Hadith record

5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the above Hadith) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu ffamzah from abu Basir who has said the following: “Humran and we were present before abu Ja’far (a.s.), when a servant came in. He said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, ‘Ikrimah is in dying condition and he believes in the point of view of the al-Khawarij. However, he is (also) inclined to abu Ja‘far (a.s.) .’ The Imam then said to us, ’Wait until I return to you.’ We agreed and after a while the Imam returned and said, ’Had I met ‘Ikrimah before the soul reached where it was to reach, I could have taught him the words that would have benefitted him but I met him when the soul had already reached where it was to reach.’ I then asked, ’May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, what are those words?’ The Imam said, ’They, by Allah, are the (testimonies) of your belief. You must dictate to those in dying condition the testimony, “It is Allah alone who must be worshipped, and al-Walayah” (belief in the fact that ’A’immah possess Divine Authority).”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.