Sheik Bahai, who is accepted as the Mujaddad of the10th Century , writes that once people asked him whether Zakaria ibne Adam was greater or Sheik Sadooq?
Zakaria ibne Adam was a companion of Imam Ali ibne Moosa (a.s). There is a tradition of Imam Ali ibne Moosa (a.s) about this pious person. They told him that their homes were in a far away place and it wasn’t easy for them to approach him with their queries.
The Imam (a.s) replied that they need not travel the long distance and they could refer their queries to his companion, Zakariya ibne Adam, who was a dependable person both in the matters of the Faith and the world!
Sheik Bahai further writes that after some days Sheik Sadooq came in his dream and complained that when a question was asked to compare him with Zakariya ibne Adam, why did he ignore him and praised Zakariya ibne Adam?
The Sheik said in the dream that he didn’t know that they both were of the same status!