Hadith 138

ou finding the walker of the earth written with you? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘And what is it? ’ He said, ‘A man’. He said, ‘Do you know what his name is? ’ He said, ‘Yes, his name is Elia’. He (the narrator) said, ‘He turned to me and said: ‘Woe be to you, O Asbagh! How near is (the name) ‘Elia’ to ‘Ali’! ’’[166]
It is narrated to us by Al-Husayn Bin Ahmad, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from one of his companions, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘Which thing are the people saying regarding this Verse: And when the Word occurs upon them, We will Bring out to them a walker from the earth to speak to them. [27: 82]. He-asws said: ‘It is Amir Al-Momineen-asws’’. [167]
It is narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Al Sabbah, from Al-Husayn Bin Al Hassan, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abdul Rahman Bin Sabaya and Yaqoub Bin Shueyb, from Salih Bin Meesam who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far-asws, ‘Narrate to me! ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘He-asws said: ‘Have you not heard the Hadith from your father? ’ I said, ‘No. I was young’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘I shall say, so if I am correct, then you-asws say yes, and if I am mistaken, then return me from the mistake’. He-asws said: ‘How severe is your condition’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I shall say, so if I am correct, then you-asws stay silent, and if I am mistaken, return me’. He-asws said: ‘This is easier upon me-asws’. I said, ‘You-asws are claiming that Ali-asws is walker of the earth’’. [168]
It is narrated to us by Hameed Bin Ziyad, from Ubeydullah Bin Ahmad Bin Naheek, from Isa Bin Hisham, from Aban, from Abdul Rahman Bin Sabaya, from Salih Bin Meesam, ‘From Abu Ja’far-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him-asws, ‘Narrate to me’. He-asws said: ‘Haven’t you heard your father? ’ I said, ‘My father died, and I was a child’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘So I shall say. If I am correct, you-asws be silent, and if I am mistaken, return me from the mistake’. He-asws said: ‘This is easier’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘I am claiming that Ali-asws is walker of the earth’. He (the narrator) said, ‘He-asws was silent’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘And I-asws see you, by Allah-azwj, would be saying that Ali-asws would be returning to us! ’ And he-asws recited: Surely the One Who Imposed the Quran upon you would Take you back to the Return. [28: 85]. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘By Allah-azwj! You-asws have made it to be among what I wanted to ask you about it, but I had forgotten it’. Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘Shall I-asws inform you with what is mightier than this? And We did not Send you except to all of the people as a bearer of glad tidings and a warn