9. It is narrated from him (Ahmad ibn Mihran) from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Yahya al-San‘ani who has said the following. “Once I was in of abu al-Hassan al-Rida Someone brought his son, Ja’far to him and he was a small (child). The Imams said, “This new born is one the like of whom with such great holiness and blessing has not been born for our Shi‘a (followers).”