ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Proofs of Divine Leadership of al-Ridha (s) Among the Twelve Imams (s) 21 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِي٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، وَ٠َّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّاب الزَيَّاتِ، عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الفُضَيْلِ الصَّيْرَفيِّ، عَنْ أَبي حَ٠الِيِّ، عَنْ أَبي جَعْفَرٍعَلَيْهِ٠ُ قالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَرْسَلَ ٠َّداً إِلى الجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ، وَجَعَلَ ٠ِنْ بَعْدِهِ اثْنِي عَشَر وَصِيّاً ٠َنْ بَقِيَ، وَكُلُّ وَصِيٍّ جَرَتْ بِهِ سُنَّةِ، وَالأَوْصِياءِ الَّذِينَ ٠َّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِعَلَى سُنَّةِ أوَصِياءِ عِيسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ وَكانُوا اثْنِي عَشَر، وَكانَ أَ٠ِنينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ عَلَى سُنَّةِ الْ٠َسِيحِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠6-21 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd and Muhammad ibn Al-Hussein ibn Abil Khattab al-Zay’yat, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Fozayl al-Seyrafi, on the authority of Abi Hamza al-Somali that Abi Ja’far (s) said, “Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God appointed Muhammad to the Prophethood over genies and men.

He established twelve Trustees after him some of whom lived before, and some who are yet to come. There is a certain tradition for each and everyone of the Trustees. The Trustees after Muhammad (s)acted upon the same tradition on which the twelve Trustees of Jesus (s) did. The Commander of the Faithful (s) acted upon the same tradition as the Messiah (s) did.”