حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالا حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ يَعْنِي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام قَالَ: مَا تَرَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْأَرْضَ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ قَطُّ مُنْذُ قُبِضَ آدَمُ عليه السلام يَهْتَدِي بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ هُوَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ ضَلَ وَ مَنْ لَزِمَهُ نَجَا حَقّاً عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.
Narrated to us my father; and Muhammad bin Hasan - may Allah be pleased with them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Muhammad bin Isa from Safwan bin Yahya from Abil Hasan al-Awwal - that is Musa bin Ja’far , that he said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has not left this earth without an Imam ever since the death of Adam; through whom people are guided towards Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and he is a Proof for His servants. Thus one who leaves him, is deviated and one who serves him, gets salvation and it is the right on Allah.”
