Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Rare Ahadith in the context 3ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَحْ٠َرَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ لانَّهُ يَ٠ِعْتَ فِي كِتَابِ الله وَنَ٠وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى قَالَ لانَّ ٠3.

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar who has said the following. “I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘Why is he (Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) called Amir al-Mu’minin (commander of the faithful)?” He said, “Because he fed them knowledge.

Have you not read in the Holy Quran, “We can buy more provisions with this for our family..” (12:65)” In another hadith it is said, “Because Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) would feed them knowledge.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) رسل آخره - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/369))