My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us from Musa b. al-Qasim al-Bajali from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Sama`a from `Abdullah b. Muskan from al-Hakam b. al-Salt from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali from his forefathers . He said:

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Take to the belt of this bald man (al-anza`) – meaning, `Ali – for he is the Great Saint (al-siddiq al-akbar), and he is the Distinguisher (al-faruq) who will distinguish between truth and falsehood. He who loves him is guided by Allah, he who hates him is hated by Allah, and he who opposes him is destroyed by Allah. From him are the clans of my Nation – al-Hasan and al-Husayn – and they are my sons. The Imams of Guidance are from al-Husayn. Allah has granted them my knowledge and my understanding. So, align with them, and do not take refuge with other than them, or else the wrath of your Lord will come upon you. He whose Lord’s wrath comes upon him has fallen. The life of this world is not but the enjoyment of vanity.