Hadith 68

(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – Muhammad Bin Yahya and Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Husayn Bin Ali, from Ismail Bin Mihran, from Abu Jameela, from Muaz Bin Kaseer, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘The successorship descended from the sky unto Muhammad-saww as an Ordinance. There did not descend unto Muhammad-saww a sealed Ordinance except for the successorship. Jibraeel-as said: ‘O Muhammad-saww! This here is your-saww testament regarding your-saww community about the People-asws of your-saww Household’. Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Which are the People-asws of my-saww Household, O Jibraeel-as? ’
He-as said: ‘The noble one of Allah-azwj from them and his-asws offspring in order to inherit from you-saww the knowledge of the Prophet-hood just as Ibrahim-as made to inherit and his-as inheritance is for Ali-asws and your-saww offspring from his-asws lineage’. He-asws said: ‘And it was so that there were seals upon these. Ali-asws opened the first seal and accomplished whatever was therein. Then Al-Hassan-asws opened the second seal and accomplished whatever he-asws had been Commanded with therein. When Al-Hassan-asws passed away and accomplished, Al-Husayn-asws opened the third seal, and he-asws found therein: “Fight! Kill and be killed and go out with a group of people for the martyrdom, there being no martyrdom for them except with you-asws”. He-asws said: ‘He-asws did it. When he-asws accomplished, he-asws handed these (the remaining sealed Ordinances) over to Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws before that. He-asws opened the fourth seal and found therein: ‘Be silent and withhold due to the blockade on the knowledge”. When he-asws passed away and accomplished, he-asws handed these over to Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws. He-asws opened the fifth seal and found therein: “Interpret the Book of Allah-azwj the Exalted and ratify your-asws father-asws, and make your-asws son to inherit, and synthesize the community, and rise by the Right of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic and speak the Truth during the fear and the security, and do not fear except Allah-azwj”. He-asws did it. Then he-asws handed these over to the one-asws who followed him-asws. I said, ‘So you-asws are him-asws’. He-asws said: ‘What is with me-asws, O Muazz, except that you will go, so you will be reporting against me-asws! ’
I said, ‘I ask Allah-azwj Who Graced your-asws forefathers-asws of this status, that He-azwj should Grace you-asws from your-asws offspring, similar to it, before the passing away’. He-asws said: ‘He-azwj has already Done so, O Muaz! ’. I said, ‘So who is that, may I be sacrificed for you-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘This one lying (over there)’, and he-asws gestured by his-asws hand towards Al-Abd Salih-asws (7th Imam-asws), and he-asws was lying (sleeping)’’. [75]