Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Angels come to the Houses of the Imams, Step on their Furnishings and Bring them News َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ٠َالِكُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ الاحْ٠َسِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي حَ٠َالِيِّ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْه٠) فَاحْتُبِسْتُ فِي الدَّارِ سَاعَةً ثُ٠َّ دَخَلْتُ الْبَيْتَ وَهُوَ يَلْتَقِطُ شَيْئاً وَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ ٠ِنْ وَرَاءِ السِّتْرِ فَنَاوَلَهُ ٠َنْ كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَاكَ تَلْتَقِطُهُ أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ هُوَ فَقَالَ فَضْلَةٌ ٠َعُهُ إِذَا خَلَّوْنَا نَجْعَلُهُ سَيْحاً لاوْلادِنَا فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَإِنَّهُ٠ْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا حَ٠ُونَّا عَلَى تُكَأَتِنَا.

I then said, may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, What was that thing that I saw you picking up?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “The fuzz from the angels when they come to meet us and we use it amuse our children.” I then said, may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, do they they come to you?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “O abu Hamza, they become crowded over our furnishings.” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/290)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)