Chapter on Disciplining and Testing a Child
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 53
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِمَ أَيْتَمَ اَللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ "لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ لِأَحَدٍ عَلَيْهِ طَاعَةٌ".
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked: "Why did Allah سبحانه وتعالى make His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) an orphan?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "So that no one would have authority over him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh