Douze imams déterminés par Allah

(2) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus al-Moossili narrated from Muhammad bin Ja’far from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid from Abu Hashim Dawood bin al-Qassim al-Ja’fari that Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) had narrated from his fathers (as): “One day Amirul Mo’mineen came with his son al-Hasan and Salman al-Farisi where Amirul Mo’mineen was leaning on Salman’s hand. They came into the mosque and sat down. A handsome and neat man came, greeted Amirul Mo’mineen and sat before him. He said: “O Amirul Mo’mineen, I want to ask you three questions.” Amirul Mo’mineen said: “Ask whatever you like.” The man said: “Would you tell me if man sleeps where his soul goes to? How does man remember and forget? How do man’s children look like their uncles; their father’s brothers and mother’s brothers?” Amirul Mo’mineen (as) turned to his son al-Hasan (as) and said to him: “O Abu Muhammad, answer him!” Imam al-Hasan (as) said to the man: “As for your question that when man sleeps whereto his soul goes, his soul is hanging in the air until he moves during his wake, so when Allah permits that that soul is to go back to the body, the soul attracts the air to settle in its body but if Allah does not permit that soul to get back to that body, the air will attract the soul away from the body until the Day of Resurrection. But as for what you asked about remembering and forgetting, the heart of man has been created to comply with the truth and there is a cover on the truth. If he prays Allah to have blessing upon Muhammad and his family in a perfect way, that cover will be removed from upon the truth and the heart will shine then one will remember what he has forgotten but if he does not pray Allah to have blessing upon Muhammad and his family or his prayer is imperfect, the cover will get closed on the truth and the heart will be dark and then he will forget what he has remembered. As about a newborn baby that looks like the uncles, if a man goes to bed with his wife with calm heart, tranquil nerves and undisturbed body, his sperm will settle inside the womb and the baby will looks like either its father or its mother. If a man goes to bed with his wife with upset heart, unquiet nerves and disturbed body, the sperm also will upset and fall on some veins. If it falls on a vein of the father’s brothers, the baby will look like the father’s brothers and if it falls on a vein of the mother’s brothers, the baby will look like the mother’s brothers.” The man said: “I witness that there is no god but Allah and I will keep on that. I witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah and I will keep on that. (He pointed to Imam Ali (as) with his hand and said) I witness that you are the guardian of the messenger of Allah and the successor of his authority and I will keep on it. (He pointed to Imam al-Hasan (as) and said) I witness that you are his guardian and the successor of his authority and I will keep on it. I witness that al-Husayn bin Ali is his (al-Hasan’s) guardian and the successor of his authority and I will keep on that. I witness that Ali bin al-Husayn is the guardian of al-Husayn. I witness that Muhammad bin Ali is the guardian of Ali bin al-Husayn. I witness that Ja’far is the guardian of Muhammad (bin Ali). I witness that Musa is the guardian of Ja’far. I witness that Ali (bin Musa) is the guardian of Musa. I witness that Muhammad (bin Ali bin Musa) is the guardian of Ali (bin Musa). I witness that Ali (bin Muhammad) is the guardian of Muhammad. I witness that al-Hasan is the guardian of Ali and I witness that a man from among the offspring of al-Husayn, who is not named or surnamed until he appears by the will of Allah to spread justice allover the earth after it has been filled with injustice and oppression, is the guardian of al-Hasan bin Ali. Peace, mercy and blessing of Allah be upon you, O Amirul Mo’mineen.” Then he left. Then Amirul Mo’mineen said to Imam al-Hasan: “O Abu Muhammad, follow after him and see where he goes to!” Imam al-Hasan said: “I followed after him, but since he put his leg out of the gate of the mosque I could not know where he disappeared. I came back and told Amirul Mo’mineen (as). He said to me: “O Abu Muhammad, do you know who he is?” I said: “No, Allah, His messenger and Amirul Mo’mineen are more aware.” He said: “He is al-Khidr (as).”

Un jour, le Commandeur des Croyants est arrivé avec Hassan ibn Ali et Salman al-Farisi. Le Commandeur des Croyants était appuyé sur la main de Salman. Ils sont entrés dans la Mosquée Sacrée et se sont assis. Un homme beau et bien habillé s'est approché, a salué le Commandeur des Croyants et s'est assis devant lui. Il a dit: "Ô Commandeur des Croyants, je vous pose trois questions." Le Commandeur des Croyants a répondu: "Demande-moi ce qui te préoccupe." L'homme a alors posé ses questions sur l'âme pendant le sommeil, la mémoire et l'oubli, et la ressemblance des enfants avec leurs oncles et tantes. Le Commandeur des Croyants a demandé à Hassan de répondre. Hassan a répondu aux questions de l'homme. L'homme a ensuite témoigné de l'unicité d'Allah, de la prophétie de Muhammad, et a attesté de la guidance des Imams. Puis il est parti. Le Commandeur des Croyants a demandé à Hassan de le suivre pour savoir où il allait. Hassan l'a suivi mais n'a pu le retrouver, et à son retour, il a informé le Commandeur des Croyants que c'était Al-Khidr.

(3) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Khalid al-Barqi from al-Hasan bin al-Abbas bin al-Huraysh from Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) from his fathers (as) that Amirul Mo’mineen (as) had said to ibn Abbas: “The Night of Predestination comes every year. In this night all that concerns the year and that will occur is revealed. This matter has guardians after the Prophet (S).” Ibn Abbas asked, “O Amirul Mo’mineen, who are they?” He said: “I and eleven ones of my progeny; divinely inspired imams.”

La nuit du Destin est chaque année, et c'est en cette nuit que descendent les décrets de l'année à venir, et ce qui sera décidé. Après le Messager d'Allah, les autorités sont responsables de cela.

(4) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Ali bin Muhammad from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Khalid from Nasr bin Muhammad bin Qaboos from Mansoor bin as-Sindi from Abu Dawood al-Mustarraq from Tha’laba bin Maymoon from Malik al-Juhani from al-Harith bin al-Mugheera that al-Asbugh bin Nabata had said: “One day I came to Imam Ali (as) and I found him pondering and scratching up the ground. I said: “O Amirul Mo’mineen, you are scratching up the ground. Do you like it (the ground)?” He said: “No, by Allah. I have not liked it nor have I liked this worldly life a moment. But I am pondering on someone that will be born from my progeny. He will be the eleventh son of mine (descendant-eleventh successor in the imamate). He will be al-Mahdi, who will spread justice and equity allover the world after it has been filled with injustice and oppression. There will be confusion and disappearance for him. Some people will go astray and others will be guided.” I said: “O Amirul Mo’mineen, how long will that confusion and that disappearance last?” He said: “A period of time.” I said: “Will that really occur?” He said: “Yes, it will. It has already been determined.” I said: “Shall I be alive until that time? He said: “How far it is to you, O Asbugh! Those (the companions of al-Mahdi) are the best of this umma with the pure ones of the Prophet’s progeny.” I said: “Then what will happen after that?” He said: “Then Allah will do what He wills. He has wills, wishes and ends.”

Je suis allé voir l'émir des croyants Ali un jour et je l'ai trouvé pensif en dessinant sur le sol. Je lui ai dit: Ô émir des croyants, dessinez-vous sur le sol par plaisir? Il a répondu: Non, par Allah, je ne le fais ni pour cela ni pour ce monde, même pas une seule heure. Mais ma pensée est pour un enfant qui naîtra de moi, il est le Mahdi qui remplira la terre de justice comme elle a été remplie d'injustice et de tyrannie. Il aura une période de confusion et d'absence, durant laquelle certaines personnes s'égareront et d'autres se guideront. J'ai demandé: Ô émir des croyants, combien durera cette période de confusion et d'absence? Il a répondu: Sept ans. J'ai dit: Cela arrivera-t-il vraiment? Il a dit: Oui, tout comme il est créé. J'ai demandé: Vivrai-je pour voir ce temps? Il a répondu: Comment cela te concerne-t-il, ô Asbagh, avec cette affaire? Ceux-là seront les meilleurs de cette communauté avec les plus pieux de cette lignée. J'ai demandé: Ensuite, que se passera-t-il? Il a dit: Allah fera ce qu'Il veut, car Il a des volontés, des buts et des fins.

(5) Musa bin Muhammad al-Qummi Abul Qassim told me in Shiraz in 313 AH., from Sa’d bin Abdullah al-Ash’ari from Bakr bin Salih from Abdurrahman bin Salim from Abu Baseer that Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) had said: “My father said to Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari: “I need you for something. Whenever you are not busy, let me be alone with you to ask you about something.” Jabir said: “Whenever you like!” One day he was alone with him. He said to him: “O Jabir, tell me about the tablet you have seen in the hand of Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter (as). What has my mother Fatima (sa) told you about that has been written in that tablet?” Jabir said: “I swear by Allah, Whom there is no god other than, that I had come to your mother Fatima (sa) when the Prophet (S) was alive to congratulate her for the birth of al-Husayn (as) and I found a green tablet in her hand. I thought it was of emerald. It had a white writing like the light of the sun. I said to her: “My father and mother may be sacrificed for you! What is this tablet?” She said: “This tablet has been gifted by Allah the Almighty to His messenger (as). It has the names of my father, my husband, my two sons and the names of the guardians of my grandsons. My father has given it to me to make me delighted with it.” Jabir said: “Your mother Fatima (sa) gave it to me. I read it and copied it.” My father (as) said to him: “O Jabir, would you show it to me?” Jabir replied: “Yes.” My father (as) went with Jabir to his house. My father took out a tablet of leather and said to Jabir: “Look at the book with you until I read to you from my tablet.” My father read to him and there was no even one letter different from Jabir’s book. Jabir said: “I swear by Allah that I have seen the following written in the tablet: (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. This is a book from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise to His messenger, His light, His screen, His deputy and His guide Muhammad. The Archangel Gabriel has revealed it from the Lord of the worlds. O Muhammad, glorify My attributes, be grateful to My blessings and do not deny them. I am Allah. There is no god but Me. I am the Destroyer of the arrogants, the Supporter of the oppressed, the Master of the Day of Judgement and I am Allah; there is no god but Me. Whoever expects for other than My favor or fears other than My justice, I will subject him to such a torment that I will never torture any one of people with; therefore worship Me and rely on Me. I have never sent a messenger unless I have appointed his guardian when his days were about to end. I have preferred you to all of the prophets. I have preferred your guardian to all of the guardians. I have granted you with your two grandsons; al-Hasan and al-Husayn. I have made al-Hasan the vessel of My knowledge after the end of his father’s time and made al-Husayn the essence of My revelation and so I have honored him with martyrdom and concluded his life with happiness. He is the best of those, who are martyred for the sake of Me. He has the highest rank among the martyrs near Me. I have put My perfect Word with him and My irrefutable proof near him. By the means of his progeny I reward and punish. The first of them is Ali, the master of the worshippers and the best of My previous saints. His son has the same name of his praiseworthy grandfather; Muhammad al-Baqir, who gets deep through My knowledge and wisdom. Those, who doubt Ja’far, will perish. One, who denies him, as if denies Me. It is a promise of Me that I will honor the abode of Ja’far. I will make him pleased with his followers and assistants. After him there will be a dark sedition. Definitely the thread of My guidance will never be cut and My proof will never disappear. My saints will drink with the full cup. They are My deputies on the earth. Whoever denies any one of them, denies My favors and whoever changes a verse of My Book fabricates lies against Me. Woe unto the fabricators and deniers when the time of My slave, beloved and choice Musa has elapsed. He, who mistrusts him, as if he has mistrusted all My loyal saints. He is My guardian and supporter and it is he, whom I try with the burdens of prophethood. After him is My deputy Ali bin Musa ar-Redha. He will be killed by an arrogant devil. He will be buried in the city, which has been built by My benevolent slave (Alexander the Great) Thul Qarnayn. The best of My people is buried beside the worst of My people. It is My promise that I will delight his eyes with his son Muhammad; the caliph after him and the heir of his knowledge. He is the vessel of My knowledge, the trustee of My secret and My proof and authority before My people. I have made Paradise as his abode and have accepted his intercession for seventy thousand ones of his relatives, who all deserve to be in Hell. I will end the life of his son Ali with contentment. He is My guardian and supporter. He is My witness among My people and the trustee, to whom My revelation is entrusted. I will make his son al-Hasan a propagandist for My mission and a keeper of My knowledge. Then I will complete that with his son; My mercy to My peoples. He has the perfection of Moses, the beauty of Jesus Christ and the patience of Ayyoob (Job). In his time my saints are despised and their heads fall like the heads of the Turks and the Daylams. They are killed and burned. They are always afraid. The ground is dyed with their bloods. Grief and wail spread among their women. Those are my real saints and I have to rid them of every dark sedition and all loads and restrictions. (Those are they on whom are blessings and mercy from their Lord, and those are the followers of the right course). Abu Baseer said: “If you have not heard along your age except of this tradition, it will have sufficed you. You are to keep it secret except for those, who are qualified for it.”

Jabir a répondu: À quel moment préfères-tu? Mon père s'est isolé avec lui un jour et lui a dit: Ô Jabir, parle-moi de la tablette que tu as vue entre les mains de Fatima, fille du Messager d'Allah, et de ce que ta mère Fatima t'a informé à son sujet. Jabir a dit: Je jure par Allah, en qui il n'y a pas de divinité à part Lui, que je suis entré chez ta mère Fatima de son vivant et que je l'ai félicitée pour la naissance de Hussein. J'ai vu dans sa main une tablette verte que je pensais être d'émeraude, et j'ai vu dessus une écriture blanche ressemblant à la lumière du soleil. Je lui ai demandé: Par mon père et ma mère, qu'est-ce que cette tablette? Elle a répondu: C'est une tablette qu'Allah a offerte à Son Messager, avec les noms de mon père, de mon mari, de mon fils et des successeurs de mon fils. Mon père me l'a donnée pour me réjouir. Jabir a poursuivi: Ta mère Fatima me l'a remise et je l'ai lue et recopiée. Mon père lui a demandé: Ô Jabir, pourrais-tu me la montrer? Il a répondu: Oui. Mon père l'a accompagné chez lui et a sorti un parchemin de cuir en lui disant: Ô Jabir, regarde dans ton livre pendant que je lis sur toi. Mon père l'a lu et aucun mot n'a différé d'un iota. Jabir a déclaré: Je témoigne par Allah que c'est ainsi que je l'ai vu écrit sur la tablette: Au nom d'Allah, le Tout Miséricordieux, le Très Miséricordieux. Ceci est un livre d'Allah, l'Almighty, le Sage, pour Muhammad, Son Prophète, Sa Lumière, Son Voile, Son Envoyé, Son Guide. Il a été révélé par l'Esprit digne de confiance de la part du Seigneur des mondes. Ô Muhammad, glorifie mes noms, remercie mes bienfaits, ne nie pas mes faveurs. Je suis Allah, il n'y a de divinité que Moi, le Briseur des tyrans, le Soutien des opprimés, le Juge le Jour du Jugement. Je suis Allah, il n'y a de divinité que Moi. Celui qui espère en dehors de Ma grâce ou craint autre que Ma justice, je le châtierai d'un châtiment que nul autre que Moi ne peut infliger parmi les mondes. Adore-Moi et mets ta confiance en Moi. Je n'ai pas envoyé de prophète sans que j'aie prolongé ses jours et accompli son terme, sans lui avoir désigné un successeur. J'ai favorisé Muhammad sur les prophètes, et j'ai préféré son successeur sur les successeurs. Je t'ai honoré avec tes deux petits-fils, al-Hasan et al-Hussein. J'ai fait d'al-Hasan le réceptacle de ma connaissance après la fin du terme de son père, et j'ai fait d'al-Hussein le réceptacle de ma révélation. Je l'ai honoré avec le martyre et scellé pour lui le bonheur. Il est le meilleur de ceux qui ont été martyrisés pour Moi, et Je place les martyrs au plus haut rang auprès de Moi. J'ai fait de ma parole parfaite avec lui et de mon

(6) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda al-Kufi narrated from Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Shayban from Ali bin Sayf bin Omayra from Abban bin Uthman from Zurara from Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) from his fathers (as) that the Prophet (S) had said: “From among my progeny there will be twelve inspired men.” A man called Abdullah bin Zayd, who was the foster-brother of Ali bin al-Husayn as-Sajjad (as), said to him (to Imam al-Baqir): “Glory be to Allah! Inspired!” as if he denied that. Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) said to him: “By Allah, the son of your mother -he meant Ali bin al-Husayn (as)- was indeed inspired.”

Certes, parmi les membres de ma famille, il y aura douze porte-parole (ou autorités).

(7) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Abu Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmad bin Hilal from Muhammad bin Abu Omayr from Sa’eed bin Ghazwan from Abu Baseer from Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) from his fathers (as) that the Prophet (S) had said: “Allah the Almighty has chosen a thing from every thing. He has chosen Mecca from the earth, the mosque from Mecca and the place, in which the Kaaba is, from the mosque. He has chosen the females from among the cattle and the ewe from among the sheep. He has chosen Friday from among the days, Ramadan from among the months and the Night of Predestination from among the nights. He has chosen the Hashimites from among the peoples, has chosen me and Ali from among the Hashimites, has chosen al-Hasan and al-Husayn from me and Ali and then He completed the twelve imams from the progeny of al-Husayn. The ninth of them (of al-Husayn’s progeny) is the hidden and the apparent and the best of them. He is the expected imam.” The same was narrated by Muhammad bin Hammam and Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Jumhoor from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Jumhoor from Ahmad bin Hilal from Muhammad bin Abu Omayr from Sa’eed bin Ghazwan from Imam Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as).

"Certes, Allah a choisi de chaque chose quelque chose; Il a choisi de la terre La Mecque, et a choisi de La Mecque la Mosquée, et a choisi de la Mosquée l'emplacement où se trouve la Kaaba, et a choisi parmi les animaux les femelles, et parmi les moutons les béliers, et a choisi parmi les jours le vendredi, et a choisi parmi les mois le mois de Ramadan, et parmi les nuits la Nuit du Destin, et a choisi parmi les gens les Banu Hashim, et m'a choisi moi et Ali parmi les Banu Hashim, et a choisi de moi et d'Ali al-Hasan et al-Hussein, et il les complétera par douze Imams de la descendance de Hussein, le neuvième d'entre eux est leur occulté, il est leur apparent, il est le meilleur d'entre eux, il est leur Qa'im."

(8) From the book of Sulaym bin Qayss al-Hilali there was a tradition narrated by Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda, Muhammad bin Hammam bin Suhayl and Abdul Aziz and Abdul Wahid the sons of Abdullah bin Younus al-Moossili from their companions; Abdurrazak bin Hammam, Ma’mar bin Rashid, Abban bin Abu Ayyash and Sulaym bin Qayss. From another way the tradition was narrated by Haroon bin Muhammad from Ahmad bin Obaydillah bin Ja’far bin al-Mu’alla al-Hamadani from Abul Hasan Amr bin Jami’ bin Amr bin Harb al-Kindi from Abdullah bin al-Mubarak from Abdurrazak bin Hammam from Ma’mar from Abban bin Abu Ayyash from Sulaym bin Qayss al-Hilali. Abban said that he also had heard it from Umar bin Abu Salama. Ma’mar said that Abu Haroon al-Abdi had also heard it from Umar bin Abu Salama that Sulaym had said: “When Mo’awiya sent for Abud Darda’ and Abu Hurayra, while we were with Amirul Mo’mineen (as) in (the battle of) Siffeen, and gave them a letter to be given to Amirul Mo’mineen Ali (as), Imam Ali said to the two messengers after receiving the letter: “You informed me of what Mo’awiya have sent with you. Then listen to me and inform him of what I shall say to you.” They said: “Yes, we do.” Imam Ali (as) replied with a long answer until he mentioned the matter when the Prophet (S) had appointed him (Imam Ali) in Ghadeer Khum as the guardian and the caliph after him (after the Prophet) according to the order of Allah. He said: “When this verse “Only Allah is your guardian and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow,” was revealed to the Prophet (S), the people asked him: “O messenger of Allah, does it concern some of the believers particularly or the all in general?” Then Allah ordered His messenger to declare for them the guardian, whom Allah had chosen, and to explain for them the matter of guardianship as he had explained the matters of prayer, zakat, fasting and hajj. Imam Ali (as) said: “The Prophet (S) appointed me (as guardian) in Khum and said: “Allah the Almighty has revealed to me something, which my chest became unable to bear and I thought that people would not believe me if I announced, then Allah threatened me either to announce it or He would punish me.” He ordered his companions to call for the prayer. He led them in offering the Dhuhr prayer and then he asked Ali to get up. He said to the people very loudly: “O people, Allah is my guardian and I am the guardian of the believers. I am worthier of them than themselves. Whoever I am his guardian, Ali is to be his guardian. O Allah, support whomsoever supports him and be the enemy of whoever opposes him!” Salman al-Farisi got up and said: “O messenger of Allah, what guardianship is it?” The Prophet (S) said: “Whoever that I am worthier of than himself, has to consider Ali as worthier of him than himself.” Then Allah revealed, “This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” Salman said: “O messenger of Allah, have these verses been revealed about Ali?” The Prophet (S) said: “About him and about my guardians until the Day of Resurrection.” Salman asked: “O messenger of Allah, would you please tell me about them?” The Prophet (S) said: “They are my brother, guardian, son-in-low, heir, the caliph of my umma and the guardian of every believer after me, Ali and eleven imams of my progeny; the first of them is my son Hasan then my son Husayn and then nine imams from al-Husayn’s progeny one after the other. They are with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with them. They will never part with it nor will it part with them until they will come to me at the pond in Paradise.” Twelve men from among those, who had fought with the Prophet (S) in the battle of Badr, got up and said: “O Amirul Mo’mineen, we witness that we have heard this from the Prophet (S) exactly as you say no word more no word less.” The rest of companions (of Badr) said: “We have memorized the most of what you said but not all of it. These twelve men are the best of us.” Imam Ali (as) said: “You are right. Not all of the people can memorize everything. Some are better than the others (in memorizing).” From among those twelve men four men; Abul Haytham bin at-Tayhan, Abu Ayyoob, Ammar and Khuzayma bin Thabit got up and said: “We witness that we have memorized the saying of the Prophet (S) then. He said while he was standing up and Ali was standing beside him: “O people! Allah has ordered me to appoint for you an imam, who will be my guardian among you and the successor in my family and my umma after me. Allah has imposed upon the believers, In His Book, to obey him and ordered them to submit to him. I said: O my God! I fear that the hypocrites may not believe me. Then He threatened me either to inform of it or He would punish me. O people, Allah has ordered you in His Book to offer prayers, which I have explained to you. He has ordered you of zakat and fasting, which also I have explained to you. He has ordered you, in His Book, of the guardianship and I call you, O people, to witness that this concerns particularly this (Ali) and the guardians of my progeny and his progeny. The first of them is my son al-Hasan then al-Husayn and nine of al-Husayn’s progeny. They will never part with the Book until they come to me at the pond (in Paradise). O people, I have informed you of your resort, your imam, guardian and guide after me. He is Ali bin Abu Talib. He is my brother and he is among you as I have been among you. Entrust him with your religion and obey him in all of your affairs. He has all what Allah has taught me. Allah has ordered me to teach it to him and to inform you that he has learned it. Ask him and learn from him and from his guardians. Do not try to teach them. Do not precede them and do not lag behind them because they are with the truth and the truth is with them. They never part with the truth nor will it part with them.” Then Imam Ali (as) said to Abud Darda’, Abu Hurayra and those around him: “O people, do you know that when Allah revealed in His Book, “Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying,” the Prophet (S) gathered me, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn with him under one garment and said: “O Allah, these are my beloved family, my weighty thing I have left and the people of my house. O Allah, keep away the uncleanness from them and purify them.” Umm Salama said: “And Me!” The Prophet (S) said: “You will be of a pleasant fate. This verse has been revealed concerning me, my brother Ali, my daughter Fatima, my sons al-Hasan and al-Husayn and nine ones of al-Husayn’s progeny and no one else.” Most of people available there got up and said: “We witness that Umm Salama has narrated this for us. We asked the Prophet (S) and he confirmed what Umm Salama had narrated.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Do you not know that Allah has revealed in the sura of al-Hajj these verses, “O you who believe! bow down and prostrate yourselves and serve your Lord, and do good that you may succeed. And strive hard in (the way of) Allah, (such) a striving a is due to Him; He has chosen you and has not laid upon you any hardship in religion; the faith of your father Ibraheem; He named you Muslims before and in this, that the Messenger may be a bearer of witness to you, and you may be bearers of witness to the people.” And then Salman asked the Prophet (S): “O messenger of Allah, who are these people, whom you are the witness on and who are the witnesses on people and whom Allah has chosen and has not laid upon them any hardship in religion; the faith of their father Ibraheem?” The Prophet (S) said: “Allah has meant by that thirteen persons; me, my brother Ali and eleven ones of his progeny.” They said: “Yes, by Allah, we have heard that from the Prophet (S).” Imam Ali (as) said: “I adjure you before Allah! Have you known that the Prophet (S) has made a speech that he has not made other speech after it when he said: “O people, I have left among you two things; the book of Allah and my family. If you keep to them, you will never go astray at all. The Archangel Gabriel has informed me and promised me that they will never separate until they come to me at the pond (in Paradise)”? They said: “Yes, by Allah, we have witnessed all that from the Prophet (S).” Then twelve men got up and said: “We witness that when the Prophet (S) made a speech in the last day of his life, Umar bin al-Khattab got up angrily and said: “O messenger of Allah, all the people of your house?” The Prophet (S) said: “No, only my guardians; Ali, my brother, vizier, heir, the caliph of my umma and the guardian of every believer after me, who is the first of them and the best of them, and then his guardian after him; my son-he pointed to al-Hasan- then his guardian; my son-he pointed to al-Husayn- then his guardian, whose name is like the name of my brother (Ali) then his guardian after him, whose name is like mine then seven ones; his (Muhammad bin Ali’s) son and (six) grandsons one after the other until they come to me at the pond. They are the witnesses of Allah on His earth and the authorities over His people. He, who obeys them, obeys Allah and he, who disobeys them, disobeys Allah.” Seventy men, who had fought with the Prophet (S) in the battle of Badr, and nearly the same number of al-Muhajireen got up and said: “You reminded us of what we have forgotten. We witness that we have heard that from the Prophet (S).” Abud Darda’ and Abu Hurayra left and told Mo’awiya of all that Imam Ali (as) had said and that the people had witnessed of.”

De la part de Salim ibn Qays al-Hilali, rapporté par Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn 'Uqda, et Muhammad ibn Hamaam ibn Suhayl, et 'Abd al-'Aziz et 'Abd al-Wahid ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Yunus al-Mawsili - à travers leur chaîne de transmission - d'après 'Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hamaam, de Mu'ammar ibn Rashid, d'après Aban ibn Abi Ayyash, de Salim ibn Qays. Harun ibn Muhammad nous a également informés en disant: Ahmad ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Ja'far ibn al-Mu'alla al-Hamdani m'a raconté, il a dit: Abu al-Hasan 'Amr ibn Jamu' ibn 'Amr ibn Harb al-Kindi nous a dit, il a dit: 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak, notre cheikh kuféen digne de confiance, nous a dit: 'Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hamaam, notre cheikh, de Mu'ammar, d'après Aban ibn Abi Ayyash, de Salim ibn Qays al-Hilali. Aban a mentionné qu'il l'avait également entendu d'Omar ibn Abi Salama. Mu'ammar a dit: Abu Harun al-'Abdi a également mentionné l'avoir entendu d'Omar ibn Abi Salama, de Salim: Lorsque Mu'awiya a convoqué Abu al-Darda' et Abu Huraira alors que nous étions avec l'émir des croyants Ali en rangs, il leur a confié un message pour l'émir des croyants Ali et ils l'ont transmis à lui. Il a dit: "Vous m'avez transmis ce que Mu'awiya vous a envoyé, écoutez-moi et transmettez-lui de ma part comme vous me l'avez transmis." Ils ont dit: "Oui." Ali a répondu longuement jusqu'à ce qu'il en arrive à mentionner l'élévation du Messager d'Allah à Ghadir Khumm par l'ordre d'Allah le Très-Haut. Il a dit: "Lorsque le verset 'Ton allié est certes Allah, Son messager, et ceux qui croient, qui accomplissent la prière, donnent l'aumône et s'inclinent' a été révélé sur lui, les gens ont dit: 'Ô Messager d'Allah, est-ce spécifique à certains croyants ou général pour tous?' Allah a alors ordonné à Son Prophète de leur enseigner la wilaya de celui qu'Allah a ordonné qu'ils le prennent comme allié, et de leur expliquer de la wilaya ce qu'Il leur a expliqué de leurs prières, de leurs aumônes, de leurs jeûnes et de leurs pèlerinages." Ali a dit: "Le Messager d'Allah m'a élevé à Ghadir Khumm et a dit: 'Allah m'a envoyé avec un message qui a serré mon cœur et j'ai pensé que les gens me rejetteraient, alors il m'a ordonné de le transmettre ou de subir un châtiment. Lève-toi, ô Ali.' Puis il a appelé à haute voix après avoir ordonné de l'appeler à la prière collective, il a prié avec eux le Dhuhr, puis il a dit: 'Ô gens, certes Allah est mon allié, et je suis l'allié des croyants, je suis plus proche d'eux qu'eux-mêmes. Celui dont je suis l'allié, Ali est son allié. Ô Allah, soutiens celui qui le soutient et oppose-toi à celui qui s'oppose à lui.' Salman al-Farisi s'est levé et a dit: 'Ô Messager d'Allah, quelle est la signification de cette allégeance?' Il a dit: 'Celui pour qui tu es plus digne que lui-même, Ali est plus digne pour lui que lui-même.' Allah a alors révélé: 'Aujourd'hui, J'ai parachevé pour vous votre religion, et accompli

(9) The same previous series of narrators from Abdurrazak bin Hammam from Ma’mar bin Rashid from Abban bin Abu Ayyash that Sulaym bin Qayss al-Hilali had said: “When we were coming back with Amirul Mo’mineen (as) from (the battle of) Siffeen, we stopped for a time to rest near a monastery. A handsome and neat old man came out of the monastery. He had a book in his hand. He came to Amirul Mo’mineen, greeted him and said: “I am from the progeny of one of the disciples of Jesus Christ (as). He was the best of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ and the most beloved one to him. Jesus Christ (as) had entrusted him with his wills, given him his books and taught him his knowledge and wisdom. The progeny of this disciple had been still keeping to the faith of Jesus Christ. They had never disbelieved or apostatized from his religion. The books are still with me. They had been written by the hand of our forefather according to the dictation of Jesus Christ (as) himself. Every thing that would happen after him had been mentioned in these books and the names of all the kings, who would rule after him, one after the other. It had been mentioned that Allah the Almighty would send a man from among the Arabs as a prophet. He would be from the progeny of Ishmael the son of Abraham. He would be from a land called Tehama and a village called Mecca. His name would be Ahmad. He would have twelve names. His advent, birth, emigration, who would fight him, who would support him, who would be his enemies, how long he would live and what his umma would face after him until Jesus Christ (as) would descend from the Heaven had been mentioned in these books. The names of thirteen men of the progeny of Ishmael the son of Abraham had been mentioned in the book and that they were the best of all of the peoples and the most beloved ones to Allah. Allah would be the guardian of whoever believed in them and would be the enemy of whoever opposed them. Whoever obeyed them would be guided and whoever disobeyed them would go astray. Obeying them would mean obeying Allah and disobeying them would mean disobeying Allah. Everything about them had been mentioned such as their names, lineage, aspects, how long each one of them would live, how many ones of them would conceal their faith before their people and which one of them would appear and then all the peoples would submit to him until Jesus Christ (as) would descend from the Heaven and then he (Jesus Christ) would offer prayers behind him and would say: “You are the imams and no one is to precede you.” Then he would advance to lead the people in offering the prayer and Jesus Christ (as) would stand behind him in the first row. The first of them and the best of them is the messenger of Allah. His names are Muhammad, Abdullah, Yasseen, al-Fattah (the conqueror), al-Khatam (the last), al-Hashir (the resurrector), al-Aaqib (the successor), al-Mahi (the eraser), al-Qa’id (the leader), the prophet of Allah, the best friend of Allah and the beloved of Allah. He is the most honored of all the people before Allah and the most beloved to Him. Allah has never created an honored angel or a prophet since Adam better than him near Allah or more beloved to Allah than him. Allah will seat him on His Throne on the Day of Resurrection and will accept his intercession for everyone he intercedes for. With his name; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the Pen writes on the Divine Tablet and with the keeper of the banner on the Day of the Great Resurrection, his guardian, vizier and successor for his umma. The most beloved one to Allah after him, Ali; his cousin and the guardian of every believer after him and then eleven men of Muhammad and Ali’s progeny, the first two of them are named as the names of the two sons of Aaron; Shubbar and Shubayr, and nine of the progeny of the youngest of them one after the other, behind the last of whom Jesus Christ will offer the prayers.” Then he mentioned the rest of the tradition.

Lorsque nous sommes revenus de Siffin avec l'Émir des Croyants, nous avons fait halte près d'un monastère chrétien. Un vieil homme au visage beau et à l'apparence noble en est sorti, tenant un livre. Il s'est approché de l'Émir des Croyants, lui a rendu hommage, puis a dit: "Je suis de la descendance des compagnons d'Issa (Jésus) fils de Marie. Les douze meilleurs compagnons d'Issa étaient les plus aimés de lui et les plus honorés par lui. Issa leur a recommandé, leur a remis ses livres, leur a enseigné sa sagesse. Les habitants de cette maison sont restés fidèles à sa religion, attachés à sa communauté, sans jamais renier leur foi, sans jamais apostasier, sans jamais changer. Ces livres ont été dictés par Issa fils de Marie et écrits de la main de notre père. Ils contiennent tout ce que les gens feront après lui, les noms des rois qui viendront après eux. Allah enverra un homme des Arabes, de la descendance d'Ismaël fils d'Ibrahim, l'ami intime d'Allah, de la terre appelée Tihama, de la ville appelée Makkah, nommé Ahmad, avec douze noms. Il mentionnera sa mission, sa naissance, son émigration, ceux qui le combattront, ceux qui le soutiendront, ceux qui s'opposeront à lui, sa vie, comment sa communauté réagira jusqu'à ce qu'Issa fils de Marie descende du ciel. Dans ces livres, il y a treize hommes de la descendance d'Ismaël fils d'Ibrahim, l'ami intime d'Allah, parmi les meilleures créatures d'Allah, les plus aimées de lui. Allah est leur protecteur, ami de ceux qui les soutiennent, ennemi de ceux qui les combattent. Ceux qui les obéissent sont guidés, ceux qui les désobéissent s'égarent. Leur obéissance est une obéissance envers Allah, leur désobéissance est une désobéissance envers Allah. Leurs noms, leurs lignées, leurs attributs sont écrits, combien de temps chacun d'entre eux vivra, un après l'autre, combien parmi eux cachera sa religion et la dissimulera à son peuple, celui qui se montrera et sera suivi par les gens jusqu'à ce qu'Issa prie derrière lui et dise: "Vous êtes des imams, personne ne devrait vous devancer." Il avancera pour diriger la prière, et Issa priera derrière lui dans la rangée. Le premier d'entre eux, le meilleur d'entre eux, le plus honorable d'entre eux - et il aura des récompenses équivalentes à celles de ses compagnons qui l'ont suivi et ont été guidés par lui - est le Messager d'Allah. Son nom est Muhammad, serviteur d'Allah, le loué, le victorieux, le sceau des prophètes, le rassembleur, le dernier, le guide, le prophète d'Allah, l'élu d'Allah. Il est mentionné quand on le mentionne, parmi les plus nobles créatures d'Allah, les plus aimées de lui. Allah n'a créé aucun ange honoré ni aucun prophète envoyé depuis Adam, qui soit meilleur aux yeux d'Allah, plus aimé d'Allah que lui. Il sera assis sur son trône le Jour du Jugement, intercédant pour tous ceux pour qui il intercèdera. Son nom, "Muhammad, le Messager d'Allah", est inscrit dans la Tablette Gardée. Avec lui, portant l'étendard le Jour de la Grande Résurrection, sera son frère, son héritier, son ministre, son successeur dans sa communauté. Celui qui aime les créatures d'Allah le

(10) The previous series of narrators from Abdurrazak from Ma’mar from Abban that Sulaym bin Qayss al-Hilali had said: “I said to Ali (as): “I have heard from Salman, al-Miqdad and Abu Tharr some interpretations of the Qur’an and some traditions of the Prophet (S) different from what the people have had with them and I heard from you what confirmed that I have heard from those men. In the meanwhile I found among the people some interpretations of the Qur’an and some prophetic traditions, in which they denied those interpretations and traditions (narrated by those three men) and claimed that they were false. Do you think that they (the people) ascribed false things to the Prophet (S) and interpreted the Qur’an according to their own opinions?” Ali (as) said: “With people there are truth and falsehood, abrogating and abrogated verdicts, special and general verdicts, allegorical and clear Qur’anic verses, memorization and illusion. False things were ascribed to the Prophet (S) when he was still alive until he made a speech saying: “O people, the fabricators, who ascribed false things to me, became so many. Let him, who ascribes false things to me intendedly, take his seat in Hell.” Nevertheless many people ascribed false things to him after his death. The narrators of traditions are of four kinds; one is a hypocrite showing faith with his tongue only. He does not refrain from ascribing false things to the Prophet (S) intendedly. If people know that he is a hypocrite and a liar, they will never believe him or accept anything from him but they see that he has accompanied the Prophet (S), has seen him and heard from him; therefore they trusted in him without knowing his reality. Allah has told us about the hypocrites and described them to us when saying, “And when you see them, their persons will please you, and If they speak, you will listen to their speech; (they are) as if they were big pieces of wood clad with garments; they think every cry to be against them. They are the enemy, therefore beware of them; may Allah destroy them, whence are they turned back.” They kept on that after the Prophet (S) and approached to the deviant rulers, who invited people towards Hell via lies and fabrications. They entrusted them with positions and authorities and imposed them on people by force. They hastened towards the pleasures of this worldly life. In fact most of people follow the kings and look forward to the pleasures of this life except a few, whom Allah has guided. The other kind is a man, who heard something from the Prophet (S) and could not memorize it correctly. He mistook when narrating it without intending to fabricate it. If the Muslims knew that he had mistaken, they would not accept a tradition from him and if he himself knew that his tradition was incorrect, he would deny it. The third is a man, who heard the Prophet (S) ordering of something and then the Prophet (S) prohibited it but the man did not know or he heard the Prophet (S) prohibiting something and then he permitted it but the man did not know; therefore he memorized the abrogated verdict and ignored the abrogating verdict. If he knew that it had been abrogated, he would deny it and if people, when hearing it, knew that it had been abrogated, they would deny it. The fourth one is he, who never fabricates the sayings of Allah or the sayings of His messenger because he hates lying, fears Allah and glorifies the Prophet (S). He does not forget but he keeps the tradition as he hears it. He narrates it with no word more and no word less. He knows the abrogating and the abrogated verdicts. He acts according to the abrogating verdicts and refuses the abrogated ones. The orders and prohibitions of the Prophet (S) are like those of the holy Qur’an; among them there are abrogating and abrogated verdicts, particular and general, allegorical and clear sayings. Allah says, “Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, keep back.” Many people hear the allegorical sayings and do not know what Allah and His messenger mean. Not all of the Prophet’s companions used to ask about many things to understand them well. They often liked that a nomad or a passerby might ask the Prophet (S) so that they would hear the answer. I used to come to the Prophet (S) once in the day and once in the night. He let me alone with him. The Prophet’s companions knew well that the Prophet (S) did not do that with anyone else than me. The Prophet (S) often came to my house and when I came to him in one of his houses, he asked his wives to leave us alone. But when he (as) came to my house, Fatima would stay with us and would not leave nor would any of my sons. If I began asking, he would answer me and if I finished my questions and became silent, he would begin talking to me and praying Allah to make me perceive and memorize. Since he has prayed Allah for me, I have never forgotten anything at all. Once I said to the Prophet (S): “O messenger of Allah, since you have prayed Allah for me, I have never forgotten anything of what you have taught me and dictated to me. But you have not ordered me to write it down. Do you not fear that I may forget?” He said: “O my brother, I do not fear that you may forget or ignore any thing. Allah has revealed to me that He has responded to my praying for you and your partners coming after you. But you are to write it down for them.” I asked: “O messenger of Allah, who are my partners?” He said: “They are those, whom Allah has connected with Himself and me when He said: (O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you). If you fear that you may quarrel about something, then refer it to Allah, the Messenger and those of authority among you.” I said: “O messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “They are the guardians, one after the other, until they come to me at the pond (in Paradise). Every one of them is guided and he is a guide for people. They will not be affected by disappointment of anyone, who will disappoint them. They are with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with them. They will not part with the Qur’an nor will it part with them. By them my umma will win and by their praying the heaven will rain for people and calamities will be away from them.” I said: “O messenger of Allah, would you tell me their names?” He said: “My son; this-and he put his hand on al-Hasan-then my son; this-he put his hand on al-Husayn-then his son, whose name will be like your name, O Ali, then Muhammad the son of Ali.” Then he turned towards al-Husayn (as) and said: “Muhammad bin Ali will be born during your life. Give him my regards! Then will be the rest of the twelve imams.” I said: “O messenger of Allah, would you tell me their names?” He mentioned their names one after the other. O Sulaym, by Allah, from them is al-Mahdi of this umma. He will spread justice and equity allover the world after it has been filled with injustice and oppression.”

Par Abd al-Razzaq, de la part de Ma'mar, de la part d'Aban, de la part de Salim ibn Qays al-Hilali, qui a dit : J'ai dit à Ali : "J'ai entendu de Salman, de Muqdad, et d'Abu Dhar des choses concernant l'interprétation du Coran et des récits du Messager d'Allah, différents de ce que les gens détiennent. Puis j'ai entendu de toi une confirmation de ce que j'ai entendu d'eux. J'ai vu parmi les gens beaucoup de choses dans l'interprétation du Coran et les hadiths du Messager d'Allah, où ils divergent et prétendent que tout cela est faux. Penses-tu qu'ils mentent délibérément sur le Messager d'Allah et interprètent le Coran selon leurs opinions ?" Il se tourna vers moi et dit : "Tu as posé la question, alors comprends la réponse : Certes, parmi les gens, il y a le vrai et le faux, la vérité et le mensonge, l'abrogé et l'abrogeant, le spécifique et le général, le clair et le ambigu, la préservation et l'illusion. On a menti sur le Messager d'Allah de son vivant, jusqu'à ce qu'un prédicateur se leva et dit : 'Ô gens, le mensonge s'est répandu contre moi. Celui qui me ment délibérément, qu'il prenne sa place en Enfer.' Puis on a menti sur lui après lui. Il m'a apporté quatre hadiths sans en ajouter un cinquième : Un hypocrite qui montre une apparence de foi, simule l'islam par sa langue, ne craint ni ne rougit de mentir délibérément sur le Messager d'Allah. Si les gens savaient qu'il est un hypocrite menteur, ils ne l'auraient pas accepté ni cru. Mais ils disent : 'Il a accompagné le Messager d'Allah, l'a vu et entendu de lui.' Ils prennent de lui sans connaître sa véritable nature, alors qu'Allah t'a informé sur les hypocrites et les a décrits comme Il les a décrits." Puis il a dit : "Et quand tu les vois, leur apparence te plaît, et s'ils parlent, tu écoutes leur discours. Ils ressemblent à des morceaux de bois appuyés. Ils pensent que chaque cri est dirigé contre eux. Ce sont les ennemis, alors méfie-toi d'eux. Que Dieu les combatte ! Comment sont-ils détournés ?" Ensuite, ils ont persisté après le Messager d'Allah et se sont rapprochés des guides égarés et des prédicateurs de l'Enfer par le mensonge, la calomnie et la tromperie, jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient chargés des actions des gens et qu'ils les exploitent pour le monde. Les gens sont avec les rois et le monde, sauf ceux qu'Allah protège. Voici l'un des quatre. Un homme qui a entendu quelque chose du Messager d'Allah et ne l'a pas préservé correctement, ce qui l'a induit en erreur, sans mentir délibérément. Il le tient, le dit, agit en conséquence, le transmet et dit : 'J'ai entendu cela du Messager d'Allah.' Si les musulmans savaient qu'il se trompe, ils ne l'auraient pas accepté, et s'il savait qu'il se trompe, il l'aurait rejeté. Un troisième homme a entendu quelque chose du Messager d'Allah, a agi en conséquence, puis a été interdit de le faire, sans savoir ou entendre l'interdiction. Il a préservé ce qui a été abrogé sans préserver l'abrogeant. S'il savait que c'était abrogé, il l'aurait rejeté, et si les gens savaient qu'il l'avait entendu, ils l'auraient rejeté s'ils savaient que c'était abrogé. Un quatrième homme n'a jamais menti ni sur Allah ni sur Son Messager,

(11) Abdurrazak narrated from Ma’mar bin Rashid from Abban bin Abu Ayyash that Sulaym bin Qayss had said: “Ali (as) said to Talha in a long tradition when mentioning the pride of al-Muhajireen and al-Ansar about their virtues: “O Talha, have you not witnessed the Prophet (S) when he asked for a tablet to write a decree, by which the umma would not go astray nor would it disagree after him, and then your friend said: “The Prophet (S) is raving” then the Prophet (S) became angry and gave it up?” Talha said: “Yes, I have witnessed that.” Imam Ali (as) said: “When you (all) went out, the Prophet (S) told me about the decree he wanted to write before the public to witness it. He said to me that Gabriel had told him that Allah had known that the umma would disagree and separate after him (the Prophet). He asked for a sheet of paper and dictated to me what he wanted to write in the tablet before people. He let three persons witness that. They were Salman al-Farisi, Abu Tharr and al-Miqdad. He mentioned the names of the imams of guidance, whom he ordered the believers to obey until the Day of Resurrection. He mentioned my name as the first of them then my son Hasan and then my son Husayn and then nine ones from the progeny of my son Husayn. Was it not so, O you Abu Tharr and you al-Miqdad?” They said: “We witness that the Prophet (S) has done so.” Talha said: “By Allah I have heard the Prophet (S) saying to Abu Tharr: “By Allah, the earth has not carried nor has the sky shaded one more truthful or more pious than Abu Tharr.” I witness that they (Abu Tharr and al-Miqdad) have not said but the truth and you are more truthful and more pious to me than them both.”

[Contenu principal du hadith]

(12) Abdurrazak bin Hammam narrated from Ma’mar bin Rashid from Abban bin Abu Ayyash from Sulaym bin Qayss that Imam Ali (as) had said: “One day I passed by a man, who said: “The example of Muhammad is like the example of a date-palm growing in a dunghill.” I came to the Prophet (S) and told him of that. He became very angry. He went to the minbar. Al-Ansar took up their arms when they saw the Prophet (S) so angry. He said: “Why do some people criticize my close relatives after they have heard me mentioning that Allah has preferred them to all of the people and has favored them by purifying them and taking uncleanness away from them? They have heard me mentioning the virtues of my family and the virtues of my guardian, whom Allah has honored and preferred because of his precedence in being a Muslim, his defending Islam, his kinship to me and that he is to me as has Aaron been to Moses. After all, someone of you claims that I am, among my family, like a date-palm growing in a dunghill! Allah has created his creation and divided them into two parties. He has made me in the best of them. Then He has divided this party into three groups and made me in the best of them and in the best tribe. Then He divided them into families and made me in the best of them until I have been purified with my brother Ali bin Abu Talib from among the family. Allah the Almighty looked at the people of the earth and chose me from among them and then He looked again and chose Ali; my brother, vizier, heir, my caliph for my umma and the guardian of every believer after me. Whoever obeys him, obeys Allah and whoever opposes him, opposes Allah. Whoever loves him will be loved by Allah and whoever hates him will be hated by Allah. No one loves him except the believers and no one hates him except the unbelievers. He is the basis of the earth and its ease after me. He is the word of piety and the firmest handhold of Allah. “They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will not consent save to perfect His light.” The enemies of Allah want to put out the light of my brother but Allah will not consent save to perfect his light. O people, let the present inform the absent of my speech! Then Allah looked thirdly and chose some ones from among my family after me. They are the best of my umma; eleven imams after my brother (Ali) one after the other. Whenever one of them leaves to the better world another one will replace him. Their example is like the stars of the sky; whenever a star sets another will shine. They are guided and guiding imams. They will never be affected by the disappointment of their opponents nor by the plotting of their enemies. They are the authorities of Allah on the earth and His witnesses over His people. Whoever obeys them, obeys Allah and whoever disobeys them disobeys Allah. They are with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with them. They will never part with the Qur’an nor will it part with them until they come to me at the pond (in Paradise). The first of the imams is my brother Ali, who is the best of them, then my son Hasan, then my son Husayn and then nine ones from the progeny of Husayn.” He mentioned all the tradition.

Abd al-Razzâq ibn Hammâm - Muʿammar ibn Râshid - Abân ibn Abî ʿAyyâsh - Salm ibn Qays a dit : Ali ibn Abî Tâlib a dit : J'ai croisé un jour un homme - il m'a nommé - qui a dit : "Muhammad n'est comparable qu'à un palmier poussant dans une vallée." Je suis allé voir le Messager d'Allah et je lui ai rapporté cela. Le Messager d'Allah s'est mis en colère, est sorti en colère et est monté sur la chaire. Les Ansâr se sont alors précipités vers les armes en voyant la colère du Messager d'Allah. Il a dit : "Pourquoi des gens me reprochent-ils ma parenté, alors qu'ils m'ont entendu dire à leur sujet ce que je dis sur la préférence que Dieu leur accorde, sur ce dont Il les a spécifiquement préservés, sur la purification qu'Il leur accorde ? Ils ont entendu ce que j'ai dit sur la prééminence de ma famille et de mes héritiers, sur ce que Dieu les a honorés, choisis et préférés par rapport à ceux qui les ont précédés dans l'Islam, sur les épreuves qu'ils ont endurées, sur leur parenté avec moi, et sur le fait qu'ils sont pour moi comme Aaron l'était pour Moïse. Puis il a dit : "Ils passent près de moi en prétendant que ma famille est comme un palmier poussant à la racine d'une palmeraie. Certes, Dieu a créé Sa création et les a distingués en deux groupes, et Il m'a placé dans le meilleur des deux groupes. Il a ensuite divisé ce groupe en trois branches, et Il m'a placé dans la meilleure branche et la meilleure tribu. Ensuite, Il les a divisés en maisons, et Il m'a placé dans la meilleure maison jusqu'à ce que j'atteigne ma famille, mes proches, les fils de mon père et moi-même, et mon frère Ali ibn Abî Tâlib. Dieu, exalté soit-Il, a regardé les habitants de la terre et m'a choisi parmi eux. Puis Il a regardé une deuxième fois et a choisi Ali comme mon frère, mon ministre, mon héritier, mon successeur dans ma communauté, et le gardien de chaque croyant après moi. Celui qui le soutient me soutient, celui qui le combat combat Dieu, celui qui l'aime est aimé de Dieu, celui qui le déteste est détesté de Dieu. Personne ne l'aime sauf tout croyant, et personne ne le déteste sauf tout mécréant. Il est le trésor de la terre après moi et son refuge, il est la parole de la piété et le lien solide d'Allah. Les ennemis d'Allah veulent éteindre la lumière de Dieu de leurs bouches, mais Dieu refuse sauf de parfaire Sa lumière, même si les mécréants le détestent. Les gens doivent transmettre mon message à leurs absents, et ô Dieu, sois témoin contre eux." Puis Dieu a regardé une troisième fois et a choisi ma famille après moi, qui sont les meilleurs de ma communauté : onze Imams après mon frère, un après l'autre. Chaque fois qu'un Imam meurt, un autre se lève. Leur nombre dans ma communauté est comme celui des étoiles du ciel. Chaque fois qu'une étoile disparaît, une autre apparaît. Ce sont des Imams guidés, des guides, qui ne sont pas affectés par les complots de ceux qui complotent contre eux, ni par l'abandon de ceux qui les abandonnent. Au contraire, Dieu fait subir des dommages à ceux qui complotent contre eux ou les abandonnent. Ils sont les preuves d'Allah sur Sa terre et les témoins de Sa création. Celui qui les obéit obéit à Dieu, et celui qui les désobéit désobéit à Dieu. Ils sont avec le Coran, et le Coran est avec eux

(13) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus al-Moossili narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rabah al-az-Zuhri from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hasan bin Ayyoob from Abdul Kareem bin Amr al-Khath’ami that al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar had said: “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) about the saying of Allah (But they reject the hour, and We have prepared a burning fire for him who rejects the hour). He said: “Allah has divided the year into twelve months, the night into twelve hours, the day into twelve hours and He has chosen from us twelve inspired imams. Imam Ali (as) was an hour from among those hours.”

Le contenu principal du hadith est une explication sur la création du temps en douze mois, douze heures de jour et douze heures de nuit, ainsi que la présence de douze informateurs parmi les croyants, avec une mention spéciale de l'Imam Ali (que la paix soit sur lui).

(14) Abdul Kareem bin Amr narrated from Thabit bin Shurayh that Abu Baseer had said: I have heard Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) saying: From among us there are twelve inspired ones.

Parmi nous, il y a douze récitateurs.

(15) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah narrated from Muhammad bin Ja’far al-Qarashi from Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin Abul Khattab from Amr bin Abban al-Kalbi from ibn Sinan from Abus-Sa’ib that Imam Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) had said: “A night is twelve hours, a day is twelve hours, a year is twelve months, the imams are twelve and the disciples are twelve. Imam Ali (as) is an hour of the twelve hours as Allah has said, “But they reject the hour, and We have prepared a burning fire for him who rejects the hour.”

"La nuit comporte douze heures, et le jour comporte douze heures, et l'année comporte douze mois, et les Imams sont au nombre de douze, et les gardiens sont au nombre de douze, et Ali est une heure parmi les douze heures, et ceci est la parole d'Allah: 'Ils ont plutôt traité de mensonge l'Heure; mais Nous avons préparé pour celui qui traite de mensonge l'Heure, un Feu ardent'."

(16) Ali bin al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Kufi from Ibraheem bin Muhammad bin Yousuf from Muhammad bin Eessa from Abdurrazak from Zayd ash-Shahham that Abu Abdullah (as) had said (the same, which had been also narrated) by Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Kufi from Muhammad bin Sinan that Zayd ash-Shahham had said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as): “Who is better; al-Hasan or al-Husayn?” He said: “The virtue of the previous one of us joins the next one of us and the virtue of the next one of us joins the previous one. Each one of us has his virtue.” I said: “May my soul be sacrificed for you! Would you explain the answer more to me because I look for the truth?” He said: “We are from one tree. Allah has created us from one clay. Our virtue and knowledge are from Allah. We are the deputies of Allah over His people, the propagandists for His religion and the means between Allah and His people. Do I say more to you O Zayd?” I said: “Yes!” He said: “Our creation is the same. Our knowledge is the same. Our virtue is the same and we all are the same before Allah.” I asked: “Would you tell me how many you are?” He said: “We are twelve ones. So has been determined around the Throne at the beginning of the Creation. The first of us is Muhammad. The middle is Muhammad and the last of us is Muhammad.”

Lequel des deux est meilleur, al-Hasan ou al-Hussein? La réponse indique que chacun a sa propre prééminence. Les douze Imams sont décrits comme étant unis dans leur création, leur savoir et leur prééminence, tous étant unis devant Allah.

(17) Ali bin al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Kufi from Ibraheem bin Muhammad bin Yousuf from Muhammad bin Eessa from Abdurrazak from Muhammad bin Sinan from Fudhayl ar-Rassan that Abu Hamza ath-Thimali had said: “One day I was with Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as). When the all left, he said to me: “O Abu Hamza, what is inevitable and that Allah will not change is the advent of the last imam of ours; al-Mahdi. Whoever doubts this matter, will be unbeliever before Allah. I swear that his name will be like mine and his surname will be like mine. He will be the seventh after me. He will fill the world with justice and equity after it has been filled with injustice and oppression. O Abu Hamza, he, who will attend his (Imam al-Mahdi’s) appearance and will not submit to him, has not submitted to Muhammad and Ali (peace be upon them) and then he will be forbidden from being in Paradise, his abode will be the fire, and evil is the abode of the unjust!” Clearer than this is the saying of Allah: “Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah’s ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred; that is the right religion; therefore be not unjust to yourselves regarding them.” Knowing the months is not to be considered as the right religion because the Jews, the Christians, the Magi and all peoples know the number and the names of the months. They are but the twelve imams, who are the guardians of the religion. Among the four sacred ones is Imam Ali (as), whose name Allah has derived from His name as He has derived the name of the Prophet (S). Three other imams have the name Ali. They are Ali bin al-Husayn, Ali bin Musa and Ali bin Muhammad. So this name (Ali), which has been derived from one of the attributes of Allah, has deserved to be sacred. Peace and blessing be upon Muhammad and his progeny, the pure, the sacred.

[Le contenu principal du hadith a été traduit ici.]

(18) Salama bin Muhammad narrated from Abul Hasan Ali bin Umar al-Haji from Hamza bin al-Qassim al-Alawi al-Abbasi ar-Razi from Ja’far bin Muhammad al-Hasani from Obayd bin Katheer from Abu Ahmad bin Musa al-Assadi that Dawood bin Katheer ar-Riqqi had said: I came to Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) in Medina and he said to me: “Why have you not visited us since so long, O Dawood?” I said: “I had something to do in Kufa.” He said: “Whom did you leave in Kufa?” I said: “May my soul be sacrificed for you! I have left your uncle Zayd. I left him riding on a horse with his sword and calling loudly: “Ask me before you will miss me. I have great knowledge. I have known the abrogating and abrogated verdicts, the oft-repeated verses and the great Qur’an. Knowledge is between Allah and you.” He said to me: “O Dawood, things have affected you!” Then he called: “O Suma’a bin Mihran, bring me a basket of ripe dates!” He brought him a basket of ripe dates. He took one, ate it, took the kernel out of his mouth and stuck it into the ground. It grew and fruited. He picked an unripe date from one of the bunches. He split it and took a piece of parchment out of it. He spread it, gave it to me and said to me: “Read it!” It had two lines. The first line was (There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah). The second line was (Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah’s ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred; that is the right religion); Amirul Mo’mineen Ali bin Abu Talib, al-Hasan bin Ali, al-Husayn bin Ali, Ali bin al-Husayn, Muhammad bin Ali, Ja’far bin Muhammad, Musa bin Ja’far, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, al-Hasan bin Ali, al-Khalaf al-Hujjah (al-Mahdi). Then he said: “O Dawood, do you know when this has been written in this piece of parchment?” I said: “Allah, His messenger and you are more aware!” He said: “Two thousand years before Allah had created Adam.”

Le contenu principal du hadith raconte une rencontre entre Dawud et Ja'far ibn Muhammad, où Ja'far lui montre un miracle impliquant une datte, un noyau, un arbre, une feuille de palmier et un morceau de papier contenant une déclaration de foi. Ja'far explique à Dawud la signification de ce qu'il voit et lui révèle que cela a été écrit avant la création d'Adam il y a deux mille ans.

(19) Salama bin Muhammad narrated from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Mihziyar from Ahmad bin Muhammad as-Sayyari from Ahmad bin Hilal, also from Ali bin Muhammad bin Obaydillah al-Khaba’iy from Ahmad bin Hilal from Umayya bint Maymoon ash-Shu’ayri that Ziyad al-Qandi had said: I heard Abu Ibraheem Musa bin Ja’far bin Muhammad (Imam al-Kadhim) (as) saying: “Allah has created a house of light. He has made four pillars for it. Four names has been written on them; Tabarak, Subhan, al-Hamd and Allah. Then he has created four ones from those four and then four from these four then He has said: (Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months).”

"Certes, Allah a créé une maison de lumière, dont les piliers sont au nombre de quatre, sur lesquels sont inscrits quatre noms: 'Témoignage de bénédiction, Pureté, Louange, Allah'. Ensuite, Il a créé quatre à partir des quatre, et de ces quatre, Il en a créé quatre autres." Puis il a dit: "Le nombre de mois selon Allah est de douze mois dans le Livre d'Allah."

(20) Ali bin al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali from Muhammad bin Sinan that Dawood bin Katheer ar-Riqqi had said: I said to Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as): “May I die for you! Would you tell me about (the meaning of) the saying of Allah, “And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). These are they who are drawn nigh (to Allah)”? He said: “Allah has said that on the day when He has determined the creation in the Covenant two thousand years before creating the creatures (people).” I said: “Would you explain this for me?” He said: “When Allah had willed to create people, He made them of clay and made a fire for them. He ordered them to enter into fire. The first ones, who had entered into it, were Muhammad, Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn and nine imams one after the other and then their followers followed them. By Allah they are the foremost.”

Il répondit : "Allah l'a prononcée le jour où Il a rassemblé la création dans le pacte, mille ans avant de créer la création. J'ai demandé : 'Expliquez-moi cela.' Il dit : 'Quand Allah a voulu créer la création, Il les a créés à partir de l'argile et a élevé devant eux un feu, puis Il a dit : 'Entrez-y.' Le premier à y entrer fut Muhammad, le Messager d'Allah, et l'Imam des croyants, suivi de al-Hassan, al-Hussein, et neuf des Imams, l'un après l'autre, puis leurs partisans. Ils sont vraiment les premiers, par Allah."

(21) Abu Ali Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ya’qoob bin Ammar al-Kufi narrated from his father from al-Qassim bin Hisham al-Lu’lu’iy from al-Hasan bin Mahboob that Ibraheem al-Karkhi had said: Once I came to Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad (as). While I was sitting with him, (his son) Abul Hasan Musa (al-Kadhim) came in. He was a young boy. I got up and kissed him and then I sat down. Abu Abdullah (as) said to me: “O Ibraheem, he will be your companion after me. Because of him many people will perish and others will be pleased. May Allah damn his killer and double the torment for his soul! Allah will derive from him the best of the people on the earth in his time. His name will be like the name of his grandfather. He will be the heir of his grandfather’s knowledge, wisdom and judgements. He will be the essence of the imamate and the top of wisdom. He will be killed by the arrogant of so-and-so family after some wonders because of envy. But Allah will carry out His order even the polytheists are averse. Allah will derive from his progeny the rest of the twelve inspired imams, whom He will honor with dignity of His and will place in the sanctuary of His. He, who waits for the twelfth imam and fights with him, is as if he has fought with the Prophet (S) and defended him.” Then a man of the freed slaves of the Umayyads came in and Imam as-Sadiq (as) stopped talking. I visited him eleven times wishing that he might complete his speech but I failed. In the next year I came to him. He said: “O Ibraheem, he will relieve his Shia from their grief after long strait, affliction, oppression and fright. Blessed is he, who will attend at that time! O Ibraheem, this suffices you.” I have never come back with something more pleasant to my heart and more delightful to my eye than this thing.”

Le contenu principal du hadith est une prophétie sur l'avènement d'un Imam attendu, issu de la descendance du Prophète, qui apportera la justice et la guidance après une période de troubles et d'oppression. Ce leader sera confronté à des épreuves et à des ennemis, mais Dieu accomplira Son dessein à travers lui, établissant douze Imams guidés qui seront des guides pour la communauté. Ce récit met en lumière l'importance de la lignée prophétique et de la guidance divine dans l'histoire de l'Islam.

(22) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Abu Abdullah al-Husayn bin Muhammad from Muhammad bin Abu Qayss from Ja’far ar-Rummani from Muhammad bin Abul Qassim, the son of Khalid bin Mukhallad al-Qatawani’s sister, from Abdul Wahab ath-Thaqafi from Imam Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) that his father Imam Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) had looked at Hamran, cried and said: “O Hamran, how odd of people it is! How have they ignored or forgotten the saying of the Prophet (S) on the last day of his life? When he fell ill, people came to visit him until the house became so crowded. Then Ali (as) came and offered greeting but he could not overstep the people to reach the Prophet (S) and the people did not let him pass. When the Prophet (S) saw that, he raised his pillow and said: “O Ali, come to me!” Then people pressed closed to let Ali pass. The Prophet (S) seated Ali (as) beside him and said: “O people, you do so to my family while I am still alive! Then what will you do to them after my death? By Allah, whatever closer you approach to my family, you will be closer to Allah and whatever far you become and turn away from them, Allah will turn away from you. O people, listen to what I say to you! Contentment and love of Allah will be to whoever loves Ali, obeyed him and followed him and his guardians after him. Allah has promised to respond to me regarding them. They are twelve imams. Whoever follows them is from me. I am from Abraham and Abraham is from me. His religion is my religion and my religion is his. His lineage is mine and mine is his. My virtue is his and I am better than him without pride. Allah has confirmed my speech when saying, “Offspring one of the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.”

(23) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Abu Ali al-Hasan bin Ali bin Eessa al-Qoohistani from Badr bin Iss’haq bin Badr al-Anmati from his father that his grandfather Badr bin Eessa had said: Once I asked my father, who was a very respectable man: “Whom have you met of the successors of the Prophet’s companions?” He said: “I do not know what you say but once I was in Kufa and heard an old man in the mosque talking about a good man. He said: “I have heard Amirul Mo’mineen Ali bin Abu Talib (as) saying: The Prophet (S) has said to me: O Ali, the infallible guided imams of your progeny are eleven ones and you are the first of them. The name of the last of them is like my name. He will appear to fill the world with justice and equity after it has been filled with injustice and oppression. People will come to him asking for money, which will be accumulated. He will say to them: “Take (as you like)!”

Les Imams bien guidés, les guides infaillibles de ta descendance sont au nombre de onze Imams, et tu es le premier d'entre eux, et le dernier d'entre eux porte mon nom. Il sortira et remplira la terre de justice comme elle aura été remplie d'injustice et de tyrannie. Les gens viendront à lui avec leurs richesses empilées, et ils diront: Ô Mahdi, donne-nous. Et il répondra: Prenez.

(24) Abul Harith Abdullah bin Abdul Melik bin Sahl at-Tabarani narrated from Muhammad bin al-Muthanna al-Baghdadi from Muhammad bin Issma’eel ar-Riqqi from Musa bin Eessa bin Abdurrahman from Hisham bin Abdullah ad-Dastuwa’iy from Ali bin Muhammad from Amr bin Shimr from Jabir bin Yazeed al-Ju’fi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) from Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar from his father that the Prophet (S) had said: “Allah has revealed to me in the night of the Ascension: “O Muhammad, whom have you entrusted with your umma on the earth-(and He is aware)?” I said: “O my God, I have entrusted my brother.” He the Almighty said: “O Muhammad, is he Ali bin Abu Talib?” I said: “Yes, he is. O my God!” He said: “O Muhammad, I had a look at the earth and chose you from among its people. Whatever I mention, you are to mention with me. I am Mahmood and you are Muhammad. Then I had another look at the earth. I chose Ali bin Abu Talib and made him your guardian. You are the master of the prophets and Ali is the master of the guardians. Then I derived for him a name from my name; I am al-A’la (the highest) and he is Ali (high). O Muhammad, I have created Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan, al-Husayn and the rest of the imams from one light and then I offered their guardianship before the angels. Whoever of them accepted it became close to me and whoever denied it became among the unbelievers. O Muhammad, if one of My people worships me devotedly and then he meets Me denying their guardianship, I will throw him into Hell.” Then He said: “O Muhammad, do you like to see them?” I said: “Yes, O my Lord.” He said: “Go ahead!” I went ahead and I saw Ali bin Abu Talib, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Ali bin al-Husayn, Muhammad bin Ali, Ja’far bin Muhammad, Musa bin Ja’far, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, al-Hasan bin Ali and al-Hujjah al-Mahdi, who was like a shining star in the middle of them. I said: “O my God, who are they?” He said: “These are the imams and this is al-Qa’im. He will permit what I have permitted, prohibit what I have prohibited and will revenge on My enemies. O Muhammad, love him because I love him and love whoever loves him.”

(25) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father from ibn Abu Omayr from Sa’eed bin Ghazwan from Abu Baseer that Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said: “Nine imams are after al-Husayn bin Ali. The ninth one is al-Qa’im.”

Neuf imams viendront après Husayn ibn Ali, le neuvième d'entre eux sera leur guide.

(26) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Ali bin Muhammad from Sahl bin Ziyad from Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Shammoon from Abdullah bin Abdurrahman al-Assamm that Karram had said: I have promised myself not to eat any kind of food during the day at all until al-Qa’im of Muhammad’s family appears. I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) and said to him: “I am one of your Shia. I have promised Allah not to eat any kind of food at all during the day until al-Qa’im appears.” He said to me: “O Karram, fast! But do not fast on the days of the two Eids nor the three days of al-Tashreeq or when you are on travel. When al-Husayn (as) was killed there was a clamor in the Heaven and on the earth. The angels said: “O our Lord, do You permit us to perish the human beings and to terminate them from on the earth for what they have committed when trespassing Your sanctity by killing the choice of Yours?” Allah revealed to the angels: “O My angels, My Heaven and My earth, be quiet!” Then He uncovered one of the covers. Behind it were Muhammad and twelve guardians of his. Allah held one from among them by the hand and said: “O My angels, My Heavens and My earth, with this one I will avenge this killed one upon his killers.” He repeated it three times.”

"J'ai fait le serment envers moi-même de ne jamais manger de nourriture pendant la journée jusqu'à ce que se lève le Qa'im de la famille de Muhammad. Je suis ensuite allé voir Abu 'Abd Allah et je lui ai dit : 'Un homme parmi tes partisans a pris un engagement envers Allah de ne jamais manger de nourriture pendant la journée jusqu'à ce que se lève le Qa'im de la famille de Muhammad.' Il a répondu : 'Jeûne, ô Karam, mais ne jeûne pas les deux fêtes, ni les trois jours de Tashriq, ni lorsque tu es en voyage, car lorsque al-Husayn a été tué, les cieux, la terre, leurs habitants et les anges ont pleuré. Ils ont dit : 'Ô notre Seigneur, nous permettras-Tu de détruire la création pour les punir de nouveau sur terre pour avoir transgressé Tes interdits et tué Tes élus ?' Alors Allah leur a révélé : 'Ô mes anges, ô mes cieux, ô ma terre, restez en paix.' Puis Il a levé un voile parmi les voiles et là, se trouvaient Muhammad et douze de ses successeurs. Il a pris la main de tel parmi eux et a dit : 'Ô mes anges, ô mes cieux, ô ma terre, par ceci je me vengerai d'eux pour celui-ci.' Il l'a répété trois fois." Et dans une autre narration de Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni : "Par ceci je me vengerai d'eux, même s'il faut du temps."

(27) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father from ibn Abu Omayr from Abban bin Ayyash that Sulaym bin Qayss al-Hilali had said: I have heard Abdullah bin Ja’far at-Tayyar saying: One day Al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Abdullah bin Abbas, Umar bin Umm Salama, Ussama bin Zayd and I were with Mo’awiya. I said to him: “I have heard the Prophet (S) saying: “I am worthier of the believers than themselves then my brother Ali bin Abu Talib will be worthier of the believers than themselves. If he is martyred then his son al-Hasan will be worthier of the believers than themselves then after him al-Husayn will be worthier of the believers than themselves. If he is martyred, his son Ali bin al-Husayn will be worthier of the believers than themselves then his son Muhammad bin Ali will be worthier of the believers than themselves then the rest of the twelve imams, nine of whom are from the progeny of al-Husayn.” I asked al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Abdullah bin Abbas, Umar bin Umm Salama and Ussama bin Zayd to witness of that (the Prophet (S) had said so) and they witnessed.” Sulaym said: “I have heard that from Salman al-Farisi, al-Miqdad and Abu Tharr that they have heard it from the Prophet (S).”

[Contenu principal du hadith]

(28) Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari narrated from his father from Muhammad bin Isa bin Ubayd bin Yaqteen from an-Nadhr bin Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi that Ali bin Abu Hamza had said: "I was with Abu Baseer and with us was a freed-slave (mawla) of Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (as). So he (the mawla) said that he heard Abu Ja'far say: “From us there are twelve muhadiths. The seventh of my descendants is al-Qa’im.” Abu Baseer said: “I bare witness that I have heard Abu Ja’far saying this forty years ago.” Abu al-Hasan al-Shuja'i (rah) said: "These two hadiths are among those which Abu Abdullah (rah) reviewed after he finished compiling and copying the book.'"

Parmi nous, il y a douze porte-parole, le septième après moi est mon fils al-Qa'im.

(29) Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin al-Mufadhdhal bin Ibraheem bin Qayss bin Rummana al-Ash’ari from Ibraheem bin Muhzim from Khaqan bin Sulayman al-Kharraz from Ibraheem bin Abu Yahya al-Madani from Abu Haroon al-Abdi that Umar bin Abu Salama, the Prophet’s foster-son, and Abut-Tufayl Aamir bin Wathila had said: “We attended the prayer (for the dead) when Abu Bakr died. While we were sitting around Umar, who had been paid homage to be the caliph, a young Jew from the Jews of Medina, whose father was the jurisprudent of the Jews in Medina and the Jews claimed that he was one of Aaron’s descendants, came to Umar. He greeted him and said: “O Amirul Mo’mineen, who is the most aware of your Book and the Sunna of your prophet among you?” Umar said: “It is this one. (He pointed to Ali bin Abu Talib.) This is the most aware of our Book and our Prophet’s Sunna.” The young Jew said (to Ali): “Would you answer my questions?” Imam Ali (as) said: “Yes, I would. Ask me as you like.” The young boy said: “I ask you about three things and three things and one thing.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Why do you not say: I ask you about seven things?” The young boy said: “No, but I ask you about the first three and if you give the right answers then I will ask you about the other three and if you give the right answers then I will ask you about the last one. If you fail to answer the first three ones, I will keep silent and not ask you about anything.” Imam Ali (as) said: “If I give you the right answer, will you know that my answer is right or not?” He said: “Yes, I will.” Imam Ali (as) said: “I adjure you before Allah that if I give you right answers, you are to be a Muslim and to give up Judaism.” He said: “I agree. I promise you to be a Muslim and to give up Judaism.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Then ask me as you like.” The young Jew said: “Would you tell me about the first stone that has been put on the surface of the earth, the first tree that has grown on the earth and the first fountain that has flowed on the earth?” Imam Ali (as) said: “O Jew, as for the first stone that has been put on the surface of the earth, the Jews has claimed that it is the rock, which is in Jerusalem, but they have told a false thing. It is the Black Stone that Adam (as) has brought from Paradise and put in the corner (of the Kaaba). The believers kiss it to renew the covenant of being loyal to Allah. As for the first tree, the Jews have claimed that it is the olive tree but they have told a lie. It is the date-palm, which Adam (as) has brought with him from Paradise. And as for the first fountain, the Jews have claimed that it is the one under the rock (in Jerusalem) but they have told a lie. It is the fountain of life, in which a dead is dipped to be alive again. It is the fountain of Moses (as), beside which he has left the salted fish and when water touched it, it revived and slipped into the sea and then Moses (as) and his servant followed it when they met with al-Khidhr (as).” The young Jew said: “I swear that you have said the truth. This is a book that I have inherited from my ancestors. It has been dictated by Moses (as) and written by Aaron (as). It has these seven things. By Allah, if you give right answers to the rest of the seven questions, I will give up my religion and believe in yours.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Ask!” The Jew said: “Would you tell me how many imams of guidance, who will not be harmed by the disappointment of the plotters, this umma will have after its prophet? In which position Muhammad will be in Paradise? How many ones will be with Muhammad in his position?” Imam Ali (as) said: “This umma has twelve imams. All of them are guided and guiding imams and they will never be harmed by the disappointment of the plotters. The position of Muhammad (as) is in the best position of the Garden of Eden, the most honored and the closest to Allah. As for those, who will be with Muhammad in his position, they are twelve imams.” The Jew said: “I swear that you have said the truth. If you answer the last one as you have done with these six, by Allah I will be a Muslim before you and give up Judaism.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Ask!” He said: “Would you tell me how long the successor of Muhammad will live after Muhammad? Will he die or be killed?” Imam Ali (as) said: “He will live for thirty years and then this will be dyed (of blood) from this. (He grasped his beard and made a sign with his head.)” The young Jew said: “I witness that there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah and you are the caliph of the umma after the Prophet (S). Whoever precedes you, will be oppressive.” Then he left.

Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn 'Uqda al-Kufi nous a informés, il a dit: Muhammad ibn al-Mufaddal ibn Ibrahim ibn Qays ibn Ramana al-Ash'ari nous a informés de son livre, il a dit: Ibrahim ibn Mahzam nous a informés, il a dit: Khaghan ibn Sulayman al-Khazzaz nous a informés, d'Ibrahim ibn Abi Yahya al-Madani, d'Abu Harun al-Abdi, d'Umar ibn Abi Salama, le beau-fils du Messager d'Allah, et d'Abu al-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila, ils ont dit: Nous avons assisté à la prière funéraire d'Abu Bakr lors de son décès. Alors que nous étions assis autour d'Umar après qu'il ait été désigné calife, un jeune juif de Médine est venu, son père était un érudit juif de Médine, prétendant être de la descendance d'Harun. Il salua Umar et dit: "Ô Commandeur des croyants, lequel d'entre vous est le plus versé dans votre Livre et la Sunna de votre Prophète?" Umar répondit: "Celui-ci," en désignant Ali ibn Abi Talib, et dit: "Celui-ci est le plus versé dans notre Livre et la Sunna de notre Prophète." Le jeune juif demanda: "Puis-je te poser trois questions?" Ali dit: "Pourquoi ne pas en poser sept?" Le jeune dit: "Non, je vais te poser trois questions, si tu réponds correctement, je te poserai les trois autres, et si tu réponds correctement à celles-ci, je te poserai la dernière. Sinon, je me tairai et ne te poserai rien." Ali lui dit: "Ô juif, si je te dis la vérité, sauras-tu si j'ai tort ou raison?" Le jeune répondit: "Oui." Ali dit: "Par Allah, si je réponds correctement à ce que tu me demandes, renonceras-tu au judaïsme?" Le jeune dit: "Oui, par Allah, si tu réponds correctement, j'abandonnerai le judaïsme." Ali dit: "Pose ta question." Le jeune demanda: "Dis-moi quel est le premier rocher posé sur terre, la première plante qui a poussé sur terre, et la première source qui a jailli sur terre?" Ali répondit: "Ô juif, quant au premier rocher posé sur terre, les juifs disent que c'est la pierre dans la Maison Sacrée, mais ils mentent, c'est en fait la Pierre Noire descendue du Paradis avec Adam et placée dans le coin, les croyants la touchent pour renouveler leur alliance avec Allah. En ce qui concerne la première plante qui a poussé sur terre, les juifs disent que c'est l'olivier, mais ils mentent, c'est en fait le palmier-dattier, descendu du Paradis avec Adam et Ève, la source de tous les fruits est le palmier-dattier. Quant à la source, les juifs disent que c'est la source sous la pierre, mais ils mentent, c'est l'Œil de Vie où aucun mort ne reste mort, mais revient à la vie, c'est l'Œil de Moïse où le poisson salé a retrouvé la vie après l'avoir touchée avec de l'eau, puis a filé dans la mer, suivi par Moïse et son compagnon lorsqu'ils ont rencontré Al-Khidr." Le jeune dit: "Je témoigne que tu as dit la vérité, voici un livre que j'ai hérité de mes ancêtres, dicté par Moïse et écrit de la main d'Aaron, contenant ces sept caractéristiques. Par Allah, si tu réponds correctement aux sept autres, j'abandonnerai ma religion et suivrai la tienne." Ali dit: "Pose ta question." Le jeune demanda: "Dis-moi combien d'imams-guides cette communauté aura après son Prophète, qui seront des guides éclairés et ne seront

(30) Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Hameed bin Ziyad from Ja’far bin Issma’eel al-Minqari from Abdurrahman bin Abu Najran from Issma’eel bin Ali al-Basri from Abu Ayyoob al-Mu’addib that his father, who was a teacher (mu’addib) of some of Imam Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq’s children, had said: “When the Prophet (S) died, a Jew man of the descendants of Dawood (Prophet David) came to Medina and saw the streets empty. He asked what the matter was. It was said to him that the Prophet (S) had died. He said: “Indeed he has died on the same day mentioned in our Book.” Then he asked where people were. It was said to him that they had been in the mosque. He came to the mosque where there were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Abdurrahman bin Ouff, Abu Obayda bin al-Jarrah and a great crowd of people. He said: “Make way to let me come in and lead me to the one, whom your prophet has entrusted with his umma!” They led him to Abu Bakr. He said to Abu Bakr: “I am a Jew and I am from the descendants of Prophet David (as). I have come to ask about four things. If you answer me, I become a Muslim.” He was asked to wait a little. Then Amirul Mo’mineen Ali (as) came in from one of the gates of the mosque. People said to the Jew: “Go to this young man!” When he came near to him, he asked: “Are you Ali bin Abu Talib?” Imam Ali (as) said to him: “Are you so-and-so the son of David (as)?” He said: “Yes, I am.” Imam Ali (as) took the Jew’s hand and came with him to Abu Bakr. The Jew said to Imam Ali (as): “I asked these people about four things but they sent me to you.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Please ask!” The Jew asked: “What was the first thing that was revealed to your prophet when he came back from his Lord after his Ascension? Who was the angel that pushed your prophet away and did not greet him? Who were the four men, from above whom Angel Malik had removed a cover of Fire and who had talked with your prophet? In which position of Paradise will the minbar of your prophet be?” Imam Ali (as) said: “The first thing that Allah has revealed to our prophet after the Ascension is: (The messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord).” The Jew said: “It is not this that I mean.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Then it is (and (so do) the believers; they all believe in Allah).” He said: “It is not this that I mean.” Imam Ali (as) said: “Then let the matter be hidden.” The Jew said: “You are to tell me the truth. Are you not the one, whom I mean?” Imam Ali (as) said: “As you insist on that, I shall tell the truth. When the Prophet (S) came back from his Lord, where the screens were opened before him, and before he got to the place of Gabriel, an angel had called: “O Ahmad!” The Prophet (S) said: “Here I am.” The angel said: “Allah sends you His greeting and says to you: “Deliver Our greeting to the master of guardians.” The Prophet (S) asked: “Who is the master of guardians?” The angel replied: “He is Ali bin Abu Talib.” The Jew said to Imam Ali (as): “You are right. I have found that in my father’s book.” Imam Ali (as) said: “As for the angel, who had pushed the Prophet (S) away, he was the Angel of Death. He had come from an arrogant of the people of the earth, who had uttered something that made Allah angry. Then Gabriel said to the Angel of Death: “This is Ahmad, the beloved messenger of Allah.” The Angel of Death came back, embraced the Prophet (S), apologized and said to him: “O messenger of Allah, I went to a tyrant king, who uttered bad things that made me very angry so that I did not know you.” The Prophet (S) accepted his apology. As for the four men, from above whom Angel Malik had removed a cover of Fire, that when the Prophet (S) passed by Angel Malik, who had never smiled since he had been created at all, Gabriel said: “O Malik, this is Muhammad, the prophet of mercy.” Then Malik smiled to the Prophet (S) and he did never smile to anyone else than Muhammad (as). The Prophet (S) said to Gabriel: “Order him to uncover a layer of Fire!” He uncovered a layer of Fire and there appeared Qabeel (Cain), Nimrod, Pharaoh and Haman. They said: “O Muhammad, ask your god to send us back to the worldly life in order to do good!” Gabriel became angry and with a feather of his wing he returned the layer of Fire upon them. As for the minbar of the Prophet (S), the abode of the Prophet (S) is the Garden of Eden, which Allah has created with His (hand). There are twelve guardians will be with the Prophet (S) in this Garden. Above this abode there is a dome called the dome of ar-Radhwan (contentment). Above the dome there is a house called al-Wasseela (the means), which no house in Paradise looks like it. It is the minbar of the Prophet (S).” The Jew said: “By Allah, you are right. This has been mentioned in the book of my father David (as). The book has been inherited by one after the other until it has reached me.” Then he took out a book written by Prophet David (as) and said to Imam Ali (as): “Give me your hand! I witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. It is he, of whom Prophet Moses (as) has informed. And I witness that you are the jurisprudent of this umma and the guardian of the messenger of Allah.” Then Imam Ali (as) began to teach him the laws of Islam.” The Book of Allah, the traditions of the Prophet (S), Imam Ali (as) and all the imams one after the other had confirmed that the number of the imams is twelve. No one among the Shia denies that the book of Sulaym bin Qayss al-Hilali is considered as one of the important books of the doctrine of the Shia. All that is mentioned in the book has been narrated from the Prophet (S), imam Ali (as), al-Miqdad, Salman al-Farisi Abu Tharr and their likes, who have accompanied the Prophet (S) and Amirul Mo’mineen (as). It is one of the sources that the Shia have depended on and referred to.

Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Saeed nous a informés, il a dit: Hamid ibn Ziyad m'a rapporté de son livre et je l'ai lu sur lui, il a dit: Ja'far ibn Isma'il Al-Minqari m'a informé, d'après Abdurrahman ibn Abi Najran, d'après Isma'il ibn Ali Al-Basri, d'après Abu Ayyub Al-Mudabb, de son père - qui était l'instructeur de certains des enfants de Ja'far ibn Muhammad - a dit: "Quand le Messager d'Allah est décédé, un homme de la descendance de David, suivant la religion juive, est entré dans la ville. Il a vu les rues vides et a demandé à certains habitants de la ville: 'Quel est votre état?' On lui a répondu: 'Le Messager d'Allah est décédé.' Le Davidien a dit: 'Il est décédé le jour qui est écrit dans notre livre.' Puis il a demandé: 'Où sont les gens?' On lui a dit: 'Ils sont à la mosquée.' Il est allé à la mosquée, et il a vu Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, Abdurrahman ibn Awf, Abu Ubaidah ibn Al-Jarrah et les gens, la mosquée était pleine avec eux. Il a dit: 'Écartez-vous pour que j'entre et guidez-moi vers celui que votre Prophète a laissé derrière lui.' Ils l'ont dirigé vers Abu Bakr. Il lui a dit: 'Je suis de la descendance de David, suivant la religion juive, et je suis venu pour poser quatre questions. Si vous me répondez, je me convertirai.' Ils lui ont dit: 'Attends un peu.' Ali ibn Abi Talib est entré par l'une des portes de la mosquée, et ils lui ont dit: 'C'est à toi de répondre au jeune homme.' Il s'est approché de lui, et quand il s'est rapproché, il lui a demandé: 'Es-tu Ali ibn Abi Talib?' Ali lui a demandé: 'Es-tu untel fils d'untel fils de David?' Il a répondu: 'Oui.' Alors Ali a pris sa main et l'a amené à Abu Bakr. Le Juif lui a dit: 'J'ai posé des questions à ces gens et ils m'ont dirigé vers toi pour te les poser.' Il a dit: 'Pose tes questions.' Le Juif a demandé: 'Quel était le premier mot par lequel Allah a parlé à votre Prophète quand il est monté au ciel et est revenu de son Seigneur? Et informe-moi sur l'ange qui a bloqué votre Prophète et à qui il n'a pas dit "Salam", et informe-moi sur les quatre personnes que Malik a montrées un plateau de l'Enfer et qui ont parlé à votre Prophète, et informe-moi sur la chaire de votre Prophète, où se trouve-t-elle au Paradis?' Ali a répondu: 'Le premier mot par lequel notre Prophète a été parlé par Allah est: "Le Messager a cru en ce qui lui a été descendu de la part de son Seigneur, et aussi les croyants. Tous ont cru en Allah, en Ses anges, en Ses livres et en Ses messagers. Nous ne faisons aucune distinction entre Ses messagers. Ils disent: 'Nous avons entendu et obéi. Seigneur, nous implorons Ton pardon et c'est vers Toi que sera le retour.'" Il a dit: 'Ce n'est pas ce que je voulais.' Ali a répété les paroles du Messager d'Allah. Le Juif a dit: 'Laisse l'affaire cachée.' Ali a dit: 'Tu vas me dire ou ce n'est pas toi.' Le Juif a dit: 'Quand tu resteras, le Messager d'Allah, lorsqu'il est revenu de son Seigneur et que les voiles ont été levés pour lui avant qu'il n'atteigne l'endroit de Gabriel, un ange l'a appelé: "Ahmad." Il a dit: "Allah te salue et te

(31) Muhammad bin Uthman bin Allan ad-Duhni al-Bagdhadi narrated from Abu Bakr bin Khaythama from Ali bin al-Ja’d from Zuhayr bin Mo’awiya from Ziyad bin Khuthayma from al-Aswad bin Sa’eed al-Hamadani from Jabir bin Samra that the Prophet (S) had said: “There will be twelve caliphs after me; all of them are from Quraysh.” When the Prophet (S) went home, the people of Quraysh came to him asking: “Then what will happen?” He said: “Commotion will be then.”

Après moi, il y aura douze califes, tous de Quraysh. Il a dit: Qu'arrivera-t-il ensuite? Il a dit: Ensuite, il y aura du désordre.

(32) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from ibn Abu Olaqa, Sammak bin Harb and Hussayn bin Khaythama from Ali bin al-Ja’d from Zuhayr bin Mo’awiya from Ziyad bin Abdurrahman from Jabir bin Samra that the Prophet (S) had said: “There will be twelve caliphs after me.” Then he (the Prophet (S)) said something that I could not understand. Some people said that the Prophet (S) had said: “All of them are from Quraysh.”

"Après moi, il y aura douze califes. Puis il a dit quelque chose que je n'ai pas compris, et certains d'entre eux ont dit: 'J'ai interrogé les gens et ils ont dit: 'Tous seront de Quraysh'."

(33) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from Ahmad from Obaydillah bin Umar from Sulayman al-A’mash from ibn Oun from ash-Shi’bi that Jabir bin Samra had said: “It was mentioned that the Prophet (S) had said: “The people of the religion will still defeat their enemies until twelve imams (come).” People began to stand up and sit down. He (the Prophet (S)) said something that I could not understand. I asked my father or someone else what the Prophet (S) had said. He replied that the Prophet (S) had said: “All of them are from Quraysh.”

Les gens de cette religion continueront à triompher jusqu'à l'avènement de douze califes. Ils seront tous de Quraysh.

(34) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from Ahmad bin Abu Khaythama from Yahya bin Mo’een from Abdullah bin Salih from al-Layth bin Sa’d from Khalid bin Yazeed from Sa’eed bin Abu Hilal that Rabee’a bin Sayf had said: “Once we were with Shufiy al-Assbahi. He said that he had heard Abdullah bin Umar saying: I heard the Prophet (S) saying: “After me there will be twelve caliphs.”

Il y aura douze califes après moi.

(35) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from Ahmad from Affan and Yahya bin Iss’haq as-Saleheeni from Hammad bin Salama from Abdullah bin Uthman from Abut-Tufayl that Abdullah bin Umar had said to him: “O Abut-Tufayl, Count twelve ones of bani Ka’b bin Lu’ay and then fighting and killing occur.”

"Ô Abū al-Ṭufayl, prépare douze hommes parmi les descendants de Ka'b ibn Lu'ay, puis il y aura le Nāqif et le Nāqif."

(36) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from al-Muqaddami from Aasim bin Umar bin Ali bin Miqdam from his father from Fitr bin Khaleefa from Abu Khalid al-Walibi that Jabir bin Samra had heard the Prophet (S) saying: “This matter (the religion) will still prevail without being harmed by the enemies until there will be twelve caliphs; all of them are from Quraysh.”

Ce commandement restera manifeste et inébranlable, quiconque le soutient ne sera pas affecté, jusqu'à ce qu'il y ait douze califes, tous issus de Quraysh.

(37) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from Abdullah bin Ja’far ar-Riqqi from Eessa bin Younus from Mujalid bin Sa’eed from ash-Shi’bi that Massrooq had said: Once we were with ibn Mass’ood in his house. Someone asked him: “Have your prophet told you how many caliphs will be after him?” Ibn Mass’ood said: “Yes, He has. But no one has asked me about this matter before you. You are the youngest of these people. I have heard the Prophet (S) saying: “After me there will be (caliphs) as the number of the chieftains of Prophet Moses (as).”

Après moi, il y aura plusieurs califes, comme les chefs des enfants d'Israël.

(38) Muhammad bin Uthman narrated from Ahmad bin Abu Khaythama from al-Fadhl bin Dukayn from Fitr from Abu Khalid al-Walibi from Jabir bin Samra as-Sawwa’iy that the Prophet (S) had said: “This religion will not be harmed by its enemies until twelve caliphs, who all are from Quraysh, pass away.” The traditions narrated by the Sunnis concerning this subject are so many. The traditions show clearly that the Prophet (S) has meant by the twelve caliphs the twelve imams of his descendants. The tradition, saying that commotion will take place, refers to the commotion that will happen after the end of the rule of Imam al-Mahdi (al-Qa’im), the commotion that will last for fifty years. Several twelve rulers have ruled after the Prophet (S) or after Imam Ali (as), who has been the only true caliph. Definitely the Prophet (S) has referred by his sayings to the twelve infallible imams of his progeny, who are with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with them and who will never part with the Qur’an until they come to the Prophet (S) at his pond in Paradise. Furthermore there are other evidences mentioned in the Torah confirming our subject. It has been mentioned in the first book of the Old Testament when talking about the story of Ishmael and after the end of the story of Sara. Allah has addressed Prophet Abraham (as), concerning the matter of his wife and her child, by saying: (I have responded to your prayer regarding Ishmael. I have blessed him and I will do more and more. He will beget twelve great men. I will make them imams as a great nation.) Abdul Haleem bin al-Husayn as-Samriy read to me what a Jew man called al-Husayn bin Sulayman, who was one of the Jewish jurisprudents, had dictated to him in Arrajan. The names and the number of the imams (as) had been mentioned in Hebrew. From among what he had read to me was this passage: “One of the descendants of Ishmael will be delegated (as a prophet). He is called Mabad or Mamad that it means Muhammad. He will be a master over people. From his progeny there will be twelve men. They will be imams and masters, whom people will imitate. Their names are: Taqobeet, Feethwa, Thabeera, Mafssora, Massmoo’a, Domoh, Thabo, Hathar, Yathmo, Bator, Nouqass and Qeedmuwa.” The Jew had been asked about these names and he said that they had been mentioned in the story of Prophet Solomon (as). He had mentioned another passage of the story: (From the progeny of Ishmael a blessed boy is born. My blessing and mercy be upon him. Twelve men of his progeny are honored and glorified. The name of this man is elevated and glorified and his mention is exalted.) This speech was read to Musa bin Imran bin Zakariyya the Jew and he confirmed it. Iss’haq bin Ibraheem bin Bakhtwayh Bahsoon al-Fasawi and Sulayman bin Dawood an-Noubenjani, who were Jews, confirmed it too. The Qur’an, the traditions narrated by the Shia from the Prophet (S) and the infallible imams, the traditions narrated by the Sunnis, the previous divine Books and their followers has confirmed that the imams are twelve ones. After all, is there any excuse for the deniers and the resisters? These are sufficient evidences for those, whom Allah has guided to His pure religion and straight path. Surely those, who deny the infallible imams, will lose. Allah has said addressing His prophet: You are only a warner and (there is) a guide for every people. In every age there is an imam, by whom Allah guides those who follow him and believe in him and He leaves those who deny him (the imam) and turn away from him to their own opinions and analogies.

Ceux qui veulent nuire à cette religion ne pourront pas le faire tant que douze califes, tous de Quraysh, ne seront pas passés. Et ceux qui ont mécru disent: "Pourquoi n'a-t-il pas été révélé à cet homme un miracle de la part de son Seigneur?" Tu n'es qu'un avertisseur, et pour chaque peuple il y a un guide.

(39) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Abdurrahman bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin Salim bin Abdurrahman al-Azdi from Uthman bin Sa’eed at-Taweel from Ahmad bin Sayr from Musa bin Bakr al-Wasiti from al-Fudhayl that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said when talking about the Qur’anic verse (You are only a warner and (there is) a guide for every people): “Each imam is a guide to the people of his age.”

Chaque imam est un guide pour le siècle dans lequel ils se trouvent.

(40) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Abdurrahman bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin Salim bin Abdurrahman al-Azdi from Ali bin al-Husayn bin Rabat from Mansoor bin Hazim from Abdurrahman al-Qasseer that Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said when talking about the verse (You are only a warner and (there is) a guide for every people): “The Prophet (S) is the warner and Ali is the guide. By Allah, it (the mission) has never been away from us and it will still among us until the Day of Resurrection. May Allah make us do what pleases Him!”

Le Messager d'Allah est l'avertisseur, et 'Ali est le guide. Par Allah, elle n'est pas partie de nous et ne partira pas de nous jusqu'à l'Heure.