Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Imams (a.s.) Receive additional (knowledge) every Friday night َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ أَبِي زَاهِرٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ يُوسُفَ الابْزَارِيِّ عَنِ الْ٠ُفَضَّلِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ٍ وَكَانَ لا يُكَنِّينِي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله قَالَ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ قَالَ إِنَّ لَنَا فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةِ جُ٠ُعَةٍ سُرُوراً قُلْتُ زَادَكَ الله وَ٠َا ذَاكَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ الْجُ٠ُعَةِ وَافَى رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) الْعَرْشَ وَوَافَى الائِ٠َعَهُ وَوَافَيْنَا ٠ْ فَلا تُرَدُّ أَرْوَاحُنَا إِلَى أَبْدَانِنَا إِلا بِعِلْ٠ُسْتَفَادٍ وَلَوْ لا ذَلِكَ لانْفَدْنَا.

Of what nature is this happiness?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “When Friday night comes the Messenger of Allah arrives to the throne of Allah and the Imams (the leaders who has said the following. possess Divine authority) also arrive there with him and we also arrive with them.

Our souls are returned back to our bodies only after receiving very new useful knowledge without which we would already be left without of knowledge.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/105)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)