11- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي الْبِلادِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ الإسْكَافِ قَالَ لا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلا قَالَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
قَدْ كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَابِدٌ فَأُعْجِبَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَأَوْحَى اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ لا يُعْجِبْكَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ فَإِنَّهُ مُرَاءٍ قَالَ فَمَاتَ الرَّجُلُ فَأُتِيَ دَاوُدُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَقِيلَ لَهُ مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ادْفِنُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقَالُوا كَيْفَ لَمْ يَحْضُرْهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غُسِّلَ قَامَ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلا فَشَهِدُوا بِاللهِ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِنْهُ إِلا خَيْراً قَالَ فَلَمَّا صَلَّوْا عَلَيْهِ قَامَ خَمْسُونَ آخَرُونَ فَشَهِدُوا بِاللهِ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ إِلا خَيْراً فَلَمَّا دَفَنُوهُ قَامَ خَمْسُونَ فَشَهِدُوا بِاللهِ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِنْهُ إِلا خَيْراً فَأَوْحَى اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى دَاوُدَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ فُلاناً فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَا رَبِّ لِلَّذِي أَطْلَعْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ قَوْمٌ مِنَ الأحْبَارِ وَالرُّهْبَانِ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِنْهُ إِلا خَيْراً فَأَجَزْتُ شَهَادَتَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَغَفَرْتُ لَهُ عِلْمِي فِيهِ. هَذَا آخِرُ كِتَابِ الشَّهَادَاتِ مِنَ الْكَافِي تَأْلِيفِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَيَتْلُوهُ كِتَابُ الْقَضَاءِ وَالأحْكَامِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى.
11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said that I know the following to be from abu Ja‘far 
, only:
“Abu Ja’far, Alayhi al-Salam, has said that among the Israelites there was a worshipper. Dawud Alayhi al-Salam, liked him for his worship. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent revelation to him and informed him that the worshipper is only a showoff person. The man died and Dawud Alayhi al-Salam, was informed about his death. He told them to bury him. The Israelites disliked it and said, ‘Why did you not attend his funeral?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When Ghusl (bath) was complete fifty people testified by Allah that they did not know of him except good.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When they performed Salat (prayer) for him then fifty people stood up and testified that they did not know anything about him except good.’ Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, then sent revelation to Dawud, Alayhi al-Salam. It said, ‘What has stopped you from attending the funeral of so and so?’ He replied, ‘It is because of the information You gave me about him.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him revelation saying that it was true but a people of learned men and monks testified that they did not know about him anything except good, so I admitted their testimony about him and forgave (overlooked, covered) My knowledge about him.’”
