My father narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. al-Hasan al-Mu’addab narrated to us from Ahmad b. `Ali al-Isfahani from Ibrahim b. Muhammad. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali al-Sarraf narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan al-Ashqar narrated to us from `Ali b. Hashim from Abi Rafi` from Muhammad b. Abi Bakr from `Abbad b. `Abdullah from Salman from the Prophet (s). He said:

The best judge of my Nation and the most knowledgeable of my Nation after me is `Ali.