The Imam عليه السلام Possess Divine Authority and the Treasure of Divine Knowledge

3. Ali ibn Musa has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id and Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd in a marfu‘ manner from Sudayr who has said that he asked Imam abu Ja’far عليه السلام the following. “may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what are you?” The Imam عليه السلام said, “We are the treasurers of the knowledge of Allah. We are the translators of the revelations of Allah. We possess complete Divine authority over all that is under the heavens and those above the earth.”