2695 – Ahmad reported to us; Muhammad reported to us; Ahmad reported to us; Musʿab narrated, saying: It was said to ʿUmar ibn ʿAli ibn al-Husayn, “Is there among you—the Ahl al-Bayt—anyone whose obedience is obligatory?” He replied, “No, by Allah, that is not the case with us, and whoever claims it is a liar.” I then mentioned to him the matter of the waṣiyyah (alleged testamentary appointment). He said, “By Allah, my father died without leaving even two words of instruction. May Allah fight them; they have indeed been living off us.”