Hadith 6-20

حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الحَسَنِ القَطَّانُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا القَطَّانُ قالَ: بَكْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا تَمِيمُ بْنُ بُهْلُولٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِاللَّهِ بْنِ أَبي الهُذَيْلِ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الإِمامَة فِيمَنْ تَجِبُ وَما عَلامةُ مَنْ تَجِبُ لَهُ الإِمامَةٌ؟ فَقالَ: إِنَّ الدَّلِيلَ عَلَى ذلِكَ وَالحُجَّةَ عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ وَالقائِمَ بِاُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالنَّاطِقَ بِالْقُرآنِ وَالْعالِمَ بِالأَحْكامِ أَخُو نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ خَلِيفَتُهُ عَلَى اُمَّتِهِ وَوَصِيُّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَوَلِيِّهِ الَّذِي كانَ مِنْهُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ هارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى، المَفْرُوض الطَّاعَةِ بِقَوْلِ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: «يا أَيُّهَاالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الأَمْرِمِنْكُمْ» المَوْصُوفُ بِقَوْلِه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: «إِنَّما وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكاةَ وَهُمْ راكِعُونَ»، وَالمَدْعُوُّ إِلَيْهِ بِالْوِلايَةِ، المُثْبَتُ لَهُ الإِمامَةُ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ بِقَوْلِ الرَّسُولِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ عَنِ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: أَلَسْتُ أَوْلى‏ بِكُمْ مِنْكُمْ بِأَنْفُسَكُمْ؟ قالُوا: بَلى‏، قالَ: فَمَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلاهُ فَعَلِىٌّ مَوْلاهُ، اَللَّهُمَّ والِ مَنْ والاهُ، وَعادَ مَنْ عاداهُ، وَانْصُر مَنْ نَصَرَهُ، وَاخْذُلْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُ وَأَعِنْ مَنْ أَعانَهُ، عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِي طالِبٍ ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنينَ وَإِمام المُتَّقِينَ، وَقائِدُ الْغُرّ الُمحَجِّلِينَ، وَأَفْضَلِ الوَصِيِّين، وَخَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ بَعْد رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَبَعْدَهُ الحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ، ثُمَّ الحُسَيْنُ سِبْطاً رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَابْنا خَيْرِ النِّسْوان أَجْمَعِينَ، ثُمَّ عَلِىُّ بْنُ الحُسَيْنِ، ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ، ثُمَّ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّد، ثُمَّ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، ثُمَّ عَلِىُّ بْنُ مُوسَى، ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ، ثُمَّ عَلِىُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثُمَّ الحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ، ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ، إِلى يَوْمُنا هذا واحِدَاً بَعْدَ واحِدٍ، وَهُمْ عِتْرَةُ الرَّسُول عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ المَعْرُفُون بِالْوَصِيَّة وَالإِمامَة، لا تَخِلُو الأَرْضُ مِنْ حُجَّة مِنْهُمْ فِي كُلِّ عَصْرٍ وَزمانٍ، وَفِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ وَأَوانٍ، وَهُمُ العُرْوَةُ الوُثْقى‏ وَأَئِمَّةُ الهُدى‏، وَالحُجَّة عَلَى أَهْلِ الدُّنْيا إِلى أَن يَرِثَ اللَّهُ الأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْها، وَكُلُّ مَنْ خالَفَهُمْ ضالٌ مُضِلٌّ تارِكٌ لِلْحَقِّ وَالهُدى‏ وَهُمُ المُعَبَّرُونَ عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ وَالنَّاطِقُونَ عَنِ الرَّسُولِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ مَنْ ماتَ وَلا يَعْرِفُهُمْ ماتَ مَيْتَةً جاهِلِيَّةً، وَدِينُهُمُ الوَرْعُ وَالعِفَّةُ وَالصِّدْقُ وَالصَّلاحُ وَالاِجْتِهاد وَأَداءَ الأمانَةِ إِلى الْبَرِّ الفاجِرِ وَطُولُ السُّجُودِ وَقِيامُ اللَّيْل، وَاجْتَنابُ الَمحارِم وَانْتِظارُ الفَرَجِ بِالصَّبْرِ، وَحُسْنُ الصُّحْبَة وَحُسْنُ الجَوارِ. ثُمَّ قالَ تَمِيمُ بْنُ بُهْلُولٍ: حَدَّثَني أَبُو مُعاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ فِي الإِمامَةِ مِثْلَهُ سَواءً.

Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qattan narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Zakariya al-Qattan quoted on the authority of Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Bohlool, “I asked Abdullah ibn Abil Hozayl about Divine Leadership - who deserves it and what its signs are.” He said, “It is the reason for this. He is the Proof for the believers (after the Prophet (S)). He is the manager of the affairs of the Muslims, the spokesman of the Quran, and the knowledgeable one of its rulings. He is the brother of God’s Prophet. He is his Successor over his nation, and his Trustee over them and their Master whose position relative to him is the same as that of Aaron’s position relative to Moses (a.s.). It is obligatory to obey him as the Honorable the Exalted God said,’O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the Apostle, and those charged with authority among you…’ [14] He is the same one who is described by the Honorable the Exalted as, ‘Your (real) friends are (no less than) God, His Apostle, and the (fellowship of) believers- those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship).’ [15] He is the same one to whose Mastery the people were invited to which was established for him firmly on the Day of Ghadir Khom by what God’s Prophet (S) said on the authority of the Honorable the Exalted God, “Is it not that my Mastery over you is more than that of your own mastery over yourselves?” And the people answered, “Yes.” Then the Prophet (S) said, “Whoever I am the Master of, Ali is the Master of. O my God! Please be the friend of his friends and be the enemy of his enemies. Assist whoever assists him, and abandon whoever abandons him. Help whoever helps him. He is Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). He is the Commander of the Faithful, the Divine Leader of the pious ones, the Leader of those with white-foreheads [16] , the Noblest of the Trustees, and the best of the people after God’s Prophet (S). After him come Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) and Al-Husayn (a.s.) - the grandsons of God’s Prophet (S), the sons of the best of all women. Then there is Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), then Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), Ali ibn Muhammad (a.s.), Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.), Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan (a.s.) successively up to now. They are the Prophet’s progeny known by their Trusteeship and Divine Leadership. There is no time or era in which the Earth is left without one of them. They are the Reliable Grip, Leaders towards guidance, Proofs for the people of the Earth until God inherits the Earth with whatever is in it. Anyone who opposes them (the Imams) is deviant, misleading, and a deserter of the right and the guidance. They (the Imams) are the interpreters of the Quran and the spokespersons of the Prophet (S) with directness. Whoever dies before he recognizes them is regarded as one who has died in the Age of Ignorance. The features of their religion include piety, chastity, honesty, goodness, diligence, returning what we are entrusted with whether it belongs to the pious or the wicked, extended prostration (to God), night worship, avoidance of the forbidden acts, expectation of the Relief by means of patience, good companionship, and being good neighborliness. Then Tamim ibn Bohlool said, “Abu Mo’awiya also narrated this same tradition about Divine Leadership for me on the authority of al-A’mesh, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.).”