حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا عبد العزيز بن يحيى ، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد الضبي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن هلال قال: حدثنا نائل بن نجيح، قال: حدثنا عمرو بن شمر، عن جابر الجعفي، قال: سألت أبا جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر عليهما السلام، عن قول الله عز وجل: " كشجرة طيبة أصلها ثابت و فرعها في السماء * تؤتي أكلها كل حين بإذن ربها " قال: أما الشجرة فرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وفرعها علي عليه السلام وغصن الشجرة فاطمة بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وثمرها أولادها عليهم السلام وورقها شيعتنا: ثم قال عليه السلام: إن المؤمن من شيعتنا ليموت فيسقط من الشجرة ورقة، وإن المولود من شيعتنا ليولد فتورق الشجرة ورقة.
61.	We were told by Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Aziz bin Yahya, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Muhammed al-Dhubbi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hilal, that he said: We were told by Na’el bin Nujaih, that he said: We were told by Amru bin Shimr, from Jabir al-Ju’fi, that he said: I asked Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «like a good Tree whose root is firmly established and whose Branch is in Heaven? It brings its Fruit all the time, by the permission of its Lord.» (14:24-25) He said: As for the Tree, it is the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and its Branch is Ali, peace be upon him, and the twig of the tree is Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and its Fruits are her sons, peace be upon them, and its Leaves are our party . He, peace be upon him, then said: Indeed, a believer from our party is surely to die, and a leaf will fall from the Tree, and indeed, a newborn from our party is surely born and the Tree grows a leaf.