On Proofs of Divine Leadership of al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم Among the Twelve Imams صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم

6-25 Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Omayr, on the authority of Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim, on the authority of As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Hussein صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority ofhis father Al-Hussein ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم that the Commander of the Faithful صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم was questioned about the meaning of what God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “I will leave behind two heavy things with you: God’s Book and my ‘Itra.” He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم was asked, “What does “my ‘Itra” mean?” He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied, “It is I, Al-Hassan, Al-Hussein and the other nine Divine Leaders from the descendants of Al-Hussein. The ninth of them is their Al-Mahdi (Divinely Guided One) who is their Riser. They will not separate themselves from God’s Book and God’s Book will not separate from them until they meet God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم at his Pool.”