Reasons for the Occultation
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 42
9- حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبْدُوسٍ الْعَطَّارُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ عَنْ حَمْدَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ لِلْقَائِمِ غَيْبَةً قَبْلَ ظُهُورِهِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ قَالَ يَخَافُ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى بَطْنِهِ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ يَعْنِي الْقَتْلَ.
9 - Narrated to me Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad bin Ubdus al-Attar رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad bin Qutaibah from Hamdan bin Sulaiman from Muhammad bin Husain from Ibne Mahboob from Ali bin Riyab from Zurarah that he said: I heard Aba Ja’far عليه السلام say:
“The Qaim عليه السلام will have an occultation before he rises up. I said: Why? He said: He will fear - and he pointed to his stomach with his hand.” – Zurarah says: That is [he will fear] being killed.