وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكُوفِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ع قَالَ
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قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْأَئِمَّةُ بَعْدِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَوَّلُهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ فَهُمْ خُلَفَائِي وَ أَوْصِيَائِي وَ أَوْلِيَائِي وَ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أُمَّتِي بَعْدِي الْمُقِرُّ بِهِمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ الْمُنْكِرُ لَهُمْ كَافِرٌ.
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Hadith.5406 - Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah Al-Kufi narrated from Musa ibn Imran Al-Nakhai from his uncle Al-Husayn ibn Yazid from Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Hamzah from his father from Yahya ibn Abi Al-Qasim from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his grandfather Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as), peace be upon them all, who said: The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The Imams (as) after me are twelve. The first of them is Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), and the last of them is the Riser (Al-Qaʾim (as)). They are my successors, my trustees, my guardians, and the proofs of Allah (swt) over my nation after me. Whoever acknowledges them is a believer, and whoever denies them is a disbeliever."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.