Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: Giving Charge of the Religious matters to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.) and to the Imams (a.s.) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي نَوَادِرِ ٠َّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َا فَوَّضَ الله إِلَى أَحَدٍ ٠ِنْ خَلْقِهِ إِلا إِلَى رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَإِلَى الائِ٠َّةِ قَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتابَ بِالْحَقِّ لِتَحْكُ٠َ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِ٠ا أَراكَ الله وَهِيَ جَارِيَةٌ فِي الاوْصِيَاءِ (عَلَيْه٠8.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan who has said the following. “I found in the Nawadir (works) of Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan who has said that abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) has said the following. “No, I swear by Allah, that He has no made anyone of His creatures the in charge except the Messenger of Allah and the Imams (a.s.).

Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has said, “ We have sent down to you the Book with the truth, so that you may judge between the people by that which Allah has shown you (4:105) and it is continued to be valid and in full force with the executors of his will.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/154))