Original Arabic text
Published English translation
3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Abd al-‘Azim from ‘Abd Allah al-Hassani from Abu Ja’far al-Thani (a.s.) from his father from his grandfather (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said that the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Allah created Islam and made for it a backyard and front-yard, a light, a fortress and supporter. Its backyard and front-yard are the Holy Quran. Wisdom is its light. Lawfulness is its fortress. My Ahl al-Bayt (my family), our Shi’a (followers) and I are its supporters. You must love my Ahl al-Bayt (members of my family), their followers (Shi’a) and their supporters. When I was taken to heaven above the earth, Gibril introduced me to its inhabitants. Allah entrusted the love for me, my Ahl al-Bayt and their followers (Shi’a) to the hearts of the angels. It is with them in trust until the Day of Judgment. Then I was brought to earth and he introduced me to the inhabitants of earth. Allah entrusted the love for me, my Ahl al-Bayt and their followers (Shi’a) to the hearts of the believers of my people. They will keep my trust and the trust of my Ahl al-Bayt until the Day of Judgment. One must know that if a man of my people would worship Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, all the time of his life and then would meet Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, while hating my Ahl al-Bayt and my followers (Shi’a) Allah will not open his chest for anything but in hypocrisy.’”
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Attributed scholarly assessments
Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: حسن كالصحيح بل صحيح عند ي
Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/289)
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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī
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