What Al-Baqir عليه السلام Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation

Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 31
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma

Book 2, Chapter 31

What Al-Baqir عليه السلام Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation

27- حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالا حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الزَّيَّاتِ عَنِ الْجَرِيرِيِ‌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الدَّيْلَمِ الطَّائِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا عَبْدَ الْحَمِيدِ بْنَ أَبِي الدَّيْلَمِ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى رُسُلًا مُسْتَعْلِنِينَ وَ رُسُلًا مُسْتَخْفِينَ فَإِذَا سَأَلْتَهُ بِحَقِّ الْمُسْتَعْلِنِينَ فَسَلْهُ بِحَقِّ الْمُسْتَخْفِينَ.
27 - Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa and Ali bin Ismail bin Isa from Muhammad bin Amr Ibne Saeed Zayyat [From Jariri] from Abdul Hameed bin Abi Dailam Tai that he said: Abi Abdullah عليه السلام said to me:
“O Abdul Hamid bin Abi Dailam, Allah, the Mighty and the High sent messengers; some of whom declared their messengership and some kept their mission secret. Thus whatever is done in case of messengers that were apparent the same will be for messengers that were hidden.”