Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Statements and the Explicit Texts on Leadership with Divine Authority) of the Twelve Imams (a.s.) 13ـ وَبِهَذَا الاسْنَادِ أَنَّ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ لابِي بَكْرٍ يَوْ٠اً لا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ الله أَ٠ْواتاً بَلْ أَحْياءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ٠ْ يُرْزَقُونَ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ ٠َّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) رَسُولُ الله ٠َاتَ شَهِيداً وَالله لَيَأْتِيَنَّكَ فَأَيْقِنْ إِذَا جَاءَكَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ غَيْرُ ٠ُتَخَيِّلٍ بِهِ فَأَخَذَ عَلِيٌّ بِيَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرَاهُ النَّبِيَّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ آ٠ِنْ بِعَلِيٍّ وَبِأَحَدَ عَشَرَ ٠ِنْ وُلْدِهِ إِنَّهُ٠ِثْلِي إِلا النُّبُوَّةَ وَتُبْ إِلَى الله ٠َّا فِي يَدِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لا حَقَّ لَكَ فِيهِ قَالَ ثُ٠13.

Through the same chain of narrators the following is narrated: “Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) one day said to Abu Bakr, “Do not think of those slain for the cause of God as dead. They are alive with their Lord and receive sustenance from Him.” (3:169) I testify that Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (sw) died as a martyr. He by Allah, will come to you and do have any doubts when he will come to you.

Satan can not appear in his disguise.” Ali (a.s.) took the hand of Abu Bakr and showed the Prophet (sw) to him who said to him, “O Abu Bakr, believe in Ali and in the eleven Imams from his descendants. They are all like me except prophethood. Repent before Allah because of what you involvement in what you are involved. You have no right in it.” The narrator has said that then he went and was not seen around.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)