What is Narrated From Al-Hadi عليه السلام Regarding the Designation of Al-qa'im
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 35
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 35
What is Narrated From Al-Hadi عليه السلام Regarding the Designation of Al-qa'im
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ قَالَ: لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع كَتَبَتِ الشِّيعَةُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ صَاحِبِ الْعَسْكَرِ ع يَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنِ الْأَمْرِ فَكَتَبَ ع الْأَمْرُ لِي مَا دُمْتُ حَيّاً فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِي مَقَادِيرُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ آتَاكُمُ اللَّهُ الْخَلَفَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَّى لَكُمْ بِالْخَلَفِ بَعْدَ الْخَلَفِ.
8 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim from his father from Ali bin Sadaqah from Ali bin Abdul Ghaffar that he said: “When Abu Ja’far the second عليه السلام passed away, the Shias wrote to Abul Hasan of Askar عليه السلام asking him about the position of Imamate. He wrote to them, ‘The position is mine as long I am alive. When the measures of Allah, the High, catch me, Allah will send my successor to you. And how would you be to the successor after the successor?’”