Hadith 112

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Al Barqy, from Fazalat, from Abu Ubeyday who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far-asws, ‘Salim Bin Abu Hafs said, ‘Has it not reached you that one who dies and there isn’t an Imam-asws for him dies the death of pre-Islamic period? ’ I said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Who is your Imam-asws? ’ I said, ‘My Imams-asws are the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww’. He (the narrator) said, ‘He said: ‘By Allah-azwj! I did not hear you recognise an Imam-asws’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘Woe be unto Salim! Does Salim know what the status of the Imam-asws is? The Imam-asws is more magnificent and superior than what Salim and the people altogether going to, and surely no one from us-asws passes away at all except Allah-azwj Makes from after him one who does the like of his work, and travels his-asws way, and calls to similar to that which he-asws called to. And Allah-azwj did not Forbid what He-azwj Gave Dawood-as that He-azwj Gave Suleyman-as superior than what He-azwj had Given Dawood-as’’. [111]