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Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

The Book about people with Divine Authority · Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority) · Volume 1, book 4, chapter 108, Hadith 2

Original Arabic text

2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الامانَةَ عَلَى السَّماواتِ وَالارْضِ وَالْجِبالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَحْمِلْنَها وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْها وَحَمَلَهَا الانْسانُ إِنَّهُ كانَ ظَلُوماً جَهُولاً قَالَ هِيَ وَلايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام )

Published English translation

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from al-Hakam ibn Miskin from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammara from a man from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “We offered Our Trust (Our deputation) to the heavens, to the earth, and to the mountains, but they could not bear this burden and were afraid to accept it. Mankind was able to accept this offer but he was unjust to himself and ignorant of the significance of this Trust.” (33:72). The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to Leadership with Divine Authority of Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.).”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: مرسل

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/5)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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