Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)

Al-Kāfi|Volume 1|Book 4|Chapter 108
Al-Kāfi

Book 4, Chapter 108

Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)

74ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَبِئْرٍ مُعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَشِيدٍ قَالَ الْبِئْرُ الْمُعَطَّلَةُ الامَامُ الصَّامِتُ وَالْقَصْرُ الْمَشِيدُ الامَامُ النَّاطِقُ. وَرَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ الْعَمْرَكِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مِثْلَهُ.
74. Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ali ibn Muhammad have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn al-Qasim al-Bajaliy from Ali ibn Ja‘far from his brother Musa عليه السلام about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . their lofty mansions, all were toppled and their wells were left idle.” (22:45) The Imam عليه السلام said, “The abandoned well and idle well refers to the silent Imam and lofty mansion refers to the speaking Imam.” Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated a similar hadith from al-‘Amrakifm Ali ibn Ja‘far from abu al-Hassan عليه السلام.
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