Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The case of the Arms of the Messenger of Allah is like the Ark among the Israelites َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َثَلُ السِّلاحِ فِينَا ٠َثَلُ التَّابُوتِ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ حَيْثُ٠َا دَارَ التَّابُوتُ أُوتُوا النُّبُوَّةَ وَحَيْثُ٠َا دَارَ السِّلاحُ فِينَا فَثَ٠ْرُ قُلْتُ فَيَكُونُ السِّلاحُ ٠ُزَائِلاً لِلْعِلْ٠3.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan from abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) who has said the following. “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) would say, ‘The case of the Armaments with us is as the Ark with the Israelites. Wherever the Ark would go prophet-hood would also follow.

Wherever the Armaments among us would go the matter (leadership with Divine authority) would also settle there.” I then asked, “Would the Armaments ever depart knowledge?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “No, it would not do so.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/53))