Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

The Book about people with Divine Authority · The Specific words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High and the Messenger of Allah that Grant Divine Authority to Everyone of the Imams (a.s.) · Volume 1, book 4, chapter 64, Hadith 3

Original Arabic text

3ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّما وَلِيُّكُمُ الله وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَعْنِي أَوْلَى بِكُمْ أَيْ أَحَقُّ بِكُمْ وَبِأُمُورِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمُ الله وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً وَأَوْلادَهُ الائِمَّةَ (عَلَيْهم السَّلام) إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ وَصَفَهُمُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكاةَ وَهُمْ راكِعُونَ وَكَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي صَلاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَقَدْ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ رَاكِعٌ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ قِيمَتُهَا أَلْفُ دِينَارٍ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كَسَاهُ إِيَّاهَا وَكَانَ النَّجَاشِيُّ أَهْدَاهَا لَهُ فَجَاءَ سَائِلٌ فَقَالَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ الله وَأَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَى مِسْكِينٍ فَطَرَحَ الْحُلَّةَ إِلَيْهِ وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ احْمِلْهَا فَأَنْزَلَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِ هَذِهِ الايَةَ وَصَيَّرَ نِعْمَةَ أَوْلادِهِ بِنِعْمَتِهِ فَكُلُّ مَنْ بَلَغَ مِنْ أَوْلادِهِ مَبْلَغَ الامَامَةِ يَكُونُ بِهَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ مِثْلَهُ فَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ وَالسَّائِلُ الَّذِي سَأَلَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَالَّذِينَ يَسْأَلُونَ الائِمَّةَ مِنْ أَوْلادِهِ يَكُونُونَ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ.

Published English translation

3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi from his father from Ahmad ibn ‘Isa from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), regarding the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High: “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) It means to have greater priority and authority to deal with your affairs, your souls and your property. Such priority and authority belong to Allah, His Messenger and the believers, Ali and his descendents who are the Imams until the Day of Judgment. <br>Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has then described them saying, “. . the true believers who are steadfast in prayer and pay alms, while they kneel during prayer,. .” Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) was praying Zuhr he was in the second Ruku‘ (bowing down). He was wearing a gown that valued a thousand Dinars. The Prophet (sw) had made him to wear it. King Najashi had sent it as present to him. A beggar came and said the Islamic greeting words, “Be in peace O Allah’s authority and the authority over the believers who possesses greater priority over them than their own selves. Give some charity to a destitute.“ <br>He threw the gown to the beggar and pointed with his hand to pick up and take it. At such time Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, sent this verse. He combined His blessings with his belessing in the form of his children. Whoever of his children with whom Imamat found place was due to this blessing was like him (in giving charity). They would give charity while bowed down in Ruku‘ of prayer. The beggar that asked Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) for charity was from among the angels. Those who ask the Imams from his children will also be from the angels.”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: ضعيف على المشهور

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/249)

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

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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