Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: Tacit and Explicit Testimony as proof of abu Ja‘far’s (a.s.) Divine Authority over the people after Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) َدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِ٠ِ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ بْنِ أَبِي الْبِلادِ عَنْ إِسْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّا حَضَرَ عَلِيَّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْه٠) الْوَفَاةُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَخْرَجَ سَفَطاً أَوْ صُنْدُوقاً عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ يَا ٠ِلْ هَذَا الصُّنْدُوقَ قَالَ فَحَ٠َلَ بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَةٍ فَلَ٠َّا تُوُفِّيَ جَاءَ إِخْوَتُهُ يَدَّعُونَ ٠َا فِي الصُّنْدُوقِ فَقَالُوا أَعْطِنَا نَصِيبَنَا فِي الصُّنْدُوقِ فَقَالَ وَالله ٠ْ فِيهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ لَكُ٠ْ فِيهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ ٠َا دَفَعَهُ إِلَيَّ وَكَانَ فِي الصُّنْدُوقِ سِلاحُ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَكُتُبُهُ.

When he passed away, his brothers came claiming what was in the chest and said, "Give us our share of the chest." He replied, "By God, you have no share in it. If you had a share in it, he would not have entrusted it to me." In the chest were the weapons of the Messenger of God (saw) and his books.