28-8 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Baghdady narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad - the servant of Ar-Rashid - quoted Darim ibn Qabaysat ibn Nahshal ibn Majmaulsa’eh, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kadhim (MGB), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of his father Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (MGB), on the authority of the Commanderof the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said,

“The Honorable the Exalted God has created one-hundred twenty-four thousand Prophets. I am the dearest of all in the presence of God and I do not boast about this. The Honorable the Exalted God has created one-hundred twenty-four thousand Trustees. Ali is the dearest and the best of all Trustees in the presence of God.”