وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ حَمَلَةَ الْعَرْشِ الْيَوْمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ الدِّيكِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلطَّيْرِ وَ وَاحِدٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْأَسَدِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِلسِّبَاعِ وَ وَاحِدٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ الثَّوْرِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِلْبَهَائِمِ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ بَنِي آدَمَ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِوُلْدِ آدَمَ ع فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ صَارُوا ثَمَانِيَةً قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ يَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمانِيَةٌ
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Hadith.1397 - It is narrated: "The carriers of the Throne today are four: One of them is in the form of a rooster, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the birds; Another is in the form of a lion, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the wild animals; Another is in the form of a bull, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the livestock; And one is in the form of a human being, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the children of Adam. On the Day of Resurrection, they will become eight, as Allah (swt), the Exalted, has said: 'And the Throne of your Lord (azj) will be borne above them, on that Day, by eight' (Surah Al-Haqqah 69:17)."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.