Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority) 30ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْ٠ُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُ٠َرَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لابِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَوْلُهُ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَياةَ الدُّنْيا قَالَ وَلايَتَهُ٠ْ وَالاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقى‏ قَالَ وَلايَةُ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) إِنَّ هذا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الاولى‏.

صُحُفِ إِبْراهِي٠30. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from ‘Abdallah ibn Idris from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-Fudayl ibn ‘Umar who has said the following. “I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious.

“However, (the unbelievers) prefer the worldly life, (87:16) -The Imam (a.s.) said, “They have preferred their (evil doers) friendship-” even though the life hereafter will be better and will last forever –The Imam (a.s.)said, “It means the friendship of Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) - (87:17).

This is what is written in the ancient heavenly Books,(87:18) the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses (87:19).” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/31))