الكافي AL-KAFI. ج 1 Volume 1 اإلسالم الكليني المتوفى سنة 329 هجرية

الكافي AL-KAFI ج 1 Volume 1 للمحد ث الجليل والعالم الفقيه الشيخ محمد بن يعقوب الكليني المعروف بثقة اإلسالم الكليني المتوفى سنة 329 هجرية Of the majestic narrator and the scholar, the jurist, the Sheykh Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Al-Kulayni Well known as The trustworthy of Al-Islam Al-Kulayni Who died in the year 329 H ك ت اب ال ح ج ة THE BOOK OF DIVINE AUTHORITY (1) 1 out of 46

TABLE OF CONTENTS THE BOOK OF DIVINE AUTHORITY (1)... 1 Chapter 1 The desperate need to the Divine Authority... 3 Chapter 2 The categories of the Prophets asws, and the Rasools as, and the Imams asws... 12 Chapter 3 The difference between the Rasool as, and the Prophet as, and the Muhaddith 14 Chapater 4 The Divine Authority cannot be established for Allah azwj upon His azwj creatures except by an Imam asws... 16 Chapter 5 The earth cannot be empty from a Divine Authority... 17 Chapter 6 If it was that there did not remain in the earth except for two men, one of the two would be the Divine Aurhority... 20 Chapter 7 Recognition of the Imam asws and the referring (of the matters) to him asws... 21 Chapter 8 Necessity of obeying the Imams asws... 29 Chapter 9 Regarding that the Imams asws are the witnesses of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic upon His azwj creatures... 36 Chapter 10 The Imams asws, they asws are the Guides... 39 Chapter 11 The Imams asws are the Masters of the Command (Wali Al-Amr) and the Treasurers of His azwj Knowledge... 40 Chapter 12 The Imams asws are the Caliphs of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic in His azwj earth and His azwj Doors from which He azwj is accessed... 42 Chapter 13 The Imams asws are the Light ( ن ور ) of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic... 43 2 out of 46

بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم الحمد هلل رب العالمين وصلى هللا على سيدنا محمد وآله الطاهرين وسلم تسليما. In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Praise is for Allah azwj Lord azwj of the Worlds, and Blessing be upon our Chief Muhammad saww and his saww Purified Progeny asws, and greetings with abundant greetings. Chapter 1 The desperate need to the Divine Authority ب اب ا ل ض ط ر ار إ ل ى ال ح ج ة ق ال أ ب و ج ع ف ر م ح م د ب ن ي ع ق وب ال ك ل ي ن ي م ص ن ف ه ذ ا ال ك ت اب ر ح م ه للا ح د ث ن ا ع ل ي ب ن ب ر اه ي ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ال ع ب ا ب ن ع م ر ال ف ق ي م ي ع ن ه ش ا ب ن ال ح ك ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) أ ن ه ق ال ل لز ن د يق ال ذ ي س أ ل ه م ن أ ي ن أ ث ب ت ا ل نب ي ا و الر س ل ق ا ل ن ا ل م ا أ ث ب ت ن ا أ ن ل ن ا خ ال قا ص ان عا م ت ع ال يا ع ن ا و ع ن ج م يع م ا خ ل ق و ك ان ذ ل ك الص ان ع ح ك يما م ت ع ال يا ل ي ج ز أ ن ي ش اه د ه خ ل ق ه و ل ي ال م س وه ف ي ب اش ر ه و ي ب اش ر وه و ي ح اج ه و ي ح اج وه ث ب ت أ ن ل ه س ف ر ا ف ي خ ل ق ه ي ع ب ر ون ع ن ه ل خ ل ق ه و ع ب ا ده و ي د ل ون ه ع ل م ص ال ح ه و م ن اف ع ه و م ا ب ه ب ق اؤ ه و ف ي ت ر ك ه ف ن اؤ ه Abu Ja far Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Al Kulayni ra, author of this book, said, Ali Bin Ibrahim narrated to us, from his father, from Al Abbas Bin Umar Al Fuqaymi, from Hisham Bin Al Hakam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said to the atheist who had asked him asws, From where are the Prophets as and the Rasools as proved? He asws said: We asws, when we asws proved that for us there is a Creator, a Maker, Exalted for us and for the entirety of what He azwj Created, and that was the Maker, Wise, Exalted, it is not allowed that His azwj creatures should witness Him azwj, nor touch Him azwj, so He azwj would Communicate with them and they would communicate with Him azwj directly, and He azwj would Argue with them and they would argue with Him azwj directly, it proves that for Him azwj there are ambassadors among His azwj creatures who are expressing on His azwj behalf to His azwj creatures and are indicating them upon their correction and their benefits and what would be their remaining with it, and with regards to its neglecting, so they are forbidding them. ف ث ب ت ا ل م ر ون و الن اه ون ع ن ال ح ك ي ال ع ل ي ف ي خ ل ق ه و ال م ع ب ر ون ع ن ه ج ل و ع ز و ه ا ل ن ب ي ا ( عليه السال ) و ص ف و ت ه م ن خ ل ق ه ح ك م ا م ؤ د ب ين ب ال ح ك م ة م ب ع وث ين ب ه ا غ ي ر م ش ار ك ين ل لن ا ع ل م ش ار ك ت ه ل ه ف ي ال خ ل ق و الت ر ك يب ف ي ش ي م ن أ ح و ال ه م ؤ ي د ين م ن ع ن د ال ح ك ي ال ع ل ي ب ال ح ك م ة Thus, it proves (the presence of) the enjoiners and the forbidders on behalf of the Wise, the Knowing, among His azwj creatures, and the expressers from Him azwj Majestic and Mighty, and they as are the Prophets as and His azwj Elites asws from His azwj creatures, the wise ones, disciplined with the Wisdom, been Sent with it, without a participation with the people upon their as participation, for them asws among the creatures, and the implementation regarding something from their states, being supporters from the Presence of the Wise, the Knowing. ث ث ب ت ذ ل ك ف ي ك ل د ه ر و ز م ان م م ا أ ت ت ب ه الر س ل و ا ل ن ب ي ا م ن الد ل ئ ل و ال ب ر اه ين ل ك ي ال ت خ ل و أ ر ض للا م ن ح ج ة ي ك و ن م ع ه ع ل ي د ل ع ل ص د ق م ق ال ت ه و ج و از ع د ال ت ه. Then it proves that in every era and time, from what the Rasools as and the Prophets as came with, from the evidences and the proofs lest the earth of Allah azwj be empty from a Divine Authority who happens to have knowledge with him asws 3 out of 46

indicating upon the truthfulness of his asws justice. 1 speech and authorisation of his asws م ح م د ب ن س م اع يل ع ن ال ف ض ل ب ن ش اذ ان ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ع ن م ن ص ور ب ن ح از ق ال ق ل ت أ ج ل و أ ك ر م ن أ ن ي ع ر ف ب خ ل ق ه ب ل ال خ ل ق ي ع ر ف ون ب ا لل ق ال ص د ق ت ) ن للا ل ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazan, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Mansour Bin Hazim who said, I said to Abu Abdullah asws, Allah azwj is more Majestic and more Benevolent than that He azwj should be recognised by His azwj creatures. But, the creatures are being recognised by Allah azwj. He asws said: You speak the truth. ق ل ت ن م ن ع ر ف أ ن ل ه ر ب ا ف ي ن ب غ ي ل ه أ ن ي ع ر ف أ ن ل ذ ل ك الر ب ر ض ا و س خ طا و أ ن ه ل ي ع ر ف ر ض اه و س خ ط ه ل ب و ح ي أ و ر س ول ف م ن ل ي أ ت ه ال و ح ي ف ق د ي ن ب غ ي ل ه أ ن ي ط ل ب الر س ل ف إ ذ ا ل ق ي ه ع ر ف أ ن ه ال ح ج ة و أ ن ل ه الط اع ة ال م ف ت ر ض ة I said, The one who recognises that there is a Lord azwj for him, so it is befitting for him that he recognises that for that Lord azwj, there is Pleasure and Anger, and that he (himself) would not recognise His azwj Pleasure and His azwj Anger except by a Revelation or by a Rasool saww. So the one to whom the Revelation does not come, so it would be befitting for him that he seeks the Rasools as, and when he meets up with them as, he should recognise that he as is the Divine Authority and that there is an obedience to them as, the Necessitated obedience. و ق ل ت ل لن ا ت ع ل م ون أ ن ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) ك ان ه و ال ح ج ة م ن للا ع ل خ ل ق ه ق ال وا ب ل ق ل ت ف ح ين م ض ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) م ن ك ان ال ح ج ة ع ل خ ل ق ه ف ق ال وا ال ق ر آن And I said to the people, Do you know that Rasool-Allah saww was the Divine Authority from Allah azwj upon His azwj creatures? They said, Yes. I said, So when Rasool-Allah saww passed away, who was the Divine Authority upon His azwj creatures? So they said, The Quran. ف ن ظ ر ت ف ي ال ق ر آن ف إ ذ ا ه و ي خ اص ب ه ال م ر ج ئ و ال ق د ر ي و الز ن د يق ال ذ ي ل ي ؤ م ن ب ه ح ت ي غ ل ب الر ج ال ب خ ص وم ت ه ف ع ر ف ت أ ن ال ق ر آن ل ي ك ون ح ج ة ل ب ق ي ف م ا ق ال ف يه م ن ش ي ك ان ح ق ا So I looked into the Quran, so it was such what the Murjiites, and the Qadiriyya were debating with, and (even) the atheists who do not believe in it, to the extent that they overcome the men by debating with it. So I recognised that the Quran cannot happen to be a Divine Authority except by a custodian, so he asws would not say anything with regards to it except that it would be true. ف ق ل ت ل ه م ن ق ي ال ق ر آن ف ق ال وا اب ن م س ع ود ق د ك ان ي ع ل و ع م ر ي ع ل و ح ذ ي ف ة ي ع ل ق ل ت ك ل ه ق ال وا ل ف ل أ ج د أ ح دا ي ق ال ن ه ي ع ر ف ذ ل ك ك ل ه ل ع ل ي ا ( عليه السال ) و ذ ا ك ان الش ي ب ي ن ال ق و ف ق ال ه ذ ا ل أ د ر ي و ق ال ه ذ ا ل أ د ر ي و ق ال ه ذ ا ل أ د ر ي و ق ال ه ذ ا أ ن ا أ د ر ي ف أ ش ه د أ ن ع ل ي ا ( عليه السال ) ك ان ق ي ال ق ر آن و ك ان ت ط اع ت ه م ف ت ر ض ة و ك ان ال ح ج ة ع ل الن ا ب ع د ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) و أ ن م ا ق ال ف ي ال ق ر آن ف ه و ح ق ف ق ال ر ح م ك للا. So I said to them, Who is the custodian of the Quran? So they said, Ibn Masoud. He had known, and Umar knew, and Huzayfa knew. I said, (They knew) all of it? 1 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 1 H 1 4 out of 46

They said, No. So I did not find anyone who could say that he knew all of that except for Ali asws. And whenever there was something between the people, so this one said, I don t know, and this one said, I don t know, and this one said, I asws do know. So I testify that Ali asws was the custodian of the Quran, and that obedience to him asws was a necessity, and he asws was the Divine Authority upon the people after Rasool-Allah saww, and that whatever he asws said regarding the Quran, so it is true. So he asws said: May Allah azwj have Mercy on you. 2 ع ل ي ب ن ب ر اه ي ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ب ر اه ي ع ن ي ون ب ن ي ع ق وب ق ال ك ان ع ن د أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ج م اع ة م ن أ ص ح اب ه م ن ه ح م ر ان ب ن أ ع ي ن و م ح م د ب ن الن ع م ان و ه ش ا ب ن س ال و الط ي ار و ج م اع ة ف يه ه ش ا ب ن ال ح ك و ه و ش اب Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Hassan Bin Ibrahim, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub who said, There was in the presence of Abu Abdullah asws, a group of his asws companions. From them were Humran Bin Ayn and Muhammad Bin Al-Numan, and Hisham Bin Salim, and Al-Tayyar; and (also) a group, among whom was Hisham Bin Al-Hakam, and he was a youth. ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ي ا ه ش ا أ ل ت خ ب ر ن ي ك ي ف ص ن ع ت ب ع م ر و ب ن ع ب ي د و ك ي ف س أ ل ت ه ف ق ال ه ش ا ي ا اب ن ر س و ل للا ن ي أ ج ل ك و أ س ت ح ي يك و ل ي ع م ل ل س ان ي ب ي ن ي د ي ك ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ذ ا أ م ر ت ك ب ش ي ف اف ع ل وا So, Abu Abdullah asws said: O Hisham! Can you inform me asws how you dealt with Amro Bin Ubeyd, and how you questioned him? So Hisham said, O son asws of Rasool-Allah saww! I am prevented by your asws majesty and am too embarrassed from you asws and my tongue does not work in front of you asws. So Abu Abdullah asws said: When I asws order you with something, so do it. ق ال ه ش ا ب ل غ ن ي م ا ك ان ف يه ع م ر و ب ن ع ب ي د و ج ل وس ه ف ي م س ج د ال ب ص ر ة ف ع ظ ذ ل ك ع ل ي ف خ ر ج ت ل ي ه و د خل ت ال ب ص ر ة ي و ال ج م ع ة ف أ ت ي ت م س ج د ال ب ص ر ة ف إ ذ ا أ ن ا ب ح ل ق ة ك ب ير ة ف يه ا ع م ر و ب ن ع ب ي د و ع ل ي ه ش م ل ة س و د ا م ت ز را ب ه ا م ن ص وف و ش م ل ة م ر ت د يا ب ه ا و الن ا ي س أ ل ون ه ف اس ت ف ر ج ت الن ا ف أ ف ر ج وا ل ي ث ق ع د ت ف ي آخ ر ال ق و ع ل ر ك ب ت ي Hisham said, It reached me what Amro Bin Ubeyd and his (companions) would be gathering in a Masjid of Al-Basra, so that was grievous upon me. So I went out to him and entered Al-Basra on the day of Friday. So I went over to the Masjid of Al- Basra, and there I was with a big circle in which was Amro Bin Ubeyd, and upon him was a black cloth he had used as a loin cloth, and a cloth he had robed himself with, and the people were questioning him. So I cleaved (cut-through) the people and they made way for me. Then I seated myself among the last (ones) of the people (who were seated there), upon my knees. ث ق ل ت أ ي ه ا ال ع ال ن ي ر ج ل غ ر يب ت أ ذ ن ل ي ف ي م س أ ل ة ف ق ال ل ي ن ع ف ق ل ت ل ه أ ل ك ع ي ن ف ق ال ي ا ب ن ي أ ي ش ي ه ذ ا م ن الس ؤ ا ل و ش ي ت ر اه ك ي ف ت س أ ل ع ن ه ف ق ل ت ه ك ذ ا م س أ ل ت ي ف ق ال ي ا ب ن ي س ل و ن ك ان ت م س أ ل ت ك ح م ق ا ق ل ت أ ج ب ن ي ف يه ا ق ال ل ي س ل Then I said, O you scholar! I am a man who is a stranger. Will you permit me for the questioning? So he said to me, Yes. So I said to him, Is there an eye for you? So he said, O my son! Which thing is this from the questions, and it is a thing you see? How can you question about it? So I said, This is how my question is So he said, O 2 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 1 H 2 5 out of 46

my son! Ask, and even if your question was stupid. I said, Answer me with regards to it. He said to me, Ask. ق ل ت أ ل ك ع ي ن ق ال ن ع ق ل ت ف م ا ت ص ن ع ب ه ا ق ال أ ر ى ب ه ا ا ل ل و ان و ا ل ش خ اص ق ل ت ف ل ك أ ن ف ق ال ن ع ق ل ت ف م ا ت ص ن ع ب ه ق ا ل أ ش ب ه الر ائ ح ة ق ل ت أ ل ك ف ق ال ن ع ق ل ت ف م ا ت ص ن ع ب ه ق ال أ ذ وق ب ه الط ع ق ل ت ف ل ك أ ذ ن ق ال ن ع ق ل ت ف م ا ت ص ن ع ب ه ا ق ا ل أ س م ع ب ه ا الص و ت ق ل ت أ ل ك ق ل ب ق ال ن ع ق ل ت ف م ا ت ص ن ع ب ه ق ال أ م ي ز ب ه ك ل م ا و ر د ع ل ه ذ ه ال ج و ار ح و ال ح و ا I said, Is there an eye for you? He asws said, Yes. I said, So what do you do with it? He said, I see the colours and the persons with it. I said, So is there a nose for you? He said, So what do you with it? He said, I smell the aromas with it. I said, Is there a mouth for you? He said, Yes. I said, So what do you do with it? He said, I taste the food by it. I said, So is there an ear for you. He said, Yes. I said, So what do you do with it. He said, I hear the sounds by it. I said, Is there a ق ل ب heart for you? He said, Yes. I said, So what do you do with it? He said, I distinguish by it whatever is referred upon these body parts and the senses. ق ل ت أ و ل ي ف ي ه ذ ه ال ج و ار ح غ ن ع ن ال ق ل ب ف ق ال ل ق ل ت و ك ي ف ذ ل ك و ه ي ص ح يح ة س ل يم ة ق ال ي ا ب ن ي ن ال ج و ار ح ذ ا ش ك ت ف ي ش ي ش م ت ه أ و ر أ ت ه أ و ذ اق ت ه أ و س م ع ت ه ر د ت ه ل ال ق ل ب ف ي س ت ي ق ن ال ي ق ين و ي ب ط ل ال ش ك I said, Or isn t there with regards to these body parts a needlessness from the heart? So he said, No. I said, And how can that be and these are (all) healthy, sound? He said, O my son! The body part, when it is doubtful regarding something it smells, or it sees, or it tastes, or it hears, it refers it back to the heart, so it convinces it with the conviction and invalidates the doubt. ق ال ه ش ا ف ق ل ت ل ه ف إ ن م ا أ ق ا للا ال ق ل ب ل ش ك ال ج و ار ح ق ال ن ع ق ل ت ل ب د م ن ال ق ل ب و ل ل ت س ت ي ق ن ال ج و ار ح ق ال ن ع ف ق ل ت ل ه ي ا أ ب ا م ر و ان ف ا لل ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ل ي ت ر ك ج و ار ح ك ح ت ج ع ل ل ه ا م اما ي ص ح ح ل ه ا الص ح يح و ي ت ي ق ن ب ه م ا ش ك ف يه و ي ت ر ك ه ذ ا ال خ ل ق ك ل ه ف ي ح ي ر ت ه و ش ك ه و اخ ت ال ف ه ل ي ق ي ل ه م اما ي ر د ون ل ي ه ش ك ه و ح ي ر ت ه و ي ق ي ل ك م اما ل ج و ار ح ك ت ر د ل ي ه ح ي ر ت ك و ش ك ك Hisham said, So I said to him, So rather, Allah azwj has Made the heart as a custodian for the doubts of the body parts?. He said, Yes. I said, It is inevitable from the heart, or else the body parts would not attain conviction?. He Said, Yes. So I said to him, O Abu Marwan! So Allah azwj Blessed and High did not Neglect your body parts until He azwj Made an Imam to be for these, correcting for these with the corrections and convincing these with what is doubtful with regards to it, and (you reckon that) He azwj would Neglect these creatures, all of them to be in their confusions, and their doubts, and their differing, and not Establish an Imam asws for them, to whom they should be referring their doubts and their confusion to, and He azwj did Establish an Imam for you for your body part, to which your confusions and your doubts get referred to? ق ال ف س ك ت و ل ي ق ل ل ي ش ي ئا ث ال ت ف ت ل ي ف ق ال ل ي أ ن ت ه ش ا ب ن ال ح ك ف ق ل ت ل ق ال أ م ن ج ل س ائ ه ق ل ت ل ق ال ف م ن أ ي ن أ ن ت ق ال ق ل ت م ن أ ه ل ال ك وف ة ق ال ف أ ن ت ذا ه و ث ض م ن ي ل ي ه و أ ق ع د ن ي ف ي م ج ل س ه و ز ال ع ن م ج ل س ه و م ا ن ط ق ح ت ق م ت He (Hisham) said, So he was silent and did not say a thing. Then he turned towards me and said to me, You are Hisham Bin Al-Hakam? So I said, No. He said, Are you from his gatherers? I said, No. So, where are you from? I said, From the people of Al-Kufa. He said, So then you are him. He then embraced me and made 6 out of 46

me sit among his gatherers, and declined from (speaking to) his gathering, and did not speak until I arose (and left). ق ال ف ض ح ك أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) و ق ال ي ا ه ش ا م ن ع ل م ك ه ذ ا ق ل ت ش ي أ خ ذ ت ه م ن ك و أ ل ف ت ه ف ق ال ه ذ ا و للا م ك ت وب ف ي ص ح ف ب ر اه ي و م وس. He (the narrator) said, So Abu Abdullah asws laughed and said, O Hisham! Who taught you this? I said, Something I took from you asws and compiled it. So he asws said: This, by Allah azwj, is Written in the Parchments of Ibrahim as and Musa as. 3 ع ل ي ب ن ب ر اه ي ع ن أ ب يه ع م ن ذ ك ر ه ع ن ي ون ب ن ي ع ق وب ق ال ك ن ت ع ن د أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) فو ر د ع ل ي ه ر ج ل م ن أ ه ل الش ا ف ق ال ن ي ر ج ل ص اح ب ك ال و ف ق ه و ف ر ائ ض و ق د ج ئ ت ل م ن اظ ر ة أ ص ح اب ك Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from the one who mentioned it, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub who said, I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah asws, and a man from the people of Syria arrived to him asws. So he said, I am a man who is a master of theology, and jurisprudence, and the Obligations (a high priest), and I have come to debate your asws companions. ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ك ال م ك م ن ك ال ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) أ و م ن ع ن د ك ف ق ال م ن ك ال ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) و م ن ع ن د ي ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ف أ ن ت ذا ش ر يك ر س ول للا ق ال ل ق ال ف س م ع ت ال و ح ي ع ن للا ع ز و ج ل ي خ ب ر ك ق ال ل ق ال ف ت ج ب ط اع ت ك ك م ا ت ج ب ط اع ة ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) ق ال ل So Abu Abdullah asws said: Is you speech from the words of Rasool-Allah saww, or from yourself? So he said, From the words of Rasool-Allah saww and from myself. So Abu Abdullah asws said: So then you are a partner of Rasool-Allah saww. He said, No. He asws said: So you hear the Revelation from Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic Informing you? He said, No. He asws said: So is obedience to you Obligated, just as the obedience to Rasool-Allah saww is Obligated? He said, No. ف ال ت ف ت أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ل ي ف ق ال ي ا ي ون ب ن ي ع ق وب ه ذ ا ق د خ ص ن ف س ه ق ب ل أ ن ي ت ك ل ث ق ال ي ا ي ون ل و ك ن ت ت ح س ن ال ك ال ك ل م ت ه ق ال ي ون ف ي ا ل ه ا م ن ح س ر ة ف ق ل ت ج ع ل ت ف د اك ن ي س م ع ت ك ت ن ه ع ن ال ك ال و ت ق ول وي ل ل ص ح ا ب ال ك ال ي ق ول ون ه ذ ا ي ن ق اد و ه ذ ا ل ي ن ق اد و ه ذ ا ي ن س اق و ه ذ ا ل ي ن س اق و ه ذ ا ن ع ق ل ه و ه ذ ا ل ن ع ق ل ه ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ن م ا ق ل ت ف و ي ل ل ه ن ت ر ك وا م ا أ ق ول و ذ ه ب وا ل م ا ي ر يد و ن So, Abu Abdullah asws turned towards me and said: O Yunus Bin Yaqoub! This one has debated against himself before he even spoke. Then he asws said: O Yunus! If you are good at speaking, speak to him. Yunus said, Alas, at the regret of it. So I said, May I be sacrificed for you asws! I heard you asws forbidding from the speaking, and you asws were saying: Woe be on the companions of the speech who are saying, This is guiding/deliverance and this is not guiding, and this is drifting and this is not drifting, and this we understand it and this we do not understand it. So Abu Abdullah asws said: But rather, I asws said: So woe be unto them if they are neglecting what I asws am saying and are going to whatever they are wanting to go to. 3 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 1 H 3 7 out of 46

ث ق ال ل ي اخ ر ج ل ال ب اب ف ان ظ ر م ن ت ر ى م ن ال م ت ك ل م ين ف أ د خ ل ه ق ال ف أ د خ ل ت ح م ر ان ب ن أ ع ي ن و ك ان ي ح س ن ال ك ال و أ د خ ل ت ا ل ح و ل و ك ان ي ح س ن ال ك ال و أ د خ ل ت ه ش ا ب ن س ال و ك ان ي ح س ن ال ك ال و أ د خ ل ت ق ي ب ن ال م اص ر و ك ان ع ن د ي أ ح س ن ه ك ال ما و ك ان ق د ت ع ل ال ك ال م ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح س ي ن ( عليه السال ) Then he asws said to me: Go out to the door and look for the one you see from the speakers and bring him in. He (the narrator) said, So I brought in Humran Bin Ayn, and he was good of the speech, and I brought in Al-Ahowl and he was good of the speech, and I brought in Hisham Bin Salim and he was good of the speech, and I brought in Qays Bin Al-Masir and he was, in my presence, the best of them in speech, and he had learnt the speech from Ali Bin Al-Husayn asws. ف ل م ا اس ت ق ر ب ن ا ال م ج ل و ك ان أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ق ب ل ال ح ج ي س ت ق ر أ ي اما ف ي ج ب ل ف ي ط ر ف ال ح ر ف ي ف از ة ل ه م ض ر وب ة ق ال ف أ خ ر ج أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ر أ س ه م ن ف از ت ه ف إ ذ ا ه و ب ب ع ير ي خ ب ف ق ال ه ش ا و ر ب ال ك ع ب ة So when the gatherers sat down, and it was so that Abu Abdullah asws, before the Hajj, used to hold gatherings for days in a mountain by the side of the Sanctuary inside a tent struck for him asws. So Abu Abdullah asws brought out his asws head from his asws tent, and there was a camel growling. So he asws said, Hisham! By the Lord azwj of the Kabah!. ق ال ف ظ ن ن ا أ ن ه ش اما ر ج ل م ن و ل د ع ق يل ك ان ش د يد ال م ح ب ة ل ه ق ال ف و ر د ه ش ا ب ن ال ح ك و ه و أ و ل م ا اخ ت ط ت ل ح ي ت ه و ل ي ف ين ا ل م ن ه و أ ك ب ر س ن ا م ن ه ق ال ف و س ع ل ه أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) و ق ال ن اص ر ن ا ب ق ل ب ه و ل س ان ه و ي د ه He (the narrator) said, So we thought that Hisham was a man from the children of Aqeel for whom he asws had intense love for. Hisham Bin Al-Hakam arrived and he was the first who had sprouted his beard, and there wasn t among us anyone except he was older in age than him. So Abu Abdullah asws made space for him as said, He helps us by his heart, and his tongue, and his hands. ث ق ال ي ا ح م ر ان ك ل الر ج ل ف ك ل م ه ف ظ ه ر ع ل ي ه ح م ر ان ث ق ال ي ا ط اق ي ك ل م ه ف ك ل م ه ف ظ ه ر ع ل ي ه ا ل ح و ل ث ق ال ي ا ه ش ا ب ن س ال ك ل م ه ف ت ع ار ف ا ث ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ل ق ي ال م اص ر ك ل م ه ف ك ل م ه ف أ ق ب ل أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ي ض ح ك م ن ك ال م ه م ا م م ا ق د أ ص اب الش ام ي ف ق ال ل لش ام ي ك ل ه ذ ا ال غ ال ي ع ن ي ه ش ا ب ن ال ح ك ف ق ال ن ع Then he asws said: O Humran! Speak to the man. So he spoke to him and was victorious over him. Then he asws said: O Taaqy (Al-Ahowl)! Speak to him. So he spoke to him and Al Ahowl was victorious over him. Then he asws said: O Hisham Bin Salim! Speak to him. So they were both equal. Then Abu Abu Abdullah asws said to Qays Al-Masir: Speak to him!. So he spoke to him, and Abu Abdullah asws laughed due to both their speeches from what had hit the Syrian, and he asws said to the Syrian: Speak to this boy, meaning Hisham Bin Al-Hakam. So he said, Yes. ف ق ال ل ه ش ا ي ا غ ال س ل ن ي ف ي م ام ة ه ذ ا ف غ ض ب ه ش ا ح ت ار ت ع د ث ق ال ل لش ام ي ي ا ه ذ ا أ ر ب ك أ ن ظ ر ل خ ل ق ه أ خ ل ق ه ل ن ف س ه ف ق ال الش ام ي ب ل ر ب ي أ ن ظ ر ل خ ل ق ه ق ال ف ف ع ل ب ن ظ ر ه ل ه م ا ذ ا ق ال أ ق ا ل ه ح ج ة و د ل يال ك ي ال ي ت ش ت ت وا أ و ي خ ت ل ف وا ي ت أ ل ف ه و ي ق ي أ و د ه و ي خ ب ر ه ب ف ر ض ر ب ه So he said to Hisham, O boy! Ask me regarding the Imamate of this one asws. So Hisham got angered to the extent that he trembled, then said to the Syrian, O you! Is your Lord azwj Watching over His azwj creatures or are the creatures watching out for themselves? So the Syrian said, But, my Lord azwj Looks after His azwj creatures. He said, So what is that which He azwj Does by His azwj Look out for them? He said, 8 out of 46

He azwj Established a Divine Authority and evidence, lest they be disunited or differ, so he would unite them and inform them of the Impositions of their Lord azwj. ق ال ف م ن ه و ق ال ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) ق ال ه ش ا ف ب ع د ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) قال ال ك ت اب و الس ن ة ق ال ه ش ا ف ه ل ن ف ع ن ا ال ي و ال ك ت اب و الس ن ة ف ي ر ف ع ا ل خ ت ال ف ع ن ا ق ال الش ام ي ن ع ق ال ف ل اخ ت ل ف ن ا أ ن ا و أ ن ت و ص ر ت ل ي ن ا م ن الش ا ف ي م خ ال ف ت ن ا ي اك He (Hisham) said, So who is he? He said, Rasool-Allah saww. Hisham said, So, after Rasool-Allah saww? He said, The Book and the Sunnah. Hisham said, So would the Book and the Sunnah benefit us today in sorting out the differing from us? The Syrian said, Yes. He said, Why (then) are we differing, me and you, and you have come to us from Syrian regarding the differences among you (and us)? ق ال ف س ك ت الش ام ي ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ل لش ام ي م ا ل ك ل ت ت ك ل ق ال الش ام ي ن ق ل ت ل ن خ ت ل ف ك ذ ب ت و ن ق ل ت ن ال ك ت اب و الس ن ة ي ر ف ع ان ع ن ا ا ل خ ت ال ف أ ب ط ل ت ل ن ه م ا ي ح ت م ال ن ال و ج وه و ن ق ل ت ق د اخ ت ل ف ن ا و ك ل و اح د م ن ا ي د ع ي ال ح ق ف ل ي ن ف ع ن ا ذ ن ال ك ت اب و الس ن ة ل أ ن ل ي ع ل ي ه ه ذ ه ال ح ج ة He (the narrator) said, So the Syrian was silent, and Abu Abdullah asws said to the Syrian, What is the matter with you, you are not speaking? The Syrian said, If I were to say that we do not differ, I would be lying, and if I were to say that the Book and the Sunnah have both sorted the differences from us, it would be invalid, because they both carry the (various) aspects, and if I were to say that we have differed and each one of us is claiming the Truth, so the Book and the Sunnah would not benefit us except if there is for me, this Divine Authority over it. ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) س ل ه ت ج د ه م ل ي ا ف ق ال الش ام ي ي ا ه ذ ا م ن أ ن ظ ر ل ل خ ل ق أ ر ب ه أ و أ ن ف س ه ف ق ال ه ش ا ر ب ه أ ن ظ ر ل ه م ن ه ل ن ف س ه ف ق ال الش ام ي ف ه ل أ ق ا ل ه م ن ي ج م ع ل ه ك ل م ت ه و ي ق ي أ و د ه و ي خ ب ر ه ب ح ق ه م ن ب اط ل ه ق ال ه ش ا ف ي و ق ت ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) أ و الس اع ة ق ال الش ام ي ف ي و ق ت ر س ول للا ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) و الس اع ة م ن ف ق ال ه ش ا ه ذ ا ال ق اع د ال ذ ي ت ش د ل ي ه الر ح ال و ي خ ب ر ن ا ب أ خ ب ار الس م ا و ا ل ر ض و ر اث ة ع ن أ ب ع ن ج د So Abu Abdullah asws said, Ask him. You will find him full (of knowledge). So the Syrian said, O you! Who watches out for the creatures, is it their Lord azwj or they themselves? So Hisham said, Their Lord azwj Watches out more for them than they do themselves. So the Syrian said, So does He azwj Establish for them the one asws who would gather their speeches (to be in unison) and he asws would inform them of their rights from their wrongs? Hisham said, During the time of Rasool-Allah saww, or at the moment? The Syrian said, During the time of Rasool-Allah saww, and at the moment, who? So Hisham said, This here is the guide asws to whom the riders travel and he asws informs us with the news of the sky and the earth, and is an inheritor from a father asws, and from a grandfather asws. ق ال الش ام ي ف ك ي ف ل ي أ ن أ ع ل ذ ل ك ق ال ه ش ا س ل ه ع م ا ب د ا ل ك ق ال الش ام ي ق ط ع ت ع ذ ر ي ف ع ل ي الس ؤ ال ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ي ا ش ام ي أ خ ب ر ك ك ي ف ك ان س ف ر ك و ك ي ف ك ان ط ر يق ك ك ان ك ذ ا و ك ذ ا ف أ ق ب ل الش ام ي ي ق ول ص د ق ت أ س ل م ت لل يم ان و ع ل ي ه ي ت و ار ث ون و ي ت ن اك ح ون و س ال ق ب ل ا ل الس اع ة ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ب ل آم ن ت ب ا لل الس اع ة ن ا ل يم ان ع ل ي ه ي ث اب و ن ا ل The Syrian said, So how would it be for me that I would come to know that? Hisham said, Ask him asws about whatever comes to you. The Syrian said, My excuses are cut off, so upon me is the question. So Abu Abdullah asws said: O Syrian! I asws shall inform you how your journey was, and how your travel path was. It was such and 9 out of 46

such. So the Syrian turned facing, saying, You asws speak the truth. I submit to Allah azwj (become Muslim) this very moment. So Abu Abdullah asws said: But, at the moment, you believe in Allah azwj. Al-Islam is before the Eman, and upon it they (people) are inheriting and are marrying, and (as for) the Eman, upon it they are being Rewarded. ف ق ال الش ام ي ص د ق ت ف أ ن ا الس اع ة أ ش ه د أ ن ل ل ه ل للا ا ل و ص ي ا و أ ن م ح م دا ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) و أ ن ك و ص ي So the Syrian said, You asws speak the truth. So I, at this moment, testify that there is no god except Allah azwj, and that Muhammad saww is Rasool-Allah saww, and you asws are a successor asws of the successors asws. ث ال ت ف ت أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ل ح م ر ان ف ق ال ت ج ر ي ال ك ال ع ل ا ل ث ر ف ت ص يب و ال ت ف ت ل ه ش ا ب ن س ال ف ق ا ل ت ر يد ا ل ث ر و ل ت ع ر ف ه ث ال ت ف ت ل ا ل ح و ل ف ق ال ق ي ا ر و اغ ت ك س ر ب اط ال ب ب اط ل ل أ ن ب اط ل ك أ ظ ه ر ث ال ت ف ت ل ق ي ال م اص ر ف ق ال ت ت ك ل و أ ق ر ب م ا ت ك ون م ن ال خ ب ر ع ن ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) أ ب ع د م ا ت ك ون م ن ه ت م ز ج ال ح ق م ع ال ب اط ل و ق ل يل ال ح ق ي ك ف ي ع ن ك ث ير ال ب اط ل أ ن ت و ا ل ح و ل ق ف از ان ح اذ ق ان Then Abu Abdullah asws turned towards Humran and he asws said, You should flow the speech upon the Hadeeth, so you would be correct. And he asws turned towards Hisham Bin Salim and he asws said, You intend the Hadeeth but you do not recognise it. Then he asws turned towards Al-Ahowl and he asws said: You analogise, dodging (issues), breaking the falsehood with the falsehood, except that your falsehood was victorious. Then he asws turned towards Qays Al-Masir and he asws said: You spoke, and you were as close as you can happen to be from the Hadeeth from Rasool- Allah saww (while using a method) as remote as can happen to be from him saww. You mix the Truth with the falsehood, and the little of the Truth can suffice from the lot of falsehood. You and Al-Ahowl are both manouvering around skilfully. ق ال ي ون ف ظ ن ن ت و للا أ ن ه ي ق ول ل ه ش ا ق ر يبا م م ا ق ال ل ه م ا ث ق ال ي ا ه ش ا ل ت ك اد ت ق ع ت ل و ي ر ج ل ي ك ذ ا ه م م ت ب ا ل ر ض ط ر ت م ث ل ك ف ل ي ك ل الن ا ف ات ق الز ل ة و الش ف اع ة م ن و ر ائ ه ا ن ش ا للا Yunus said, So I thought, By Allah azwj, he asws would be saying to Hisham close to what he asws said to them both. Then he asws said: O Hisham! You almost fall down, tangling your legs. When you hit the ground, you fly off (like a bird). The likes of you, so let him speak to the people. But fear the slips, and the intercession is from behind it, if Allah azwj so Desires. 4 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح ك ع ن أ ب ان ق ال أ خ ب ر ن ي ا ل ح و ل أ ن ز ي د ب ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح س ي ن ( عليه السال ) ب ع ث ل ي ه و ه و م س ت خ ف ق ال ف أ ت ي ت ه ف ق ال ل ي ي ا أ ب ا ج ع ف ر م ا ت ق ول ن ط ر ق ك ط ار ق م ن ا أ ت خ ر ج م ع ه ق ال ف ق ل ت ل ه ن ك ان أ ب اك أ و أ خ اك خ ر ج ت م ع ه ق ال ف ق ال ل ي ف أ ن ا أ ر يد أ ن أ خ ر ج أ ج اه د ه ؤ ل ال ق و ف اخ ر ج م ع ي ق ال ق ل ت ل م ا أ ف ع ل ج ع ل ت ف د اك A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad BinIsa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aban who said, Al-Ahowl informed me that Zayd Bin Ali asws Bin Al-Husayn asws sent for him, and he was in concealment. He said, So I went over to him and he said to me, O Abu 4 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 1 H 4 10 out of 46

Ja far! What are you saying, if a comer comes to you from us, would you go out (rise up against the ruling authorities) along with him? So I said to him, If it was your father asws or your uncle asws, I would go out with him asws. So he said, So I intend to go out and fight these people, therefore come out with me. I said, No, I would not do so, may I be sacrificed for you. ق ال ف ق ال ل ي أ ت ر غ ب ب ن ف س ك ع ن ي ق ال ق ل ت ل ه ن م ا ه ي ن ف و اح د ة ف إ ن ك ان لل ف ي ا ل ر ض ح ج ة ف ال م ت خ ل ف ع ن ك ن اج و ال خ ار ج م ع ك ه ال ك و ن ل ت ك ن لل ح ج ة ف ي ا ل ر ض ف ال م ت خ ل ف ع ن ك و ال خ ار ج م ع ك س و ا He said, So he said to me, Are you desiring your own self over mine? I said to him, But rather, it is one self. So if there was a Divine Authority for Allah azwj in the earth, so then the staying behind (rather than go in support of) you would be the salvation and the going out with you would be destruction, and if there does not happen to be a Divine Authority for Allah azwj in the earth, so the staying behind from you and the going out with you, it would be the same. ق ال ف ق ال ل ي ي ا أ ب ا ج ع ف ر ك ن ت أ ج ل م ع أ ب ي ع ل ال خ و ان ف ي ل ق م ن ي ال ب ض ع ة الس م ين ة و ي ب ر د ل ي الل ق م ة ال ح ار ة ح ت ت ب ر د ش ف ق ة ع ل ي و ل ي ش ف ق ع ل ي م ن ح ر الن ار ذا أ خ ب ر ك ب الد ين و ل ي خ ب ر ن ي ب ه He said, So he (Zayd) said to me, O Abu Ja far! I used to sit with my father asws upon the meal, so he asws would feed me morsels of chunky parts, and he asws would cool the hot morsels for me until it would cool down, out of compassion upon me, and (you reckon) he asws would not be compassionate upon me from the heat of the Fire (of Hell), when he asws informed you of the (correct) Religion and he asws would not inform me with it? ف ق ل ت ل ه ج ع ل ت ف د اك م ن ش ف ق ت ه ع ل ي ك م ن ح ر الن ار ل ي خ ب ر ك ن ج و ت و ن ل أ ق ب ل ل ي ب ال أ ن أ د خ ل الن ار خ اف ع ل ي ك أ ن ل ت ق ب ل ه ف ت د خ ل الن ار و أ خ ب ر ن ي أ ن ا ف إ ن ق ب ل ت So I said to him, May I be sacrificed for you! It was from his asws compassion upon you from the heat of the Fire (of Hell) that he asws did not inform you, out of fear upon you, that you might not accept it so you would enter the Fire, and he asws informed me. I, so if I were to accept, I would attain salvation, and if I do not accept, he asws would not care if I enter the Fire. ث ق ل ت ل ه ج ع ل ت ف د اك أ ن ت أ ف ض ل أ ا ل ن ب ي ا ق ال ب ل ا ل ن ب ي ا ق ل ت ي ق ول ي ع ق وب ل ي وس ف ي ا ب ن ي ل ت ق ص ص ر ؤ ي اك ع ل خ و ت ك ف ي ك يد وا ل ك ك ي دا ل ل ي خ ب ر ه ح ت ك ان وا ل ي ك يد ون ه و ل ك ن ك ت م ه ذ ل ك ف ك ذ ا أ ب وك ك ت م ك ل ن ه خ اف ع ل ي ك Then I said to him, May I be sacrificed for you! Are you more superior or the Prophets as? He said, But, the Prophets as are. I said, Yaqoub as was saying to Yusuf [12:5] do not relate your vision to your brothers, so they would plot a plot against you. Why did he asws not inform them until they did, that they should not plot against him as? But, he as concealed that from them. So, such was your father asws. He asws concealed from you because he asws feared that upon you. ق ال ف ق ال أ م ا و للا ل ئ ن ق ل ت ذ ل ك ل ق د ح د ث ن ي ص اح ب ك ب ال م د ين ة أ ن ي أ ق ت ل و أ ص ل ب ب ال ك ن ا سة و ن ع ن د ه ل ص ح يف ة ف يه ا ق ت ل ي و ص ل ب ي He Said, So he (Zayd) said, But, by Allah azwj! While I say that your companion (Imam asws ) had narrated to me at Al-Medina that I would be killed and crucified at Al- 11 out of 46

Kunasa, and that in his asws presence was a Parchment wherein was (written) my murder and my crucifixion. ف ح ج ج ت ف ح د ث ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ب م ق ال ة ز ي د و م ا ق ل ت ل ه ف ق ال ل ي أ خ ذ ت ه م ن ع ن ش م ال ه و م ن ف و ق ر أ س ه و م ن ت ح ت ق د م ي ه و ل ت ت ر ك ل ه م س ل كا ي س ل ك ه. ب ي ن ي د ي ه و م ن خ ل ف ه و ع ن ي م ين ه و So I went for Hajj and I discussed with Abu Abdullah asws with the words of Zayd and what I said to him. So he asws said to me: You seized him from in front of him, and from behind him, and from his right, and from his left, and from above his head, and from beneath his feet, and you did not leave a way for him to travel upon. 5 ب اب ط ب ق ات ا ل ن ب ي اء و الر س ل و ا ل ئ م ة ( عليهم السالم ) Chapter 2 The categories of the Prophets asws, and the Rasools as, and the Imams asws م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن أ ب ي ي ح ي ال و اس ط ي ع ن ه ش ا ب ن س ال و د ر س ت ب ن أ ب ي م ن ص ور ع ن ه ق ال ق ا ل أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ا ل ن ب ي ا و ال م ر س ل ون ع ل أ ر ب ع ط ب ق ات ف ن ب ي م ن ب أ ف ي ن ف س ه ل ي ع د و غ ي ر ه ا و ن ب ي ي ر ى ف ي الن و و ي س م ع الص و ت و ل ي ع اي ن ه ف ي ال ي ق ظ ة و ل ي ب ع ث ل أ ح د و ع ل ي ه م ا م ث ل م ا ك ان ب ر اه ي ع ل ل وط ( عليه السال ) Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abu Yahya Al Wasity, from Hisham Bin Salim and Dorost Bin Abu Mansour, from him who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: The Prophets as and the Rasools as are upon four categories. So there is a Prophet as Who is Given the News within himself as, without (responsibility of) inviting the others; and there is a Prophet as who sees (dream) in the sleep and he hears the voice, and does not see him (Jibraeel as ) while awake, and is not Sent to any one, and upon him is an Imam similar to what Ibrahim as was upon Lot as. و ن ب ي ي ر ى ف ي م ن ام ه و ي س م ع الص و ت و ي ع اي ن ال م ل ك و ق د أ ر س ل ل ط ائ ف ة ق ل وا أ و ك ث ر وا ك ي ون ق ال للا ل ي ون و أ ر س ل ناه ل م ائ ة أ ل ف أ و ي ز يد ون ق ال ي ز يد ون ث ال ث ين أ ل فا و ع ل ي ه م ا و ال ذ ي ي ر ى ف ي ن و م ه و ي س م ع الص و ت و ي ع اي ن ف ي ال ي ق ظ ة و ه و م ا م ث ل أ ول ي ال ع ز و ق د ك ان ب ر اه ي ( عليه السال ) ن ب ي ا و ل ي ب إ م ا ح ت ق ال للا ني جاع ل ك ل لن ا ماما قال و م ن ذ ر ي ت ي ف ق ال للا ل ي نال ع ه د ي الظ ال م ين م ن ع ب د ص ن ما أ و و ث نا ل ي ك ون م اما. And there is a Prophet as who sees (a dream) in his as sleep, and hears the voice, and sees the Angel, and he asws has been Sent to a (particular) group, be they little or more, like Yunus as was. Allah azwj Said to Yunus as [37:147] And We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more. He asws said: (The words) Or more refers to thirty thousand, and upon him as would be an Imam, and he as sees in his as sleep, and hears the voice, and sees while awake, and he would be an Imam like the Determined Ones (Ul Al-Azam), and Ibrahim as was a Prophet saww, and was not an Imam until Allah azwj Said [2:124] I Make you to be an Imam of the people. Ibrahim said: And from my offspring? He Said: My Covenant cannot be attained by the unjust. 6 5 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 1 H 5 6 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 2 H 1 12 out of 46

م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع م ن ذ ك ر ه ع ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ع ن م ح م د ب ن س ن ان ع ن ز ي د الش ح ا ق ال س م ع ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ات خ ذ ه ات خ ذ ه ن ب ي ا ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه ر س و ل و ن للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ات خ ذ ب ر اه ي ع ب دا ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه ن ب ي ا و ن للا ي ق ول ن للا ات خ ذ ه خ ل يال ق ب ل أ ن ي ج ع ل ه م اما ر س و ل ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه خ ل يال و ن للا Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from the one who mentioned it, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Zayd Al Shahham who said, I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: Allah azwj Blessed and High Took Ibrahim as as a servant before He azwj Took him as as a Prophet as, and that Allah azwj Took him as as a Prophet before He azwj Took him as as a Rasool as, and that Allah azwj Took him as as a Rasool as before He azwj Took him as as a friend, and that Allah azwj Took him as as a friend before He azwj Took him as as an Imam. ف ل م ا ج م ع ل ه ا ل ش ي ا ق ال ن ي جاع ل ك ل لن ا ماما ق ال ف م ن ع ظ م ه ا ف ي ع ي ن ب ر اه ي ق ال و م ن ذ ر يت ي قال ل ي نال ع ه د ي الظ ال م ين ق ال ل ي ك ون الس ف يه م ا الت ق ي. So when the things were gathered for him as, He azwj Said [2:124] I Make you to be an Imam of the people. So it was a great matter in the eyes of Ibrahim as, so he as said [2:124] Ibrahim said: And from my offspring? He Said: My Covenant cannot be attained by the unjust. He asws said: The foolish cannot happen to be an Imam of the pious. 7 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ال خ ث ع م ي ع ن ه ش ا ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ي ع ف ور ق ال س م ع ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ي ق ول س اد ة الن ب ي ين و ال م ر س ل ين خ م س ة و ه أ ول و ال ع ز م ن الر س ل و ع ل ي ه د ار ت الر ح ن وح و بر اه ي و م وس و ع يس و م ح م د ص ل للا ع ل ي ه و آل ه و ع ل ج م يع ا ل ن ب ي ا. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Kash amy, from Hisham, from Ibn Abu Yafour who said, I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying, The chiefs of the Prophets as and the Mursils as are five, and they as are the Determined Ones (Ul Al-Azm) from the Rasools as, and upon them asws is the pole of the grind-mill (the central role) Noah as, and Ibrahim as, and Musa as, and Isa as, and Muhammad saww, may Salawat be upon them as and upon the entirety of the Prophets as. 8 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن س ح اق ب ن ع ب د ال ع ز يز أ ب ي الس ف ات ج ع ن ج اب ر ع ن أ ب ي ج ع ف ر ( ات خ ذ ب ر اه ي ع ب دا ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه ن ب ي ا و ات خ ذ ه ن ب ي ا ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه ر س و ل و ات خ ذ ه عليه السال ) ق ال س م ع ت ه ي ق ول ن للا ر س و ل ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه خ ل يال و ات خ ذ ه خ ل يال ق ب ل أ ن ي ت خ ذ ه م اما Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Is haq Bin Abdul Aziz Abu Saffatij, from Jabir, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja far asws, said, I heard him asws saying: Allah azwj Took Ibrahim as as a servant before He azwj Took him as as a Prophet as, and Took him as as a Prophet as before He azwj Took him as as a Rasool as, and Took him as as a Rasool as before He azwj Took him as as a friend, and Took him as as a friend, before He azwj Took him as as an Imam. 7 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 2 H 2 8 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 2 H 3 13 out of 46

ف ل م ا ج م ع ل ه ه ذ ه ا ل ش ي ا و ق ب ض ي د ه ق ال ل ه ي ا ب ر اه ي ن ي جاع ل ك ل لن ا ماما ف م ن ع ظ م ه ا ف ي ع ي ن ب ر اه ي ( عليه السال ) ق ال ي ا ر ب و م ن ذ ر ي ت ي قال ل ي نال ع ه د ي الظ ال م ين. So when these things were gathered for him as and were in his as hand, He azwj Said to him as [2:124] I Make you to be an Imam of the people. So it was a great matter in the eyes of Ibrahim as, so he as said: O Lord azwj! [2:124] And from my offspring? He Said: My Covenant cannot be attained by the unjust. 9 ب اب ال ف ر ق ب ي ن الر س ول و الن ب ي و ال م ح د ث Chapter 3 The difference between the Rasool as, and the Prophet as, and the Muhaddith ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ن ص ر ع ن ث ع ل ب ة ب ن م ي م ون ع ن ز ر ار ة ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ج ع ف ر ( عليه السال ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل و كان ر س و ل ن ب ي ا م ا الر س ول و م ا الن ب ي ق ال الن ب ي ال ذ ي ي ر ى ف ي م ن ام ه و ي س م ع الص و ت و ل ي ع اي ن ال م ل ك و الر س ول ال ذ ي ي س م ع الص و ت و ي ر ى ف ي ال م ن ا و ي ع اي ن ال م ل ك A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Sa alba Bin Maymoun, from Zurara who said, I asked Abu Ja far asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [19:51] and he was a Rasool, a Prophet, What is the Rasool as, and what is the Prophet as? He asws said: The Prophet as is the one who sees in his as dream, and hears the voice and does not see the Angel; and the Rasool as is the one who hears the voice, and sees in the dream, and see the Angel. م ا م ا م ن ز ل ت ه ق ال ق ل ت ا ل ن ب ي و ل م ح د ث. ي س م ع الص و ت و ل ي ر ى و ل ي ع اي ن ال م ل ك ث ت ال ه ذ ه ا ل ي ة و ما أ ر س ل نا م ن ق ب ل ك م ن رس ول و ل I said, The Imam asws, what is his asws status? He asws said: He asws hears the voice, and does not see (in the dream) and does not see the Angel (while awake). Then he asws recited this Verse [22:52] And We did not Send any Rasool or Prophet, or a Muhaddith before you (Please note that the word Muhaddith is missing from this Verse in the current version of the Quran). 10 ع ل ي ب ن ب ر اه ي ع ن أ ب يه ع ن س م اع يل ب ن م ر ار ق ال ك ت ب ال ح س ن ب ن ال ع ب ا ال م ع ر وف ي ل الر ض ا ( عليه السال ) ج ع ل ت م ا أ ن الر س و ل م ا ق ال ف ك ت ب أ و ق ال ال ف ر ق ب ي ن الر س ول و الن ب ي و ا ل ف د اك أ خ ب ر ن ي م ا ال ف ر ق ب ي ن الر س ول و الن ب ي و ا ل ال ذ ي ي ن ز ل ع ل ي ه ج ب ر ئ يل ف ي ر اه و ي س م ع ك ال م ه و ي ن ز ل ع ل ي ه ال و ح ي و ر ب م ا ر أ ى ف ي م ن ام ه ن ح و ر ؤ ي ا ب ر اه ي ( عليه السال م ا ه و ال ذ ي ي س م ع ا ل ك ال و ل ي ر ى الش خ ص. ) و الن ب ي ر ب م ا س م ع ال ك ال و ر ب م ا ر أ ى الش خ ص و ل ي س م ع و ا ل Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marra who said, Abu Al-Hassan Bin Al-Abbas Al-Maroufi wrote to Al-Reza asws, May I be sacrificed for you asws! Inform me, what is the difference between the Rasool as, and the Prophet as, and the Imam asws? He said, So he asws wrote, or said: The difference between the Rasool as, and the Prophet as, and the Imam asws is that the Rasool as is one Jibraeel as descends unto. So he as sees him as and hears his as speech, and the Revelation 9 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 2 H 4 10 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 3 H 1 14 out of 46

descends unto him as, and sometimes he as sees in his as dream approximately a dream of Ibrahim as ; and the Prophet as sometimes hears the speech, and sometimes sees the person and does not hear; and the Imam asws, he asws is one who hears the speech and does not see the person. 11 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن م ح ب وب ع ن ا ل ح و ل ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ج ع ف ر ( عليه السال ) ع ن الر س ول و الن ب ي و ال م ح د ث ق ال الر س ول ال ذ ي ي أ ت يه ج ب ر ئ يل ق ب ال ف ي ر اه و ي ك ل م ه ف ه ذ ا الر س ول و أ م ا الن ب ي ف ه و ال ذ ي ي ر ى ف ي م ن ام ه ن ح و ر ؤ ي ا ب ر اه ي و ن ح و م ا ك ان ر أ ى ر س ول للا ( صل للا عليه وآله ) م ن أ س ب اب الن ب و ة ق ب ل ال و ح ي ح ت أ ت اه ج ب ر ئ يل ( عليه السال ) م ن ع ن د للا ب الر س ال ة Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Al Ahowl who said, I asked Abu Ja far asws about the Rasool as, and the Prophet as, and the Muhaddath. He asws said: The Rasool as is one to who Jibraeel as comes to face to face. So he as sees him as and speaks to him as. So this is the Rasool as. And as for the Nabi, so he as is the one who sees in his as dream approximate to a dream of Ibrahim as and approximately what Rasool-Allah saww saw from the reasons of the Prophet-hood before the Revelation, until he saww did see Jibraeel as from the Presence of Allah azwj with the Message. و ك ان م ح م د ( صل للا عليه وآله ) ح ين ج م ع ل ه الن ب و ة و ج ا ت ه الر س ال ة م ن ع ن د للا ي ج يئ ه ب ه ا ج ب ر ئ يل و ي ك ل م ه ب ه ا ق ب ال و م ن ا ل ن ب ي ا م ن ج م ع ل ه الن ب و ة و ي ر ى ف ي م ن ام ه و ي أ ت يه الر وح و ي ك ل م ه و ي ح د ث ه م ن غ ي ر أ ن ي ك ون ي ر ى ف ي ال ي ق ظ ة و أ م ا ال م ح د ث ف ه و ال ذ ي ي ح د ث ف ي س م ع و ل ي ع اي ن و ل ي ر ى ف ي م ن ام ه. And it was so that Muhammad saww, when the Prophet-hood and the Message was gathered for him saww from the Presence of Allah azwj, Jibraeel as came over to him as, and spoke to him saww face to face; and from the Prophets as is one for whom the Prophet-hood is gathered to, and he as sees in his as dream, and the Spirit comes over to him as, and speaks to him as, and discusses with him as from without him as happening to see it while awake; and as for the Muhaddath, so he asws is the one who is narrated to, so he asws hears, and does not see (while awake) nor does he asws see during his asws dream. 12 أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د و م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ح س ان ع ن اب ن ف ض ال ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ي ع ق وب ال ه اش م ي ع ن م ر و ان ب ن م س ل ع ن ب ر ي د ع ن أ ب ي ج ع ف ر و أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ف ي ق و ل ه ع ز و ج ل و ما أ ر س ل نا م ن ق ب ل ك م ن ر س ول و ل ن ب ي و ل م ح د ث Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Ali Bin Hassan, from Ibn Fazzal, from Ali Bin Yaqoub Al Hashimy, from Marwan Bin Muslim, from Bureyd, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja far asws and Abu Abdullah asws regarding His azwj Mighty and Majestic [22:52] And We did not Send any Rasool or Prophet, or a Muhaddith before you (Please note that the word Muhaddith is missing from this Verse in the current version of the Quran). 13 11 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 3 H 2 12 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 3 H 3 13 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 3 H 4 15 out of 46

ق ل ت ج ع ل ت ف د اك ل ي س ت ه ذ ه ق ر ا ت ن ا ف م ا الر س ول و الن ب ي و ال م ح د ث ق ال الر س ول ال ذ ي ي ظ ه ر ل ه ال م ل ك ف ي ك ل م ه و الن ب ي ه و ال ذ ي ي ر ى ف ي م ن ام ه و ر ب م ا اج ت م ع ت الن ب و ة و الر س ال ة ل و اح د و ال م ح د ث ال ذ ي ي س م ع الص و ت و ل ي ر ى الص ور ة I said, May I be sacrificed for you asws! This is not our recitation. So what is the Rasool as, and the Prophet as, and the Muhaddath? He asws said: The Rasool as is one to whom the Angel appears, so he as speaks to him as. And the Prophet as, he as is the one who sees in his as dream, and sometimes the Prophet-hood and the Message is gathered for him as to one; and the Muhaddath is one asws who hears the voice, and does not see the image. ق ال ق ل ت أ ص ل ح ك للا ك ي ف ي ع ل أ ن ال ذ ي ر أ ى ف ي الن و ح ق و أ ن ه م ن ال م ل ك ق ال ي و ف ق ل ذ ل ك ح ت ي ع ر ف ه ل ق د خ ت للا ب ك ت اب ك ال ك ت ب و خ ت ب ن ب ي ك ا ل ن ب ي ا. He (the narrator) said, I said, May Allah azwj Keep you asws well! How does he as (a Prophet as ) know that the one whom he as saw in his as dream, is true, and that he is from the Angels? He asws said: He as reconciles to that until he as recognises him. Allah azwj has Ended the Books by your Book (Quran), and Ended the Prophets as by your Prophet saww 14. ب اب أ ن ال ح ج ة ل ت ق وم هلل ع ل ى خ ل ق ه إ ل ب إ م ام Chapater 4 The Divine Authority cannot be established for Allah azwj upon His azwj creatures except by an Imam asws م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ال ع ط ار ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن م ح ب وب ع ن د او د الر ق ي ع ن ال ع ب د الص ال ح ( عليه السال ) ق ال ن ال ح ج ة ل ت ق و لل ع ل خ ل ق ه ل ب إ م ا ح ت ي ع ر ف. Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Attar, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Dawood Al Raqyy, (It has been narrated) from Al-Abd Al-Salih asws (7 th Imam asws ) having said: The Divine Authority of Allah azwj cannot be established upon His azwj creatures except by an Imam asws until He azwj is recognised. 15 ال ح س ي ن ب ن م ح م د ع ن م ع ل ب ن م ح م د ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ع ل ي ال و ش ا ق ال س م ع ت الر ض ا ( عليه السال ) ي ق ول ن أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ق ال ن ال ح ج ة ل ت ق و لل ع ز و ج ل ع ل خ ل ق ه ل ب إ م ا ح ت ي ع ر ف. Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Washa who said, I heard Al-Reza asws saying that Abu Abdullah asws said: The Divine Authority of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic cannot be established upon His azwj creatures except by an Imam asws until He azwj is recognised. 16 أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن ع ب اد ب ن س ل ي م ان ع ن س ع د ب ن س ع د ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع م ار ة ع ن أ ب ي ال ح س ن الر ض ا ( عليه السال ) ق ال ن ال ح ج ة ل ت ق و لل ع ل خ ل ق ه ل ب إ م ا ح ت ي ع ر ف. 14 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 3 H 5 15 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 4 H 1 16 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 4 H 2 16 out of 46

Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Abbad Bin Suleyman, from Sa ad Bin Sa d, from Muhammad Bin Umara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws having said: The Divine Authority of Allah azwj cannot be established upon His azwj creatures except by an Imam asws until He azwj is recognised. 17 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ال ب ر ق ي ع ن خ ل ف ب ن ح م اد ع ن أ ب ان ب ن ت غ ل ب ق ال ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ال ح ج ة ق ب ل ال خ ل ق و م ع ال خ ل ق و ب ع د ال خ ل ق. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Barqy, from Khalaf Bin Hammad, from Aban Bin Taghlub who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: The Divine Authority (was) before the people, and (is) with the people, and (will be) after the people. 18 ب اب أ ن ا ل ر ض ل ت خ ل و م ن ح ج ة Chapter 5 The earth cannot be empty from a Divine Authority ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن أ ب ي ال ع ال ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ت ك ون ا ل ر ض ل ي ف يه ا م ا ق ال ل ق ل ت ي ك ون م ام ان ق ال ل ل و أ ح د ه م ا ص ام ت. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Abu Umeyr, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Al A ala who said, I said to Abu Abdullah asws, Can the earth happen to be and there isn t an Imam asws in it? He asws said: No. I said, Can there happen to be two Imams asws (at the same time)? He asws said: No, except that one of the two would be silent. 19 ع ل ي ب ن ب ر اه ي ع ن أ ب يه ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن م ن ص ور ب ن ي ون و س ع د ان ب ن م س ل ع ن س ح اق ب ن ع م ار ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ق ال س م ع ت ه ي ق ول ن ا ل ر ض ل ت خ ل و ل و ف يه ا م ا ك ي م ا ن ز اد ال م ؤ م ن ون ش ي ئا ر د ه و ن ن ق ص وا ش ي ئا أ ت م ه ل ه. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus and Sa dan Bin Muslim, from Is haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws, said, I heard him asws saying: The earth cannot be empty except there would be an Imam asws so that if the Momineen exceed in something, he asws would return them, and if they are deficient in something, he asws would complete it for them. 20 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح ك ع ن ر ب يع ب ن م ح م د ال م س ل ي ع ن ع ب د للا ب ن س ل ي م ان ال عام ر ي ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السال ) ق ال م ا ز ال ت ا ل ر ض ل و لل ف يه ا ال ح ج ة ي ع ر ف ال ح ال ل و ال ح ر ا و ي د ع و الن ا ل س ب ي ل للا. 17 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 4 H 3 18 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 4 H 4 19 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 5 H 1 20 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 5 H 2 17 out of 46