٢ - حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ، قال: حدثنا أبو عبد الله جعفر بن محمد الحسني، قال: حدثنا محمد بن علي بن خلف، قال: حدثنا سهل بن عامر، قال: حدثنا زافر بن سليمان، عن شريك، عن أبي إسحاق، قال: قلت لعلي بن الحسين (عليه السلام): ما معنى قول النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه؟ قال: أخبرهم أنه الامام بعده (٢).
Muhammad b. `Umar al-Hafith narrated to us. He said: Abu `Abdullah Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Hasani narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali b. Khalaf narrated to us. He said: Sahl b. `Amer narrated to us. He said: Zafir b. Sulayman narrated to us from Sharik from Abi Ishaq. He said: I said to `Ali b. al-Husayn : What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (s): “Whoever takes me as a Master, then `Ali is his Master”? He said: He is informing them that he is the Imam after him.