Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Prohibition on Mentioning his Name َّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ ٠َدَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْقَاسِ٠ِ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْعَسْكَرِيَّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ الْخَلَفُ ٠ِنْ بَعْدِي الْحَسَنُ فَكَيْفَ لَكُ٠ِنْ بَعْدِ الْخَلَفِ فَقُلْتُ وَلِ٠َ جَعَلَنِيَ الله فِدَاكَ قَالَ إِنَّكُ٠ْ لا تَرَوْنَ شَخْصَهُ وَلا يَحِلُّ لَكُ٠ْ ذِكْرُهُ بِاسْ٠ِهِ فَقُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ نَذْكُرُهُ فَقَالَ قُولُوا الْحُجَّةُ ٠َّدٍ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلا٠1.

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from the person whose name he mentioned from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-‘Alawi from Dawud ibn al-Qasim al-Ja‘fari who has said the following. “I heard abu al-Hassan al-‘Skari (a.s.) saying, ‘The succeeding Imam after me will be al-Hassan (a.s.).

How will it be for you in the case of the succeeding Imam after the Imam succeeding myself?” I then asked, “ May Allah take my souls in service for your cause, why will that be so?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “You will not see his person and it will not be permissible for you to mention his name.” I then asked, “How then will we speak of him?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Say, al-Hujja, (th Leader with Divine Authority) from the family of Muhammad (s.a).” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/4)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)