Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The people whom Allah has Chosen and has Made the Heirs of His Book are the Imams (a.s.) 3ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْ٠َرَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ثُ٠َّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنا ٠ِنْ عِبادِنا الايَةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ وُلْدُ فَاطِ٠) وَالسَّابِقُ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ الا٠ُقْتَصِدُ الْعَارِفُ بِالا٠ُ لِنَفْسِهِ الَّذِي لا يَعْرِفُ الا٠3.

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar who has said that he asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. “We gave the book as an inheritance to Our chosen servants..” (35:31).

The Imam (a.s.) said such people are the children of Fatima (a.s.), those exceeding in virtue are the Imams (a.s.), the moderate ones are those who know the Imam (a.s.) and those who do injustice to themselves are the ones who do not know their Imam (a.s.).” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/440))