The Imams عليه السلام hear from the angels as Muhaddathun and are of Perfect Understanding

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from al-Harith ibn al-Mughirah from Humran ibn A‘yan who has said that abu Ja‘far عليه السلام has said the following. “Ali عليه السلام was a Muhaddath.” I then returned to my associates and said, “I have brought you a very strange news.” They asked, “What is it?” I then said that I heard abu Ja‘far عليه السلام say that Ali عليه السلام was a Muhaddath. They then said, “What did you do?” Would that you had asked him as to who would speak to him (Ali عليه السلام I then went back to abu Ja‘far عليه السلام and said to him, “I went to my associates and told them about what you had told me and they said, “What did you do? Would that you had asked him as to who would speak to him (Ali عليه السلام” The Imam عليه السلام said to me, “The angel would speak to him.” I then asked, “Do you say that he was a prophet?” He has said, “He moved his hand like this. Or like the companion of Solomon, or the companion of Moses or like Dhul Qarnayn. Have not heard that he has said, “Among there one like him.” (A hadith of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم says that Ali عليه السلام is the Dhul Qarnay of this Umma)