Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma'il from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu al-Jarud from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the
following. "When al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) was about to leave this world he called his eldest daughter, Fatima and gave her a sealed document and openly before the people his directive
will.
Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) was ill with some internal illness and the people would see as dying. Fatima then gave the document to Ali ibn al- Husayn (a.s.). Thereafter, that document, by
Allah, came to us, O Ziyad." The narrator has said that he asked the the Imam (a.s.).
"What is in that document, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "In it there is all that the children of Adam needed from the day Allah created Adam to
the end of the world. In it there is the law of penalties and even the rules of compensation for an scratch on a victim's body."
H 784, Ch. 68, h 2
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from ibn Sinan from abu al-Jarud from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following. "When al- Husayn
(a.s.) was about to leave this world he gave his directive will to his daughter, Fatima in a sealed document before the people onpenly.
When what had to happen to al-Husayn (a.s.) did happen she gave it to Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.." The narrator has said that then he asked the Imam (a.s.). "What was in it, may Allah grant
you blessings?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "It contained all that the children of Adam would need from the beginning of the world until it will end."
H 785, Ch. 68, h 3
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn 'Amira from abu Bakr al-Hadrami from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "When
al-Husayn (a.s.) was about to leave for Iraq he entrusted 'Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) with the books and directive will. When Ali ibn al-Husayn (a. s.) returned (to Madina) she
delivered them to him.
According to the manuscript of al-Safwan the hadith reads as follows:
H 786, Ch. 68, h 4
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hanan ibn Sadir from Falih ibn abu Bakr al- Shaybani who has said the following. " I swear by Allah, I was sitting in the presence of Ali
ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) whose sons also were there when Jabur ibn 'Abdallah al-Ansari came.
He offered his greeting then he held the hand of abu Ja'far (a.s.) and took him aside for privacy and said, "The Messenger of Allah informed me that I would find my self with a man from Ahl
al-Bayt (family the Holy Prophet (s.a.) who would be called 'Muhammad ibn Ali' also called abu Ja'far (father of Ja'far). When abu Ja'far returned to the meeting he sat near his father, Ali ibn
al-Husayn (a.s.) and his brothers.
When the Imam performed the Maghrib prayer (the prayer at sun set, Ali ibn al-Husayn asked abu Ja'far (a.s.), "What did Jabut ibn 'Abdallah al-Ansari say to you?" He (abu Ja'far ) said,
"Jabur said that the Messenger of Allah said to him the following, "You will soon find yourself with a man from my Ahl al- Bayt (my family) whose name is Muhammad ibn Ali also called abu Ja'far
(father of Ja'far). Convey that offer him greetings.
" His father (abu Ja'far's father) then said, "Success for you, my son, for what Allah has granted to you exclusively from His messenger from among the members of your family. Do not tell
it to your brothers lest they may plan against you a plot as his brothers plotted against Joseph."
