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
حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالا حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَرْسَلَ مُحَمَّداً ص إِلَى الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ وَ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ الِاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَصِيّاً مِنْهُمْ مَنْ مَضَى وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ بَقِيَ وَ كُلُّ وَصِيٍّ جَرَتْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص عَلَى سُنَّةِ أَوْصِيَاءِ عِيسَى عليه السلام وَ كَانُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام عَلَى سُنَّةِ الْمَسِيحِ.
Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Muhammad bin Isa bin Ubaid from Muhammad bin Fudail from Abi Hamza from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام that he said:
“Indeed Allah, the Mighty and the High sent Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to the jinns and men and appointed twelve successors after him. Some of them passed away and some remain. For all the successors after Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم the practice of the successors of Prophet Isa عليه السلام was enforced and it was that Isa عليه السلام also had twelve successors. And Amirul Momineen Ali عليه السلام was on the practice of Jesus عليه السلام.”
“Indeed Allah, the Mighty and the High sent Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to the jinns and men and appointed twelve successors after him. Some of them passed away and some remain. For all the successors after Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم the practice of the successors of Prophet Isa عليه السلام was enforced and it was that Isa عليه السلام also had twelve successors. And Amirul Momineen Ali عليه السلام was on the practice of Jesus عليه السلام.”