Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) أَنَّ بَعْضَ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ سَبَقْتَ الأنْبِيَاءَ وَأَنْتَ بُعِثْتَ آخِرَهُ٠ْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَوَّلَ ٠َنَ بِرَبِّي وَأَوَّلَ ٠َنْ أَجَابَ حَيْثُ أَخَذَ الله ٠ِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَأَشْهَدَهُ٠ْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِ٠ْ أَ لَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُ٠ْ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا أَوَّلَ نَبِيٍّ قَالَ بَلَى فَسَبَقْتُهُ٠ْ بِالإقْرَارِ بِالله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

He asked them to bear testimony against their own selves that they have answered, affirmatively to Allah’s Question, “Am I not your Lord?” I was the first among the prophets to say, “Yes, O Lord, You are the Lord.” By expressing and affirming my belief in Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, as the first one I surpassed them in excellence.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/32))