The prophet’s (saw) Designation of the qa’im (as)

Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 24

Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma

Book 2, Chapter 24

The prophet’s Designation of the qa’im

Hadith #6

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَتَمَسَّكَ بِدِينِي وَ يَرْكَبَ سَفِينَةَ النَّجَاةِ بَعْدِي فَلْيَقْتَدِ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ لْيُعَادِ عَدُوَّهُ وَ لْيُوَالِ وَلِيَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي فِي حَيَاتِي وَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي وَ هُوَ إِمَامُ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَ أَمِيرُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدِي قَوْلُهُ قَوْلِي وَ أَمْرُهُ أَمْرِي وَ نَهْيُهُ نَهْيِي وَ تَابِعُهُ تَابِعِي وَ نَاصِرُهُ نَاصِرِي وَ خَاذِلُهُ خَاذِلِي ثُمَّ قَالَ عليه السلام مَنْ فَارَقَ عَلِيّاً بَعْدِي لَمْ يَرَنِي وَ لَمْ أَرَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ مَنْ خَالَفَ عَلِيّاً حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ جَعَلَ مَأْوَاهُ النَّارَ وَ بِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ وَ مَنْ خَذَلَ عَلِيّاً خَذَلَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَنْ نَصَرَ عَلِيّاً نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ يَلْقَاهُ وَ لَقَّنَهُ حُجَّتَهُ عِنْدَ الْمُسَاءَلَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ عليه السلام الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ إِمَامَا أُمَّتِي بَعْدَ أَبِيهِمَا وَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ أُمُّهُمَا سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ أَبُوهُمَا سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةُ أَئِمَّةٍ تَاسِعُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ مِنْ وُلْدِي طَاعَتُهُمْ طَاعَتِي وَ مَعْصِيَتُهُمْ مَعْصِيَتِي- إِلَى اللَّهِ أَشْكُو الْمُنْكِرِينَ لِفَضْلِهِمْ وَ الْمُضِيعِينَ لِحُرْمَتِهِمْ بَعْدِي‌ وَ كَفى‌ بِاللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَ نَاصِراً لِعِتْرَتِي وَ أَئِمَّةِ أُمَّتِي وَ مُنْتَقِماً مِنَ الْجَاحِدِينَ لِحَقِّهِمْ‌ وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ‌

Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali Majilaway: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim from his father from Ali bin Mabad from Husain bin Khalid from Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (a.r.) from his father from his forefathers that the Messenger of Allah said:
“Whoever desires to fasten unto my religion and board the ark of salvation after me, must follow Ali Ibn Abi Talib , bear enmity against his enemies and befriend his friends. For sure, he is my successor and my caliph on my followers in my life and after my death. He is the chief of every Muslim and the chief of every believer after me. His saying is my saying, his command is my command, his prohibition is my prohibition, his follower is my follower, his helper is my helper and one who forsakes him has forsaken me.”
Then he continued, “Whoever separates from Ali after me, shall not see me and I will not see him on the Day of Judgment. Whoever opposes Ali , Allah will make Paradise forbidden for him, his abode will be the Hell-fire, and evil will be his fate. Whoever forsakes Ali , he will be forsaken on the Day of Presentation, and whoever helps Ali Allah will help him on the day he will meet Him. The Divine Proof (Hujjat) will prompt his answers to him on the day of questioning.”
Thereafter he said, “Hasan and Husain are the two Imams of my Ummah after their father and the leaders of the youth of Paradise. Their mother is the chief of the women of universe, and their father is the chief of the successors. From the descendants of Husain , there will be nine Imams, and the ninth of them will be the Qaim of my progeny. Their obedience is my obedience and their defiance is my defiance.
I will complain to Allah against those who challenge their superiority and deny their sanctity after me. Allah suffices as a Master and as a Helper for my progeny and the Imams of my Ummah, and as an Avenger for those who have denied them their rights. And they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back. (26:227)