Kitab Al-Nawadir (uncommon reports)
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 55
25- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْقَائِمِ ع عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ حَوْلَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ ثَلَاثُمِائَةٍ وَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا عِدَّةُ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْأَلْوِيَةِ وَ هُمْ حُكَّامُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ حَتَّى يَسْتَخْرِجَ مِنْ قَبَائِهِ كِتَاباً مَخْتُوماً بِخَاتَمٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ عَهْدٌ مَعْهُودٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَيُجْفِلُونَ عَنْهُ إِجْفَالَ الْغَنَمِ الْبُكْمِ فَلَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْوَزِيرُ وَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً كَمَا بَقَوْا مَعَ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ ع فَيَجُولُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ لَا يَجِدُونَ عَنْهُ مَذْهَباً فَيَرْجِعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ الْكَلَامَ الَّذِي يَقُولُهُ لَهُمْ فَيَكْفُرُونَ بِهِ.
And through the same chain of narrators from Mufaddal bin Umar that he said: Abi Abdullah عليه السلام said:
“As if I can see Qaim عليه السلام on the pulpit of Kufa surrounded by his 313 men equal to the people of Badr. They are the standard bearers and they are the divine rulers on His (Allah’s) earth over His creatures. Till he would bring out from his cloak a parchment sealed with a golden seal. A covenant from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم.
Then they would go away and disperse from him like tongueless sheep and none would remain with him except the deputy and eleven chiefs - as had remained with Musa bin Imran عليه السلام - then they would wander in the earth but will not be able to find a way except him. Then they would come back to him. By Allah, I know what he will say to them which they will deny.”