Obedience on the authority of Allah and the Messenger of...

Obedience on the authority of Allah and the Messenger of Allah over the people as a whole was obligatory to Ali (a.s.) after the death of the Messenger of Allah. Ali (a.s.) was a very wise and knowledgeable person." H 993, Ch. 91, h 2 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said the following.

"Once I said to abu Ja'far (a.s.), 'Before Allah would grant you the blessed birth of abu Ja'far we would ask you the question and you would say that Allah will soon grant you a son. Allah, now, has blessed you with such a favor and may He make him to be the delight for your heart. We wish not to experience a single day without you but, Allah forbid, if something would happen to you from who must we seek guidance?" He pointed with his hand to abu Ja'far (a.s.) and he was standing before him.

I then said, "May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, he is only a child of three years old." He said, "That does not matter in his case at all. Jesus rose with Divine authority when he three years old only." H 994, Ch. 91, h 3 mmd ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Sayf from certain persons of our people from abu Ja'far (a.s.) al-Thani (the second). The narrator has said that I said to him "They speak about (and question) your very young age.

He said, "Allah informed David through inspiration to appoint Sulayman as the executor of his will and successor while he was just a child minding sheep. The worshippers and scholars of the Israelites disliked it. Allah then inspired David to take the staff of those who have objections and that of Sulayman and place them in a room and seal them with each one's seals. On the next day whichever staff would be found that has grown leaves and fruits the owner thereof would be the successor.

David informed them of this matter and they all agreed." H 995, Ch. 91, h 4 Ali ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ya'qub ibn Yazid from Mus'ab From Mas'da from abu Basir who has said the following. "Once I went to see him. Along with me there was a of five years old boy who had not yet attained puberty. The Imam (a.s.) said, "How would you feel if people will debate you about the divine authority of someone of his age?

Or he said about the Divine authority of one who will come and will be of the same age as his." H 996, Ch.