Kitāb al-Ghayba 1, record 276 of the digital edition

Translation

H 100 - Narrated to me a group of our scholars from Abu Muhammad Harun bin Musa Talakbari from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abdullah Hashimi that: Narrated to me Abu Musa Isa bin Ahmad bin Isa bin Mansur that: Narrated to me Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad Askari [Imam Hadi] from his father, Muhammad bin Ali [Imam Jawad] from his father, Ali bin Musa [Imam Ridha] from his father Musa bin Ja’far [Imam Kadhim] from his father Ja’far bin Muhammad [Imam Sadiq] from his father, Muhammad bin Ali [Imam Baqir] from his father, Ali Ibnul Husain [Imam Sajjad] from his father, Husain bin Ali [peace on them all] that Imam Ali (a.s) said: “Whoever desires to meet Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, in a state of safety and purity and that the Great Fear should not terrify him, he must befriend you and befriend your sons Hasan, Husain, Ali Ibn Husain, Muhammad Ibn Ali, Ja’far Ibn Muhammad, Musa Ibn Ja’far, Ali Ibn Musa, Muhammad, Ali, Hasan and the Mahdi, who will be their last. In the last era, there will be a group, who will befriend you, O Ali. People will hate them, although had they loved them (the Shias), it would have been better for them, if they but knew. They (Shias) will give preference to you and your sons over their fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, relatives and kin, blessings of Allah be on them, the best of blessings. They will be gathered beneath the Standard of Praise (Liwaul Hamd), their sins will be overlooked and their grades will be raised as a reward of their deeds.

Translation: Sayyid Athar Husain S. H. Rizvi — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.