Hadith 4عبداللّه بن جعفر، عن أبي القاسم الهاشميّ، عن عبيد بن قيس الأنصاري، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن سماعة، عن جعفر بن سماعة: عن أبي عبداللّه عليه السلام، قال: نزل جبرئيل على النبيّ صلّى الله عليه وآله بصحيفة من السماء، لم ينزل الله كتاباً مثلها قطّ قبله ولا بعده، فيه خواتيم من ذهب فقال له: يا محمّد، هذه وصيّتك إلى النجيب من أهلك، قال له: يا جبرئيل، من النجيب من أهلي؟ قال: علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام، مره إذا توفيت: أن يفكّ خاتماً ثمّ يعمل بما فيه. فلمّا قبض النبيّ عليه السلام، فكّ عليّ خاتماً ثم عمل بما فيه ما تعدّاه ثمّ دفعها إلى الحسن بن عليّ عليه السلام، ففكّ خاتماً وعمل بما فيه ما تعدّاه ثمّ دفعها إلى الحسين بن عليّ عليه السلام، ففكّ خاتماً، فوجد فيه: اُخرج بقوم إلى الشهادة لهم معك، واشر نفسك لله، فعمل بما فيها ما تعدّاه ثمّ دفعها إلى رجل بعده، ففكّ خاتماً، فوجد فيه: أطرق، واصمت والزم منزلك، واعبد ربّك حتى يأتيك اليقين. ثمّ دفعها إلى رجل بعده، ففكّ خاتماً، فوجد فيه: أن حدّث الناس وأفتهم، وانشر علم آبائك، ففعل بما فيه ما تعدّاه. ثمّ دفعها إلى رجل بعده، ففكّ خاتماً، فوجد فيه: أن حدّث الناس وأفتهم، وصدّق أباك ولا تخافنّ أحداً إلّا الله، فإنّك في حرز من الله وضمان. وهو يدفعها إلى رجل مِن بعده. ويدفعها مَن بعده إلى مَن بعده، إلى يوم القيامة.
ʿAbd Allāh b. Jaʿfar, from Abī’l-Qāsim al-Hāshimī, from ʿUbayd b. Qays al-Anṣārī, who said: “al-Ḥasan b. Samāʿa narrated to us, from Jaʿfar b. Samāʿa, from Abī ʿAbd Allāh (as), who said: “Jibraʾīl descended upon the Prophet (sawa) with a scroll from the sky. Allāh has never revealed any book like it, before or after it. Within it are seals of gold. Jibraʾīl said to the Prophet: “O’ Muḥammad! This is your testament to the electee of your family.” He replied: “O’ Jibraʾīl, who is the electee of my family?,” so he said: “ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (as). Command him, at the time of your passing, to break a seal, then act upon what is in it.” So, when the Prophet (as) died, ʿAlī broke a seal and then acted upon what was in it, and he did not go beyond it. He then handed it over to al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī (as), who broke a seal, acted upon what was within it without going beyond it, and handed it over to al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī (as). He broke a seal, and found (inscribed) within it: Go out, with a people, towards martyrdom, and sell your soul to Allāh,[1] so he acted upon what was within it and did not go beyond it. He then handed it over to a man after him, who broke a seal and found therein: Maintain inconspicuousness, be silent, hold fast to your domicile, and worship your Lord until certainty comes to you.[2] Then, he handed it over to a man after him, who broke a seal and found therein: That you narrate traditions to the people and give them legal rulings, and spread the knowledge of your forefathers. So, he did as per what was within it and then handed it over to a man after him. He broke a seal, and found therein: That you narrate traditions to the people and give them legal rulings, prove the truthfulness of your father, and fear none but Allāh, for you are under Allāh’s protection and guarantee. And he handed the scroll over to a man after him,[3] and he handed it over to who was after him, and he to who was after him, until the Day of Resurrection.”