Tacit and Explicit Testimony as proof of abu ‘Abdallah Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq’s عليه السلام Divine Authority over the people after Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn عليه السلام

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from Jabur ibn Yazid al-Ju‘fi who has said the following: "A question was asked of Abu Ja‘far عليه السلام about al-Qa’im (the twelfth Imam عليه السلام. He (Abu Ja‘far) tapped (at the shoulder of) Abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام and said, 'This, by Allah, is the Qa’im (one who will establish the kingdom of Allah) of the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم.' ‘Anbasa has said, 'When Abu Ja‘far passed away, went to see Abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام and told him of what I had heard (from Jabir). The Imam said, 'Jabir has spoken the truth.' He then said, 'You perhaps think that the every succeeding Imam after a preceding Imam is not al-Qa’im (also meaning the one who obeys and serves Allah).'