62, h 4 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn...

62, h 4 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma'il from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Mu'wiya ibn Wahab who has said that asked the following from abu Ja'far (a.s.), "What is the sign of being A number of our people has narrated from Imam after the preceding Imam (a.s.)?" The Imam (a.s.) said, " Being of pure birth, good up bringing and that he would not trifle or engage in amusement." H 749, Ch.

62, h 5 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus from Ahmad ibn 'Umar who has said that he asked the following from abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), "What is the proof that establishes one's possessing Divine authority or the his ownership of leadership?" Such proofs are being the elder, possession of superior moral achievements and one being appointed as the executor of the will.

So much so that people would come to the town and ask who is appointed as the executor of the will of so and so it would be said to them so and so son of so and so and these go along wherever the Armament would go. Asking questions does not establish any authority." H 750, Ch. 62, h 6 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu Yahya al-Wasiti from Hisham ibn Salim from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"The leadership is with being the elder as long as he is free of defects." H 751, Ch. 62, h 7 Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Basir who has said that he asked the following from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) , "May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what is the proof to know the Imam (a.s.) ?" He said, "Through several qualities. The first thing is that his father must have said to this effect about him so that it could be considered a proof up on him.

And that when asked he would answer and if one remain silent he would begin to speak on the issue and inform of the things that would happen the next day that can speak to people in everyone's own language. " Then he said to me, "O abu Muhammad, allow me to give you a sign before you stand up to go. Not very long after this a man from Khurasan came in. The man from Khurasan spoke to the Imam in Arabic but abu al- Hassan (a.s.) answered him in Persian.

The man from Khurasan said, "I swear by Allah, "May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, the only thing that stopped from speaking to you in Persian was I thought you might not know Persian.