عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْقَلَانِسِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ:
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قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع إِنْ كَانَ كَوْنٌ وَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ فَإِلَى مَنْ قَالَ عَهْدِي إِلَى الْأَكْبَرِ مِنْ وَلَدَيَّ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
6. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qalanisi from Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn ‘Amr from Ali ibn Mahziyar who has said the following. “Once I said abu al-Hassan (a.s.), “If something will happen-I seek refuge before Allah – to who then will go (Leadership with Divine Authority)?” He said, “My covenant (directive will) is for the eldest of my sons.”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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