وعنه، عن أبيه، عن محمّد بن أبي عمير، عن بعض أصحابنا، قال: قلت لعبداللّه بن جعفر: أنت إمام؟ فقال: نعم. فقلت: إنّ الشيعة تروي: أنّ صاحب هذا الأمر يكون عنده سلاح رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله، فما عندك منه؟ فقال: عندي رمحه. ولم يعرف لرسول الله رمح.
And from him, from his father, from Muḥammad b. Abī ʿUmayr, from some of our companions, who narrated: “I said to ʿAbd Allāh b. Jaʿfar: “Are you the Imam?,” so he said: “Yes.” I continued: “Indeed, the Shīʿa have relayed that: “The Master of this Ordinance will have in his possession the weapon of the Apostle of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله.” So, what do you have of his?,” to which he replied: “I have his spear.” The Apostle of Allāh was not known to have possessed a spear.”