The Sufficient (Vol 1) · Hadith 525 (#Ḥadīth #4)
Chapter 16 | The Imams possess Divine authority, they are Envied and Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has spoken of them
4ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلى ما آتاهُمُ الله مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الصَّبَّاحِ نَحْنُ وَالله النَّاسُ الْمَحْسُودُونَ.
4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from MuAlia ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from abu al-Sabah who has said that when asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah about the meaning of the words Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, “Or are they envious of the people whom Allah has granted of His bounties? ( 4:54 Holy Quran) The Imams said, “O abu al-Sabah, we, I swear by Allah, are the people who are envied.”
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).