عَنْهُ عَنْ مُعَلًّى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُمْهُورٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ
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قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْأَوْصِيَاءُ هُمْ أَبْوَابُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الَّتِي يُؤْتَى مِنْهَا وَ لَوْلَاهُمْ مَا عُرِفَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ بِهِمُ احْتَجَّ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَلَى خَلْقِهِ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
2. Mu‘alla has narrated from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from Sulayman ibn Suma‘a from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Qasim from abu Basir who has said that Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said the following. “The successors (of the holy Prophet (s.a.) are the gates to Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, through which people go to Him. Had they not existed, Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, would not have been recognized. Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, will present these successors as evidence against His creatures.”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.