Al-Kafi vol 1

s.) said, "It means the one Imam after the other."
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Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ;h ibn Mahbub from
Muhammad ibn al-Ni‘man from Salam from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the
Most High. "(Muslims), say, "We believe in God and what He has revealed to us. . ." The
Imam (a.s.) said, "This is primarily addressed to Ali, Fatima, al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.)
and thereafter to the Imams (a.s.). Then the words of Allah ". . . If they (refer to people) have
faith, in all that you (Ali, Fatima, al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.) believe, they will have the
right guidance, but if they turn away, it would be for no reason other than their own
malice. . . ." (2:137)
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Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’
from Muthanna from ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Ajlan from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) the following. about the
words of Allah, the Most High. "The nearest people to Abraham, among mankind, are those
who followed him, this Prophet (Muhammad) and the true believers. . . ." (3:68) The Imam (a.
s.) said, "They are the Imams and those who follow them."
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Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad `from al-Washsha’ from
Ahmad ibn al-‘A’idh from ’Udhayna from Malik al-Juhanni who has said the following. "I
asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious.
"He has revealed this Quran to me to warn you and the coming generations (against
disobeying God).. . ." (6:19) The Imam (a.s.) said, "Whoever from the family of Muhammad
(s.a.) would become an Imam he will warn people by means of the Holy Quran just as the the
Messenger of Allah had done."
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A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam