Imam Al-Baqir is his successor Pbut

عن أبان بن عثمان‏, عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد × في حديث: أن جابرا دخل على علي بن الحسين × فوجد ابنه محمد بن علي × عنده غلاما، فقال له: من هذا؟ قال: هذا ابني وصاحب الأمر بعدي محمد الباقر. [1]

Aban bin Uthman narrated from Al-Sadiq, Ja'far bin Muhammad (Pbuh), in a hadith: "Jabir entered upon Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) and found his son, Muhammad bin Ali (Pbuh), who was then a young boy, with him. Jabir asked him: 'Who is this?' Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) replied: 'This is my son and the one who will carry on the matter after me, Muhammad Al-Baqir (Pbuh).'"

Al-Amali by Al-Sadouq p.353

 

عن الزهري، قال: دخلت على علي بن الحسين × في المرض الذي توفي فيه، إذ قدم إليه طبق فيه خبز والهندباء فقال لي: كله. فقلت: قد أكلت يا ابن رسول الله. قال: إنه الهندباء. قلت: وما فضل الهندباء؟ قال: ما من ورقة من الهندباء إلا وعليها قطرة من ماء الجنة، فيه شفاء من كل داء. قال: ثم رفع الطعام وأتي بالدهن، ثم قال: ادهن‏ يا أبا عبد الله. قلت: ادهنت. قال: إنه هو البنفسج. قلت: وما فضل البنفسج على سائر الأدهان؟ قال: كفضل الاسلام على سائر الأديان. قال: ثم دخل عليه محمد ابنه فحدثه طويلا بالسر فسمعته يقول فيما يقول: عليك بحسن الخلق. قلت: يا بن رسول الله إن كان من أمر الله ما لا بد لنا منه،- ووقع في نفسي أنه قد نعي نفسه- فإلى من يختلف بعدك؟ فقال: يا أبا عبد الله الى ابني هذا- واشار الى محمد ابنه- إنه وصيي ووارثي وعيبة علمي، معدن العلم، وباقر العلم. قلت: يا بن رسول الله ما معنى باقر العلم؟ قال: سوف يختلف إليه خلاص شيعتي، ويبقر العلم عليهم بقرا. قال: ثم أرسل محمدا ابنه في حاجة له الى السوق، فلما جاء محمد قلت: يا بن رسول الله هلا أوصيت الى أكبر أولادك؟ فقال: يا أبا عبد الله ليست الإمامة بالصغر والكبر، هكذا عهد إلينا رسول الله | وهكذا وجدناه مكتوبا في اللوح والصحيفة. قلت: يا بن رسول الله فكم عهد إليكم نبيكم أن يكون الأوصياء من بعده؟ قال: وجدنا في الصحيفة واللوح اثني عشر إماما مكتوبة إمامتهم وأسامي آبائهم وامهاتهم، ثم قال: يخرج من صلب محمد ابني سبعة من الأوصياء فيهم المهدي ×. [2]

Al-Zuhri narrated: "I entered upon Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) during his final illness, and a plate with bread and endive was brought to him. He said to me: 'Eat.' I replied: 'I have already eaten, O son of the Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'It is endive.' I asked: 'And what is special about endive?' He said: 'There is not a single leaf of endive that does not have a drop of water from Paradise on it, and it contains a cure for every disease.' Then the food was taken away, and oil was brought. He said: 'Apply the oil, O Abu Abdullah.' I replied: 'I have already applied oil.' He said: 'It is violet oil.' I asked: 'And what is special about violet oil compared to other oils?' He said: 'It is as superior to other oils as Islam is to other religions.' Then his son Muhammad entered, and he spoke with him privately for a long time. I heard him say: 'Adopt good character.' I asked: 'O son of the Messenger of Allah, if something from Allah happens—meaning his death, as it occurred to me that he was indicating his impending demise—who should we turn to after you?' He replied: 'O Abu Abdullah, to my son here,' pointing to his son Muhammad. 'He is my successor, my inheritor, the repository of my knowledge, the source of knowledge, and the one who will split open knowledge.' I asked: 'O son of the Messenger of Allah, what does 'split open knowledge' mean?' He replied: 'My sincere followers will turn to him, and he will spread knowledge widely among them.' He then sent his son Muhammad on an errand to the market. When Muhammad returned, I asked: 'O son of the Messenger of Allah, why did you not appoint your eldest son as your successor?' He replied: 'O Abu Abdullah, the Imamate is not determined by age or seniority. This is how the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) instructed us, and this is what we found written in the tablet and the scroll.' I asked: 'O son of the Messenger of Allah, how many successors did your Prophet mention would come after him?' He replied: 'We found in the tablet and the scroll that there would be twelve Imams, their leadership and their names, along with the names of their fathers and mothers, are written.' He added: 'Seven of the successors, including the Mahdi (Pbuh), will come from the lineage of my son Muhammad.'"

Kifayat Al-Athar p.241

 

عن‏ عثمان بن عثمان بن خالد, عن أبيه، قال: مرض علي بن الحسين × مرضه الذي توفي فيه، فجمع أولاده: محمدا والحسن، وعبد الله، وعمر، وزيدا، والحسين، وأوصى إلى ابنه محمد بن علي × وكناه بالباقر، وجعل أمرهم إليه. [3]

Uthman bin Khalid narrated from his father: "Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) fell ill with the illness that led to his death, so he gathered his children: Muhammad, Al-Hasan, Abdullah, Amr, Zaid, and Al-Hussain. He entrusted his son Muhammad bin Ali (Pbuh), gave him the title Al-Baqir, and placed the responsibility of their affairs upon him."

Kifayat Al-Athar p.239

 

عن مالك بن أعين الجهني قال:‏ أوصى علي بن الحسين × إلى ابنه محمد بن علي × قال: يا بني إني قد جعلتك خليفتي من بعدي, لا يدعي فيما بيني وبينك أحد إلا قلده الله يوم القيامة طوقا من نار, فاحمد الله على ذلك واشكره‏. [4]

Malik bin A'yan Al-Juhani said: "Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) entrusted his son Muhammad bin Ali (Pbuh) and said: 'O my son, I have appointed you as my successor after me. No one shall claim anything between you and me except that Allah will place a collar of fire around his neck on the Day of Judgment. So, praise Allah for that and be thankful.'"

Kifayat Al-Athar p.241

 

عن اسماعيل بن محمد بن عبد الله بن علي بن الحسين، عن أبي جعفر × قال: لما حضرت علي بن الحسين × الوفاة، قبل ذلك أخرج سفطا أو صندوقا عنده، فقال: يا محمد احمل هذا الصندوق. قال: فحمل بين أربعة، فلما توفي جاء إخوته يدعون ما في الصندوق، فقالوا: أعطنا نصيبنا في الصندوق. فقال: والله ما لكم فيه شي‏ء ولو كان لكم فيه شي‏ء ما دفعه إلي وكان في الصندوق سلاح رسول الله | وكتبه. [5]

Ismail bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ali bin Al-Hussain narrated from Abu Ja'far (Pbuh) who said: "When Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) was about to die, he took out a chest or a box that he had and said: 'O Muhammad, carry this box.' He said: 'It was carried by four people.' When he passed away, his brothers came claiming their share of the box. They said: 'Give us our share of what is in the box.' He replied: 'By Allah, you have no share in it. If you had any share in it, he would not have given it to me.' The box contained the weapons and books of the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp)."

Basa’er Al-Darajat p.180

 

عن عيسى بن عبد الله، عن أبيه، عن جده‏ قال: التفت علي بن الحسين × إلى ولده، وهو في الموت وهم مجتمعون عنده، ثم التفت الى محمد بن علي فقال: يا محمد هذا الصندوق اذهب به الى بيتك. فقال: أما إنه لم يكن فيه درهم ولا دينار ولكن كان مملوءا علما. [6]

Isa bin Abdullah, from his father, from his grandfather, said: "Ali bin Al-Hussain (Pbuh) turned to his children while he was on his deathbed, and they were gathered around him. Then he turned to Muhammad bin Ali and said: 'O Muhammad, take this box to your house.' He said: 'There was not a dirham or a dinar in it, but it was filled with knowledge.'"

Basa’er Al-Darajat p.165

 

عن أبي بصير قال: قال أبو جعفر × كان فيما أوصى إلي أبي ×: إذا أنا مت فلا يلي غسلي أحد غيرك، فإن الإمام لا يغسله إلا إمام‏. [7]

Abu Basir reported that Abu Ja'far (Imam Al-Baqir) (Pbuh) said: "Among the things my father (Pbuh) advised me was: 'When I die, no one should undertake my washing except you, for the Imam is to be washed only by an Imam.'"

Kashef Al-Ghumma Vol.2, p.137