Al-Khiá¹£Äl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: Only Four Can Understand the Sayings of the Members of the Holy Household 4-27 ØدثÙا عÙ٠ب٠اÙØسÙ٠ب٠سÙÙا٠ب٠ÙعÙÙب ب٠اÙØارث ب٠إبراÙÙÙ ÙزÙ٠باÙÙÙÙØ© ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا أبÙعبد اÙÙ٠جعÙر ب٠أØ٠د ب٠ÙÙس٠اÙازد٠ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا عÙ٠ب٠بزرج اÙØÙاط ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا ع٠ر٠ب٠اÙÙØ³Ø¹Ø Ø¹Ù Ø´Ø¹Ùب اÙØداد ÙاÙ: س٠عت اÙصاد٠جعÙر ب٠٠ÙÙÙÙ: Ø¥Ù ØدÙØ«Ùا صعب ٠تØ٠اÙÙÙ ÙÙب٠ÙÙاÙ٠رÙ: ÙÙÙت ÙشعÙب: Ùا أبا اÙØس٠ÙØ£Ù Ø´ÙØ¡ اÙ٠دÙÙØ© اÙØصÙÙØ©Ø ÙاÙ: ÙÙاÙ: سأÙت اÙصاد٠عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠عÙÙا ÙÙا٠ÙÙ: اÙÙÙب اÙÙ 4-27 Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Sufyan ibn Yaqoob ibn al-Harith ibn Ibrahim al-Hamedany narrated in his house in Kufa that Abu Abdullah Jaâfar ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Azodi quoted Ali ibn Bazraj al-Hanat, on the authority of Amr ibn al-Yaseeâa, on the authority of Shoayb al-Hadâdad that he had heard Jaâfar ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) say, âIndeed our sayings are hard to understand.
Only the following four can understand them: either a nearby-stationed angel; a dispatched Prophet; a servant of God whose faith has been tested or a strong town.â Shoayb al-Hadâdad asked, âWhat do you mean by a strong town?â The Imam (MGB) replied, âI mean a heart with a firm belief.â