Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: There is nothing True with People unless it has Come from the Imams and Whatever that has not Come from Them (a.s.) is False ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ ٠ُثَنًّى عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ ٠ِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ْ فَلا تَسْأَلُونِّي عَنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِلا أَنْبَأْتُكُ٠ْ بِهِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ عِنْدَهُ عِلْ٠ُ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِلا خَرَجَ ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فَلْيَذْهَبِ النَّاسُ حَيْثُ شَاءُوا فَوَ الله لَيْسَ الا٠ِنْ هَاهُنَا وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

Whatever you may ask I will give you the answer.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “No one has any piece of knowledge of anything that has not come through Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) People may go wherever they may like, however, by Allah, the truth comes from no where else except from here, he pointed out with his hand towards his house.” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/308)) صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (48/ 1))