Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ ٠َّدٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِ٠َاعِيلَ الانْبَارِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي الْ٠َغْرَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِطُغَاةِ الْعَرَبِ ٠ْرٍ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كَ٠ِنَ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ نَفَرٌ يَسِيرٌ قُلْتُ وَالله إِنَّ ٠َنْ يَصِفُ هَذَا الا٠ْ لَكَثِيرٌ قَالَ لا بُدَّ لِلنَّاسِ ٠َيَّزُوا وَيُغَرْبَلُوا وَيُسْتَخْرَجُ فِي الْغِرْبَالِ خَلْقٌ كَثِيرٌ.

“I heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say as herein below, ‘Woe to the rebellious Arabs from the matter that is coming closer.’0” I then asked, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, “How many people will be there with Al-Qa’im (the one who will rise with Divine Authority)?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “just a very few persons.” I then said, “Those who speak of this matter (the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority) are quite many in number.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “People must be refined, distinguished and sifted.

In the sifting process a great deal is taken out.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/183)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)