Tradition n. 59

The Holy Prophet (S) said:

مَثَلُ أَهلِ بَيتي في اُمَّتي مَثَلُ سَفينَة نُوحٍ مَن رَكِبَها نَجا وَ مَن رَغِبَ عَنها هَلَكَ.

“The likeness of my Ahl Al-Bayt (progeny) amongst my Ummah (followers) is similar to Noah's Ark. Those who embarked on it were rescued and those who rejected it perished....”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 27, p. 113

Tradition n. 60

Imam al-Baqir, the fifth Imam, (‘a) said:

اِنَّ حَديثَنا يُحيِى القُلُوبَ.

“Our traditions (Ahl Al-Bayt) survive in the hearts.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 144

Tradition n. 61

The Holy Prophet (S) said:

زَيِّنُوا مَجالِسَكُم بِذِكرِ عَلِىِّ بنِ أَبي طالِبٍ.

“Make your gatherings lively with the remembrance of ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib.” (Talk about the excellencies of ‘Ali (‘a)).

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 38, p. 199

Tradition n. 62

فِي إِكمالِ الدّينِ في حَديثٍ عَن جابِرِ الجُعفيِّ عَن جابِرِبنِ عَبـدِالله الأنصاريِّ قالَ: قُلـتُ: يا رَسُـولَ الله عَرَفن اَ اللّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ، فَمَن اُولُوا الأمـرِ الّذين قَرَنَ اللّه طاعَتَهُـم بِطاعتك فَقالَ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم هُم خُلَفائي يا جابِرُ، وَ اَئِمَّة المُسلِميـنَ مِن بَعـدي أَوَّلُهُم عَلِيُّ بنُ اَبي طالِبٍ، ثُمَّ الحَسَنُ وَ الحُسَينُ، ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بـنُ الحُسَينِ، ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بـنُ عَلِىٍّ اَلمَعـرُوفُ فِي التَّـوراة بِالباقِـرِ، وسَتُدرِكُهُ يا جابِرُ، فَإذا لَقَيتَهُ فَاقرَأ هُ مِنِّى السَّـلامَ، ثُمَّ الصَّادِقُ جَعفَرُ بنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثُمَّ مُوسَى بنُ جَعفَرٍ، ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بنُ مُوسى، ثُـمَّ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ عَلِىٍّ، ثُمَّ عَليُّ بنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثُمَّ الحَسَـنُ بنُ عَلِـىٍّ، ثُـمَّ سَمِيّي وَ كَنِيّي حُجَّة الله في أَرضِهِ، وَ بَقِيَّتُـهُ في عِبادِهِ اِبـنُ الحَسَنِ بن عَلِىٍّ، ذاكَ الّذي يَفتَحُ اللّه تَعالى ذِكـرُهُ عَلى يَدَيـهِ مَشَارِقَ الأرضِ وَ مَغارِبَه، ذاكَ الّذي يَغيـبُ عَـن شيعَتِـهِ وَ اَولِيائـِهِ غَيبَةً لا يَثبُتُ فِيها عَلَى القَولِ بِاِمامَتِهِ لا مَنِ امتَحَنَ اللّه قَلبَهُ لِلاِيمانِ قالَ جابِرٌ، فَقُلتُ لَهُ: يا رَسُولَ الله فَهَـل يَقَـعُ لِشيعَتِـهِ اَلاِنتِفاعُ بِهِ في غَيبَتِهِ، فَقالَ إي وَالّذي بَعَثَني بِالنّبُوَّة اِنَّهُم يَستَضيؤُونَ بِنُورِهِ وَ يَنتَفِعُونَ بِوِلايَتِهِ في غَيبَتِهِ كَاِنتِفاعِ النّاسِ بِالشَّمسِ وَ اِن تَجَلَّلَها سَحابٌ .

In 'Ikmal ad-Din' a tradition, through 'Jabir-il-Ju'fi', is narrated from 'Jabir Ibn 'Abdillah' thus: “I said: 'O Messenger of Allah we have known Allah and His Apostle; then who is 'Ulul-Amr', those that Allah has made their obedience the same as your obedience?' Then, the Prophet (S) said: 'O' Jabir! They are, after me, my successors and the guides of Muslims; the first of them is ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib; then (Imam) Hasan, and (Imam) Husayn; then ‘Ali Ibn Husayn; then Mohammad Ibn ‘Ali; known in the Torah as Baqir, whom you will see, O' Jabir! When you visit him, give my regards to him. After him, there is Sadiq, Ja'far Ibn Muhammad; and after him Musa Ibn Ja'far; then ‘Ali Ibn Musa; then Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali; then ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad, then Hasan Ibn ‘Ali; and after him (there comes) Al-Qaim, whose name and epithet is the same as mine.

He is Allah's Authority on the Earth and His Remainder amongst His servants. He is the son of (Imam) Hasan Ibn ’Ali (al-al-’Askari). This is the very personality by whose hands Allah will open the Easts and Wests of the worlds and this is the very personality who will be absent from his followers and those who love him, in which his mastership cannot be proved by a statement of anyone except for the one whose heart Allah tests for Faith.”

Jabir said: “I asked him: 'O' Messenger of Allah will his followers avail of him during his occultation?' He answered: 'Yes. By the One Who appointed me to prophethood, they will seek brightness from his light and will avail by devotion in his absence the same as the availing of people from the (glow of) sun when clouds cover it...'

Ikmal ad-Din, vol. 1, p. 253, with nearly similar meaning in Yanabir al-Mawaddah, p. 117.

Tradition n. 63

قالَ مالِكُ بنُ أَنَسٍ عَن فَضلِ الإمامِ الصّادِقِ عليه السلام :

مَا رَأت عَينٌ وَ لا سَمِعَت اُذُنٌ وَ لا خَطَرَ عَلى قَلبِ بَشَرٍ أَفضَـلُ مِن جَعفَرٍ الصّادِقِ فَضلاً وَ عِلماً وَ عِبادَة وَ وَرَع.

Malik Ibn Anas said about the virtue of Imam as-Sadiq (‘a):

“No eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and no heart (soul) has ever been stricken that there can (contemporaneously) be anybody higher than (Imam) Ja'far Sadiq (‘a) from the point of virtue, knowledge, worship, and piety.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 47, p. 28

Tradition n. 64

Imam Husayn (‘a) said:

فَلَعَمري مَا الإمامُ الّا الحاكِمُ بِالكِتابِ، اَلقائِمُ بِالقِسطِ، اَلدّائِـنُ بِدينِ الحَقِّ، اَلحابِسُ نَفسَهُ عَلى ذاتِ اللهِ.

“By my soul, there is no Imam but he issues judgement upon the Book, establishes justice, believes in the religion of Truth, and restrains his Self, alongside the way of Allah.

Al-Irshad, vol. 204