Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha'who has said that 'Umar ibn Aban has narrated to me from abu Basir who has said the
following. "Once I was in the presence of abu 'Abdallah (a.s.). People mentioned the executors of the will and I mentioned Isma'il.
The Imam (a.s.) said, "No, I swear by Allah. O abu Muhammad, it is not up to us. It is up to no one except Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. He makes them descend one after the
other."
H 737, Ch. 60, h 2
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from ibn abu 'Umayr from Hammad ibn 'Uthman from 'Amr ibn al-Ash'ath who has said that I heard abu 'Abdallah
(a.s.) say the following.
"Do you think that a testator of us chooses whoever he wants as the executor of his will? No, I swear by Allah, it is not so. It is a covenant from Allah and His Messenger to a man and then
to next man until the matter is delivered to its rightful owner."
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from Hammad ibn 'Isa from Minhal from 'Amr ibn al-Ash'ath from abu 'Abdallah (a. s.) a similar
hadith.
H 738, Ch. 60, h 3
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Muhammad from Bakr ibn Salih from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from 'Aytham ibn Aslam from Mu'awiya ibn 'Ammar from abu
'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.
"Imamat (leadership with Divine authority) is a covenant from Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, pledged to particularly known man. The Imam does not have the right to divert it from the
succeeding Imam. Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, sent inspiration to David to appoint the executor of his will from among your family.
It is has occurred in My knowledge that shall not sent any prophet except that he will have the executor of his will from among the members of his family. David had several children. Among
the members of the family members of David there was a son whose mother lived with David and he loved her very much. David came to her when the Divine inspiration came to him and he said to her,
Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has sent me inspirations and He wants me to appoint the executor of my will from among the members of my family.
His wife asked him to appoint her son for this task. He said, "I also want what you said. " In the foregone knowledge of Allah it was already decisively existed that executor of the will of
David is Solomon. Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, sent inspiration to David commanding him not to made hasty decisions before the coming of His order.
It was not long after that two man came to David to settle a dispute over the sheep and grapes among them. Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, sent inspiration to David to gather all of
his sons together and let them judge the case. Whoever of your sons then would judge the case rightly he will be the executor of your will. David gathered all his sons. When the case was stated
Solomon said, "O owner of grapes, when did the sheep of this man enter your vinyard?" He replied, "They entered at night."
Solomon said, "O owner of sheep, I have judged against you. You must give the young and the wool of your sheep to him this year." David then said, "Why did you not judge giving away of the
very sheep as the because the Israelite scholars have already evaluated them and the price of sheep is the value of grapes?" Solomon answered, "The vines are not consumed from their roots but
only the fruit is consumed that will come back in future.
" Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, sent inspiration to David that the judgment in this case is the judgment of Solomon. O David, "You wanted one thing and We had wanted other than that.
David came to his wife and said, "We wanted one thing but Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, wanted a thing other than that.
Nothing happened other than what Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, had wanted. We accept the command of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, and submit (to His will)." The Imam (a.s.)
then said, "And so are the executors of the wills. They have no right to go beyond the limit to avail it to the other people."
Al-Kulayni has said, "The meaning of the first hadith is that had the sheep have entered the vineyard during the day the owner of the sheep did not have to pay anything. The sheep owner
must let them graze during the day and vineyard owner must guard his vineyard. The owner of sheep must guard his sheep at night and the owner of vineyard can rest at home."
H 739, Ch. 60, h 4
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu 'Umayr from ibn Bukayr and Jamil from 'Amr ibn Mu'ab who has said that I heard abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) say the following.
"Do you think that a testator of us chooses whoever he wants as the executor of his will? No, I swear by Allah, it is not so. It is a covenant from the Messenger of Allah to a man and then to
next man. Until the Imam (abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) ended up to his self." The Imam (a.s.) six times said, "To the next man."
1. The case with David and Solomon (a.s.) is referred to in the Holy Quran (21:78 - 79) .
