حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسنبن أبان، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن صفوان بن يحيى، عن حجر بن زائدة، عن حمران، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " إلا المستضعفين من الرجال " قال:
هم أهل الولاية. قلت: وأي ولاية؟ فقال: أما إنها ليست بولاية في الدين ولكنها الولاية في المناكحة والموارثة والمخالطة وهم ليسوا بالمؤمنين ولا بالكفار، وهم المرجون لأمر الله عز وجل.
8. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Hasan bin Aban, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Hijr bin Za’ida, from Hamran, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him,
about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «except for the weakened ones from the men» (4:98). He said: They are the people of authority. I said: Which authority? So he said: Verily, it is, indeed, not authority with regards to religion. However, it is authority with regards to marriage, inheritance and mingling, and they are not believers, nor disbelievers. They are those who seek the matter of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He.
