You, Jabir will see him and when you see him, give him my salam.

You, Jabir will see him and when you see him, give him my salam.[^12] Then al-Sadiq Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, then Musa ibn Ja‘far, then ‘Ali ibn Musa, then Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, then ‘Ali ibn Muhammad, then al-Hassan ibn ‘Ali, then the one who bears my name, Muhammad. And he will be the proof ( hujjah ) of Allah on the earth.

Prophetic Narrations Appointing Imam ‘Ali as Successor told the Muslims both about the succession of the designated members of his family (Ahlul Bayt), which will be dealt with in the next section, as well as the specific succession of Imam ‘Ali.

The Messenger of Allah has been recorded to have said in regards to Imam ‘Ali: You are in the same position with relation to me as Aaron was with Moses, except that there will be no prophet after me.[^13] He who wishes to live as I have lived and to die as I will die, and enter the Garden of Eternal Bliss which Allah has promised…