyha^-as bequeathed to Shuayb^-as, and Shuayb^-as bequeathed to Musa Bin Imran^-as, and Musa^-as bequeathed to Yoshua^-as Bin Noon^-as, and Yoshua^-as Bin Noon^-as bequeathed to Dawood^-as.

وَ أَوْصَى دَاوُدُ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ وَ أَوْصَى سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى آصَفَ بْنِ بَرْخِيَا وَ أَوْصَى آصَفُ إِلَى زَكَرِيَّا وَ أَوْصَى زَكَرِيَّا إِلَى عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَ أَوْصَى عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَى شَمْعُونَ بْنِ حَمُّونَ الصَّفَا وَ أَوْصَى شَمْعُونُ إِلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا وَ أَوْصَى يَحْيَى إِلَى مُنْذِرٍ وَ أَوْصَى مُنْذِرٌ إِلَى سَلَمَةَ

And Dawood^-as bequeathed to Suleyman^-as, and Suleyman^-as to Aasif^-as Bin Barkhiya^-as, and Aasif^-as bequeathed to Zakariya^-as, and Zakariya^-as bequeathed to Isa Ibn Maryam^-as, and Isa^-as Ibn Maryam^-as bequeathed to Shamoun^-as Bin Hamoun^-as Al Saffa^-as, and Shamoun^-as bequeathed to Yahya^-as Bin Zakariya^-as, and Yahya^-as bequeathed to Munzir^-as, and Munzir^-as, and Munzir^-as bequeathed to Salamah^-as.

وَ أَوْصَى سَلَمَةُ إِلَى بُرْدَةَ وَ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ بُرْدَةُ وَ أَنَا أَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

And Salamah^-as bequeathed to Burdah^-as, and Burdah^-as bequeathed to me^-saww, and I^-saww am handing it to Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَنْبِيَاءُ وَ أَوْصِيَاءُ أُخَرُ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَنْ تُحْصَى

Ali^-asws said: ‘I^-asws said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, is there between the Prophets^-as and the successors^-as, any other?’ He^-saww said: ‘More than can be counted’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ أَنَا أَدْفَعُهَا إِلَيْكَ يَا عَلِيُّ وَ أَنْتَ تَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِكَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحَسَنُ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى أَخِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيٌّ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ جَعْفَرٍ وَ جَعْفَرٌ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُوسَى

Then he^-saww said: ‘And I^-saww am handing to you^-asws, O Ali^-asws, and you^-asws should hand it to your^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws brother^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, and Ali^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Ja’far^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws.

وَ مُوسَى يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيٌّ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيٌّ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحَسَنُ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى ابْنِهِ الْقَائِمِ ثُمَّ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُمْ إِمَامُهُمْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَ تَكُونُ لَهُ غَيْبَتَانِ إِحْدَاهُمَا أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الْأُخْرَى

And Musa^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, and Ali^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, and Ali^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws shall hand it to his^-asws son^-asws Al-Qaim^-asws. Then he^-asws will disappear from them for as long as Allah^-azwj so Desires, and there would be two occultations with him^-asws, one of them longer than the other’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ رَافِعاً صَوْتَهُ الْحَذَرَ الْحَذَرَ إِذَا فُقِدَ الْخَامِسُ مِنْ وُلْدِ السَّابِعِ مِنْ وُلْدِي قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا يَكُونُ فِي هَذِهِ الْغِيبَةِ حَالُهُ

Then Rasool-Allah^-saww turned towards us and said raising his^-saww voice: ‘The caution! The caution, when the fifth from the sons of the seventh is lost (missed)!’ Ali^-asws said: ‘I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So what will happen to be his^-asws state during this occultation?’

قَالَ يَصْبِرُ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِالْخُرُوجِ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا كَرْعَةُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ عِمَامَةٌ مُتَدَرِّعٌ بِدِرْعِي مُتَقَلِّدٌ بِسَيْفِي ذِي الْفَقَارِ وَ مُنَادٍ يُنَادِي هَذَا الْمَهْدِيُّ خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ

He^-saww said: ‘He^-asws will observe patience until Allah^-azwj Permits the emergence to him^-asws, so he^-asws will emerge from Al-Yemen, from a sect called Kar’ah. There will be a turban upon his^-asws head armoured with my^-saww shield, collared with my^-saww sword Zulfiqar, and a caller will call out: “This is Al-Mahdi^-asws, caliph of Allah^-azwj, so follow him^-asws!”

يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً وَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ مَا تَصِيرُ الدُّنْيَا هَرْجاً وَ مَرْجاً وَ يُغَارُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ‏ فَلَا الْكَبِيرُ يَرْحَمُ الصَّغِيرَ وَ لَا الْقَوِيُّ يَرْحَمُ الضَّعِيفَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِالْخُرُوجِ‏.

He^-asws will fill the earth with fairness and justice like what it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny, and that would be due the world having become with troubles and mess, and they would be raiding upon each other. So, neither will the elder have mercy on the young, nor the strong upon the weak. On that day, Allah^-azwj will Permit for him^-asws with the emergence’’.[226]

196- نص، كفاية الأثر الْمُعَافَا بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنْ مَعْرُوفِ بْنِ خَرَّبُوذَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْتَ الْوَصِيُّ عَلَى الْأَمْوَاتِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ عَلَى الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي حَرْبُكَ حَرْبِي وَ سِلْمُكَ سِلْمِي أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو الْأَئِمَّةِ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ مُطَهَّرُونَ مَعْصُومُونَ وَ مِنْهُمُ الْمَهْدِيُّ الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ الدُّنْيَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا فَالْوَيْلُ لِمُبْغِضِكُمْ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al Muafa Bin Zakariya, from Ali Bin Utbah, from his father, from Al-Husayn Bin Ulwan, from Abu Ali Al Khurasany, from marouf Bin Kharbuz, from Abu Al Tufeyl,

‘From Ali^-asws: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to me^-asws: ‘You^-asws are the successor^-asws upon the deceased from my^-saww family members, and the caliph upon the living ones of my^-saww community. Your^-asws party is my^-saww party, and your^-asws peace is my^-saww peace. You^-asws are the Imam^-asws, father^-asws of eleven Imams^-asws from your^-asws Sulb. Imams^-asws Purified, infallible, and for them^-asws is the Mahdi^-asws who fill the world with fairness and justice. So, the woe be for ones hating you^-asws all.

يَا عَلِيُّ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَحَبَّ فِي اللَّهِ حَجَراً لَحَشَرَهُ اللَّهُ مَعَهُ وَ إِنَّ مُحِبَّكَ وَ شِيعَتَكَ وَ مُحِبِّي أَوْلَادِكَ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَكَ يُحْشَرُونَ مَعَكَ وَ أَنْتَ مَعِي فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى وَ أَنْتَ قَسِيمُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ تُدْخِلُ مُحِبِّيكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ مُبْغِضِيكَ النَّارَ.

O Ali^-asws! If a man were to love a stone regarding Allah^-azwj, Allah^-azwj will Resurrect him with it, and that one’s loving you^-asws, and your^-asws shias, and ones loving the children of the Imams^-asws after you^-asws would be Resurrected with you^-asws, and you^-asws will be with me^-saww in the lofty ranks, and you^-asws are distributor of the Paradise and the Fire. One loving you^-asws will enter the Paradise, and your^-asws hater (would enter) the Fire’’.[227]

197- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَزَوْفَرِيِّ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ فِيهِمْ مَنِ اسْمُهُ اسْمُ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مَلَكاً يُسَدِّدُهُمْ وَ إِنَّ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدِي مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ مَنِ اسْمُهُ اسْمِي وَ مَنْ هُوَ سَمِيُّ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al Bazufary, from Ya’la Bin Abbad, from Shuba, from Sa’ad Bin Ibrahim Bin Sa’ad Bin Malik, from his father,

‘From Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘There is no family among whom is someone whose name is a name of a Prophet^-as, except Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic would Send an Angel to them to guide them and that from the Imams^-asws after me^-saww from your^-asws offspring, one whose name is my^-saww name, and one who is named as ‘Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as’.

وَ إِنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ بَعْدِي بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي فَمَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ فَقَدْ خَالَفَنِي وَ مَنْ رَدَّهُمْ وَ أَنْكَرَهُمْ فَقَدْ رَدَّنِي وَ أَنْكَرَنِي وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ فِي اللَّهِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

And the Imams^-asws after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel. Allah^-azwj will Given them my^-saww knowledge, and my^-saww understanding. The one who opposes them, so he has opposed me^-saww, and one who rejects them^-asws and denies them^-asws, so he has rejected me^-saww and denied me^-saww; and one who loves them^-asws for the Sake of Allah^-azwj, he would be from the successful ones on the Day of Qiyamah’’.[228]

198- نص، كفاية الأثر الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الصَّفْوَانِيِّ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ السَّخَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْبَكَّاءِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ سَتَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَ سَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً مِنْهَا فِرْقَةٌ نَاجِيَةٌ وَ الْبَاقُونَ هَالِكُونَ‏ فَالنَّاجُونَ الَّذِينَ يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِوَلَايَتِكُمْ وَ يَقْتَبِسُونَ مِنْ عِلْمِكُمْ وَ لَا يَعْمَلُونَ بِرَأْيِهِمْ فَأُولَئِكَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Safwany, from Marwan Bin Muhammad Al Sakhary, from Abu Yahya Al Taymi, from Yahya Al Baka’a,

‘From Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘My^-saww community will be dividing upon seventy-three sects, from these a sect would attain salvation and the remainder would be destroyed. The ones attaining salvation are the ones adhering with your^-asws Wilayah and attaining from your^-asws knowledge, and they are not working with their opinions. They, there is no way upon them’.

فَسَأَلْتُ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ فَقَالَ عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏.

I^-asws asked about the Imams^-asws. He^-saww said: ‘Number of captains of the children of Israel’’.[229]

199- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ مُوسَى الْهَاشِمِيِّ بِسُرَّمَنْ‏رَأَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَ قَدْ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ- إِنَّما يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Al Tal’akbary, from Isa Bin Musa Al Hashimy at Surmanrayy, said, ‘It is narrated to me by my father, from his father, from his forefathers,

‘From Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws Ali^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww in the house of Umm Salama^-ra, and this Verse had been Revealed unto him^-saww: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33:33].

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا عَلِيُّ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ نَزَلَتْ فِيكَ وَ فِي سِبْطَيَّ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ كَمِ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! This Verse is Revealed regarding you^-asws and regarding my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and the Imams^-asws from your^-asws sons^-asws’. I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! And how many are the Imams^-asws after you^-saww?’

قَالَ أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ ثُمَّ ابْنَاكَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدٌ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ جَعْفَرٌ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ جَعْفَرٍ مُوسَى ابْنُهُ‏ وَ بَعْدَ مُوسَى عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدٌ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنُ ابْنُهُ وَ بَعْدَ الْحَسَنِ ابْنُهُ الْحُجَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحَسَنِ هَكَذَا وَجَدْتُ أَسَامِيَهُمْ مَكْتُوبَةً عَلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ

He^-saww said: ‘You^-asws, O Ali^-asws, then your^-asws two sons^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws, and after Al-Husayn^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, and after Ali^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, and after Muhammad^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Ja’far^-asws, and after Ja’far^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Musa^-asws, and after Musa^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, and after Ali^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws, and after Muhammad^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws, and after Ali^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws, and after Al-Hassan^-asws, his^-asws son^-asws Al Hujjat^-asws from the sons^-asws of Al-Hassan^-asws. That is how I^-saww found their^-asws names written upon the base of the Throne.

فَسَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدَكَ مُطَهَّرُونَ مَعْصُومُونَ وَ أَعْدَاؤُهُمْ مَلْعُونُونَ‏.

I asked Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic about that. He^-azwj Said: “O Muhammad^-saww! They^-asws are the Imams^-asws after you^-saww, Purified, infallible, and their^-asws enemies are accursed!”’[230]

200- نص، كفاية الأثر أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَبِيبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ السَّهْمِيِّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَأُعَذِّبَنَّ كُلَّ رَعِيَّةٍ دَانَتْ‏ بِطَاعَةِ إِمَامٍ لَيْسَ مِنِّي وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الرَّعِيَّةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا بَرَّةً وَ لَأَرْحَمَنَّ كُلَّ رَعِيَّةٍ دَانَتْ بِإِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ مِنِّي وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الرَّعِيَّةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا غَيْرَ بَرَّةٍ وَ لَا تَقِيَّةٍ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Ubeydullah Bin Ahmad Bin Yaqoub, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Masrouq, from Abdullah Bin Shuayb, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad Al Sahmy, from Sufran Bin Uyayna, from Imran Bin Dawood, from Muhammad Bin Al Hanafiya who said,

‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘I^-asws heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Said: “I^-azwj will Punish every citizen making it a religion with obedience of an imam who isn’t from Me^-azwj, and even if the citizen was righteous in himself, and I^-azwj will have Mercy on every citizen making it a religion with a just Imam^-asws from Me^-azwj and even if the citizen was non-righteous in himself and no piety!”

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي حَرْبُكَ حَرْبِي وَ سِلْمُكَ سِلْمِي وَ أَنْتَ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ وَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِي وَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْمُطَهَّرُونَ

Then he^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are the Imam^-asws and the caliph after me^-saww. Your^-asws war is my^-saww war and your^-asws peace is my^-saww peace, and you^-asws are father^-asws of my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and husband^-asws of my^-saww daughter^-asws, and from your^-asws offspring would be the Purified Imams^-asws.

فَأَنَا سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ أَنَا وَ أَنْتَ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ لَوْلَانَا لَمْ يَخْلُقِ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ لَا النَّارَ وَ لَا الْأَنْبِيَاءَ وَ لَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ

I^-saww am chief of the Prophets^-as and you^-asws are chief of the successors^-asws, and I^-saww and you^-asws are from one tree, and had it not been for us^-asws, Allah^-azwj would have neither Created the Paradise, nor the Fire, nor the Prophets^-as, nor the Angels’.

قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَنَحْنُ أَفْضَلُ أَمِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ نَحْنُ خَيْرُ خَلِيقَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَى بَسِيطِ الْأَرْضِ وَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ كَيْفَ لَا نَكُونُ خَيْراً مِنْهُمْ وَ قَدْ سَبَقْنَاهُمْ إِلَى مَعْرِفَةِ اللَّهِ وَ تَوْحِيدِهِ فَبِنَا عَرَفُوا اللَّهَ وَ بِنَا عَبَدُوا اللَّهَ وَ بِنَا اهْتَدَوُا السَّبِيلَ إِلَى مَعْرِفَةِ اللَّهِ

He^-asws said: ‘I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, are we^-asws superior or the Angels?’ He^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! We^-asws are best creatures of Allah^-azwj upon the extension of the earth, and better than the Angels of Proximity; and how can we^-asws not be better than them and we^-asws have preceded them to the recognition of Allah^-azwj and His^-azwj Tawheed. It was by us^-asws they recognised Allah^-azwj, and by us^-asws they worshipped Allah^-azwj, and by they were guided to the way to recognise Allah^-azwj.

يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْكَ وَ أَنْتَ أَخِي وَ وَزِيرِي فَإِذَا مِتُّ ظَهَرَتْ لَكَ ضَغَائِنُ فِي صُدُورِ قَوْمٍ وَ سَتَكُونُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةٌ صَمَّاءُ صَيْلَمٌ‏ يَسْقُطُ فِيهَا كُلُّ وَلِيجَةٍ وَ بِطَانَةٍ

O Ali^-asws! You^-asws are from me^-saww and I^-saww am from you^-asws, and you^-asws are my^-saww brother^-asws and my^-saww Vizier. So, when I^-saww pass away, there will be revealed to you^-asws the grudges in the chests of the people, and a deafening, blinding Fitna will be occurring after me^-saww, there shall fall during it every confidant and intimate one.

وَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ فِقْدَانِ شِيعَتِكَ الْخَامِسَ مِنْ وُلْدِ السَّابِعِ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ تَحْزَنُ لِفَقْدِهِ أَهْلُ الْأَرْضِ وَ السَّمَاءِ فَكَمْ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ مُتَأَسِّفٍ مُتَلَهِّفٍ حَيْرَانَ عِنْدَ فَقْدِهِ

And that would be during your^-asws Shias losing the fifth from the sons^-asws of the seventh from your^-asws sons^-asws. His^-asws loss would be grieved upon by the inhabitants of the earth and the sky. So, how many Momin and Momina would be sorry, sighing, confused during his^-asws loss’.

ثُمَّ أَطْرَقَ مَلِيّاً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَ قَالَ بِأَبِي وَ أُمِّي سَمِيِّي وَ شَبِيهِي وَ شَبِيهُ مُوسَى‏ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِ جُيُوبُ النُّورِ أَوْ قَالَ جَلَابِيبُ النُّورِ يَتَوَقَّدُ مِنْ شُعَاعِ الْقُدْسِ كَأَنِّي بِهِمْ آيِسٌ مَا كَانُوا- نُودِيَ بِنِدَاءٍ يَسْمَعُهُ مِنَ الْبُعْدِ كَمَا يَسْمَعُهُ مِنَ الْقُرْبِ يَكُونُ رَحْمَةً عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ عَذَاباً عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ

Then he^-saww lowered his^-saww head for a while, then raised his^-saww head and said: ‘By my^-saww father^-as and my^-saww mother^-as! He^-asws is of my^-saww name, and my^-saww resemblance, and resembling Musa^-as Bin Imran^-as. Upon him^-asws would be pockets of Noor’ – or said: ‘Robes of light igniting from the rays of Holiness. It is as if I^-saww am with them, despairing as they could be, (and) there is a caller calling out, making the servants hear as if they are listening to him from nearby. He^-asws will happen to be a mercy upon the Momineen and punishment upon the hypocrites.

قُلْتُ وَ مَا ذَلِكَ النِّدَاءُ قَالَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَصْوَاتٍ فِي رَجَبٍ أَوَّلُهَا أَلا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ‏ وَ الثَّانِي‏ أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ وَ الثَّالِثُ يَرَوْنَ بَدَناً بَارِزاً مَعَ قَرْنِ الشَّمْسِ‏ يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ حَتَّى يَنْسُبَهُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فِيهِ هَلَاكُ الظَّالِمِينَ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَأْتِي الْفَرَجُ وَ يَشْفِي اللَّهُ صُدُورَهُمْ- وَ يُذْهِبْ غَيْظَ قُلُوبِهِمْ

I^-asws said: ‘And what is that call?’ He^-saww said: ‘Three voices during Rajab. Their first is: Indeed, the Curse of Allah is upon the unjust [11:18]; and the second: The approaching (Day) approaches [53:57]; and the third, they will be seeing a body coming out with the rays of the sun calling out: ‘Indeed! Allah^-azwj has Sent so and so, son of so and so!’ – until he lineages him^-asws to Ali^-asws. During it would be destruction of the oppressors. During that, the relief will appear, and Allah^-azwj will Heal their chests, And he would Remove the rage of their hearts [9:15]’.

‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَمْ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ قَالَ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةٌ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ‏.

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So how many Imams^-asws will there happen to be after me^-asws?’ He^-saww said: ‘After Al-Husayn^-asws, nine, their^-asws ninth being their^-asws Qaim^-asws’’.[231]

201- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحِمَّصِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الْغَطْفَانِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْحِمَّصِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُكَّاشَةَ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَوْماً فَقَالَ بَعْدَ مَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ كَأَنِّي أُدْعَى فَأُجِيبُ وَ إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ- كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْرَتِي أَهْلَ بَيْتِي مَا إِنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِمَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Utbah Bin Abdullah Al Himsy, from Ali Bin Musa Al Ghatfany, from Ahmad Bin Yusuf Al Himsy, from Muhammad Bin Ukashah, from Husayn Bin Zayd Bin Ali, from Abdullah Bin Hassan Bin Hassan, from his father,

‘From Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww addressed us one day. He^-saww said after having praised Allah^-azwj and extolling upon Him^-azwj: ‘Community of people! It is as if I^-saww have been Called and I^-saww must answer (to Allah^-azwj), and I^-saww am leaving behind among you all, the two weighty things – Book of Allah^-azwj and my^-saww family, People^-asws of my^-saww Household, what if you were to adhered with these two, you will never stray.

فَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ- لَا تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ وَ لَوْ خَلَتْ إِذاً لَسَاخَتْ بِأَهْلِهَا

So, learn from them^-asws and do not (try to) teach them^-asws, for they^-asws are more learned than you are. The earth will not be vacant from them^-asws, and if it were to be vacant, it would collapse with its inhabitants’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الْعِلْمَ لَا يَبِيدُ وَ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ وَ أَنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِي أَرْضَكَ مِنْ حُجَّةٍ لَكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ ظَاهِرٍ لَيْسَ بِالْمُطَاعِ أَوْ خَائِفٍ مَغْمُورٍ- لِكَيْلَا يَبْطُلَ حُجَّتُكَ وَ لَا يَضِلَّ أَوْلِيَاؤُكَ بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَهُمْ أُولَئِكَ الْأَقَلُّونَ عَدَداً الْأَعْظَمُونَ قَدْراً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ

Then he^-saww said: ‘I^-saww know that the knowledge can neither disappear nor be terminated, and You^-azwj will not leave Your^-azwj earth vacant from a Divine Authority of Yours^-azwj upon Your^-azwj creatures, whether apparent not being followed, or fearful, obscure, lest Your^-azwj Argument be invalidated, not will Your^-azwj friends stray after when You^-azwj have Guided them. They are few in numbers and great of worth in the Presence of Allah^-azwj’.

فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ عَنْ مِنْبَرِهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ مَا أَنْتَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمْ

When he^-saww descended from his^-saww pulpit, I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! But, are you^-saww not the Divine Authority upon the creatures, all of them?’

قَالَ يَا حَسَنُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ‏ إِنَّما أَنْتَ مُنْذِرٌ وَ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هادٍ فَأَنَا الْمُنْذِرُ وَ عَلِيٌّ الْهَادِي

He^-saww said: ‘O Hassan^-asws! Allah^-azwj is Saying: But rather, you are a Warner, and for every people there is a Guide [13:7]. So, I^-saww am the warner and Ali^-asws is the guide’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَوْلُكَ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ حُجَّةٍ

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, (what about) your^-saww words: ‘The earth will not be vacant from a Divine Authority’?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ عَلِيٌّ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ‏ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدِي وَ أَنْتَ الْحُجَّةُ وَ الْإِمَامُ بَعْدَهُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ‏ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَكَ وَ لَقَدْ نَبَّأَنِي اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ أَنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَلَدٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ سَمِيُّ جَدِّهِ عَلِيٍّ

He^-saww said: ‘Yes. Ali^-asws, he^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after me^-saww, and you^-asws are the Divine Authority and the Imam^-asws after him^-asws, and Al-Husayn^-asws, he^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after you^-asws. And the Subtle, the Informed, has Informed me^-saww that there shall emerge from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws, a son^-asws called ‘Ali’, named by his^-asws grandfather^-asws Ali^-asws.

فَإِذَا مَضَى الْحُسَيْنُ قَامَ بِالْأَمْرِ بَعْدَهُ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ‏ وَ هُوَ الْحُجَّةُ وَ الْإِمَامُ وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ وَلَداً سَمِيِّي وَ أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي عِلْمُهُ عِلْمِي وَ حُكْمُهُ حُكْمِي وَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

So, when he^-asws passes away, his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws would stand with the command after him^-asws, and he^-asws is the Divine Authority and the Imam^-asws. And Allah^-azwj will Extract from the Sulb of Ali^-asws, a son^-asws having my^-saww name and he^-asws would be the most resembling of the people with me^-saww. His^-asws knowledge would be my^-saww knowledge, and his^-asws wisdom, my^-saww wisdom, and he^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ مَوْلُوداً يُقَالُ لَهُ جَعْفَرٌ أَصْدَقُ النَّاسِ قَوْلًا وَ فِعْلًا وَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

And Allah^-azwj will Extract from his^-asws Sulb, a son^-asws called Ja’far^-asws, most truthful of the people in words and deeds, and he^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ جَعْفَرٍ مَوْلُوداً سَمِيُّ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ تَعَبُّداً فَهُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

And Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Ja’far^-asws, a son^-asws named as ‘Musa Bin Imran’, being the most intense of the people in worship. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ مُوسَى وَلَداً يُقَالُ عَلِيٌّ مَعْدِنُ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْضِعُ حُكْمِهِ‏ فَهُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

And Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Musa^-asws, a son^-asws called ‘Ali’, being a Mine of the Knowledge of Allah^-azwj, and Place of His^-azwj Wisdom. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ مَوْلُوداً يُقَالُ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَهُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

And Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Ali^-asws, a son^-asws called ‘Muhammad’. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ مُحَمَّدٍ مَوْلُوداً يُقَالُ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ فَهُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

And Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Muhammad^-asws, a son^-asws called ‘Ali’. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ عَلِيٍّ مَوْلُوداً يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَسَنُ فَهُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ

And Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Ali^-asws, a son^-asws called ‘Al-Hassan’. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws and the Divine Authority after his^-asws father^-asws.

وَ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحَسَنِ الْحُجَّةَ الْقَائِمَ إِمَامَ زَمَانِهِ وَ مُنْقِذَ أَوْلِيَائِهِ يَغِيبُ حَتَّى لَا يُرَى يَرْجِعُ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ قَوْمٌ وَ يَثْبُتُ عَلَيْهِ آخَرُونَ- وَ يَقُولُونَ مَتى‏ هذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صادِقِينَ‏

And Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Extract from the Sulb of Al-Hassan^-asws, the Divine Authority Al Qaim^-asws, being an Imam^-asws of his^-asws time, and saviour of his^-asws friends. He^-asws will disappear until he^-asws will not be seen. A people will turn back from his^-asws matter and another would be steadfast upon it: And they are saying: ‘When would be this threat, if you were truthful?’ [10:48].

وَ لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا يَوْمٌ وَاحِدٌ لَطَوَّلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ قَائِمُنَا فَيَمْلَؤُهَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً فَلَا يَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنْكُمْ

And even if the world were not to remain except for one day, Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic would Prolong that day until our^-asws Qaim^-asws emerges. He^-asws will fill it (earth) with fairness and justice, just as it would have been filled with tyranny and injustice. Thus the earth cannot be vacant from you^-asws.

أَعْطَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي وَ لَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَ الْعِلْمَ وَ الْفِقْهَ فِي عَقِبِي وَ عَقِبِ عَقِبِي وَ مِنْ زَرْعِي وَ زَرْعِ زَرْعِي‏.

Allah^-azwj will Give you^-asws my^-saww knowledge and my^-saww understanding, and I^-saww have supplicated to Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted to Make the knowledge and the understanding to be in my^-saww posterity, and posterity of my^-saww posterity, and from my^-saww plantation, and plantation of my^-saww plantation’’.[232]

202- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحِمْصِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى الصُّوفِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ يَمْلِكُهُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي مَا لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْذُونَنِي فِيهِمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Utbah Bin Abdullah Al Himsy, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Yahya Al Sowfy, from Ali Bin Sabit, from Zirr Bin Hubeysh,

‘This command would be ruled (controlled) after me^-saww by twelve Imams^-asws, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws. Allah^-azwj would Give them^-asws my^-saww knowledge, and my^-saww understand. What is the matter of a people hurting me^-saww regarding them^-asws. May Allah^-azwj not let them achieve my^-saww intercession’’.[233]

203- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الطَّائِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَخِيهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي بِعَدَدِ نُقْبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ حَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمُ فَهُوَ مُنَافِقٌ هُمْ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَ أَعْلَامُهُ فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ‏.

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal Al Shaybani, from Ahmad Bin Aamir, from Suleyman Al Taie, from Muhammad Bin Imran Al Kufay, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Is’haq Bin Ammar,

‘From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws Muhammad Bin Ali^-asws, from his^-asws father Ali^-asws Bi Al-Husayn^-asws, from his^-asws father Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, from his^-asws brother Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel, and disciples of Isa^-as. One who loves them^-asws, so he is a Momin, and one who hates them^-asws, he is a hypocrite. They^-asws are Divine Authorities of Allah^-azwj upon His^-azwj creatures, and His^-azwj flags among His^-azwj Created beings’’.[234]

204- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَجَّافِ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَوْفٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَنْتَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِي وَ مَعْدِنُ حُكْمِي وَ الْإِمَامُ بَعْدِي فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدْتَ فَابْنُكَ الْحَسَنُ فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدَ الْحَسَنُ فَابْنُكَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَإِذَا اسْتُشْهِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ يَتْلُوهُ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَطْهَارٌ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al Hashimy, from Isa Bin Ahmad, from Ammar Bin Muhammad Al Sowry, from Sufyan, from Abu Al Hajjaf Dawood Bin Abu Awf,

‘From Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘I^-asws heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying to Ali^-asws: ‘You^-asws are an inheritor of my^-saww knowledge, and a mine of my^-saww wisdom, and the Imam^-asws after me^-saww. So, when you^-asws are martyred, then your^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws. When Al-Hassan^-asws is martyred, then your^-asws son^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws. When Al-Husayn^-asws is martyred, then his^-asws son Ali^-asws. He^-asws would be followed by nine clean Imams^-asws from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ جَعْفَرٌ وَ مُوسَى وَ عَلِيٌ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ يَمْلَأُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِهِ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً.

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! What are their^-asws names?’ He^-saww said: ‘Ali^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws, and Ja’far^-asws, and Musa^-asws, Ali^-asws, and Muhammad^-asws, and Ali^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws, and Al-Mahdi^-asws from the Sulb of Al-Husayn^-asws. Allah^-azwj the Exalted will Fill the earth with fairness and justice by him^-asws, just as it would have been filled with tyranny and injustice’’.[235]

205- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الرَّاسِبِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُحَمَّدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي روج [رَوْحِ‏] بْنِ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ الْفَرَجِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ الجيفرة [حَيْفَرَ] قَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا سَأَلْتُ جَدِّي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ ص- الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي عَدَدَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي وَ أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ يَا حَسَنُ‏

(The book) ‘Kifayat al Aser – Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Utba, from Suleyman Bin Umar Al Rasy, from Abdullah Bin Ja’far Al Hamdany, from Abu Rowj Bin Farqad Bin Al Faraj, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Munzir Bin Al Jayfara who said,

‘Al-Hassan^-asws said: ‘I^-asws asked my^-asws grandfather^-saww Rasool-Allah^-saww about the Imams^-asws after him^-saww. He^-saww said: ‘The Imams^-asws after me^-saww are of the number of captains of the children of Israel, twelve. Allah^-azwj shall Give them my^-saww knowledge and my^-saww understanding, and you^-asws are from them^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws!’

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَتَى يَخْرُجُ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ السَّاعَةِ- ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ لا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً.

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So when will our^-asws Qaim^-asws of the People^-asws of the Household emerge?’ He^-saww said: ‘But rather, his^-asws example is like an example of the Hour: It would be heavy in the skies and the earth. It will not come to you except suddenly’. [7:187]’’.[236]

206- نص، كفاية الأثر الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُنْبُوذٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُمْدُونٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ الْأَوْدِيِّ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع لَمَّا أَثْبَتَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى اسْمَ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ قُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الِاسْمَ الْمَكْتُوبَ فِي سُرَادِقِ الْعَرْشِ أَرَى أَعَزَّ خَلَقِكَ عَلَيْكَ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Shunubuz, from Ali Bin Humdoun, from Ali Bin Hukeym Al Awdy, from Shareek, from Abdullah Bin Sa’ad,

‘From Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, from the Prophet^-saww having said: ‘Jibraeel^-as informed me^-saww: ‘When Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Affirmed the name ‘Muhammad’ in the base of the Throne, I^-as said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! This name inscribed in the pavilion of the Throne, I^-as it as being the dearest of the creatures to You^-azwj!’

قَالَ فَأَرَاهُ اللَّهُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَشْبَاحاً أَبْدَاناً بِلَا أَرْوَاحٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ بِحَقِّهِمْ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتَنِي مَنْ هُمْ‏

He^-saww said: ‘Allah^-azwj Showed him twelve resemblances of bodies without souls, between the sky and the earth. He^-saww said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! By their^-asws rights upon You^-azwj, inform me^-as, who are they^-asws?’

فَقَالَ هَذَا نُورُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ هَذَا نُورُ الْحَسَنِ وَ هَذَا نُورُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ هَذَا نُورُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ هَذَا نُورُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ هَذَا نُورُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ هَذَا نُورُ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَ هَذَا نُورُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى وَ هَذَا نُورُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ هَذَا نُورُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ هَذَا نُورُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ هَذَا نُورُ الْحُجَّةِ الْقَائِمِ الْمُنْتَظَرِ

He^-azwj Said: ‘This is Noor of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws, and this is Noor of Al-Hassan^-asws, and this is Noor of Al-Husayn^-asws, and this is Noor of Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, and this is Noor of Muhammad Bin Ali^-asws, and this is Noor of Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and this is Noor of Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, and this is Noor of Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, and this is Noor of Muhammad^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and this is Noor of Ali^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, and this is Noor of Al-Hassan^-asws Bin Ali^-asws, and this is Noor of Al-Hujjat Al-Qaim^-asws, the awaited!”

قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ مَا أَحَدٌ يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا أَعْتَقَ اللَّهُ رَقَبَتَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ.

He^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww was saying: ‘There is no one who draws closer to Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic by this group except Allah^-azwj would Liberate his neck from the Fire’’.[237]

207- نص، كفاية الأثر أَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع يَقُولُ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ ذَلِكَ فِي حَيَاةِ أَبِيهِ عَلِيٍّ ع سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ أَوَّلُ مَا خَلَقَ‏ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حُجُبُهُ فَكَتَبَ عَلَى حَوَاشِيهَا- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَصِيُّهُ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Abu Al Mufazzal, from Ahmad Bin Aamir Al Taie, from Ahmad Bin Abdan, from Sahl Bin Sayfi, from Musa Bin Abd Rabbih who said,

‘I heard Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws saying in Masjid of the Prophet^-saww, and that was during the lifetime of his^-asws father^-asws Ali^-asws: ‘I^-asws heard Rasool-Allah^-saww saying: ‘The first what Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Created was His^-azwj Veils, and He^-azwj Inscribed upon their borders: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww of Allah^-azwj, Ali^-asws is his^-saww successor^-asws”.

ثُمَّ خَلَقَ الْعَرْشَ فَكَتَبَ عَلَى أَرْكَانِهِ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَصِيُّهُ

Then He^-azwj Created the Throne and Inscribed upon its pillars: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww of Allah^-azwj, Ali^-asws is his^-saww successor^-asws”.

ثُمَّ خَلَقَ الْأَرَضِينَ فَكَتَبَ عَلَى أَطْوَارِهَا- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَصِيُّهُ

Then He^-azwj Created the earths and Inscribed up its outskirts: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww of Allah^-azwj, Ali^-asws is his^-saww successor^-asws”.

ثُمَّ خَلَقَ اللَّوْحَ فَكَتَبَ عَلَى حُدُودِهِ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَصِيُّهُ

Then He^-azwj Created the (Guarded) Tablet and Inscribed upon its edges: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Rasool-Allah^-saww of Allah^-azwj, Ali^-asws is his^-saww successor^-asws”.

فَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّ النَّبِيَّ وَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْوَصِيَّ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ وَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ النَّبِيَّ وَ لَا يَعْرِفُ الْوَصِيَّ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ

The one who claims that he loves the Prophet^-saww and does not love the successor^-asws, so he had lied, and one who claims that he recognises the Prophet^-saww and does not recognise the successor^-asws, so he has blasphemed’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ ص أَلَا إِنَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي أَمَانٌ لَكُمْ فَأَحِبُّوهُمْ بِحُبِّي وَ تَمَسَّكُوا بِهِمْ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا

Then he^-saww said: ‘Indeed! The People^-asws of my^-saww Household are a security for you all. So love them^-asws with my^-saww love and adhere with them^-asws, you will never stray’.

قِيلَ فَمَنْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ

It was said, ‘So, who are People of your^-saww Household, O Prophet^-saww of Allah^-azwj?’

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَ سِبْطَايَ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ أُمَنَاءُ مَعْصُومُونَ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي وَ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي‏.

He^-saww said: ‘Ali^-asws, and my^-saww two grandsons^-asws, and nine from the sons^-asws of Al-Husayn^-asws are Imams^-asws of the righteous, trustees, infallible. Indeed! They^-asws are People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and my^-saww family^-asws, from my^-saww flesh and my^-saww blood’’.[238]

208- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُوسَوِيِّ الْقَاضِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الضَّبِّيِّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ السَّمَّانِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: دَخَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يُرِيدُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَ مَعَهُ ضَبٌ‏ قَدِ اصْطَادَهُ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَ جَعَلَهُ فِي كُمِّهِ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Bin Abdullah Al Mowsy the judge, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Hafs, from Ali Bin Al Musanna, from Jareer Bin Abdul Hameed Al Zaby, from Al Amsh, from Ibrahim Bin Yazeed Al Samman, from his father,

‘From Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘A Bedouin entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww intending Al-Islam, and with him was a lizard he had hunted in the wilderness, and he had made it to be in his sleeve.

فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ الْإِسْلَامَ فَقَالَ- لَا أُومِنُ بِكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَوْ يُؤْمِنَ بِكَ هَذَا الضَّبُّ وَ رَمَى الضَّبَّ عَنْ كُمِّهِ فَخَرَجَ الضَّبُّ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ يَهْرُبُ‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَا ضَبُّ مَنْ أَنَا قَالَ أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ هَاشِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ

The Prophet^-saww went to present Al-Islam to him. He said, ‘I will not believe in you^-saww, O Muhammad^-saww, or unless this lizard believes in you^-saww’, and he threw the lizard from his sleeve. The lizard went out from the Masjid fleeing. The Prophet^-saww said: ‘O lizard! Who am I^-saww?’ The lizard said, ‘You^-saww are Muhammad^-saww Bin Abdullah^-asws, Bin Abdul Muttalib^-asws, Bin Hashim^-as, Bin Abd Manaf^-as’.

قَالَ يَا ضَبُّ مَنْ تَعْبُدُ قَالَ أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ وَ اتَّخَذَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا وَ نَاجَى مُوسَى كَلِيماً وَ اصْطَفَاكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ

He^-saww said: ‘O lizard! Whom do you worship?’ It said, ‘I worship Allah^-azwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person, and Took Ibrahim^-as as a friend, and whispered to Musa^-as in a conversation, and Chose you^-saww, O Muhammad^-saww!’

فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقّاً فَأَخْبِرْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَكَ نَبِيٌّ

The Bedouin said, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah^-azwj, and you^-saww are a Rasool^-saww of Allah^-azwj, truly. Inform me, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Will there happen to be a Prophet^-saww after you^-saww?’

قَالَ لَا أَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ لَكِنْ يَكُونُ‏ بَعْدِي أَئِمَّةٌ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي قَوَّامُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ كَعَدَدِ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ صُلْبِ هَذَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَ الْقَائِمُ تَاسِعُهُمْ يَقُومُ بِالدِّينِ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ كَمَا قُمْتُ فِي أَوَّلِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘No, I^-saww am last of the Prophets^-as, but there will happen to be Imams^-asws from my^-saww offspring, standing with the fairness, like the number of captains of the children of Israel. Their^-asws first is Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws. He^-asws is the Imam^-asws, and the caliph after me^-saww, and nine from the Imams^-asws are from the Sulb of this one^-asws’ – and he^-saww placed his^-saww hand upon my^-saww chest, and Al-Qaim^-asws is their^-asws ninth, standing with the religion at the end of times, just as I^-saww have stood in its beginning’.

قَالَ فَأَنْشَأَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ يَقُولُ-

أَلَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ صَادِقٌ-		فَبُورِكْتَ مَهْدِيّاً وَ بُورِكْتَ هَادِياً-
شَرَعْتَ لَنَا الدِّينَ الْحَنِيفِيَّ بَعْدَ مَا-		غَدَوْنَا كَأَمْثَالِ الحمير الطَّوَاغِيَا-
فَيَا خَيْرَ مَبْعُوثٍ وَ يَا خَيْرَ مُرْسَلٍ-		إِلَى الْإِنْسِ ثُمَّ الْجِنِّ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِياً-
فَبُورِكْتَ فِي الْأَقْوَامِ حَيّاً وَ مَيِّتاً-		وَ بُورِكْتَ مَوْلُوداً وَ بُورِكْتَ نَاشِئاً-

He^-asws said: ‘The Bedouin prosed saying, ‘Indeed, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! You^-saww are truthful, Blessed as a Guided one and Blessed as a guide. You^-saww legislated the upright religion for us after we had become donkeys of the tyrants. O best of the Sent ones, and O best of the Messengers^-as to the humans, then to the Jinns. At your service, O caller! Blessed are you^-saww among a people, alive and dead, and Blessed in birth, and Blessed in Resurrection’’.

قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا أَخَا بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ هَلْ لَكَ مَالٌ قَالَ وَ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ وَ خَصَّكَ بِالرِّسَالَةِ إِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ مَا فِيهِمْ أَفْقَرُ مِنِّي

He^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘O brother of the clan of Suleym! Is there any wealth for you?’ He said, ‘By the One^-azwj Who Honoured you with the Prophet-hood, and Specialised you^-saww with the Message! Between the four thousand households from the clan of Suleym, there is no one among them anyone poorer than me’.

فَحَمَلَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص عَلَى نَاقَةٍ- فَرَجَعَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ قَالُوا فَأَسْلَمَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ طَمَعاً فِي النَّاقَةِ فَبَقِيَ يَوْمَهُ فِي الصُّفَّةِ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ شَيْئاً فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ تَقَدَّمَ‏ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ-

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَرْءُ الَّذِي لَا نَعْدَمُهُ-		أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقّاً نَعْلَمُهُ-
وَ دِينُكَ الْإِسْلَامُ دِيناً نُعْظِمُهُ-		نَبْغِي مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ شَيْئاً نَقْضَمُهُ‏-
قَدْ جِئْتَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ شَيْئاً تُطْعِمُهُ‏-

The Prophet^-saww carried him upon a she-camel, and he returned to his people, and informed them with that. They said, ‘The Bedouin became a Muslim out of greed regarding the camel’. He remained his day in the platform (for the homeless), not eating anything. When it was the next morning, he arrived to Rasool-Allah^-saww and said (a poem), ‘O you man^-saww who we do not want to lose! You^-saww are Rasool-Allah^-saww truly, we know it, and your^-saww religion Al-Islam is a religion we revere. We seek something from Al Islam we can bite one. You^-saww have come with the truth and something to feed us’.

فَتَبَسَّمَ النَّبِيُّ ص فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَعْطِ الْأَعْرَابِيَّ حَاجَتَهُ فَحَمَلَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع إِلَى مَنْزِلِ فَاطِمَةَ وَ أَشْبَعَهُ وَ أَعْطَاهُ نَاقَةً وَ جُلَّةَ تَمْرٍ.

The Prophet^-saww smiled and said: ‘O Ali^-asws! Give the Bedouin his need!’ So Ali^-asws carried him to the house of (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and satiated him^-asws and gave him a camel, and a bunch of dates’’.[239]

209- نص، كفاية الأثر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَارُونَ‏ الدِّينَوَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمِصْرِيِ‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ حَرِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع‏ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ‏ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ تَأْوِيلِهَا

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Al Muttalib Al Shaybani, from Muhammad Bin Haroun Al Deynawary, from Muhammad Bin Al Abbas Al Misry, from Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Al Ghifary, from Hareyz Bin Abdullah Al Haza’a, from Ismail Bin Abdullah who said,

‘Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws said: ‘When Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted Revealed this Verse: and the possessors of the womb relationships, some of them are higher than the others in the Book of Allah, [33:6], I^-asws asked Rasool-Allah^-saww about its interpretation.

فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا عَنَى بِهَا غَيْرَكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ أُولُو الْأَرْحَامِ فَإِذَا مِتُّ فَأَبُوكَ عَلِيٌّ أَوْلَى بِي وَ بِمَكَانِي فَإِذَا مَضَى أَبُوكَ فَأَخُوكَ الْحَسَنُ أَوْلَى بِهِ فَإِذَا مَضَى الْحَسَنُ فَأَنْتَ أَوْلَى بِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘By Allah^-azwj! It does mean by it other than you^-asws (Imams^-asws), and you^-asws are possessors of the kingship. So, when I^-saww pass away, then your^-asws father^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with me^-saww with my^-saww position. When your^-asws father^-asws passes away, then your^-asws brother^-asws is foremost with it. When Al-Hassan^-asws passes away, then you^-asws are foremost with it’.

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ بَعْدِي أَوْلَى بِي

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! So, who from after me^-asws would be foremost with me^-asws?’

فَقَالَ ابْنُكَ عَلِيٌّ أَوْلَى بِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ فَإِذَا مَضَى فَابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِذَا مَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَابْنُهُ جَعْفَرٌ أَوْلَى بِهِ بِمَكَانِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِذَا مَضَى جَعْفَرٌ فَابْنُهُ مُوسَى أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ

He^-saww said: ‘Your^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with you^-asws from after you^-asws. So, when he^-asws passes away, then his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws is foremost with it from after him^-asws. When Muhammad^-asws passes away, then his^-asws son^-asws Ja’far^-asws is foremost with it, with his^-asws position from after him^-asws. When Ja’far^-asws passes away, then Musa^-asws is foremost with it from after him^-asws.

فَإِذَا مَضَى مُوسَى فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِذَا مَضَى مُحَمَّدٌ فَابْنُهُ عَلِيٌّ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَإِذَا مَضَى عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُهُ الْحَسَنُ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ

When Musa^-asws passes away, then his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with it from after him^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, then his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad^-asws foremost with it from after him^-asws. When Muhammad^-asws passes away, then his^-asws son^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with it from after him^-asws. When Ali^-asws passes away, then his^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws is foremost with it from after him^-asws.

فَإِذَا مَضَى الْحَسَنُ وَقَعَتِ الْغَيْبَةُ فِي التَّاسِعِ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ فَهَذِهِ الْأَئِمَّةُ التِّسْعَةُ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عِلْمِي وَ فَهْمِي طِينَتُهُمْ مِنْ طِينَتِي مَا لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْذُونَنِي فِيهِمْ لَا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفَاعَتِي‏.

When Al-Hassan^-asws passed away, the occultation would occur regarding the ninth from your^-asws sons^-asws. So, these are the nine Imams^-asws from your^-asws Sulb. Allah^-azwj would Give them^-asws my^-saww knowledge, and my^-saww understanding. Their^-asws clay is from my^-saww clay. What is the matter with a people hurting me^-saww regarding them^-asws? May Allah^-azwj not let them achieve my^-saww intercession’’.[240]

210- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُحَمَّدِيِّ عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ فِيمَا بَشَّرَنِي بِهِ‏ يَا حُسَيْنُ أَنْتَ السَّيِّدُ ابْنُ السَّيِّدِ أَبُو السَّادَةِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ قَائِمُهُمْ

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Al Hakam Al Kufy, from Ali Bin Al Abbas Bin Al Waleed Al Nalkhy, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Muhammadi, from Nasr Bin Muzahim, from Abdullah Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from his grandfather^-asws,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, from Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said among what he^-saww had given me^-asws glad tidings with: ‘O Husayn^-asws! You^-asws are the chief, son^-asws of the chief, father^-asws of nine chiefs. From your^-asws sons^-asws are Imams of the righteous, and the ninth is their^-asws Qaim^-asws.

أَنْتَ الْإِمَامُ ابْنُ الْإِمَامِ أَبُو الْأَئِمَّةِ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ وَ التَّاسِعُ مَهْدِيُّهُمْ يَمْلَأُ الدُّنْيَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا يَقُومُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ كَمَا قُمْتُ فِي أَوَّلِهِ‏.

You^-asws are the Imam^-asws, son^-asws of the Imam^-asws, father^-asws of the Imams^-asws. Nine from your^-asws Sulb are Imams^-asws of the righteous, and the ninth is their^-asws Mahdi^-asws. He^-asws will fill the earth with fairness and justice. He^-asws will be rising at the end of times just as I^-asws arose in its beginning’’.[241]

211- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ النَّحْوِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السُّكَّرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَنَا أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ مِنْهُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ثُمَّ أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ بَعْدَكَ الْحَسَنُ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ وَ بَعْدَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Ismail Al Nahwy, from Al-Husayn Bin Abdullah Al Sukry, from his father, from Ata’a,

‘From Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said to Ali^-asws: ‘I^-saww am foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then you^-asws, O Ali^-asws, are foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after you^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after him^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6].

ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ عَلِيٌ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ وَ بَعْدَهُ جَعْفَرٌ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ مُوسَى‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ عَلِيٌ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏

Then after him^-asws, Ali^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after him^-asws Muhammad^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], and after him^-asws Ja’far^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after him^-asws Musa^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after him^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6].

ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ عَلِيٌ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهُ الْحَسَنُ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏ وَ الْحُجَّةُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ‏ أَوْلى‏ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏- أَئِمَّةٌ أَبْرَارٌ هُمْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَهُمْ‏.

Then after him^-asws, Muhammad^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after him^-asws Ali^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6]. Then after him^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], and Al-Hujjat^-asws Bin Al-Hassan^-asws is foremost with the Momineen than their own selves [33:6], being Imams^-asws of the righteous. They^-asws are with the truth and the truth is with them^-asws’’.[242]

212- نص، كفاية الأثر عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْكُوفِيِّ بِبَغْدَادَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ حَمْدَانَ الحصيبي [الْحُضَيْنِيِ‏] عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْعَمْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ الْمُفَلَّسِ عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنِ الْكَابُلِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ مُتَفَكِّرٌ مَغْمُومٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُتَفَكِّراً

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Aser’ – Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Al Hakam Al Kufy at Baghdad, from Al-Husayn Bin Hamdan Al Haseybi, from Usman Bin Saeed Al Amry, from Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Mihran, from Muhammad Bin Ismail Al Hasany, from Khalaf Bin Al Mufalas, from Nueym Bin Ja’far, from Al Sumali, from Al Kabuli,

‘From Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws, from his^-asws father Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws having said: ‘I entered to see Rasool-Allah^-saww, and he^-asws was thoughtful, sad. I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! What is the matter I see you^-asws thoughtful?’

فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ الرُّوحَ الْأَمِينَ قَدْ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْلَى يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ وَ يَقُولُ لَكَ إِنَّكَ قَدْ قَضَيْتَ نُبُوَّتَكَ وَ اسْتَكْمَلْتَ أَيَّامَكَ فَاجْعَلِ الِاسْمَ الْأَكْبَرَ وَ مِيرَاثَ الْعِلْمِ وَ آثَارَ عِلْمِ النُّبُوَّةِ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

He^-saww said: ‘O my^-saww son^-asws! The Trustworthy Spirit came to me^-saww and said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Allah^-azwj the most Exalted Conveys the Greetings to you^-saww and Says to you^-saww: “You^-asws have spent your^-saww Prophet-hood and completed your^-saww days, so make the Greatest Name, and inheritance of the knowledge, and traces of knowledge of Prophet-hood (Ahadeeth) to be in the possession of Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws.

فَإِنِّي لَا أَتْرُكُ الْأَرْضَ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا عَالِمٌ تُعْرَفُ بِهِ طَاعَتِي وَ تُعْرَفُ بِهِ وَلَايَتِي فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَقْطَعْ عِلْمَ النُّبُوَّةِ مِنَ الْغَيْبِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ كَمَا لَمْ أَقْطَعْهَا مِنْ ذُرِّيَّاتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ أَبِيكَ آدَمَ

And I^-azwj do not Leave the earth, except and in it would be a knowledgeable one^-asws My^-azwj obedience can be recognised by him^-asws, and My^-azwj Wilayah can be recognised by him^-asws, for I^-azwj will not Cut-off knowledge of the Prophet-hood of the unseen from your^-saww offspring just as I^-azwj did not Cut it off from children of the Prophets^-as, those who were between you^-saww, and your^-saww father^-as Adam^-as!”’

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ يَمْلِكُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ أَبُوكَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَخِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي وَ يَمْلِكُ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنُ ثُمَّ تَمْلِكُهُ أَنْتَ وَ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ يَمْلِكُهُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ إِمَاماً ثُمَّ يَقُومُ قَائِمُنَا يَمْلَأُ الدُّنْيَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً يَشْفِي صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ‏.

I^-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww. So, who will control this command after you^-saww?’ He^-saww said: ‘Your^-asws father^-asws Ali Bin Abu Talib^-asws, my^-saww brother^-asws, and my^-saww caliph; and after Ali^-asws, Al-Hassan^-asws will control it. Then you^-asws will control it, and nine from your^-asws Sulb will control it, being twelve Imams^-asws. Then our^-asws Qaim^-asws will rise. He^-asws will fill the world with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny and injustices. He^-asws will heal the chests of a group of Momineen from your^-asws Shias’’.[243]

[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 1

[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 2

[3] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 3

[4] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 4

[5] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 5

[6] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 6

[7] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 7

[8] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 8

[9] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 9

[10] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 10

[11] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 11

[12] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 12

[13] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 13

[14] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 14

[15] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 15

[16] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 16

[17] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 17

[18] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 18

[19] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 19

[20] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 20

[21] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 21

[22] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 22

[23] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 23

[24] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 24

[25] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 25

[26] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 26

[27] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 27

[28] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 28

[29] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 29

[30] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 30

[31] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 31

[32] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 32

[33] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 33

[34] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 34

[35] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 35

[36] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 36

[37] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 37

[38] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 38

[39] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 39

[40] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 40

[41] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 41

[42] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 42

[43] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 43

[44] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 44

[45] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 45

[46] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 46

[47] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 47

[48] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 48

[49] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 49

[50] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 50

[51] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 51

[52] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 52

[53] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 53

[54] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 54

[55] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 55

[56] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 56

[57] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 57

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[59] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 59 a

[60] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 59 b

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[68] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 67 a

[69] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 67 b

[70] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 68

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[76] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 74

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[88] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 86 a

[89] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 86 b

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[91] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 b

[92] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 c

[93] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 d

[94] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 e

[95] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 f

[96] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 g

[97] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 h

[98] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 i

[99] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 j

[100] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 87 k

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[104] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 a

[105] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 b

[106] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 c

[107] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 d

[108] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 e

[109] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 f

[110] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 g

[111] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 91 h

[112] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 92 a

[113] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 92 b

[114] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 92 c

[115] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 92 d

[116] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 92 e

[117] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 92 f

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[119] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 94

[120] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 95

[121] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 96 a

[122] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 96 b

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[124] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 98

[125] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 99

[126] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 100

[127] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 101

[128] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 102

[129] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 103

[130] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 104

[131] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 105

[132] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 106

[133] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 107

[134] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 108

[135] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 109

[136] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 110

[137] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 111

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[140] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 114

[141] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 115

[142] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 116

[143] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 117

[144] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 118 a

[145] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 118 b

[146] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 119

[147] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 120

[148] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 121

[149] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 122

[150] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 123

[151] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 124

[152] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 125

[153] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 126

[154] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 127

[155] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 128

[156] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 129

[157] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 130

[158] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 131

[159] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 132 a

[160] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 132 b

[161] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 133

[162] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 134

[163] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 135

[164] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 136

[165] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 137

[166] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 138 a

[167] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 138 b

[168] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 139

[169] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 140

[170] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 141

[171] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 142

[172] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 143

[173] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 144

[174] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 145

[175] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 146

[176] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 147

[177] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 148

[178] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 149

[179] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 150

[180] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 151

[181] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 152

[182] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 153

[183] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 154

[184] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 155

[185] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 156

[186] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 157

[187] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 158

[188] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 159

[189] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 160

[190] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 161

[191] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 162

[192] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 163

[193] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 164

[194] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 165

[195] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 166

[196] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 167

[197] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 168

[198] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 169 a

[199] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 169 b

[200] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 170

[201] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 171

[202] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 172 a

[203] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 172 b

[204] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 173

[205] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 174

[206] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 175

[207] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 176

[208] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 177

[209] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 178

[210] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 179

[211] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 180

[212] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 181

[213] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 182

[214] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 183

[215] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 184

[216] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 185

[217] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 186

[218] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 187

[219] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 188

[220] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 189

[221] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 190

[222] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 191

[223] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 192

[224] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 193

[225] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 194

[226] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 195

[227] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 196

[228] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 197

[229] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 198

[230] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 199

[231] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 200

[232] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 201

[233] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 202

[234] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 203

[235] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 204

[236] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 205

[237] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 206

[238] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 207

[239] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 208

[240] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 209

[241] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 210

[242] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 211

[243] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 36, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen^-asws, Ch 41 H 212

CHAPTER 41 – TEXTS OF THE RASOOL-saww UPON THEM-asws

CHAPTER 41 – TEXTS OF THE RASOOL^-saww UPON THEM^-asws