٢١ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حَنَانٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَوْرَةَ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِذَا كَانَ لَكَ يَا سَمَاعَةُ إِلَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَاجَةٌ فَقُلِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلِيٍّ فَإِنَّ لَهُمَا عِنْدَكَ شَأْناً مِنَ الشَّأْنِ وَقَدْراً مِنَ الْقَدْرِ فَبِحَقِّ ذَلِكَ الشَّأْنِ وَبِحَقِّ ذَلِكَ الْقَدْرِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ لَمْ يَبْقَ مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ وَلا نَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ وَلا مُؤْمِنٌ مُمْتَحَنٌ إِلا وَهُوَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.
21. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain individuals of his people from Ibrahim ibn Hanan from Ali ibn Surah from Sama’a who has said the following: “O Sama’a, whenever you have a request before Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, say this: ‘O Lord, I plead before You through, Muhammad and Ali, recipients of divine supreme covenant, due to their special position and respect before You, for that position and respect, bestow al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family, and make my such and such wish come true.’ On the Day of Judgment, all of the angels of special position before Allah, the messenger prophets, and the believing people who had gone through the test of their faith will stand needy before these two people, Muhammad and Ali, recipients of divine supreme covenant, on that Day.’” 