Al-Kafi · Hadith 63

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 63

Original Arabic text

63ـ أَحْمَدُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِهَذِهِ الايَةِ هَكَذَا فَأَبى‏ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ بِوَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ إِلا كُفُوراً قَالَ وَنَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بِهَذِهِ الايَةِ هَكَذَا وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فِي وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ فَمَنْ شاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنا لِلظَّالِمِينَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ ناراً.

Published English translation

63. Ahmad has narrated from ‘Abd al-‘Azim from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu Hamza from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Jibril brought this verse as this. “. . but most human beings turn away (from Wilaya of Ali (Leadership with Divine Authority) in disbelief.” (17:89) He said, “Jibril brought this verse as this “Say,” Truth comes from your Lord.(about Wilaya of Ali Leadership with Divine Authority) Let people have faith or disbelieve as they chose.” For the unjust (to the family of Muhammad) We have prepared a fire. .” (18:29)

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: ضعيف على المشهور صحيح عند ي

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/79)

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

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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