 ٨ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الافْطَسُ أَنَّهُمْ حَضَرُوا يَوْمَ تُوُفِّيَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ بَابَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ يُعَزُّونَهُ وَقَدْ بُسِطَ لَهُ فِي صَحْنِ دَارِهِ وَالنَّاسُ جُلُوسٌ حَوْلَهُ فَقَالُوا قَدَّرْنَا أَنْ يَكُونَ حَوْلَهُ مِنْ آلِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَبَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَقُرَيْشٍ مِائَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ رَجُلاً سِوَى مَوَالِيهِ وَسَائِرِ النَّاسِ إِذْ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَدْ جَاءَ مَشْقُوقَ الْجَيْبِ حَتَّى قَامَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَنَحْنُ لا نَعْرِفُهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بَعْدَ سَاعَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ أَحْدِثْ لله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شُكْراً فَقَدْ أَحْدَثَ فِيكَ أَمْراً فَبَكَى الْفَتَى وَحَمِدَ الله وَاسْتَرْجَعَ وَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَأَنَا أَسْأَلُ الله تَمَامَ نِعَمِهِ لَنَا فِيكَ وَإِنَّا لله وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ فَسَأَلْنَا عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ هَذَا الْحَسَنُ ابْنُهُ وَقَدَّرْنَا لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً أَوْ أَرْجَحَ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ عَرَفْنَاهُ وَعَلِمْنَا أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ بِالامَامَةِ وَأَقَامَهُ مَقَامَهُ.
 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others have narrated from Sa‘id ibn ‘Abdallah from a group of banu Hashim, among whom was al-Hassan ibn al-Hassan al-Aftas, the following. “They were present on the day Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad, at the door of abu al-Hassan to offer condolences. A place in the compound of his house was prepared for him and people were sitting around him. They said, “We estimated that at that time from the descendents of abu Talib, Hashim and Quraysh there were about fifty men besides his slaves and other people. At such time he look at al-Hassan ibn Ali coming and the front of his shirt was torn. He stood at the right of his father and we did not know him. Abu al-Hassan  looked at him after a while and said, “My son, renew your thanks to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, because He has granted you a new task (Leadership with Divine Authority).” The young man wept, praised Allah, and said, “We are for Allah and to Him we shall return. He then said, “All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds. I pray to Allah for completion the blessings for us in you. “We are for Allah and to Him we shall return.” We asked about him and it was said that he was al-Hassan, the son of the Imam. We estimated his age at that time around twenty years or more. On that day we learned and came to know that he had tacitly made a statement about the succeeding Imam and (the Leader with Divine Authority).”