Hadith 578

that the Prophet-saww had said: ‘When there was an ascension with me-saww to the sky, I-saww looked at the base of the Throne and there was inscribed upon it: “There is no god except Allah-azwj, Muhammad-saww is Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj. I-azwj Support him-saww with Ali-asws and Help him-saww with Ali-asws”. And I-saww saw twelve Noors, so I-saww said: ‘O Lord-azwj! Whose Noors are these? ’ He-azwj Called out: “O Muhammad-saww! These are Noors of the Imams-asws from your-saww offspring! ”
I-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Will you-saww not name them-asws to me-asws? ’ He-saww said: ‘Yes. You-asws are the Imam-asws and the caliph after me-saww. You-asws will pay off my-saww debts, and fulfil my-saww promises; and after you-asws are your-asws two sons-asws Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws, and after Al-Husayn-asws is his-asws son-asws Ali-asws, Zayn Al-Abideen, and after Ali-asws is his-asws son-asws Muhammad-asws, called ‘Al-Baqir’. And after Muhammad-asws is his-asws son-asws Ja’far-asws, he-asws will be called ‘Al-Sadiq’, and after Ja’far-asws is his-asws son-asws Musa-asws, he-asws will be called ‘Al-Kazim’, and after Musa-asws is his-asws son-asws Ali-asws, he-asws is called ‘Al-Reza’, and after Ali-asws is his-asws son Muhammad-asws called ‘Al-Zaki’, and after Muhammad-asws is his-asws son-asws Ali-asws called as ‘Al-Naqi’, and after him-asws is his-asws son-asws Al-Hassan-asws called as ‘Al-Ameen’. And Al-Qaim-asws from sons-asws of Al-Husayn-asws, having my-saww name and being the most resembling of the people with me-saww. He-asws fill it (world) with fairness and justice just as it would have been filled with tyranny and injustice’’. The man said, ‘So what is the matter with a people who have retained that from Rasool-Allah-saww, then they are pushing you-asws all away from this command, and you-asws are higher in lineage and kinship with the Prophet-saww, and understanding with the Book and the Sunnah? ’
He-asws said: ‘They wanted to uproot the pegs of the sanctuary and violate the veils of the sacred months from the bellies of the bellies, and Noor of the eyes of the beholders, by the conjectures, the lies, and the corrupt practices with the assistance of the tyrants in the dark cities, by the slanders destructive with the ruined hearts. They shot violating the pure veils, and broke the Words of Allah-azwj, the Pure, and lamps which the entirety recognise, and glass eyes, and lamps, the lanterns, and the ways of rightful guidance, and choice of the One, the Subduer, bearers of the esoteric of the Quran. So, the woe is for them from the midst of the Fire, and from a Great Lord-azwj, Exalted. Evilest of the people is one who derogates me-asws and they commit the offences in the religion of Allah-azwj. So, if the Trial of the afflictions is Raised from us, we-asws shall carry them upon the pure truth, and if the other happens, therefore do not grieve upon the transgressing people” [5: 26]’’. [15]