Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْآدَمِيُّ الرَّازِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ الشَّيْبَانِيُ‌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ آدَمَ بْنِ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ رَفَعَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى رَبِّي جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ أَتَانِي النِّدَاءُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّ الْعَظَمَةِ لَبَّيْكَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ اخْتَصَمَ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى قُلْتُ إِلَهِي لَا عِلْمَ لِي فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلَّا اتَّخَذْتَ مِنَ الْآدَمِيِّينَ وَزِيراً وَ أَخاً وَ وَصِيّاً مِنْ بَعْدِكَ فَقُلْتُ إِلَهِي وَ مَنْ أَتَّخِذُ تَخَيَّرْ لِي أَنْتَ يَا إِلَهِي فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَدِ اخْتَرْتُ لَكَ مِنَ الْآدَمِيِّينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقُلْتُ إِلَهِي ابْنَ عَمِّي فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً وَارِثُكَ وَ وَارِثُ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ وَ صَاحِبُ لِوَائِكَ لِوَاءِ الْحَمْدِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ صَاحِبُ حَوْضِكَ يَسْقِي مَنْ وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مُؤْمِنِي أُمَّتِكَ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي قَدْ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي قَسَماً حَقّاً لَا يَشْرَبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْحَوْضِ مُبْغِضٌ لَكَ وَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ حَقّاً أَقُولُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَأُدْخِلَنَّ جَمِيعَ أُمَّتِكَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَبَى مِنْ خَلْقِي فَقُلْتُ إِلَهِي هَلْ وَاحِدٌ يَأْبَى مِنْ دُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيَّ بَلَى فَقُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ يَأْبَى فَأَوْحَى‌ اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اخْتَرْتُكَ مِنْ خَلْقِي وَ اخْتَرْتُ لَكَ وَصِيّاً مِنْ بَعْدِكَ وَ جَعَلْتُهُ مِنْكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَكَ وَ أَلْقَيْتُ مَحَبَّتَهُ فِي قَلْبِكَ وَ جَعَلْتُهُ أَباً لِوُلْدِكَ فَحَقُّهُ بَعْدَكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ كَحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي حَيَاتِكَ فَمَنْ جَحَدَ حَقَّهُ فَقَدْ جَحَدَ حَقَّكَ وَ مَنْ أَبَى أَنْ يُوَالِيَهُ فَقَدْ أَبَى أَنْ يُوَالِيَكَ وَ مَنْ أَبَى أَنْ يُوَالِيَكَ فَقَدْ أَبَى أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَخَرَرْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ سَاجِداً شُكْراً لِمَا أَنْعَمَ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي ارْفَعْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ رَأْسَكَ وَ سَلْنِي أُعْطِكَ فَقُلْتُ إِلَهِي اجْمَعْ أُمَّتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي عَلَى وَلَايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ لِيَرِدُوا جَمِيعاً عَلَى حَوْضِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي قَدْ قَضَيْتُ فِي عِبَادِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَخْلُقَهُمْ وَ قَضَائِي مَاضٍ فِيهِمْ لَأُهْلِكُ بِهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ وَ أَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ وَ قَدْ آتَيْتُهُ عِلْمَكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ وَ جَعَلْتُهُ وَزِيرَكَ وَ خَلِيفَتَكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ وَ أُمَّتِكَ عَزِيمَةً مِنِّي لِأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ وَ لَا أُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُ وَ عَادَاهُ وَ أَنْكَرَ وَلَايَتَهُ بَعْدَكَ فَمَنْ أَبْغَضَهُ أَبْغَضَكَ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَكَ أَبْغَضَنِي وَ مَنْ عَادَاهُ فَقَدْ عَادَاكَ وَ مَنْ عَادَاكَ فَقَدْ عَادَانِي وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّكَ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْفَضِيلَةَ وَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ أَنْ أُخْرِجَ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ مَهْدِيّاً كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ مِنَ الْبِكْرِ الْبَتُولِ وَ آخِرُ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ يُصَلِّي خَلْفَهُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ مِنْهُمْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً أُنْجِي بِهِ مِنَ الْهَلَكَةِ وَ أُهْدِي بِهِ مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ وَ أُبْرِئُ بِهِ مِنَ الْعَمَى وَ أَشْفِي بِهِ الْمَرِيضَ فَقُلْتُ إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي مَتَى يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ إِذَا رُفِعَ الْعِلْمُ وَ ظَهَرَ الْجَهْلُ وَ كَثُرَ الْقُرَّاءُ وَ قَلَّ الْعَمَلُ وَ كَثُرَ الْقَتْلُ وَ قَلَّ الْفُقَهَاءُ الْهَادُونَ وَ كَثُرَ فُقَهَاءُ الضَّلَالَةِ وَ الْخَوَنَةُ وَ كَثُرَ الشُّعَرَاءُ وَ اتَّخَذَ أُمَّتُكَ قُبُورَهُمْ مَسَاجِدَ وَ حُلِّيَتِ الْمَصَاحِفُ وَ زُخْرِفَتِ الْمَسَاجِدُ وَ كَثُرَ الْجَوْرُ وَ الْفَسَادُ وَ ظَهَرَ الْمُنْكَرُ وَ أَمَرَ أُمَّتُكَ بِهِ وَ نَهَوْا عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَ اكْتَفَى الرِّجَالُ بِالرِّجَالِ وَ النِّسَاءُ بِالنِّسَاءِ وَ صَارَتِ الْأُمَرَاءُ كَفَرَةً وَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمْ فَجَرَةً وَ أَعْوَانُهُمْ ظَلَمَةً وَ ذوي [ذَوُو] الرَّأْيِ مِنْهُمْ فَسَقَةً وَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَةُ خُسُوفٍ خَسْفٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَ خَسْفٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ وَ خَسْفٌ بِجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَ خَرَابُ الْبَصْرَةِ عَلَى يَدِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ يَتْبَعُهُ الزُّنُوجُ وَ خُرُوجُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ ظُهُورُ الدَّجَّالِ‌ يَخْرُجُ بِالْمَشْرِقِ مِنْ سِجِسْتَانَ وَ ظُهُورُ السُّفْيَانِيِّ فَقُلْتُ إِلَهِي وَ مَتَى يَكُونُ بَعْدِي مِنَ الْفِتَنِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ وَ أَخْبَرَنِي بِبَلَاءِ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَ فِتْنَةِ وُلْدِ عَمِّي وَ مَا يَكُونُ وَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَوْصَيْتُ بِذَلِكَ ابْنَ عَمِّي حِينَ هَبَطْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ أَدَّيْتُ الرِّسَالَةَ وَ لِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كَمَا حَمِدَهُ النَّبِيُّونَ وَ كَمَا حَمِدَهُ كُلُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَبْلِي وَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.

Narrated to us Husain bin Ahmad bin Idrees (ra): Narrated to us my father: Narrated to us Abu Saeed Sahl bin Ziyad Adami ar-Raazi: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Adam Shaibani from his father Adam ibn Abi Iyaas: Narrated to us Mubarak bin Fadala from Wahb bin Munabbih – rafa’u - from ibn Abbas that he said: The Messenger of Allah (sw) said:  When I went on ascension I was called: O Muhammad. I replied: Lord of majesty, here am I. The Almighty Allah revealed to me: O Muhammad, what are you apprehensive about in the highest heavens? I said: My God, I don’t know. I was asked: Have you not appointed among men your vizier, brother and successor? I said: O Lord, whom should I appoint as my vizier? Please choose him for me. So the Almighty Allah revealed to me: O Muhammad, Ali is your successor and the inheritor of your knowledge after you. He is the standard bearer of your Liwa-ul-hamd till the Judgment Day. He is the distributor of water at Kauthar and he will provide drinking water to the believers of your Ummah. Then He said: I Muhammad, I swear by My right that I will not allow the water of this pool for your, your Ahlul Bayt’s and your progeny’s enemies. O Muhammad, I will admit your whole Ummah in Paradise except those who refuse to enter it. I said: O Lord, would anyone refuse to enter Paradise? He replied: Yes. I asked: Why would he refuse? He replied: O Muhammad, I have chosen you among My creatures and after you chosen your successor and made his position in relation to you like the position of Harun with Musa (as) except that there will no prophet after you. And I have placed his love in your heart and made him the progenitor of your progeny. Thus his right on your Ummah after you is the same as your right on your Ummah during your lifetime. So one who denied his right, denied your right. Whoever denied his guardianship (Wilayat), denied your Wilayat, and whoever denied your Wilayat, he has in fact refused to enter Paradise. Thus I fell down in prostration of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and thanked for those bounties that Allah had bestowed on me. Then a voice came: Muhammad, raise your head and ask Me so I may give you. I said: My Lord, gather my whole Ummah on the Wilayat of Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) after me so that they meet me at my Pool on Judgment Day. Revelation came: O Muhammad, I have decided about My servants before I created them and My decision has been applied on them. Thus I will destroy whom I like and guide whom I like. Thus after you, I gave your knowledge to him and after you I made him your vizier and caliph on your family and your Ummah, and I have decided \[I will surely admit in Paradise one who loves him] and I will not admit to Paradise one who harbors malice for him and is inimical to him. Thus one who harbors malice to Ali he has harbored malice to you and one who bears malice to you he has borne malice to Me. One who is inimical to him, he has been inimical to you and one who has been inimical to you he has been inimical to me. One who has loved him has loved you and one who has loved you has loved me. I have given this excellence to him and through his loins I will give you eleven guides all of who shall be from Batool. Behind the last of them will pray Isa bin Maryam and he would fill the earth with justice and equity as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression. Through him there will be escape from destruction and salvation from misguidance. Through him the blind will get sight and the sick will get cure. I said: My Lord, when will his advent be?  He replied: When knowledge would have disappeared and ignorance will be widespread. The Quran will be recited in excess and less will be acted on. There will be murders in excess. The rightful jurisprudents will be few and the unscrupulous jurisprudents will be many. Poets will be there in large numbers and your Ummah will make graves a place of prostration. The Quran will be confined in receptacles and mosques will be decorated with gold and silver. There will be oppression and rebellion in excess. Your Ummah will be exhorted to commit evils and stopped from performing good deeds. Women will satisfy their lusts with women and men with men. The rulers will disbelieve, the saints will transgress and their companions will oppress. Family ties will be severed.  There will be eclipse for three days. The first day in East, then in West, then in the Arabian Peninsula. A person from your Ummah will appear and ransack Basra. The blacks will follow him. A person from the progeny of Husain bin Ali will appear and Dajjal will appear from Sajistan in the East. Sufyani will also appear. I asked: My Lord, after how long would this happen? So Allah told me all about the oppression of Bani Umayyah and Bani Abbas and the trouble that will befall my cousin and all the events that will occur till Qiyamat. When I came down to the earth I mentioned all this to the son of my uncle and conveyed the message. I thank Allah as the prophets have done and everything before me did and like everything He has created will do until the Judgment Day.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَابُنْدَاذَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عليه السلام عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ رَبِّي جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَةً فَاخْتَرْتُكَ مِنْهَا فَجَعَلْتُكَ نَبِيّاً وَ شَقَقْتُ لَكَ مِنِ اسْمِي اسْماً فَأَنَا الْمَحْمُودُ وَ أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدٌ 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 وَ خَلَقْتُ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ مِنْ نُورِكُمَا ثُمَّ عَرَضْتُ وَلَايَتَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَمَنْ قَبِلَهَا كَانَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً عَبَدَنِي حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ وَ يَصِيرَ كَالشَّنِّ الْبَالِي ثُمَّ أَتَانِي جَاحِداً لِوَلَايَتِهِمْ فَمَا أَسْكَنْتُهُ جَنَّتِي وَ لَا أَظْلَلْتُهُ تَحْتَ عَرْشِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَاهُمْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبِّ فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي وَ إِذَا 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 م‌ح‌م‌د بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَائِمِ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ- قُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ وَ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَئِمَّةُ وَ هَذَا الْقَائِمُ الَّذِي يُحَلِّلُ 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 فَيُخْرِجُ اللَّاتَ وَ الْعُزَّى طَرِيَّيْنِ فَيُحْرِقُهُمَا فَلَفِتْنَةُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِهِمَا أَشَدُّ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْعِجْلِ وَ السَّامِرِيِّ.

Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq (ra): Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hamam: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Mabundaz: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Hilal from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Mufaddal ibn Umar from as-Sadiq Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father from his ancestors (as) from Amirul Momineen (as) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (sw) said:  “When I was taken to the heavens during the ascension (Me’raj) my Lord revealed to me: O Muhammad, I glanced at the earth and selected you from it, and made you the prophet and named you after My name as I am Mahmood and you are Muhammad. Again I glanced at the earth and chose Ali from it and made him your successor and caliph and the husband of your daughter. I named him also after My name. Thus I am the Ali Aala and he is Ali. And I created Fatima, Hasan and Husain from your Noor (light/effulgence).  At that time I presented their Wilayat (Mastership) to the angels so that whoever may accept it, will gain proximity to My court. O Muhammad, if a servant of Mine worships so much that he becomes tired and his body becomes as brittle as musk but he is a denier in their Wilayat, and he comes to Me, I will not accommodate him in My Paradise and not shade him under My Arsh. O Muhammad, would you like to see them? I said: ‘Yes, my Lord!’  The Almighty Allah said: ‘Raise your head.’ So I raised my head and saw the lights of Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husain, Ali bin al-Husain, Muhammad bin Ali, Ja’far bin Muhammad, Musa bin Ja’far, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, Hasan bin Ali and Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Qaim. And among them one shone like a brilliant star. I asked: ‘O Lord, who is that?’ He replied, ‘They are the Imams, and he is the Qaim, who will make My lawful, lawful and My unlawful, unlawful.  And through him I shall take revenge from My enemies. And he is the source of comfort for My friends. He is the one who will bestow your Shias and followers, respite from the infidels. And he will bring out Laat and Uzza fresh and burn them up. Indeed the trial and test of the people by him will be much more difficult than the mischief of the Calf and Samari.’”

حَدَّثَنَا غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الفرازي [الْفَزَارِيِ‌] قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولُ‌ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص‌ 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 فَقَالَ عليه السلام هُمْ خُلَفَائِي يَا جَابِرُ وَ أَئِمَّةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثُمَّ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمَعْرُوفُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ بِالْبَاقِرِ وَ سَتُدْرِكُهُ يَا جَابِرُ فَإِذَا لَقِيتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ 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 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 قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلْ يَقَعُ لِشِيعَتِهِ الِانْتِفَاعُ بِهِ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ فَقَالَ عليه السلام إِي وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالنُّبُوَّةِ إِنَّهُمْ يَسْتَضِيئُونَ بِنُورِهِ وَ يَنْتَفِعُونَ بِوَلَايَتِهِ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ كَانْتِفَاعِ النَّاسِ بِالشَّمْسِ وَ إِنْ تَجَلَّلَهَا سَحَابٌ يَا جَابِرُ هَذَا مِنْ مَكْنُونِ سِرِّ اللَّهِ وَ مَخْزُونِ عِلْمِهِ فَاكْتُمْهُ إِلَّا عَنْ أَهْلِهِ قَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ فَدَخَلَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُحَدِّثُهُ إِذْ خَرَجَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرُ عليه السلام مِنْ عِنْدِ نِسَائِهِ وَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ذُؤَابَةٌ وَ هُوَ غُلَامٌ فَلَمَّا بَصُرَ بِهِ جَابِرٌ ارْتَعَدَتْ فَرَائِصُهُ وَ قَامَتْ كُلُّ شَعْرَةٍ عَلَى بَدَنِهِ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ مَلِيّاً ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ يَا غُلَامُ أَقْبِلْ فَأَقْبَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ فَقَالَ جَابِرُ شَمَائِلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَنَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا اسْمُكَ يَا غُلَامُ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ ابْنُ مَنْ قَالَ ابْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ فَدَتْكَ نَفْسِي فَأَنْتَ إِذاً الْبَاقِرُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَأَبْلِغْنِي مَا حَمَلَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ يَا مَوْلَايَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص بَشَّرَنِي بِالْبَقَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ أَلْقَاكَ وَ قَالَ لِي إِذَا لَقِيتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ فَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام يَا جَابِرُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ مَا قَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ وَ عَلَيْكَ يَا جَابِرُ كَمَا بَلَّغْتَ السَّلَامَ فَكَانَ جَابِرٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ وَ يَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ فَسَأَلَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَابِرٌ وَ اللَّهِ مَا دَخَلْتُ فِي نَهْيِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّكُمْ أَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَاةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَحْلَمُ النَّاسِ صِغَاراً وَ أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ كِبَاراً وَ قَالَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام صَدَقَ جَدِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ بِمَا سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْهُ وَ لَقَدْ أُوتِيتُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيّاً كُلُّ ذَلِكَ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَ رَحْمَتِهِ لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ.

Narrated to us more than one of our associates: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hamam from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik FaTharri: Narrated to me Hasan bin Muhammad bin Sama-a from Ahmad bin Harith: Narrated to me Mufaddal bin Umar from Yunus bin Zabyan from Jabir bin Yazid al-Jofi that he said: I heard Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari say:  “When Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, revealed upon His Prophet Muhammad (sw): O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger and those possessing authority among you(4:59), I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! We know Allah and His Messenger. But who are the possessors of authority whose obedience Allah has accompanied with your obedience?’ He explained, “They are my caliphs, O Jabir, and the Imams of the Muslims after me. The first of them is Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as), then Hasan (as) and Husain (as), then Ali Ibn Husain (as), then Muhammad Ibn Ali (as) the one who is famous as al-Baqir in the Old Testament.  Soon, you will meet him, O Jabir, so when you face him, convey my salutation to him. He will be followed by Sadiq, Ja’far Ibn Muhammad, then Musa Ibn Ja’far, then Ali Ibn Musa, then Muhammad Ibn Ali, then Ali Ibn Muhammad, then al-Hasan Ibn Ali, then the one who will be my namesake and bear my agnomen, the proof of Allah in His earth and His remainder among His servants, the son of Hasan Ibn Ali. He (a.t.f.s.) is the one at whose hands Allah, High be His remembrance, will open the east of the earth and its west. He (a.t.f.s.) is the one who will be concealed from his Shias and his friends, an occultation in which none will be steadfast on the belief of his Imamate except the one whose heart has been tested by Allah for faith.”  Jabir says that he asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah (sw)! Will the Shias benefit from him during the occultation?’ He replied, “Yes, by the One Who sent me with Prophethood! Surely they will benefit with his light and gain from his mastership in his occultation like the people derive benefit from the sun when the clouds hide it. O Jabir! This is from the hidden secrets of Allah and the treasures of His knowledge, so hide it except from the ones worthy of it.”  Jabir Ibn Yazid recounts: When Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari paid a visit to Ali Ibn Husain (as) and was conversing with him, Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Baqir (as) emerged from the ladies room while he was a small boy and a forelock was dropping on his forehead. The moment his eyes fell on him, Jabir trembled all over with every strand of hair on his body being raised in amazement. Jabir stared at him for a long time and then asked, ‘Son! Come forward’, he came forward.  Then he said, ‘Go back’ and he duly obliged. Jabir exclaimed, ‘By the Lord of the Kaaba! His traits are exactly like those of the Prophet (sw).’ Jabir stood up and going near him, asked, ‘Son! What is your name?’ He replied, “Muhammad.” ‘Whose son?’ “Ali Ibn Husain” was the response. Jabir queried, ‘Son, may my life be sacrificed for you, are you al-Baqir?’ He replied in the affirmative and said, “Convey to me what you are carrying from the Messenger of Allah (sw).” Jabir responded, ‘O my master! The Messenger of Allah (sw) gave me glad tidings of survival till I meet you and convey his salutations to you. O my master! The Messenger of Allah (sw) conveys salutations to you!’ Abu Ja’far (as) remarked, “O Jabir! May the salutations be on the Messenger of Allah (sw) till the heavens and the earth subsist. And may the salutations be on you for conveying the salutations.”  Thereafter, Jabir used to frequent him and learn things from him. Once, Imam Baqir (as) asked him some question. At this, Jabir pleaded, ‘By Allah! I don’t intend to violate the prohibition of Allah’s Messenger (sw). For certainly, he has informed me that you are the Imams, the guides from his Ahlul Bayt (as) after him. The most forbearing of the people in childhood and the most knowledgeable of them in old age. And he warned, “Don’t teach them for they are more knowledgeable than you.”  Hearing this, Abu Ja’far (as) retorted, “Indeed my grandfather (sw) has spoken the truth. Certainly, I am more informed than you of what I asked you, as I have been granted wisdom in childhood. All this is due to the grace of Allah and His mercy upon us Ahlul Bayt (as).”

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُرَاتُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ فُرَاتٍ الْكُوفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبُخَارِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْهَرَوِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عليه السلام عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقاً أَفْضَلَ مِنِّي وَ لَا أَكْرَمَ عَلَيْهِ مِنِّي قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَنْتَ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ عليه السلام يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى فَضَّلَ أَنْبِيَاءَهُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ عَلَى مَلَائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ فَضَّلَنِي عَلَى جَمِيعِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ الْفَضْلُ بَعْدِي لَكَ يَا عَلِيُّ وَ لِلْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَخُدَّامُنَا وَ خُدَّامُ مُحِبِّينَا يَا عَلِيُ‌ الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ‌ … وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِوَلَايَتِنَا يَا عَلِيُّ لَوْ لَا نَحْنُ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ وَ لَا حَوَّاءَ وَ لَا الْجَنَّةَ وَ لَا النَّارَ وَ لَا السَّمَاءَ وَ لَا الْأَرْضَ وَ كَيْفَ لَا يَكُونُ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ قَدْ سَبَقْنَاهُمْ إِلَى التَّوْحِيدِ وَ مَعْرِفَةِ رَبِّنَا عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ تَسْبِيحِهِ وَ تَقْدِيسِهِ وَ تَهْلِيلِهِ لِأَنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَرْوَاحُنَا فَأَنْطَقَنَا بِتَوْحِيدِهِ وَ تَمْجِيدِهِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ فَلَمَّا شَاهَدُوا أَرْوَاحَنَا نُوراً وَاحِداً اسْتَعْظَمُوا أُمُورَنَا فَسَبَّحْنَا لِتَعْلَمَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَنَّا خَلْقٌ مَخْلُوقُونَ وَ أَنَّهُ مُنَزَّهٌ عَنْ صِفَاتِنَا فَسَبَّحَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ لِتَسْبِيحِنَا وَ نَزَّهَتْهُ عَنْ صِفَاتِنَا فَلَمَّا شَاهَدُوا عِظَمَ شَأْنِنَا هَلَّلْنَا لِتَعْلَمَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّا عَبِيدٌ وَ لَسْنَا بِآلِهَةٍ يَجِبُ أَنْ نُعْبَدَ مَعَهُ أَوْ دُونَهُ فَقَالُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَلَمَّا شَاهَدُوا كِبَرَ مَحَلِّنَا كَبَّرْنَا اللَّهَ لِتَعْلَمَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يُنَالَ وَ أَنَّهُ عَظِيمُ الْمَحَلِّ فَلَمَّا شَاهَدُوا مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَنَا مِنَ الْعِزَّةِ وَ الْقُوَّةِ قُلْنَا لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ لِتَعْلَمَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَنْ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَلَمَّا شَاهَدُوا مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا وَ أَوْجَبَهُ لَنَا مِنْ فَرْضِ الطَّاعَةِ قُلْنَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لِتَعْلَمَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مَا يَحِقُّ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْحَمْدِ عَلَى نِعَمِهِ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَبِنَا اهْتَدَوْا إِلَى مَعْرِفَةِ تَوْحِيدِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ تَسْبِيحِهِ وَ تَهْلِيلِهِ وَ تَحْمِيدِهِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ آدَمَ عليه السلام وَ أَوْدَعَنَا صُلْبَهُ وَ أَمَرَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ بِالسُّجُودِ لَهُ تَعْظِيماً لَنَا وَ إِكْرَاماً وَ كَانَ سُجُودُهُمْ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عُبُودِيَّةً وَ لِآدَمَ إِكْرَاماً وَ طَاعَةً لِكَوْنِنَا فِي صُلْبِهِ فَكَيْفَ لَا نَكُونُ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ قَدْ سَجَدُوا لِآدَمَ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ وَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَذَّنَ جَبْرَئِيلُ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَ أَقَامَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ثُمَّ قَالَ تَقَدَّمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ أَتَقَدَّمُ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى اسْمُهُ فَضَّلَ أَنْبِيَاءَهُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَتِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ وَ فَضَّلَكَ خَاصَّةً فَتَقَدَّمْتُ وَ صَلَّيْتُ بِهِمْ وَ لَا فَخْرَ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى حُجُبِ النُّورِ قَالَ لِي جَبْرَئِيلُ عليه السلام تَقَدَّمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ تَخَلَّفْ عَنِّي فَقُلْتُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ تُفَارِقُنِي فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ هَذَا انْتِهَاءُ حَدِّيَ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِي فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ فَإِنْ تَجَاوَزْتُهُ احْتَرَقَتْ أَجْنِحَتِي لِتَعَدِّي حُدُودِ رَبِّي جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ فَزُخَّ بِي زَخَّةً فِي النُّورِ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى حَيْثُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِهِ فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي وَ سَعْدَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَنْتَ عَبْدِي وَ أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَإِيَّايَ فَاعْبُدْ وَ عَلَيَّ فَتَوَكَّلْ فَإِنَّكَ نُورِي فِي عِبَادِي وَ رَسُولِي إِلَى خَلْقِي وَ حُجَّتِي فِي بَرِيَّتِي لِمَنْ تَبِعَكَ خَلَقْتُ جَنَّتِي وَ لِمَنْ خَالَفَكَ خَلَقْتُ نَارِي وَ لِأَوْصِيَائِكَ أَوْجَبْتُ كَرَامَتِي وَ لِشِيعَتِكَ أَوْجَبْتُ ثَوَابِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ وَ مَنْ أَوْصِيَائِي فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ أَوْصِيَاءَكَ الْمَكْتُوبُونَ عَلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ فَنَظَرْتُ وَ أَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَبِّي إِلَى سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ فَرَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نُوراً فِي كُلِّ نُورٍ سَطْرٌ أَخْضَرُ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْهِ اسْمُ كُلِّ وَصِيٍّ مِنْ أَوْصِيَائِي أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ أُمَّتِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ أَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَوْصِيَائِي مِنْ بَعْدِي فَنُودِيتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَؤُلَاءِ أَوْلِيَائِي وَ أَحِبَّائِي وَ أَصْفِيَائِي وَ حُجَجِي بَعْدَكَ عَلَى بَرِيَّتِي وَ هُمْ أَوْصِيَاؤُكَ وَ خُلَفَاؤُكَ وَ خَيْرُ خَلْقِي بَعْدَكَ وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي لَأُظْهِرَنَّ بِهِمْ دِينِي وَ لَأُعْلِيَنَّ بِهِمْ كَلِمَتِي وَ لَأُطَهِّرَنَّ الْأَرْضَ بِآخِرِهِمْ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي وَ لَأُمَلِّكَنَّهُ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبَهَا وَ لَأُسَخِّرَنَّ لَهُ الرِّيَاحَ وَ لَأُذَلِّلَنَّ لَهُ الرِّقَابَ الصِّعَابَ وَ لَأُرَقِّيَنَّهُ فِي الْأَسْبَابِ وَ لَأَنْصُرَنَّهُ بِجُنْدِي وَ لَأُمِدَّنَّهُ بِمَلَائِكَتِي حَتَّى يُعْلِنَ دَعْوَتِي وَ يَجْمَعَ الْخَلْقَ عَلَى تَوْحِيدِي ثُمَّ لَأُدِيمَنَّ مُلْكَهُ وَ لَأُدَاوِلَنَّ الْأَيَّامَ بَيْنَ أَوْلِيَائِي إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً.

Narrated to us Hasan bin Muhammad bin Saeed Hashimi: Narrated to us Furat bin Ibrahim bin Furat Kufi: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali bin Ahmad Hamdani: Narrated to me Abul Fadl Abbas bin Abdullah Bukhari: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Qasim bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr: Narrated to us Abdus Salam bin Salih Harawi from Ali bin Musa al-Ridha (as) from his father Musa bin Ja’far from his father Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father Muhammad bin Ali from his father Ali bin Husain from his father Husain bin Ali from his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) that: The Messenger of Allah (sw) said:  The Almighty Allah has not created any creature better than me and there is no one more respectable near Him than me. Ali (as) says that he asked, “O Allah’s Messenger, are you better or Jibraeel?” He (the Prophet) replied, “O Ali, the Almighty Allah has given superiority to the Messenger Prophets over His proximate angels and He gave me superiority over all the Messengers and Prophets. And O Ali, after me you and after you the Imams are having superiority over them because the angels of God are our servants and servants of our friends. O Ali, the bearers of the Arsh and the angels around it praise and glorify their Lord and they pray for the forgiveness of those who believe in your Wilayat (mastership). O Ali, if we hadn’t been there, the Almighty Allah would neither have created His Eminence, Adam (as) nor Her Eminence, Hawwa (as) neither Paradise nor Hell, neither the earth and the sky. And why shouldn’t we be superior to the angels? We have preceded them in praising and glorifying our Lord. It is so because the first creations of Allah were souls and He made us speaking with His unity and magnification. Then He created the angels. When they saw us with an effulgence (Noor), they considered our affair to be of a great importance. I said: ‘Glory be to Allah’, so that the angels may understand that we are creatures and servants of God. And that the Almighty Allah is more exalted and purified of our qualities. So by our glorification the angels learnt how to glorify Allah and they understood that God is purified and clean of qualities (of the creatures). And when they noticed our greatness and majesty, we said: ‘There is no god except Allah’, so that the angels may understand that there is no one worthy of deification except Allah and that we are the servants of God, we are not partners in His divinity. Thus they (also) reiterated: ‘There is no god except Allah.’ When the angels realized our greatness we said: ‘Allah is the Greatest’, so that they may understand that God is much greater than that which can be imagined and all the greatness, power and strength is reserved only for God. After that when they saw that Allah has bestowed us with honor and power, we said: ‘There is no power and strength except by Allah, the High and the Great’, so that the angels may understand that there is no power and might except for Allah. Thus the angels also repeated: ‘There is no power and strength except by Allah.’ When they witnessed the bounties that Allah has bestowed on us and that our obedience is made incumbent on all creatures by Him, we said: ‘Al Hamdulillaah’ (Praise be to Allah) so that the angels may know that it is the right of Allah upon us to thank Him for His bounties. So the angels also said: ‘Al Hamdulillaah’. In other words, the angels received guidance through our Barakat, and understood the unity, glorification, praise and magnification of God. After that Allah created Adam (as) and entrusted our effulgence to his loins and due to our respect and honor ordered the angels to prostrate before him. Their prostration was due to their servitude of God and their respect and honor to His Eminence, Adam (as) was due to His obedience. Because we were in his loins, then why shouldn’t we be superior to the angels, as all of them prostrated before His Eminence, Adam (as)? And when I was taken to the heavens, His Eminence, Jibraeel (as) recited the Azan and Iqamah twice and told me, ‘O Muhammad go ahead and lead the Prayers’, I said: ‘O Jibraeel, should I take precedence over you?’ ‘Yes’, he replied, ‘because God had given superiority to all prophets over the angels and endowed you with a special excellence’. Thus, I stood in the front and prayed with him. But I do not say this due to pride. After that I reached up to the veil of effulgence and His Eminence, Jibraeel (as) said, ‘Muhammad (sw), now you go ahead,’ and he himself remained there. I said, ‘You are leaving me at this juncture?’ He replied, ‘O Muhammad (sw) this is the limit that Allah has fixed for me, if I take a step forward my wings will burn down.’ Thus I was put into the ocean of effulgence and I began to swim in the seas of divine lights. Till I reached at that place in the cosmos up to which Allah desired. Then a voice came to me, ‘O Muhammad.’ I said: ‘Here I am My Lord, You are the bestower of honor and dignity.’ ‘Muhammad, you are My servant, My messenger among My creatures, You are My Proof upon My servants. I have created Paradise for everyone who obeys you and prepared the fire of Hell for all those who oppose you. I have made favors and honor incumbent upon Me for your successors, and made divine rewards incumbent for their Shias.’ I said, ‘My Lord, please introduce my successors to me.’ He said, ‘Your successors are those whose names are inscribed on the empyrean of My throne.’ So I looked and I was before my Lord. I saw twelve lights on the empyrean of the throne. In each light I saw a green line. The names of each of my successors was written in it. The first name was that of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the last was Mahdi. I asked, ‘O my Lord, are they my successors after me?’ The reply was, ‘Yes, O Muhammad, after you, they are My friends, legatees, the chosen ones and My proof on My servants. They are your successors and Caliphs and the best of Creations after you. By My majesty and glory, I shall reveal My religion through them and I shall exalt My words through them and through the last of them, I shall purify the earth from My enemies. And I shall make him the absolute master of the whole world. I shall make the wind subservient to his command and I shall make the hard cloud proof for him so that he may ride upon it to go wherever he likes in the sky and the earth and I shall assist him with My armies. And I shall strengthen him with My angels. So that My call is raised and all the creatures gather upon My Oneness. Thus his rulership would endure and continue and from My friends, I shall make one after the other the leaders of My faith till Qiyamat. And Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and blessings be upon our prophet, Muhammad and his purified and chaste progeny.