عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنْ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ قَالَ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ عِتْرَتُهُ قَالَ أَصْحَابُ الْعَبَاءِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أُمَّتُهُ قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْمُتَمَسِّكُونَ بِالثَّقَلَيْنِ الَّذِينَ أُمِرُوا بِالتَّمَسُّكِ بِهِمَا كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْرَتِهِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الَّذِينَ أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ طَهَّرَهُمْ تَطْهِيراً وَ هُمَا الْخَلِيفَتَانِ عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ Ibn ‘Isa heard it from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Fazal, who from’ Ali ibn Abi Hamza, who from Abu Basir the following: ‘I asked from Abu Abd Allah -asws : ‘Who are the ‘ Alay Mohammed ?’ Imam replied: ‘His -saww descendants’ I asked: ‘Who are the Ahl Al-Bayt -asws ?
The Imam -asws replied: The Imams who are successors/trustees (of Prophet -saww ). I asked: Who are the ‘Itrat’?’ The Imam -asws replied: ‘The People of Cloak/Al-Aaba/Kisa.’ I asked: ‘Who are among the ‘Ummah?’ The Imam replied: ‘The believers who believed what has been Revealed from Allah -azwj , who adhere to our -asws Amr (Wilayah) and uphold the book of Allah -azwj and submit to the family -asws of Prophet -saww and Itrat -asws , about whom the Verse was revealed: Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House!
and to purify you a (thorough) purifying (33:33) ., and they both are the Caliph on Ummah (after Prophet -saww ), peace be upon them -asws . [11] Therefore, it is very important to submit to the traditions of Ahl Al-Bayt -asws and Itrat -asws .