بسم الله الواحد القهار
Narrated to us Ya'qub Ibn Yazeed and Mohammad Ibn Al-Husain from Mohammad Ibn Abi Umayr from Ibn Uzayna from Barid Ibn Muawiya from Abi Ja'far(عليه السلام) who said about the statement of Allah, the Exalted, the Supreme: "'Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace? [4:54]', we are those who are envied for what Allah has given us of the Imamate from among all the creation of Allah."
Narrated to us Mohammad Ibn Al-Husain and Ya'qub Ibn Yazeed from Ibn Abi Umayr from Umar Ibn Uzayna from Barid Al-Ijli from Abi Ja'far(عليه السلام) who said about the statement of Allah, the Exaltet, the Supreme: "'But indeed We have given to Ibrahim's children the Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom.[4:54]' and He made us of them, the Messengers, Prophets and the Imams, so how do people accept this about the family of Ibrahim, but they deny it for the family of Mohammad(صلی الله و عليه و آله)?", I said: "so what is the meaning of: 'and We have given them a grand kingdom'?", he said: "the grand kingdom is putting among them Imams that whoever obeys them, he obeys Allah and whoever disobeys them, he disobeys Allah, so this is the grand kingdom."
Source: Basahir Ad-Darajaat, Pg. 83
Grading: the chains is Sahih(authentic).
Check the narrators in Rijaal section:
2107: Ya'qub Ibn Yazeed Al-Katib Al-Anbari
and
1624: Mohammad Ibn Al-Husain Ibn Abil Khattab
both from
1538: Mohammad Ibn Abi Umayr Al-Azdi
1316: Umar Ibn Uzayna
270: Barid Ibn Muawiya Al-Ijli
