Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The people of Dhikr (memory and knowledge) that Allah has commanded the creatures to ask for their questions are the Imams (a.s.) 2ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ عَ٠ِّهِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َنِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لابِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فَسْئَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُ٠ُونَ قَالَ الذِّكْرُ ٠َّدٌ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُهُ الْ٠َسْئُولُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَوْ٠ِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْئَلُونَ قَالَ إِيَّانَا عَنَى وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ وَنَحْنُ الْ٠2.

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Uwarma from Ali ibn Hassa’n from his uncle ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir said that he asked I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the meaning of the following words of Allah.

“Ask the people of Dhikr if you do not know.” (16:43, 21: 7 Holy Quran) The Imams (a.s.) said, “ (s.a.) is ‘Dhikr’ and we are the people of ‘Dhikr who will be asked.” I also asked about, “It is a Dhikr for you and for your people and you all will be asked questions.’ (43:44) The Imams (a.s.) said it is a reference to us.

We are the people of Dhikr and we will be asked questions.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/428)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)