And through this chain of transmission, from Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn bin Sa’id, from Al-Qasim bin Muhammad, from Ali bin Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir, from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام: He said: We were with Imam عليه السلام, and Humran was present, when one of his servants entered and said, "May I be sacrificed for you! 'Ikrimah is near death." 'Ikrimah had followed the views of the Khawarij but had later become devoted to Abu Ja’far عليه السلام. Abu Ja’far عليه السلام said to us: "Wait for me until I return to you." We said: "Yes." Imam عليه السلام did not delay long before Imam عليه السلام returned and said: "Had I reached 'Ikrimah before his soul had reached its final stage, I would have taught him words from which he could benefit. But I reached him after his soul had already settled in its place." I said: "May I be sacrificed for you! What are those words?" Imam عليه السلام said: "By Allah سبحانه وتعالى, it is what you are upon now. So prompt your dying ones at the time of death to testify that there is no god but Allah سبحانه وتعالى and to affirm wilayah (the guardianship of the Imams عليه السلام)."