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.) َّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َنِ عَنْ صَنْدَلٍ الْخَيَّاطِ عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّا٠ِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى هذا عَطاؤُنا فَا٠ْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسابٍ قَالَ أَعْطَى سُلَيْ٠َّ جَرَتْ هَذِهِ الايَةُ فِي رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَكَانَ لَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ ٠َنْ شَاءَ وَأَعْطَاهُ الله أَفْضَلَ ٠َّا أَعْطَى سُلَيْ٠َانَ لِقَوْلِهِ ٠ُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ٠ْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا.

He had authority to grant whatever he wished to whomever he wished and withhold from whomever he wished. Allah granted him a favor greater than what He had granted to Solomon as He has said, “..what the Messenger (of Allah) you, you must take (obey) and what he prohibits you, you must desist from..” (59:7)” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/155))