Al-Amālī 1, record 229 of the digital edition

Translation

Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abu’l Khattab from Ibn Abi Najran from al-Muthanna from Muhammad b. Muslim. He said: I asked al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) about the ring of al-Husayn b. `Ali (as) – to whom did it go? And I mentioned to him that I had heard that it was looted from his finger along with what was looted. He (as) said: It is not as they say. Surely, al-Husayn (as) bequeathed to his son `Ali b. al-Husayn (as) and put his ring on his finger and delegated to him his command like the Messenger of Allah (s) had done with Amir al-Mu’minin (as) and Amir al-Mu’minin had done with al-Hasan (as) and al-Hasan had done with al-Husayn (as). Then that ring came to my father (as) after his father and from him it came to me. So, it is with me and I wear it every Friday and I pray with it. Muhammad b. Muslim said: So, I entered upon him on Friday and he was praying. When he had finished the salah he extended his hand towards me. And I saw on his finger a ring; its inscription was “There is no god but Allah, prepare for the meeting with Allah.” (La ilaha illa ‘llah, `uddatu liliqaa’illah) – then he said: This is the ring of my grandfather Abu `Abdillah al-Husayn b. `Ali (as).

Translation: Bilal Muhammad — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.