The Sufficient (Vol 1) · Hadith 799 (#Ḥadīth #4)
Chapter 71 | Tacit and Explicit Testimony as proof of abu al-Hassan Musa’s Divine Authority over the people after abu ‘Abdallah
4ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُوسَى الصَّيْقَلِ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله فَدَخَلَ أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ غُلامٌ فَقَالَ اسْتَوْصِ بِهِ وَضَعْ أَمْرَهُ عِنْدَ مِنْ تَثِقُ بِهِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ.
4. Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Musa as.-Sayqal from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following. “Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abdallah that abu Ibrahim came and was a young boy. He (abu ‘Abdallah ) said (to me), “Accept my directive will about him (Musa ibn Ja‘far) and discuss his task (Leadership with Divine Authority) with your reliable companions.” :
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).