The Reason Why There is a Need for the Imam عليه السلام
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 21
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 21
The Reason Why There is a Need for the Imam عليه السلام
حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ الرَّسَّانِ قَالَ: كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام أَخْبِرْنَا مَا فَضْلُكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام إِنَّ الْكَوَاكِبَ جُعِلَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَمَاناً لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَتْ نُجُومُ السَّمَاءِ جَاءَ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ مَا كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص جُعِلَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي أَمَاناً لِأُمَّتِي فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي جَاءَ أُمَّتِي مَا كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ.
Narrated to us my father رضي الله عنه; Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa from Husain bin Saeed from Faddala bin Ayyub from Dawood from Fudhail Rassan that he said: Muhammad bin Ibrahim wrote to Abi Abdullah عليه السلام:
“Tell us about the excellence of you Ahlul Bayt عليه السلام.” So Abi Abdullah عليه السلام replied to him: “Indeed the stars are placed in the sky as means of security for the folks of the heavens. If the stars go away from the sky the folks of the heavens will get what they are promised. And the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: My Ahlul Bayt is appointed as the means of security for my Ummah. Thus when my Ahlul Bayt go away, my Ummah will get what it is promised.”
“Tell us about the excellence of you Ahlul Bayt عليه السلام.” So Abi Abdullah عليه السلام replied to him: “Indeed the stars are placed in the sky as means of security for the folks of the heavens. If the stars go away from the sky the folks of the heavens will get what they are promised. And the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: My Ahlul Bayt is appointed as the means of security for my Ummah. Thus when my Ahlul Bayt go away, my Ummah will get what it is promised.”