Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority earlier or later will not affect one who has learned who his Imam is 4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ السِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ إِسْ٠َّدٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َعُ فَقَالَ تَرَانِي أُدْرِكُ الْقَائِ٠َ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَصِيرٍ أَ لَسْتَ تَعْرِفُ إِ٠َكَ فَقَالَ إِي وَالله وَأَنْتَ هُوَ وَتَنَاوَلَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ وَالله ٠َا تُبَالِي يَا أَبَا بَصِيرٍ أَلا تَكُونَ ٠ُحْتَبِياً بِسَيْفِكَ فِي ظِلِّ رِوَاقِ الْقَائِ٠ِ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ.

‘Do you think I will meet Al-Qa’im (a.s.)?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “O abu Basir, ‘Do you not know who your Imam is?” He said, “By Allah, your are my Imam while holding his hand.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Then you must worry for not leaning against your sword in the shadow of Al-Qa’im’s tent.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/189))