H 98 - A group of scholar informed me from Abu Muhammad Harun bin Musa Talakbari that he said: Informed me Abu Ali Ahmad bin Ali, alias Ibn Qazib Razi that: Narrated to me some of our scholars from Hanzala bin Zakariya Tamimi from Ahmad bin Yahya Tusi from Abu Bakr Abdullah bin Abi Shaibah from Muhammad bin Fudail from Amash from Abu Salih from Ibn Abbas that he said: Jibraeel عليه السلام descended with a book from Allah upon the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, having twelve golden seals. Then he said: “Surely, Allah the High greets you and orders you to hand over this book to the chosen one from your family after you. He will open the first seal and do according to what is in it. When he is about to expire, he should hand it over to his successor after him. Thus, the first will hand over to the last, one after the other.” The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم did as he was ordered. Ali Ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام opened the first of them (seals) and acted as per its instructions. Then he عليه السلام handed it over to Hasan عليه السلام, who opened his seal and acted on it. He عليه السلام handed over to Husain عليه السلام, who passed it on to Ali Ibn Husain عليه السلام. This went on from one to another till it reached the last one amongst them.