The Narration of two Treasures
وَ عَنِ ابْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَنْ مَعْنَى قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِنِّي مُخَلِّفٌ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ الْعِتْرَةِ
And from Ibn Babuwayh, ‘It is narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Ziyad Bin Ja’far Al Hamdany, ‘It is narrate to us by Ali Bin Ibrahim Bin Hashim, from his father, ‘It is narrated to us by Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Giyad Bin Ibrahim,
From Al-Sadiq-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws, having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws was asked about the meaning of the words of Rasool-Allah-saww: ‘I-saww am leaving behind among you all ‘الثَّقَلَيْنِ ’ the two weighty things – the Book of Allah-azwj and my-saww family-asws’. Who is the family?’
فَقَالَ أَنَا وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ التِّسْعَةِ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ تَاسِعُهُمْ مهديهم وَ قَائِمِهِمْ لَا يفارقون كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا يفارقهم حَتَّى يَرُدُّوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَوْضِهِ
He-asws said: ‘I-asws, and Al-Hassan-asws, and Al-Husayn-asws, and the nine Imams-asws from the sons-asws of Al-Husayn-asws, the ninth of them-asws being their Mahdi-ajfj and their rising one! Neither will they separate from the Book of Allah-azwj nor will it separate from them-asws until they-asws return to Rasool-Allah-saww at his-saww fountain!’’[1]
[1] Qasas Al Anbiya-as – H 466 and بحار الأنوار( 23/ 147)