Question:

What was Imam Al-Baqir’s (a.) opinion about the work “Kitab Sulaim”?

Answer:

Ma’mar reported that Aban said: “When Ali Ibn Al-Husain (a.) died, i made the pilgrimage and met Abu Ja’far, Muhammad Ibn Ali (a.). i told him all these traditions (Kitab Sulaim) and did not leave out a single letter, whereupon his eyes filled with tears. Then he said: “Sulaim has found himself approved.” [Bihar-ul-Anwar of Al-Majlisi, Volume 36 Page 276 – 277]

عن عبد الرزاق عن معمر بن راشد عن أبان بن أبي عياش رضي الله عنه قال: فلما مضى علي بن الحسين حججت فلقيت أبا جعفر محمد بن علي عليهم السلام فحدثته بهذا الحديث كله (كتاب سليم) لم أترك منه حرفا فاغر ورقت عيناه ثم قال: صدق سليم