Chapter: The Imamate and the Will 1 - أخبرÙا أب٠اÙعباس Ø£Ø٠د ب٠سعÙد ب٠عÙدة اÙÙÙÙÙØ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا أب٠٠٠Ùتاب٠Ù٠صÙر سÙØ© ست ÙستÙÙ Ù٠ائتÙÙØ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا أب٠جعÙر ٠د ب٠عبÙد اÙÙ٠اÙØÙبÙØ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا عبد اÙÙ٠ب٠بÙÙØ±Ø Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ù Ø±Ù Ø¨Ù Ø§Ùاشعث ÙاÙ: س٠عت أبا عبد اÙÙ٠جعÙر ب٠٠د ÙÙÙÙ - ÙÙØ٠عÙد٠Ù٠اÙبÙت ÙØÙا٠٠٠عشرÙ٠رجÙا٠- ÙØ£Ùب٠عÙÙÙا ÙÙاÙ: ÙعÙÙÙÙÙ٠ترÙÙÙ٠أ٠Ùذا اÙØ£Ù ÙÙا ÙضعÙÙ ØÙØ«Ù ÙشاءÙØ ÙاÙÙÙ٠إÙÙÙ ÙÙعÙÙد٠٠Ù٠اÙÙÙ ÙزÙÙ٠عÙ٠رÙسÙÙ٠اÙÙ٠إÙ٠رÙجاÙÙ Ù ÙÙÙÙ٠رجÙÙ ÙÙرجÙÙÙ ØتÙ٠تÙتÙ٠إÙ٠صاØبÙÙا.
(1) Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Saâeed bin Oqda al-Kufi narrated from Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Mastoor al-Ashjaâiy from Abu Jaâfar Muhammad bin Obaydillah al-Halabi from Abdullah bin Bukayr that Amr bin al-Ashâath had said: We were about twenty persons in the house of Abu Abdullah Jaâfar bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) when he came to us and said: âYou may think that we determine the matter of the imamate as we like!
By Allah, it is a covenant from Allah revealed to His messenger (as) and then to certain men one after the other until it reaches its keeper.â