Al-Kāfi 2, narration 16

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord

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Arabic text

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ سَبَقْتَ وُلْدَ آدَمَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَقَرَّ بِرَبِّي إِنَّ الله أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَ لَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَجَابَ.

Translation

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn ‘Isma’il from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Sa’dan ibn Muslim from Salih ibn Sahl from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s) who has said the following: “The messenger of Allah was asked, ‘By what means have you surpassed other descendents of Adam?’ He said, ‘I was the first one to affirm my faith in my Lord. Allah established a covenant with the prophets and made them to bear testimony against their own souls when the Lord asked, “Am I not your Lord.” They all said, “Yes, You are the Lord.” I was the first one to answer that question positively.’”

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated
  2. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn
  3. Ali ibn ‘Isma’il
  4. Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il
  5. Sa’dan ibn Muslim
  6. Salih ibn Sahl
  7. abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s) who has said the following

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    ضعيف

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/36)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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