Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim al-Mu’addab narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us from Sahl b. Ziyad from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Bashar from `Ubaydallah b. `Abdullah al-Dahqan from Darast b. Abi Mansur al-Wasiti from `Abd al-Hamid b. Abi’l `Alaa’ from Thabit b. Dinar from Sa`d b. Turayf al-Khaffaf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said:

I am the vicegerent of the Messenger of Allah, his vizier, and his inheritor. I am the brother of the Messenger of Allah, his deputy, and his beloved. I am the elite one of the Messenger of Allah and his companion. I am the cousin of the Messenger of Allah, the husband of his daughter, and the father of his descendants. I am the Master of the Deputies and the Deputy of the Master of Prophets. I am the decisive argument, the great sign, the highest ideal, and the gate of the Chosen Prophet. I am the Firm Handle, the pious word, the faithful of Allah, and His reminder for the people of this world.