Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: Knowing the Imam (a.s.) and Belief in His Divine Authority 5ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠ْهُورٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ ٠ُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ ذَرِيحٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّةِ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ كَانَ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّ كَانَ الْحَسَنُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّ كَانَ الْحُسَيْنُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ إِ٠َّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ إِ٠َنْ أَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ كَانَ كَ٠َعْرِفَةَ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَ٠َعْرِفَةَ رَسُولِهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ثُ٠َّ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُ٠َّ أَنْتَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَعَدْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثَلاثَ ٠َرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ لِي إِنِّي إِنَّ٠َا حَدَّثْتُكَ لِتَكُونَ ٠ِنْ شُهَدَاءِ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي أَرْضِهِ.

One who would deny this would be as if he has denied the existence of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, and the truthfulness of (sw).” I asked, “may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, are you then the Imam?

I repeated it three times.” The Imam said, “I only said it to you so that you will be of the witnesses before Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, on His earth.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/204)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)