The Sufficient (Vol 1) · Hadith 759 (#Ḥadīth #7)

7ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ صَبَّاحٍ الازْرَقِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لابي جعفر إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْمُخْتَارِيَّةِ لَقِيَنِي فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ إِمَامٌ فَغَضِبَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ فَلا قُلْتَ لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لا وَالله مَا دَرَيْتُ مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ أَ فَلا قُلْتَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ فَلَمَّا مَضَى علي أَوْصَى إِلَى الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ وَلَوْ ذَهَبَ يَزْوِيهَا عَنْهُمَا لَقَالا لَهُ نَحْنُ وَصِيَّانِ مِثْلُكَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ وَأَوْصَى الْحَسَنُ إِلَى الْحُسَيْنِ وَلَوْ ذَهَبَ يَزْوِيهَا عَنْهُ لَقَالَ أَنَا وَصِيٌّ مِثْلُكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ وَمِنْ أَبِي وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأُولُوا الارْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى بِبَعْضٍ هِيَ فِينَا وَفِي أَبْنَائِنَا.

7. Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ’Isa from Safwan ibn Yahya from Sabbah al-Azraq that Abu Basir said: “I said to Abu Ja’far (p.b.uh.): ’A man from the Mukhtariyyah1 met me and claimed that Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (one of the sons of Ali ibn Abu Talib—p.b.u.h.) was an Imam.’ Abu Ja’far (pb.uh.) became angry, then he said: ’Did you not say any 1. i.e. the Kaysaniyyah —Nlukhtar ibn Abu ’Ubayd ath-Thaqafi (1/622 — 67/687) was the leader of the uprising to avenge the slaying of al-Husayn (p.b.u.h.) at Karbala’ and Kaysan Abu ’Amra was then his leading supporter among the rnaw~li thing to him?’ “ He said: “I said: ’No, by Allah! I did not know what to say.’ He said: ’Did you not say to him: “The Messenger of Allah (p.b.uh.ah.p.) appointed Ali, al-Hassan and al-Husayn as his successors. When Ali (p.b.uh.) passed away, he appointed al-Hassan and al-Husayn as his successors, and if he (Ali) had tried to withhold it from them, they would have said to him: ’We are successors like you.’ But he would never have done this. al-I.lasan appointed al-l.lusayn as his successor, and if he had tried to withhold it from him, he would have said: ’I am a successor like you of the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h. ah.p.) and of my father.’ But he would not have done this. Allah, to Whom belong Might and Majesty, said: Some of those bound by blood are nearer (to each other) than others (al-Anfal,8:75; al-Ahzab, 33 :6).” This is about us and about our sons.’ “

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