The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Hasani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ali bin Khalaf, that he said: We were told by Sahl bin Isma’il bin ‘Amer, that he said: We were told by Zafir bin Sulayman, from Shareek, from Abu Ishaq, that he said

2. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abu’l-Hasan, Musa bin Muhammed ibn Hasan al-Thaqafi, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Muhammed, that he said: We were told by Safwan bin Yahya, the seller of fine cloth, from Ya’qoub bin Shu’ayb, from Aban bin Taghlib, that he said

3. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Abu Abdillah, Muhammed bin Qasim al-Muharibi, that he said: We were told by ‘Ubad bin Ya’qoub, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hashim, from his father, that he said: At the presence from Zaid bin Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both, it was mentioned the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader. He said

4. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Harith, Abu Bakr al-Wasiti, from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Yazid bin Sulaim, that he said: We were told by Isma’il bin Aban, that he said: We were told by Abu Mariam, from ‘Ataa’, from Ibn Abbas, that he said

5. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ubaidullah al-Askari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ali bin Bassam al-Harrani from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by Mu’allal bin Nufail, that he said: We were told by Ayoub bin Salam, the brother from Muhammed bin Salama, from Bassam al-Sayrafi, from ‘Atiya, from Abu Sa’eed, that he said

6. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed bin Ziyad, Abu Muhammed, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Rahman bin Qais, from ‘Atiya, from Abu Sa’eed, that he said

7. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed bin Ziyad from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Hafs bin Umar al-‘Amri, that he said: We were told by ‘Isam ibn Taleeq, from Abu Harun, from Abu Sa’eed, of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And stop them. Indeed, they are to be questioned.» (37:24) He said

8. We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Hussain bin Yusuf al-Baghdadi, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed ibn ‘Anbasa, the servant of Rashid, that he said: We were told by Darim bin Qabeesa, that he said: We were told by Na’eem bin Salim, that he said