The First Assembly, which is Friday, Twelve Nights Remaining in Rajab, 367 AH.

The Second Assembly, which is Tuesday, Seven Days Remaining from Rajab, 367 AH.

The Third Assembly, which is Friday, Five Days Remaining from Rajab, 367 AH.

The Fourth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Last of Rajab, 367 AH.

The Fifth Assembly, which is Friday, two nights into Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Sixth Assembly, which is Tuesday, Seven Nights into Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Seventh Assembly, which is Friday, Ten Nights into Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Eighth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Fourteenth of Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Ninth Assembly, which is Friday, the Seventeenth of Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Tenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, Ten Days remaining from Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Eleventh Assembly, which is Friday, Six Days remaining from Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Twelfth Assembly, which is Tuesday, Three Days remaining from Sha`ban, 367 AH.

The Thirteenth Assembly, which is Friday, the First of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Fourteenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Fifth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Fifteenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Eighth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Sixteenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Twelfth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Seventeenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Middle of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Eighteenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Nineteenth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Nineteenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Twenty-Second of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Twentieth Assembly, an Assembly on Tuesday, with Four Nights Remaining from the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Twenty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The Twenty-Second Assembly, which is the Day of Eid, the First of the Month of Shawwal, 367 AH.

The Twenty-Third Assembly, which is Tuesday, two nights into Shawwal, 367 AH.

The Twenty-Fourth Assembly, Wednesday, the Fourth of Shawwal, 367 AH.

The Twenty-Fifth Assembly, which was dictated to us in Tus in the Shrine of al-Rida `Ali b. Musa (s) on Friday, the Seventeenth of Dhul Hijja, 367 AH.

The Twenty-Sixth Assembly in the shrine of al-Rida (as), the day of Ghadir Khumm, which is Saturday, the Eighteenth of Dhul Hijja, 367 AH.

The Twenty-Seventh Assembly, which is Friday, the First of Muharram, 367 AH. He delivered it after he returned from the Shrine of al-Rida (as)

The Twenty-Eighth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the 5th of Muharram, 368 AH, after he returned from the Shrine of al-Rida (as).

The Twenty-Ninth Assembly, the Gathering on Friday, the Eighth of Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirtieth Assembly, Saturday, the Ninth of Muharram, 268 AH, which is the [the Eve of] the Killing of al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as).

The Thirty-First Assembly in the Remainder of the Killing [of al-Husayn], Sunday, which is the Day of `Ashura’, Ten into al-Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Second Assembly, Tuesday, the Twelfth of Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Third Assembly, Friday, Halfway into Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Nineteenth of Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Second of Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Sixth of Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of Muharram, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Fourth of Safar, 368 AH.

The Thirty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Seventh of Safar, 368 AH.

The Fortieth Assembly, which is the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eleventh of Safar, 368 AH.

The Forty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Fourteenth of Safar, 368 AH.

The Forty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eighteenth of Safar, 368 AH.

The Forty-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-First of Safar, 368 AH.

The Forty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Fifth of Safar, 368 AH.

The Forty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Two Nights Remaining from Safar, 368 AH.

The Forty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Second of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Forty-Seventh Assembly, Friday, the Fifth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Forty-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Ninth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Forty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twelfth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Fiftieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Sixteenth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Fifty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the [Nineteenth] of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Second Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Twenty-Third of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Third Assembly, which is Friday, the Twenty-Sixth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Forth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the First of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Fourth of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the 8th of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Eleventh of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Halfway through the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Fifty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Eighteenth of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Sixtieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Second of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Sixty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Fifth of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Last of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Third of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Sixth of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Ninth from Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Sixth Assembly: The Assembly of Tuesday, the Thirteenth of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Sixteenth of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Eighth Assembly, which is the Assembly of Tuesday, Ten Days Remaining from Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Sixty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Thirty-Second of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Seventieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Seventh of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Seventy-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Fifth of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Eighth from Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twelfth of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Middle of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Nineteenth of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Eight Days Remaining from Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Four Days Remaining from Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Seventy-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

The Eightieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Four Nights into Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Seven Nights into Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eleventh of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Fourteenth of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eighteenth of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Second of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Five Days Remaining in Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Eighth of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Eighth Assembly, Saturday, the Last Day of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Eighty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Sunday, the First of Sha`ban, 368 AH, in the House of al-Sayyid Abi Muhammad Yahya b. Muhammad al-`Alawi (ra)

The Ninetieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Third of Sha`ban, 368 AH.

The Ninety-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Six Nights into Sha`ban, 368 AH.

The Ninety-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Tenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH.

The Ninety-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Thirteenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH.

The Ninety-Fourth Assembly, Dictated on Tuesday, the Seventeenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH in Holy Mashhad (Peace Be Upon its Inhabitant), When He Went to Houses Beyond the River

The Ninety-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Wednesday, Twelve Nights Remain From Sha`ban, 368 AH. Dictated in the Mashhad of Imam al-Rida (s).

The Ninety-Sixth Assembly, Another Assembly of Wednesday, Twelve Nights Remain from Sha`ban, 368 AH, at `Asr Time

The Ninety-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Thursday, Eleven Nights Remain From Sha`ban, 368 AH, in the Mashhad of Our Master Abi'l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as)

1 - حدثنا الشيخ الجليل أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن موسى ابن بابويه القمي (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم بن أحمد المعاذي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين، قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن علي، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن محمد المروزي، عن أبيه، عن يحيى بن عياش، قال: حدثنا علي بن عاصم الواسطي، قال: أخبرني عطاء بن السائب، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) وقد تذاكر أصحابه عنده فضائل شعبان، فقال: شهر شريف، وهو شهري، وحملة العرش تعظمه وتعرف حقه، وهو شهر تزاد فيه أرزاق المؤمنين كشهر رمضان، وتزين فيه الجنان، وإنما سمي شعبان لانه تتشعب فيه أرزاق المؤمنين، وهو شهر العمل فيه مضاعف، الحسنة بسبعين، والسيئة محطوطة، والذنب مغفور، والحسنة مقبولة، والجبار جل جلاله يباهي فيه بعباده، وينظر إلى صوامه وقوامه، فيباهي بهم حملة العرش. فقام علي بن أبي طالب (عليه السلام) فقال: بأبي أنت وأمي يا رسول الله، صف لنا شيئا من فضائله لنزداد رغبة في صيامه وقيامه، ولنجتهد للجليل عز وجل فيه. فقال النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): من صام أول يوم من شعبان كتب الله له سبعين حسنة، الحسنة  تعدل عبادة سنة، ومن صام يومين من شعبان حطت عنه السيئة الموبقة، ومن صام ثلاثة أيام من شعبان رفع له سبعون درجة في الجنان من در وياقوت، ومن صام أربعة أيام من شعبان وسع عليه في الرزق، ومن صام خمسة أيام من شعبان حبب إلى العباد، ومن صام ستة أيام من شعبان صرف عنه سبعون لونا من البلاء، ومن صام سبعة أيام من شعبان عصم من إبليس وجنوده دهره وعمره، ومن صام ثمانية أيام من شعبان لم يخرج من الدنيا حتى يسقى من حياض القدس، ومن صام تسعة أيام من شعبان عطف عليه منكر ونكير عند ما يسائلانه، ومن صام عشرة أيام من شعبان وسع الله عليه قبره سبعين ذراعا. ومن صام أحد عشر يوما من شعبان ضرب على قبره إحدى عشرة منارة من نور، ومن صام اثني عشر يوما من شعبان زاره في قبره كل يوم تسعون ألف ملك إلى النفخ في الصور، ومن صام ثلاثة عشر يوما من شعبان استغفرت له ملائكة سبع سماوات، ومن صام أربعة عشر يوما من شعبان ألهمت الدواب والسباع حتى الحيتان في البحور أن يستغفروا له، ومن صام خمسة عشر يوما من شعبان ناداه رب العزة: وعزتي وجلالي لا أحرقك بالنار، ومن صام ستة عشر يوما من شعبان أطفئ عنه سبعون بحرا من النيران، ومن صام سبعة عشر يوما من شعبان غلقت عنه أبواب النيران كلها، ومن صام ثمانية عشر يوما من شعبان فتحت له أبواب الجنان كلها، ومن صام تسعة عشر يوما من شعبان أعطي سبعين ألف قصر من الجنان من در وياقوت، ومن صام عشرين يوما من شعبان زوج سبعين ألف زوجة من الحور العين. ومن صام أحدا وعشرين يوما من شعبان رحبت به الملائكة ومسحته بأجنحتها، ومن صام اثنين وعشرين يوما من شعبان كسي سبعين ألف حلة من سندس وإستبرق، ومن صام ثلاثة وعشرين يوما من شعبان أتي بدابة من نور عند خروجه من قبره، فيركبها طيارا إلى الجنة، ومن صام أربعة وعشرين يوما من شعبان شفع في سبعين ألفا من أهل التوحيد، ومن صام خمسة وعشرين يوما من شعبان أعطي براءة من النفاق، ومن صام ستة وعشرين يوما من شعبان كتب الله عزوجل له  جوازا على الصراط، ومن صام سبعة وعشرين يوما من شعبان كتب الله له براءة من النار، ومن صام ثمانية وعشرين يوما من شعبان تهلل وجهه يوم القيامة، ومن صام تسعة وعشرين يوما من شعبان نال رضوان الله الاكبر، ومن صام ثلاثين يوما من شعبان ناداه جبرئيل من قدام العرش: يا هذا، استأنف العمل عملا جديدا، فقد غفر لك ما مضى وتقدم من ذنوبك والجليل عز وجل يقول: لو كان ذنوبك عدد نجوم السماء وقطر الامطار وورق الشجر، وعدد الرمل والثرى، وأيام الدنيا لغفرتها لك وما ذلك على الله بعزيز بعد صيامك شهر شعبان (1). قال ابن عباس: هذا لشهر شعبان (2).

محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن بابويه

حدثنا الشيخ الفقيه أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن موسى بن بابويه القمي رحمه الله  قال حدثنا

محمد بن إبراهيم بن أحمد المعاذي

قال حدثنا

محمد بن الحسين

أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن علي

الحسن بن محمد المروزي

عن

أبيه

يحيى بن عياش

علي بن عاصم الواسطي

قال أخبرني

عطاء بن سائب

سعيد بن جبير

ابن عباس

قال قال

رسول الله ص

فقال

Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ahmad al-Mu`adhi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn narrated to us. He said: Abu’l Hasan `Ali b. Muhammad b. `Ali narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Maruzi narrated to us from his father from Yahya b. `Ayash. He said: `Ali b. `Asim al-Wasiti narrated to us. He said: `Ata’ b. al-Sa’ib informed me from Sa`id b. Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas. He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said, when mentioning the virtues of Sha`ban to his companions with him: [This] month is honourable, and it is my month. The carriers of the Throne magnify it and recognize its right. It is a month in which the sustenance of the believers is increased, like the month of Ramadan. In it, Paradise is adorned. Surely, it was called Sha`ban because the sustenance of the believers branches out (tatasha`ab) therein. It is a month in which good deeds are doubled, rewards are seventyfold, evil deeds are rubbed away, sins are forgiven, good deeds are accepted, and the Powerful [God] boasts about His worshipers – He looks to those fasting and standing in prayer, and He boasts to the carriers of the Throne. So, `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) stood and said: May my mother and my father be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah! Describe something of its virtue so that it may increase our desire to fast and stand in prayer in it; and strive for His Majesty in it. So, the Prophet (s) said: Whoever fasts the first day of Sha`ban, Allah will record seventy deeds for him – each deed will be equivalent to one year of worship. Whoever fasts two days in Sha`ban, a perilous sin will be rubbed away for him. Whoever fasts three days in Sha`ban will be raised by seventy levels in a Paradise of pearls and rubies. Whoever fasts four days in Sha`ban, his sustenance will be widened for him. Whoever fasts five days in Sha`ban will be beloved among the worshipers. Whoever fasts six days in Sha`ban will be spared from seventy types of calamity. Whoever fasts seven days in Sha`ban will be protected from Iblis and his soldiers during his lifetime. Whoever fasts eight days in Sha`ban will not leave this world until he is made to drink from the Holy Ponds [of Paradise]. Whoever fasts nine days in Sha`ban, Munkar and Nakir will be gentle with him during the questioning. Whoever fasts ten days from Sha`ban, Allah will widen his grave by seventy armlengths. Whoever fasts eleven days in Sha`ban will have eleven towers of light upon his grave. Whoever fasts twelve days in Sha`ban, his grave will be visited by ninety-thousand angels everyday until the Trumpet is blown. Whoever fasts thirteen days in Sha`ban, the angels of the seven heavens will pray for forgiveness on his behalf. Whoever fasts fourteen days in Sha`ban, the creatures, the lions, and even the whales of the oceans will be inspired to pray for forgiveness on his behalf. Whoever fasts fifteen days in Sha`ban, the Lord of Glory will call to him: “By My majesty and My glory! I will not burn you in the Fire.” Whoever fasts sixteen days in Sha`ban, seventy oceans of the fire of Hell will be extinguished from him. Whoever fasts seventeen days in Sha`ban, all the doors of Hell will be locked from him. Whoever fasts eighteen days in Sha`ban, all the doors of Paradise will be opened for him. Whoever fasts nineteen days in Sha`ban will be given seventy thousand palaces of pearl and ruby in Paradise. Whoever fasts twenty days in Sha`ban will marry seventy thousand houris. Whoever fasts twenty-one days in Sha`ban will be welcomed by the angels; and they will wipe their wings on him. Whoever fasts twenty-two days in Sha`ban will wear seventy garments of silk and brocade. Whoever fasts twenty-three days in Sha`ban will be given a [riding] creature of light when he comes out of his grave, with which he will ride and fly to Paradise. Whoever fasts twenty-four days in Sha`ban will intercede for seventy-thousand monotheists. Whoever fasts twenty-five days in Sha`ban will be made to dissociate from hypocrisy. Whoever fasts twenty-six days in Sha`ban, Allah will write a permit for him for the Path. Whoever fasts twenty-seven days in Sha`ban, Allah will dissociate him from the Fire. Whoever fasts twenty-eight days in Sha`ban, his face will glow on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever fasts twenty-nine days in Sha`ban will receive the great pleasure of Allah. Whoever fasts thirty days from Sha`ban, Gabriel will call to him from before the Throne: “O you! Start your deeds anew, for Allah has forgiven your past and future sins”. The Majestic [God] will say: “If you had as many sins as there were stars in the sky, droplets of rain, leaves on trees, grains of sand and dust, and days in the world, I would have forgiven them for you; for there is nothing too great for Allah after your fasting of the month of Sha`ban.” Ibn `Abbas said: This is for the month of Sha`ban.

- حدثنا أبي (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن الهيثم بن أبي مسروق النهدي، عن الحسين بن علوان، عن عمرو بن ثابت، عن أبيه، عن سعد بن طريف، عن الاصبغ بن نباتة، قال: قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) ذات يوم على منبر الكوفة: أنا سيد الوصيين، ووصي سيد النبيين، أنا إمام المسلمين، وقائد المتقين، ومولى (3) المؤمنين، وزوج سيدة نساء العالمين، أنا المتختم باليمين، والمعفر للجبين، أنا الذي هاجرت الهجرتين، وبايعت البيعتين، أنا صاحب بدر وحنين، أنا الضارب بالسيفين، والحامل على فرسين، أنا وارث علم الاولين، وحجة الله على العالمين بعد الانبياء، ومحمد بن عبد الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) خاتم النبيين، أهل موالاتي مرحومون، وأهل عداوتي ملعونون، ولقد كان حبيبي رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) كثيرا ما يقول لي: يا علي، حبك تقوى وإيمان، وبغضك كفر ونفاق، وأنا بيت الحكمة، وأنت مفتاحه، وكذب من زعم أنه يحبني ويبغضك (4).

حدثنا

أبي

سعد بن عبد الله

الهيثم بن أبي مسروق النهدي

الحسين بن علوان

عمرو بن ثابت

سعد بن طريف

الأصبغ بن نباتة

قال

أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام

My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Husayn b. `Alwan from `Amr b. Thabit from his father from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said: Amir al-Mu’minin (as) said one day on the pulpit of Kufa: I am the Master of Deputies and the Deputy of the Master of Prophets. I am the Imam of the Muslims, the Leader of the Pious, the Master of the Believers, and the husband of the Mistress of the Women of the Worlds. I am the one who wears a ring on the right hand; [the one] whose forehead is dusty. I am the one who made the two exoduses (to Medina and to Kufa), and I am the one who gave the two pledges of allegiance (`Aqaba and Ridwan). I am the patron of Badr and Hunayn. I am the one who strikes with two swords, riding on two horses (horse-after-horse). I am the inheritor of the knowledge of the former peoples and the Proof of Allah over humanity after the prophets and Muhammad b. `Abdullah (s), the Seal of Prophets. My allies will receive mercy, and my enemies are damned. My Beloved, the Messenger of Allah (s), would frequently say to me: “O `Ali! Loving you is God-wariness and faith, and hating you is disbelief and hypocrisy. I am the House of Wisdom and you are its key. Whoever claims to love me while hating you is a liar.”

3 - وفي هذا اليوم بعد المجلس حدثنا الشيخ الجليل أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن موسى بن بابويه القمي (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن المفضل بن عمر، عن جابر بن يزيد، عن سعيد بن المسيب، عن عبد الرحمن بن سمرة، قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، أرشدني إلى النجاة. فقال: يا ابن سمرة، إذا اختلفت الاهواء، وتفرقت الآراء، فعليك بعلي بن أبي طالب، فإنه إمام أمتي، وخليفتي عليهم من بعدي، وهو الفاروق الذي يميز بين الحق والباطل، من سأله أجابه، ومن استرشده أرشده، ومن طلب الحق من عنده وجده، ومن التمس الهدى لديه صادفه، ومن لجأ إليه آمنه، ومن استمسك به نجاه، ومن اقتدى به هداه. يا بن سمرة، سلم من سلم له ووالاه، وهلك من رد عليه وعاداه. يا بن سمرة، إن عليا مني، روحه من روحي، وطينته من طينتي، وهو أخي وأنا أخوه، وهو زوج ابنتي فاطمة سيدة نساء العالمين من الاولين والآخرين، إن منه إمامي أمتي، وسيدي شباب أهل الجنة الحسن والحسين، وتسعة من ولد الحسين، تاسعهم قائم أمتي، يملا الارض قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلما (1).

حدثنا الشيخ الجلیل أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن موسى بن بابويه القمي رحمه الله  قال حدثنا

محمد بن علي ماجيلويه

عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم

محمد بن علي الكوفي

محمد بن سنان

المفضل بن عمر

جابر بن يزيد

سعيد بن المسيب

عبد الرحمن بن سمرة

قال قلت يا

...فقال

On this day, after the majlis, Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (rh) narrated to us. He said: My uncle Muhammad b. Abi’l Qasim narrated to us from Muhammad b. `Ali al-Kufi from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from Jabir b. Yazid from Sa`id b. al-Musayyib from `Abd al-Rahman b. Samara. He said: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Guide me to salvation. So, he said: O Ibn Samara! When the whims differ and when sights diverge, take to `Ali b. Abi Talib, for he is the Imam of my Nation and my vicegerent over them after me. He is the criterion who will distinguish between truth and falsehood. Whoever asks him [a question], he will answer him. Whoever seeks direction from him will be directed by him. Whoever demands a right from him will find it. Whoever seeks guidance from him will encounter it. Whoever seeks refuge in him will be safe. Whoever holds onto him will be saved. Whoever emulates him will be guided. O Ibn Samara! Those who make peace with him and align with him will be at peace; and those who renege from him and oppose him will perish. O Ibn Samara! `Ali is from me, his spirit is from my spirit, and his clay is from my clay. He is my brother, and I am his brother. He is the husband of my daughter Fatima, the Mistress of the Women of the Worlds from the former and the latter peoples. From him are two Imams from my Nation and the two Masters of the Youth of Paradise, al-Hasan and al-Husayn; and nine from the descendants of al-Husayn. Their ninth is the Qa’im from my Nation, who will fill Earth with justice and peace as it will be fraught with injustice and oppression.

Al-Amālī

Book 1, Chapter 7