The Continuity of the Divine Testament Since the Time of Adam عليه السلام
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 22
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 22
The Continuity of the Divine Testament Since the Time of Adam عليه السلام
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خِدَاشٍ الْبَصْرِيِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ: سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ سَاعَةً لَا يَكُونُ فِيهَا إِمَامٌ قَالَ لَا تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنَ الْحَقِّ.
Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan رضي الله عنه that: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah and Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari, all of them from Ayyub bin Nuh from Safwan bin Yahya from Abdullah bin Khidaish Basri that a man asked Abi Abdullah عليه السلام: “Can the earth remain without an Imam even for a moment?” He replied: “The earth can never be without truth (Imam).”