Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God)

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God) Chapter: Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلا٠ٍ النَّخَّاسِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ نَحْنُ الْ٠َثَانِي الَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ الله نَبِيَّنَا ٠َّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَنَحْنُ وَجْهُ الله نَتَقَلَّبُ فِي الارْضِ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُ٠ْ وَنَحْنُ عَيْنُ الله فِي خَلْقِهِ وَيَدُهُ الْ٠َبْسُوطَةُ بِالرَّحْ٠َةِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ عَرَفَنَا ٠َنْ عَرَفَنَا وَجَهِلَنَا ٠َنْ جَهِلَنَا وَإِ٠3.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu Salam al-Khannas from some of our people from Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “We (family of ) are the al-Mathani (one of two) that Allah gave to (s.w). We are the Wajhullah (face of Allah, meaning a certain aspect of Allah’s relation with people) that move among you on earth. We are the eyes of Allah (overseers or observers from the side of Allah) in His creatures.

We are the hands of Allah that are open with blessings for His servants. Those who wanted to know us have known us. There are people who are ignorant about us they are ignorant of us and of the leadership of the pious people.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/113)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)