Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: The excellence of Ahl al Bayt, 'Alayhim al-Salam and their Shi’ah سَهْلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ وَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠ْدُ لِلَّهِ صَارَتْ فِرْقَةٌ ٠ُرْجِئَةً وَ صَارَتْ فِرْقَةٌ حَرُورِيَّةً وَ صَارَتْ فِرْقَةٌ قَدَرِيَّةً وَ سُ٠ُ التُّرَابِيَّةَ وَ شِيعَةَ عَلِيٍّ أَ٠َا هُوَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ آلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( عليه٠) وَ شِيعَةُ آلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ ٠َا النَّاسُ إِلَّا هُ٠ْ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ( عليه السلا٠) أَفْضَلَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّاسِ حَتَّى قَالَهَا ثَلَاثاً.

But, by Allah (azwj) and what is that except for that there is no god except Allah (azwj), One with no associates to Him (azwj), and His (azwj) Messenger (saww), and the Progeny (asws) of the Messenger, and the Shiites of the progeny (asws) of the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj). And what are the people except that it was Ali (asws) the best of the people after the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj), and the highest of the people than the people themselves’. He (asws) said it three times.

ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/182)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)