Reasons for the Occultation
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 42
10- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: لِلْقَائِمِ غَيْبَةٌ قَبْلَ قِيَامِهِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ قَالَ يَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الذَّبْحَ.
10 -Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali Majilaway رضي الله عنه: Narrated to me my uncle Muhammad bin Abil Qasim from Ahmad bin Abi Abdullah Barqi from Ayyub bin Nuh from Safwan bin Yahya from Ibne Bukair from Zurarah from Abi Abdullah عليه السلام that he said:
“The Qaim عليه السلام will have an occultation before he rises up. I said: Why? He said: He will be afraid that he would be killed.”