Kitāb al-Ghayba 1, record 33 of the digital edition

Abū ʿAbd Allah Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Nuʿmānī · Twelve imams determined by Allah

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11 - وبإسناده، عن عبد الرزاق، قال: حدثنا معمر بن راشد، عن أبان بن أبي عياش، عن سليم بن قيس: أنّ علياً قال لطلحة في حديث طويل عند ذِكر تفاخر المهاجرين والأنصار بمناقبهم وفضائلهم: يا طلحة، أليس قد شهدتَ رسولَ الله حين دعانا بالكتف ليكتبَ فيها ما لا تضِلّ الأمّةُ بعده ولا تختلف، فقال صاحبك ما قال "إنّ رسول الله يهجرُ" فغضبَ رسول الله وتركها؟ قال: بلى قد شهدته. قال: فإنكم لمّا خرجتُم أخبرني رسولُ الله بالذي أراد أن يكتبَ فيها ويُشهدَ عليه العامّة، وأن جبرئيل أخبره بأن الله تعالى قد علِم أن الأمةَ ستختلف وتفترق، ثم دعا بصحيفة فأملى عليَّ ما أراد أن يكتب في الكتف، وأشهَدَ على ذلك ثلاثةَ رهط: سلمان الفارسي وأبا ذر والمقداد، وسمّى مَن يكون مِن أئمة الهدى الذين أمر المؤمنين بطاعتهم إلى يوم القيامة فسمّاني أوّلَهم، ثم ابني هذا حسن، ثم ابني هذا حسين، ثم تسعة من ولد ابني هذا حسين، كذلك يا أبا ذر وأنت يا مقداد؟ قالا: نشهد بذلك على رسول الله . فقال طلحة: والله لقد سمعتُ من رسول الله يقول لأبي ذر: ما أقلّتِ الغبراءُ ولا أظلَّتِ الخضراءُ ذا لهجة أصدقَ ولا أبرَّ من أبي ذرٍ. أشهد أنهما لم يشهدا إلاّ بالحقّ، وأنت أصدقُ وأبرُّ عندي منهما.

Translation

(11) Abdurrazak narrated from Ma’mar bin Rashid from Abban bin Abu Ayyash that Sulaym bin Qayss had said: “Ali (as) said to Talha in a long tradition when mentioning the pride of al-Muhajireen and al-Ansar about their virtues: “O Talha, have you not witnessed the Prophet (S) when he asked for a tablet to write a decree, by which the umma would not go astray nor would it disagree after him, and then your friend said: “The Prophet (S) is raving” then the Prophet (S) became angry and gave it up?” Talha said: “Yes, I have witnessed that.” Imam Ali (as) said: “When you (all) went out, the Prophet (S) told me about the decree he wanted to write before the public to witness it. He said to me that Gabriel had told him that Allah had known that the umma would disagree and separate after him (the Prophet). He asked for a sheet of paper and dictated to me what he wanted to write in the tablet before people. He let three persons witness that. They were Salman al-Farisi, Abu Tharr and al-Miqdad. He mentioned the names of the imams of guidance, whom he ordered the believers to obey until the Day of Resurrection. He mentioned my name as the first of them then my son Hasan and then my son Husayn and then nine ones from the progeny of my son Husayn. Was it not so, O you Abu Tharr and you al-Miqdad?” They said: “We witness that the Prophet (S) has done so.” Talha said: “By Allah I have heard the Prophet (S) saying to Abu Tharr: “By Allah, the earth has not carried nor has the sky shaded one more truthful or more pious than Abu Tharr.” I witness that they (Abu Tharr and al-Miqdad) have not said but the truth and you are more truthful and more pious to me than them both.”

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  1. (11) Abdurrazak narrated
  2. Ma’mar bin Rashid
  3. Abban bin Abu Ayyash
  4. Sulaym bin Qayss had said: “Ali (as) said to Talha in a long tradition when mentioning the pride of al-Muhajireen and al-Ansar about their virtues

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