One who dies without knowing his imam

123. Yahya Al-Halby, from Basheer Al-Kunasy who said: ‘I heard Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام saying: ‘You have maintained relations whilst the people have cut-off, and you loved whilst the people hated (you), and you recognised whilst the people denied, and it is the ‘الْحَقُّ’ Just. Allah عز وجل Took Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to be a servant before He عز وجل Took him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم as a Prophet, and that Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام used to be a servant, and advisor for the Sake of Allah (zwj) Mighty and Majestic. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام was blessed and Allah عز وجل Mighty and Majestic Loved him عليه الصلاة والسلام, and he عليه الصلاة والسلام loved Him عز وجل. Surely, our عليه الصلاة والسلام Rights in the Book of Allah عز وجل are clear. For us عليه الصلاة والسلام is the clean wealth, and for us عليه الصلاة والسلام is the Spoils of war (Al-Anfaal- Khums), and that Allah عز وجل Mighty and Majestic has Obligated the people to be obedient to us عليه الصلاة والسلام, since you follow but the people have no excuse for their ignorance. And the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: ‘The one who dies and he has no Imam for him has died the death of a pagan. So it is upon you to obey, and you have seen the companions of Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘The Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said during his illness in which he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم passed away: ‘Call my صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم friend for me صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم!’. So two (females) sent for their respective fathers, but when they came, he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم turned his صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم face away, then said: ‘Call my صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم friend for me صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم!’ They (two fathers) said, ‘He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would have looked at us had he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم intended to speak to us’. So they sent for Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام. So when he عليه الصلاة والسلام came, he عليه الصلاة والسلام leaned across towards him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم narrated to him عليه الصلاة والسلام, and narrated to him عليه الصلاة والسلام until he was free from it. So (the two fathers) met him عليه الصلاة والسلام and said, ‘What did he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم narrated to you عليه الصلاة والسلام?’ He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم narrated to me عليه الصلاة والسلام by a thousand doors of the knowledge, each door of which opens to a (further) thousand doors’.