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Al-Kafi · Hadith 76

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 76

Original Arabic text

76ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَاشِمِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ الله ثُمَّ يُنْكِرُونَها قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ إِنَّما وَلِيُّكُمُ الله وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكاةَ وَهُمْ راكِعُونَ اجْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذِهِ الايَةِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنْ كَفَرْنَا بِهَذِهِ الايَةِ نَكْفُرُ بِسَائِرِهَا وَإِنْ آمَنَّا فَإِنَّ هَذَا ذُلٌّ حِينَ يُسَلِّطُ عَلَيْنَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالُوا قَدْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً صَادِقٌ فِيمَا يَقُولُ وَلَكِنَّا نَتَوَلاهُ وَلا نُطِيعُ عَلِيّاً فِيمَا أَمَرَنَا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الايَةُ يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ الله ثُمَّ يُنْكِرُونَها يَعْرِفُونَ يَعْنِي وَلايَةَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ بِالْوَلايَةِ.

Published English translation

76. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi who has said that his father narrated to him from Ahmad ibn ‘Isa who has said that Ja‘far ibn Muhammad narrated to me from his father and from his grand father about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “They recognize the bounties of God but they refuse them . .” (16:83). The Imam (a.s.) said that once this verse was revealed. “Only God, His Messenger, and the true believers who are steadfast in prayer and pay alms, while they kneel during prayer, are your guardians” (5:55) Certain persons gathered in the Mosque of Madina. They said, ‘If we reject this verse we would have rejected the rest of them. However, if we would accept it would be humiliating for us when Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would take control. They said, “We have learned that Muhammad (s.a) is truthful in all that has said but we will turn away and will not obey his command to obey Ali.” The Imam (a.s.) said that up on this verse was revealed. “They recognize the bounties of God but they refuse them . .” (16:83) It means that they recognized Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) (Leadership with Divine Authority) but many of them have refused toacknowledge it.”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: مجهول

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/94)

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

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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