What Husayn Ibn Ali عليه السلام Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 30
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 30
What Husayn Ibn Ali عليه السلام Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبْدُوسٍ الْعَطَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْكَشِّيُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُجَاعٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع فِي التَّاسِعِ مِنْ وُلْدِي سُنَّةٌ مِنْ يُوسُفَ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عليه السلام وَ هُوَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ يُصْلِحُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَمْرَهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.
Narrated to us Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad bin Ubdus al-Attar: Narrated to us Abu Amr Kashshi: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Masud: Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad bin Shuja from Muhammad bin Isa from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Abdur Rahman bin Hajjaj from as-Sadiq Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father Muhammad bin Ali from his father Ali bin Husain عليه السلام that he said: Husain Ibne Ali عليه السلام said: “In my ninth descendant there will be a similarity to Prophet Yusuf عليه السلام and a similarity to Prophet Musa bin Imran. And he is the Qaim of us, Ahlul Bayt. Allah, the Mighty and the High will reform his circumstances overnight.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْمُعَاذِيُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْفُرَاتِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ هَمْدَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام يَقُولُ قَائِمُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ هُوَ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الْغَيْبَةِ وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُقْسَمُ مِيرَاثُهُ وَ هُوَ حَيٌّ.
Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ishaq Muazi رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad Hamdani Kufi: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Musa bin Furat: Narrated to us Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad: Narrated to us Sufyan: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Zubair from Abdullah bin Shareek from a man of Hamadan that he said: I heard Al-Husain bin Ali عليه السلام that he said: “The Mahdi of this nation is my ninth descendant. He would have an occultation and he is the one whose inheritance shall be divided during his lifetime.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْهَرَوِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَلِيطٍ قَالَ قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع مِنَّا اثْنَا عَشَرَ مَهْدِيّاً أَوَّلُهُمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ آخِرُهُمُ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ الْقَائِمُ بِالْحَقِّ يُحْيِي اللَّهُ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِها وَ يُظْهِرُ بِهِ دِيْنَ الْحَقِ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لَهُ غَيْبَةٌ يَرْتَدُّ فِيهَا أَقْوَامٌ وَ يَثْبُتُ فِيهَا عَلَى الدِّينِ آخَرُونَ فَيُؤْذَوْنَ وَ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ مَتى هذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صادِقِينَ أَمَا إِنَّ الصَّابِرَ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ عَلَى الْأَذَى وَ التَّكْذِيبِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُجَاهِدِ بِالسَّيْفِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص.
Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamdani: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Abdus Salam bin Salih Harawi that he said: Informed us Waki bin Jarrah from Rabi bin Saad from Abdur Rahman bin Salit that he said: Husain Ibne Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام said: “From us there are twelve Mahdis, the first of whom is Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام and the last of whom is my ninth descendant. And he is truly the Imam al-Qaim. Allah will enliven the earth after its death through him. And through him triumph His religion over all the religions even if the polytheists may dislike this. There will be occultation for him during which communities will apostize but others will remain steadfast on religion. They will be tortured and told: If you are true when will this promise be fulfilled? Know that one who observes patience during those tribulations will be like one who fights the holy war under the command of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم.”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْأَحْوَلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَّادٌ الْمُقْرِي عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ وَثَّابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام يَقُولُ لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا يَوْمٌ وَاحِدٌ لَطَوَّلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وُلْدِي فَيَمْلَأَهَا عَدْلًا وَ قِسْطاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَ ظُلْماً كَذَلِكَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ.
Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad bin Hasan Qazwini: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abdullah Hadhrami: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Yahya al-Hawl: Narrated to us Khallad Muqri from Qais bin Abi Hus’ain from Yahya bin Thaab from Abdullah bin Umar that he said: I heard Husain Ibne Ali عليه السلام say: “Even if only a day remains from the tenure of the world, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, would prolong it enough to allow a man from my progeny to appear. Then he would fill up the earth with justice and equity just as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression.” The narrator says: I heard the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم say the same.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حَمْدَانُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عِيسَى الْخَشَّابِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ صَاحِبُ الْأَمْرِ الطَّرِيدُ الشَّرِيدُ الْمَوْتُورُ بِأَبِيهِ الْمُكَنَّى بِعَمِّهِ يَضَعُ سَيْفَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَشْهُرٍ.
Narrated to us my father رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar: Narrated to us Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik: Narrated to me Hamadan bin Mansur from Saad bin Muhammad from Isa Khashshab that he said: “I asked Husain bin Ali عليه السلام: Are you the master of this affair? He replied: ‘No, the master of the affair is that same ‘Tareed’ and ‘Shareed’1 who is the motor and revenger for his father, who is having the patronymic of his uncle and who would carry his sword on his shoulders for eight months.”
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ما أخبر به علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام من وقوع الغيبة
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْعُصْفُرِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ مُحَمَّداً وَ عَلِيّاً وَ الْأَئِمَّةَ الْأَحَدَ عَشَرَ مِنْ نُورِ عَظَمَتِهِ أَرْوَاحاً فِي ضِيَاءِ نُورِهِ يَعْبُدُونَهُ قَبْلَ خَلْقِ الْخَلْقِ يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ يُقَدِّسُونَهُ وَ هُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْهَادِيَةُ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع.
Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us my father from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran Ashari from Muhammad bin Husain bin Abil Khattab from Muhammad bin Hasan from Abi Saeed Usfoor from Amr bin Thabit from Abi Hamza that he said: I heard Ali bin Husain عليه السلام say: “Allah, the Mighty and the High created Muhammad and Ali and eleven Imams from His great effulgence. In the spiritual form, under the light of His effulgence they worshipped Him before the creation of the creatures, glorified Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and sanctified Him and they are the Imams of guidance from Aale Muhammad عليه السلام.”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَرَّاقُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ الصُّوفِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَسَنِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ عليه السلام فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِالَّذِينَ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ طَاعَتَهُمْ وَ مَوَدَّتَهُمْ وَ أَوْجَبَ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الِاقْتِدَاءَ بِهِمْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لِي يَا كَنْكَرُ إِنَّ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ الَّذِينَ جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَئِمَّةً لِلنَّاسِ وَ أَوْجَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَاعَتَهُمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام ثُمَّ الْحَسَنُ ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنُ ابْنَا عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثُمَّ انْتَهَى الْأَمْرُ إِلَيْنَا ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا سَيِّدِي رُوِيَ لَنَا عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ حُجَّةٍ لِلَّهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فَمَنِ الْحُجَّةُ وَ الْإِمَامُ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ ابْنِي مُحَمَّدٌ وَ اسْمُهُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ بَاقِرٌ يَبْقُرُ الْعِلْمَ بَقْراً هُوَ الْحُجَّةُ وَ الْإِمَامُ بَعْدِي وَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مُحَمَّدٍ ابْنُهُ جَعْفَرٌ وَ اسْمُهُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ الصَّادِقُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا سَيِّدِي فَكَيْفَ صَارَ اسْمُهُ الصَّادِقَ وَ كُلُّكُمْ صَادِقُونَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عليه السلام أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ إِذَا وُلِدَ ابْنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام فَسَمُّوهُ الصَّادِقَ فَإِنَّ لِلْخَامِسِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ وَلَداً اسْمُهُ جَعْفَرٌ يَدَّعِي الْإِمَامَةَ اجْتِرَاءً عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ كَذِباً عَلَيْهِ فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرٌ الْكَذَّابُ الْمُفْتَرِي عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الْمُدَّعِي لِمَا لَيْسَ لَهُ بِأَهْلٍ الْمُخَالِفُ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَ الْحَاسِدُ لِأَخِيهِ ذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَرُومُ كَشْفَ سَتْرِ اللَّهِ عِنْدَ غَيْبَةِ وَلِيِّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثُمَ بَكَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام بُكَاءً شَدِيداً ثُمَّ قَالَ كَأَنِّي بِجَعْفَرٍ الْكَذَّابِ وَ قَدْ حَمَلَ طَاغِيَةَ زَمَانِهِ عَلَى تَفْتِيشِ أَمْرِ وَلِيِّ اللَّهِ وَ الْمُغَيَّبِ فِي حِفْظِ اللَّهِ وَ التَّوْكِيلِ بِحَرَمِ أَبِيهِ جَهْلًا مِنْهُ بِوِلَادَتِهِ وَ حِرْصاً مِنْهُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ إِنْ ظَفِرَ بِهِ وَ طَمَعاً فِي مِيرَاثِهِ حَتَّى يَأْخُذَهُ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ قَالَ أَبُو خَالِدٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَكَائِنٌ فَقَالَ إِي وَ رَبِّي إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمَكْتُوبٌ عِنْدَنَا فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا ذِكْرُ الْمِحَنِ الَّتِي تَجْرِي عَلَيْنَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ أَبُو خَالِدٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مَا ذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ تَمْتَدُّ الْغَيْبَةُ بِوَلِيِّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ مِنْ أَوْصِيَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَهُ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ إِنَّ أَهْلَ زَمَانِ غَيْبَتِهِ الْقَائِلِينَ بِإِمَامَتِهِ وَ الْمُنْتَظِرِينَ لِظُهُورِهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَهْلِ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَعْطَاهُمْ مِنَ الْعُقُولِ وَ الْأَفْهَامِ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ مَا صَارَتْ بِهِ الْغَيْبَةُ عِنْدَهُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُشَاهَدَةِ وَ جَعَلَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِالسَّيْفِ أُولَئِكَ الْمُخْلَصُونَ حَقّاً وَ شِيعَتُنَا صِدْقاً وَ الدُّعَاةُ إِلَى دِينِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ سِرّاً وَ جَهْراً وَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام انْتِظَارُ الْفَرَجِ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْفَرَجِ. و حدثنا بهذا الحديث علي بن أحمد بن موسى و محمد بن أحمد الشيباني و علي بن عبد الله الوراق عن محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي عن سهل بن زياد الأدمي عن عبد العظيم بن عبد الله الحسني رضي الله عنه عن صفوان عن إبراهيم بن أبي زياد عن أبي حمزة الثمالي عن أبي خالد الكابلي عن علي بن الحسين ع.
Narrated to us Ali bin Abdullah Warraq: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Harun Sufi from Abdullah bin Musa from Abdul Azeem bin Abdullah Hasani رضي الله عنه: Narrated to me Safwan Ibne Yahya from Ibrahim bin Abi Ziyad from Abi Hamza Thumali from Abi Khalid Kabuli that he said: “I came to my master, Ali bin Husain Zainul Abideen عليه السلام and said:
O son of Allah’s Messenger, tell about those personalities whose obedience and love Allah has made incumbent on His servants and that after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم they should follow them. The Imam said: O Kankar, The ones whom Allah has made as Ulil Amr (vested with authority) are Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام and after him, Imam Hasan عليه السلام, then Imam Husain عليه السلام, sons of Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام till this position came to me. After that the Imam fell silent.
I said: My chief, it is narrated from Amirul Momineen عليه السلام that the earth shall never be devoid of Proof of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime upon His creatures. So who is the Imam and Divine Proof after you? He replied: My son, Muhammad and in Taurat his name is Baqir (splitter) and he will expound knowledge. He will be the Divine Proof after me. And after him his son, Ja’far who will be famous among the folks of the heavens as Sadiq. I said: My chief, why is he named Sadiq (truthful) while all of you are truthful?
He replied: My father narrated to me from his father that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: When my great grandson, Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام is born, name him Sadiq. One of his fifth descendants will be named Ja’far, who will falsely claim Imamate and attribute falsehood to the Almighty Allah. He would be Ja’far Kazzab in the view of Allah. He will claim something he is not worthy of.
He will oppose his father and be jealous of his brother. Taking undue advantage of the occultation of Divine Proof he will try to expose the secret of Allah. After that Imam Ali Ibne Husain عليه السلام cried much and then said: “As if I can see Ja’far Kazzab helping the tyrant of the time to search for the Wali of Allah. He will try to spy on him and not knowing about the birth of Imam Qaim, he will become the executor of his father’s estate and will desire that were he to gain upper hand on the Qaim he will eliminate him; and will be greedy for his inheritance, till he usurps it wrongfully.”
Abu Khalid says: I said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, is it a prediction? He replied: No, rather by Allah, it is written in the book in our possession that mentions the calamities that shall befall us after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. Abu Khalid says: I asked: O son of Allah’s Messenger, what will happen after that? He replied: After that there will be a long occultation of the Wali of Allah and the twelfth successor of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. O Abu Khalid, during this period of occultation, those who believe in his Imamate and who await for his reappearance, they shall be better than the people of all times because Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would bestow them intelligence, understanding and recognition and for them occultation would be same as presence. Their status shall be like that of the holy warriors who fought under the command of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. It is they who are sincere and our true Shias. They shall call the people to the religion of Allah openly and secretly. And he said: Awaiting for the reappearance is the best worship act.”
And this tradition is also narrated to us by Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa; and Muhammad bin Ahmad Shaibani; and Ali bin Abdullah Warraq from Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah al-Kufi from Sahl bin Ziyad Adami from Abdul Azeem bin Abdullah al-Hasani رضي الله عنه from Safwan from Ibrahim bin Abi Ziyad from Abi Hamza Thumali from Abi Khalid Kabuli from Ali bin al-Husain عليه السلام.
O son of Allah’s Messenger, tell about those personalities whose obedience and love Allah has made incumbent on His servants and that after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم they should follow them. The Imam said: O Kankar, The ones whom Allah has made as Ulil Amr (vested with authority) are Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام and after him, Imam Hasan عليه السلام, then Imam Husain عليه السلام, sons of Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام till this position came to me. After that the Imam fell silent.
I said: My chief, it is narrated from Amirul Momineen عليه السلام that the earth shall never be devoid of Proof of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime upon His creatures. So who is the Imam and Divine Proof after you? He replied: My son, Muhammad and in Taurat his name is Baqir (splitter) and he will expound knowledge. He will be the Divine Proof after me. And after him his son, Ja’far who will be famous among the folks of the heavens as Sadiq. I said: My chief, why is he named Sadiq (truthful) while all of you are truthful?
He replied: My father narrated to me from his father that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: When my great grandson, Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام is born, name him Sadiq. One of his fifth descendants will be named Ja’far, who will falsely claim Imamate and attribute falsehood to the Almighty Allah. He would be Ja’far Kazzab in the view of Allah. He will claim something he is not worthy of.
He will oppose his father and be jealous of his brother. Taking undue advantage of the occultation of Divine Proof he will try to expose the secret of Allah. After that Imam Ali Ibne Husain عليه السلام cried much and then said: “As if I can see Ja’far Kazzab helping the tyrant of the time to search for the Wali of Allah. He will try to spy on him and not knowing about the birth of Imam Qaim, he will become the executor of his father’s estate and will desire that were he to gain upper hand on the Qaim he will eliminate him; and will be greedy for his inheritance, till he usurps it wrongfully.”
Abu Khalid says: I said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, is it a prediction? He replied: No, rather by Allah, it is written in the book in our possession that mentions the calamities that shall befall us after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. Abu Khalid says: I asked: O son of Allah’s Messenger, what will happen after that? He replied: After that there will be a long occultation of the Wali of Allah and the twelfth successor of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. O Abu Khalid, during this period of occultation, those who believe in his Imamate and who await for his reappearance, they shall be better than the people of all times because Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would bestow them intelligence, understanding and recognition and for them occultation would be same as presence. Their status shall be like that of the holy warriors who fought under the command of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. It is they who are sincere and our true Shias. They shall call the people to the religion of Allah openly and secretly. And he said: Awaiting for the reappearance is the best worship act.”
And this tradition is also narrated to us by Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa; and Muhammad bin Ahmad Shaibani; and Ali bin Abdullah Warraq from Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah al-Kufi from Sahl bin Ziyad Adami from Abdul Azeem bin Abdullah al-Hasani رضي الله عنه from Safwan from Ibrahim bin Abi Ziyad from Abi Hamza Thumali from Abi Khalid Kabuli from Ali bin al-Husain عليه السلام.
حَدَّثَنَا الشَّرِيفُ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّوْفَلِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى الْكِلَابِيِّ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ نَجِيحٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَيِّدَ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ فِي الْقَائِمِ مِنَّا سُنَنٌ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ أَبِينَا آدَمَ عليه السلام وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ نُوحٍ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ مُوسَى وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ عِيسَى وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ أَيُّوبَ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَأَمَّا مِنْ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ فَطُولُ الْعُمُرِ وَ أَمَّا مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَخَفَاءُ الْوِلَادَةِ وَ اعْتِزَالُ النَّاسِ وَ أَمَّا مِنْ مُوسَى فَالْخَوْفُ وَ الْغَيْبَةُ وَ أَمَّا مِنْ عِيسَى فَاخْتِلَافُ النَّاسِ فِيهِ وَ أَمَّا مِنْ أَيُّوبَ فَالْفَرَجُ بَعْدَ الْبَلْوَى وَ أَمَّا مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَالْخُرُوجُ بِالسَّيْفِ.
Narrated to us Shareef Abul Hasan Ali bin Musa bin Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Musa bin Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام that he said: Narrated to us Abu Ali Muhammad bin Hammam: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad Naufali: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Hilal from Uthman bin Isa Kilabi from Khalid bin Najih from Hamza bin Humran from his father [Humran bin Ayyan] from Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the worshippers, Ali bin Husain عليه السلام say:
“In His Eminence, Qaim عليه السلام are present similarities to seven prophets. The practice of our father, Adam, the practice of Ibrahim, the practice of Musa, the practice of Isa, the practice of Ayyub and the practice of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. As for the practice of Adam and Nuh عليه السلام it is a long life. As for the similarity with Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام it is a concealed birth and being away from the people. And from Musa it is the fear and occultation. And from Isa is that he will have discord regarding him. With Ayyub عليه السلام he shares the occurrence of triumph after difficulties. And from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم he will share the aspect of advent and armed uprising.”
“In His Eminence, Qaim عليه السلام are present similarities to seven prophets. The practice of our father, Adam, the practice of Ibrahim, the practice of Musa, the practice of Isa, the practice of Ayyub and the practice of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. As for the practice of Adam and Nuh عليه السلام it is a long life. As for the similarity with Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام it is a concealed birth and being away from the people. And from Musa it is the fear and occultation. And from Isa is that he will have discord regarding him. With Ayyub عليه السلام he shares the occurrence of triumph after difficulties. And from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم he will share the aspect of advent and armed uprising.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُظَفَّرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْكُوفِيُّ الْأَسَدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِيُّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَيِّدَ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ فِي الْقَائِمِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ نُوحٍ وَ هُوَ طُولُ الْعُمُرِ.
Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali bin Bashshar Qazwini: Narrated to us Abul Faraj Muzaffar bin Ahmad: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ja’far Kufi Asadi: Narrated to us Musa bin Imran Nakhai from his uncle Husain bin Yazid from Hamza bin Humran from his father from Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the worshippers, Ali bin Husain عليه السلام say: “In the Qaim is present a resemblance to Nuh عليه السلام, and that is a long life.”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الدَّقَّاقُ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكُوفِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَيِّدَ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ فِي الْقَائِمِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ نُوحٍ وَ هُوَ طُولُ الْعُمُرِ.
5- Narrated to us Ali bin Ahmad Daqqaq and Muhammad bin Ahmad Shaibani -May Allah be pleased with them -they said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah Kufi from Musa bin Imran Nakhai from his uncle Husain bin Yazid from Hamza bin Humran from his father Humran bin Ayyan from Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the worshippers, Ali bin Husain عليه السلام say: “In the Qaim is present a resemblance to Nuh عليه السلام, and that is a long life.”
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِينَ ع الْقَائِمُ مِنَّا تَخْفَى وِلَادَتُهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَمْ يُولَدْ بَعْدُ لِيَخْرُجَ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ وَ لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ.
And from the same chain of narrators he said: Ali bin Husain, the Chief of the worshippers عليه السلام said: “The Qaim from us will be such that his birth will remain concealed from the people so much that they will say (regarding Imam Hasan Askari) that: He had no issue who will rise up without having the allegiance of anyone on his neck.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بِسْطَامِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِينَ ع مَنْ ثَبَتَ عَلَى مُوَالاتِنَا فِي غَيْبَةِ قَائِمِنَا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَجْرَ أَلْفِ شَهِيدٍ مِنْ شُهَدَاءِ بَدْرٍ وَ أُحُدٍ.
Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamadani رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Bastam bin Murrah from Amr bin Thabit that he said: Ali bin Husain, the Chief of the worshippers عليه السلام said: “To one who remains firm on our guardianship (Wilayat) during the occultation of our Qaim, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime will give the reward of a thousand martyrs of Badr and Uhad.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِصَامٍ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِينَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ وَ فِينَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَ جَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ وَ الْإِمَامَةُ فِي عَقِبِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَنَّ لِلْقَائِمِ مِنَّا غَيْبَتَيْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الْأُخْرَى أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَسِتَّةُ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ سِتُّ سِنِينَ وَ أَمَّا الْأُخْرَى فَيَطُولُ أَمَدُهَا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يَقُولُ بِهِ فَلَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا مَنْ قَوِيَ يَقِينُهُ وَ صَحَّتْ مَعْرِفَتُهُ وَ لَمْ يَجِدْ فِي نَفْسِهِ حَرَجاً مِمَّا قَضَيْنَا وَ سَلَّمَ لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ.
Narrated to us Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isaam Kulaini رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yaqoob Kulaini: Narrated to us Qasim bin Alaa: Narrated to us Ismail bin Ali Qazwini: Narrated to me Ali bin Ismail from Asim bin Humaid Hannat from Muhammad bin Qais from Thabit Thumali from Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib عليه السلام that he said: “The verses:And the possessors of relationship have the better claim in the ordinance of Allah", and: "And he made it a word to continue in his posterity."
Were revealed about us. And the Imamate will remain in the progeny of Husain bin Ali عليه السلام till Judgment Day. There are two occultations for our Qaim, one of which shall be longer than the other. As for the first one, it would be for six days3, or six months or six years. And as for the second one it would be so long that most of those who have faith in this matter will turn back from their belief. Then they would not remain firm on this matter except those who have very strong faith and correct recognition, and in their hearts there is no discomfort from our decisions and those that submit to us, Ahlul Bayt عليه السلام.”
Were revealed about us. And the Imamate will remain in the progeny of Husain bin Ali عليه السلام till Judgment Day. There are two occultations for our Qaim, one of which shall be longer than the other. As for the first one, it would be for six days3, or six months or six years. And as for the second one it would be so long that most of those who have faith in this matter will turn back from their belief. Then they would not remain firm on this matter except those who have very strong faith and correct recognition, and in their hearts there is no discomfort from our decisions and those that submit to us, Ahlul Bayt عليه السلام.”
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِنَّ دِينَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ لَا يُصَابُ بِالْعُقُولِ النَّاقِصَةِ وَ الْآرَاءِ الْبَاطِلَةِ وَ الْمَقَايِيسِ الْفَاسِدَةِ وَ لَا يُصَابُ إِلَّا بِالتَّسْلِيمِ فَمَنْ سَلَّمَ لَنَا سَلِمَ وَ مَنِ اقْتَدَى بِنَا هُدِيَ وَ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ بِالْقِيَاسِ وَ الرَّأْيِ هَلَكَ وَ مَنْ وَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ شَيْئاً مِمَّا نَقُولُهُ أَوْ نَقْضِي بِهِ حَرَجاً كَفَرَ بِالَّذِي أَنْزَلَ السَّبْعَ الْمَثَانِيَ وَ الْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ.
And from the same chain of narrators he said: Ali bin Husain عليه السلام said: “The religion of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime is not obtained through defective intellect, invalid opinion and corrupted analogy. It is achieved through submission. Thus there is security for one who submitted to us. There is guidance for one who followed us. And one who resorted to analogy and personal opinion, he is destroyed and one who felt unconvinced by our statements and decisions, he has denied the one who revealed the seven oft repeated verses and the great Quran.”
Commentary #1
Then I gathered a large number of people of Kanana and Habasha, then I fought with him. Perhaps I could have stopped him again. So the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم called out from his tent: O Abu Sufyan, now Allah will recompense you. This was like the proof of Prophet Isa bin Maryam عليه السلام. And all such prediction made by the Imams عليه السلام prove that they are the true appointees of Allah and that it is incumbent to follow them.
And narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Walid رضي الله عنه that: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah: Narrated to us Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Hasan bin Furat: Informed us Salih bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ziyad from his mother Fatima binte Muhammad bin Haitham known as Ibne Siyabah that she said:
“I was in the house of Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad al-Askari عليه السلام when Ja’far was born. I saw the family members rejoice at the birth. But when I came to Abul Hasan عليه السلام I did not see him happy at this. So I asked him: O my Sayyid, why do I see you unhappy at the birth of this child? He replied: It will become clear to you because soon he will mislead a large number of people.”