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 الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ ٠َ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ وَالْحَكَ٠ِ بْنِ عُتَيْبَةَ شَرِّقَا وَغَرِّبَا فَلا تَجِدَانِ عِلْ٠اً صَحِيحاً إِلا شَيْئاً خَرَجَ ٠ِنْ عِنْدِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) said to Salma ibn Kuhayl and al-Hakam ibn ‘Utayba, ‘Easternize or westernize you two will find not find correct knowledge except that which has come to light through (members of the family of ).” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/309)) صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (48/ 1))