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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 2) Chapter 64 : the Specific Words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High and the Messenger of Allah That Grant Divine Authority To Everyone of the Imams (a.s.) H 757, Ch.

64, H 1 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad, abu Sa'id from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said that he asked abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) about the following words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. "Believers, obey God, His Messenger, and your leaders (who possess Divine authority). . .

." (4:59) The Imam (a.s.) said, "This was sent from heavens about Ali ibn abu talib al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.)." I then said, "People say, "Why did He not specify Ali and his family by their names in the book of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High?'" The Imam (a.s.) said, "Say to them, 'The command for prayer came to the Messenger of Allah but He has not specified (the number of the Rak'ats) for them three nor four. It, in fact, was the Messenger of Allah who explained to them this matter.

The command for Zakat (a form of income tax) came to the Messenger of Allah and there was no specific taxable number such as one Dirham on every forty Dirham. It was the Messenger of Allah who explained it for them. The command for Hajj came to the Messenger of Allah. It did not say walk senven times around the Ka'ba . It was the Messenger of Allah who explained it for them. The verse about obedience came "Believers, obey God, His Messenger, and your leaders (who possess Divine authority). . .

." (4:59) It came to declare that Ali, al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.) were the leards who possessed Divine authority.

The Messenger of Allah then said about Ali (a.s.), "On whoever I have Divine Authority, then Ali (a.s.) has Divne Authority over him also." He also has said, "I enjoin you to follow the book of Allah and my family because have prayed to Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High not to separate these two from eachother until He will make them arrive al-Kawthar (at the pool of Paradise) to meet me. He has granted my prayer as such.

" The Holy Prophet (s.a.) has said, "Do not try to teach them (The Imam (a.s.) becaue they are far more knowledgeable than you.