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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 2) Chapter 68 : Tacit and Explicit Testimony As Proof of Ali Ibn Al-husayn's (a.s.) Divine Authority Over the People After Al-husayn (a.s.) H 783, Ch. 68, H 1 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma'il from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu al-Jarud from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following.

"When al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) was about to leave this world he called his eldest daughter, Fatima and gave her a sealed document and openly before the people his directive will. Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) was ill with some internal illness and the people would see as dying. Fatima then gave the document to Ali ibn al- Husayn (a.s.). Thereafter, that document, by Allah, came to us, O Ziyad." The narrator has said that he asked the the Imam (a.s.).

"What is in that document, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "In it there is all that the children of Adam needed from the day Allah created Adam to the end of the world. In it there is the law of penalties and even the rules of compensation for an scratch on a victim's body." H 784, Ch.

68, h 2 A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from ibn Sinan from abu al-Jarud from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following. "When al- Husayn (a.s.) was about to leave this world he gave his directive will to his daughter, Fatima in a sealed document before the people onpenly. When what had to happen to al-Husayn (a.s.) did happen she gave it to Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.." The narrator has said that then he asked the Imam (a.s.).

"What was in it, may Allah grant you blessings?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "It contained all that the children of Adam would need from the beginning of the world until it will end." H 785, Ch. 68, h 3 A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn 'Amira from abu Bakr al-Hadrami from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"When al-Husayn (a.s.) was about to leave for Iraq he entrusted 'Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) with the books and directive will. When Ali ibn al-Husayn (a. s.) returned (to Madina) she delivered them to him. According to the manuscript of al-Safwan the hadith reads as follows: H 786, Ch.