Tacit and Explicit Testimony as proof of abu al-Hassan Musa’s عليه السلام Divine Authority over the people after abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام

Al-Kāfi|Volume 1|Book 4|Chapter 71
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Book 4, Chapter 71

Tacit and Explicit Testimony as proof of abu al-Hassan Musa’s عليه السلام Divine Authority over the people after abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام

14ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ بِنَحْوٍ مِنْ هَذَا إِلا أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ أَوْصَى إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَنْصُورِ وَعَبْدِ الله وَمُوسَى وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَمَوْلىً لابِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ لَيْسَ إِلَى قَتْلِ هَؤُلاءِ سَبِيلٌ.
14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd has narrated a similar hadith as the above except that he has said, “He left a will to abu Ja‘far, al-Mansur, ‘Abdallah , Musa, Muhammad ibn Ja‘far and Mawla of abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام. Abu Ja‘far then said, “There is no way to kill these people.”
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