Mention of the Signed Letters (tawqi‘at) Issued by the qa'im
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 43
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 43
Mention of the Signed Letters (tawqi‘at) Issued by the qa'im
29- وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْأَسْوَدُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الْعَمْرِيَّ حَفَرَ لِنَفْسِهِ قَبْراً وَ سَوَّاهُ بِالسَّاجِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ أَسْبَابٌ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ أَمْرِي فَمَاتَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِشَهْرَيْنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
29 - And narrated to us Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali Aswad رضي الله عنه:
“Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Uthman Amri dug a grave for himself, then he got it filled and asked the Imam about it. The reply came: There are causes for man. He sent the inquiry for the second time. The reply was: I command you to gather my affairs. After that he (Amri) passed away in two months.”