Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil رحمه الله narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Muqatil b. Sulayman from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq عليه السلام. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: I am the Master of Prophets, and my deputy is the Master of Deputies, and his deputies are the masters of deputies. Surely, Adam عليه السلام asked Allah to give him a righteous deputy. So, Allah revealed to him: “I ennobled the prophets with prophethood, then I chose My creation, and I made the choicest of them the deputies.” Then, Allah revealed to him: “O Adam! Depute Sheeth.” So, Adam deputed Sheeth – and he is Habatullah (the Gift of Allah) b. Adam. Sheeth deputed his son Shaban, who is the son of Nazala, the houri that Allah bestowed unto Adam from Paradise; so, he married her to his son Sheeth. Shaban deputed Mujallath. Then, Mujallath deputed Mahuq. Then, Mahuq deputed Ghathmisha. Then, Ghathmisha deputed Ekhnokh – and he is Idris the prophet عليه السلام. Then, Idris deputed Nahur. Then, Nahur gave it to Nuh the prophet عليه السلام. Then, Nuh deputed Sam. Then, Sam deputed `Athamir. Then, `Athamir deputed Bar`ithasha. Then Bar`ithasha deputed Yafith. Then, Yafith deputed Barra. Then, Barra deputed Jafiyya. Then, Jafiyya deputed `Imran. Then, `Imran gave it to Ibrahim the Friend of the Merciful عليه السلام. Then, Ibrahim deputed his son Isma`il. Then, Isma`il deputed Ishaq. Then Ishaq deputed Ya`qub. Then, Ya`qub deputed Yusuf. Then, Yusuf deputed Buthriya’. Then, Buthriya’ deputed Shu`ayb عليه السلام. Then, Shu`ayb gave it to Musa b. `Imran عليه السلام. Then, Musa b. `Imran عليه السلام deputed Yusha` b. Nun. Then, Yusha` b. Nun deputed Dawud عليه السلام. Then, Dawud عليه السلام deputed Sulayman as). Then, Sulayman عليه السلام deputed Asif b. Barkhiyya. Then, Asif b. Barkhiyya deputed Zakariyya عليه السلام. Then, Zakariyya عليه السلام gave it to `Isa b. Maryam عليه السلام. Then, `Isa deputed Sham`un b. Ham`un al-Safa. Then, Sham`un deputed Yahya b. Zakariyya. Then, Yahya b. Zakariyya deputed Mundhir. Then, Mundhir deputed Sulayma. Then, Sulayma deputed Barda. Then, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: Burda gave it to me, and I give it to you, `Ali. You will give it to your deputy, and then your deputy will give it to your deputies from your descendants, one after the other, until it is given to the best of the people of the Earth after you. The Nation will disbelieve over you, and they dispute over you severely. One who is steadfast with you is like one who is established with me, while one who estranges you is in the Fire – and the Fire is the lodging of the disbelievers.