The Proof of his Imamate

* إثبات إمامة الأئمة عليهم السلام:The Proof of the Imams’ Imamate

 

عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله |: إن الله تبارك وتعالى اطلع إلى الأرض اطلاعة، فاختارني منها، فجعلني نبيا، ثم اطلع الثانية، فاختار منها عليا ×، فجعله إماما، ثم أمرني أن أتخذه أخا ووليا ووصيا وخليفة ووزيرا، فعلي مني وأنا من علي، وهو زوج ابنتي، وأبو سبطي الحسن والحسين ‘، ألا وإن الله تبارك وتعالى جعلني وإياهم حججا على عباده، وجعل من صلب الحسين أئمة، يقومون بأمري، ويحفظون وصيتي. ^[1]

Ibn Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) said: "Indeed, Allah, blessed and exalted, looked upon the earth and chose me from it, and made me a prophet. Then He looked again and chose Ali (pbuh) and made him an imam. Then He commanded me to take him as a brother, a friend, a successor, and a minister. Ali is from me, and I am from Ali. He is the husband of my daughter, and the father of my two grandsons, Hasan and Husayn (pbut). Behold, Allah, blessed and exalted, has made me and them proofs (Hujja) for His servants. And He has made from the progeny of Husayn imams who carry out my command and preserve my will."

Kifayat Al-Athar P:10

 

عن ابن عباس قال: نزل جبرئيل × بصحيفة من عند الله على رسول الله | فيها اثنا عشر خاتما من ذهب، فقال له: إن الله تعالى يقرأ عليك السلام ويأمرك أن تدفع هذه الصحيفة إلى النجيب من أهلك بعدك، يفك منها أول خاتم ويعمل بما فيها، فإذا مضى دفعها إلى وصيه بعده، وكذلك الأول يدفعها إلى الآخر، واحدا بعد واحد. ففعل النبي | ما امر به، ففك علي بن أبي طالب × أولها وعمل بما فيها، ثم دفعها إلى الحسن ×، ففك خاتمه وعمل بما فيها، ودفعها بعده إلى الحسين ×، ثم دفعها الحسين إلى علي بن الحسين ×، ثم واحدا بعد واحد، حتى ينتهي إلى آخرهم ×. ^[2]

Ibn Abbas said: Gabriel (pbuh) descended with a scroll from Allah to the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp). It contained twelve golden seals. Gabriel said to him: "Allah, the Exalted, sends you His greetings of peace and commands you to give this scroll to the chosen one from your family after you. He will unlock the first seal and act according to what is in it. When he passes, he will give it to his successor after him. Likewise, each one will pass it to the next, one after another." The Prophet (pbuhp) did as he was commanded. Ali ibn Abi Talib (pbuh) unlocked the first seal and acted according to what was in it. Then he gave it to Hasan (pbuh), who unlocked his seal and acted according to what was in it. Hasan then gave it to Husayn (pbuh). Husayn then gave it to Ali ibn Husayn (pbuh). This continued one after another until it reaches the last of them.

Al-Ghayba for Al-Toussi P:135

 

عن جابر بن عبدالله الأنصاري قال: لما أنزل الله عز وجل على نبيه محمد |: {يـأيها الذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولى الأمر منكم} قلت: يا رسول الله، عرفنا الله ورسوله، فمن اولو الأمر الذين قرن الله طاعتهم بطاعتك؟ فقال ×: هم خلفائي يا جابر، وأئمة المسلمين من بعدي، أولهم علي بن أبي طالب، ثم الحسن والحسين. (وعد الأئمة وصفاتهم ×.^[3]

Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari said: When Allah, the Almighty, revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (pbuhp): {O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you}, I said: "O Messenger of Allah, we know Allah and His Messenger, but who are those in authority whose obedience Allah has coupled with your obedience?" He (pbuhp) said: "They are my successors, O Jabir, and the Imams of the Muslims after me. The first of them is Ali bin Abi Talib, then Hasan, then Husayn (Pbut)." (He then mentioned and described the Imams).

Kamal Al-Deen P:253

 

عن سلمان الفارسي قال: دخلت على النبي | وإذا الحسين × على فخذيه، وهو يقبل عينيه، ويلثم فاه، وهو يقول: أنت سيد ابن سيد، أنت إمام ابن إمام أخو إمام، أبو الأئمة، أنت حجة ابن حجة، أبو حجج تسعة من صلبك، تاسعهم قائمهم. ^[4]

Salman al-Farsi said: I entered upon the Prophet (pbuhp) and found Husayn (pbuh) on his thigh, and he was kissing his eyes and lips, saying: "You are a master, son of a master. You are an Imam, son of an Imam, brother of an Imam, father of Imams. You are a proof (hujja), son of a proof, father of nine proofs from your progeny, the ninth of them being their Qa’im (the one who will rise)."

Suleim ibn Qays Book: Part 2, P:940

 

عن أبي خالد الكابلي، عن علي بن الحسين، عن أبيه الحسين بن علي عليهم السلام، قال: دخلت على رسول الله | وهو متفكر مغموم, فقلت: يا رسول الله ما لي أراك متفكرا؟ قال: يا بني إن الروح الأمين قد أتاني فقال: يا رسول الله العلي الأعلى يقرئك السلام ويقول لك: إنك قد قضيت نبوتك واستكملت أيامك، فاجعل الاسم الأكبر وميراث العلم وآثار علم النبوة عند علي بن أبي طالب ×، فإني لا أترك الأرض إلا وفيها عالم يعرف به طاعتي ويعرف به ولايتي، فإني لم أقطع على النبوة من الغيب من ذريتك كما لم أقطعها من ذريات الأنبياء الذين كانوا بينك وبين أبيك آدم. قلت: يا رسول الله فمن يملك هذا الأمر بعدك؟ قال: أبوك علي بن أبي طالب أخي وخليفتي، ويملك بعد علي الحسن ×، ثم تملك أنت وتسعة من صلبك, يملكه اثنا عشر إماما، ثم يقوم قائمنا يملأ الدنيا قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلما، ويشفي صدور قوم مؤمنين هم شيعته. ^[5]

Abu Khalid al-Kabuli narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn, from his father Husayn ibn Ali (pbut), who said: I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) while he was in a state of deep thought and distress. I asked: "O Messenger of Allah, why do I see you in deep thought?" He said: "O my son, the faithful spirit (Gabriel) has come to me and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the Most High sends you peace and says: You have fulfilled your prophethood and completed your days, so entrust the Greatest Name, the inheritance of knowledge, and the signs of prophethood to Ali ibn Abi Talib (pbuh). For I will not leave the earth without a knowledgeable being through whom My obedience and My authority are known. I have not severed the line of prophethood from your progeny just as I did not sever it from the progeny of the prophets who were between you and your father Adam.' I asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, who will hold this authority after you?' He said: 'Your father, Ali ibn Abi Talib, my brother and successor, will hold it. After Ali, al-Hasan (pbuh) will hold it, then you (al-Husayn), and nine from your progeny. Twelve Imams will hold this authority, then our Qa’im (the one who will rise) will stand and fill the earth with justice and equity as it had been filled with injustice and oppression, and he will heal the hearts of believing people who are his followers.'"

Kifayat Al-Athar P:177

 

عن الأصبغ بن نباتة قال: خرج علينا أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب × ذات يوم ويده في يد ابنه الحسن ×، وهو يقول: خرج علينا رسول الله | ذات يوم ويدي في يده, هكذا, وهو يقول: خير الخلق بعدي وسيدهم أخي هذا، وهو إمام كل مسلم، ومولى كل مؤمن بعد وفاتي. ألا وإني أقول: خير الخلق بعدي وسيدهم ابني هذا، وهو إمام كل مؤمن، ومولى كل مؤمن بعد وفاتي، ألا وإنه سيظلم بعدي كما ظلمت بعد رسول الله |. وخير الخلق وسيدهم بعد الحسن × ابني أخوه الحسين ×، المظلوم بعد أخيه، المقتول في أرض كربلاء، أما إنه وأصحابه من سادة الشهداء يوم القيامة. ومن بعد الحسين × تسعة من صلبه، خلفاء الله في أرضه وحججه على عباده، وامناؤه على وحيه، وأئمة المسلمين، وقادة المؤمنين، وسادة المتقين، تاسعهم القائم الذي يملأ الله عز وجل به الأرض نورا بعد ظلمتها، وعدلا بعد جورها، وعلما بعد جهلها. والذي بعث أخي محمدا | بالنبوة واختصني بالإمامة، لقد نزل بذلك الوحي من السماء على لسان الروح الأمين جبرئيل، ولقد سئل رسول الله | وأنا عنده عن الأئمة بعده، فقال للسائل: {والسماء ذات البروج}، إن عددهم بعدد البروج، ورب الليالي والأيام والشهور إن عددهم كعدد الشهور. فقال السائل: فمن هم يا رسول الله؟ فوضع رسول الله | يده على رأسي، فقال: أولهم هذا، وآخرهم المهدي ×، من والاهم فقد والاني، ومن عاداهم فقد عاداني، ومن أحبهم فقد أحبني، ومن أبغضهم فقد أبغضني، ومن أنكرهم فقد أنكرني، ومن عرفهم فقد عرفني، بهم يحفظ الله عز وجل دينه، وبهم يعمر بلاده، وبهم يرزق عباده، وبهم نزل القطر من السماء، وبهم يخرج بركات الأرض، هؤلاء أصفيائي وخلفائي وأئمة المسلمين وموالي المؤمنين. ^[6]

Al-Asbagh ibn Nabatah narrated that one day Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib (pbuh) came out holding the hand of his son Hasan (pbuh) and said: "One day the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) came out holding my hand like this and said: 'The best and the master of creation after me is my brother, this one. He is the Imam of every Muslim and the guardian of every believer after my death. I declare that the best and the master of creation after me is my son, this one. He is the Imam of every believer and the guardian of every believer after my death. Verily, he will be oppressed after me just as I was oppressed after the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp). The best and the master of creation after Hasan (pbuh) is his brother Husayn (pbuh), who will be oppressed after his brother and killed in the land of Karbala. Indeed, he and his companions will be the chiefs of martyrs on the Day of Resurrection. After Husayn (pbuh), there will be nine from his progeny who will be the successors of Allah on His earth, His proofs over His servants, the trustees of His revelation, the Imams of Muslims, the leaders of the believers, and the masters of the pious. The ninth of them is the Qa’im (the one who will rise) through whom Allah will fill the earth with light after its darkness, justice after its injustice, and knowledge after its ignorance. By the One who sent my brother Muhammad (pbuhp) with prophethood and chose me for Imamate, this revelation descended from the sky on the tongue of the trustworthy spirit Gabriel. The Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) was asked about the Imams after him while I was with him, and he said to the questioner: ‘By the sky with constellations (Al-Buruj), their number is the number of constellations, and by the Lord of the nights and days and months, their number is like the number of months.’ The questioner asked: ‘Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?’ The Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) placed his hand on my head and said: ‘The first of them is this, and the last of them is the Mahdi (pbuh). Whoever is loyal to them is loyal to me, and whoever is hostile to them is hostile to me. Whoever loves them loves me, and whoever hates them hates me. Whoever denies them denies me, and whoever recognizes them recognizes me. Through them, Allah preserves His religion, through them He populates His lands, through them He provides for His servants, through them rain descends from the sky, and through them the blessings of the earth emerge. These are my chosen ones, my successors, the Imams of Muslims, and the guardians of the believers.'"

Kamal Al-Deen Part 1, P:259

 

عن عبد الله العزيز بن مسلم, عن الرضا × قال: إن الإمامة خلافة الله وخلافة الرسول |، ومقام أمير المؤمنين × وميراث الحسن والحسين ‘. ^[7]

Abdullah ibn Muslim narrated from Al-Ridha (pbuh) who said: "Verily, the Imamate is the vicegerency of Allah and the vicegerency of the Messenger (pbuhp), and the position of the Commander of the Faithful (pbuh), and the inheritance of Hasan and Husayn (pbuh)."

Al-Kafi Part 1, P:200

 

عن طارق بن شهاب قال: قال أمير المؤمنين × للحسين وللحسين × أنتما إمامان بعدي، سيدا شباب أهل الجنة، والمعصومان، حفظكما الله، ولعنة الله على من عاداكما. ^[8]

Tariq ibn Shihab narrated that the Commander of the Faithful (pbuh) said to Hasan and Husayn (pbut): "You two are Imams after me, the masters of the youth of Paradise, and the infallible ones. May Allah protect you, and may the curse of Allah be upon those who oppose you."

Kifayat Al-Athar P:221

 

 

* إثبات إمامة الإمام الحسين ×:The Proof of Imam Al-Hussain’s Imamate

قال الله تعالى لرسول الله | في حديث اللوح: وجعلت حسينا خازن وحيي وأكرمته بالشهادة وختمت له بالسعادة, فهو أفضل من استشهد وأرفع الشهداء عندي درجة, جعلت كلمتي التامة معه وحجتي البالغة عنده, بعترته أثيب وأعاقب. ^[9]

Allah the Exalted said to the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) in the Hadith al-Lawh (Tablet): "I have appointed Hussayn as a guardian, honored him with martyrdom, and sealed his fate with felicity. He is superior to those who were martyred and holds the highest rank among the martyrs in My sight. I have entrusted him with My perfect Word and bestowed upon him My comprehensive knowledge. I reward and punish through his progeny."

Al-Kafi Part 1, P:528

 

عن أمير المؤمنين × قال: قال لي أخي رسول الله |: - الى أن قال -  ومن أحب أن يلقى الله ولا خوف عليه فليتول ابنك الحسين ×. ^[10]

The Commander of the Faithful (pbuh) said: "My brother, the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp), said to me: ... 'And whoever wishes to meet Allah without any fear upon him, let him follow your son Husayn.'"

Al-Fadael Lel qomi P:166

 

 

* الإمامة في صلبه ×:Imamate is in His Lineage

قال رسول الله |: الأئمة من ولد الحسين ×، من أطاعهم فقد أطاع الله، ومن عصاهم فقد عصى الله عز وجل، هم العروة الوثقى، وهم الوسيلة إلى الله عز وجل. ^[11]

The Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) said: "The Imams are from the descendants of Husayn (pbuh). Whoever obeys them has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys them has disobeyed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. They are the firmest handhold, and they are the means to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."

Oyun Akhbar Al-Rida Part 2, P:58

 

عن علي بن رئاب قال: قال أبو عبد الله ×: لما أن حملت فاطمة ÷ بالحسين × قال لها رسول الله ×: إن الله عز وجل قد وهب لك غلاماً اسمه الحسين, تقتله أمتي, قالت: فلا حاجة لي فيه, فقال: إن الله عز وجل قد وعدني فيه عدة, قالت: وما وعدك؟ قال: وعدني أن يجعل الامامة من بعده في ولده, فقالت: رضيت. ^[12]

Ali ibn Ri’ab reported that Abu Abdullah (Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq) said: When Fatimah carried Husayn (pbuh), the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) said to her, "Indeed, Allah the Mighty and Majestic has granted you a son named Husayn, whom my nation will kill." She said, "Then I have no need for him." He said, "Indeed, Allah the Mighty and Majestic has promised me concerning him." She asked, "And what has He promised you?" He replied, "He has promised me that He will establish the Imamate through his descendants after him." She said, "I am pleased with that."

Kamal Al-Deen Part 2, P:416

 

عن أبي عبد الله × قال: إن جبرئيل × نزل على محمد | فقال له: يا محمد إن الله يبشرك بمولود يولد من فاطمة ÷ تقتله أمتك من بعدك, فقال: يا جبرئيل وعلى ربي السلام, لا حاجة لي في مولود يولد من فاطمة ÷ تقتله أمتي من بعدي, فعرج ثم هبط × فقال له: مثل ذلك فقال: يا جبرئيل وعلى ربي السلام, لا حاجة لي في مولود تقتله أمتي من بعدي, فعرج جبرئيل × إلى السماء ثم هبط فقال: يا محمد إن ربك يقرئك السلام ويبشرك بأنه جاعل في ذريته الإمامة والولاية والوصية, فقال: قد رضيت, ثم أرسل إلى فاطمة ÷: أن الله يبشرني بمولود يولد لك تقتله أمتي من بعدي, فأرسلت إليه: لا حاجة لي في مولود مني تقتله أمتك من بعدك, فأرسل إليها أن الله قد جعل في ذريته الإمامة والولاية والوصية, فأرسلت إليه: أني قد رضيت, ف{حملته أمه كرها ووضعته كرها وحمله وفصاله ثلاثون شهرا حتى إذا بلغ أشده وبلغ أربعين سنة قال رب أوزعني أن أشكر نعمتك التي أنعمت علي وعلى والدي وأن أعمل صالحا ترضاه وأصلح لي في ذريتي‏} فلو لا أنه قال: أصلح لي في ذريتي: لكانت ذريته كلهم أئمة, ولم يرضع الحسين من فاطمة ÷ ولا من أنثى, كان يؤتى به النبي فيضع إبهامه في فيه فيمص منها ما يكفيها اليومين والثلاث, فنبت لحم الحسين × من لحم رسول الله | ودمه, ولم يولد لستة أشهر إلا عيسى ابن مريم × والحسين بن علي ×. ^[13]

Imam Ja’far Sadiq (pbuh) said: Gabriel descended upon Muhammad (pbuhp) and said to him, "O Muhammad, indeed Allah gives you glad tidings of a son born to Fatimah (pbuh), whom your nation will kill after you." Muhammad (pbuhp) responded, "O Gabriel, I bid you farewell in peace. I have no need for a son born to Fatimah who will be killed by my nation after me." Gabriel ascended and then descended again, repeating the same message. Again, Muhammad (pbuhp) responded similarly. Gabriel ascended once more to the heavens and then descended again, saying, "O Muhammad, verily your Lord sends His greetings to you and gives you glad tidings that He will establish in his progeny the Imamate, Wilayah, and Guardianship." Muhammad (pbuhp) replied, "I am pleased with that."

He then sent word to Fatimah (pbuh) that Allah gave him glad tidings of a son born to her whom his nation will kill after him. Fatimah responded saying she had no need for a son who would be killed by his nation after him. Muhammad (pbuhp) sent back saying that Allah has ordained for his progeny the Imamate, Wilayah, and Guardianship. Fatimah (pbuh) accepted and said, "I am pleased with that."

So, {She bore him (Husayn) reluctantly, nursed him reluctantly, carried him and weaned him for thirty months until he reached his prime and attained forty years of age. He prayed, "My Lord, inspire me to give thanks for Your blessings which You have bestowed upon me and my parents, and to do righteousness that pleases You, and include me in the righteous ones in my offspring.} If he had not prayed, {include me in the righteous ones in my offspring,} all his offspring would have been Imams. Husayn did not suckle from Fatimah or from any female. He was brought to the Prophet, who placed his thumb in his mouth from which he sucked and it would satisfy him for two or three days. Thus, the flesh and blood of Husayn grew from the flesh and blood of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). Except for six months, only Jesus son of Mary and Husayn son of Ali were born.”

Al-Kafi Part 1, P:464

 

عن رسول الله |: إن الله عز وجل اختار من الأيام الجمعة، ومن الشهور شهر رمضان، ومن الليالي ليلة القدر، واختارني على جميع الأنبياء، واختار مني عليا ×، وفضله على جميع الأوصياء، واختار من علي الحسن والحسين ‘، واختار من الحسين × الأوصياء من ولده، ينفون عن التنزيل تحريف الغالين، وانتحال المبطلين، وتأويل المضلين، تاسعهم قائمهم وهو ظاهرهم، وهو باطنهم. ^[14]

The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: "Verily, Allah has chosen from among the days Friday, from among the months the month of Ramadan, and from among the nights the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr). He has chosen me over all the prophets, and from me He has chosen Ali. He has preferred him over all the successors. And from Ali, He has chosen Hasan and Husayn, and from Husayn, He has chosen the successors from his progeny who will protect the Qur'an from distortion by the extremists, falsification by the impostors, and misinterpretation by the misguided. The ninth among them is their Qa'im (Mahdi), who is their manifest (Zahir) and their hidden (Batin)."

Kamal Al-Deen Part 1, P:281

 

قال رسول الله |: علي أخي ووصيي ووارثي، وخليفتي في امتي، وولي كل مؤمن بعدي، وأحد عشر إماما من ولده، أولهم ابني حسن ×، ثم ابني حسين ×، ثم تسعة من ولد الحسين ×، واحدا بعد واحد، هم مع القرآن والقرآن معهم، لا يفارقونه ولا يفارقهم حتى يردوا علي الحوض. ^[15]

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "Ali is my brother, my successor, and my heir. He is the caliph after me for my Ummah, and the guardian of every believer after me. There will be eleven Imams from his offspring: the first two are my sons Hasan and Husain, then nine from the descendants of Husain, one after another. They are with the Qur'an and the Qur'an is with them. They will not separate from it, nor will it separate from them until they meet me at the Pond (Al-Hawd)."

Al-Ghayba for Al-No'mani P:70

 

عن أبي هريرة قال: سألت رسول الله | عن قوله عز وجل: {وجعلها كلمة باقية في عقبه} قال: جعل الإمامة في عقب الحسين ×، يخرج من صلبه تسعة من الأئمة، ومنهم مهدي هذه الامة. ^[16]

Abu Huraira reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) about the saying of Allah, the Exalted: "{And made it a word remaining in his posterity}" He said: "He placed Imamate (leadership) in the posterity of Husain. Nine Imams will emerge from his lineage, and among them is the Mahdi of this Ummah."

Kifayat Al-Athar P:86

 

عن الحسين بن علي × قال: سئل أمير المؤمنين × عن معنى قول رسول الله |: إني مخلف فيكم الثقلين: كتاب الله وعترتي, من العترة؟ فقال: أنا, والحسن والحسين ‘, والأئمة التسعة من ولد الحسين ×, تاسعهم مهديهم وقائمهم, لا يفارقون كتاب الله ولا يفارقهم حتى يردوا على رسول الله | حوضه. ^[17]

Husayn ibn Ali (pbuh) said: Amir al-Mu'minin (Ali) was asked about the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp): "Verily, I am leaving among you two precious things (thaqalayn): the Book of Allah and my progeny, my Ahl al-Bayt. Who are they among the progeny?" He replied: "It is me, and Hasan and Husayn, and the nine Imams from the progeny of Husayn. Their ninth one is their Mahdi and their Qa'im. They will not separate from the Book of Allah, nor will the Book of Allah separate from them, until they meet me at my pond (Hawd)."

Bihar Al-Anwar Part 23, P:147