hadith
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20. Al-Husayn b. Muhammad from Mu'alla b. Muhammad from Al-Washaa from Muthanna from Abdullah b. Ajlan from Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as) regarding His saying: «Indeed, the closest people to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this prophet and those who believed» (3:67). He said
"They are the Imams and their followers."
20ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ مُثَنًّى عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَجْلانَ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْراهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا﴾ قَالَ
هُمُ الائِمَّةُ (عَلَيْهم السَّلام) وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُمْ.