He said: Abul Hasan Ahmad b. Muhammad b. al-Hasan reported to me from his father, from Sa'd b. Abdillah, from Ahmad b Muhammad b. Isa, from al-Hasan b. Mahboob from Yahya b. Abdillah b. al-Hasan who said:
I heard JA'FAR B. MUHAMMAD, peace be upon him, say in the presence of people of Kufa:
"It is surprising to hear people claim that they have derived all their knowledge from the PROPHET, peace be upon him and his progeny, and having acted accordingly, they are guided.
And they believe that we, AHLUL BAIT (ASWS) , have not derived his knowledge, nor have we been guided by him, in spite of being his family members and descendants!
The revelation descended in our homes, and from us the knowledge reached the people. Do you believe that they knew and were guided, while we remained ignorant and lost? This is indeed impossible."
(Ref: Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed: The Fourteenth Assembly : Hadees No.6)