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Chapter: The Meaning of the Waistband د بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن ٠د بن سنان، عن أبي الجارود، عن ٠د بن الحنفية يقول: حدثني أ٠أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسل٠ة آخذ بحجزة الله، ونحن آخذون بحجزة نبينا، و شيعتنا آخذون بحجزتنا، قلت: يا أ٠ا الحجزة؟ قال: الله أعظ٠ن أن يوصف بالحجزة أو غير ذلك، ولكن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسل٠ر نبينا وشيعتنا آخذون بأ٠1.

Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Abu al-Jarud, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Bishr al-Hamdani that: I heard Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah say The Command of the Faithful (AS) related to me: “The Messenger of Allah (SA) will take hold of Allah’s Waistband [hujzah].

We will take hold of the Prophet’s Waistband, and our Shi`ites will take hold of our Waistband.” I asked, “O Commander of the Faithful, what is the Waistband.” He answered, “Allah is greater than being characterized with a waistband or other than that. However, the Messenger of Allah (SA) will take hold of Allah’s Affair [amr]. We will take hold of the Prophet’s Affair, and our followers [Shi`ah] will take hold of Our Affair.”