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Occultation of the Imamajfj

Our Conduct & Responsibilities



Table of Contents

OCCULTATION OF THE IMAMAJFJ - OUR CONDUCT & RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................................... 6

Summary: ........................................................................................................ 6

The Death of Kufar: .......................................................................................... 9

The one who cannot reach an Imamasws: ....................................................... 10

Imamajfj will Come with New Book, Judgements and Orders: ........................ 11

The Name of the Imamajfj: .............................................................................. 12

The Reasons behind the Occultation: ............................................................ 15

The Reasons behind the Delay in the Appearance of the Imamajfj: ................ 17

Allahazwj is not in any Hurry for the Establishment of the ‘Hour: ..................... 17

Occultation before Prophet-hood of Rasool Allahsaww: ................................... 18

The Momineen of Time of Occultation: .......................................................... 19

Instructions for Shias during the Occultation: ................................................. 21

Shias and the Issues during Grand Occultation: ............................................ 24

Affairs of Shias During the Occultation: ......................................................... 27

How People are Guided from Imam-e-Zamanajfj During Occultation? ............ 30

Ibada (Worship) during Occultation: ............................................................... 32

It will be Very Hard to Remain on ‘Just’ During the Occultation: .................... 35

The Time of Occultation will be extremely difficult: ........................................ 41

Imamasws Consoles his Oppressed Shias: ...................................................... 42

The Situation Before Rising of the Imamajfj: ................................................... 43

The Special Slaves will know Imamajfj’s Whereabouts: .................................. 44

The Imamsasws were Oppressed and Ignored: ............................................... 46

Momin Cares Less Losing World as Others Care Less Losing Eman............ 48



Do not be Judgemental About the Affairs of Others ....................................... 48

Do not Over-Burden your Fellow Brethren: .................................................... 48

Importance of ‘Taqqiya’ (Dissimulation) During Occultation: .......................... 53

Momin’s Reactions to Insults against Masomeenasws? ................................... 55

Masomeenasws’s reactions after Insults being Hurled at Themasws: ................ 56

Masomeenasws’s response Against hostile Authorities: .................................. 58

Holy Prophetsas’s response Against hostile Authorities: ................................ 61

Hostilities agains the relatives and Shias of Masomeen: ............................... 62

Hostilities against the Holy Shrines in the presence of Masomeenasws: ......... 63

A Momin should not Seek Favours from those in Power: .............................. 65

Difficulties befall on a Momin like water flows downhill: ................................. 66

Until when one has to observe Taqqiya? ....................................................... 66

The Role of Tabligh during the Occultation: ................................................... 68

A Momin should try to Please Allahazwj and Masomeenasws: ........................... 69

How Guidance Reaches a Momin?................................................................ 70

Don’t Invite Others to the Wilayah of Masomeenasws: .................................... 71

How one is Guided to the Religion of Allahazwj? ............................................. 73

Guidance Comes From Allahazwj: ................................................................... 74

Taqqiya and Occulation: ................................................................................ 75

Imamasws Pleads do not let your bad deeds reflect on usasws: ........................ 77

A ‘Momin’ saves his life after being forced to be disrespectful: ...................... 79

Taqqiya is the shield of a Momin:................................................................... 80

A Momin Must Protect the mysteries of Wilayat: ............................................ 81

The Ten Companions: ................................................................................... 86

He who Hides Wilayat of Amir-ul-Momaneenasws without Taqqiya ................. 90



Observe Taqqiya for Yourself as well as for the Sake of Your Brethren: ....... 91

The Ibada, the Wilayat and the Sins: ............................................................. 92

The Issues of Our Time: ................................................................................ 99

Government is only for the Prophetsaww or Imamasws: ................................... 101

Only a Masoomasws Can Form A Just Government: ..................................... 101

It is Detestable to Expose one’s self to what he Cannot Endure: ................. 107

How a Momin Humiliates Himself? .............................................................. 108

Don’t Harm Yourself in Doing Favours: ........................................................ 108

Giving Loans to Brethren: ............................................................................ 109

How a Believer is protected in the World? ................................................... 111

Allahazwj Eliminates Enemies of Ahl Al-Baytasws by their Enemies: ............... 112

Enjoying a Good Fortune: ............................................................................ 112

It is not allowed to Work for an Unjust Government: .................................... 113

During Occultation Shias will be like ‘al-Muwat’ (Motionless): ...................... 114

Imamasws Rejects Participation in Jihad by Sword: ....................................... 114

How a Momin can support the religion of Allahazwj? ..................................... 115

Imamasws Instructs His Disciples to Adopt Solitude: ..................................... 116

Conditions where Masomeenasws preferred not to do Jihad ......................... 118

Imamasws Criticised for not Taking Part in Jihad: .......................................... 118

Jihad Without Consent of an Imamasws is a Disbelief ................................... 119

About Seeking Justice: ................................................................................ 121

Why Did Masomeenasws Fight against Yazeed and Muawiyyah? ................. 122

The Purpose of a Divine Prophetasws or an Imamasws: .................................. 124

Shias of today are the Orphans of Ahl Al-Baytasws: ...................................... 125

La Ikra Fee Deen: ........................................................................................ 126



Legitimacy of Jihad (by sword) .................................................................... 126

Our Preparation for the Zahoor of Imamajfj: .................................................. 127

Protection of One’s Belongings is One’s Jihad ............................................ 127

Jihad is only under the Infallible Imamasws .................................................... 129

Masoomasws Stops hisasws brother from Up-Rising ....................................... 129

Teaching and Learning Knowledge is Better than Jihad: ............................. 132

Fulfilling Family Needs are Preferred than Jihad (by sword) ........................ 132

Masoomasws was Criticised for Remaining Aloof of Jihad: ............................ 134

Masoomasws Answers Why Heasws Prefers Hajj over Jihad: .......................... 135

The Signs Prior to the Appearance of Imam-e-Zamanajfj:............................. 135

At the Time of Zahoor of Imam-e-Zamanajfj .................................................. 137

Arabs will not be Among the Supporters of Imamajfj: .................................... 137

The first Sermon of Imam-e-Zaman after Rising: ......................................... 138

Communication During the Rule of al-Qaimajfj .............................................. 140

All Believer are Promised Martyrdom: .......................................................... 141

Attributes of a Martyred: ............................................................................... 143

What Shias Should Do When Al-Sufyani Rises: .......................................... 143

APPENDIX I: Affairs of People during the last Time .................................... 145

Appendix II-a: Summary of the Signs of Zahoor-e-Imam-e-Zamanaajfj ........ 161

Appendix II-b ................................................................................................ 164

The Recognition of Safyani and Yamani: ..................................................... 164




Summary:

Today, we are living under extremely stressful conditions, i.e., we are challenged, on regular basis, with ever changing and increasing pressures. The complex combination of various social, economical and religious aspects, are trying to divert us from our eternal goal (the Hereafter). The Divine religion, we (the Shias of Ahl Al-Baytasws) follow, is more valuable to us than our temporal lives and we strive hard to secure it. The background noise, however, is so intense that the true Message is hardly perceivable and we are adversely affected spiritually.

The conditions of our time have already been indicated to us in many Ahadith narrated from Ahl Al-Baytasws, see for example a Hadith of Amir-ul-Momineenasws in Appendix I. As per the Hadith of Appendix I, one would realise its not only the Islam whose values and understanding has deteriorated but also all moral values within other cultures and religions have met the same fate. One can easily compare some of the views which were unthinkable about 50 years ago are now being embraced by the general public, unopposed by the religions, including the twelve Imami Shites1.

The occultation time, we are living in today, is similar to the time prior to the coming of the Prophet Musaas when believers had to pray and wait for 900 years for deliverance. And the 250 years of time span between the Prophet Isaas and Prophet Mohammedsaww, when the believers seek the guidance from the Imamsas who were in the occultation2. The rest of the article deals with the instructions of Allahazwj’s Divine Messengers – the Rasool Allahsaww and hissaww Pious Progenyasws in regard to our responsibilities and conduct during the time of occultation of the 12th Imamajfj. The 12 Imami Shias are divided into various groups and strongly oppose each other, which is only going to intensify with the passage of time, as per prophesied by the Imamasws:

سنه عنإ أبانه بإنه ت غإلهب قال قال أبو عبإده الل ناده عنه الإوشاءه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ ذا الإهسإ ه و به ا وق ه إ أ إ هه ما تأإرهز الإ هلإم ديإنه ف أإرهز الإ الإمسإجه ابهي و ت فل الإبطإشة ب يإ ذ إضا إضهمإ ب ة و سى ب ه الش ت لف رهها و اخإ ة فه جحإ

له له عهنإد ر إ لهك مهنإ خيإ ف قال له الإ فهداك ما عهنإد هلإ ج إض ق لإ إضهمإ فه وجوهه ب ك ثلثا ب

Through the same chain of narrators (Hadith 16) it is narrated from al-Washsha’ from Ali ibn Al-Hassan from Aban ibn Taghlih who has said:

‘Once Abu Abd Allahasws asked, ‘How will you feel when a large-scale attack will take place between the two Masjids? Thereafter, knowledge will become as obscure as a snake that goes into its hiding place. The Shi’a will hold differences and one group will call the other group liars. One group will spit on the faces of the other.’

1 Followers of the 12 Masoom Imams

asws

2 See, Hadith, ref. 161ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 21. 161ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 20.



‘I then said, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, there will be nothing good in such conditions.’ The Imamasws said, ‘All goodness will be there.’ Imamasws said it three times.’3

The Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws in the above Hadith has told us that despite the knowledge being obscured there will, still be all the goodness to be found for the sincere searchers, which one must strive to find and adhere to. However Shias will be divided and will be tried and tested again and again until a very small number will remain loyal and submissive to the Divine Instructions (Holy Quran and Ahadith).4

سنه بإنه م عنه الإ إفره بإنه ممد الإكوفه ا عنإ ج سن بإن ممد جه عنإ صالهحه بإنه خالهد ممد بإن يإي و الإ مد الص إرفهنا عهنإد مإره غإبة الإمتمسك فهها بهدهينههه عنإ يان التماره قال به هذا الإ أبه عبإده اللهه جلوسا ف قال لنا هن لهصاحه

ك شوإك الإقتاده بهدههه ث أطإرق ملها ارهطه لهلإقتاده ث قال هكذا بهدههه فأيكمإ يإسه الإ مإره غإبة ل هن ث قا به هذا الإ لهصاحه ف لإتقه الله عبإد و لإتمسكإ بهدهينههه

Muhammad ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Muhammad both have narrated from .Ia’far ibn‏

Muhammad al-Kufi from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Sayrafi from Salih ibn Khalid from Yaman al- Tammar who has said the following:

‘Once we were in the presence of Abu Abd Allahasws and heasws said to us, ‘The person in charge of this task (The Establisher of the Divine Authority) will disappear from public sight.

At that time following one’s religion will be like wiping the thorns of a cactus plant (with one’s bare hands).’ The Imamasws made certain hand gestures. ‘Who among you is ready to hold in his hands a bunch of cactus?’ Heasws then remained calm for a little while and then said, ‘The personasws who has been given the responsibility of this task will disappear from public sight. A servant (of Allahazwj) must maintain piety before Himazwj and hold fast to Hisazwj Religion.5

ة عنإ أبه هراسة الإباهه إصارهي عنإ صباح أحإد بإن هوإ حاق الن هاوإدهي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه حاد الإ م بإنه هسإ لهي عنإ هب إراههالنحإ وا و ه قال نهي أ ية عنه ابإنه باتة عنإ أمهيه الإمؤإمه ارهثه بإنه حصه عنه الإ ء مهن الطيإه لطيإه لإس شيإ له فه االإمزنه

ر ما فه ه الط إ هفها و لوإ علهم تضإ نتهكمإ و أبإداهكمإ هل و هو يسإ لهك خالهطوا الناس بهألإسه ا لإ به ةه لإ ي فإ وافهها مهن الإب ر أجإإض و حت و زايهلوهمإ بهقلوبهكمإ و أعإما إضكمإ فه وجوهه ب فل ب ي بهدههه ما ت روإن ما تهبون حت ي ت إ لهكمإ ف و الذهي فإسه

له فه الإ الإكحإ ] ته ]هل نإكمإ أوإ قال مهنإ شه قى مه ابهي و حت ل ي ب إ ذ إضا إضكمإ ب ه و يسمي ب الإمهلإحه فه الطامه و يإام ف ن قاه و طبه ث أدإخله ب إتا و ت ر ان له ط ا سأضإرهب لكمإ مثل و هو مثل رجل ه فههه ما شاء الله ث عاد هلإهه فإه

رجه و ا هو قدإ أصاهو قدإ أصابه السوس فأخإ ه ما شاء الله ث عاد هلإهه فإه ه ف ت ر ب قاه و طبه ث أعاده هل الإب إ

3340ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 17.

4 The smaller religious groups are strongly abhored and detested by the Westernised Shias

as devious ‘cults’ 5336ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 1.



إ مهنإه ره ذلهك حت بقه رجه و قاه و طبه و أعاده و لإ ي زلإ إدره ل يضره السوس زإ طائهفة مهنإه السوس فأخإ رهزإمةه الإ مة نة شإئا نإكمإ هل عهصابة ل تضرها الإفهت إ قى مه ذلهك أ إتمإ ت زون حت ل ي ب إ شإئا و

Ahmed ibn Houza, who from Ibn Harasaw Bahly, who from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq Nahwandi, who from Abd Allah ibn Hamad Ansari, who form Sabah Mazni, who from Haris ibn Huseer, who from Ibn Nabata, who says:

I heard Amir-ul-Momineenasws say: You (our Shias) start behaving among people like honeybee does in birds, as all birds consider it to be weak (out of ignorance), however, if they would realise those treasures which are hidden in its stomach, they wont take it as weak and worthless.

You should mingle with people while involving your tongues and bodies but be at a distance from them from your hearts and deeds. By the Oneazwj who Holds myasws soul, you will not be able to see what you like to see (the Establish of the Divine Governance of Imamajfj), unless and until your affairs reach to a state when you spit on each other’s face, allege each other as liars, and become so small in number as is the salt in dough or kohl in eyes.

I will try to elaborate on this by citing you an example: Consider a man who safely secures grains after sifting and cleaning in his grain-storage. The grains are kept for some time but when he analyses it, he finds insects in it and he starts the cleaning process again and after removing the insects and waste, he secures the clean (insect free) grains. But after some time, he inspects his grains again in the store and finds insects therein spoiling it, he repeats the process several times until his grain-stock reduces to a small bag which are free from infect. Similarly you (shias) will be tested (with innovations/fitna) and sifted again and again until very few of you will remain (on the right path) and those will be pure ones who will then be protected

(from usasws) from getting destroyed from the ‘Fitna’ (strife).6

ان عنه الإب زإطهي قال قال أبو سنه أما و اللهه ل يكون الذهي تدون هلإهه أحإد بإن هدإرهيس عنه ابإنه ق ت إبة عنه ابإنه شا الإبإتمإ إدر ث تل أمإ حسه قى مهنإكمإ هل الإ إلمه الله الذهين أعإ نكمإ حت ت زوا و تحصوا و حت ل ي ب إ روا و لما ي أنإ ت ت إ

لم الصابهرهين جاهدوا إ نإكمإ و ي مه

It has been reported by Ibn Ahmed Ibn Idris, who from Ibn Daqebah, who from Ibn Shazan, who has reported from Bazanati:

Imam Abu Al-Hassanasws said: By Allah the ‘Zahoor’7 will not take place until you (Shias) are thoroughly examined and subjected to severe tests, until very few of you would remain (while others will desert usasws). Imamasws then recited the Verse:

What! Do you think that you will be left alone while Allah has not yet known those of you who have struggled hard and have not taken any

6116ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 17.

7 Reappearance of the 12

th Imam

ajfj



one as an adherent besides Allah and His Messenger and the believers; and Allah is aware of what you do (9:16) and then Imamasws said: Until Allahazwj Makes sure that you (the successful ones) are the patient ones.8

The Death of Kufar:

حدثنا أب و ممد بن السن رضي اهلل عنهما قال حدثنا سد بن عبد اهلل و عبد اهلل بن جفر الميي جا عن ممد بن عسى و يقوب بن يزيد و براهم بن هاشم جا عن حاد بن عسى عن عمر بن أينة عن أبان بن أب

مان و من أب ر و من املقداد حديثا عن رسول اهلل ص أه قال من عاش عن سلم بن قس اهللل أه سع من سلعباس فقال صدقوا و بروا و قد شهدا لك و مات و لس له مام مات متة جاهلة ث عرضه على جابر و ابن

ن هذا سناه من رسول اهلل ص و ن سلمان قال يا رسول اهلل ك قل من مات و لس له مام مات متة جاهلة مالمام قال من أوصائي يا سلمان فمن مات من أمت و لس له مام منهم يرفه فهي متة جاهلة فإن جهله و عاداه

فهو مشرك و ن جهله و ل ياده و ل يوال له عدوا فهو جاهل و لس مبشرك

Al-Sadouq, in Kamaal Al-Deen, said, ‘Narrated to us my father and Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan, may Allah

azwj be pleased with them both, said, ‘Narrated to us Sa’ad Bin Abdullah

and Abdullah Bin Ja’far Al-Humeyri altogether from Muhammad Bin Isa and Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, and Ibrahim Bin Hashim altogether, from Hamaad Bin Isa, from Umar Bin Azina, from Abaan Bin Abu Ayyash, from Sulaym Bin Qys Al-Hilaly who heard it from Salman

ar, and

from Abu Dharrar

, and from Al-Miqdadar

, who has narrated the following:

The Rasool Allahsaww said: ‘The one who died and there was no Imamasws for him, died the death of ‘Jahiliya’ (Pre-Islamic period i.e., an infidel)’.

Then he (Sulaym Ibn Qais Hillali) presented it to Jabir and Ibn Abbas, so they said, ‘Theyar (the narrators of the Hadith) spoke the truth and reported correctly, for we are witnesses to that and heard from the Messenger of Allahsaww, and that Salmanar said, ‘O Messenger of Allahsaww, yousaww said that, ‘The one who died and there was no Imamasws for him, died the death of ‘Jahiliya’ (Pre-Islamic period i.e. an infidel)’, who is this Imamasws, O Messenger of Allahsaww?’

The Rasool Allahsaww said: ‘The oneasws who is mysaww successorasws, O Salmanar. Therefore, the one from mysaww community who died without having recognised an Imamasws (from mysaww progenyasws) died the death of ‘Jahiliya’ (as an infidel).

If he was ignorant of himasws and was also inimical to himasws, so he is a ‘Mushrik’ Polytheist, and he was ‘Jahil’9 of himasws but was not inimical to himasws, and did not befriend hisasws enemies, so he is a ‘Jahil’ (Kafir) one but not a ‘Mushrik’ Polytheist’.10

8113ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 24.

9 That who averted recognition of a Divine Imam

asws

10932قيس‏ص‏:‏‏بن‏سليم‏كتاب , H. 71



The one who cannot reach an Imamasws:

حدثنا أب رضي اهلل عنه قال حدثنا سد بن عبد اهلل و عبد اهلل بن جفر الميي جا عن ممد بن السي بن أب لمري عن أب الطاب و ممد بن عسى بن عبد جا عن عبد الرحن بن أب جنران عن عسى بن عبد اهلل اللوي ا

ون و ل أران اهلل يومك فبمن أئتم قال فأومأ عبد اهلل ان جفر بن ممد الصادق قال قل له جل فداك ن بيا و ابنا صغيا فبمن ل موسى قل فإن مضى موسى فبمن أئتم قال بولده قل فإن مضى ولده و ترك أخا

ا ل أعرفه و ل أعرف موضه فما أصنع قال تقول اللهم ن أتول من بقي من أئتم قال بولده ث هكذا أبدا قل فإن أ حججك من ولد المام املاضي فإن لك جيزئ

I was told by my father, who heard it from Saeed Ibn Abd Allah and Abd Allah Ibn Jafar Hameri, they both from Mohammed Ibn Hussain Ibn Abi Khatab and Mohammed Ibn Isa Ibn Ubaed, they both have heard it from Abd Arhaman Ibn Abi Najran, they from Isa Ibn Abd Allah Alawi Umari, who said:

I asked from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws: May I be sacrificed for yourasws cause, May Allahazwj would not show me a day when I cannot find youasws. But if (Godazwj Forbid) it occurs, then to whom shall I consult (for guidance)? The Imamasws pointed out towards Imam Musa-e-Kazimasws. I then said, then after (himasws)? The Imamasws replied: The (Imamsasws) from hisasws descendant. I asked if hisasws sonasws passes away and hisasws elder brother and little children are present. To whom shall I consult? The Imamasws replied: Consult hisasws sonasws and similarly the (Imamsasws from hisasws descendants) onwards.

I then asked if I am there where I can neither recognise the Imamasws nor reach himasws, then what shall I do? The Imamasws replied: You should pray to Allahazwj to Keep you on the Wilayah (total submission) of the Divine Imamasws from the descendant of the Imamsasws (you had followed) and this belief is sufficient for you.11

إباره اعهل الإ مه بإنه هسإ إفره بإنه ممد عنه الإقاسه سن بإن ممد عنإ ج ه بإنه علهي عنإ أبه ممد بإن يإي و الإ سيإ ي عنه الإ ج الإمغإراءه عنه ابإنه ر قده اق إت رب ق لإ ربه مهنإ أمإ أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول ويإل لهطغاةه الإ إ إفور قال سه فهداك مإ أبه ي هلإ

ن إه مإر مه هذا الإ و اللهه هن منإ يصه ي ق لإ ربه قال فر يسه مإ لكثهي قال ل بد لهلناسه مهنإ أنإ يحصوا مع الإقائهمه مهن الإثهي رج فه الإغهرإباله خلإق تخإ و ي زوا و ي غرإب لوا و يسإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Muhammad have narrated from al-Qasim ibn ‘lsmail al-Anbari from al-Husayn ibn Ali from abu al-Mighra’ from abu Ya’fur who has said the following:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws saying, ‘Woe to the rebellious Arabs. The matter is coming closer.’ I then asked, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, how many people from the Arab nation will be there with al-Qa’imajfj?’ The Imamasws replied, ‘Just very few.’ I then said, ‘By Allah, those who speak of this matter (the rise of the Imamajfj) are so many in numbers.’

11

415ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 7



The Imamasws said, ‘There is no escape for people that they are examined and they are distinguished and they are sifted and in the sieve a creature is extracted out of many (useless ones).’12

باره عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه باطه بإنه ساله عنإ موسى الإ هه أسإ باط عنإ أبه رب فإهن هلمإ الإفضإل عنإ علهي بإنه أسإ ه قال اتقه الإ أد ن إهمإ واحه خب ر سوإء أما هه لإ يإرجإ مع الإقائهمه مه

Al-Fazal, from Ali Ibn Asbat, from his father Asbat Ibn Salim, from Musa Al-Abar, who has narrated the following: Imamasws said: It’s a bad News for the Arabs as there will not be a single one from them with the Al-Qaimajfj from them.13

إفر ه عنإ أبه ج ثكمإ قال قال هن حدهيعلهي بإن هب إراههم عنإ ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ يوس عنإ سلإمان بإنه صالهح رف إكره فذروه هه ل بد مه مئهز مهنإه ق لوب الرجاله فمنإ أق ر بههه فزهيدوه و منإ أ فهها ل بهطاة هذا لتشإ ق نة يسإ نإ أنإ يكون فهت إ

إر إر بهش فهها منإ يشق الش ق جة حت يسإ ت نا و وله قى هل نإن و شه ه حت ل ي ب إ ت يإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Sulayman ibn Salih in a marfu’ manner from Abu Jafar

asws who has said:

‘Abu Ja’farasws has said, ‘Your story (belief in the rise of Al-Qaimajfj) causes anguish in the hearts of people. Therefore, you should only place in front of them a part of the Hadith if they accept it, narrate more from it, otherwise leave it at that.

There must come a period of trial in which no secret and undisclosed matters will remain secret. Even those who like to split one piece of hair into two pieces (analogist/mujtahids) to find a better argument will fall apart, until no one will be left except our (devout) Shias and usasws.14 ‘

Imamajfj will Come with New Book, Judgements and Orders:

إفر ي قال قال أبو ج ناطه عنإ أبه بصه مه بإنه حإد الإ ناده عنه الإب زإطهي عنإ عاصه ذا الإهسإ ي قوم الإقائهم بهأمإر جدهيد و بهربه شدهيد تتهب أحدا و ل يأإخذه فه اللهه لوإمة لئهم هتاب جدهيد و قضاء جدهيد على الإ ه ل يسإ إ لإس شأإه هل بهالس

Baznati, who from Asim ibn Hameed Hannata, who has narrated from Abu Basir:

Abu Jafarasws (Imam Mohammed Baqirasws) said: Imam Al-Qaimajfj will appear with the New Orders, the New Book and the New Judgements and heajfj will be extremely severe on the people from Arab and will not talk (compromise) but through sword, will neither accept excuses nor offer pardon and nor heajfj will care for whether people dislike (what heajfj does) in regard to Allahazwj’s Commands.15

12

370ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 2. 13

333ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 62. 14

370ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H.5. 15

354ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 114.



The Name of the Imamajfj:

إفر أبا ج إ قال سه ممد بإن علهي الرضا ابإن عبإدوس عنه ابإنه ق ت إبة عنإ حإدان بإنه سلإمان عنه الصقإره بإنه دل ق الإمنإتظر .…ي قول سنه اب إنه الإقائهم بهالإ إده الإ ه ث قال هن مهنإ ب سي الإقائهم قال له له يا ابإن رسوله اللهه و له ف قلإ

سي الإمنإتظر له و له ثره الإقائهلهي بهإهمامتههه ف قلإ إ رههه و ارإتهداده أ إ ه إد موإته ث ر أيامه ي قوم ب ن له غإبة تكإ ا و يطول قال لهدون و يكإ احه رههه الإ إ زهئ بهذه ت هإ لهصون و ي نإكهره الإمرإتابون و يسإ نإتظهر خروجه الإمخإ لهك فهها أمدها ف ث ر فهها الإوقاتون و ي هإ

لهمون لون و ي نإجو فهها الإمسإ إجه ت الإمسإ

Ibn Aubdus, from Ibn Qatibah, who from Hamdan ibn Sulayman, who from Al-Safar ibn Dulf, who has reported:

Imam Mohammedasws Ibn Aliasws said: the name of the Divine Imamajfj after the Al-Hassanasws will be ‘Al-Qaimajfj’. It was asked from Imam Mohammedasws Ibn Aliasws, why the name of the (son of Imam Hassan Askariasws) will be ‘Al-Qaimajfj’?

Imamasws replied: This is because the remembrance of this Imamajfj will be revived (from the point) that most of the believers of hisajfj Imamat would have gone astray.

I then asked: why one of hisajfj names will be ‘Al-Mutzir’?

The Imamasws replied: This is because the occultation time will be extremely long, only devout Shias will be waiting for the reappearance while the doubters will deny hisajfj presence. And the deniers will be satirising the remembrance of the Imamajfj. A large number (among believers) will try to define the time of appearance of the Imamajfj, these hasty ones will be destroyed and only submitters (to the Divine Instructions) will find deliverance.16

إر عنإ رهو بإنه شه اعهل بإنه أبان عنإ عمإ عنإ هسإ إد عنه الإ قإطهنه ده ما عنإ س إفر قال أبه و ابإن الإوله جابهر عنإ أبه جإ به دهي قال يا ابإن أبه طالهب أخإ ه فل هن حبهبه سأل عمر أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي عنه الإمهإ ه قال أما اسإ دهي ما اسإ نه عنه الإمهإ

ت وإد ا ثه الله عز و جل و هو مها اسإ لله عز و جل رسوله فه عهلإمههه و خلهلهي عههد هل أنإ ل أحدث بهاسإههه حت ي ب إ

Abi and Ibn Walid both have reported from Saeed, Saeed from Al-Yaqteeni, who from Ismail Ibn Aban, who from Ummaro ibn Shemr, who from Umro, who from Jabir, who has reported:

Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws said, once Umar ibn Khatab asked Amir-ul-Momineenasws: O sonasws of Abu Talibasws! Tell me the real name of the ‘Mehdiajfj’. Amir-ul-Momineenasws replied: Iasws am not going to tell you hisajfj

real name, as my ‘حبهبه و خلهلهي’ (beloved and friend-meaning Rasool Allahsaww)

has taken a promise from measws that Iasws should not reveal hisajfj (real) name

16

أسمائه‏ع‏و‏ألقابه‏و‏كناه‏و‏ع‏-2باب‏‏‏‏‏30‏‏‏‏‏51بحاراألنوار‏‏‏‏‏ , H. 4, 4- ‏إكمال‏الدين‏



until the time when Allahazwj Make himajfj appear. And this is one of the News, which Allahazwj had Given to His Prophetsaww. 17

لها بهالصبإه و بوءوا هل اللهه بهالذ هروا ق ب إ تشإ تدار الإفلك و ق لإتمإ ضل أوإ هلك أل فاسإ سكمإ و أطإفأإمإ اسإ مإ قدإ إبه ف قدإ بذإداي تكمإ منإ ل يإ مإ هه حكمإ و ق لدإ و اللهه الطالهب و الإمطإلوب هذا و مصابه هه و ل لكمإ سإا و ل بصرا ض لهك لهن فإسه

ق رةه الإ لوا عنإ صإ رمإ و لإ ت تخا لوا أمإ لوإ لإ ت ت وا

In one of sermons, Amir-ul-Momineenasws refers to the time before the reappearance of the ‘Hujjatasws’ (Imam-e-Zamanajfj) as: (most of) you will say ‘heajfj has either been lost or killed, beware you must observe patience before hisajfj reappreance. And ask for forgiveness from Allahazwj as you will be at that time away from the (teachings) of the Divine Imamsasws and have stopped seeking the ‘Noor’ and instead you would have imitated (Taqleed) of that person who has not got (for providing guidance) an ear, nor an eye neither for himself nor for yourself. By Allahazwj both of them; the seeker and the guide would be weak. Alas! You better not rely on each other and ignore the Divine Guidance.18

Also Amir-ul-Momineenasws has also said referring to the time before the reappearance of the Imam-e-Zamanajfj:

علهي بإن أبه طاله عابهد عنإ يإي بإ إ أبا الطفإله ي قول سه إ بإله بإنه عباد قال سه ب ي قول نه سلإم الطائهفهي عنإ شهها هل الن ومة قهل يا أبا الإ ن إ تنهفة ل ي نإجو مه اء مكإ نة مظإلهمة عمإ إرهف الناس ما أظلتإكمإ فهت إ سنه و ما الن ومة قال الذهي ل ي

هه فإسه فه

O people! There will be a pitch dark and blinding ‘Fitna’ (strife) is going to occur around you, only that will survive who will be ‘Al-Noma’. It was asked who is ‘Al-Noma’? Imamasws replied: The one who knows others but no one knows him.19

ثهي الر ران عنإ داود بإنه زاته الإمنإسوب هل السده الإمرإتضى عنإ علهي بإنه مههإ إجه نا فه منإزهله أبه عبإده عون الإم قي قال إبهاءه ف قال مهبا لنا و اللهه ما خلق الله بها هل و ممد ص أ اللهه و نإن ر فضائهل الإ فإضل مهنإه ث خلع خاته و تذا

رإضه و تكلم بهشيإ ه على الإ إ بهق وض رإض و ا إفرج ه الإ إصدع ر عجاج فه وسطههه ء فا ا نإن بهبحإ رةه اللهه عز و جل فإه دإت راء مكإ وب علإهه ل هله هل الله ممد سفهنة خضإراء مهنإ زب رإجدة خضإراء فه وسطهها ق بة مهنإ درة ب إضاء حوإهلا دار خضإ

ر القائم اللهه علهي أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي رسول نهي و ي نإصره عز و جل بهالإملئهكةه فه عدده بش ث الإمؤإمه عإداء و يغه ه ي قاتهل الإ فإه جنومه السماءه

In Ayoun Al-Mujizat, Syed Razi, writes from a chain of narrators who say:

17

تسمية‏القائم‏عباب‏النهي‏عن‏‏-56‏‏‏‏648‏‏‏‏‏2الدين‏‏‏‏‏‏كمال 18

111ص‏:‏‏51بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 6 19

باب‏تحريم‏إذاعة‏الحق‏مع‏الخوف‏-23‏‏‏‏301‏‏‏‏‏12الوسائل‏‏‏‏‏‏مستدرك



We were in the presence of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws, and we were talking with the Imamasws on the subject of Prophetas, at that time Imamasws rubbed his ring on earth and it opened up and we saw an endless and high tide sea where there was a green coloured large ship made out of precious stones and in the middle of it was a white coloured banner made out of pearls and it was written on it:

There is no god but Allahazwj, Mohammedsaww is the Prophet of Allahazwj, Aliasws

is ‘ أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي’ the Chief of Believers, foretell them the good News of the ‘Al-

Qaimajfj’, as heajfj will fight against the enemies of Allahazwj, relieve the believers from troubles, Allahazwj will Send for hisajfj help angelsas more in numbers than the stars (in the skies). (An extract from a lengthy Hadith).20

20

159ص‏:‏‏47بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏



The Reasons behind the Occultation:

شابه عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه موسى عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه بك سنه بإنه موسى الإ م عنه الإ أبا يإ عنإ زرارة قال سه علهي بإن هب إراهه إمأ بهده و له قال ياف و أوإ هه هل بطإنههه ث قال يا زرارة و هو عبإده اللهه ي قول هن لهلإغلمه غإبة ق بإل أنإ ي قوم قال ق لإ

ن إهمإ منإ ن إهمإ منإ ي قول هه الإمنإتظر و هو الذهي يشك فه وهلدتههه مه ن إهمإ منإ ي قول حإل و مه و مه ي قول مات أبوه بهل خلن ا ر أن الله عز و جل يهب أنإ يإتحه ه و هو الإمنإتظر غ إ هه بهسنت يإ لهك ي رإ ولهد ق بإل موإته أبه هنإد ة ف تاب الإمبإطهلون يا لش

لهك الزمان أي شيإ رإ فهداك هنإ أدإ هلإ ج ذا زرارة قال ق لإ هذا الزمان فادإ به ا أدإرإ ء أعإمل قال يا زرارة ه الدعاءه

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khashshab from’ Abd Allah ibn Musa from’ Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Zurara who has said the following:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws say, ‘The young boyajfj will disappear from the public sight before hisajfj Rise (with Divine Authority).’ I then asked, ‘Why (that has to take place)?’

The Imamasws said, ‘Heasws will be targeted (to be killed).’ Imamasws pointed with hisasws hand to hisasws chest (to gesture the assassination). Then heasws said, ‘O Zurara, heajfj is the oneajfj whose reappearance is expected. Heajfj is the oneasws whose coming to this world will be doubted. Certain people will say, ‘Hisajfj fatherasws died without leaving any sonajfj behind.’ Certain others will say, ‘Just before the death of hisajfj fatherasws heajfj came into the lap of hisajfj motherasws.’ Still others will say, ‘Heajfj came (to the world) two years before the death of hisajfj fatherasws.’ Heajfj is the oneajfj whose reappearance is awaited. The fact is that Allahazwj Loves to test the Shia (hisasws followers).

It is in such a condition that people of falsehood will raise doubts, O Zurara.’

‘I then said, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, if I will be alive at such time, expecting hisasws Rise with Divine Authority, what should I do?’

The Imamasws said, ‘O Zurara, if you were to live up to such time then recite the following supplication:

ك فإنك إن لم ت عرفني اللهم عرفني ن فسك فإنك إن لم ت عرفني ن فسك لم أعرف نبيك اللهم عرفني رسول تك فإنك إن لم ت عرف تك اللهم عرفني حج تك ضللت عن دينيرسولك لم أعرف حج ني حج

‘Our Allahasws, make me recognise Youazwj; if Youazwj do not Make me recognise Youazwj, I cannot recognise Yourazwj Prophetsaww. Our Allahazwj, Make me recognise Yourazwj Rasoolsaww; if Youazwj do not Make me recognise Yourazwj Rasoolsaww, I am unable to recognise the oneasws who possesses Yourazwj Authority over the creatures. Our Allahazwj, Make me recognise the oneasws who possesses Yourazwj Authority over the creatures; if Youazwj do not Make me recognise himasws I will stray from my religion.’



ت له جإش ال فهداك أ لإس ي قإ هلإ ج ت له ث قال يا زرارة ل بد مهنإ ق تإله غلم بهالإمدهينةه ق لإ قال ل و لكهنإ ي قإ انه سفإخل الإمدهينة ف أإخذ الإغلم ف جإش آله بنه فلن جيهي هنإد ء حت يدإ واا و ظلإما ل يإهلون ف ا ق ت له ب غإا و عدإ ت له فإه قإ

لهك ت وقع الإفرجه هنإ شاء الله

Then heasws said, ‘O Zurara, it is necessary (before the Zahoor of Hujjatajfj) that a young boy be murdered (unjust) in the city of Madina.’

‘I then asked, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, will he not be killed in the hands of the army of al-Sufyani?’ The Imamasws replied, ‘No, but the army of the tribe of so and so will kill him. They will come to enter Madina; thus, they take hold of the young boy and kill him. When they will murder him in transgression, animosity and injustice, then they will not be given respite. At such time you can expect the good news, if Allahazwj shall so will.21

ث نا عثإمان بإن عهسى عنإ خالهده بإنه جنهح عنإ ز بإن أحإد عنإ أحإد بإنه ههلل قال حد سيإ رارة بإنه أعإي قال قال أبو الإ قال ياف و أوإم و له أ بهدههه هل بطإنههه و هو الإمنإتظر و هو الذهي يشك الناس عبإده اللهه ل بد لهلإغلمه مهنإ غإبة ق لإ

ن إهمإ منإ ي ق إ و مه ن إهمإ منإ ي قول مات أبوه و لإ يل ن إهمإ منإ ي قول حإل و مه ه فه وهلدتههه فمه هه بهسنت يإ ول ولهد ق بإل موإته أبهذا الدعاءه قا لهك الزمان قال ادإ الله به و ما تأإمرنه لوإ أدإرإ ل زرارة ف قلإ

Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad has narrated from Ahmad ibn lIila1 who has said that ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa

narrated to us from Khalid ibn Najih from Zurara ibn A’yan ibn abu ‘Abd Allahasws

who has

said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said, ‘It will be necessary for the young boy to disappear from public sight.’ I then asked, ‘Why it will be necessary?’ The Imam replied: ‘Because of fear’ (pointing toward hisasws chest).’ He will be the one whose reappearance will be intensely expected. His coming (to this world) be doubted. Certain people will say, ‘His mother was not blessed by himajfj.’ Others will say, ‘Hisajfj fatherasws died but left no surviving sonasws.’ Certain others will say, ‘Hisajfj ‘zahoor’22 took place two years before the death of hisajfj fatherasws.’

I asked the Imamasws, ‘What do you command me if I were to live at that time?’ The Imamasws said, ‘Pray to Allahazwj in the words.

سك فإنك إن لم ت عرفني ن فسك لم أعرفك اللهم اللهم عرفني ن ف عرفني نبيك فإنك إن لم ت عرفني نبيك لم أعرفه قط اللهم عرفني

تك ضللت عن ديني تك فإنك إن لم ت عرفني حج حج 21

‏337ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 5. 22

Coming to the world



‘O Lord, Make me recognise Youazwj; if You do not Make me recognise Youazwj, I will not recognise Youazwj. O Lordazwj, Make me recognise Your Rasoolsaww; if Youazwj do not Make me recognise Your Rasoolsaww I will never recognise himsaww. O Lordazwj, Make me recognise the one who possesses Yourazwj Authority over the creatures; if Youazwj do not make me recognise himajfj I will stray away from my religion.

ي سنة و خإسه دهيث منإذ سه هذا الإ إ قال أحإد بإن اهلإهلله سه

Ahmad ibn Hilal has said, ‘I had heard this Hadith fifty-six years ago.’23

The Reasons behind the Delay in the Appearance of the Imamajfj:

رور، عنه ابإنه له ابإن مسإ ره، عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه علإهه السلم ق لإ ما بال عامهر، عنإ عمهه، عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ، عمنإ هتابه ا ية فه ب إنا الذهين أمهيه الإمؤإمهنهي علإهه السلم لإ ي قاتهلإ فلا و فلا و فلا. قال له ذ للهه عز و جل لوإ ت زي لوا ل

إنه بهت زايلهههمإ قال ودائهع مؤإمهنهي فه أصإلبه ق وإ و ما ي ما قال ق لإ ن إهمإ عذابا أله فروا مه ذلهك الإقائهم علإهه افهرهين، و م إ ظهر على منإ ظهر مهنإ أعإداءه اللهه السلم لنإ يظإه ا خرج ف قت لهمإ. ر أبدا حت تإرج ودائهع اللهه عز و جل، فإه

Ibn Masroor, from Ibn Amir, who from his uncle, who from Ibn Abu Ummar, who was told by a man who says:

It was asked from Abi Abd Allahasws why Amir-ul-Momineenasws did not fight against his opponents? The Imamasws replied: Because of this Verse of the Holy Quran:

هم عذابا أليما ‘ ب نا الذين كفروا من (48:25) ’لو ت زي لوا لعذ

If they had been apart (momin from Kufar), We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment.

I then asked what are the meanings of ‘لوإ ت زي لوا’ ? The Imamasws replied: ‘The

unborn believers in the ‘Sulb’ (forehead) of the unbelievers. And similarly, The ‘Qaimajfj’ will not appear until Allahazwj Extracts the believers from the ‘Sulb’ of non-believers’. When that is done, the Imamajfj will take a stand against them and kill them.24

Allahazwj is not in any Hurry for the Establishment of the ‘Hour:

ر لإس جيهي مإ إج هن هذا الإ ا ي ر و هن ال و قضاؤه و الصب إ ر اللهه ت بارك و ت ا هو أمإ ل منإ ياف ء على ما ترهيد الناس هن الإفوإت

23

342ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 29 24

64ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال 433:‏‏‏‏‏435‏‏‏‏‏29بحاراألنوار‏‏‏‏‏ ,



The Imamasws said: This ‘Amr’ will not happen by the wish of people, this is the Amr-e-Allahazwj which is dependent on the Wish and Divine Doctrine of Allahazwj, and Allahazwj is not in any hurry, and expedition is seek by that who fears loosing it.25

Occultation before Prophet-hood of Rasool Allahsaww:

ال حدثنا ممد بن يي الطار عن يقوب بن يزيد عن ممد بن أب عمي عن سد بن أب حدثنا أب رحه اهلل قان بي عسى و بي ممد خسمائة عام منها مائتان و خل عن يقوب بن شب عن أب عبد اهلل قال

اوا متمسكي بدين عسى اوا قال اوا قال خسون عاما لس فها ب و ل عال ظاهر قل فما قل فما ان من ضرب ف الرض لطلب الجة سلمان الفارسي اوا مؤمني ث قال و ل يكون الرض ل و فها عال و

يستدل باألخبار منتظرا رضي اهلل عنه فلم يزل ينتقل من عال ل عال و من فقه ل فقه و يبحث عن السرار و يريد هتامة أيقن بالفرج خرجأربمائة سنة حت بشر بولدته فلما خرين مممد لقيام القائم سيد األولين و اآل

فسب

It was narrated to us by my father, may Allah Have mercy on him, who was told by Mohammed Ibn Yahiya Attar, who from Yaqoob Ibn Yazeed, who from Mohammed Ibn Abi Yumar, who from Saeed Ibn Abi Khalaf, who from Yaqub Ibn shuaib, who has narrated:

Abi Abd Allahasws (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws) said: The time span between Prophet Isaas and Prophet Mohammed was 500 years, out of that there was neither a Divine Prophetas nor a Divine Imamas for 250 years which would be (physically) be recognised (but was in occultation). I asked: What people were (following)? Imamasws replied: There (the believers) followed the religion of Prophet Isaas. I asked what were they under those conditions? The Imamasws replied: ‘They were the ‘Momin’.

The Imamasws then said: It is impossible for the Earth to be (stable) unless

there is an ‘عال’ (Imamasws) on its surface. And (at that time) the one, among

people who were going around on earth in the search of the Imamasws, was Sulman-e-Farasira. Thus hera submitted to one (Hidden) Imamasws to another oneas and to one Divine Representativeas to another oneas. And hera kept on searching for the Mysteries of the religion of Allahazwj.

Hera at that time found guidance through the traditions (Ahadith) of (Allahazwj’s Hujjatas), until he waited for 400 years under those conditions, before finally getting the good News of the ‘Zahoor’ of the Leader of the last and future ones Rasool Allah Mohammedsaww. When Salmanra was informed about the

the Divine rising and appearance of Rasool Allahsaww, he ’أيقن بالفرج خرج‘

travelled towards ‘هتامة’ Mecca, but he was imprisoned on his way (but he

made it to Medina later on when Amir-ul-Momineenasws liberated him26) 27

25

111ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , 26

161ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 21. 27

161ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 20.



سناد عن علي بن مهزيار عن فضالة عن أبان بن عثمان عن السن بن زياد قال قل لب عبد اهلل هل و بذا ال تكون الرض ل و فها مام قال ل تكون ل و فها مام عال حبلهلم و حرامهم و ما يتاجون له

From the same chain of narrators (of Hadith 15), Ali Ibn Mazyar narrates from Fazala, who form Aban Ibn Usman, who from Hasan Ibn Ziyad, who has narrated:

I asked from Imam Abi Abd Allahasws: Can earth survive without the presence of a Just Imamas? The Imamasws replied: No, it is mandatory that a Divine Imamasws must be present on the face of Earth who would have all the knowledge related to Hallal and Harram (Permissible and Forbidden) as well as about all that which people need to know.28

The Momineen of Time of Occultation:

إفر هن أصإحاب نا بهالإكوفةه لماعة عنإ أبانه بإنه به ج لهي قال قهل له هجإ هي عنإ ب ريإد الإ ثهية ف لوإ أمرإت همإ ت غإلهب عنإ رهبإ وك قال جيهي هه ف أإخ لطاعوك و ات ب هسه أخه مإ هل ذ مهنإه حاجته ف قال ل ف قال همإ بهدهمائهههمإ أبإل ث قال هن ء أحد

ا قام الإقائهم جاءته الإمزاي لة و أتى الرجل وارهث همإ حت ه هحهمإ و ة نا هه ف أإخذ حاجته فل الناس فه هدإ هسه أخه هل ه يإن

It has been narrated by Aban Ibn Tagheeb, who from Rabbi who from Bureed Al-Jayali who says:

Once it was said to Abu Jafarasws (Imam Mohammed Baqirasws), there are so many of yourasws followers living in Al-Kufa, if youasws ask them (to rise) they will listen to youasws and obey to (yourasws instructions).

Imamasws asked: Tell me if a momin brother, who is in need of some money and takes out of the money bag of his fellow brother (accordingly to his need) and he does not stop him (from taking his monies).

He replied: No, conditions over there are not as such.

Imamasws replied: If he is (so reluctant in sharing his wealth) then surely, he is going to more reserve and selfish in giving his blood (for the sake of his brother in a battle, in the event of rising).

Imamasws then said: Listen, this is the time of solitude, and staying away from the wars, we would rather marry and inherent under these circumstances, implement Commands (of Allahazwj), return others’ deposits (entrusted to us). However, the time of the ‘Al-Qaimajfj’ will be the time of real loyalty and friendship, at that time a momin brother, if in need, will take out what he needs from the money bag of his brother momin, and he will not abhor it (to stop him from taking his money).29

28

223ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 16. 29

121ص‏:‏‏5الشيعة‏ج‏:‏‏وسائل , H. 6092.



ة عنه الن هاوإدهي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه حاد عنه الإمفضله قال ده عنإ أحإد بإنه هوإ عهنإد أبه عبإده اللهه عبإد الإواحه نإ موما مت غ فهداك ظرهي هل بنه بهالطوافه ف نظر هل و قال له يا مفضل ما له أراك مهإ هلإ له ج ر اللوإنه قال ف قلإ

لهك لكمإ لكنا فه ان ب روته ف لوإ باسه و ما فه أيإدهيههمإ مهنإ هذا الإملإكه و السلإطانه و الإ كمإ ف قال يا مفضل أما الإ هه ملهك ان بإه أمهيه الإمؤإ لوإ نه شه شه به و لبإس الإ شه ل الإ إ احة الن هاره و أ اسة اللإله و سه مهنهي و هل فالنار لإ يكنإ هل سه

إ لها الله ه ظلمة ج رب و هلإ رأيإ ل و شإ رإا أإ لهك عنا فصه مة مهثإل هذاف زوهي

It has been narrated by Abd Al-Wahid, who from Ahmed Ibn Hozah, who from Nawahandi, who from Abd Allah Ibn Hammad, who from Mofassil, who says:

Once while circumambulation of the Kabah, Imam Abu Abd Allahasws looked at me and asked: What is the matter with you O Mufassal, Iasws find you very sad and depressed and with a pale face?

I replied: May I be scarified for yourasws cause; I see Banu Abbas are enjoying both power and government. I wish all this was with you so that we could also take part in it.

Imamasws replied: O Mufassal! If it were so, you would have to work extremely hard, providing security during the night and taking rounds (on streets) during the day. Eating simple and tasteless food and wearing rough cloths, as was during the time of Amir-ul-Momineenasws. And if you were not to do those then your end is in the Fire. These responsibilities have been lifted from us and this is the reason you are able to consume good food, have you seen a hardship turning into a blessing, as is the case in this era (for you).30

ران عنه اعهل بإنه مههإ إقوب عنإ هسإ بإنه ي دة عنإ أحإد بإنه يوس سنه بإنه علهي بإنه أبه حإزة و عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عقإ الإه ي عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه أ هه و وهإب عنإ أبه بصه ربه و ق ريإش هل قال عنإ أبه الإ نه و ب يإ ا خرج الإقائهم لإ يكنإ ب إ ه

امه هل روجه الإقائهمه ف و اللهه ما ط لون به إجه ت و ما يسإ إ ها هل الس ن إ ما يأإخذ مه إ ب و ل لهباسه هل الس شه هي الإ الشه إ ظهل الس و الإموإت تإ إ ب ر و ما هو هل الس الإغلهظ الإ

It has been narrated Ahmed Ibn Mohammed Ibn Uktada, who from Ahmed Ibn Yousif Ibn Yaqoob, who from Ismail Ibn Mahran, who from Al-Hassan Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Hamza, who from his father, who from Abu Basir:

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: When the Zahoor of ‘Al-Qaim’ takes place, there will only be sword between the people of Arab and Quraish, so why do

you like to bring it forward, By Allah, ‘ هي الإ امه هل الش ب ما ط شه ’ his food will nothing

but the bread made out of barley31, and will be wearing very rough cloths. And Imamajfj’s commitment will be with sword and death underneath the sword.32

30

359ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 127 31

Barley- a member of the grass family, grows along wheat and has traditionally been fed to animals by the farmers 32

354ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 115, 275ص‏:‏‏3الوسائل‏ج‏:‏‏مستدرك , H 3565- 10



ميي عن ممد بن عسى بن عبد عن حدثنا أب و ممد بن السن رضي اهلل عنهما قال حدثنا عبد اهلل بن جفر الالارط صاحل بن ممد عن هائ التمار قال قال أبو عبد اهلل ن لصاحب هذا المر غبة املتمسك فها بدينه

ث قال هكذا بده ث قال ن لصاحب هذا المر غبة فلتق اهلل عبد و لتمسك بدينه للقتاد

It has been narrated to me by my father and Mohammed Ibn Hassan, who from Abd Allah Ibn Jafar Hamari, who from Mohammed Ibn Isa Ibn Abuad, who from Salay Ibn Mohammed, who from Hani Tammar, who has said:

Abu Abd Allahasws (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws) said: There is occultation for the owner of the sword (during that time) observing religions is like separating thorns from leaves of ‘Qatada’33. Then Imamasws explain it by making signs by

hisasws hands and then said: Indeed ‘ن لصاحب هذا المر’ the owner of the

Command has occultation, thus it is necessary for an ‘Abd’ (a devotee) to fear Allahazwj and adhere to the religion.34

Instructions for Shias during the Occultation:

ي ع اشه لوهي عنه ابإنه الإ ي عنإ موسى الإمظفر الإ إفره بإنه بشه ه عنإ ج سيإ إروف عنإ ممده بإنه الإ إفره بإنه م هه عنإ ج نإ أبهسنه عنإ آبائههه أن رسول اللهه ص قال أفإضل أعإماله طهي عنإ أبه الإ ر عنإ ممد الإواسه إتهظار بإنه بكإ الإفرجه مهن اللهه أمته ا

عز و جل

Through the chain of narrators going up to Imam Ali Reza,

Imam Al-Rezaasws says that Rasool Allahsaww said: The best deed from the

deeds of my nation is to ‘ إتهظار الإفرجه expect ‘the Zahoor and Relief’ being ’ا

bestowed by Allahazwj.35

جها عنإ حاده بإنه ه بإنه طرهي سيإ يهي عنإ ممده بإنه عهسى و الإ نان ممد بإن هام عنه الإهمإ عهسى عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه سه أا و أبه على أبه عبإده اللهه ف ق رإمإ فه حال ل يكون فهها همام هدى و ل علم ي رى قال دخلإ ا صه أ إتمإ ه إ ال

رهيقه ف قال أبه هذا و اللهه الإبلء فكإ رةه هل منإ دعا بهدعاءه الإ إ ن فل ي نإجو مهنإ تهلإك الإ فهداك حه هلإ نع ج ئهذ قال صإر مإ ح لكم الإ ا فه أيإدهيكمإ حت يصه ه ف تمسكوا مبه ره لهك و لنإ تدإ ان ا ه

It has been narrated by Mohammed ibn Hammam, who from Al-Hamarry, who from Mohammed Ibn Isa and Al-Hussan ibn Tareef and all of them from Hammad ibn Isa, who from Abd Allah ibn Sanan, who says my father and I went to Abd Allah

asws:

Imamasws asked us: What will you do when you will be under those conditions

when you will not be able to consult ‘همام هدى’ the Imamasws of Guidance,

neither you will find the ‘علم ي رى’ a flag (to get yourselves organised), nor there

will be a way for deliverance and you will be in total chaos.

33

A bush full of thorns like cactus 34

347ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 35. 35

128ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ 64ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , 36ص‏:‏‏2أخبارالرضا)ع(‏ج‏:‏‏عيون ,



My father said: Of course that time will be of a great test, may I be sacrificed for youasws what shall we do at that time?

The Imamasws replied: When you come across such time, you better act on the Instructions (ourasws Ahadith), which you already have with you (in your hands), until you find the Just Imamasws.36

عنه دة عنإ أحإد بإنه يوس ي عنإ أبه عبإده ابإن عقإ هه و وهإبه بإنه حفإص عنإ أبه بصه عنإ أبه ران عنه ابإنه الإبطائهنه ابإنه مههإجان ل ي قوم هلا شيإ رإبه أبه ل بد لنا مهنإ آ ه قال قال له وا أحإ اللهه أ لهك فكو ان ا لس ب وتهكمإ و ألإبهدوا ء و ه

إظر هلإهه وإا هلإهه و لوإ حبإوا و اللهه لكأن أ نا فاسإ ا ترك متحر ا فإه هتاب ما ألإبدإ نه و الإمقامه ي بايهع الناس على الرإ ب يإربه شدهيد و ربه مهنإ شر قده اق إت رب جدهيد على الإ قال ويإل لهطغاةه الإ

Ibn Aqdat, who from Ahmed ibn Yousif, who from Ibn Mehran, who from Ibn Al-Batayani, who from his father and Wahib ibn Hafiz, who from Abi Baseer, who says:

I heard it from Abu Abd Allahasws who said myasws fatherasws has said: It is bound to happen that a group to appear from Azerbaijan, who will be unstoppable. When it occurs, you better stay at home, and exemplify usasws in adopting solitude. And when someone from usasws calls you then move swiftly to reach himasws even if you have to crawl on your knees. By Allahazwj, Iasws am

foreseeing it that people (Shias) are pledging allegiance to himajfj on the ‘ هتاب :which is extremely abhorred by the Arabs. And said (The New Book) ’جدهيد

Woe be upon the arrogant among the Arabs who would be highly inclined in instigating and spreading troubles. 37

هد قال حدثنه ودهي قال و عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه س لإب الإمسإ بإن ث نا يوس رهيا بإنه شإبان قال حد يإي بإن ز أا و أ ضإرمهي قال دخلإ ر الإ ثهي عنإ أبه بكإ كم بإن سلإمان عنإ ممده بإنه ث نا الإ اك بان على أبه عبإده الل حد هه و ا ا رأي إتمو لهسوا فه ب وتهكمإ فإه راسان ف قلإنا ما ت رى ف قال اجإ ي ظهرته الرايات السود به نا على رجل فا إهدوا حه إ تم قده اجإ

نا بهالسلحه هل إ

It has been narrated from Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Saeed, who reports from yahiya ibn Zakariya ibn Sheban, who from Yousif ibn Kulaib al-Masaudi, who from Al-Hakum ibn Sulayman who from Mohammed ibn Kaseer, who from Abi Bakr al-Hazzar, who says:

Aban and I were present in front of Imam Abi Abd Allahasws and that was the time when the black coloured flags had appeared from al-Khurasan, we asked the Imamasws what shall we do?

The Imamasws replied: You better stay at your homes, until someone from usasws calls upon you, and then come to usasws along with your arms.38

36

133ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ 37

135ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 40 38

36ص‏:‏‏11الوسائل‏ج‏:‏‏مستدرك



إفره بإنه ممده بإنه س دة عنإ أحإد بإنه زهياد عنإ علهي بإنه الصباحه بإنه الضحاكه عنإ ج التماره عنإ أبه ابإن عقإ اعة عنإ سإ و ي ق لإ ه الإمحاضه ه قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه هلك الإمرإهه لون و جنا الإمقربون و ث ب إجه ت ي قال الإمسإ ما الإمحاضه

نة على منإ أثارها و ه همإ ل يرهيد لس ب وتهكمإ فإهن الإفهت إ وا أحإ و تادهها ن على أوإ اجة هل أتاهم الله بهشاغهل الإهصإ وكمإ حبهإرض هلمإ ر ي مإ له

Ibn Aqtada, from Ahmed ibn Ziyad, who from Ali ibn Al-Sabah ibn Al-Zahak, who from Jafar ibn Mohammed ibn Samah, who from Saif al-Tammar, who from Abi Murhif, who says:

Once Abu Abd Allahasws (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws) said: The ‘ ي الإ محاضه ’ will be

destroyed! It was asked who are the ‘ ي ?’الإمحاضه

Imamasws replied: The impatient ones who would like to expedite the appearance of the Imamajfj (and will be destroyed). However, only those will survive who believe in the appearance of the Hujjatajfj to take place in the near future, at that time the unjust governments will be on rock-solid foundations.

At that time you better confine yourself to your home, as the ‘ نة will (strife) ’الإفهت إ

be harmful for those who will get involved in it and will be destroyed by it as Allahazwj will Subject them to that which they will not like for themselves.39

ره بإنه ممد عنإ سدهير قا و عبإده اللهه يا ل قال أب عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنإ بكإلإسا مهنإ قدإ خرج فارإحلإ سدهير الإزمإ ب إتك و نإ حه انه ا ب لغك أن السفإ كنإ ما سكن اللإل و الن هار فإه هه و اسإ لسه أحإ

لهك نا و لوإ على رهجإ هل إ

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Usmaan Bin Isa, from Bakr Bin Muhammad, from Sudeyr who said:

Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘O Sudeyr! Be seated in your houses and remain calm, and stay like that overnight (during dark period of fitna) but when the day arrives, and Al-Sufyani has come out, so get out to come to usasws even if you have to walk on your feet’40

إفر م ان فهما ورد علي مهن الشإخه أبه ج سدهي قال إفر الإ ه ممده بإنه ج سيإ رهي قدس عنإ أبه الإ مإ مده بإنه عثإمان الإبه الزمانه و أما ما سألإ ل لنا ث الله روحه فه جوابه مسائهلهي هل صاحه تهنا و ما جيإ ه على احه عنإه مهنإ أمإره الإوقإ

ار لهص به فههه بهالإهاره و ل ما سلم فل خه به فكل ما لإ يسلمإ فصاحه إ اف إت قر يإتاج هلإهه صاحه تاج أوإ لإ يإت بههه فههه احإ احهوالهنا أ ل ما فه يدههه مهنإ أمإ تحه عنإه مهنإ أمإره منإ يسإ ت غإن عنإه و أما ما سألإ وإ ي تصرف فههه تصرفه فه مالههه مهنإ هلإهه أوه اسإ

ون و نإن خصماؤه ي لهك ف هو ملإ ل ا فمنإ ف ل مهنإ عهت إرته ما حرم الله غيإه أمإره تحه ص الإمسإ وإم الإقهامةه و قدإ قال النبهان فه جإلةه الظالهمهي ون على لهسانه و لهسانه ل به ماب فمنإ ظلمنا ملإ

It was narrated by the father of Al-Hussain Mohammed Ibn Jafar Al-Syedi, who from Sheikh Abi Jafar Mohammed Ibn Usman Al-Yamari, who has got an answer from Imam-e-Zaman

ajfj:

39


64ص‏:‏‏8الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H.383



Imam-e-Zamanajfj said: And about that person who posses from our assets, and he has made it permissible for himself to consume those, without our consent, as he would spend from his own wealth, so the reply for that person

is that he is ‘ ون transgressor and weasws will hold him responsible for this in ’ملإ

the Hereafter. Rasool Allahsaww had said, whoever would make the belongings of mysaww progeny permissible for him that which Allahazwj has Made

forbidden; he is a ‘ ون from mesaww as well as for all the Prophetsas. (Beware) ’ملإ

whoever transgresses against usasws, he will be counted among those who have committed cruelties against usasws in the past and as such have been cursed by Allahazwj. As per the Words of Allah: Beware Allah’s curse is, surely, on the transgressors.41

Shias and the Issues during Grand Occultation:

كمه بإنه سلإمان عنإ م ودهي عنه الإ لإب الإمسإ بإنه رهيا عنإ يوس دة عنإ يإي بإنه ز ر ابإن عقإ ثهي عنإ أبه بكإ مده بإنه رمهي قال دخلإ ضإ ي الإ لهك حه راسان ف قلإنا ما ت رى ف قال أا و أبان على أبه عبإده اللهه و ظهرته الرايات السود به

نا بهالسلحه إنا على رجل فا إهدوا هل إ تم ا قده اجإ ا رأي إتمو لهسوا فه ب وتهكمإ فإه توضح قال الوهري هند ل الدو ينهد اجإ بالفتح أي هنض

Ibn Yaqida, who from Yahiya ibn Zikarya, who from Yousif ibn Kaleeb Masyoodi, who from Hakim Salaman, who from Mohammed ibn Kaseer, who from Abu Bakr Hazme, who says the following:

Once Abaan and myself were in the service of Abu Abdullahasws and we were told about the black flag rising in the Khurasan. We asked from the Imamasws what is yourasws opinion about the (uprising)? Imamasws replied: You should stay in your homes until you find out that weasws have agreed to support someoneasws, only then come out to serve usasws fully prepared and armed.42

رهي عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده الإ شإ باره جها عنإ علهي بإنه حدهيد ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى و أبو علهي الإان أ إض أصإحابههه عنإ جهله بإنه دراج عنإ زرارة قال لت همإ ف قال له ب ر بنه أمة و دوإ رامه فذ ده الإ إفر فه الإمسإجه بو ج

ر على يديإك ف قال ما مإ ب همإ و أنإ يظإههر الله عز و جل هذا الإ ا رإجو أنإ تكون صاحه بههه هن مإ و ل يسرنه أنإ أا بهصاحهال لإ يإلقإ منإذ خلق ال ا هن الله ت بارك و ت ب همإ هن أصإحاب همإ أوإلد الز ون صاحه نهي و ل أياما أ رإض سه سماواته و الإ

نهنهههمإ و أيامهههمإ هن الله عز و جل يأإمر الإملك الذهي فه يدههه الإفلك ف طإوهيهه طا أقإصر مهنإ سه

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Habbar all from Ali ibn Hadid from Ismil ibn Darraj from Zurarah who has narrated the following:

‘Once Abu Ja’farasws was in Masjid al-Haram43 when banu ‘Umayyah and their government was mentioned. Certain ones of his companions said, ‘We hope you will be the one to deal with them and Allahazwj will make this cause

41

182ص‏:‏‏53بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 11 42

Ibid, h, 44 43

In the House of Allah, Kaabah



dominant through your hand.’ Heasws said: ‘I am not the oneajfj to deal with them and Heazwj will not want measws to deal with them. The ones who will deal with them (banu ‘Umayyah) are children born out of wedlock. Allahazwj has not Created any era from the time Heazwj Created the skies and earth, of shorter years or days than their (banu ‘Umayyah’s) years and days. Allahazwj Commands the angel in whose hand is the group (of planets and stars) to scroll it in a fast scrolling manner.’44

سنه بإنه ممده بإنه جإهور عنإ أبه م سنه بإنه ممد جها عنه الإ مد بإن هام و ممد بإن الإ هه عنإ ساعة عنإ صالهحه بإنه به قال هلك إفر الإباقهره أ ا عنإ أبه ج ر الإمث ن جه الإهصإن على و بكإ أصإحاب الإمحاضهيه و جنا الإمقربون و ث ب

با إد الإغم ف تإحا عجه تادهها هن ب أوإ

Mohammed ibn Hammam and Mohammed ibn Hassan ibn Mohammed and they all from Hassan ibn Mohammed ibn Jamhoria, who from his father, who from Samah, who from Salay ibn Nabbat and Bakr Musnah and they both have narrated:

Abu Abdullahasws’s father Abu Jafarasws al-Baqirasws has said: The ones who would strive for earlier establishment of the truth (Just rule) will be killed since the foundations of the forts of unjust (governments) will remain deeply rooted. Indeed, there will be a grand victory after an extended suppression.45

نتهكمإ و ه وا على الإبلءه و ل تروا بهأيإدهيكمإ و سوفهكمإ فه هوى ألإسه رإض و اصإبه جلإه الله الإزموا الإ ا لإ ي لوا مبه إجه ت ل تسإإرهفةه ح هه و هو على م نإكمإ على فهراشه ره على لكمإ فإهه منإ مات مه له ب إتههه مات شههدا و وقع أجإ ق ربهه و حق رسولههه و أهإ

ه الن ة مقام هصإلتههه لهسإفههه فإهن له ت وإجب ث واب ما وى مهنإ صالهحه عملههه و قام ة و أجل كل شيإ اللهه و اسإ ء مد

Amir-ul-Momineenasws says, in one of the sermons:

Stick to the earth, be patient in trials, do not move your hands and swords after the liking of your tongues, and do not make haste in matters in which Allahazwj has not asked for haste because any one of you who dies in his bed while he had knowledge of the rights of Allahazwj and the rights of His Prophetsaww and membersasws of the Prophetsaww’s house, will die as a martyr. His reward is incumbent on Allahazwj. He is also eligible to the recompense of what good acts he has intended to do, since his intention takes the place of drawing his sword. Certainly, for every thing there is a (prescribed) time and a limit.46

إتهظار الإفرجه بهالصبإه عهبادة ص ا دعوات الراوإدهي، قال النبه

44

Al-Kafi, vol, 8, H 14983, h 538, 339 :ص‏ 8 :الكافي‏ج‏ 45

Ibid, h, 47 46

البالغة‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏نهج‏ 281 :ص‏ .....العظة‏بالتقوى‏ 281



It is written in ‘Dawaad-e-Radawi’ that Prophet Mohammedsaww said: ‘To wait for the ‘al-Faraj’ (Zahoor-e-Imam-e-Zamanajfj) with patience, is the Ibadah (worship).47

هه عنه الإمغهيةه عنه الإمفضله ده عنه الصفاره عنه الإب رإقهي عنإ أبه ه قال يأإته ابإن الإوله إفر أ بإنه صالهح عنإ جابهر عنإ أبه جلهك الزمانه هن أ ا فه همإ همامهمإ ف ا طوب لهلثابهتهي على أمإره ما يكون هلمإ مهن الث وابه أنإ على الناسه زمان يغهب عن إ دإ

نه الث وابه مهن فأ إ ي نادهي هم سإ روا حبه ق إتمإ بهغإبه فأبإشه ري و صد تمإ عهبادهي و همائهي حقا الإبارهئ عز و جل عهبادهي آمنإتمإ بهسهقهي عهبادهي الإغإث نإكمإ أت قبل و عنإكمإ أعإفو و لكمإ أغإفهر و بهكمإ أسإ علإههمإ مه مإ ل إزلإ هم الإبلء و لوإل فع عن إ و أدإ

لهك الزمانه له الإمؤإمهن فه إمه ت يا ابإن رسوله اللهه فما أفإضل ما يسإ فإظ اللسانه و لزوم عذابه قال جابهر ف قلإ قال حهه الإب إ

Ibn Walid, who from Saffar, who from Baraqi, who from his father, who from Mughara, who from Mufazzal ibn Salay, who from Jabir who has narrated the following:

Abi Abd Allahasws (Mohammed Baqirasws) said: ‘People will face a time when their Imamasws will be in occultation. Blessed are those who would stay firm on the mastership of the ‘Sahib-e-Amr’ (the Divine Authorityasws) from usasws. The minimum reward for them will be that Allahazwj will Say to them: ‘O Myazwj servants! You have believed in Myazwj secret, you ratified the oneajfj whom Iazwj have obscured from your eyes; therefore Iazwj Give you news of the best rewards. In fact only you are Myazwj slaves and slave-girls, Iazwj will Approve of only your good deeds and only Forgive your shortcomings. And will disregard your sins in the Hereafter; for your sake Iazwj will send down the rain, withhold disasters; Iazwj would have sent down torment if you were not among others.

Jabir asked: O son of the Prophetasws! Please inform me what a ‘Momin’ should do during the time of Occultation of Imamajfj? Imamasws replied: To keep quiet and adopt solitude (to remain at home).48

رو الإك لوهي عنإ حإدره بإنه ممد السمرإق نإدهي عنإ أبه عمإ ر عنإ شي عنإ حإدويإهه بإ عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى الإ نه بهشإسنه الرضا هن عبإد اللهه بإن بكيإ به الإ له ه بإنه خالهد قال ق لإ سيإ ي رإوهي حدهيثا و ي تأوله و أا ممده بإنه عهسى عنه الإ

دهيث ق لإ اك الإ ب أنإ أعإرهضه علإك ف قال ما عهنإد أبه عبإده اللهه أحه نإ قال ابإن بكيإ حدثنه عب إد بإن زرارة قال فهداك هن ممد بإ أيام خرج ممد بإن عبإده اللهه هلإ إ دخل علإهه رجل مهنإ أصإحابهنا ف قال له ج سنه ه ن عبإده اللهه قدإ بإنه الإ

ه السما كنإ ما سكن ه ف قال أبو عبإده اللهه اسإ روجه م رإض ف قال عبإد اللهه خرج و أجابه الناس فما ت قول فه الإ ء و الإر هكذا ف لمإ يكنإ خروج م مإ ان الإ ا رإض فما مهنإ قائهم و ما مهنإ خروج ف قال أبو بإن بكيإ فإه ه السماء و الإ ا سكن

ا قال أبو عبإده ر على ما تأوله ابإن بكيإ هن مإ سنه صدق أبو عبإده اللهه و لإس الإ ه السماء الإ كنإ ما سكن اللهه اسإإشه ه بهالإ سإ رإض مهن الإ مهن النداءه و الإ

Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Isa Alavi, who Haider ibn Mohammed Samar Qandi, who from abu Ummero al-Ladshi, who from Hamidia ibn Bashir, who from Mohammed ibn Isa, who from al-Hussain ibn Khalid who has narrated the following:

47

Ibid, h, 65 48

Ibid, h, 66- ‏إكمال‏الدين]ك،‏ ]



I once asked from Abu al-Hassan al-Rezaasws that I have heard a hadith from Abdullah ibn Bakir and he gave an interpretation for it but I would like to hear from yourselfasws. The Imamasws said: Narrate it to me. I (the narrator) said: Ibn Kaseer says that I have heard it from Aubaad ibn Zaara that once I was in the service of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws at the time when Mohammed ibn Abdullah ibn Hassan49 had initiated a revolt against the government. At that time, a person from our companions came and asked from the Imamasws: ‘May I be sacrificed for your cause. Mohammed ibn Hassan has risen up against the ruler and people have started supporting him. What do you say about our involvement? Shall we support him in his uprising? Imamasws replied: You should remain inactive until the skies and the earth are silent.

Abdullah ibn Bakir says about this (Hadith) that since the instructions have been issued to keep silent until the earth and the skies are quiet and stationary so there will neither be any establishment of a leader nor there will be a rising (against unjust government). Abu Al-Hassan Al-Rezaasws replied: Abu Al-Hassan (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws) said the truth but interpretation of ibn Bakir is wrong. Abu al Hassanasws has said: Remain inactive until the skies and the earth are silent. It means until there is no ‘Call’ from the skies and until the cracks opens up the earth.50

Affairs of Shias During the Occultation:

إفره طاره عنإ ج سنه بإنه علهي الإ ره ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه فضال عنه الإ بإنه ممد عنإ منإصور عمنإ ل أرى ه سإ و أمإ ا أصإبحإ ه تهب و عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ق لإ نإ ب منإ نع قال فأحه ماما أئ إتم بههه ما أصإ

ت بإغهض حت يظإههره الله عز و جل نإ أبإغهضإ منإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-’Attar from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Mansur from the person he mentioned who has said:

‘Once I asked Abu Abd Allahasws, ‘If I pass the day and night and do not find an Imamasws to follow then what should I do?’

‘The Imamasws said, ‘Love those whom you love (because of usasws) and hate those whom you hate (due to usasws) until Allahazwj will Grant himajfj permission to reappear.’51

مه عنه رهي عنإ ممده بإنه حسان عنإ ممده بإنه علهي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه الإقاسه شإ الإمفضله بإنه عمر عنإ أبه عبإده أبو علهي الإره هظإهار أمإرههه اللهه فه ق وإله اللهه عز و جل فإها قهر فه الناقوره قال هن إ ه ا أراد الله عز ا فإه تته مهنا هماما مظفرا مسإ

ال تة فظهر ف قام بهأمإره اللهه ت بارك و ت فه ق لإبههه كإ ك

49

Mohammed ibn Abdullah Mohsin ibn Hassan Mussanna ibn al-Hassanasws

ibn Aliasws

ibn Abi Talib

asws.

50 Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 52, pg. 189 189ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏

51343ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 28



Abu Ali al-Ashari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassa’n from Muhammad ibn Ali from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said:

‘About the words of Allahazwj that read: ‘When the trumpet is sounded,’ (74:8) Abu Abd Allahasws has said, ‘From usasws there will be a triumphant Imamajfj behind a cover. When Allahazwj will Like to Grant himajfj permission to rise (with Divine Authority and Power). Heazwj will Place a spot in hisajfj heart. Heajfj will then reappear in public sight and rise (with Divine Authority) by the Command of Allahazwj.’’52

ه عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده اللهه عنإ م سيإ إفره بإنه ممد عنإ أحإد بإنه الإ تب هل أبو ممد بإن يإي عنإ ج مده بإنه الإفرجه قال ال على خلإقههه ناا ع ب الله ت بارك و ت ا غضه إفر ه وارهههمإ ج نإ جه

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn al-Faraj who has said the following:

‘Once Abu Jafarasws wrote to me, ‘When Allahazwj is angry with His creatures, Heazwj Keeps usasws (the Imamsasws) away from their vicinity. ‘‘53

له بإنه زهياد و ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه م سنه عنإ سهإ سنه علهي بإن ممد و ممد بإن الإ ا عنه الإ مده بإنه عهسى جها بإنه مإبوب عنإ ال قدإ هن الله ت بارك و ت إفر ي قول يا ثابه أبا ج إ قال سه مإر أبه حإزة الثماله هذا الإ ن وق

تد غضب اللهه ت صلوات اللهه علإهه اشإ سيإ هي ف لما أنإ قتهل الإ هي و مهائة فه السبإ رإضه فأخره هل أرإب له الإ ال على أهإلهك وقإتا عه إد له الله له ب تمإ قهنا الستإه و لإ جيإ دهيث فكشفإ عإتم الإ مإ فأ ث إنا و فحد نإدا و يإحو الله ما يشاء و ي ثإبه

ذلهك عهنإد ان بهذلهك أبا عبإده اللهه ف قال قدإ ه أم الإكهتابه قال أبو حإزة فحدثإ

Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Abu Hamza al-Thumali who has said:

‘I heard Abu Jafarasws say, ‘O Thabit, Allahazwj had ‘Set A Time’ for it (Divine Government on Earth) in the year seventy, but when Al-Husaynasws was murdered Allahazwj’s ‘Anger’ became more intense on the people on Earth, Heazwj Delayed it until one hundred forty (140). At that time weasws spoke to you about it and you publicised this Hadith and disclosed the secret.

Allahazwj, thereafter, has not set any time limit that we (can tell) you, as Allahazwj obliterates whatever Heazwj Likes and Establishes whatever Heazwj Wants; with Him is the original Book.’

‘Abu Hamza has said, ‘I narrated the above Hadith to Abu Abd Allahasws and Imamasws replied: ‘It was just as you said.54

52

344‏ص‏:‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 30 53

344ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 31 54

Al-Kafi, Vol. 1 Chapter ‘Karahiya Al-Toqeef, H.1



بإن م سيإ سنه بإنه علهي عنإ هب إراالإ إبارهي عنه الإ اعهل الإ مه بإنه هسإ إفره بإنه ممد عنه الإقاسه زم عنإ مد عنإ ج ههم بإنه مههإا هلك رإا عهنإده ملوك آله فلن ف قال هن هه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال مإره هن الله ل أبه ذا الإ إجاهلههمإ هله ته الناس مهنه اسإ

ت قإدهموا ها ف لوإ قدإ ب لغوها لإ يسإ مإره غاية ي نإتههي هل إ ذا الإ هباده هن هله إجل لهجلةه الإ روا ي تأإخه ساعة و لإ يسإ

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn ‘Ismail al-Anbari from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Ibrahim ibn Mihzarn from his father who has said:

‘Once we mentioned before Abu Abd Allahasws the kings from the descendents of so and so. The Imamasws said, ‘People have perished due to their haste for this matter (the rise of al-Mahdiajfj). Allahazwj does not Expedite it because of the haste of people. For this matter (the rise of al-Mahdiajfj) there is a goal toward which it proceeds. Once they (people) will reach that goal, they then will not be able to move it forward or back-wards, even by an hour.55

إباره اعهل الإ مه بإنه هسإ إفره بإنه ممد عنه الإقاسه سن بإن ممد عنإ ج ه بإنه علهي ع ممد بإن يإي و الإ سيإ نإ أبه ي عنه الإربه مهنإ أمإر أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول ويإل لهطغاةه الإ إ إفور قال سه فهداك مإ الإمغإراءه عنه ابإنه أبه ي هلإ ج قده اق إت رب ق لإ

و اللهه هن م ي ق لإ ربه قال فر يسه همإ لكثهي قال ل بد لهلناسه مهنإ أنإ يحصوا مع الإقائهمه مهن الإ ن إ مإر مه هذا الإ نإ يصهثهي رج فه الإغهرإباله خلإق تخإ و ي زوا و ي غرإب لوا و يسإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Muhammad have narrated from al-Qasim ibn ‘Isma’Il al-Anbari from al-Husayn ibn Ali from abu al-Mighra’ from abu Ya ‘fur who has said:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws saying, ‘Woe to the rebellious Arabs, The matter is coming closer.’ I then asked, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, how many people from the Arab nation will be there with al-Qa’imajfj?’ The Imamasws said, ‘Just very few.’ I then said, ‘By Allahazwj, those who speak of this matter (the rise of Al-Mahdiasws) are quite many in number. ‘ The Imamasws said, ‘People must be refined, distinguished and examined, A sifting process proves a great number of people as useless.56‘‘

سنه ي قول أبا الإ إ د قال سه مره بإنه خل حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ م ب الناس أنإ ي ت إ عهدة مهنإ أصإ روا ال أ حسه فهداك الذهي عهنإدا الإفه هلإ ج نة ق لإ ت نون ث قال له ما الإفهت إ ما أنإ ي قولوا آمنا و همإ ل ي فإ ت نون نة فه الدينه ف قال ي فإ ت إ

ما يإلص الذهب ت الذهب ث قال يإلصون ي فإ

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Mu’ammar ibn al-Khallad who has said:

‘I heard Abu AI-Hassanasws ask, ‘Do people think they will not be tested because they say, ‘We have believed?’ (29:2) Then heasws asked, ‘Do you know what al-Fitna, (trial) is?’ I said, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, in our opinion it is the trial and test in religion,’ The Imamasws

55

Ibid, H. 7 56

370ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 2



said, ‘They will be tested and refined as gold is tested.’ Heasws then said, ‘They will be purified as gold is purified and re-fined.57

هه عنإ حاده بإنه عهسى عنإ حرهيز عنإ زرارة قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه م عنإ أبه ا علهي بإن هب إراهه اعإرهفإ همامك فإهك هر أوإ تأخر مإ لإ يضرك ت قدم هذا الإ عرفإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Issa from Hariz from Zurara who has said the toll owing:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said, ‘Learn who your Imamasws is. When you learn who he is, then it will have no negative effect on you whether this matter (the rise of al-Mahdiasws) will take place earlier or later.’’58‘

How People are Guided from Imam-e-Zamanajfj During Occultation?

ريا القطان قال حدثنا بكر بن عبد اهلل بن حدثنا ممد بن أحد الشبان رضي اهلل عنه قال حدثنا أحد بن يي بن زب قال حدثنا الفضل بن صقر البدي قال حدثنا أبو ماوية عن سلمان بن مهران العمش عن الصادق جفر حب

بن ممد عن أبه ممد بن علي عن أبه علي بن السي قال

It has been narrated by Mohammed Ibn Ahmed Al-shaibani, who from Ahmed ibn Yahiya ibn Zakarya Al-Qatan, who from Bakr ibn Abd Allah ibn Habib, who from Al-Fazal ibn Saqar ibn Al-Abadi, who from Abu Muwawiya who from Salaman ibn Mehran Al-Amish who has said:

I heard it from Al-Sadiq Jafarasws Ibn Mohammedasws, who from hisasws fatherasws Mohammedasws Ibn Aliasws who from hisasws fatherasws Aliasws ibn Al-Hussainasws, who has said:

نن أئمة املسلمي و حج اهلل على الاملي و سادة املؤمني و قادة الغر احملجلي و موال املؤمني و نن أمان لهل ما أن النجوم أمان لهل السماء و نن الذين بنا يسك اهلل السماء أن تقع على الرض ل بإه و بنا الرض

ات الرض و لو ل ما ف الرض منا لساخ يسك الرض أن تد بأهلها و بنا ينزل الغ ث و تنشر الرحة و ترج بربأهلها ث قال و ل تل الرض منذ خلق اهلل آدم من حجة هلل فها ظاهر مشهور أو غائب مستور و ل تلو ل أن

ع الناس بالجة تقوم الساعة من حجة هلل فها و لو ل لك ل يبد اهلل قال سلمان فقل للصادق فك ينتفما ينتفون بالشمس ا ستها السحاب الغائب املستور قال

Weasws are the Imamasws of the Muslims and are the ‘حجج اهلل’ Proof of Allahazwj

on the Universe and weasws are the Chief of ‘المؤمنين’ believers, and are the

Guide of the people of Paradise having ‘bright hands and faces’ (pious) ones.

And weasws are the ‘موالي’ Guardians of the believers. Because of usasws

people of the earth are protected (from Allah’s Wrath due to their sins), as the

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stars are stabilising the residents of the skies for ourasws sake. Due to ourasws presence Allahazwj Holds back the sky from falling onto the Earth. And because of Hisazwj Greatness and ourasws regard, Allahazwj Protects the Earth from tripping over and taking into its depth its inhabitants. Allahazwj Sends down rain due to usasws and Extends Hisazwj Bounties. The treasures of the Earth are surfaced due to usasws.

If the Earth would not find an Imamasws from usasws upon it, it would destabilise and get destroyed along with what is on it. And then said: Allahazwj never Lets the earth to be but with a Divine Imamasws, since the time of it’s first inhabitant, Prophet Adamas. Either the Authority of Allahazwj (the Imam) is visible and well known to its inhabitants or is in occultation and is made obscure from people’s eyes, but (in any case) the earth will not remain without an Imam until the Doom’s day. Without the presence of the Imamasws on the face of the earth, ‘Ibaada’ (worship) cannot be performed (as it will be worthless).

Suleiman says, I asked Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws: ‘How people are going to get benefit from an Imamasws who is in occultation and obscure from the eyes of the people? Imamasws replied: Similar to the people benefiting from the Sunrays, when it is covered by the clouds.59

هه عنإ ممده بإنه خالهد عمنإ حدثه عنه الإمفضله بإنه عمر و ممد بإن يإ علهي بإ م عنإ أبه ي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه ممده ن هب إراههإضه أصإحابههه عنه الإمفضله بإنه عمر عنإ أبه هه عنإ ب هباد مهن اللهه بإنه عهسى عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال أق إرب ما يكون الإ

ا اف إت قدوا حجة اللهه جل و عز و لإ يظإهرإ هلمإ و لإ همإ ه ره و أرإضى ما يكون عن إ إ ه لهك جل إلموا مكاه و همإ فه ي ه إلمون أ وا الإفرج صباحا و مساء فإهن ي هنإدها ف ت وق ره و ل مهثاقه ف إ ه أشد ما يكون غضب لإ ت بإطلإ حجة اللهه جل

ا اف إت قدوا حجته و لإ يظإهرإ هلمإ و قدإ علهم أن أوإ لهاءه ل ي رإتابون و لوإ علهم أ همإ ي رإتابون ما غب اللهه على أعإدائههه هراره الناسه لهك هل على رأإسه شه و ل يكون ته عن إهمإ طرإفة عيإ حج

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Khalid from the person who narrated to him from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar, and Muhammad ibn Yahya from’ Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn’ lsa from his father from certain people of his friends from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has narrated: from abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi at-Salam. who has said the following:

Abu Abd Allahasws said: (Pious) People are nearer to Allahazwj, and Heazwj is more pleased with them when the Imamasws who possesses (Divine) Authority from Allahazwj will be out of their sight. Heajfj will not publicly appear among them and they will not know hisajfj place (of residence). Despite this they will know that the Imamajfj, who possesses Authority from Allahazwj is not invalidated and neither is Hisazwj Covenant.

Under such situation, they (the devout ones) expect, in their mornings and evenings, relief and happiness, through hisajfj reappearance in public. Allahazwj’s Wrath for Hisazwj enemies is most Intense when the Divine Imamajfj will be out of public sight and will not appear to them.

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(Indeed) Allahazwj Knows that Hisazwj friends do not have doubts. If it had been in Hisazwj Knowledge that they doubt Heazwj would not have caused the Divine Imamajfj to disappear from public sight, not even for a blinking of an eye. That (Allahazwj’s Wrath) Hangs only over the heads of the evil ones among the people.’60

Ibada (Worship) during Occultation:

وان بإنه يإي لى بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه مهرإداس عنإ صفإ رهي عنإ م شإ بإن ممد الإ سيإ سنه بإنه مإبوب عنإ ههشامه الإ و الإا به عبإده اللهه أي له لةه بإنه ساله عنإ عمار الساباطهي قال ق لإ تتهه فه دوإ نإكم الإمسإ مامه مه هبادة فه السر مع الإه أفإضل الإ

مامه مهنإكم الظاههره لتههه مع الإه ق و دوإ هبادة فه ظهوره الإ الإباطهله أوه الإ

ذلهك و اللهه عهبادتكمإ فه السر مع همامهكم ف قال يا عمار الصدقة فه السر و اللهه أفإضل مه لهةه و ن الصدقةه فه الإةه أفإضل دإ لةه الإباطهله و حاله اهلإ لةه الإباطهله و توفكمإ مهنإ عدومإ فه دوإ تتهه فه دوإ بد الله ع الإمسإ إ ره فه مهنإ ي إ ه ز و جل لةه وإفه فه دوإ هبادة مع الإ ه الإ ق و لإس لةه الإ ق الظاههره فه دوإ ق مع همامه الإ لةه ظهوره الإ مإنه فه دوإ هبادةه و الإ الإباطهله مهثإل الإ

نإكم ق و اعإلموا أن منإ صلى مه تب الله له خإ الإ ا مهنإ عدوهه فه وقإتهها فأتها تته به ي الإ وإم صلة فرهيضة فه جاعة مسإ سها مهنإ عدوهه فه وقإ ا به تته ده مسإ نإكمإ صلة فرهيضة وحإ تب الله عز و جل صلة فرهيضة فه جاعة و منإ صلى مه تهها فأتها

نإكمإ صلة افهلة لهوقإتهها فأت هة و منإ صلى مه دا رهين صلة فرهيضة وحإ ا له خإسا و عهشإ ر صلوات به ا عشإ تب الله له به ها نإكمإ الله عز و جل حسناته الإمؤإمهنه وافهل و منإ عمهل مه رهين حسنة و يضاعه ا عهشإ تب الله عز و جل له به حسنة

هه و أمإسك مهنإ لهساههه فإسه سن أعإماله و دان بهالتقهةه على دهينههه و همامههه و ا أحإ نإكمإ ه افا مضاعفة هن الله عز و أ مه ضإب أ مله و حثثإتنه علإهه و لكهنإ أحه فهداك قدإ و اللهه رغبإتنه فه الإ هلإ ج رإا نإن الإ وإم جل رهمي ق لإ صه إ نإ أعإلم

م تموهمإ هل أفإضل أعإمال مهنإ أصإحابه الإه د ف قال هكمإ سب قإ ق و نإن على دهين واحه لةه الإ امه الظاههره مهنإكمإ فه دوإه و ه و هل ل خيإ و فهقإ را مهنإ ل عهبادةه الدخوله فه دهينه اللهه عز و جل و هل الصلةه و الصوإمه و الإ ره سه إ ه اللهه عز

ق خائهفهي عل لةه الإ ه منإتظهرهين لهدوإ هي له صابهرهين م تتهه مطه كمإ مهن الإملوكه عدومإ مع همامهكم الإمسإ ى همامهكمإ و أ إفسه إا و طلبه الظلمةه ت نإتظهرون هل حق همامهكمإ لهك و اضإطرومإ هل حرإثه الد ومإ و حقوقهكمإ فه أيإدهي الظلمةه قدإ من

وإفه مع عدومإ فبهذلهك ض اشه مع الصبإه على دهينهكمإ و عهبادتهكمإ و طاعةه همامهكمإ و الإ الله ع الإم ز و جل لكم اعا أنإ كون مهنإ أصإحابه الإقائهمه و يظإهر ا فهداك فما ت رى ه هلإ ج عإمال ف هنهئا لكمإ ق لإ ق و نإن الإ وإم فه الإ لإ

ق و لةه الإ له ف قال سبإحان اللهه أ ما تهبون أنإ يظإههر الله ت بارك و همامتهك و طاعتهك أفإضل أعإمال مهنإ أصإحابه دوإ دإ الإ ق لوب مإتلهفة الله ب يإ ل فه الإبهلده و جيإمع الله الإكلهمة و ي ؤل دإ ق و الإ ال الإ إصون الله عز و جل ت هه و ل ي فه أرإضهفى بهشيإ تخإ لههه ف ظإهر حت ل يسإ ق هل أهإ لإقه أما و و ت قام حدوده فه خلإقههه و ي رد الله الإ ق مافة أحد مهن الإ ء مهن الإ

اله على الإ هااللهه يا عمار ل يوت مهنإكمإ م ر و أحد الته أ إتمإ عل إ ثهي مهنإ شهداءه بدإ ان أفإضل عهنإد اللهه مهنإ هل روا فأبإشه

AI-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari has narrated from Mualla ibn Mohammed from Ali ibn Mirdas from Safwan ibn Yahya and aI-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from’ Ammar al-Sabati who has said the following:

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‘Once I asked Abu Abd Allahasws ‘Is the worship in secrecy with an Imamasws from youasws during the government of falsehood more virtuous or is the worship during the reign and government of the truth with an Imamasws from you in public sight, more virtuous?’

The Imamasws replied: ‘O ‘Ammar, charity in secrecy, Iasws say by Allahazwj, is more virtuous than the charity given out publicly. The same is true when you worship in private when your Imamasws is out of public sight during the government of falsehood.

(Worship) with fear from your enemies during the government of falsehood with peace of mind is more virtuous than worshipping Allahazwj during the Just Governance established and when Just is distinctive (and clear). Worship with fear during the government of falsehood is not like the worship in peace under the government of the Truth.

You must know that if one of you performs his obligatory prayer in congregation in time and completes it, and maintains anonymity from the enemy, Allahazwj will Record it as equal to fifty obligatory prayers performed in congregation. If one of you performs an obligatory prayer individually in time and completes it, and maintains anonymity from the enemy, Allahazwj will Record it equal in virtue to twenty-five obligatory prayers performed individually. If one of you performs an optional prayer in time and completes it, Allahazwj will Record it as equal to ten optional prayers.

If one of you will do one good deed, Allahazwj will record it as equal to twenty good deeds. Allahazwj will Grant multiple rewards for the good deeds of a believer among you who does good deeds. Allahazwj will Grant him good reward in multiples for maintaining anonymity in his religion, about his Imamasws and his own life (Eman) and controlling his tongue. Allahazwj is (the most) generous.’

‘I then said, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, youasws have certainly encouraged me to do good deeds and have given me much needed advice. However, I love to know, how can we today be having more virtuous deeds as compared with the followers of the Imamasws from your family living among them in public sight under the governance of the Just (Imamajfj) while we all have the same religion?’

‘The Imamasws replied: ‘You have become the winner of this in accepting the religion of Allahazwj, in Salat (Praying), in Soam (Fasting), in performing Hajj, in every good deed, in understanding and in the worship of Allahazwj, in ‘private’. (You have maintained) anonymity from your enemies when your Imamasws (with full Divine reign) does not live in public sight, but you obey himajfj with patience, waiting for and expecting the establishment of the Just government while you are afraid for your Imamajfj and your own lives from the unjust rulers.

You wait for and expect to receive your rights and the rights of your Imamajfj that unjust ones have usurped. They have denied your rights and have forced you toward the worldly gains and means of living, but with patience you



perform your religious duties, your worship, and your obedience to your Imamajfj despite fear from your enemies. For this reason Allahazwj will Grant you the reward for your good deeds in multiples. May it be handsome and graceful for you.

‘I then asked, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, what does your holiness say in the following cases? Will our deeds as the companions of al-Qa’imasws61, when the truth will become dominant, be more virtuous then or are now that we are yourasws followers and are obeying youasws? Are our deeds now more virtuous or those during the dominance of the government of the Truth and Justice?’

‘The Imamasws said, ‘Glory belongs to Allahazwj. Do you not love to see Allahazwj Grant ‘Dominance’ to the Truth and Justice in all lands, unite ideologies, bring together the differing hearts so no one disobeys Allahazwj on Hisazwj Earth? (Do you not love to see?) Hisazwj Laws are practiced among Hisazwj creatures and Allahazwj to Make the rights return where they belong and overcome so nothing of the truth is kept obscure out of fear of any of the creatures.

By Allahazwj, O Ammar, no one of you will die in the condition that you live now but that is more virtuous than the conditions of the martyrs of Badr and ‘Uhud. It is a glad news for all of you.’62

له بإنه زهياد عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنإ أبه أسامة عنإ ههشام و ممد بإن يإ ي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه علهي بإن ممد عنإ سهإحاق قال حد وا مإبوب عنإ ههشامه بإنه ساله عنإ أبه حإزة عنإ أبه هسإ ثنه الث قة مهنإ أصإحابه أمهيه الإمؤإمهنهي أ همإ سه

له و ل هلإم ل يأإرهز نهي ي قول فه خطإبة له اللهم و هن لعإلم أن الإ ك ل تإلهي أرإضك أمهي الإمؤإمه ي ن إقطهع مواده و أل إل ت بإطل حججك و ل يضه مغإمور إ مهنإ حجة لك على خلإقهك ظاههر لإس بهالإمطا ه أوإ خائه إد ه لهاؤك ب أوإ

عإظمون عهنإد اللهه ج ق لون عددا و الإ ئهمةه هدي إت همإ بلإ أيإن همإ و مإ أولئهك الإ ون لهقادةه الدينه الإ را الإمتبه ره قدإ إ ه ل هلإم على ح جم بههم الإ لهك ي هإ هنإد جهمإ ف ادهين الذهين ي تأدبون بهآدابههمإ و ي ن إهجون هإ ب أرإواحهمإ اهلإ تجه يانه ف تسإ قهقةه الإه

ت وإحش مهنإه الإمكذ لهقادةه الإ ا اسإ ت وإعر على غيإهههمإ و يأإسون مبه تلهنون مهنإ حدهيثهههمإ ما اسإ رهفون هلإمه و يسإ بون و أباه الإمسإال إا بهطاعةه اللهه ت بارك و ت ل الد بوا أهإ لماءه صحه وإفه مهنإ أولئهك أت إبا الإ لهائههه و داوا بهالتقهةه عنإ دهينهههمإ و الإ و أوإ

لةه ا فه دوإ لماؤهمإ و أت إباعهمإ خرإس صمإ عإلى ف لقة بهالإمحل الإ ق و عدوههمإ فأرإواحهمإ م لةه الإ لإباطهله منإتظهرون لهدوإق بهكلهماتههه و يإحق الإباطهل ها ها طوب هلمإ على صبإهههمإ على دهينهههمإ فه حاله ه سحه تهههمإ و يا شوإقاهإ هل ق الله الإ دإ

نا الله و هياهمإ فه جناته ع م لتهههمإ و سجإ يتهههمإ فه حاله ظهوره دوإ رياهتههمإ رؤإ ههمإ و ن و منإ صلح مهنإ آبائهههمإ و أزإواجه دإ

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from abu ‘Usamah from Hisham and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu Hamza from Abu lshaq who has said the following:

‘Reliable men of the companions of Amir-ul-Momineenasws have said that they heard Amir-ul-Momineenasws say in one of hisasws sermons:

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‘Our Allahazwj, Iasws know that knowledge will not be erased and its sources will not discontinue altogether and Youazwj will not leave Yourazwj Earth without a leader with Yourazwj Authority over Yourazwj creatures. The oneasws who lives among the people well-known (to them) but is (mostly) disobeyed or is suppressed and lives in solitude so that proofs of Yourazwj Authority are not invalidated and Yourazwj friends are not misled after Youazwj have Granted them the guidance.

Where, in fact, are they (friends of Allahazwj) and how many are they? They are very few, but are of great respect before Allahazwj. They follow the Imamasws (leader) of religion. (They follow) the guiding Imamasws (leader), establish in themselves the recognition of A’immahasws63 and emulate theirasws way of life. In such conditions knowledge will lead them to the true belief and their souls then accept the call of the leaders of the knowledge. Those statements of the Imamasws that are difficult to understand for others are soft and easy for them to understand. They feel comfortable with what is frightening to those who reject (the Just) and the transgressors who have disregarded them.

They are the followers of the Scholarsasws. They only accompany the worldly people in obedience to Allahazwj and Hisazwj friends. They maintain privacy to be part of their religion out of fear from their enemies. Thus, their souls cling to the high position (of the realm of existence). Their knowledgeable ones and followers (of Imamsasws) live quietly and silently, under the rule of the government of falsehood, waiting for the government of the Just. Allahazwj will soon Establish Just with Hisazwj Words and Abolish the falsehood. Our Allahazwj! how fortunate it is for them due to their patience in the matters of their religion in their peacetime! How strong is the desire to see them in the time of the dominance of their government!

Allahazwj will soon Bring us together with them in the Gardens of Eden along with those of their parents, children and spouse who had been performing good deeds.64

It will be Very Hard to Remain on ‘Just’ During the Occultation:

هه عنإ جدهه عنإ ع إفر عنإ أبه سنه بإنه عهسى بإنه ممده بإنه علهي بإنه ج هه موسى علهي بإن ممد عنه الإ إفر عنإ أخه لهي بإنه جامهس مهنإ ولإده السابهعه فالله الله فه ا فقهد الإ إفر قال ه به بإنه ج ها أحد يا ب ن هه ل بد لهصاحه هكمإ ل يزهيلكمإ عن إ يا أدإ

ا ههي مهإنة مهن اللهه ان ي قول بههه هن مإره منإ ع عنإ هذا الإ مإره مهنإ غإبة حت ي رإجه ا خلإقه لوإ هذا الإ تحن به علهم عز و جل امإامهس مهنإ ولإده ا يا سدهي منه الإ وه قال ف قلإ مإ دهينا أصح مهنإ هذا لت ب داد لسابهعه ف قال يا ب ن عقولكمإ آباؤمإ و أجإ

هش ق عنإ حإلههه و لكهنإ هنإ ت لمكمإ تضه غر عنإ هذا و أحإ ه تصإ و ره وا فسوإف تدإ

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Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn ‘Isa ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ja’far from his father from his grandfather from Ali ibn Ja’far from his brother, Musa ibn Ja’far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who has said the following:

Imam Musaasws ibn Jafarasws said: ‘When the fifth descendent of the seventh (Imamasws: 12th Imamajfj) will disappear from public sight, at that time for the sake of Allahazwj, for the sake of Allahazwj, protect your religion so no one can strip you off it. My son, it is necessary that the personajfj in charge of this task (Leadership with Divine Authority) should disappear from the public sight. Even those who believe in it will turn away from their belief. It will certainly be a trial from Allahazwj to test Hisazwj creatures. Had your fathers and ancestors known any other religion more correct than this they would certainly have followed it.’

‘I then asked, ‘My master, who is the fifth from the descendents of the seventh?’ He said, ‘My son, your intelligence falls shorter to reach it and your understanding remains narrower to accommodate it but if you happen to live (up to that time) you will (surely) realise it.65

أبا عبإده ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه أبه جنإران عنإ ممده بإنه الإمساوهره عنه الإمفض إ له بإنه عمر قال سهمإ و الت نإوهيه أما و اللهه لغهب همامكمإ رهمإ و لتمحصن حت ي قال مات قتهل هلك بهأي واد اللهه ي قول هيا نهنا مهنإ دهإ سه

ره فل واجه الإبحإ فأ السفن فه أمإ ما تكإ فؤن ن علإهه عون الإمؤإمهنهي و لتكإ م مهثاقه و ي نإجو هل منإ أخذ الله سلك و لتدإر تبههة ل يدإ رة راية مشإ ن اث إنتا عشإ يان و أيده بهروح مهنإه و لت رإف تب فه ق لإبههه الإه ث ق لإ ى أي مهنإ أي قال ف بكإ

لة فه الصف نع قال ف نظر هل شإس داخه صإ را فكإ مإ ف قال و اللهه لمإ س ق لإ ةه ف قال يا أبا عبإده اللهه ت رى هذههه الشمإ أب إي مهنإ هذههه الشمإسه

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran from Muhammad ibn al-Musawir from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws say, ‘Beware of publicity. By Allahazwj, your Imamasws will disappear from the public sight for (many) years of your time. You will be sifted until the only thing that can be said about himasws will be, ‘He is dead, killed, destroyed and no one will know in which of the valleys heasws may have travelled.’

The eyes of the believing ones will weep for himasws and your (affairs) will be in utter turmoil just as when ships face the rough seas. No one will survive this except those from whom Allahazwj has Taken a covenant, written belief in their hearts and has supported them with a spirit from His Selfazwj. Twelve similar flags will be raised and one will not be able to distinguish which is which.’ I wept and then asked, ‘What shall we do?’ The Imamasws then looked to the Sun (light) passing through the deck and said, ‘O Aba Abdullah do you not see this ‘sun’ I said yes (I do), heasws said by Allahazwj ourasws ‘Matter’ (Hujjatajfj) is clearer than this Sun. ‘‘66

65

Ibid, H. 2 66

Ibid, H. 3.



ه عنه ابإنه أبه جنإران عنإ فضالة بإنه أيوب عنإ سدهير سيإ م عنإ ممده بإنه الإ أبا عبإده علهي بإن هب إراهه إ قال سه الص إرفه قال ق مإره شبها مهنإ يوس به هذا الإ ره حاته أوإ غإبته قال ف قال له و ما اللهه ي قول هن فه صاحه أك تذإ له لإ

إبه باطا أوإلد الإ اوا أسإ وة يوس نازهيره هن هخإ باه الإ مة أشإ لهك هذههه الإ وه و ي نإكر مهنإ و باي اءه تاجروا يوسوته و هو أخوهمإ خاطب ل وه و همإ هخإ ة أنإ ي فإ و مة الإملإ ي فما ت نإكهر هذههه الإ و هذا أخه إرهفوه حت قال أا يوس ف لمإ ي

هن ل بهوس ما ف وإقاته مهن الإ جتههه فه وقإ الله عز و جل حبه نه و ب يإ ان ب إ ر و ان هلإهه ملإك مهصإ يوسإقوب لهك لقدإ سار ي إلهمه لقدر على هة عشر ي وإما ف لوإ أراد أنإ ي ية ثا ة أيام مهنإ والهدههه مسه و ولإده عهنإد الإبهشارةه تهسإ

وههه أنإ بدإ ل بهوس ما ف جتههه ل الله جل و عز حبه مة أنإ ي فإ واقهههمإ و يطأ مإ هل مهصإر فما ت نإكهر هذههه الإ ي فه أسإ يإشه قالوا أ هك هن لهوس ما أ لهك له ن الله فه بسطهمإ حت يأإ قال أا يوس يوس لإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ibn Abu Najran from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from Sadir al-Sayrafi who has said the following:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws say, ‘In the case of the personasws in charge of this task, (Establishing the Just Rule) there is a similarity to (Prophet) Yusufas.’

I then asked, ‘Are you, Ya Imamasws, speaking of hisasws lifetime or hisasws disappearance?’ The Imamasws then asked, ‘What is it then that certain illegitimate people of this nation refuse to acknowledge?

The brothers of Yusufas were grandchildren of the Prophetsas. They did business with Yusufas, conducted trade with himas and spoke to himas. They were hisas brothers and heas was their brother but they could not recognise himas until heas said, ‘I am Yusufas and this (Benjaminas) is myas brother.’ Why should (certain people of) this condemned nation refuse to accept if Allahazwj, in a certain time would do, to the possessor of Hisazwj Authority, what Heazwj Did to Yusufas?

Yusufas was the person in charge of Egypt and there was a distance of twenty-eight (28) days of journey between himas and hisas fatheras. If heas had wanted to inform himas (hisas fatheras) heas could have done so. (Prophet) Jacobas and his sons journeyed after they heard the good news, for nine days from their Bedouin home to Egypt. Why then should this nation refuse to accept if Allahazwj would do to the person who possesses Hisazwj Authority, what Heazwj Did to Yusufas?

That heajfj may walk in their market place and step on their furnishings until Allahazwj will Grant himasws permission to reappear in public as Heazwj Did to Yusufas, when they asked (in surprise), ‘Are you really Yusufas?’ Heas replied, ‘Yes, Ias am Yusufas.67

حاق بإنه ممد عنإ يإي بإنه الإمث ن عنإ عبإده ا إفره بإنه ممد عنإ هسإ للهه بإنه بكيإ عنإ عب إده بإنه زرارة ممد بإن يإي عنإ ج أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول ي فإقهد إ ه الناس همامهمإ يشإ قال سه م ف راهمإ و ل ي روإ هد الإموإسه

67

337ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 4.



Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Ishaq ibn Muhammad from Yahya ibn al-Muthanna from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurara who bas said the following:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws say, ‘People will miss their Imamasws. However, Heajfj will attend Hajj and see them, but they will not (be able to) see himasws.68

ابوس عنإ منإصوره بإنه السنإدهي عنإ أبه علهي بإن ممد عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد قال حدثنه منإذهر بإن ممده بإنه ق صإ ارهثه بإنه الإمغهيةه عنه الإ عنه الإ هنه إلبة بإنه مإمون عنإ مالهك الإ تهق عنإ ث أمهي داود الإمسإ ه بإنه باتة قال أت إ ب

ته مت ف نهي ف وجدإ رإضه أ رغإ الإمؤإمه فه الإ يا أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي ما له أراك مت فكرا ت نإك رإضه ف قلإ فه الإ بة مهنإك كرا ي نإك و لكهن فكرإت فه موإل إا ي وإما ق فهها و ل فه الد ادهي عشر مهنإ فهها ف قال ل و اللهه ما رغهبإ رهي الإ ود يكون مهنإ ظهإ

إ جوإرا و ظلإما تكون له غإب ما ملهئ طا ل و قهسإ رإض عدإ دهي الذهي يإل الإ ل فهها أق إوام و ولإدهي هو الإمهإ رة يضه إ ة و ح يا أ تدهي فهها آخرون ف قلإ نهي ي هإ سه هر أوإ سه تة أشإ تة أيام أوإ سه رة و الإغإبة قال سه إ نهي و مإ تكون الإ مهي الإمؤإمه

أولئه ب مإره يا أصإ ذا الإ لك به ه مإلوق و أ ما أ مإ و هن هذا لكائهن ف قال اره أب إراره ك ف قلإ مةه مع خه ار هذههه الإ خهل الله ما يشاء فإهن له بداءات لهك ف قال ث ي فإ إد ث ما يكون ب رةه ف قلإ هت إ اياته هذههه الإ و هرادات و غايات و هنه

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid who has said that Mundhir ibn Muhammad ibn Qabus narrated to us from Mansur ibn al-Sindi from abu Dawud al-Mustariq from Tha’Iaba ibn Mayrnun from Malik al-Juhanni from al-Harith ibn al-Mughirah from al-Asbagh ibn Nuhata who has said the following:

‘Once I went to see Amir-ul-Momineenasws, and found himasws thinking and drawing lines on the ground. I then said, ‘O Amir-ul-Momineenasws, I see youasws thinking and drawing lines on the ground. Have youasws become interested in them (calculations)?’ Heasws replied, ‘No, by Allahazwj, Iasws have not become interested in these, and Iasws have never been interested in the whole world, not even for a day, but Iasws thought about a babyasws from myasws descendents, the eleventh generation. Heasws is al-Mahdiasws who will fill the Earth with (Divine) Justice and Fairness after its being filled with suffering with injustice. Heajfj will disappear from public sight under confusing conditions. Certain people will deviate and others will find the path of guidance.’

‘I then asked, ‘O Amir-ul-Momineenasws, how long will be the duration of confusion and (hisasws) disappearance?’ Heasws said, ‘Six days or six months or six years .’ I then asked, ‘Will this really come to pass?’ He said, ‘Yes, just as his creation will be necessary (so also will his disappearance). However, O Asbagh, this is not your concern. Those people will be of the best in this nation with the most virtuous ones of this family (Ahl al-Bayt).’ I then asked, ‘What will happen afterwards?’ Heasws replied, ‘Allahazwj will Do whatever Heazwj will Decide. Heajfj possesses many ‘al-Hada’ (certain Objectives) Wills, Goals and Implementations.’69

68

338ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H.6. 69

338ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 7.



إروفه بإنه هه عنإ حنانه بإنه سدهير عنإ م م عنإ أبه نجومه السماءه علهي بإن هب إراهه ا نإن إفر قال هن خربو عنإ أبه جلإتمإ بهأعإناقهكمإ غب الله عنإك هكمإ و مه ا أشرإمإ بهأصابه لما غاب جنإم طلع جنإم حت ه ت وتإ ب نو عبإده مإ جنإمكمإ فاسإ

ا طلع جنإمكمإ فاحإدوا ربكمإ الإمطلهبه إرفإ أي مهنإ أي فإه ف لمإ ي

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hannan ibn Sadir from Ma’ruf ibn Kharrabudh from abu Ja’far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who has said:

‘Weasws only are like the Stars in Heavens. Whenever oneasws star disappears (from sight) another oneasws turns up to sight and you can point to himasws with your fingers and make a gesture with your necks (for identification).

Allahazwj will, however, cause your (last) Star to disappear from your sight. The descendents of ‘Abd al-Muttalibasws all look similar and you would always find it difficult to distinguish oneasws from the otherasws. When your star will reappear you must (engage) in Praising your Lordazwj.’70

اوهية عنإ عبإده سنه بإنه م إفره بإنه ممد عنه الإ بإن ممد و ممد بإن يإي عنإ ج سيإ م بإنه الإ اللهه بإنه جب لة عنإ هب إراهه عهنإد أ نإ اطهي عنإ مفضله بإنه عمر قال نإ ه بإنه عباد الإ ا أراد خل ه هن أ ه أاس فظن نإ به عبإده اللهه و عهنإده فه الإب إ

مهلن هذا حت ي قال مات هلك فه أي واد سلك بهذلهك غيإهي ف قال أما و اللهه مإره و لخإ ب هذا الإ ب عنإكمإ صاحه لغهتب و ره ل ي نإجو هل منإ أخذ الله مهثاقه و فأ السفهنة فه أمإواجه الإبحإ ما تكإ فؤن يان فه ق لإبههه و أيده بهروح مهنإه و لتكإ الإه

رى أي مه تبههة ل يدإ رة راية مشإ ن اث إنتا عشإ فهداك لت رإف هلإ ج ف قال ما ي بإكهك يا أبا عبإده اللهه ف قلإ نإ أي قال ف بكإرى أي مهنإ أي قال و فه مإلهسه تبههة ل يدإ رة راية مشإ ت قول اث إنتا عشإ إ ل أبإكهي و أ إ خل فهها الش وة تدإ س هه مإ

را أب إي مهنإ هذههه الشمإسه مإ قال أمإ ف قال أ ب نة هذههه ف قلإ

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Muawiya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabala from Ibrahim ibn Khalaf ibn ‘Abbad al-Anmati from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following:

‘Once I was in the presence of Abu Abd Allahasws and other people were also present therein. I thought the Imamasws meant people other than me when he said, ‘By Allahazwj, those in charge of establishing the Kingdom of Allahazwj on earth and the owner of this Task (Leadership with Divine Authority) will disappear from your sight. This (case) will become so obscure that people will say, ‘Heajfj is dead, destroyed or no one knows in which valley heajfj has travelled.’ You will be shaken just as the ship is shaken in rough seas. No one will remain safe except those with whom Allahazwj has Made a covenant, written Eman in their hearts and has supported with a spirit from Himazwj.

Twelve flags will be raised. They will be identical so much so that one will not be able to distinguish one from the other.’

‘I then wept. The Imamasws asked, ‘What has caused you to weep, O Abu Abd Allah?’ I then said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, how can I stop weeping? Youasws say, ‘Twelve identical flags will be raised and one

70

339ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 8.



will not be able to distinguish one from the other.’ The narrator has reported that in the place of (our) gathering, sunlight had come in through a hole. The Imamasws asked, ‘Is this (sun-light on the spot) clear?’ I said, ‘Yes, it is clear.’ The Imamasws said, ‘Our case is even clearer than this sun (light).’’71

إبارهي عنإ يإي بإنه ا اعهل الإ مه بإنه هسإ إفره بإنه ممد عنه الإقاسه بإن ممد عنإ ج سيإ لإمث ن عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه بكيإ عنإ الإه عب إده بإنه زرارة عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال لهلإقائهمه غإبتانه م ي رى الناس و ل ي روإ داها الإمواسه هد فه هحإ يشإ

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn ‘lsmail al-Anbari from Yahya ibn al-Muthanna from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurara from abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who has said the following:

‘Al-Qa’imajfj will disappear from the public sight twice. In one of those seasons heajfj will attend Hajj. Heajfj will see the people, but they will not see him.’72

هه علهي بإن ممد عنإ سهإ ره عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد و علهي بإن هب إراههم عنإ أبه جها عنه ابإنه له بإنه زهياد و ممد بإن يإي و غ إإضه أصإحا هي عنإ ب حاق السبه به أمهيه الإمؤإمهنهي مهنإ يوثق بههه أن مإبوب عنإ ههشامه بإنه ساله عنإ أبه حإزة عنإ أبه هسإ

ذا الإكلمه و حفهظ عنإه و خطب بههه على مهنإبه الإكوفةه اللهم ه نهي تكلم به فه أمهي الإمؤإمه ه ل بد لك مهنإ حجإد حجة على خ ك حجة ب لهائهك ظاههر غيإه أرإضه إل ي ت فرق أت إبا أوإ همإ عهلإمك لمو همإ هل دهينهك و ي دو لإقهك ي هإ

تهههمإ ف لمإ يغهبإ عن إهمإ قدهمي صهمإ فه حاله هدإ تتم ي ت رقب هنإ غاب عنه الناسه شخإ وثه عهلإمهههمإ و آداب همإ مبإث مطا أوإ مكإع آخر فهمنإ طإبةه فه موإضه لون و ي قول فه هذههه الإ ا عامه نهي مثإبتة ف همإ به ا لإ فه ق لوبه الإمؤإمه هلإم ه ذا يأإرهز الإ هذا و هله

ه م ه و ي رإوو ل يوجدإ له حلة يإفظو هلإم ل يأإرهز دقون علإههمإ فههه اللهم فإهن لعإلم أن الإ لماءه و يصإ وه مهن الإ ه و ا سهقطهع مواده و هك ل تإلهي أرإضك مهنإ حجة لك على خلإقهك ظاههر لإس بهالإمطا ه أوإ إل ت بإطل ل ي ن إ مغإمور خائه

ق لون عددا إ هدي إت همإ بلإ أيإن همإ و مإ همإ أولئهك الإ إد ه لهاؤك ب ل أوإ را حجتك و ل يضه عإظمون عهنإد اللهه قدإ الإ

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya and others from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father. All three of them have narrated from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from abu Hamza from abu Ishaq al-Sabi’i from a reliable one of the companions of Amir-ul-Momineen

asws, who has said:

‘Amir-ul-Momineenasws, once spoke the following from the pulpit in Kufa and I memorised it.

‘Our Allahazwj, it is certain that Youazwj Keep certain persons with Yourazwj Authority on Yourazwj Earth. Such persons come oneasws after the otherasws with Yourazwj Authority over Yourazwj creatures in order to guide people in Yourazwj religion and teach them Yourazwj Knowledge so that Yourazwj friends do not scatter. Theyasws may live in the public sight but people disobey themasws or remain out of public sight but theirasws reappearance will be expected. Even though theyasws may remain hidden from the people in peacetime, but theirasws knowledge that has spread before will not be hidden from them. Theirasws discipline will be firmly established in the hearts of (their devout) ones who will act in accordance.’

71

339ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 11. 72

Ibid, H. 12.



‘In another part of this sermon heasws has asked, ‘Who will have such discipline? For this reason knowledge becomes obscure when it does not find anyone to bear, protect and narrate it to others just as they have heard it from the scholarsasws and speak truthfully from themasws.

Our Allahazwj, Iasws know that all the knowledge will not become obscure and all of its sources will not vanish. Youazwj will not Leave Yourazwj Earth without a personasws (charged) with Yourazwj Authority. Heasws may either live in public sight (or not) but (surely) is not obeyed and followed. Or when (threatened) by hostilities, heasws is hidden from public sight so that Yourazwj Authority is not invalidated and Yourazwj friends are not misled after Youazwj have Granted them the Guidance. In fact, where are theyasws (our Shias) and how many are they? They are very few in number, but of very great honour and respect before Allahazwj.73

اوهية الإبجلهيه مه بإنه م له بإنه زهياد عنإ موسى بإنه الإقاسه هه موسى بإنه علهي بإن ممد عنإ سهإ إفر عنإ أخه عنإ علهي بإنه جبح ماؤمإ غوإرا فم إفر فه ق وإله اللهه عز و جل قلإ أ رأي إتمإ هنإ أصإ ا غاب عنإكمإ همامكمإ ج هي قال ه اء م كمإ مبه نإ يأإته

كمإ بهإهمام جدهيد فمنإ يأإته

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn al-Qasim ibn Muawiya al-Bajali from Ali ibn Ja’far from his brother, who has said:

Imam Musaasws ibn Ja’farasws who has said the following about the words of Allahazwj:’Say, have you not thought that if your water was to dry up,

who will bring you water from the spring?’ (67:30)

‘The Imamasws said, ‘It means when your Imamasws will disappear from your sight then who will bring for you a new Imamajfj?’’74

The Time of Occultation will be extremely difficult:

نهي ع وره عنإ علإقمة بإنه ق إس قال خطب نا أمهي الإمؤإمه ناده الإمت قدمه فه الإبابه الإمذإ لؤةه ف قال بهالإهسإ لى مهنإبه الإكوفةه خطإبة اللؤإرهها أل و هن ظاعهن عنإ قرهيب و منإطلهق روهية و هماتة فهما قال فه آخه لكة الإكهسإ موهية و الإممإ نة الإ هل الإمغهبه فارإتقهبوا الإفهت إ

ثإله جإ كمإ ب وتكمإ و عضوا على مه اء ما أماته الله و اتهذوا صوامه اه الله و هحإ روا ما أحإ إ ره ره الإغضا و ا إ ثهيا فذه الله إلمون نإتمإ ت ب ر لوإ إ أ

Alqamah ibn Qais says that once Amir-ul-Momineenasws

delivered a sermon from the pulpit of al-Kufa Masjid, which is famous by the name of ‘Lou Lou’, among many other issues of wisdom;

Amir-ul-Momineenasws said: ‘Be aware, I will leave you shortly and go behind a ‘Curtain’. You should expect now the anarchy of Banu Ummaid, the kingdoms’ of ‘al-Kasira’ will be built, in which what Allahazwj Wants to be alive,

73

340ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 13. 74

340ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 14.



will be made dead and what Allahazwj Wants to be demolished will be established. From now onwards, make your homes a place of worship and remain patient like eating cinders and keep on remembering Allahazwj as the remembrance of Allahazwj is of significant benefit, if you have the knowledge.75

ه قال سيإ ه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ هي رف هه عنإ حاده بإنه عهسى عنإ رهبإ م عنإ أبه د مهنا ق بإل علهي بإن هب إراهه و اللهه ل يإرج واحهرههه ق ان مث له مثل ف رإخ طار مهنإ وإ بهثوا بههه خروجه الإقائهمه هل ان ف توي جناحاه فأخذه الصب إ بإل أنإ يسإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, who from Hammad ibn Isa, who from Ribiy in a marfu manner who has narrated the following:

Ali ibn Hussainasws said: By Allahazwj, no one from usasws will rise before al-Qaimajfj will reappear with Divine Authority and Power, if one does then his condition will be like that of a bird flying from the nest before its wings are able to lift it in the air. Subsequently, children pick it up and play with it.76

ره بإنه ممد عنإ سدهير قال قال أبو عبإده ال هدة عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه عهسى عنإ بكإ لهه علإهه السلم يا سدهير الإزمإ الإكنإ ما سكن اللإل و الن ها هه و اسإ لسه لإسا مهنإ أحإ نا و لوإ ب إتك و نإ حه قدإ خرج فارإحلإ هل إ انه ا ب لغك أن السفإ ر فإه

لهك على رهجإ

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Mohammed, from Utahman ibn Isa, from Bakr ibn Mohammed, from Sadir who has narrated the following:

Abu Jafarasws once said: ‘O Sadir, stay in your home and remain there, keep calm until the night makes it calm. Until you learn that al-Sufyani has moved then travel to usasws even if you have to walk on foot’.77

Imamasws Consoles his Oppressed Shias:

عهنإ عبإد الإو نإ ة عنه الن هاوإدهي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه حاد عنه الإمفضله قال ده عنإ أحإد بإنه هوإ د أبه عبإده اللهه احهموما مت غ ر اللوإ فهداك ظرهي هل بنه بهالطوافه ف نظر هل و قال له يا مفضل ما له أراك مهإ هلإ له ج نه قال ف قلإ

لهك لكمإ لكنا فه ان ب روته ف لوإ باسه و ما فه أيإدهيههمإ مهنإ هذا الإملإكه و السلإطانه و الإ كمإ ف قال يا مفضل أما الإ هه ملهك لإ يكنإ ان بإه أمهيه الإمؤإمهنهي و ه لوإ نه شه شه به و لبإس الإ شه ل الإ إ احة الن هاره و أ اسة اللإله و سه ل فالنار هل سه

إمة مهثإل لها الله ه ظلمة ج رب و هلإ رأيإ ل و شإ رإا أإ لهك عنا فصه هذا بان ل ساسة اللل أي ساسة ف زوهي الناس و حراستهم عن الشر باللل و رياضة النفس فها بالهتمام لمور الناس و تدبي ماشهم و مادهم مضافا ل

ء مبا يصلحه و ساحة النهار بالدعوة ل الق و الهاد و البادات البدة و ف النهاية الساسة القام على الشيما قل غي مناسب هنا. فزوي أي ال سي ف حوائ املؤمن و السي ف الرض لمع لك و الساسة مبن الصوم

75

Khutabah Lou Lou Amir-ul-Momineenasws

, Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 52, h, 155, ‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏268ص‏:‏

76 Al-Kafi, vol, 8, h, 382.

77 Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol, 52, h, 69 303ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ 265ص‏:‏‏8الكافي‏ج‏:‏



أن املراد بالظلمة هنا الظلم و ف صرف و أبد فهل رأي تجب منه ف صيورة الظلم علهم مة هلم وثمامة ما تظلمه الرجل القاموس املظلمة بكسر اللم و

Abdul Wahid, who from Ahmed ibn Hozarah, who from Nihawandi, who from Abd Allah ibn Hammad, who from Mofazzil, who has narrated the following:

I was once close to Imam Abu Abd Allahasws during the circumambulation of Kabah, Imamasws looked at me and asked from me: ‘O Mufazzal! What is the matter, I find you sad and your face has turned pale? I replied: When I see banu Abbas in power, enjoying all the facilities and authorities. I wish these were in your hand so that people like me could have been part of these (the glory).

Imamasws replied: O Mufazzal! If this were true then you people had to work extremely hard, guarding people in the night and during the day marching along (on other duties), eating tasteless food and wearing heavy clothes. As it has been the case during the rule of Amir-ul-Momineenasws. If you would not have accepted it then your were destined to hellfire. These responsibilities have been waived-off from our necks; this is why we eat normal food. Have you seen cruelty becoming a blessing for someone, as it is now (for you).78

The Situation Before Rising of the Imamajfj:

سنه عنإ أبانه بإنه ت غإلهب قال قال أبو عبإده الل ناده عنه الإوشاءه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ ذا الإهسإ ه و به ا وق ه إ أ إ هه إض الإبطإشة ة و سى ب ه الش ت لف رهها و اخإ ة فه جحإ ما تأإرهز الإ هلإم ديإنه ف أإرهز الإ الإمسإجه ابهي و ت فل ب يإ ذ إضا همإ ب

لهك مهنإ خيإ ف قال له فهداك ما عهنإد هلإ ج إض ق لإ إضهمإ فه وجوهه ب لهك ثلثا ب له عهنإد ر إ الإ

Through the same chain of narrators (Hadith 16) it is narrated from al-Washsha’ from Ali ibn Al-Hassan from Aban ibn Taghlih who has said:

‘Once Abu Abd Allahasws asked, ‘How will you feel when a large-scale attack will take place between the two Masjids? Thereafter, knowledge will become as obscure as a snake that goes into its hiding place. The Shi’a will hold differences and one group will call the other group liars. One group will spit on the faces of the other.’

‘I then said, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, there will be nothing good in such conditions.’ The Imamasws said, ‘All goodness will be there.’ Imamasws said it three times.’79

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340ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 17.



The Special Slaves will know Imamajfj’s Whereabouts:

حاق بإنه عمار قال قال أبو ع ه عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنإ هسإ سيإ بإده اللهه لهلإقائهمه غإبتانه ممد بإن يإي عنإ ممده بإنه الإلم مبه إ ول ل ي رى طوهيلة الإغإبة الإ خإ ية و الإ داها قصه كاههه فهها هل هحإ لم مبه إ رى ل ي خإ تههه و الإ كاههه فهها هل خاصة شه

هه خاصة مواله

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ibn Mahbub from lshaq ibn’ Ammar who has said the following:

‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has said, ‘Al-Qa’imajfj will have two disappearances. One will be for a short time and the other for a longer time. No one will know his place during the shorter disappearance except the special persons among hisajfj Shias. During hisajfj longer disappearance no one would know his whereabouts but only his special slaves.’80

ر سنه السمرهي يا علهي بإن ممد السمرهي اسإعإ أعإظم الله أجإ نك خرج الت وإقهع هل أبه الإ ما ب إ واهك فهك فإهك م هخإرك و ل توصه هل أحد ي قوم تةه أيام فاجإعإ أمإ سه إد و ب يإ ه الإغإبة التامة فل ظهور هل ب إد وفاتهك ف قدإ وق مقامك ب

رإضه جوإرا و س وةه الإقلوبه و امإتهلءه الإ مده و قسإ إد طوله الإ لهك ب ره و إ ه ال إنه اللهه ت ته منإ يدعهيه أإته مهنإ شهت و و الصإحةه ف هو ذاب مفإ انه ل حوإل و ل ق وة هل بهاللهه الإمشاهدة أل فمنه ادعى الإمشاهدة ق بإل خروجه السفإ

ظهمه لهي الإ الإ

The letter of Imam-e-Zamanajfj to Abi Al-Hassan Al-Sammay:

O Ali ibn Mohammed Sammary, May Allahazwj Give a grand reward to your brothers on your death as it is going to happen in six days. Therefore clear up your affairs and do not nominate your successor, who would represent you after your death. This is because Allah has Ordained Grand Occultation for me. And my appearance will not take place until after a very long time, until when Allahazwj Wish and Permit, hearts of people will become stone cold, and the earth will be filled up with injustice and cruelty. Some of among ourajfj Shias will claim that they have seen meajfj but beware whoever claims (to have seen meajfj) before the time of the march of Sufyani and the Announcement from the Heavens, is indeed a liar and an accuser. There is neither any power nor any kingdom, except Allahazwj with the Help of Allahazwj who is the Most High and the Most Great (beyond description).81

عنإ علهي بإنه حسان عنإ عم سنه بإنه علهي الإكوفه ثهي عنإ ممد بإن يإي و أحإد بإن هدإرهيس عنه الإ هه عبإده الرحإنه بإنه به هذا الإ أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول لهصاحه إ رى مفضله بإنه عمر قال سه خإ لههه و الإ ها هل أهإ ن إ ع مه داها ي رإجه مإره غإبتانه هحإ

ألوه ا ادعاها مد فاسإ ذلهك قال ه ان ا نع ه صإ إ ث إله ي قال هلك فه أي واد سلك ق لإ اء جيهب فهها مه عنإ أشإ

80

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516ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال



Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Idris have narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufi from Ali ibn Hassan from his paternal uncle, ‘Abd aI-Rahman ibn Kathir from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws say, ‘The personajfj in charge of the task to establish the Kingdom of Allahazwj on Earth and owner of this Task will disappear from public sight twice. From one of them he will return to his family, but in the other one it will be said that heajfj is dead or no one knows to which of the valleys heajfj has travelled.’

‘I then asked, ‘What shall we do during such time?’ The Imamasws replied: ‘If anyone claims to have such Authority, you should ask him about several matters in which he must answer like himajfj!’82

بة أحإد بإن هدإرهيس عنإ ده بإنه عقإ زازه عنه الإوله ده الإ مه عنإ ممده بإنه الإوله إفره بإنه الإقاسه ارهثه بإنه ممده بإنه أحإد عنإ ج عنه الإ ص إ له أ على أبه عبإده اللهه ف قلإ إب عنإ أبه حإزة قال دخلإ زهياد عنإ ش مإره ف قال ل ف قلإ ب هذا الإ احه

منإ ه ف ولد ولده ولدهك ف قال ل ق لإ ف ولد ولدهك هو قال ل ف قلإ ما ف ولدك ف قال ل ف قلإ ل و قال الذهي يإلها عدإرة مه إ ظلإما و جوإرا على ف ت إ رة مهن الرسله ملهئ هث على ف ت إ ما أن رسول اللهه ص ب ئهمةه ن الإ

Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ja’far ibn al-Qasim from Muhammad ibn al-Walid al-Khazzaz from al-Walid ibn ‘Uqba from al-Harith ibn Ziyad from Shuayb from abu Hamza who has said:

‘Once I went to see Abu Abd Allahasws and asked himasws, ‘Are you the person in charge of the Task to Establish the Kingdom of Allahazwj on Earth and owner of this Task?’

‘Heasws said, ‘No, Iasws am not the one.’ I then asked, ‘How about yourasws sonasws?’ Imamasws replied: ‘No, myasws sonasws will not be the one either.’ I then asked, ‘Will the sonasws of yourasws sonasws be the oneasws?’ Heasws said, ‘No, neither myasws grandsonasws.’ I then asked, ‘Will yourasws great grandsonasws will be the oneasws?’ The Imamasws said, ‘No, even my great grandsonasws will not be that personasws.’

I then asked, ‘Who will he be then?’ The Imamasws said, ‘Heajfj will be the oneasws who will fill the earth with Justice after its being filled with injustice and cruelty. (Heajfj will come) at a time when the ‘A’immahasws will be absent just as the Rasool Allahsaww was raised (to preach) when there had not come a Prophetas (among people) for a very long time.’83

ان عنه إفر الإب غإدادهي عنإ وهإبه بإنه شا إفره بإنه ممد عنإ موسى بإنه ج عه عنإ علهي بإن ممد عنإ ج سنه بإنه أبه الربه الإإفر ممد بإن عله أبا ج إ سألإ حاق عنإ أم هاهئ قال واره ممده بإنه هسإ نسه الإ م بهالإ ال فل أقإسه ي عنإ ق وإله اللهه ت

الشهابه ي ت وقد فه الل إ ه ث يظإهر تي و مهائ ت يإ إ ف قال همام يإنهس سنة سه ه زماه ق رتإ الإكنسه قال لةه الظلإماءه فإهنإ أدإرإ نكه ع إ

82

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341ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 21.



Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Musa ibn Ja’far al-Baghdadi from Wahab ibn Shadhan from al-Hassan ibn abu al-Rabi’ from Muhammad ibn lshaq from ‘Umm Hani who has said:

‘I asked Abu Ja’far Muhammadasws ibn Aliasws about the meaning of the words of Allah: ‘But nay! I swear by the Concealment (18:15), that run their course (and) hide’ (81: 16) and fade away during the day.’ (81: 17) She reports that the Imamasws replied: ‘It refers to the Imamajfj who will disappear in the year two hundred sixty (260 A.H.), then heajfj will rise like a shooting star that shines during the dark night. If you will attain such a time it will brighten your eyes with happiness.’84

The Imamsasws were Oppressed and Ignored:

سنه سنه عنإ عمر بإنه يزهيد عنه الإ إده بإنه عبإده اللهه عنإ أحإد بإنه الإ قال عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ س دانه مإ عه اهلإ بإنه الربهإ إلبة عنإ أم هاهئ قال حاق عنإ أسإده بإنه ث ث نا ممد بإن هسإ يةه حد إفر ممد بإن علهي فسألإته عنإ هذههه الإ أبا ج لقه

إقهطا مهنإ عهلإمه نس همام يإنهس فه زماههه عهنإد ا واره الإكنسه قال الإ نسه الإ م بهالإ ه فل أقإسه تي و مهائ ت يإ هه عهنإد الناسه سنة سهلهكه ق رتإ ع إنكه ه رإ الشهابه الإواقهده فه ظلإمةه اللإله فإهنإ أدإ ث ي بإدو

A number of our people have narrated from Sad ibn ‘Abd Allah from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Umar ibn Yazid from al-Hassan ibn al-Rabi ‘ al-Hamdani who has said that Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us from ‘Usayd ibn Tha’Iaba from ‘Umm Hani who has said:

‘Once I met Abu Ja’far Muhammadasws ibn Aliasws and asked himasws about the meaning of: ‘But nay! I swear by the Concealment (18:15), that run their course (and) hide’ (81: 16) and fade away during the day.’ (81: 17). The Imamasws said, ‘AI-Khunnas’ refers to the Imamajfj who will disappear in hisajfj time when hisajfj knowledge will be cut off from people in the year two hundred sixty (260). Then heajfj will reappear like a shooting star in the dark night. If you will attain such a time it will give light to your eyes with delight.’?’85

ر عنإ مو باسه بإنه عامه إفره بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإ ره عنإ ج بإن ممد و غ إ سيإ سى بإنه ههلل الإكهنإدهي عنإ عبإده اللهه الإله ب إتهك ثهية و اللهه ما فه أهإ هراقه تك بهالإ له هن شه إفر قال ق لإ ل تإرج قال بإنه عطاء عنإ أبه ج ث إلك فكإ مه

ب نا قال ف قال يا عبإد اللهه بإن عطاء ق له فمنإ صاحه بهكمإ قال ق لإ إك لهلن وإى هي و اللهه ما أا بهصاحه رش أ ت ت فإ دإ أخذإب نا أحد يشار هلإهه بهالإهصإ بكمإ هه لإس مه إظروا منإ عمهي على الناسه وهلدته فذاك صاحه لإسنه هل مات عه و ا بهالإ يإض

غإظا أوإ رغهم أ إفه

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-’Abbass ibn ‘Amir from Musa ibn Hilal al-Kindi from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Ala’ from Abu Jafar

asws:

‘Once I said to Abu Ja’farasws ‘Your Shias (followers) in Iraq are many. By Allahazwj, there is no one like you in yourasws family. Why do you not rise (for leadership)?’

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342ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 23.



‘The Imamasws said, ‘O Abd Allah ibn Ata’, you have begun to open your ears to silliness. In fact, by Allahazwj, Iasws am not your Sahib (the Awaited Imamajfj) who will rise with Divine Authority and Power.’ I (the narrator) then asked himasws, ‘Who is our Sahib (companion) then (the one who will rise with Divine Authority and Power)?’

The Imamasws replied, ‘Find out the one whose time and coming to this world is unknown to people and such a person will be yourajfj companion (the one with Divine Authority and Power). There is no oneasws among usasws toward whom people point their fingers so much and tongues will mention him so much, but that has passed away (martyred) being oppressed or due to pain for being ignored and neglected.’’86

هد عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ههشامه بإنه ه بإنه س سيإ ساله عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه الإة د و ل ب إ د و ل عقإ حد فه عنقههه عهإ ي قوم الإقائهم و لإس له

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Said from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim, who has narrated:

Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘Al-Qa’imajfj will rise and heajfj will not be obliged to anyone under any covenant, agreement or oath of allegiance.’87

86

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343ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 27.



Momin Cares Less Losing World as Others Care Less Losing Eman

ه فه الإمجالهسه عنإ ممده بإنه سيإ هد عنه ممد بإن علهي بإنه الإ ه بإنه س سيإ سنه بإنه أبان عنه الإ ه بإنه الإ سيإ سنه عنه الإ الإسنه الرضا ي قول قال أبا الإ إ زازه قال سه سنه بإنه علهي الإ ل ل تأإسوإا الإ رائه عهسى ابإن مرإمي لهلإحوارهيي يا بنه هسإ

إا على ما فات همإ مهنإ دهينه ل الد ما ل يأإسى أهإ ا سلهم دهينكمإ مإ ه إ د إاهمإ على ما فاتكمإ مهنإ د إا ا سلهم ههمإ ه

Mohammed bin Ali bin Hussain narrates through a chain of narrators that he heard from Abul Hassanasws that Hazrat Isaas Ibn Mariamas advised hisas disciples: ‘O Children of Israel! You should not grieve upon losing livelihood as long as your ‘Eman’ is intact as those who are indulged in the World care less upon losing ‘Eman’ as long as their livelihood is secure.

Do not be Judgemental About the Affairs of Others

نإزهلةه الر اطهئه و ل ت نإظرإ فه عمله غيإهك مبه هبه الإ بإده الإمذإ إظرإ فه عملهك ظر الإ ب نإ فهها زاههدا و ل ت رإغبإ يا عهسى اإطب فهها ف ت

O Isaas! Look into youras affairs with a consideration of the sinful servant, the erroneous one, and do not look into the affairs of the other with the position of the Lordazwj. Become an ascetic therein and do not be allured with regards to it, for youas would be corrupted.88

Do not Over-Burden your Fellow Brethren:

كمه عنإ عمر بإنه حنإظلة عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال يا ع عنإه تهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإ مر ل تإمهلوا على شهلون لون ما تإمه و ارإف قوا بههمإ فإهن الناس ل يإتمه

It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Umar ibn Hanzalah who has narrated the following:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws once said: ‘O ‘Umar! You must not overburden our Shias! You must be kind to them because (general) people do not endure what you bear.89

سنه بإنه مإبوب عنإ عماره بإنه أبه الإ حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه أبه عبإده اللهه عنه الإ وصه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال عهدة مهنإ أصإ حإةه يان على سب إ الصدق و اليقين و الرضا و الوفاء و العلم و الملم أسهم على البر و هن الله عز و جل وضع الإه

امهل مإتمهل و قسم له همه ف هو سإ ة الإ ل فههه هذههه السب إ الناسه فمنإ ج لهك ب يإ إض ث قسم م و لهب إضه الناسه السهإ ب ه و ميإ ه و ل السهإ ميإ مه سهإ به السهإ ةه ث قال ل تإمهلوا على صاحه إض الثلثة حت ا إت هوإا هل السب إ به لهب على صاحه

ةه ذلهك حت ي نإتههي هل السب إ ه ثلثة ف تب إهضوهمإ ث قال ميإ السهإ

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A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘ Abd Allah, who from al- Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Ammar ibn abu al-Ahwas who has narrated the following from abu Abd Allah

asws:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘Allahazwj Made belief in seven shares: Virtue, Truthfulness, Certainty, Compliance, Loyalty, Knowledge and Forbearance. Allahazwj then Distributed it among the people, whoever received all seven shares is perfect and heavy. Allahazwj has Given to certain people one share or two or three and so on up to seven.’ The Imamasws then said: ‘Do not expect (the performance of) two shares from those who have been given one share or three from those who have received two shares lest you overburden them, and so on up to seven.’90

رهي عنإ ممده بإ شإ باره و ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى جها عنه ابإنه فضال عنه أبو علهي الإ نه عبإده الإ حابهنا سراج و إقوب بإنه الضحاكه عنإ رجل مهنإ أصإ قإظانه عنإ ي مه عنإ أبه الإ هإ سنه بإنه الإ به عبإده اللهه ان خاالإ دهما له

ن إطلقإ هه قال فا ثنه أبو عبإده اللهه فه حاجة و هو بهالإهيةه أا و جاعة مهنإ مواله إنا مغإتمي قال و قال ب ا فهها ث رجنا فههه ائهره الذهي ي فه الإ ان فهراشه ا أا بهأبه عبإده اللهه قدإ ذلهك ه نا أا ي ف ب إ بهن فإسه ال ف رمإ و أا حبه ئإ زول فجه

ي فسألنه ره فهراشه جالهسا و جلس على صدإ ت ويإ ناك فاسإ ئ إ ناك أوإ قال جه ب رإته عم أق إبل قال ف قال قدإ أت إ ثنه له فأخإ ا ب همإ ه همإ ل ي قولون ما ن إ فهداك ها ب إرأ مه هلإ ج ر ق وإم ف قلإ إ ه قول قال ف قال ي ت ولوإا و ل ي قولون فحمهد الله ث جرى

همإ قال ق لإ ن إ رءون مه ما ت قولون ت ب إ هلإ ل ج مإ ف نإبغهي لنا أنإ ب إرأ مهنإكمإ قال ق لإ ا عهنإدا ما لإس عهنإد مإ قال ف هو فه هلإ ل و اللهه ج ا عهنإد اللهه ما لإس عهنإدا أ ف ت راه اطرحنا قال ق لإ ل قال ف ت ولوإهمإ و ل داك فهداك قال و هو فإ ما

ن إهمإ منإ له ثلث مانه و مه ن إهمإ منإ له سهإ م و مه لهمهي منإ له سهإ ن إهمإ هن مهن الإمسإ ة ت ب رءوا مه ن إهمإ منإ له أرإب هم و مه ة أسإن إهمإ منإ له خإسة أ هم و مه هم ف لإس ي نإبغهي أنإ يإمل أسإ ة أسإ ن إهمإ منإ له سب إ هم و مه تة أسإ ن إهمإ منإ له سه هم و مه سإ

ب الثلث ه على ما علإهه صاحه ميإ ب السهإ ه و ل صاحه ميإ ب السهإ مه على ما علإهه صاحه ب السهإ ب ةه و ل ص صاحه احهسةه و مإ ب الإ ةه على ما علإهه صاحه رإب ب الإ ةه و ل صاحه رإب ب الإ سةه على ما الثلثةه على ما علإهه صاحه مإ ب الإ ل صاحه

ةه ب السب إ ب الستةه على ما علإهه صاحه ب الستةه و ل صاحه ان له جار و علإهه صاحه و سأضإرهب لك مثل هن رجل ا ف قر علإهه الإباب لمه و زي نه له فأجابه فأتاه سحيإ ها فدعاه هل الإهسإ را ان صإ ف قال له منإ هذا قال أا فلن قال و ما

حاجتك ب إهه و خرج م ب إك و مر بهنا هل الصلةه قال ف ت وضأ و لبهس ث وإ ه قال فصلا ما شاء الله ف قال ت وضأإ و الإبسإ ث وإا ي ه ان صإرا بحا ف قام الذهي ر ث مكثا حت أصإ ي و الذهي ث صلا الإفجإ هب الن هار قصه رهيد منإزهله ف قال له الرجل أيإن تذإ

ره و الظهإ ر ث قال و ما ب يإ ه هل أنإ صلى الظهإ ره قلهل قال فجلس م الظهإ نك و ب يإ تبسه حت ب إ صإره قلهل فاحإ الإر الن هاره و أقل صل ر قال ث قام و أراد أنإ ي نإصرهف هل منإزهلههه ف قال له هن هذا آخه صإ تبسه حت صلى مهنإ ى الإ أولههه فاحإ

ا بقه رة ث ت فرقا الإمغإرهب ث أراد أنإ ي نإصرهف هل منإزهلههه ف قال له هن خه هشاء الإ دة قال فمكث حت صلى الإ إ صلة واحه ر غدا علإهه فضرب علإهه الإباب ف قال منإ هذا قال أا فلن قال و ما حاجت ان سح إ ك قال ت وضأإ و الإبسإ ث وإب إك ف لما

ينه منإ هو أف إرغ مهن و أا هإسان مهسإكهي و علي عه ذا الد رجإ بهنا فصل قال اطإلبإ هله ال ف قال أبو عبإده اللهه و اخإرجه أدإخله فه شيإ ههإ و أخإ رجه مهنإه أوإ قال أدإخله مهنإ مهثإله مهنإ مهثإله هذا ء أخإ

Abu Ali al-Ashari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Mohammed ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all from ibn Faddal from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm

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from abu al-Yaqzan from Ya’qub ibn al-Dahhak from a man of our people, Sarraj who was a

servant of Abu ‘Abd Allahasws

has said the following:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws once sent me with a group of his followers for an errand and at that time he was in Hirah (a place near Kufa Iraq), We left for it and returned depressed, My bed was in al-Hair (a comfortable private quarter). I went there in an upset condition and threw myself (on couch) in depression. At this time, Abu Abd Allahasws, came in saying, ‘weasws have come to see you,’ or heasws said: ‘We have come to you.’ I then sat up straight and heasws sat in the middle of my bed and asked me about the short trip for which heasws had sent me. I reported to himasws and heasws thanked Allahazwj.

Thereafter, a mention of certain people came up and I said, ‘May Allahazwj keep my soul in service for your cause, we disassociate from these people; they do not say what we say. ‘The Imamasws then said: ‘If they love and support usasws, but do not say what you say, do you (still) disassociate from them?’ I then said: ‘Yes, we do so.’ The Imamasws said: ‘It is just like this (‘Aimmahasws ‘s case). Weasws have what you do not have. Should weasws disassociate from you?’ I then said, ‘No, may Allahazwj keep my soul in service for your cause.’

The Imamasws said: ‘It is just like this (the case of Allahazwj). With Himazwj there is what we do not have. Do you think we should give it up?’ ‘I then said, ‘No, may Allahazwj keep my soul in service for your cause, we should not do so.’ The Imamasws said: ‘Be friends with them and do not disassociate from them.

Among the Muslims, there are those who have only one share, those who have two shares, three shares, four shares, five shares, six shares and those who have seven shares. It is not proper for those who have one share to blame those who have two shares, or those who have two shares to blame those who have three shares, those who have three shares to blame those who have four shares, those who have four shares to blame those who have five shares, those who have five shares to blame those who have six shares and those who have six shares to blame those who have seven shares, I will give an example:

‘A man had a Christian neighbour to whom he preached Islam attractively and the neighbour accepted. It was early next morning when he knocked at his (convert’s) door. He said, ‘Who is it? He (the preacher) said, ‘I am so and so.’ ‘What do you want’?’ The (convert) asked: ‘Make Wuzu, dress up in your two cloths and join us for prayer,’ said the preacher. The new convert then made Wuzu, dressed up in his two pieces of cloth and joined him. They performed prayers a great deal. Then they prayed the morning prayer, and then waited until it was light. The convert got up to go home and the man asked him, ‘Where are you going’?

The day is short. The time left to noontime is very little.’ The new convert sat down with him until noontime and they prayed the noontime prayer. Then he said that there is very little time to afternoon prayer. He prevented the new convert from going home until they said the afternoon prayer. He then wanted



to go home but he (the preacher) said, ‘It is the last part of the day and is less than the beginning of it.’ So he (the preacher) stopped him until they performed the prayer at sunset. Then the new convert wanted to go home, he (the preacher) said, ‘Only one more prayer is left.’ He then waited until they performed the late evening prayer and then they departed each other.

Next early morning he (the preacher) went and knocked at the door of the new convert. He (the new convert) asked, ‘Who is it’?’ He (the preacher) said, ‘I am so and so.’ He (the new convert) asked, ‘What do you want’?’ He (the preacher) said, ‘Make Wuzu, dress up in your two pieces of cloth and join us for prayer.’ He (the Christian man) said, ‘Find other persons for this religion who have more free time. I am a poor person with a family to feed.’ ‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws then said, ‘He (the preacher) took him (Christian) into a thing in such a way that it took him (the new convert) out of it. Or that the Imam said, ‘Took him in like this and forced him out like that.’91

هاب قال سه سنه بإنه موسى عنإ أحإد بإنه عمر عنإ يإي بإنه أبان عنإ شه أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول أحإد بإن ممد عنه الإ إ خلق الله ت ب إ اك ف قال هن الله لوإ علهم الناس لحك الله فكإ أصإ لإق لإ ي لمإ أحد أحدا ف قلإ ال هذا الإ ارك و ت

زاء أعإشارا فج جإ ل الإ هي جزإءا ث ج ة و أرإب ا تهسإ به زاء ب ل ال خلق أجإ ل ت بارك و ت رة أعإشار ث قسمه ب يإ زإء عشإ الإ بههه جزإءا تاما و فه آخر جزإ ريإ جزإء حت ب ل ر جزإء و فه آخر عشإ ل فه رجل عشإ لإقه فج ر جزإء و آخر الإ ءا و عشإ

ريإ جزإء و آخر جزإءا و ث هههمإ جزإءا و عشإ بهأرإف لهك حت ب ل ه ث حبههسابه بههه جزإءيإنه تاميإ لثة أعإشاره جزإء حت ب لر جزإء لإ ي قإدهرإ على أنإ يكون مهثإل صاحه لإ فههه هل عشإ هي جزإءا فمنإ لإ جيإ ة و أرإب ريإ تهسإ شإ ب به الإ ذلهك صاحه نه و ذلهك منإ م له جزإء ل ي قإدهر على أنإ عإشاره و به الثلثةه الإ ريإنه ل يكون مهثإل صاحه شإ زإءيإنه و الإ به الإ يكون مهثإل صاحه

لإق على هذا لإ ي لمإ أحد أحدا لوإ علهم الناس أن الله عز و جل خلق هذا الإ

Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Musa from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar from Yahya ibn Aban from Shihab who has said the following:

‘I heard Abu ‘Abd Allahasws saying: ‘Had the people known how Allahazwj has Created this creation no one would blame others.’ I then said: ‘May Allahazwj Grant you good health, how is that? The Imamasws said: ‘Allahazwj Created parts numbering ninety-four parts. He then made them into tenths; thus, Heazwj Made one part into ten parts. Heazwj then distributed them among the creatures. In one man, Heazwj Placed one tenth, in another person Heazwj Placed two tenths until there came a man in whom Heazwj Placed a whole part. In another, Heazwj Placed one part and one tenth, in another person one part and two tenths and in another one part and three tenths up to a man in whom Heazwj Placed two whole parts and so on up to the highest one in whom Heazwj Placed ninety-four whole parts.

Therefore, one in who only one tenth of a part is placed cannot be like the one in whom two tenths is placed. The one in whom two tenths of a part are placed cannot be like the one in whom three tenths are placed. So also the owner of one part cannot be like the owner of two whole parts. Had the people

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known that Allahazwj has Created them in this way no one would have blamed the others.’92

سنه بإنه علهيه بإنه أبه عثإمان ع إضه أصإحابههه عنه الإ ده نإ ممده بإنه عثإمان عنإ مم ممد بإن يإي عنإ ممده بإنه أحإد عنإ ب زهيزه ي قال قال له أبو عبإده اللهه يا عبإد الإ زهيزه الإقراطهسه زازه عنإ عبإده الإ نإزهلةه بإنه حاد الإ ر درجات مبه يان عشإ هن الإه

ب إد مهرإقاة فل ي قولن صاحه د مهنإه مهرإقاة ب على شيإ السلمه يصإ ده لسإ به الإواحه ه لهصاحه ث إن يإ ره اله اشه ء حت ي نإتههي هل الإفل مهنإك بهدرجة فارإ منإ هو أسإ ا رأيإ قهطك منإ هو ف وإقك و ه إ منإ هو دوك ف سإ قه إه هلإك بهرهفإق و ل فل تسإ ف

ل ره تإمه لإهه جب إ ره فإهن منإ سر مؤإمهنا ف سه ن علإهه ما ل يطهق ف تكإ

Mohammed ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from certain individuals of his people from al-Hassan from Ali ibn abu ‘Othman from Mohammed ibn Uthman, who from Mohammed ibn Hammad al-Khazzaz, who from Abd Al-Aziz al-Qaratisi who has said the following:

Once Abu Abd Allahasws said: O Abd Al-Aziz, Eman93 is of ten stages, like the steps of a ladder. To climb, one uses it one step after the other one by one. One who possesses two degrees of belief should never say to one who possesses only one degree that he does not have enough belief and so on up to the tenth degree or stage. One who is higher should not throw back the one below because the one above you may also fall. If you see one below, you should help him climb up higher gently and do not burden him with what he cannot lift up; he may break down and if one breaks down a believer, he will be held responsible for compensation to him.94

كان عنإ سدهير قال قال له أب ممد بإن يإي نان عنه ابإنه مسإ إفر عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ ممده بإنه سه و جهمإ على ثلث ن إ ه و مه همإ على اث إنت يإ ن إ دة و مه همإ على واحه ن إ نهي على منازهل مه همإ على هن الإمؤإمه ن إ همإ على أرإبع و مه ن إ و مه

ه لإ ي دةه ثهنإت يإ به الإواحه تإمهل على صاحه هبإ همإ على سبإع ف لوإ ن إ و مه ن إهمإ على سه به خإس و مه قإو و على صاحهبه الثلثه و و على صاحه ه ثلثا لإ ي قإ مإسه الث نإت يإ به الإ و و على صاحه رإبعه خإسا لإ ي قإ به الإ أرإبا لإ ي قإو و على صاحه

و و على هذههه الدرجات سبإا لإ ي قإ به الس و و على صاحه تا لإ ي قإ سه

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from Sadir who has said the following:

‘Abu Ja’farasws said to me: ‘Momineen95 are of various positions in connection with Eman. There are those who have one degree of belief, others have two degrees, still others may have three or four, five, six or seven degrees of belief. If you expect two degrees of belief from one that has only one degree of belief he is not able to bear it, or expect three degrees of belief from the one who has only two degrees of it he also is not able to bear it. The one who may have three cannot bear four degrees of belief; the one who has four degrees of belief is not able to bear five degrees of belief. One who has only

92

Ibid, H 1520, h 1 93

Belief 94

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Believers



five degrees of belief is not able to bear six degrees of belief and one who has six degrees of belief is not able to bear seven degrees of belief. This is how the degrees of belief are.’96

نان عنه الصباحه بإنه سابة عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه ق كمه عنإ ممده بإنه سه رأ عنإه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ ال ما أ إتمإ و الإب راءة ي ب إإضهمإ إض و ب إضهمإ أفإضل مهنإ ب نهي ب إض هن الإمؤإمه إضكمإ مهنإ ب إفذ بصرا مهنإ ب إضهمإ أ إض و ب ث ر صلة مهنإ ب إ أ

إض و ههي الدرجات ب

It is narrated from him (Muhammad ibn Yahya) from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Muhammad ibn

Sinan from al-Sabah ibn Siyabah from abu ‘Abd Allahasws

who has said the following:

Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘What is this disavowing and disassociation of yours? There are those of you who renounce the others. Among the Momineen there are those who are better than others. Among them there are those who pray more, and others are of sharp insight. Such are the degrees of belief.’97

Importance of ‘Taqqiya’ (Dissimulation) During Occultation:

فوفه ر عنإ جابهر الإمكإ باسه بإنه عامه عنه الإ سنه بإنه علهي الإكوفه رهي عنه الإ شإ إفور عنإ أبو علهي الإ عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه أبه ي جبوه بهالتقهةه فإه له فه الطيإه أبه عبإده اللهه قال ات قوا على دهينهكمإ فاحإ النحإ ا أ إتمإ فه الناسه ه ل هيان لهمنإ ل تقهة له هنها شيإ ن إ له ما بقهي مه وافه النحإ إلم ما فه أجإ ر ت وافهك لوإ أن الط إ لتإه و لوإ أن الناس علهموا ما فه أجإ كمإ تهبوا ء هل أ مإ أ

م الله عبإدا مهنإك لهةه رحه نتهههمإ و لنحلومإ فه السر و الإ لومإ بهألإسه ه ل ل الإب إ ان على وليتهناأهإ مإ

Imam Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘Protect your beliefs from the rivals and hide it through practicing Taqqiya. He is without ‘Eman’ (faith) who does not observe Taqqiya. You are surrounded by your rivals like a honeybee would live among other birds. If the other birds come to know what is in the stomach of a honeybee they would just eat it. Similarly, if your opponents would realise that you love usasws (the Ahl al-Baytasws) from your heart and soul, then they would subject you to verbal abuse, (to rebuke you) and use filthy language against you in front, as well as behind your back. May Allahazwj Bless those who are adhered to ourasws Wilayat.98

ب ره عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه فه ق وإله ا هه عنإ حاد عنإ حرهيز عمنإ أخإ م عنإ أبه توهي علهي بإن هب إراهه للهه عز و جل و ل تسإسنة و ل الس سن االإ اعة و ق وإله عز و جل ادإفعإ بهالته ههي أحإ سنة التقهة و السئة الإه لسئة قال الته ههي ئة قال الإ

م حه ه وله أ نه عداوة إ نك و ب ا الذهي ب إ سن التقهة فإه أحإ

Imam Abu Abdullahasws explained the meanings of the Verse99 (41:34)100 in

which Allahazwj Says: سنة ول السئة توهي الإ ,’good and evil cannot be equal‘ ول تسإ

96

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Al-Kafi, vol. 2, H 1523, h 4, 98

Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 225, H. 5. 218ص‏:‏‏2الكافي‏ج‏:‏

99ئة‏ادفع‏بالتي‏هي‏أحسن‏فإذا‏الذي‏بينك‏وبينه‏عداوة‏ ي ‏حميم‏)ول‏تستوي‏الحسنة‏ول‏الس ه‏ولي (34كأن



here ‘good’ refers to observing Taqqiya and ‘evil’ refers to declaration of faith

when Taqqiya becomes obligatory. And in regard to سن Repel‘ , ادإفعإ بهالته ههي أحإ

(evil) with the best way’ in the Verse, Imamasws said that best way is the Taqqiya, treat that person who holds grudges against you with best possible way.101

أباعنإه عنإ إ ذاءه قال سه إفر ي قول و اللهه أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنإ جهله بإنه صالهح عنإ أبه عب إدة الإ جتمهمإ لهدهيثهنا و هن إ ا سهع هن أحب أصإحابه هل أوإرعهمإ و أف إقههمإ و أ قت همإ للذهي ه وأهمإ عهنإدهي حال و أمإ أسإ

فر منإ دان بههه و أز مهنإه و جحده و ب لإه اشإ نا و ي رإوى عنا ف لمإ ي قإ دهيث ي نإسب هل إ دهيث مهنإ الإ ل الإ رهي ل هو ل يدإنهد ف كون بهذلهك خارهجا عنإ وليتهناعهنإدها خرج و هل نا أسإ إ

Imam Mohammed Baqirasws says: ‘My favourite among my companions is one who refrains from indulging in the forbidden, has more recognition of our ‘Amr’, and who hides our traditions from our adversaries. But the worst among ourasws followers is that who hears a tradition ascribed from usasws but then does not accepts it and acts arrogantly and also rejects what he has already heard, without allowing for any allowance that the tradition may belong to usasws and a reference to that tradition originates from usasws. This person is thrown out of our Wilayat102.103

أهنا رجل أبو هاشم الفري عن داود بن السود وقاد حام أب ممد قال دعان سدي أبو ممد فدفع ل خشبة ء الك فقال صر بذه الشبة ل المري فمض فلما صرت ل بض الطريق عرض ل سقاء باب مدورة طويلة مل

ا مي فضرب البغل مه بغل فزاحن البغل على الطريق فنادان السقاء صح عل ى البغل فرف الشبة التتب فبادرت سريا فرددت سرها فإا فها مي فجل السقاء ينادين و يشتمن و فاشق فنظرت ل الشبة ل

يشتم صاحب فلما دوت من الدار راجا استقبلن عسى الادم عند الباب فقال يقول لك مولي أعزه اهلل ل ضرب سرت رجل الباب فقل له يا سدي ل أعلم ما ف رجل الباب فقال و ل احتج أن تمل عمل تتاج أن ا لبغل و

تتذر منه ياك بدها أن تود ل مثلها و ا س لنا شاتا فامض لسبلك الت أمرت با و ياك أن جتاوب من مض ف طريقك فإن أخبارك و أحوالك ترد لنا فاعلم لكيشتمنا أو ترفه من أ فإنا ببلد سوء و مصر سوء و ا

Abu Hashim al-Jafary has narrated from Dawood Ibn al-Asdwad who has reported:

The narrator says, once my master Imam Abu Mohammed Hassan Al-Askariasws called me and gave a long wooden plank, similar to the solid wood used in the doorframe. And then said, take it and give it to Ummari. When I was on my way, a man carrying water on his mule came in my way and I was feared from being run over by it. The water-man shouted at me and asked me to leave the way. I hit the mule with that wood plank but I was (amazed to see) the wood cracked and shattered. When I had a closer look, I realised

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And not alike are the good and the evil. Repel (evil) with what is best, and notice how someone who is separated from you because of enmity will become a bosom friend. 101

Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 225, H. 6. 102

Our guardianship. 103

Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 226, H. 7.



there were some writings on parchments, which came out from inside the plank. I immediately collected all the pieces but the water-man started shouting and abusing my master and me.

I (decided to) return back with all the pieces I had collected (after that incident), the servant Isa met me at the second gate of the Imamasws’s house and said: ‘My masterasws is asking from you why you hit the donkey which shattered the wood?

I replied: I did not know if there is something inside the wood.

The Imamasws then said: Why do you commit something for which you have to apologise. Listen, refrain from repeating it again and remember: When you realise someone is insulting usasws, you better change your path and only go there where you have been sent. Do not scuffle with those who are abusing usasws and do not reveal to them about your affiliations (Eman). Since, weasws are in a large city and under hostile environment.

Now, you may go where you were heading before and beware, your affairs and News are all in front of us.104

Momin’s Reactions to Insults against Masomeenasws?

نإ رجل يسبنه ما إ كة يا مرازهم لوإ سه أق إت له قال يا و عنإ مرازهم قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه و هو مبه نإ ا ق لإ ه صا نعإ بههه شإئا قال فخرجإ منإ يسبنه فل تصإ إ ر هل أنإ عب رإت مرازهم هنإ سه أنه الإ مهنإ مكة عهنإد الزواله فه ي وإم حار فألإ

رإت إضهمإ يسب أبا عبإده اللهه فذ ب إ همإ فسمه م إضه الإقهبابه و فهها ق وإم ف ن زلإ له ف لمإ أقلإ شإئا و لوإ هل ب ل ق وإ لهك لقت لإته

Marazm narrates: I was in Mecca when Abu Abd Allahasws asked me what would you do if you hear someone abusing usasws? I replied: I will kill him. The Imamasws said: ‘Don’t’ but rather observe patience and refrain from taking any action.

Once, in an afternoon of an extremely hot day, I was walking in Mecca but it was too hot to stay outside. I found a tent while walking and found few people sitting inside. I joined them inside the tent. Shortly, (after being seated therein) I heard one person started abusing Abu Abd Allahasws, at that time I remembered the instructions of Abu Abd Allahasws when Imamasws had asked me to observe patience. I therefore remained indifferent and kept my temper under control otherwise I would have killed that man.105

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Masomeenasws’s reactions after Insults being Hurled at Themasws:

ؤدب حإز ه بإنه هبإراهمه بإنه أحإده بإنه ههشامه امل ثنا علهى بإنه عبإده الله بإنه الوراق والسيإ لوهي وأحإده حد ة بإنه ممده بإنه أحإد ال

م، عن أبهه، عن ع با علهى بإنه هبراههمه بإنه هاشه ي الله عن إهمإ أخإ مذان رضه إفر اهلإ بإد السلم بإنه صالهح بإنه زهياده بإنه جى اهلل عنإه، عن أحإده بإنه ه إم بن شاان رضه إفره بإنه م، عن عبإد اهلروهي وحدثنا ممد ج دإرهيس، عن هبإراهمه بإنه هاشه

سنه علهي بإن موسى الرضا علإهه إقهد مالهس الإكلمه السلم بإنه صالهح اهلروهي قال: رفهع هل الإمأإمونه أن أبا الإ السلم ي هلإمههه فأمر م تتهنون به ضره ف لما ظر هلإهه والناس ي فإ هه وأحإ ب الإمأإمونه فطرد الناس، عن مإلهسه ي حاجه رو الطوسه مد بإن عمإ

سنه الرضا علإهه السلم منإ عهنإدههه مغإضبا وهو يدمإدهم بهش بههه فخرج أبو الإ تخ طفى فت زب ره واسإ إهه وي ق ول: وح ق الإمصإت نإزهلن مهنإ حوإله اللهه عز وجل بهدعائهي علإهه ما يكون سب له هذههه الإكورةه والإم رإتضى وس دةه النس اءه لسإ هلبه أهإ با لهطرإده

اصته فافهههمإ بههه وبه تهخإ ه هه وعامتههه ث هه هياه واسإ ت يإ ضر الإمهضاة وت وضأ وصلى رإ تحإ زههه واسإ إصرف هل مرإ علإهه السلم اننه الإ ةه والإمه ةه الإواسه ةه والرحإ امه رةه الإ ا الإقدإ فه الثاهةه ف قال اللهم يا لةه وق ن مه متتابهةه والإلءه الإمت والهةه واليادهي الإ

ثهل ول يثل بهنظهي ول ي غإلب بهظههي يا منإ خلق بهتمإ زهيلةه يا منإ ل يوص إطق واب إتد فشر والإمواههبه الإ م فأ ف رزق وأهلإزل يا منإ وعل فا وأعإطى فأجإ ب م فأسإ وأ إ فأب إل ت سن وصور فأت إقن واحإ ر فأحإ هز ف فات خواطهر رإت فع وقد سا فه الإ

س الفإكاره يا منإ ت فرد بهالإملإكه ه فجاز هواجه ههه وت وحد بهالإكهبإهياءه فل البإصاره ودا فه اللطإ فل هد له فه ملكوته سلإطاه الوإهامه وحسرتإ دون هبإهياءه هإبتههه دقائهق لطائه د له فه جب روته شأإههه يا منإ حارتإ فه ضه هدإراكه عظمتههه خطائه

إب أبإصاره الامه ي ه الإوجوه هله المهي ويا شاههد لظاته أبإصاره الناظهرهين يا منإ عن ه ا عاله خطراته ق لوبه الإ تههه وخضدته الإفرائهص مهنإ ف رقههه يا بدهي فتههه وارإت ه الإقلوب مهنإ خه ل يا بدهيع يا قوهي يا منهع يا علهي يا رفهع ء الرقاب لهللتههه ووجه

به وطرد الش تخ الصلة بهالصلةه علإهه وا إتقهمإ له مهنإ ظلمنه واسإ هقإه مرارة الذل صل على منإ شرفإ ة عنإ بابه وأا ما أ وانه روهي واهلإ ه عبإد السلمه بإن صالهح اهلإ لإه طرهيد الرإجاسه وشرهيد الجنإاسه قال أبو الصلإ تتم قنهها واجإ فما اسإ

الإب لد وارإت موإلي فة فه الإمدهينةه وارإت ه الرجإ إرة علإهه السلم دعاءه حت وق ه الن حل ت فإ ه الزعإقة والصإحة واسإ فه الإقاعة ف لمإ أزايهلإ مكانه هل أنإ سلم موإلي علإهه السلم ف قال له ده السطإح وثارته الإغب رة وهاج ه اصإ يا أب ا الص لإ

رأ ل هذههه الإكورةه ساة له فإهك ست رى امإ ها أهإ خة الطإماره يسم راره متسه ا وت هتكهها قدإ ة بغهة عثة رهثة مهجة الشإ غباوهتهندتإ مكان الرمإحه هل نإرهها قصبا وقدإ شدتإ وهقاية هلا حإراء هل طرإفههه مكان اللواءه فههي ت قود جوش الإقاعةه وتسوق أسإ

ت السطإح ف لمإ أر هل فوسا ت نإتزه هدإ هر الطغامه هل قصإره الإمأإمونه ومنازهله ق وادههه فص صا وهامات ت رإضخ عسا بهالإجاره ولقدإ رإ بهالحإ رإت هل بهشاجه جانه مت وجها لهلإهربه فما ش الإمأإمون متدرعا قدإ ب رز مهنإ قصإره الشاهإ جامه قدإ رأيإ ده الإ

إ ب قط ا رأإس الإمأإمونه فأسإ إضه أعاله السطوحه بهلبهنة ثقهلة فضرب به إ جلإدة هامتههه ف قال رمى مهنإ ب إد أنإ شق إضته ب إ ل ك ساة ت قول اسإ إ إض منإ عرف الإمأإمون وي إلك أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي فسمه هفه اللبهنةه ب م التمزه لهقا أم لك لإس هذا ي وإ

ماباةه ول ي وإم ور الإفجاره على ف ر والإ نهي لما سل ان هذا أمهي الإمؤإمه وجه البإكاره ه إزاله الناسه على طب قاهتههمإ ف لوإ فاف شدهيد. تهخإ إلل واسإ إد ه وأ طرإد ب وطرهد الإمأإمون وجنوده أسإ

The following was narrated by Ali ibn Abdullah ibn al-Warraq, Al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mo’addib, Hamza ibn Ahmad al-Alawi and Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with them - on the authority of Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi. The following was also narrated by Abu Muhammad Ja’far ibn Nu’aym ibn Shathan - may God be



pleased with him - on the authority of Ahmad ibn Idris, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi.

Al-Ma’mun was informed that Abul Hassan Aliasws ibn Musa Al-Rezaasws had held speech meetings, and the people were fascinated by his knowledge. Then Al-Ma’mun ordered his commissionaire Muhammad ibn Amr al-Toosi to fend off the people from attending the Imam’sasws meetings. He also called Al-Rezaasws in. When Al-Ma’mun saw Al-Rezaasws, he scolded and belittled himasws. Abul Hassan Al-Rezaasws left there in an angry state. Heasws was moving his lips and saying, ‘I swear by the right of al-Mustafasaww (referring to the Prophet Muhammadsaww), Al-Murtezaasws (referring to Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws) and the Principal of all Ladiesasws (referring to the Blessed Lady Syedaasws) that Iasws will curse him in such a way so as to remove the Honourable the Exalted Godazwj’s Protection and support from him so much that the dogs of this town will throw him out of here and belittle him and the chosen, the regular members of his court. Then Al-Rezaasws went home and asked for some water to make ablutions. Heasws made ablutions and said two units of prayers. Then in the second unit when it was time to say the hands raised-up supplications (Qunut), heasws said, ‘Our Allahazwj! O the Possessor of the Absolute Power, Extensive Mercy, Consecutive Blessings and Continued Good! O the Oneazwj for whose characteristics there can be no examples cited! O the Oneazwj for whose similitude there can be no examples cited! O the Oneazwj whom no assisted ones can overcome! O the Oneazwj who has Created and provided sustenance; revealed and made eloquent; created and guided; destined and honoured; organized and perfected; designed and beautified! O the Oneazwj who has Provided for proofs so perfect; blessings so complete; rewards so plentiful! O the Oneazwj who is at such a zenith of Grandeur that it is beyond the ability of the viewers to see! O the Oneazwj who is at such a deep level of Delicacy that it is beyond the ability of the thoughts to understand! O the Oneazwj who is the Only one to rule, and there is no one to compete with You in the Domain of Thy Kingdom; O the Oneazwj who is Unique in Greatness and there is no one to compete with His Almightiness! O the Oneazwj due to whose Grandeur the minds of the intelligent ones are at a loss, and the eyes of the onlookers have lost their sight before seeing Him! Oazwj the Knower of the thoughts of the mystics! O the Witness to the viewing of those who see! O the Oneazwj for whom the faces have fallen down in prostration due to His Might; and the heads have bowed down due to His Majesty; and the hearts have beaten fearing His appalling presence; and the veins of the neck strongly pulsate due to fearing Him. O the Initiator! O the Innovator! O the Powerful! O the Impenetrable! O the Sublime! Send Blessings upon the Prophetsaww as Youazwj honoured the prayers for sending blessings upon him. Take myasws revenge against those who have oppressed measws, belittled measws, and have fended off the Shiites from myasws door. Make him taste the bitterness of humiliation and abasement as they made me taste it. Fend him off from the Threshold of Mercy as filth and contamination is fended off!’

Abu Salt Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi said, ‘The quake shook the town before he had finished saying hisasws prayers. The whole town was in turmoil. There was loud screaming and crying heard. There was a lot of dirt and dust. I



did not move until my Masterasws had finished saying hisasws prayers. Then Al-Rezaasws told me, ‘O Aba Salt! Go to the roof and look around. There you will see a hustler who incites the rebels. She is wearing dirty clothes. The people of this town call her Samanah since she is dumb and rude. She is using a piece of cane on which she has tied a piece of red cloth and uses it as her flag. She tries to make an army out of the rebels, lead them and guide the rebels to attack Al-Ma’mun’s palace and the houses of the army heads.’

I went up onto the roof and looked around. I could only see people with sticks in their hands and others with broken heads. I saw Al-Ma’mun leave the Shahjan Palace wearing armour and running away. I saw nothing more but noted that the apprentice of the phlebotomist threw a rock from the roof hitting Al-Ma’mun on the head. His helmet fell off and his head broke. His skull got so much injured that it seemed as if his brain was about to fall out. One of those who recognised Al-Ma’mun told the person who had thrown the rock, ‘Woe be to you! This is the amir of the faithful!’ I heard Samanah tell him, ‘Shut up you bastard! Today is not the day to treat the people according to their ranks. If he was really the amir of the faithful, he would not have made pimps masters of virgins. Then they forced Al-Ma’mun and his troops out of town with the utmost degradation.106

Masomeenasws’s response Against hostile Authorities:

ث نا علهي بإن هب إراهه ي الله عنإه قال حد رضه مدانه إفر اهلإ ث نا أحإد بإن زهياده بإنه ج م قال حدثنه ممد بإن حد م بإنه هاشههه الإف عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه بإنه الإفضإله عنإ أبه سنه الإمدنه بان و بهدههه الإ د فأق إبل علي ي وإما غضإ جب الرشه أحإ نإ ضإله قال

ن ل ل بهقرابته مهنإ رسوله اللهه ص لئهنإ لإ تأإتهنه بهابإنه عمي الإ ي قلبه ف قال له يا فضإ سإ ناك ف قلإ خذن الذهي فههه ع إإفره بإنه ممده بإنه و أي الإهجازهي قال موسى بإن ج ذا الإهجازهي ف قلإ ئك ف قال به نإ أجه ه بإنه علهي بإنه مبه سيإ علهي بإنه الإ

ي مهن اللهه عز و جل أنإ أجه فإ ل ف قال ايتهنه ء بههه أبه طالهب قال الإفضإل فخه له أف إ هلإهه ث فكرإت فه النقهمةه ف قلإه و هسارين ]هصاريإنه إفر بهسوإطيإ هل منإزهله أبه هب إراههم موسى بإنه ج ديإنه قال فأت إته بهذلهك و مضإ [ و جل

هل خ هنإ له على موإلك ي فأت إ تأإ له اسإ ود ف قلإ ا أا بهغلم أسإ له فإه رإحك الله ف قال له رهبة فهها وخ مهنإ جرائهده النخإب و ل ب واب ف ولإ إ ف لإس له حاجه ود به له ا أا بهغلم أسإ إفههه هلإهه فإه م مهنإ جبهنههه و عهرإهيه أ دههه مهقص يأإخذ اللحإ

ده د ف قال ما لهلرشه به الرشه له السلم علإك يا ابإن رسوله اللهه أجه ث إرةه سجودههه ف قلإ غله قهمته مهنإ و ما له أ ما تشإ فه خب عنإ جدي رسوله اللهه ص أن طاعة السلإطانه له عن ث وث إ رهعا و هو ي قول لوإ ل أن سه بة ها ب مسإ لتقهةه واجه

ك الله م رحه قوبةه يا أبا هب إراهه هد لهلإ ت له اسإ ف قلإ ئإ ما جه

ال ق ف قال أ رة و لنإ ي قإدهر الإ وإم على سوء به هنإ شاء الله ت خه إا و الإ هي منإ يإلهك الد عه لإس م ل بإن الربه ال فضإ عل هه ثلث مرات فدخلإ ا على رأإسه ران ف رأي إته و قدإ أدار يده ي لوح به لى قائهم ح إ رأة ثكإ ه امإ أ ا هو ده فإه ى الرشه

مإ قال ل تكون أزإ ئإتنه بهابإنه عمي ق لإ لب إك ف قال جه ل قال ل تكون ف لما رآنه قال له يا فضإل ف قلإ ته ف قلإ عجإته أن له ف لم أعإلمإ إ ه ي ما لإ أرهدإه ائإذنإ له بهالدخوله فأ على فإسه بان فإهن قدإ هجإ ا رآه وثب هلإهه قائهما و علإهه غضإ

لسه ي و وارهثه هإمته ث أجإ ك عنإ زهيارتهنا عا قه و قال له مرإحبا بهابإنه عمي و أخه ذيإهه ف قال له ما الذهي قط على فخه 106

Uyun Akhbar al-Reza, vol. 2, Chapter 42, H. 1.



ا ف غلفه بهدههه به قةه الإغالهةه فأته إا ف قال ايتونه حبه ة مإلكتهك و حبك لهلد لع و ف قال س يديإهه خه ث أمر أنإ يإمل ب يإر ا مهنإ عزابه بنه أ بدإ إفر و اللهه لوإ ل أن أرى أنإ أزوج به هي ف قال موسى بإن ج له تانه دا به طالهب لهئل ي ن إقطهع سإ

أبدا ما قبهلإت ها ث

د لهلهه رب الإا مإ ته ت ول و هو ي قول الإ رمإ إ علإهه و أ إ اقهبه فخل نهي أردإت أنإ ت لمهي ف قال الإفضإل يا أمهي الإمؤإمهدقوا بهدارهي بهأيإدهيههمإ أق إواما قدإ أحإ ئنه بههه رأيإ لهتجه راب قدإ غ ف قال له يا فضإل هك لما مضإ رسوها فه أصإله حه

ن إصرف إنا عنإه و ت رإ سن هلإهه ا نا بههه و هنإ أحإ ى ابإن رسوله اللهه خسفإ له ما الذهي الداره ي قولون هنإ آ إته ف قلإ اه ف تبهده ف قال دعاء جدي ع أمإر الرشه فه حت كر هل هزمه و ل هل ق لإ ا دعا بههه ما ب رز هل عسإ ان ه لهي بإنه أبه طالهب

اللهم بهك أسار ]أساوهر[ و ما هو قال ق لإ هفايةه الإبلءه ق لإ جاوهر و بهك أحاوهل و بهك أ فارهس هل ق هره و هو دعاء أمإرهي هلإك ي هلإك و ف وضإ فإسه لمإ ا أسإ ر و بهك أموت و بهك أحإ و ل حوإل و ل ق وة و بهك أصول و بهك أ إتصه

ظهمه اللهم هك خلقإتنه و رزق إتنه و ست رإ لهي الإ رددإتنه هل بهاللهه الإ ا هوهي ه ما خولإتنه و أغإن إتنه ه هباده بهلطإ تنه عنه الإا دعوإت أجبإتنه يا سدهي ارإض عن ف قدإ أ شفإتنه و ه ا مرهضإ ا عث رإت ق ومإتنه و ه رإضإتنه و ه

Ahmad Ibn Ziyad Ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Al-Hassan al-Madani, on the authority of Abi Abdullah Ibn Al-Fadhl, on the authority of his father Al-Fadhl:

I was the gate-keeper for (Harun) Al-Rashid. One day Harun was swinging around a sword and was very angry. He told me, ‘O Fadhl! I swear by my relationship with the Rasool Allahsaww that if you do not bring my cousin here right away I will chop your head off.’ I asked, ‘Who should I bring here?’ He said, ‘This man from Hijaz.’ I said, ‘Which man from Hijaz?’ He said, ‘Musaasws Ibn Ja’far Muhammadasws Ibn Aliasws Ibn Al-Husseinasws Ibn Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws.’

Al-Fadhl narrated, ‘I feared the Honourable the Exalted Allahazwj to Take Musaasws Ibn Ja’farasws in His Protection. But I thought about the punishment I was threatened with and said, ‘I will do it.’ Harun said, ‘(Also) bring two men with whips, two with swords and two executioners.’

Al-Fadhl narrated, ‘I prepared what he had ordered and went to the house of Abi Ibrahim Musaasws Ibn Ja’farasws. I reached some ruins. There was a small room made with palm branches and leaves. A young black man was standing there. I told him, ‘Grant me permission to see your Masterasws - May Allahazwj have Mercy upon you!’ He told me, ‘Go inside. Heasws does not have any gate-keepers or door men.’ Then I went in to see himasws. I saw another black man who was cutting the callous that had formed on hisasws forehead due to extensive prostrations.

Then I said, ‘O sonasws of the Prophet of Allahazwj! Peace be upon youasws. Al-Rashid has called you in.’ Heasws said, ‘What does Al-Rashid have to do with measws? Has his pleasures not made him forget about measws?’ Then heasws quickly got up and said, ‘Had I not heard the tradition in which Rasool Allahsaww has said, It is incumbent to obey the kings due to the principle



of the concealment of faith (due to the conditions of Taqqiya).’ I would never come with you.’

I told him, ‘O Aba Ibrahimasws! May Allahazwj have Mercy on youasws. Be prepared for his punishment.’ Heasws replied: ‘He is not the Oneazwj who is the owner of this world but (its) in myasws hands (the world) as well as the Hereafter? The Sublime Allahazwj willing, he cannot hurt me today.’ Fadhl Ibn Rabee’ said, ‘Then I saw himasws moving his hand over his head and turning it around three times.’

We went to see Al-Rashid. He was standing while he was astonished like a woman who has lost her child. When he saw me he said, ‘O Fadhl!’ I said, ‘Yes; sir!’ He asked, ‘Did you bring my cousin?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘You did not upset himasws, did you?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘You did not tell me that I am angry at himasws, did you? I was too excited and had (bad) intention but I did not want to act upon it. Let himasws in.’ I let in the Imamasws. As soon as Harun saw the Imamasws, he rushed to himasws, hugged himasws and said, ‘Welcome! My cousin, my brother and the inheritor of my blessings.’

Then he had him seated and asked, ‘How come you have stopped visiting us?’ The Imamasws replied, ‘The extent of your reign and your love of this world.’ Then Harun ordered that they bring a bottle of perfume. He put some perfume on the Imamasws with his own hands. Then he ordered them to bring several robes of honour and two bags of gold coins to be put in front of the Imamasws. Then Musaasws Ibn Ja’farasws said, ‘By Allahazwj! If it was not the case that I can marry off the unmarried men from the progeny of Abi Talibasws so that their generation does not terminate, I would have not accepted this donation.’

Heasws returned home while repeatedly saying, ‘ د لهلهه رب الإالمهي مإ Praise be to‘ ’الإ

Allah - the Lord of the Universe.’

Fadhl said (to Harun), ‘O commander of the faithful! You were determined to punish himasws, but you gave himasws robes of honour and honoured himasws?’ He said, ‘O Fadhl! When you left, I saw men who encircled my house. They were holding spears in their hands, which they stuck into the ground at the base of the walls of the house and said, ‘If he bothers the sonasws of the Rasool Allahsaww, we will destroy him and his house, but if he treats himasws kindly we will leave him alone and go.’

Then I followed himasws and asked himasws, ‘What did youasws recite which helped youasws get relieved from Al-Rashid?’ The Imamasws said, ‘That is the supplications of my grandfather Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws. Whenever heasws recited it, heasws defeated any army, which heasws faced, and defeated any fighter heasws encountered. It is a supplication which brings immunity from calamities.’ I asked him, ‘What is that supplication?’

The Imamasws said, ‘You must say,



ر و بهك أموت و به إتصه اللهم بهك أسار ]أساوهر[ و بهك أحاوهل و بهك أجاوهر و بهك أصول و بهك أ لمإ ا أسإ ك أحإلهي الإ أمإرهي هلإك و ل حوإل و ل ق وة هل بهاللهه الإ ي هلإك و ف وضإ ظهمه اللهم هك خلقإتنه و رزق إتنه و ست رإتنه فإسه

ا عث رإت ق ومإتنه و ه رددإتنه و ه ا هوهي ه ما خولإتنه و أغإن إتنه ه هباده بهلطإ ا دعوإت عنه الإ شفإتنه و ه ا مرهضإ ي ارإض عن ف قدإ أرإضإتنه أجبإتنه يا سده

‘O my Allahazwj! I attack by relying on Youazwj. I seek what I want by relying on Youazwj. I talk relying on Youazwj. I succeed by relying on Youazwj. I die by Yourazwj will, and I will be revived by Yourazwj will. I submit myself to Youazwj, and entrust my affairs to Youazwj. And there is neither power nor any strength save in the Sublime the Great Allahazwj. O my Lordazwj! Youazwj Created me. Youazwj Fed me and Clothed me. Youazwj made me one of Yourazwj self-sufficient servants by Yourazwj own Generosity. Youazwj Get me back on my feet whenever I fail. Youazwj Strengthen me whenever I get weak. You Heal me whenever I get ill. Youazwj Answer me whenever I call Youazwj. O my Masterazwj! Youazwj have Pleased me. Please be Pleased with me.’107

Holy Prophetsas’s response Against hostile Authorities:108

أب رحه اهلل قال حدثنا ممد بن يي الطار عن ممد بن أحد عن أب سحاق براهم بن هاشم عن صاحل بن له سد عن رجل من أصحابنا عن أب عبد اهلل قال سألته عن قول اهلل عز و جل ف قص ة براهم قال بلإ ف

بهيهمإ هذا ذب براهم فقل فك اك قال نا قال بيهم و ما اوا ي نإطهقون قال ما فله ئ لوهمإ هنإ فسإبيهم شئا ف اوا ي نإطهقون ن طقوا فكبيهم فل و ن ل ينطقوا فلم يفل ئ لوهمإ هنإ ما طقوا و ما براهم فسإ

هي هكمإ لسارهقون قال هنم سرقوا يوس من أبه أ ل ترى ذب براهم فقل قوله عز و جل ف يوس أي ت ها الإقهد صوا الإملهكه و ل يقل سرقتم صوا امللك نا عن سرقتم يوس من قهدون قالوا فإ ه قال هلم حي قال ما ا ت فإ

ذب نا عن سقما ف دينه مرتاداأب ان براهم سقما و ما و قد روي أه عن بقوله ه فقل قوله هن سقهم قال ما مبن ك ستموت. و قد روي أه ل م سقم و قد قال اهلل عز و جل لنبه ص هك م سقم أي سأسقم و

عن أن سقم مبا يفل بالسي بن علي

My father told me that we had heard it from Mohammed bin Yahiya Attar, who from Mohammed bin Ahmed, who from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Hashim, who heard it from Salay bin Saeed, who has narrated from one of the companions of Imam Abu Abd Allah, Jafar-e-Sadiqasws, that he asked from Imamasws, regarding the Words of Allahazwj in relation to the story of Prophet Abrahamas:

‘(21: 63)‏قال بل ف عله كبيرهم هذا فاسألوهم إن كانوا ي نطقون ’ He said: Surely (some doer)

has done it; the chief of them is this, therefore ask them, if they can speak.

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76ص‏:‏‏1أخبارالرضا)ع(‏ج‏:‏‏عيون , H. 5. 108

عنى‏قوله‏إني‏سقيم‏و‏معنى‏قول‏يوسف‏ع‏حين‏أمر‏باب‏معنى‏قول‏إبراهيم‏بل‏فعله‏كبيرهم‏هذا‏فسئلوهم‏إن‏كانوا‏ينطقون‏و‏م كم‏لسارقون‏ تها‏العير‏إن المنادي‏أن‏ينادي‏أي



Imamasws replied: ‘Surely, neither this work was done by their grand idol nor Prophet Abrahamas had lied about it’. I asked then how it would be possible? Imamasws replied: ‘Prophet Abrahamas had only said that you better ask them (the idols) if they are able to speak then it’s the work of the grand idol. But if they cannot speak then surely, their grand idol could not have done it. Since their grand idol did not speak, therefore Prophet Abraham did not lie’.

Then, I asked the meanings of the Verse109: ‘O people of caravan! you are most

surely thieves.’ Imamasws replied: ‘In fact, they had stolen Prophet Josefas from his fatheras, but have not you realised? Prophet Josefas had said upon hear

these words from them: ‘ ا ت فإقهدون قهد صوا الإملهك (71)ما ‏قالوا فإ ’ What is it that you

miss, They said: We miss the king's drinking cup.

However, they did not say to them that you have stolen the cup of our king but they had meant that they had stolen Prophet Josefas from his fatheras.

I asked again, What about the words ‘I (Abraham) am sick’? Imamasws replied: ‘Abrahamas was neither sick nor heas had lied about it but instead had said that he was retarded in getting the ‘Ma’rifat’ (recognition of Deen) and it is also stated that Abrahamas implied that he was about to get ill since disease is a precursor to death as, indeed, Allahazwj had told His Prophet that, ‘surely you are in a shroud’, meaning that you will soon come back to Meazwj.

It is also been narrated that the meanings of Prophet Abrahamas that I am sick and in discomfort, by saying this he had meant that was in that state (immense grief) due to listening to the cruelties conducted against Imam Hussainasws.’110

Hostilities agains the relatives and Shias of Masomeen:

ره عنإ سلإمان بإنه خالهد قال قا هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ رجل علهي بإن هب إراههم عنإ أبه إ ل له أبو عبإده اللهه الناس أخ ه ف لما ش اوا يإرسو ه همإ إتمإ بهمي زيإد ق لإ ا جثته فدف ناه فه جرف على شاطهئه الإفراته ف لما صن ذإ

ق رإتوه حدهيدا و ألإقإتم رقوه ف قال أ فل أوإ ه ف وجدوه فأحإ إل يطإلبو ه الإ بحوا جال ن أصإ وه فه الإفراته صلى الله علإهه و ل ه قاتهله الل

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from a man he mentioned, from‏

Suleyman Bin Khalid who said:

‘Abu Abdullahasws said to me: ‘What did you do to myasws uncle Zayd?’ I said, ‘They were guarding him, so when the people dispersed, we took his body and buried him in on a cliff on the shores of Al-Furaat. When it was the morning, the horsemen came looking for him, so they found him and burnt his body’. Heasws said: ‘So why did you not tie iron to him and throw him in Al-

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ك‏ تها‏العير‏إن ن‏أي ن‏مؤذ ‏أذ قاية‏في‏رحل‏أخيه‏ثم زهم‏بجهازهم‏جعل‏الس ا‏جه قالوا‏وأقبلوا‏عليهم‏ماذا‏تفقدون‏‏(70م‏لسارقون‏)فلم(72(‏قالوا‏نفقد‏صواع‏الملك‏ولمن‏جاء‏به‏حمل‏بعير‏وأنا‏به‏زعيم‏)71)

110 Also see, pp. 255, Mani-ul-Akbar-U.



Furaat? Greetings of Allahazwj be upon him, and Curse of Allahazwj be upon his killers’.111

ره عنإ أبه عبإده سنه بإنه علهي الإوشاءه عمنإ له بإنه زهياد عنه الإ اللهه )عله السلم( قال هن الله عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ سهإةه راقهههمإ زيإدا بهسب إ إد هحإ هن فه هلكه بنه أمة ب ره أ إ ه أيام. عز

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al-Washa, from the one whom he mentioned, who has narrated the following:

Abu Abdullahasws having said that: ‘Allahazwj Gave Permission for the destruction of the Clan of Umayya seven days after their burning of the body of Zayd’.112

Hostilities against the Holy Shrines in the presence of Masomeenasws:

Unjust rulers and their agents tried to destroy the holy shrines and symbols belonging to Allahazwj, ‘Shiar Allah’, a number of examples can be cited, for example destruction of Masjid-e-Nabvi and holy Kabaah during the rule of Yazidla, and efforts of Bani Ummaid and Bani Abbas to destroy the signs of Karbala and the holy grave of Imam Hussainasws. However, Masomeenasws did not try to gather support and mobilise people to stop such efforts but rather left it to Allahazwj and instead prayed in the Court of the All-Mightyazwj to protect His Signs and oppose such devious efforts instigated by the enemies of Allahazwj. Below we present one such example.

نإ أبانه بإنه ت غإلهب قال قال أبو عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ممده بإنه حإران ع هم الإفهل إله و م بشةه بهالإ ب الإ عبإده اللهه لما أنإ وجه صاحه مروا بهإهبهل لهبإده الإمطلهبه فساقوها ف ب ل دهم الإب إ هإ له

م قال هن ف قال هذا عبإد الإمطلهبه بإن هاشه بشةه فدخل الإ ب الإ و ما يشاء قال الت رإجان لهك عبإد الإمطلهبه فأتى صاحه ه جاء فه ه ئإ م و زعهمهمإ جه س ق وإ صإحابههه هذا رئه بشةه له ألك ردها ف قال ملهك الإ بده بهل له ساقوها يسإ إ ل ب إتههه الذهي ي

مه مإساك عنإ هدإ الإه ألنه هطإلق هبهلههه أما لوإ سألنه دهمه و هو يسإ هإ ههه ما له ردوا علإهه هبهله ف قال عبإد الإمطلهبه لهت رإجا لإ هه لفه ف ر ه رب يإن ذا الإب إ بهله و هله ب ره ف قال عبإد الإمطلهبه أا رب الإه إصرف عبإ قال لك الإملهك فأخإ د دتإ هلإهه هبهله و ا

جاءوا بهك ف قال الإمطلهبه نإو منإزهلههه فمر بهالإفهله فه منإصرفههه ف قال لهلإفهله يا مإمود فحرك الإفهل رأإسه رهي له ف قال له أ تدإدهم هه ل ف قال عبإد الإمطلهبه جاءوا بهك لهت هإ إصرف عبإد الإفهل بهرأإسه هه ل فا لهك ف قال بهرأإسه ربك أ ف ت راك فاعهل ب إ

ت نع علإههمإ ف قال ع رمه فأب و امإ بحوا غدوإا بههه لهدخوله الإ الإمطلهبه هل منإزهلههه ف لما أصإ هه عهنإد إضه مواله لهك بإد الإمطلهبه لهب به بصرك أجإع ره ف قال له يصه إظرإ ت رى شإئا ف قال أرى سوادا مهنإ قهبله الإبحإ بل فا ف قال له ل و لوإشك أنإ اعإل الإ

ثهي و ل أعإرهفه يإمهل ل ر ب ف لما أنإ ق رب قال هو ط إ ذإفه أوإ دون حصاةه يصه ثإل حصاةه الإ قارههه حصاة مه ن إ طيإ فه مهذإفه ف قال عبإد الإمطلهبه و رب عبإده الإمطلهبه ما ترهيد هل الإقوإم حت لما صاروا ف وإق صاة الإ ه الإ ههمإ أجإع ألإق رءوسه

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Al-Kafi, Vol. 8, H. 165



إ ل ال ف وق د يإبه ن إهمإ هل رجل واحه مه إ مهنإ دبرههه ف قت لتإه فما ا إفل ناس ف لما أنإ حصاة على هامةه رجل فخرجإ علإهه حصاة ف قت لتإه ب رهمإ ألإق أخإ

Some of our companions have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn Humran from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following.

‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has said, ‘When the fellow from Ethiopia marched with horse and elephants to destroy the Ka‘ba. They passed by the camels of ‘Abd al-Muttalibasws and herded them together.

When ‘Abd al-Muttalibasws learned about this heasws went to the man from Ethiopia and asked permission for a meeting. His man told the king that ‘Abd al-Muttalibasws ibn Hashimasws asks permission for a meeting. He said, ‘What does he want?’ The translator said, ‘He has come asking that his camels be released.’

The king of Ethiopia said to his people, ‘This is the leader and the chief of the people here. I have come to destroy his house of worship but he asks me to order the release of his camels. Had he asked me not to destroy the house I would have done so. Release his cameels.’

‘Abd al-Muttalib asked the translator. ‘What did the king say?’ When the words of the king were explained to him heasws said, ‘I am the ‘Rab’ owner of the camels. The house has the Owner Who is to protect it. Hisasws camels were release and ‘Abd al-Muttalib returned home. Heasws passed by the elephant on his way home. He said to the elephant, ‘O Muhmud. The elephant shook his head. Then he said, ‘Do you know why they have brought you here?’ The elephant said by shaking his head, ‘No, I do not know.’ ‘Abd al-Muttalibasws said, ‘They have brought you to destroy the house of your Lordazwj. Will you do so?’ The elephant replied by shaking his head said, ‘I will not do so.’ ‘Abd al-Muttalibasws returned home. Next morning they tried to force the elephant to enter the Holy precinct to destroy it but the elephant refused. ‘Abd al-Muttalib at that time said to some of his servants, ‘Climb up the hill and see if you observe anything.’ He said, ‘I can see black spots in the direction of the sea. Heasws asked, ‘Do you see all of it’ He said, ‘Not all of it but almost. When the black spots came closer he said, ‘They are great many birds. I can see that every bird has a pebble in his beak of the size thrown with a finger.’ ‘Abd al-Muttalib said, ‘By Allah, the Lord of ‘Abd al-Muttalib that the birds aim only those people.’ When the birds arrived over their heads they threw the pebble on their heads and every pebble fell on top of their scales and pierced its way down to their bottom end and left them dead. Only one man was left alive who went with the news to the others. When he gave them the new a pebble fell on his head and killed him too.’113

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A Momin should not Seek Favours from those in Power:

ان موسى يكرمه و يبه و يظمه فأتاه رجل فقال ن ان ملوسى بن عمران أخ ف اهلل و و عن أب عبد اهلل قال ان البار ملكا من ملوك بن سرائل فقال و اهلل ما أعرفه و ل سألته حاجة ق قال أحب أن تكلم ل هذا البار و

و ما علك من هذا لل اهلل عز و جل يقضي حاجت على يدك فرق له و هب مه من غي علم موسى فأتاه و دخل عله فلما رآه البار أداه و عظمه فسأله حاجة الرجل فقضاها له فلم يلبث لك البار أن طن فمات فحشد

ازته و قضي من القضاء أن الشاب املؤمن أخا موسى ف جنازته أهل ملكته و غلق ملوته أبواب السواق لضور جنان موسى ا أراده ان أخو موسى ا دخل منزله أغلق عله بابه فل يصل له أحد و مات يوم مات لك البار و أخي منذ ثلث ره موسى فقال قد تر ان الوم الرابع فتح الباب عنه و دخل عله و ن موسى سه ثلثا فلما

لم آته ففتح عنه الباب و دخل عله فإا الرجل م و ا دواب الرض دب له فتناول من ماسن وجهه فلما فرآه موسى عند لك قال يا رب عدوك حشرت له الناس و ولك أمته فسلط عله دواب الرض تناول من ماسن

فقضاها له فحشدت له أهل ملكته للصلة عله وجهه فقال اهلل عز و جل يا موسى ن ولي سأل هذا البار حاجة لافئه عن املؤمن بقضاء حاجته لخرج من الدا و لس له عندي حسنة أافئه علها و ن هذا املؤمن سلط عله

ان ل غي رضي لخرج من الدا و ما له عندي ب دواب الرض لتتناول من ماسن وجهه لسؤاله لك البار و

It has been narrated that Imam Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has narrated: Prophet Musaas, the son of ‘Imranas, had a brother-in-faith whom heasws cared for, loved and respected. A man once came to this friend of Musaas and asked him to intercede on his behalf with a tyrant who happened to be a king of the Israelites.

‘‏ By Allahazwj, I do not know him and have never asked him for a favour,’ friend of Musaas replied. ‘What have you to lose,’ the man persisted, ‘Perhaps; Allahazwj will Fulfil my need through you.’ So, he went off with the man without Musaas’s knowledge and approached the tyrannical king. When the tyrant saw him, he drew him close and showed him utmost respect. The latter asked the king for the man’s favour and it was granted. Shortly thereafter, the king died. The people of his kingdom gathered in large numbers for his funeral and the marketplaces were shut. It so happened that on the very same day, Musa’s brother-in-faithas also passed away. He had a tendency to keep his house door shut and whenever Musaas wanted to pay him a visit; he would simply let himself in. Now it came to pass that Musaas forgot the man for three days. On the fourth day, heas said to himself, ‘Ias have neglected my brother for three days. Ias must visit him.’ When he opened the door to let himself in, Musaas found his friend dead and the creatures of the earth were feeding on his face.

O Lordazwj,’ Musaas called out, ‘Yourazwj enemy died and Youazwj Brought forth a multitude for his funeral, but when Youazwj Caused Yourazwj friend to die, Youazwj let the creatures eat him up? ‘O Musa,’ the Lordazwj Replied, ‘My friend begged this tyrant for a favour and he granted it; so, I gathered the people of his kingdom for his funeral (to honour him) as a reward for his having granted a believer’s request and that he may go forth from the world whilst Iazwj owe him no reward.



But as for this believer, Iazwj Allowed the creatures of the earth to feed on him because of his having asked a tyrant for a favour; and it was not pleasing to Meazwj that he should leave this world without (being punished for his) sins (as he should have asked Meazwj for that favour instead).’114

Difficulties befall on a Momin like water flows downhill:

ن عند أب جفر روا بليا فجاء جل الزرق ، فدخل عل )عليه السالم(عن سد بن طري قال : ه ، قال : فذن ااسا أتوا علي بن السي علهما السلم وعبد اهلل بن « : )عليه السالم(» الشة وما يصبهم ، فقال أبو جفر

را له لك ، فقال السي رم ، قال : فأتا السي بن علي علهما السلم فذ روا هلما نوا ما )عليه عباس فذض الباين ، ومن السل ل صمره ، قل : وما : واهلل السالم( البلء ، والفقر والقتل أسر ل من أحبنا من ر

ذلك لرأينا أكم لستم منا وا الصمرة ؟. قال : منتهاه ، ولول أن تكو

It has been narrated that Sa’d ibn Tarif said: I was with Imam Abu Ja’farasws when Jamil al-Azraq came by to visit. They began talking about the afflictions of the Shi’as and their tribulations; and Abu Ja’farasws said: A group of people came to ‘Imam Aliasws ibn Al-Hussainasws and ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abbas and asked them some questions similar to what you have put forth. So, they went to Al-Hussainasws ibn ‘Aliasws and asked him about the matter.

Al-Hussainasws said: ’By Allahazwj, afflictions, poverty and being killed come more swiftly to those who love usasws than racing horses or a torrential stream (rushing) downhill. And if that were not the case, weasws would deem you as not being one of usasws.115

اعهل بإنه هب إر ‏ إده بإنه عبإده اللهه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ هسإ هه عنإ س باره، عنإ أبه خإ انه الإ اوهية م م عنإ أبه م أبا اهه إ قال سه ف قدإ شكا الله عز و جل عبإده اللهه ي قول منإ شكا هل مؤإمهن ف قدإ شكا هل اللهه عز و جل و منإ شكا هل ماله

In Muani Al-Akhbar, it is narrated from Abu Abd Allah, through the chain of narrators:

Says If one complains (unjustly) against a believer is similar to complaining against Allahazwj and complaining about (being under difficulties) is about complaining about the Authority of Allahazwj.116

Until when one has to observe Taqqiya?

ث نا علهي بإن هب إراههم بإ حد ي الله عنإه قال حد رضه مدانه إفر اهلإ بد ث نا أحإد بإن زهياده بإنه ج إ هه عنإ علهي بإنه م م عنإ أبه نه هاشهه بإنه خالهد قال قال علهي بإن موسى الرضا ل ده سيإ رمكمإ عنه الإ إ ين لهمنإ ل ور له و ل هيان لهمنإ ل تقهة له هن أ

ه الإ م خروجه قائهمهن عهنإد اللهه أعإملكمإ بهالتقهةه فقهل له يا ابإن رسوله اللهه هل مت قال هل ي وإمه الإوقإ إلومه و هو ي وإ ل م ا أهإنا نا ف لإس مه ه فمنإ ت رك التقهة ق بإل خروجه قائهمه ه قال الرابهع الإب إ ل الإب إ نإكمإ أهإ فقهل له يا ابإن رسوله اللهه و منه الإقائهم مه

114

باب‏شدة‏ابتالء‏المؤمن‏-1‏‏‏‏17المؤمن‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ , H. 10 115

Ibid, H.11 116

آداب‏المريض‏و‏أحكامه‏و‏شكواه‏-2باب‏‏‏‏‏207‏‏‏‏‏78بحاراألنوار‏‏‏‏‏ , H.19.



ماءه يطهر الله بههه الإ سها مهنإ ل ظلإم و هو الذهي يشك الناس فه مهنإ ولإدهي ابإن سدةه الإه رإض مهنإ ل جوإر و ي قدرإض بهنورههه و وضع مهزان الإ ه الإ رق ا خرج أشإ هه فإه ب الإغإبةه ق بإل خروجه الناسه فل يظإله وهلدتههه و هو صاحه له ب يإ م أحد دإ

رإض و ل يكون له ظهل و هو الذهي ي نادهي مناد مهن السماءه يسإ رإضه أحدا و هو الذهي تطإوى له الإ له الإ ع أهإ ه جه مه الل ه و فههه و هو ق وإل اللهه عز و جل هنإ بهالدعاءه هلإهه ي قول أل هن حجة اللهه قدإ ظهر عهنإد ب إ ق م وه فإهن الإ هه فاتبه

هي إ أعإناق همإ هلا خاضه شأإ ن زلإ علإههمإ مهن السماءه آية فظل

Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamadanira

: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Ali bin Mabad from Husain bin Khalid that:

Aliasws bin Musa Al-Rezaasws said: ‘One who does not have piety does not have religion and whosoever does not have dissimulation (Taqqiya) does not have faith and indeed the most honoured among you near Allahazwj is the one most pious of you.

The Imamasws was asked: Untill when one has to observe Taqqiya? The Imamasws replied: Till the day of the appointed ‘Hour’ and on that day is the reappearance of ourasws Qaimajfj. Thus whosoever abandons ‘Taqqiya’ before hisajfj reappearance is not from usasws. It was asked: O son of Rasool Allahsaww from which of Ahl Al-Baytasws is the Qaimajfj? The Imamasws replied: Heajfj is myasws fourth descendant, the son of the best of the maidservants (of Allahazwj). The Almighty Allahazwj would, through himajfj, purify the earth from every kind of oppression and remove every type of injustice from it.

Heajfj is the oneajfj about hisajfj ‘Zahoor’ (being blessed to the world) the people would doubt and heajfj is the one who would have an occultation before hisajfj reappearance. And when heajfj arises, the earth shall be lit-up with hisajfj brilliance. Heajfj would establish the scales of Justice among the people so that no one may oppress the other. Heajfj is the oneajfj for whom the earth would wrap itself and heajfj would not throw a shadow (onto the earth). And heajfj is the one by whose name the caller would call out from the sky inviting people to the Imamajfj which all the people of the earth would be able to hear.

The caller would say: Know that the Proof of Allahazwj has appeared near the House of Allahazwj, so follow himajfj as truth is with himajfj, and that is the meaning of the statement of the Almighty Allah:

هي هن شأإ ن زلإ ع إ أعإناق همإ هلا خاضه لإههم من السماء آية فظل

‘If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks would remain bowed before it.’(26:4)117

117

372ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 5.



The Role of Tabligh during the Occultation:

كان عنإ سلإم ممد بإن يإ إمانه عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه مسإ ان بإنه خالهد قال ي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ علهي بإنه الن ون مهن أ فأدإعوهمإ هل م و همإ يسإ ل ب إ به عبإده اللهه هن له أهإ له مإ هن الله عز و جل ق لإ مإره ف قال هذا الإ

لهكمإ ارا وقودها الناس و الإهجارة هتابههه يا أي ها الذهين آمنوا قوا أ إفسكمإ و أهإ ي قول فه

The narrator says, I asked from Imam Abu Abd Allahasws, Shall I preach about the ‘Amr-e-Imamat’118 to those members of my family who listen to me? Imamasws replied, Yes, you must, as Allahazwj Says in His Book’:

119(66:6) يا أي ها الذين آمنوا قوا أن فسكم وأهليكم نارا وقودها الناس والمجارة

O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones 120.121

اوهية الصإداوهي قال قال له لإبه بإنه م هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ مإ و الناس أبو عبإده اللهه هي علهي بإن هب إراههم عنإ أبه اه و هو جيول لهذلهك تة ف ت ر فه ق لإبههه كإ ا ك ا أراد بهبإد خيإ تم هن الله عز و جل ه لمإ ا كمإ ه و يطإلبه ث قال لوإ أ

هب الله و ا نا حإث هب إ ت رإا آل ممد صلى الله علإهه و الناس ق لإتمإ تار الله ممدا و اخإ تار الله و اخإ ت رإا منه اخإ خإ علإههمإ

The narrator says, I was told by Imam Abu Abd Allahasws: You had better protect yourself from your opponents (by observing Taqqiya). When Allahazwj Wants to protect someone, Heazwj Creates a ‘Noor’ (Light) in that person’s heart, and then leaves him so that he could think and try to find the ‘Amr-e-Haq’122. When you need to speak with your adversaries, tell them that you are following the way where Allahazwj is, and you have selected those whom Allahazwj has nominated, Allahazwj has selected Mohammedsaww and so have you and after Mohammed, his descendantsasws.123

اعهل الس اعهل عنإ أبه هسإ ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ ممده بإنه هسإ كان عنإ ثابه راجه عنه ابإنه مسإ ما لكمإ و لهلناسه هد قال قال له أبو عبإده اللهه يا ثابه عوا أحدا هل أمإرهمإ ف و اللهه لوإ أبه س فوا عنه الناسه و ل تدإ

تطاعوا لوا عبإدا يرهيد الله هداه ما اسإ وا على أنإ يضه تم رإضه اجإ ل الإ ل السماءه و أهإ فوا عنه الناسه و ل ي قول أن أهإمإ أ مع مبه أحد ا طب روحه فل يسإ ا أراد بهبإد خيإ ي و ابإن عمي و جارهي فإهن الله عز و جل ه إروف هل عرفه و ل خه

ره ا أمإ لهمة جيإمع به إكره ث ي قإذهف الله فه ق لإبههه نإكر هل أ مبه

118

The Divine authority 119

‏مالئك‏ ‏عليها ‏والحجارة ‏الناس ‏وقودها ‏نارا ‏وأهليكم ‏أنفسكم ‏قوا ‏آمنوا ‏الذين ها ‏أي ‏يا ‏ل ‏شداد ‏غالظ ة ‏:66) ‏أمرهم ‏ما ‏للا يعصون 6)ويفعلون‏ما‏يؤمرون‏120

O you who believe! save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones; over it are angels stern and strong, they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them, and do as they are commanded.

121 Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 221, H. 1.

عاء‏للهل‏إلى‏اليمان‏‏,‏ 212,ص‏:‏2الكافي‏ج‏:‏‏,باب‏في‏الد122

The righteous path 123

Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 222, H. 1. 212ص‏:‏‏2الكافي‏ج‏:‏ باب‏في‏ترك‏دعاء‏الناس‏



The narrator says, I was told by Imam Abu Abd Allahasws: ‘O Sabat! What have you got to do with your opponents (in deen), just stay away from them, don’t invite them to ‘Amr-e-Imamat’. By Allahazwj, if all inhabitants of the earth and heavens get together in order to mislead a person whom Allahazwj Wants to Guide, they will not succeed. You had better stay away from people and never take your rival (who opposes your faith) as a brother, as a cousin or as a neighbour. Indeed, when Allahazwj Wants to Bless someone, Heazwj Cleanses his soul, and thus he would recognise the righteous path upon coming across it and would deny the unjust statements. Then heasws said: Allahazwj induces a ‘Kalima’124 in his heart so that he is able to accumulate strength, meaning against the false Imams.125

وان بإنه يإي عنإ ممده بإنه مرإوان باره عنإ صفإ رهي عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده الإ شإ به عبإده أبو علهي الإ له عنه الإفضإله قال ق لإمإره ف قال يا فضإل هن الله ه عو الناس هل هذا الإ نقههه حت أدإخله فه هذا اللهه دإ ا أمر ملكا فأخذ به ا أراد بهبإد خيإ

ا أوإ ارهها مإره طائه الإ

Fazeel says that I asked from Imam Abu Abd Allahasws: ‘Shall we invite people to the Amr-e-Imamat?’ Imamasws replied: ‘O Fazeel! When Allahazwj Wants to Favour someone then Heazwj Asks one of Hisazwj angels, ‘Hold that person by the neck and make him to submit to ‘Amr-e-Imamat’, whether he likes it or accepts it with reluctance’.126

A Momin should try to Please Allahazwj and Masomeenasws:

هه ق بة عنإ أبه لوا ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنه ابإنه فضال عنإ علهي بإنه عقإ ال قال أبو عبإده اللهه اجإان لهلهه ف هو لوه لهلناسه فإهه ما رمإ هذا لهلهه و ل جتإ موا بهدهينهكم أمإ د هل السماءه و ل تاصه ان لهلناسه فل يصإ لهلهه و ما

دهي منإ و لكهن الله ي هإ الناس فإهن الإمخاصمة مإرضة لهلإقلإبه هن الله عز و جل قال لهنبههه ص هك ل ت هإ ببإ دهي منإ أحإروا الناس فإهن الناس أخذوا عنه الن نهي وا مؤإمه رهه الناس حت يكو تكإ إ مإ عنإ رسوله يشاء و قال أ فأ اسه و هكمإ أخذإ

ا أبه ي قول ه إ تب الله على عبإد أنإ اللهه ص و علهي و ل سواء و هنه سه ر هلإهه ان أسإ مإره له فه هذا الإ خه يدإرهه مهن الطيإه هل وإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘Adopt religion in order to please Allahazwj rather than trying to win others’ favours. Anything, which is done for the pleasure of Allahazwj, will reach Himazwj but something which is conducted for others will not even reach the skies. And do not argue with people regarding religion as it induces several diseases in ‘Kalib’ (spiritual). Allahazwj Says to His Prophet127: Surely you cannot guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He pleases, and Says: Would you (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?128. It is better if you leave people alone, they have

124

A statement 125

Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 222, H. 2. 213ص‏:‏‏2الكافي‏ج‏:‏ 126


‏يهدي‏من‏يشاء‏وهو‏أعلم‏بالمهتدين‏:28) ‏للا 56)إنك‏ل‏تهدي‏من‏أحببت‏ولكن128

هم‏جميعا‏أفأنت‏تكره‏الناس‏حتى‏يكوولو‏شاء‏ربك‏لمن‏من‏في‏الرض‏كل‏ 99)نوا‏مؤمنين‏:10)



gained knowledge from other people but you have learned from Prophetsaww and Aliasws rather than those are unrelated to themasws. And I have heard from my fatherasws that when Allahazwj approves someone’s entry into Hisazwj religion then he moves towards it faster then a bird would return to its nest.129

How Guidance Reaches a Momin?

ي إنة عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال هن هه عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنه ابإنه أ م عنإ أبه الله عز و جل خلق ق وإما علهي بإن هب إراهها ق قبهلتإه ق لوب همإ و هنإ ا مر بههم الإباب مهن الإ إكرتإه ق لوب همإ و لهلإحق فإه ا مر بههم الإباب مهن الإباطهله أ ه و ه إرهفو وا ل ي

إكرتإه ق ل ق أ ا مر بههم الإباب مهن الإ لهك فإه ه و خلق ق وإما لهغيإه إرهفو اوا ل ي إره هنإ اوا ل ي ا مر وب همإ و هنإ ه و ه فوه إرهفو اوا ل ي بههم الإباب مهن الإباطهله قبهلتإه ق لوب همإ و هنإ

Imam Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘Allahazwj has created a group on ‘Justice’, so that when they come across ‘Haq’ (truth), they immediately accept it even if they are unaware of its basis. And another group was created on the contrary to the above, those who are allured to treachery, upon coming across and start adoring it prior to any knowledge of any reasons behind their preferences.130

لءه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه علهي بإن مهده بإنه أبه الإ هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ عبإده الإ م عنإ أبه ا هب إراهه قال هن الله عز و جل هه تة مهنإ ور فأضاء هلا سإ فه ق لإبههه كإ ك ا ا أراد بهبإد خيإ نإكمإ و ه رص على ما فه أيإدهيكمإ مه و ق لإبه حت يكون أحإ

ي ه و ق لإبه ث تل هذههه الإ تة سوإداء فأظإلم هلا سإ فه ق لإبههه كإ ك رحإ أراد بهبإد سوءا دهيه يشإ ره ة فمنإ يرهده الله أنإ ي هإ صدإد فه السماء ا يص أن ره ضقا حرجا لإ صدإ له جيإ لهلإهسإلمه و منإ يرهدإ أنإ يضه

Imam Abu Abdullahasws said: When Allahazwj is pleased by someone’s conduct, Heazwj blesses that fellow by inscribing a ‘Noorani’131 dot in his heart, which enlightens his heart and ears. He then becomes extremely greedy in his striving to gain the knowledge related to ‘Amr-e-Imamat’. But when Allahazwj Gets annoyed by someone’s actions, Heazwj punishes him by inscribing a ‘Black dot’ in his heart which darkens his heart and ears, Imamasws then recited the following Verse 132: Therefore (for) whomsoever Allah intends that He would guide him aright, He expands his breast for Islam, and (for) whomsoever He intends that He should cause him to err, He

And if Your Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst you (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers? 129



Divine Light 132

قا‏ سالم‏ومن‏يرد‏أن‏يضله‏يجعل‏صدره‏ضي ‏أن‏يهديه‏يشرح‏صدره‏لل ماء‏فمن‏يرد‏للا د‏في‏الس ع ما‏يص كذلك‏‏حرجا‏كأن يجعل‏:6)جس‏على‏الذين‏ل‏يؤمنون‏ ‏الر 125)للاTherefore (for) whomsoever Allah intends that He would guide him aright, He expands his breast for Islam, and (for) whomsoever He intends that He should cause him to err, He makes his breast strait and narrow as though he were ascending upwards; thus does Allah lay uncleanness on those who do not believe.



makes his breast strait and narrow as though he were ascending the skies.133

Don’t Invite Others to the Wilayah of Masomeenasws:

اعهل ا اعهل عنإ أبه هسإ ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ ممده بإنه هسإ كان عنإ ثابه لسراجه عنه ابإنه مسإعو ما لكمإ و لهلناسه فوا عنه الناسه و ل تدإ هد قال قال له أبو عبإده اللهه يا ثابه ا أحدا هل أمإرهمإ ف و اللهه لوإ أبه س

رإ ل الإ ل السماءه و أهإ تطاعوا فوا عنه الناسه و ل ي قول أن أهإ لوا عبإدا يرهيد الله هداه ما اسإ وا على أنإ يضه تم ضه اجإا طب روحه فل ا أراد بهبإد خيإ ي و ابإن عمي و جارهي فإهن الله عز و جل ه مإ أخه مع أحد مبهإروف هل عرفه و ل يسإ

ره ا أمإ لهمة جيإمع به إكره ث ي قإذهف الله فه ق لإبههه نإكر هل أ مبه

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Isma’il from abu Isma’il AI- Sarraj from ibn Muskan from Thabit abu Sa’id who has said:

‘Once Abu Abd Allahasws said to me: ‘O Thabit, what do you have to do with people? Leave the people alone and do not invite anyone to our Amrasws (your belief). By Allahazwj, if the inhabitants of Heaven and the inhabitants of Earth would come together to mislead a servant whom Allahazwj Wants to guide, they would not be able to do it.

Leave the people alone and no one of you should say: ‘What about my brother, the son of my Uncle and my neighbour’? When Allahazwj Wills good for a servant, Heazwj Cleanses his spirit and thereafter he does not listen to any ‘khar’ (good) but that he recognises, and acknowledges it and does not hear of a wickedness but that he hates it. Then Allahazwj Places a ‘Kalimah’ word in his heart that serves as a source of guidance in his affairs.134

وان بإنه يإي عنإ ممده بإنه مرإوان باره عنإ صفإ رهي عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده الإ شإ به عبإده أبو علهي الإ له عنه الإفضإله قال ق لإمإره ف قال يا فضإل هن الله ه عو الناس هل هذا الإ نقههه حت أدإخله فه هذا اللهه دإ ا أمر ملكا فأخذ به ا أراد بهبإد خيإ

ا أوإ ارهها مإره طائه الإ

Abu Ali al-Ashari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar tram Safwan ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn Marwan from al-Fudayl who has said:

‘Once I said to Abu Abd Allahasws: ‘Should we invite people to this ‘Amr’ yourasws cause (Yourasws Wilayah)?’

The Imamasws replied: ‘O Al-Fudayl, it is certain, when Allahazwj Wills good for a servant, Heazwj Commands an angel who holds his neck until he brings him into this cause whether he likes or dislikes it.’135

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هه ق بة عنإ أبه لوا ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنه ابإنه فضال عنإ علهي بإنه عقإ ال قال أبو عبإده اللهه اجإان لهلهه ف هو لوه لهلناسه فإهه ما رمإ هذا لهلهه و ل جتإ موا بهدهينهكم أمإ د هل السماءه و ل تاصه ان لهلناسه فل يصإ لهلهه و ما

دهي منإ و لكهن الله ي هإ الناس فإهن الإمخاصمة مإرضة لهلإقلإبه هن الله عز و جل قال لهنبههه ص هك ل ت هإ ببإ دهي منإ أحإروا الناس فإهن الناس أخذوا عنه الن نهي وا مؤإمه رهه الناس حت يكو تكإ إ مإ عنإ رسوله يشاء و قال أ فأ اسه و هكمإ أخذإ

ا أبه ي قول ه إ تب الله على عبإد أنإ اللهه ص و علهي و ل سواء و هنه سه ر هلإهه ان أسإ مإره له فه هذا الإ خه يدإرههه مهن الطيإه هل وإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah from his father who has said:

‘Once Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘Keep to yourself ourasws Amr (your belief) for the sake of Allahazwj and do not make known to people; what is for Allahazwj is for Allahazwj and what is for people cannot ascend to Heaven.

Do not argue with people about your religion; argumentation causes sickness to the heart. Allahazwj has Said to His Holy Prophetsaww: you cannot guide whomever you love, but Allah Guides whomever He Wants .... ‘ (28:56). Heazwj has also said, ‘, Why (do you) force people to have faith’? (10:99).

(Imamasws said) Leave the people alone; they take it (religion) from people and you take it from the Rasool Allahsaww and from Amir-ul-Momineenasws and (surely) this is not equal.

Iasws heard my fatherasws saying: ‘When Allahazwj Writes for a servant to enter into this cause (Amr of Ahl al-Baytasws) he rushes to it faster than a bird would to its nest.’136

ي إنة عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال هن هه عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنه ابإنه أ م عنإ أبه الله عز و جل خلق ق وإما علهي بإن هب إراهها ق قبهلتإه ق لوب همإ و هنإ ا مر بههم الإباب مهن الإ إكرتإه ق لوب همإ و لهلإحق فإه ا مر بههم الإباب مهن الإباطهله أ ه و ه إرهفو وا ل ي

إكرتإه ق ل ق أ ا مر بههم الإباب مهن الإ لهك فإه ه و خلق ق وإما لهغيإه إرهفو اوا ل ي إره هنإ اوا ل ي ا مر وب همإ و هنإ ه و ه فوه إرهفو اوا ل ي بههم الإباب مهن الإباطهله قبهلتإه ق لوب همإ و هنإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Uthman from ibn ‘Udhaynah who has narrated the following from Abu Abd Allah

asws:

Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘Allahazwj has Created a people for the truth, when they pass by the door of the truth, their hearts accept it, even though they may not know it. When they pass by the door of falsehood, their hearts reject it, even though they may not know it. Heazwj has Created a people for things other than this. When they pass by the door of the truth, their hearts reject it,

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even though they may not know it. When they pass by the door of falsehood, their hearts accept it, even though they may not know it.’137

How one is Guided to the Religion of Allahazwj?

لءه عنإ أبه عبإ مهده بإنه أبه الإ هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ عبإده الإ م عنإ أبه ا علهي بإن هب إراهه ده اللهه قال هن الله عز و جل هرص على ما فه أيإدهيأراد بهبإد خيإ ه و ق لإبه حت يكون أحإ تة مهنإ ور فأضاء هلا سإ فه ق لإبههه كإ ك ا ا نإكمإ و ه كمإ مه

ه و ق لإبه ث ت تة سوإداء فأظإلم هلا سإ فه ق لإبههه كإ ك ره أراد بهبإد سوءا رحإ صدإ دهيه يشإ ية فمنإ يرهده الله أنإ ي هإ ل هذههه الإد فه السماءه ا يص أن ره ضقا حرجا لإ صدإ له جيإ لهلإهسإلمه و منإ يرهدإ أنإ يضه

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from’ Abd al-Hamid ibn abu al-r Ala’ who has narrated the following from Abu Abd Allah

asws:

‘When Allahazwj Wills good for a servant, Heazwj Places a dot of ‘نور‏’ Light in his heart, which shines his ears and heart to the extent that he becomes more eager and protective of this cause (ourasws Wilayah) than you are. When Heazwj Wants to punish a servant, Heazwj places a ‘سوداء‏’ black dot in his heart and it darkens his ears and his heart. Then the Imamasws recited this verse: ‘Allah will open the hearts of whomever He wants to guide to Islam, but He will constrict the chest of one whom He has led astray, as though he were to climb high up into the sky.(6:125).138

هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ممده بإنه حإران عنإ ممده بإ ا عنإه عنإ أبه لهم عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال هن الله عز و جل ه نه مسإتة ب إضاء و ف تح مسامهع ق لإبههه و ول بههه ملكا يسدد فه ق لإبههه كإ ا ك فه أراد بهبإد خيإ ا أراد بهبإد سوءا ك ه و ه

له ق ل بههه شإطاا يضه داء و سد مسامهع ق لإبههه و و تة سوإ لإبههه كإ

It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn Humran from Muhammad ibn Muslim who narrates the following from Abu Abd Allah

asws:

Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘When Allahazwj Wills good for a servant, Heazwj Places a white dot on his heart, opens up his ears and heart and assigns an angel to keep him on the right path. When Heazwj Wants to punish a servant, Heazwj Places a black dot in his heart and shuts down his ears and heart and leaves him to Satanla who misleads him.’139

مه بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإ هه عنه الإقاسه نه عنإ أبه ي عنإ أبه أحإد بإن ممده بإنه خالهد الإب رإقهي فه الإمحاسه نه أبه حإزة عنإ أبه بصهتطاعوا أنإ موا الناس فإهن الناس لوه اسإ إفر قال ل تاصه ا ج ا لحبو يهبو

Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Khalid al-Baraqi in Al-Mahasen narrates from his father who from al-Qasim ibn Mohammed, who from Ali ibn Abi Hamza who from abi Basir who has said:

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Abi Jafarasws said: Do not fight with people (for the sake of religion), as if they are (blessed) to love usasws they will, surely, do it.140

اعهل السر اعهل عنإ هسإ ه عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ ممده بإنه هسإ كان عنإ ثابه اجه عنه ابإنه مسإه عوا أحدا هل بإنه س ما لكمإ و لهلناسه فوا عنه الناسه و ل تدإ أمإرهمإ ف و اللهه لوإ أن د قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه يا ثابه

دوا عبإدا يرهيد الل وا على أنإ ي هإ تم ي اجإ رضه ل الإ ل السماواته و أهإ دوه و لوإ أن أهإ تطاعوا على أنإ ي هإ ه ضللته ما اسإتطا داي ته ما اسإ لوا عبإدا يرهيد الله هه وا على أنإ يضه تم ي اجإ رضه ل الإ ل السماواته و أهإ لوه فوا عنه الناسه و أهإ عوا أنإ يضه

مع م ل ي قول أح ا طب روحه فل يسإ ا أراد بهبإد خيإ ي و ابإن عمي و جارهي فإهن الله ه إروفا هل عرفه و د عمي و أخها أمإره لهمة جيإمع به إكره ث ي قإذهف الله فه ق لإبههه ل منإكرا هل أ

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Mohammed ibn Isa, who from Mohammed ibn Ismail, who from Ismail al-Sarraj, who from ibn Muskan, who from Thabit ibn Said, who said:

Once Abu Abd Allahasws said: O Thabit! Why do you worry about other people? Leave them alone and do not call anyone to accept your belief (Shiite). I say it by Allahazwj that even if all the people in the Heavens and the Earth come together to guide a person whom Allahazwj does not Want to guide, they will never be able to guide him. If all the people in the Heavens and on the Earth will come together to misguide a person whom Allahazwj Wants to guide, they will never be able to misguide him. Leave the people alone.

None of you (Shia) should say (about our enemies): ‘(He is) my uncle, my brother, the son of my uncle and my neighbour.’ When Allahazwj Wants good for a person, Allahazwj Cleanses his spirit. That person, then, does not hear any lawful thing but that he accepts it and no unlawful thing but that he rejects it. Then Allahazwj Places a ‘Kalima’ (Word) in his heart with which Heazwj Organises all his affairs.’141

Guidance Comes From Allahazwj:

ه قال قال أمهي الإ إضه أصإحابهنا رف حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد عنإ ب لم م عهدة مهنإ أصإ ؤإمهنهي لإسب الإهسإلم هو التسإ لهك هن الإهسإ إدهي هل مبههثإله بة ل ي نإسبه أحد ق بإلهي و ل ي نإسبه أحد ب لهم هو الإقهي و الإقهي هسإ لهم و التسإ

داء هن الإمؤإمهن لإ يأإخذإ دهينه عنإ رأإيههه التصإدهيق و التصإدهيق هو هو مل هو الإ مل و الإ ق إرار هو الإ ق إرار و الإه و لكهنإ الإهي بهدههه ما عرفوا أمإرهمإ أتاه مهنإ ربهه فأخذه هن الإمؤإمهن ي رى يقهنه فه عملههه و الإكافهر ي رى هإكاره فه عم فإسه لههه ف و الذهي

بهثةه وا هإكار الإكافهرهين و الإمنافهقهي بهأعإماهلههم الإ فاعإتبه

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from certain

individuals of our people in a marfu’ manner from Amir-ul-Momineenasws

who has said:

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Amir-ul-Momineenasws said: ‘I will describe Islam in a way that no one could have done before or would do after me except just as my description: ‘Islam is submission and submission is certainty. Certainty is affirmation (and confirmation). Affirmation is professing. Professing is action. Action and deeds are completion and remittance. A believer does not take his religion from his own personal opinion. It comes from his Lord and he accepts it. A believer finds his certainty in his deeds. An unbeliever finds his rejection in his deeds. I swear by the Oneazwj in whose Hands is myasws soul, they did not recognise their goal. Take a lesson from the case of the filthy deeds of the unbelievers and the hypocrites.’142

سنه بإنه علهي عنإ غالهبه بإنه عثإمان عنإ ي الدهانه عنإ أبه عبإده ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنه الإ بشهفن أصإ اللهه قال جيهي ي يدإ ه حه ه ء الإملكانه منإكر و كهي هل الإم اطه الإب رإقه الإ ه و أبإصارها الرعإده الإقاصه وات هما

منإ ربك ألنه الإم ا ف سإ ورههه رإض بهأ إابههما و يطئانه فه ش ان مؤإمهنا قال الله رب و يطانه الإ ا و ما دهينك قال فإهرا إكمإ ف قول أ عنإ م دهينه ظهإ لم ف قولنه له ما ت قول فه هذا الرجله الذهي خرج ب يإ ألنه الإهسإ مد رسوله اللهه ص تسإ

ه رسول اللهه هد أ ه رسول اللهه ف قول أشإ هد أ ة ف قولنه له تشإ سح له فه ق بإههه تهسإ ف قولنه له نإ وإمة ل حلم فهها و ي فإافهرا دخل علإهه ان الرجل ا ده فهها و ه نةه و ي رى مقإ تح له باب هل الإ إر و ي فإ يديإهه أ ناه و أقهم الشإطان ب يإ ع إ

را إكمإ ف قول ل أدإرهي مهنإ ناس ف قولنه له منإ ربك و ما دهينك و ما ت قول فه هذا الرجله الذهي قدإ خرج مهنإ ب يإ ظهإ علإهه فه ق بإههه الشإطانه ف سل نه و ب يإ رإضه ما ف خلانه ب إ فخ فه الإ ها ن إ دا مه هي تهننا لوإ أن تهننا واحه ة و تهسإ تهسإ

ده فهها تح له باب هل الناره و ي رى مقإ إ شجرا أبدا و ي فإ أ إبت

Muhammad ibn Yahya, who from Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Isa, who from al-Hasan ibn Ali who from Khalib ibn Usman, who from Bashir al-Dahhan, who has narrated the following from Abu Abd Allah

asws:

Abu Abd Allahasws said: The angels will ask who is your ‘Rab’ and what is your religion? The Imamasws then said, if the deceased is a believer he will say, ‘Allah is my Lord and Islam is my religion. They will then ask the deceased: ‘What do you say about the person who appears in front of you? The deceased will ask: ‘Are you asking me about Mohammedsaww, the Messenger of Allahazwj? They will ask: Do you testify that hesaww is the Messenger of Allahsaww? He will say: ‘Yes, I do testify that he is the Messenger of Allahsaww. They then will say: ‘Rest to sleep without dreams.143

Taqqiya and Occulation:

م عنإ هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ههشامه بإنه ساله و غيإههه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه فه ق وإله اللهه عز علهي بإن هب إراهه و جل أبهسن رؤن بهالإ ا صب روا على التقهةه و يدإ ا صب روا قال مبه ه مبه رهمإ مرت يإ سنة التقهة و السئة أولئهك ي ؤإت وإن أجإ ةه السئة قال الإ

اعة الإه

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Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said, the meanings of the word ‘صب روا’ in the Verse

(28:54)144: refers to observing with patience the ‘Taqqiya’ (dissimulation) and

the ‘ يئة ويدرءون ب المسنة الس ’ and they repel evil with good, here the word ‘ سنةه بهالإ‘good’ refers to Taqqiya and ‘ يئة .evil’ implies to the disclosure of secret.145‘ ’الس

سنه بإنه علهي عنإ درسإ إ تقهة أحد تقهة عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه الإ طهي قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه ما ب لغ الإواسهرهمإ مر هي فأعإطاهم الله أجإ ا عإاد و يشدون الز هدون الإ اوا لشإ ه هنإ ه أصإحابه الإكهإ ت يإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘No one has ever reached the level of Taqqiya, which was observed by the ‘Ashab-e-Kaif’. They used to participate in ‘Eids’ (festivals) of their nation and used to wear ‘Zananeer’ as part of their Taqqiya, thus Allahazwj multiplied their reward by a factor of two’.146

سنه بإنه علهي بإنه فضال عنإ حاده بإنه واقهد أبا عبإده اللهه فه طرهيق عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه الإ ب لإ ت قإ اللحامه قال اسإ لهك ف قلإ إد علإهه ب فدخلإ ههي و مضإ عنإه بهوجإ راهة أنإ فأعإرضإ ههي فهداك هن للإقاك فأصإرهف وجإ هلإ ج

ذا ف قال علإك ذا و عه ك الله و لكهن رجل لقهنه أمإسه فه موإضه السلم يا أبا عبإده اللهه ما أشق علإك ف قال له رحهسن و ل أ جإل أحإ

The narrator says, upon facing Imam Abu Abd Allahasws on my way, I turned my face away from himasws, but later on, I visited Imamasws and apologised to him for being disrespectful and said to himasws: ‘May I be sacrificed for your cause’, when I saw youasws I deliberately showed my disgust by turning my face away from youasws. I did it purely for yourasws sake, as I could see presence of a large number of yourasws enemies. Imamasws replied: ‘May Allahazwj bless you. At another place which was filled with ourasws adversaries, however, a person met me earlier on and greeted me like ‘Allaik Assalam ya Aba Abdullah’147, which was not very nice of him (he should have observed Taqqiya).148

به عبإده اللهه هن دة بإنه صدقة قال قهل له لهم عنإ مسإ م عنإ هارون بإنه مسإ الناس ي رإوون أن علها قال علهي بإن هب إراههعوإن هل سب فسب نإبه الإكوفةه أي ها الناس هكمإ ستدإ ث ر ما على مه إ عوإن هل الإب راءةه مهن فل ت ب رءوا مهن ف قال ما أ ونه ث تدإ

عوإ عوإن هل سب فسبونه ث ستدإ ا قال هكمإ ستدإ ذهب الناس على علهي ث قال هن لى دهينه ن هل الإب راءةه مهن و ه يكإ ن لتار الإقتإل دون الإب راءةه هنه اخإ لهك علإهه و ما له هل ممد و لإ ي قلإ ل ت ب رءوا مهن ف قال له السائهل أ رأيإ ف قال و اللهه ما

إ ر حإث أ رهه و ما مضى علإهه عمار بإن ياسه إ يانه فأ إزل الله عز و جل فههه هل منإ أ ل مكة و ق لإبه مطإمئهن بهالإه رهه أهإ

144

(28: ا‏رزقناهم‏ي‏ ئة‏ومم ي تين‏بما‏صبروا‏ويدرءون‏بالحسنة‏الس نفقون‏أولئك‏يؤتون‏أجرهم‏مر (54 Those shall be granted their reward twice, because they remain patient and they repel evil with good and spend out of what We have given them. 145

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146 Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 225, H. 8 (U. vol. 4, pp.143).

147 Instead of saying Salam he showed extra respect by saying Alaik Assalam and calling me

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دإ ف قدإ أ إزل الله ص عهنإدها يا عمار هنإ عادوا ف ود عز ق لإبه مطإمئهن بهالإهيانه ف قال له النبه رك و أمرك أنإ ت و جل عذإ هنإ عادوا

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws was once asked that the people say that Imam Aliasws had declared from the pulpit of Kufa: ‘O people! You shall, very soon, be compelled to abuse me, (in that case) you better abuse me and if they ask you to exhibit ‘Baraat’ (disassociation) you should not (commit it).’ Imamasws replied: ‘People have certainly lied about Amir-ul-Momineenasws and explained, Aliasws said: ‘O people! If you are forced to use abusive language against me then do it but if you are asked to show ‘Baraat149’ then I am on the religion of Mohammedsaww.’ Amir-ul-Momineenasws never said: ‘Don’t show Baraat to me.’ The person who was asking question (did not clearly understand the reply and still asked): ‘Shall one give preference to being killed rather than showing Barrat? Imamasws replied: ‘No! Having to go through this trouble is neither appropriate nor permissible for him. He should rather do what Ammar bin Yasir did when he was forced by the people of Mecca (to pronounce Kufr). Instead, his heart was filled with Eman, as per the Verse (16:106): ‘But if one is compelled but his heart remains satisfied with Eman’, on that occasion Rasool Allahsaww said to Ammar: Say it again if people force you again to repeat (Kufr), Allahazwj has Accepted your plea and has asked you to say kufr again if you are compelled again.150

Imamasws Pleads do not let your bad deeds reflect on usasws:

كمه عنإ مإ أنإ ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإ أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول هيا إ ههشام الإكهنإدهي قال سهإتمإ ه وا لهمنه ا إقط و ر والهده بهملههه روا بههه فإهن ولد السوإءه ي إملوا عمل ي وا علإهه شإنت ا صلوا فه لإهه زيإنا و ل تكو

بهقوكمإ هل شيإ هدوا جنائهزهمإ و ل يسإ همإ و اللهه ما عبهد عشائهرهههمإ و عودوا مرإضاهمإ و اشإ ن إ إتمإ أوإل بههه مه يإه فأ ء مهن الإبإ الله بهشيإ و ما الإ ء أحب هلإهه مهن الإ ء قال التقهة بإ ءه ق لإ

The narrator says he heard it from Imam Abu Abd Allahasws: You should refrain from those acts, which would reflect badly on usasws, as a rogue son ruins his father’s image. You should build a praiseworthy character, which does not bring any blame to usasws. If your tribesmen have different beliefs, even then keep on attending to their sick and participating in their funerals. Don’t let them win in ‘al-Khair’ (pious matters) as you should be better and more generous in these matters. By Allahazwj! The best ‘Ibada’ (submission) is that which is carried out in solitude’. The narrator asked: ‘Solitude?’ Imamasws replied, ‘Yes! Under Taqqiya’.151

سنه عنه الإقهامه لهلإولةه أبا الإ د قال سألإ مره بإنه خل إفر التقهة مهنإ عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ م ف قال قال أبو ج دهينه و دهينه آبائهي و ل هيان لهمنإ ل تقهة له

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Imam Mohammed Baqirasws said: ‘Taqqiya is my Deen, it’s the Deen of myasws ancestorsasws. He who does not observe Taqqiya, has no Eman’.152

إفر قال التقهة فه هي عنإ زرارة عنإ أبه ج هه عنإ حاد عنإ رهبإ م عنإ أبه ا ل علهي بإن هب إراهه ب ها أعإلم به ضرورة و صاحهي ت نإزهل بههه حه

Imam Mohammed Baqirasws said: ‘Taqqiya is an essential part of all matters and the knowledgeable know its usefulness.153

ب ي ت نإزهل بههه و قال أبو عبإده اللهه التقهة فه ل ضرورة و صاحه ا حه ها أعإلم به

Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws said: ‘Taqqiya is to be observed at every time of need and the one who observes it knows when it should be adopted.154

له بإنه صالهح عنإ م هه عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنإ جه ان أبه ي قول و أي علهي عنإ أبه مده بإنه مرإوان عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ء أق ر لهإنه مهن التقهةه هن التقهة جنة الإمؤإمهنه شيإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘There is nothing more spiritually comforting than the Taqqiya, in deeds, it is the shield of a momin.155

هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ جهل عنإ ممده بإنه مرإوان قال قال له أبو عبإده اللهه ه الله مهن علهي عنإ أبه ما منهع مهثم رحهرهه و ق لإبه مطإمئهن بهالإهيانه التقهةه ف و اللهه لقدإ علهم إ حابههه هل منإ أ إ فه عمار و أصإ زل ية أن هذههه الإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘By Allahazwj, there was something which forbid Mesumra from observing Taqqiya, otherwise he knew very well the Verse which came for Ammar and his companions, ‘but those who were compelled but their hearts were satisfied with Eman (16:106)’.156

داده عنإ مم إب الإ وان عنإ ش باره عنإ صفإ رهي عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده الإ شإ إفر قال أبو علهي الإ لهم عنإ أبه ج ده بإنه مسإ الدم ف لإس تقهة ا ب ل م فإه ا الد قن به ه التقهة لهحإ هل ا ج هن

Imam Mohammed Baqirasws said: Taqqiya has been included in the religion by Allahazwj and His Prophetsaww in order to avoid bloodshed of the ‘Momineen’157. However, if bloodshed cannot be averted through observing Taqqiya then it is forbidden.158

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Al-Kafi, Kitab-e-Eman wal Kufr, Chpt, 225, H. 16 (U. vol. 4, pp.144).



لهم عنإ لما ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه فضال عنه ابإنه بكيإ عنإ ممده بإنه مسإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ان أشد لهلتقهةه ر مإ ت قارب هذا الإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: Taqqiya will be observed more strictly nearer the time of appearance of our ‘Hujjatajfj’.159

هه عنه م عنإ أبه مره بإنه يإي بإنه سام و ممده بإ علهي بإن هب إراهه إفهي و م اعهل الإ ي إنة عنإ هسإ نه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنه ابإنه أإفر ي قول التقهة فه ل شيإ نا أبا ج إ لهم و زرارة قالوا سه ف قدإ أحله الله له ء يضإطر هلإهه ابإن آدم مسإ

Imam Mohammed Baqirasws said: Allahazwj has made Taqqiya permissible in all those matters, which bring a person under compulsion.160

كان عنإ ح م عنإ ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ يوس عنه ابإنه مسإ رهيز عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال قال التقهة ت رإس اللهه علهي بإن هب إراهه خلإقههه نه و ب يإ ب إ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: Taqiyya is a shield between Allahazwj and His people.161

لى بإنه ممد عنإ مم بإن ممد عنإ م سيإ ي قال الإ تاره عنإ أبه بصه ه بإنه الإمخإ سيإ ده بإنه جإهور عنإ أحإد بإنه حإزة عنه الإاه ب إ مإرة صه ه الإه ا ا هةه ه وا هةه و خالهفوهمإ بهالإ إفر خالهطوهمإ بهالإب را ة قال أبو ج

Imam Mohammed Baqirasws said: During the time of anarchy, keep on socialising (superficially) with your adversaries (in religion) but deep down keep on detesting them.162

A ‘Momin’ saves his life after being forced to be disrespectful:

رهيا الإمؤإمهنه عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه أسد عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه عطاء قال ق لإ ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ زنهي ف بهئ وا ذا فقهل هلما اب إرأا مهنإ أمهيه الإمؤإمه له الإكوفةه أخه إفر رجلنه مهنإ أهإ به ج خر فخلي حه له هما و أب الإ ن إ د مه

خر ف قال أما الذهي برهئ ف رجل فقهه فه دهينههه و أما الذهي لإ ي نةه سبهل الذهي برهئ و قتهل الإ جل هل الإ رأإ ف رجل ت ب إ

The narrator told Imam Mohammed Baqirasws: ‘Two Shias from Kufa were arrested by the people belonging to ‘Banu Umayya’ and they asked them to abuse Amir-ul-Momineenasws. But one of them declined and was killed, the other sent ‘Tabarra’163 on Amir-ul-Momineenasws and was spared’. Imamasws replied: ‘The one who performed Tabarra was well versed in religion but the other one made haste in going to ‘Jannah’ (Paradise).164

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Taqqiya is the shield of a Momin:

إ اعهل عنإ علهي بإنه الن باره عنإ ممده بإنه هسإ رهي عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده الإ شإ كان عنإ عبإده اللهه أبو علهي الإ مانه عنه ابإنه مسإ أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول التقهة ت رإ إ إفور قال سه رإز الإمؤإمهنه و ل هيان لهمنإ ل تقهة له هن بإنه أبه ي س الإمؤإمهنه و التقهة حه

نه ف نه و ب إ دهيث مهنإ حدهيثهنا ف دهين الله عز و جل بههه فهما ب إ بإد ل قع هلإهه الإ إاالإ رةه و كون له عهزا فه الد خه و ورا فه الإ إا و ي نإزه الل لا فه الد ه ف كون له دهيث مهنإ حدهيثهنا ف ذهي بإد ل قع هلإهه الإ نإه هن الإ لهك النور مه ه عز و جل

The narrator says, I heard it from Imam Abu Abd Allahasws: Taqqiya is the shield of a Momin and a fort of protection. He has no ‘Eman’ (faith) who is ignorant of Taqiyya. But those who listen to ourasws traditions and share carelessly with others will be humiliated in this world and Allahazwj will remove the light of Eman from their hearts.165

ه قال ودهدإت ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنإ مالهكه بإنه عطهة عنإ أبه حإزة عنإ سيإ علهي بإنه الإه فه لت يإ خصإ تديإ إضه لإمه ساعهده و اللهه أن اف إ ةه لنا بهب ي الن زق و قهلة الإكهتإمانه الش

Imam Ali bin Hussainasws says: ‘By Lordazwj I would prefer to give away flesh of myasws wrist if ourasws Shias would control their temper and keep ourasws matters discreet.166

نان عنإ عماره بإنه مرإوان عنإ أبه أسامة زيإد الشحامه قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه أمهر عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ مم ده بإنه سههما على غيإه شيإ ن إ وها فصاروا مه ه فض لت يإ صإ ء الصبإه و الإكهتإمانه الناس به

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws says: ‘People were asked to adopt two qualities but they wasted both opportunities and found nothing in (religion) - one was to remain patient and the other was to keep mysteries (of religion).167

هه عنه ابإنه أبه ع م عنإ أبه ميإ عنإ يوس بإنه عمار عنإ سلإمان بإنه خالهد قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه يا علهي بإن هب إراههله الله اعه أ تمه أعزه الله و منإ أ سلإمان هكمإ على دهين منإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘O Sulaman! You are on that faith, which Allahazwj likes and Gives him honour that keeps its secrets and Humiliates the one who discloses it.168

كمه عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه بكيإ عنإ رجل إفر قال دخلإنا علإهه عنإ أبه ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإ ج قو شدهيد إفر له نا ف قال أبو ج هراق فأوإصه دإ غنهكمإ على جاعة ف قلإنا يا ابإن رسوله اللهه ها رهيد الإ هفكمإ و لإ مإ ض

ا و ل ر هتابه اللهه فقهيهمإ و ل ت بثوا سه مإ علإهه شاههدا أوإ شاههديإنه مهنإ مإ عنا حدهيث ف وجدإ ا جاء وا أمإرا و ه تذهيتبهي لكمإ و اعإلموا أن الإمنإتظهر نا حت يسإ ذ فخذوا بههه و هل فقهفوا عهنإده ث ردوه هل إ ره الصائهمه الإقائهمه و هله مإره له مهثإل أجإ ا الإ

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رهين شههدا و منإ قتهل مع ره عهشإ ان له مهثإل أجإ ه ف قتل عدوا ره خإسة و منإ أدإرك قائهمنا فخرج م ان له مهثإل أجإ نا قائهمهرهين شههدا عهشإ

The narrator says, we visited Imam Mohammed Baqirasws and informed him that we were going to Kufa, and requested himasws for a piece of advice. Imamasws replied: ‘Those among you who are knowledgeable in religion should help those who lack its understanding, and those who are well-off should give helping hand to those who lack resources and (above all) do not disclose ourasws mysteries to others. If you hear a tradition attributed to usasws then first try to find one or two proofs from the Quran, only then propagate it otherwise keep quiet about it and send it to us, so that weasws may give you its proofs. And be aware! Whoever would wait for the appearance of our ‘Al-Qaimajfj’, he would be rewarded equivalent to establishing the ‘Soam’ (fast), and if he is so blessed to find that era and joins himajfj in his ‘Kharooj’ (effort), and if he succeeds in killing (under command of Imamajfj) one of ourasws opponents then he gets the reward of a ‘Shaheed’ (martyred) but if he remains with our ‘Al-Qaim’ and gets killed by hisajfj enemies then he gets the reward equivalent to 25 ‘Shuhada’ (martyrs)’.169

A Momin Must Protect the mysteries of Wilayat:

أبا عبإده اللهه إ عإلى قال سه نان عنإ عبإده الإ ا عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ ممده بإنه سه تهماله أمإره ي قول هه لإس مهنه احإتهماله إ مهنه احإ م الله عبإدا التصإدهيق له و الإقبول ف ق لههه فأقإرهئ إهم السلم و قلإ هلمإ رحه ا ته مهنإ غيإه أهإ ا ست إره و صه ره أمإ

ت ر مودة الناسه هل همإ ما ي نإكهرون ث قال و اللهه ما الناصهب لنا ح اجإ ت روا عن إ إرهفون و اسإ ا ي ثوهمإ مبه هه حد رإبا بهأشد فإسهاعة فامإشوا ه ا عرف إتمإ مهنإ عبإد ه ره فإه ا كإ نا مبه ة مهن الناطهقه عل إ نا مئو نإكمإ و هل ف تحملوا عل إ ها فإهنإ قبهل مه لإهه و ردوه عن إ

فهها حت اجة ف لإط نإكمإ يطإلب الإ مع مهنإه فإهن الرجل مه نإ ي ث قل علإهه و يسإ ما علإهه مبه ت قإضى له فالإطفوا فه حاجته أقإدامهكمإ و ل ت قولوا هه ي ت لإطفون لمه تإ نإكمإ و هل فادإفهنوا كمإ فإهنإ هو قبهل مه لهك فه حوائهجه قول و ي قول فإهن

نإتمإ ت قولون ما أقول لق إررإت كمإ أصإحابه هذا أبو حنهفة له أصإحاب و هذا يإمل علي و علإكمإ أما و اللهه لوإ أهتاب الل رؤ مهنإ ق ريإش قدإ ولدنه رسول اللهه ص و علهمإ سن الإبصإرهي له أصإحاب و أا امإ ان ل شيإ الإ ء هه و فههه تهب إ

لإقه و أمإره ءه الإ أن بدإ ان و أمإره ما يكون رهين و أمإره ما خه ولهي و أمإره الإ رإضه و أمإره الإ لهك السماءه و أمإره الإ إظر هل أ صإب عإنه

The narrator says I heard it from Imam Abu Abd Allahasws: ‘The acceptance of ourasws ‘Imamat’ is not only just stating it verbally and testifying it but it’s mysteries should be protected from those who are against usasws. Ourasws traditions should not be transmitted to them. Weasws send our ‘Salam’ to our followers and may Allah’s special blessings be upon them who, in the state of Taqqiya, show friendly behaviour to ourasws opponents. You should only state those of our statements to them, which they find easier to verify from the Quran but withhold the rest of our teachings from them. By Allahazwj! Weasws are more harmed by ourasws those followers who volunteer to propagate our

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teachings to our adversaries as compared to those ‘Nasabi’170 who harbour excessive animosity against usasws. When you recognise such a person who is spreading our teachings carelessly than one of ourasws followers should approach him and try to convince him to stop doing so. If he does not listen to you then you try to find someone who has more influence over him so that he may be stopped from exercising it. If some of them come to you for seeking help, you better keep on helping them so that they remain kind to you. Thus for ourasws sake, keep on favouring them, as you would help them for your own reasons, so that they give up communicating our teachings to others, if they still continue then just abandon them and don’t tell others that they are communicating and spreading ourasws traditions. This approach is better for both you and measws. By Allahazwj! If you have acted upon it then I would count you among myasws close companions. Here, I see Abu Hanifa and his companions and there Hassan Basari and his followers, they all act on their false Fatawa but you people, although recognise me as ‘Hashami’, descendent of the Prophetsaww and admit Iasws have the knowledge of the Divine Books of Allahazwj, which contains the complete information from the beginning of the universe, what is between the skies and the earth and the ‘Amr’ regarding the first ones and the last ones and all that would happen in the future, as it is all in front of measws but you still do not act on my instructions.171

لهي عنإ عبإده الل عه بإنه ممد الإمسإ كمه عنه الربه هه بإنه سلإمان عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإثوا بههه فه الطرهيقه و ق رى الس ق :قال إسان ف تحد توما حت صار فه يديإ ولإده ا مكإ ر واده ال له ما زال سه

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws says: Our mysteries have always remained discreet but the sons of ‘Keysan’ (descendents of Mukhtar) started disclosing those to others by taking them to every single street and village.172

ذاءه قال سه إفر ي قول و اللهه عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنإ جهله بإنه صالهح عنإ أبه عب إدة الإ أبا ج إوأهمإ عهنإدهي حال تمهمإ لهدهيثهنا و هن أسإ إ ا سهع هن أحب أصإحابه هل أوإرعهمإ و أف إقههمإ و أ قت همإ للذهي ه و أمإ

أز مهنإه و جح ب لإه اشإ نا و ي رإوى عنا ف لمإ ي قإ دهيث ي نإسب هل إ دهيث مهنإ الإ ل الإ رهي ل فر منإ دان بههه و هو ل يدإ ده و نهد ف كون بهذلهك خارهجا عنإ وليتهنا نا أسإ عهنإدها خرج و هل إ

Imam Mohammed Baqirasws says: ‘My favourite among my companions is one who refrains from indulging in the forbidden, has more recognition of our ‘Amr’, and who hides our traditions from our adversaries. But the worst among ourasws followers is that who hears a tradition ascribed from usasws but then does not accepts it and acts arrogantly and also rejects what he has already heard, without allowing for any allowance that the tradition may belong to usasws and a reference to that tradition originates from usasws. This person is rejected from our Wilayat173.174

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Our guardianship.



هه عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه يإي عنإ حرهيز لى بإنه خن إس قال قال عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد عنإ أبه عنإ مرا تمإ أمإ إ لى ا ت أبو عبإده اللهه يا م و ل تذهعإه فإهه منإ له ورا ب يإ إا و ج را و لإ يذهعإه أعزه الله بههه فه الد م أمإ

له الله ه أ تمإ را و لإ يكإ ا أمإ لى منإ أ نةه يا م رةه ي قوده هل الإ خه ن إهه فه الإ إا و ز النو ع إ ن إهه فه بههه فه الد إ ه ع ر مهنإ ب يإلى هن التقهة مهنإ دهينه و دهينه آبائهي و ل له ظلإمة ت قوده هل الناره يا م رةه و ج خه لى هن الله الإ دهين لهمنإ ل تقهة له يا م

ما يه إبد فه السر ده له يهب أنإ ي احه الإ ا مإره لى هن الإمذهيع له لهةه يا م إبد فه الإ ب أنإ ي

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘O Muallah! Try to hide our ‘Amr’ (teachings) and don’t disclose it to others. Whoever would hide our Amr and keep it secure then Allahazwj will Bless him with honour in this world and by creating a ‘Noor’ (illumination) between his two eyes in the Hereafter, which would guide him to the Paradise. However, that who would disclose our Amr will be subjected to humiliation in this world and Allahazwj will withdraw the Noor from middle of his eyes in the Hereafter and darkness would drag him into the Fire. O Muallah! Taqqiya is the religion of my ancestorsasws and myselfasws and he who does not observe Taqqiya is well outside the boundaries of the faith. O Muallah! Allahazwj likes the hidden submission the same way as Heazwj Likes it to be demonstrated. O Moallah! The discloser of ourasws ‘Amr’ is similar to one who rejects ourasws ‘Haq’ (rights).175

لهم عنإ عمار قال قال له أبو عبإده الل ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإ سنه بإنه علهي عنإ مرإوان بإنه مسإ هه د بإنه ممد عنه الإ ق وإل إ أ ما سه سنإ ل هل سلإمان بإن خالهد قال أحإ ب رإتك بههه أحدا ق لإ ا أخإ ب رإت مبه ري و أخإ إدونإ سه الشاعهره فل ي

ه شائهع ر جاوز اث إن يإ رك ثالهثا أل ل سه سه

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said to one of his companions: ‘The news, which I had communicated to you, should be treated with confidentiality’. I replied, ‘I only told that to Sulman bin Khalid and no one else’. Imamasws replied: ‘This is fine. Have you not heard the verses of a poet? The secret of you and me should never go to the third one, Beware! If it had gone beyond the two of us then it would have reached seven.176

أبا الإ ر قال سألإ ألة فأب و ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه أبه صإ سنه الرضا عنإ مسإان شرا لكمإ و أخه لما ترهيدون مإ نا إفر ولية اللهه أمإسك ث قال لوإ أعإط إ مإره قال أبو ج به هذا الإ ذ بهرق بةه صاحه

ل هل ممد ص و أسرها ممد هل علهي و أسر ل و أسرها جب إرئه رئه ها علهي هل منإ شاء الله ث أ إتمإ أسرها هل جب إله مةه آله داود ي نإبغهي لهلإمسإ كإ إفر فه حه ه قال أبو ج لهك منه الذهي أمإسك حرإفا سه ون هه تذهي مه أنإ يكون مالهكا لهن فإسه

وا حدهي له زماههه فات قوا الله و ل تذهي لهائههه مهنإ مقإبهل على شأإههه عارهفا بهأهإ وإ لهائههه و ي نإتقهم له ث نا ف لوإ ل أن الله يدافهع عنإ أوإان ب ن سنه و قدإ به الإ ما صنع الله بهآله ب رإمك و ما ا إت قم الله له ثه على خطر أعإدائههه أ ما رأيإ شإ عظهم و الإ

هراقه ت روإن أعإمال هؤلءه الإفراعهن ف سنه و أ إتمإ بهالإ به الإ همإ بهوليتهههمإ له لإكمإ بهت قإوى دفع الله عن إ ةه و ما أمإهل الله هلمإ ف إا و ل ت غإت روا مبه اة الد ر قدإ وصل هلإكمإ اللهه و ل ت غركم الإ مإ نإ قدإ أمإههل له فكأن الإ

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The narrator says, I asked from Imam Ali Razaasws about an incident but Imamasws declined to answer my question and remained quiet. However, after a pause, Imamasws said: ‘If I tell you what you have asked about then it will become problematic for both of us. My grandfather Imam Mohammed Baqirasws said: ‘Allahazwj sent down Inspiration through Gabrielas who delivered it to Rasool Allahsaww ‘regarding everything’ that would happen until the day of Judgement. Rasool Allahsaww told all of it discreetly to Imam Aliasws and Amir-ul-Momineenasws told it to whomever heasws found trustworthy, but you people have the intentions of disclosing it (through measws). I do not see anyone among you who would refrain from telling it (our mysteries) to others’. Imam Mohammed Baqirasws further added: ‘It was of paramount importance within the governments of the descendents of Dawoodas to make it mandatory for the believers to control their egoistic desires, observe strict self discipline and to recognise (spiritually) the people of their time. Thus, fear Allahazwj and don’t publicise ourasws traditions. Allahazwj will Himself repel all troubles from His ‘Walis’ (Nomineesasws) and take revenge from theirasws enemies. Did you not see what Allahazwj did to the ‘Mara-e-Mecca’ (the enemies of the children of Prophetsaww)? And how Heazwj punished the enemies of Imam Musa-e-Kazimasws? And how Allahazwj deflected the dangers from the family of Ashash (who were shias and followers of Imam Musa-e-Kazimasws). You have only seen these Pharaohs (Bani Abbasla) in the Iraq to whom Allahazwj has given a temporary freedom. So, neither be deceived by the life of this world nor by the lives of those who have been given a respite by Allahazwj. Surely, one day this government will reach you’.177

سنه بإنه علهي الإوشاءه عنإ عمر بإنه أبان عنإ لى بإنه ممد عنه الإ بإن ممد عنإ م سيإ ي عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه الإ أبه بصهإت ح قال سه إرهفإه الناس أولئهك مصابه هلإمه ه ي قول قال رسول اللهه ص طوب لهبإد ومة عرفه الله و لإ ي ع الإ دى و ي نابه اهلإ

فا عه الإبذره و ل بهالإ نة مظإلهمة لإسوا بهالإمذايه ةه الإمراءهين ي نإجلهي عن إهمإ ل فهت إ

It is reported from Imam Abu Abdullahasws that ‘Rasool Allahsaww said: There is a good news about that fellow who is known to Allahazwj but people do not recognise him (who carefully observes his faith), these people are the lamp poles of guidance and flowing springs of religion, through them Allahazwj removes the darkness of troubles, they are neither among the disclosers of hidden mysteries of faith nor fame greedy illiterates.178

م عنإ ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال قال أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي علهي بإن هب إراهه ب هانه صإ سنه الإ يوس عنإ أبه الإإرهفه الله مهنإه بهره إرهفه الناس ي إرهف الناس و ل ي وان أولئهك م طوب لهكل عبإد ومة ل ي ؤإبه له ي دى ي نإجلهي ضإ ح اهلإ صابهفا عه و ل الإ ة لإسوا بهالإبذره الإمذايه تح هلمإ باب ل رحإ نة مظإلهمة و ي فإ إرفوا بههه عن إهمإ ل فهت إ ر ت إ ةه الإمراءهين و قال قولوا الإ

له وا مهنإ أهإ ر تكو إ رارم و اعإملوا الإ هر الله و شه ا ظهر هلإههمإ ارم الذهين ه ع فإهن خه وا عجل مذايه هه و ل تكوايهب بةه الإمبإت غون لهلإب رآءه الإم حه الإ مةه الإمفرقون ب يإ الإمشاءون بهالنمه

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Imam Abu Abdullahasws reports from Amir-ul-Momineenasws: ‘Good news is for that who remains unrecognised and anonymous and does not care if people know about him or ignore him, he is not known to people but Allahazwj Makes him praiseworthy (as and when Heazwj Decides). These people are the light of guidance, through them the darkness of evils is brought to light and the doors of Divine blessings are opened through them. They neither disclose mysteries of the faith, nor engage in backbiting and nor behave like self-portraying ignorants. Imam Aliasws also said: Iterate noble words so that you get associated with them and perform ‘Amal al-Khar’ (fruit bearing deeds) and try to be worthy of these rather then to be recognised among the hyperactive and backbiters. Among you, the pious people are those who would remind you Allahazwj upon coming in contact but the worst ones are those who are indulged in backbiting, creating differences among friends and picking up faults of others’ slip-ups.179

ب ره قال قال أبو عبإده نتكمإ و الإزموا عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عمنإ أخإ اللهه فوا ألإسهبكمإ أمإر تصون بههه أبدا و ل ت زال ه ل يصه الزيإدهية لكمإ وهقاء أبدا ب وتكمإ فإه

Imam Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘Control your tongues by applying Taqqiya and quietly stay at home (meaning don’t fight with your opponents) so that you are saved from the ever-lasting troubles. Wait until the time of standing of the ‘Qaimajfj’, the sect of Zadiya have unsheathed their swords and initiated wars, leave these troubles for them, as per their ideology and you had better stay out of it.180

ان سنه ص قال هنإ لإ فه يدهك هذههه شيإ عنإه عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنإ أبه الإ إلم هذههه فاف إ أنإ ل ت إ تط ء فإهنه اسإان عهنإده هإسان ز و ل تكنه الناس مهنإ قهاده رق بتهك ف تذهل قال و فظإ لهساك ت اعة ف قال احإ روا الإه ف تذا

Imam Musa-e-Kazimasws said: ‘If you hold something in your one arm don’t let the other arm know about it (implying the best Taqqiya practice). There was someone present in the audience who was known to be the discloser of Ahl Al-Baytasws‘s teachings to others, so Imamasws told him: ‘You had better control your tongue so that you are respected and don’t let others drag you by your neck and make you an object of humiliation’.181

كمه عنإ خالهده بإنه جنهح عنإ أ به عبإده اللهه قال هن أمإرا ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ علهي بإنه الإله الله نا أ تور مقنع بهالإمهثاقه فمنإ هتك عل إ مسإ

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: Our mysteries should be kept and never be revealed until the appearance of Our ‘Al-Qaimajfj’. However, who tries to disclose it, Allahazwj will certainly humiliate him.182

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ا عنإ ع بإن ممد و ممد بإن يإي جه سيإ هده بإنه غزإوان الإ لهم عنإ ممده بإنه س إد عنإ ممده بإنه مسإ لهي بإنه ممده بإنه س أبا عبإده اللهه ي إ كمه عنإ عمر بإنه أبان عنإ عهسى بإنه أبه منإصور قال سه مومه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ فس الإمهإ لنا قول

هاد فه سبهله اللهه قا ا جه ر هتإماه لهسه ا عهبادة و ره مإ بهح و هه له نا تسإ تبإ هذا الإمغإتم لهظلإمه إ هد ا ل له ممد بإن سسن مهنإه شإئا أحإ تبإ بهالذهبه فما

The narrator says that I have heard it from Imam Abu Abdullahasws: ‘If someone with each breadth reflects heartache for the appearance of our ‘Al-Qaimajfj’ and shows tenderness on our ‘Mazlumiat’ (oppression) then it is equivalent to the remembrance of Allahazwj ‘Tasbie’ and showing grief in our matter is similar to worshiping, and protecting our mysteries is like going for Jihad (holy war) for the pleasure of Allahazwj.’ I was then asked by the Imamasws to write it in gold. I have never written anything better than this in my whole life.183

The Ten Companions:

و قال بض املخالفي حبضرة الصادق لرجل من الشة ما تقول ف الشرة من الصحابة قال أقول فهم الي ن أظنك المل الذي ي اهلل به سئات و يرفع به درجات. قال السائل المد هلل على ما أقذن من بغضك

رجل ل من أبغض واحدا من الصحابة، فله لنة اهلل. قال للك تتأول ما تقول )قل رافضا تبغض الصحابة. فقال الفمن( أبغض الشرة من الصحابة. فقال من أبغض الشرة فله لنة اهلل و امللئكة و الناس أجي. فوثب الرجل

أ ف حل و أ أخي. ث [ فقبل رأسه، و قال اجلن ف حل ما قذفتك به من الرفض قبل الوم. قال ]الوماصرف السائل. فقال له الصادق جودت هلل درك لقد عجب امللئكة ف السماوات من حسن توريتك، و تلطفك مبا خلصك، و ل تثلم دينك، و زاد اهلل ف مالفنا غما ل غم، و حجب عنهم مراد منتحلي مودتنا ف تقتهم. فقال

لم هذا ل موافقة صاحبنا هلذا املتن الناصب فقال بض أصحاب الصادق يا ابن ر سول اهلل ما عقلنا من نتم ل تفهموا ما عن فقد فهمناه نن، و قد شكر اهلل له. ن ولنا املوال لولائنا املادي لعدائنا الصادق لئن

و يظم اهلل بالتقة ثوابه ن صاحبكم هذا ا ابتله اهلل مبن يتحنه من مالفه وفقه لواب يسلم مه دينه و عرضه،قال من عاب واحدا منهم فله لنة اهلل. أي من عاب واحدا منهم هو أمي املؤمني علي بن أب طالب . و قال ف الثاة من عابم أو شتمهم فله لنة اهلل. و قد صدق لن من عابم فقد عاب علا ، له أحدهم، فإا ل يب

ان لزقل املؤمن مع قوم فرعون الذين وشوا به ل فرعون علا و ل يذمه فلم يبهم، و نا عاب بضهم. ]و لقد ان حزقل يدعوهم ل توحد اهلل و بوة موسى و تفضل ممد رسول اهلل ص على جع رسل اهلل مثل هذه التورية،

ئمة على سائر أوصاء النبي و ل الباءة من ربوبة فرعون. و خلقه، و تفضل علي بن أب طالب و الار من الفوشى به الواشون ل فرعون، و قالوا ن حزقل يدعو ل مالفتك، و يي أعداءك على مضادتك. فقال هلم فرعون

فره لنمت ، و ن ه ابن عمي و خلفت على ملكي و ول عهدي، ن فل ما قلتم، فقد استحق أشد الذاب على م الدخول ف مساءته فجاء حبزقل و جاء بم، فكاشفوه، و ابي، فقد استحققتم أشد الذاب ليثار نتم عله ذبا ق قال ل. قال قالوا أ جتحد ربوبة فرعون امللك و تكفر ماءه فقال حزقل أيها امللك هل جرب علي

ن خالقكم قالوا فرعون هذا. قال هلم و من رازقكم، الكافل فسلهم من ربم قالوا فرعون ]هذا[. قال هلم و م 183




[ من حضرك أن ربم ملايشكم، و الدافع عنكم مكارهكم قالوا فرعون هذا. قال حزقل أيها امللك فأشهدك، و ]لهو رب و خالقهم هو خالقي، و رازقهم هو رازقي، و مصلح مايشهم هو مصلح مايشي، ل رب ل و ل خالق و

ل رب و خالق و رازق سوى ربم و خالقهم و ل رازق غي ربم و خالقهم و رازقهم. و أشهدك و من حضرك أن افر بإهلته. يقول حزقل هذا، و هو ين أن ربم هو اهلل رب رازقهم فأا بري و هو ل يقل « ء منه و من ربوبته، و

لى فرعون و من حضره و توهوا أه يقول فرعون رب و خالقي ن الذي قالوا هو أه ربم هو رب و خفي هذا املن عو رازقي. فقال هلم يا رجال السوء و يا طلب الفساد ف ملكي، و مريدي الفتنة بن و بي ابن عمي، و هو عضدي، أتم املستحقون لذاب لرادتكم فساد أمري و هلك ابن عمي، و الف ف عضدي. ث أمر بالوتاد، فجل

ل واحد منهم وتد، و ف صدره وتد، و أمر أصحاب أمشاط الديد، فشقوا با لومهم من أبداهنم. فذلك ف ساق [ و حاق بهآله فهرإعوإن ]حل ملا وشوا به ل فرعون لهلكوه ما قال اهلل تال ف وقاه الله ين حزقل سئاته ما مكروا ]به

ذابه و بم هم الذين وشوا حبزقل له ملا أوتد فهم الوتاد و مش عن أبداهنم لومها بالمشاط [ سوء الإ

Once an opponent of Shias, asked from a companion of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws, in the presence of Imamasws: ‘What do you say about the ‘Ashab-e-Ashra’ (the ten companions)184? (The Momin) replied: I remember them with ‘Khayr-e-Jameel’ (beautiful reward) for which I expect Allahazwj to pardon my sins and raise my spiritual status.185 Upon listening to his replied, the person who had asked the question said: ‘I am thankful to Allahazwj who has liberated me from holding grudges against you, as I used to count you among those companions whom I considered ‘Rafazi’ (deniers). The Momin replied (while further emphasising his earlier statement): May Allahazwj‘s curse be upon that who holds animosity against ‘one’ of them. The opponent then said: ‘Maybe you could elaborate on this; what do you say about the one who would harbour grudges against the ‘Ashab-e-Ashara’? The Momin replied: May Allahazwj, His angels and all people’s curse be upon him who holds animosity against the ‘Ashab-e-Ashra’. The opponent got excited upon listening to him and got up and rushed to the Momin and after kissing his forehead said: Please forgive me! I have wrongly blamed you ‘Rafazi’, I was wrong, I admit my mistake so please excuse me. The Momin replied: ‘Yes, I have forgiven you, you are my brethren’. After some time, the opponent left the gathering and after his departure, Imamasws praised that Momin as: ‘May Allahazwj give you the best reward, you gave an excellent reply, which has also astonished the angels in the heavens. Allahazwj has inflicted our opponents with the troubles and pains but has inscribed the benefits of our followers (from opponents) through the Taqqiya’.

Some of the companions, however, raised their concern by saying, ‘We find this Momin’s statement in harmony with that Nasabi186. Imamasws replied: If you were unable to comprehend his replies, then I will explain those to you but remember, Allahazwj is very pleased with him. (Be aware)! Our friend is

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Some Muslims take 10 companions under the tree as the righteous ones, "Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave their pledge to you (O Muhammad) under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts and He sent down calmness and tranquillity upon them..." [48:18] 185

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An enemy of Ahl Al-Baytasws



that who adores our friends and opposes our foes. And when Allahazwj Tests him under those circumstances when our adversaries corner him, Allahazwj Helps him in giving appropriate replies to his opponents so that the integrity of the religion is ensured and his respect is safeguarded. Allahazwj has Given him an enormous reward for observing Taqqiya.

Now, listen, your fellow Momin had said earlier, whoever would hold animosity against the ‘One’ of them would be cursed by Allahazwj , implying whoever tries to find faults on ‘One’ of them by that he meant Amir-ul-Momineen Ali bin Abi Talibasws 187, and the second time he said, whoever would denounce or abuse these ‘ten’ then Allahazwj may curse him. This is again true, since whoever would reject all ten then it means he indeed rejects Amir-ul-Momaneenasws , since they have included Amir-ul-Momaneenasws among the ‘ten’. And when Imam Aliasws was neither denounced nor rejected that means all of them are not but some of them could be classified as culprits (the adversaries of Amir-ul-Momaneenasws).

Also, Kharqeel, who was from the Momin from the children of Pharaohs, adopted the same stance (Taqqiya), when being accused of rejecting the Pharaoh. He used to invite people to the One God, Mosesas as Hisazwj Prophet and Mohammedsaww, the last Prophetsaww who would be the chiefs of all Prophetsas and Ali ibn Ibe Talibasws and all the infalliblesasws among hisasws descendentsasws who would have elevated status among the vicegerents of all the Prophetsas. Whereas rejecting the claims of Pharaoh to be at the level of ‘Rubuwiat’ (being the sustainer). The backbiters took the matter to Pharaoh and told him that Kharqeel asks them to turn against him and supports his enemies. Pharaoh told them, ‘it is very unlikely, since Kharqeel is my first cousin and is my helper in government and is my successor in my kingdom, but if he had done as you have described then he has become unfaithful against my numerous favours. However, if you have lied about him then I will give you severe punishment because of your ill intentions about my cousin’.

Finally, Pharaoh asked them to appear with Kharqeel and prove that he is a traitor. They started to accuse Kharqeel and making allegations that Kharqeel denies the ‘Rabuwiat’ of Pharaoh and has become disloyal to him. Kharqeel then turned to Pharaoh and asked him: O king! Have you ever found me lying about anything?’ Pharaoh replied, ‘No, I have always found you to be honest’.

Kharqeel then asked him to ask his accusers: Who is their lord? They all replied: Pharaoh! He (Kharqeel) then asked: ‘Who is your creator’? They replied: ‘Pharaoh’! Asked again: ‘Who is your sustainer and protector of your livelihood and eliminator of your troubles’? They replied: ‘Yes, it’s the Pharaoh’. Then Kharqeel said: ‘O king, I make you and all those who are present, as my witness, and say: ‘My ‘Rab’ is the same as their Rab, their creator is also my Creator, Who Gives them sustenance, is also my Sustainer. Who Helps them in correcting their affairs is also my Helper. I have no other ‘Rab’, Sustainer, Creator other than who is their ‘Rab’ (Creator) them and

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As among others, they also include Mola Aliasws

in the list of those ten companions who (as per their belief) have been given guarantee to enter Paradise.



Provider of sustenance. And I say it in front of you and all those present, be my witness, I declare that I reject and admonish all other than their ‘Rab’ and Sustainer.

Kharqeel, therefore indirectly implied that their (actual) Lord is that Who is also my Lord rather than saying the lord whom they have nominated is my lord but said their Lord is my Lord. So, the implicit meanings of Kharqeel’s statements remained undisclosed to Pharaoh as well as to the audience and they thought that Kharqeel has admitted Pharaoh is his lord, creator and sustainer. Therefore, Pharaoh turned against the backbiters and told them that they were the devious ones and they tried to incite troubles in his kingdom by creating animosity between him and his staunch supporter and right hand cousin. Therefore, I will punish you for the crime in that you tried to get my cousin killed and tried to stimulate disorder in my kingdom. Later on, metallic nails were hammered into the calf and chests of each backbiter, then black smiths were called in to give them death penalty by disintegrating their bodies who removed their flesh from their bones and cut them into small pieces. This incident has been reported in Quran by Allahazwj as:

(:4540)‏ف وقاه الله سيئات ما مكروا وحاق بآل فرعون سوء العذاب

So Allah protected him from the evil (consequences) of what they planned, and the most evil punishment overtook Pharaoh's people:

و قال رجل ملوسى بن جفر من خواص الشة و هو يرتد بد ما خل به يا ابن رسول اهلل ص ما أخوفن أن اك قال لن حضرت مه يكون فلن بن فلن ينافقك ف ظهاره اعتقاد وصتك و مامتك فقال موسى و

بار أهل بغداد فقال له صاحب اجمللس أ تزعم أن موسى بن جفر مام دون هذا الوم ف ملس ف لن رجل من اللفة القاعد على سريره فقال له صاحبك هذا ما أقول هذا، بل أزعم أن موسى بن جفر غي مام و ن ل أن

ة و الناس أجي. فقال له صاحب اجمللس أعتقد أه غي مام، فلي و على من ل يتقد لك لنه اهلل، و امللئكما ظنن، و لكن صاحبك أفقه منك، جزاك اهلل خيا، و لن ]اهلل [ من وشى بك. قال له موسى بن جفر لس

نا قال ن موسى غي مام، أي ن الذي هو غي مام فموسى غيه، فهو ا مام فإنا أثب بقوله هذا مامت، و فى يا عبد اهلل مت يزول عنك هذا الذي ظننته بأخك هذا من النفاق تب ل اهلل. ففهم الرجل ما قاله، و ي.مامة غي

له من تبدي، و من صلت اغتم و قال يا ابن رسول اهلل ما ل مال فأرضه به، و لكن قد وهب له شطر عملي لن خرج من النارعلكم أهل الب، و من لنت لعدائكم. قال موسى بن جفر ا

Once a distinct Shia secretly told Imam Musa-e-Kazimasws, whilst his whole body was shaking: O son of Prophetasws, I have been extremely shocked by noticing the hypocrisy of that, the son of that. Imamasws asked him to narrate the incident. He said: Today, I was present with him in a gathering organised by a notable from Baghdad. The host asked him: ‘Do you accept Musa bin Jafarasws as your Imam while rejecting the one who holds the chair of Kufa? Your follower replied: I am not of the opinion but perceive that Musa bin Jafar is ‘Ghayr-e-Imam’ (not an imam) and if I am not convinced of him not being the Imam then may Allahazwj’s, all angels and all people’s curse be upon me as well as on all those who believe it like me. After listing to this, the host



said: May Allahazwj bless you and pleased with you and curse your backbiters. Upon listening to the incident, Imamasws said: His affair is not like what you have gathered, rather your companion is wiser than you. When he had said, Musa bin Jafar is ‘Ghayr-e-Imam’ , he in fact implied that anyone which has claimed to be an Imam while he is not an Imam, Imam Musa bin Jafarasws is ‘Ghayr’ (stranger) to him, which means that heasws is the real Imam. Thus through these statements, he has endorsed myasws Imamat and rejected this position for my adversary. But, now (I want to know) how your ill feelings against him to be removed? You better repent for this to Allahazwj. The Shia realised his mistake and deeply felt sorry and showed signs of embracement on his conduct and said: O son of Prophetasws, I am very poor and has got no wealth to offer to my friend in order to win him back but I am prepared to give him, as a gift, a portion of my worship, which includes sending Salawat on youasws and yourasws Ahl Al-Baytasws and sending curse on yourasws enemies. Imamasws replied, now you have been liberated from the hell fire.188

He who Hides Wilayat of Amir-ul-Momaneenasws without Taqqiya

تابه، ث قال أولئهك ]أي أولئك و سائرها ما خصه اهلل تال به من فضائله. فهذا من اهلدي الذي بنه [ اهلل للناس ف الكاتون هلذه الصفات من ممد ص و من علي املخفون هلا عن طالبها الذين يلزمهم بداؤها هلم عند زوال التقة

عه ن هم الل عهنون. فه وجوه منها ي لإ ن هم الل ن هم الله يلن الكاتي و ي لإ ان أو مبطل ل و ي لإ نون أه لس أحد مقا هو يقول لن اهلل الظاملي الكاتي للحق، ن الظال الكام للحق لك يقول أيضا لن اهلل الظاملي الكاتي، فهم على

ل اللعني، و ف لن أفسهم. و منها أن الثني ا ضجر بضهما على بض و تلعنا ار تف هذا املن ف لن ان اللعن أهل للن و اللنتان، فاستأتا ربما ف الوقو ملن بثتا عله. فقال اهلل عز و جل للملئكة اظروا، فإن ان املشار له أهل، و لس اللعن أهل فوجهوها له. و ن لس املقصود به أهل فأزلوها جا باللعن. و ن

لن هذا ل لك، و وجهوا لن لك ل هذا. و ن ل يكن واحد منهما هلا أهل اا جا هلا أهل، فوجهوار علي لياهنما، و ن الضجر أحوجهما ل لك، فوجهوا اللنتي ل الهود الكاتي ممد و صفته ص و

و حلته، و ل النواصب الكاتي لفضل علي، و الدافي لفضله

There are numerous attributes which Allahazwj Has specifically reserved for Amir-ul-Momaneenasws, and are the sources of guidance which Allahazwj has

Described in Hisazwj Book. And then said: ‘ أولئهك’ refers to those people who

hide the attributions of Mohammedsaww and Aliasws and obscure them from those who are their devotees. It becomes compulsory onto them to reveal (these attributes) where ‘Taqqiya’ does not apply (where there is no

compulsion). For these people ‘ ن هم الله ,Allahazwj Sends ‘Laanat’ (curses) ’ي لإ

meaning those who had hidden the attributes (Amir-ul-Momaneenasws) get

Allahazwj ‘s curses, ‘ عهنون ن هم الل and are including those who join in sending ’ي لإ

curses. It (curse) has many forms. The first of which is that one when all those who send curses are together in ‘cursing’, meaning everyone

188

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regardless of if he is on the Just path or not would say may Allahazwj ‘s curse be upon those cruel people who have hidden away His Clear Proofs and Verses, under these circumstances they are targeted by every one’s curse and even including their own ones. The second type of ‘Laanat’ is that when two people fall out with each other and start sending the curse, in that case ‘Laanat’ from both of them ascend to the skies and asks for the permission of Allahazwj to inflict the targeted one. Allahazwj at that point Asks His angels to see if the sender of the ‘Lanat’ himself is worthy of being cursed, if he first one is and the second one is not then divert both ‘Laanat’ on the former. But if the former is not worthy of receiving it and the latter one is then divert ‘Lanat’ of the both towards the latter person. However, if both of them are worthy of receiving the ‘lanat’ then inflict both of them with each other’s ‘Lanat’.

If both of them are not worthy of ‘lanat’ as a Momin and are cursing each other due to being angry and have ill feelings against each other, in this case ascend their ‘Lanat’ on those Jews who hide and object the praise, ‘dhikr’189 and attributes of Mohammedsaww and Aliasws as well as on those ‘Nasabis’190 who hide the Divine status of Aliasws and deny hisasws attributes.191

Observe Taqqiya for Yourself as well as for the Sake of Your Brethren:

م قال المام و ههلكمإ الذي أرم ممدا ن الرحه د ل هله هل هو الرحإ ص و علا قوله عز و جل و ههلكمإ هله واحهد ل شريك له بالفضلة و أرم آهلما الطبي باللفة، و أرم شتهم بالروح و الريان و الكرامة و الرضوان هله واحه

ن يرزق و ل ظي و ل عديل. ل هله هل هو الالق، البارئ، املصور، الرازق، الباس، املغن، املفقر، املز، املذل. الرحإم افرهم، و صالهم و طالهم، ل يقطع عنهم مواد فضله و رزقه، و ن اقطوا هم عن طاعته. الرحه مؤمنهم و

مد ص وسع هلم ف التقة جياهرون بإظهار موالة أولاء اهلل و ماداة أعدائه ا قدروا، بباده املؤمني من شة آل مم بالصب على ما ينالكم من أعدائكم و يستوهنا ا عجزوا قال رسول اهلل ص و لو شاء لرم علكم التقة، و أمر

م الق. أل فأعظم فرائض اهلل تال علكم بد فرض موالتن ا و ماداة أعدائنا استمال التقة على عند ظهارل ب بد لك و ل أفسكم و خواكم ]و مارفكم، و قضاء حقوق خواكم [ ف اهلل. أل و ن اهلل يغفر

يستقصي. فأما هذان فقل من ينجو منهما ل بد مس عذاب شديد، ل أن يكون هلم مظال على النواصب و لى أولئك الكفار و النواصب قصاصا مبا لكم علهم من القوق، و ما هلم لكم من الكفار، فكون عذاب هذين ع

الظلم، فاتقوا اهلل و ل تترضوا ملق اهلل بتك التقة، و التقصي ف حقوق خواكم املؤمني

And your Lord is the only Lord and there is no lord except the One Who is

most Beneficent and Merciful. Imam Hasaan Askariasws says, ‘ و ههلكمإ’ means

that is your Lord who has blessed Mohammedsaww and Aliasws with elevated status has designated their pure and Pious progeny with the ‘caliphate’ and their follower shias with the fragrance and politeness and have awarded them

189

Mentioning and repeating of elevated status 190

Who hold grudges against Amir-ul-Momaneenasws

and Ahl Al-Baytasws

191

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charismatic character. ‘ د that there is no one worthy of worship (means) ’هله واحه

except Himazwj, Who is the Creator, the Crafter, the Painter, the Provider of sustenance, the Provider of relief, , the Provider of Status, The Enhancer, the

‘Moiza and Muzeel’192 and ‘ ن the most Merciful, such Merciful that He ’الرحإ

gives sustenance to all, to the Kafr, to the Momin, to the righteous and the wrong doers alike and does not stop Hisazwj Favours and sustenance to them even if they cease obeying Himazwj and following Hisazwj Commands.

م ‘ Allahazwj is extremely kind to Hisazwj Momin servants who are the Shias ’الرحه

of Alay Mohammedasws to the extent that He Has Made provision for them to observe ‘Taqqiya’, under compulsion so that they can hide their faith. And Rasool Allah said: Allahazwj could have Made Taqqiya unlawful for you; in that case, you had to tolerate the cruelties of the Kufr with patience and calmness. but O our followers and Shias! Since, Allahazwj has Made it compulsory on you to love usasws and hold animosity against ourasws enemies then the most obligatory act upon you is to practice Taqqiya not only for your own sake but also for your fellow brethren.

Be aware! After these obligations, Allahazwj will Forgive all the sins and will reduce punishment of the sins (if required), except for the following two ‘Amr’ (Commands), from which no one will be spared until after being subjected to severe punishment. However, unless cruelties were committed against the non-believers and enemies of Ahl Al-Baytasws, in that case the punishment of the Momaneen’s sin will be credited against the usurping of your rights by the non-believers and the enemies of Ahl Al-Baytasws, it will happen only when you have not committed any aggression against them (the non-believers and the enemies of the Ahl Al-Baytasws). So, you better fear Allahazwj and never ever abandon Taqqiya and don’t invite Allahazwj’s wrath by usurping the rights of your fellow Momaneen.193

The Ibada, the Wilayat and the Sins:

من على بابه هنر جار ان ل صلتي، و فر اهلل عنه من الذوب ما بي قال رسول اهلل ص من صلى المس ل يوم خس مرات ]و[ ل يبقي عله من الدرن شئا ل املوبقات الت هي جحد النبوة و المامة أو ظلم يغتسل فه

ه املؤمني خواه املؤمني أو ترك التقة حت يضر بنفسه و بإخوا

Rasool Allahasws said: When one offers five Salats in a day, Allahazwj erases those of his sins, which he had committed between the two prayers. His example is similar to that person who bathes himself five times a day in a canal, which flows on his doorsteps, and rinse him in a way that no dirt remains on his body. However, except for those sins which would’ kill their

committers ‘ل املوبقات’ , (can never be forgiven against acts of worship) i.e.,

denying ‘Rasalat and Imamat’194, to hurt a fellow Momin brethren or to

192

Names of Allahazwj

193

574العسكري‏ص‏:‏‏تفسيرالمام , H.336 194

Prophethood and Imamat.



abandon Taqqiya under those conditions when its termination causes harm to himself or his Momin brethren. 195

ا قال علي بن السي قال رسول اهلل ص ما من عبد و ل أمة زال عن وليتنا، و خال طريقتنا، و سى غيار أهلنا الذي اختاره اهلل للقام بدينه و داه، و لقبه بألقابنا و هو لذلك يلقبه متقدا، ل يمله بأسائنا و أساء خ

ان قد اتذه من دون اهلل ولا، و على لك تقة خوف، و ل تدبي مصلحة دين، ل بثه اهلل يوم القامة و من ه. فقال ]له اوا يغوو ن تطلب فمنهم [ يا عبد حشر له الشاطي الذين ن تبد و ياهم ي أ ربا مي، هؤلء

ن تمل، لك مهم عقاب جرائك. ث يأمر اهلل تال أن يشر الشة املوالون حملمد و علي و فاطلب ثواب ما ان يظهر ما يتقده. فقول اهلل تا ان ف تقة ل يظهر ما يتقده، و من ل يكن عله تقة، و ل اظروا آهلما من

حسنات شة ممد و علي فضاعفوها. قال فضاعفون حسناهتم أضافا مضاعفة. ث يقول اهلل تال اظروا وب شة ممد و علي. فنظرون فمنهم من قل وبه فكا مغمورة ف طاعاته، فهؤلء السداء مع الولاء و

ثرت وبه و عظم، فقول اهلل اوا ل تقة علهم من أولاء ممد و الصفاء. و منهم من تال قدموا الذين علي، فقدمون. فقول اهلل تال اظروا حسنات عبادي هؤلء النصاب الذين اتذوا الداد من دون ممد و علي و

ان من اغتابم هلم بوقتهم فهم، و قصدهم ل أاه م ففلون من دون خلفائهم، فاجلوها هلؤلء املؤمني، ملالك، فتصي حسنات النواصب لشتنا الذين ل يكن علهم تقة. ث يقول اظروا ل سئات شة ممد و علي، فإن بق هلم على هؤلء النصاب بوقتهم فهم زيادات، فاحلوا على أولئك النصاب بقدرها من الذوب الت هلؤلء

ائتوا بالشة املتقي لوف العداء، فافلوا ف حسناهتم و سئاهتم، و الشة. ففل لك. ث يقول اهلل عز و جل اوا منا ف مشاهدا حاضرين، و حسنات هؤلء النصاب و سئاهتم ما فلتم بالولي. فقول النواصب يا ربنا هؤلء

اوا مل ل و اهلل يا أيها النصاب ما اوا بقلوبم لكم بأقاويلنا قائلي، و ملذاهبنا متقدين فقال ذاهبكم متقدين، بل اوا بأقوالكم قائلي، و بأعمالكم عاملي للتقة منكم ماشر الكافرين، قد اعتددا هلم ل اهلل مالفي، و ن

ا عاملي قال رسول اهلل ص فند ل اوا بأمر ك بأقاويلهم و أفاعلهم اعتدادا بأقاويل املطي و أفاعل احملسني، تظم حسرات النصاب ا رأوا حسناهتم ف موازين شتنا أهل الب، و رأوا سئات شتنا على ظهور ماشر

النصاب، و لك قوله عز و جل ذلهك يرهيههم الله أعإماهلمإ حسرات علإههم إ

رإضه حل لوا مها فه الإ ا قوله عز و جل يا أي ها الناس وا خطواته الشإطانه هه لكمإ عدو مبهي هن ل طبا و ل ت تبهإلمون شاءه و أنإ ت قولوا على اللهه ما ل ت يأإمرمإ بهالسوءه و الإفحإ

Imam Aliasws bin Hussainasws said: ‘A man or woman who would abandon our Wilayat, and observe contrary to our practices, and give ourasws names and the names of the righteous among Ahl Al-Baytasws and give our titles to our adversaries and his/her behaviour is exclusively based on his belief rather than under Taqqiya, or for any religious precaution and strategy then Allahazwj will, in the Hereafter, resurrect him/her with that one who he used to take his wali, who was other than Allahazwj, along with those ‘Shayateen’196 (who he had worshiped) and Allahazwj will ask: O My servant! Is there any god except Meazwj? But you used to worship so and so and direct all your needs to them,

195

(U205) ‏232العسكري‏ص‏:‏‏رالمام , H. 111, [‏]حديث‏أن‏الصلوات‏الخمس‏كفارة‏للذنوب 196

Plural of Satin.



you better ask them to give you the reward for your services! Today, I will punish both you and them together.

Subsequent to this, Allahazwj will ask for those who used to submit to the Wilayat of Mohammedsaww and Aliasws (Wali as appointed by Himazwj), either openly or discreetly as part of their Taqqiya. Then the angels will be asked to count their good deeds and increase those after multiplying by a factor, so their rewards will be enhanced several times, then the angels will be asked to scrutinise their sins, thus only few of them will have some minor sins, obscured under the pile of their good deeds. These are the people who will be blessed to join the righteous and pious Onesasws.

However, there will remain still some people who would have enormous weight of sins over their shoulders, at this point Allahazwj will Ask to bring forward those devotees of Mohammedasws and Aliasws who did not face the conditions of Taqqiya, then Allahazwj will Ask angels to bring forward the ‘Nasabis’197 (enemies of Ahl Al-Baytasws) who had stopped following Mohammedsaww and Aliasws and theirasws nominated descendantsasws and adhered to their enemies for guidance. Angels will be asked to collect their good deeds and credit those to the Momaneen198. This is due to the reason that when these Momaneen would be caught by them these ‘Malayeen (cursed ones) used to plan troubles for them and whenever they got an opportunity, these ‘Malayeen’ used to torture and kill them (Shias). The angels will act accordingly and the good deeds of the ‘Nasabis’ will be credited to ourasws those Shias on whom Taqqiya was not compulsory199. Allahazwj will ask angles to review the accounts of the Shias and if they still have any sins, then look for those ill talks of the Nasabis which they used to direct towards these shias, then transfer the sins of Shias to the Nasabis a as punishment to the latter.

Allahazwj will asked to bring forward those Shias who used to observe Taqqiya in fear of their enemies (Nasabis) and act similar to what you have done for the earlier shias, for adding good deeds of their enemies and replacing their sins with the Nasabis, At this point, the Nasabis would plead O our Lord! These people used to attend our meetings, agree with our preaching and used to conform to our beliefs. No! A reply will come, certainly not! They never agreed with your beliefs and for the pleasure of Allahasws they would deny you from their heart but stand with you and share your discussions and act as per your traditions purely under Taqqiya. O the group of non-believers200 Weazwj have, for their verbal and performed acts rewarded them equal to the good deeds of Ourazwj pious and righteous people because they had acted as per Myazwj Instructions (observe Taqqiya).

197

Also those who hold grudges against the friends of Ahl Al-Baytasws

, see definition of Nasabi: http://hubeali.com/WHO WOULD-BE-SUCCESSFUL-IN-THE-HEREAFTER.php 198

Followers of Ahl Al-Baytasws

199

There is a tradition of Imamasws

, see,ref. 49, Taqqiya was not obligatory on H. Mesum-e-Tammar. 200

Allahazwj

would Call Nasabis as non-believers.



In sum, when the Nasabis will see their good deeds had gone to the Shias of Ahl Al-Baytasws and the sins of Shias had been put on their backs they will feel extremely depressed and remorse. Hence Allahazwj Says: … Thus will Allah

show them their deeds to be intense regret to them,..201. And Says:

O men! eat the lawful and good things out of what is in the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of the Shaitan; surely he is your open enemy. He only enjoins you evil and indecency, and that you may speak against Allah what you do not know.202

ظر الباقر ل بض شته و قد دخل خل بض املخالفي ل الصلة و أحس الشي بأن الباقر قد عرف لك منه، فقصده و قال أعتذر لك يا ابن رسول اهلل من صلت خل فلن، فإن أتقه، و لو ل لك لصل

ن تتاج أن تتذر لو تر ، يا عبد اهلل املؤمن ما زال ملئكة السماوات وحدي. قال له الباقر يا أخي نا السبع و الرضي السبع تصلي علك، و تلن مامك اك و ن اهلل تال أمر أن تسب لك صلتك خلفه للتقة ما يق املتقي منه، فل ترض ها بسبمائة صلة لو صلتها وحدك فلك بالتقة، و اعلم أن اهلل تال يق تار

منزلة أعدائهلنفسك أن تكون منزلتك عند اهلل

Once Imam Mohammed Baqirasws observed one of hisasws shias reciting Salat behind a ‘Munafiq’ (hypocrite), the Shia also saw that the Imamasws had taken notice of him. He later visited Imamasws and tried to give his justification by saying: ‘O son of Prophetasws! I was compelled to offer congressional prayers, behind so and so Munafiq under Taqqiya, otherwise I always offer my Salat individually. Imamasws replied: O ‘Mard-e-Momin’203! There is no need to give explanations, (I know it), Surely you had to give justifications if you had evaded it (Taqqiya). O blessed devotee of Allahazwj!, you are being praised by the angels of seven skies and seven universes through sending ‘Darood’204 on you and are cursing the leader of that congressional prayers. Allahazwj has given the reward of that prayer which you have offered under Taqqiya 700 times more than the one you usually offer alone. You have the obligation to observe Taqqiya and be aware! Allahazwj has strongly condemned all those who don’t observe Taqqiya in a similar way, as Heazwj is also enemy of those who do not believe in it. Thus, you will not like to be standing in the court of Allahazwj, by abandoning Taqqiya, where Allahazwj’s enemies would be lined up.205

ان الق ف شق و هم ف شق غيه يالفه. هد مالفة بدة عن الق، قاق ب هاة لفهي شه ه شر. و بضهم ه تم فضائلنا، و جحد حقوقنا و سى بأسائنا، و لقب بألقابنا و أعان ظاملنا قال علي بن السي هذه أحوال من 201

(2:167) And those who followed shall say: Had there been for us a return, then we would renounce them as they have renounced us. Thus will Allah show them their deeds to be intense regret to them, and they shall not come forth from the fire.

‏منهم‏ أ ‏فنتبر ة ‏كر ‏لنا ‏أن ‏لو بعوا ‏ات ‏الذين ار‏‏وقال ‏الن ‏من ‏بخارجين ‏هم ‏وما ‏عليهم ‏حسرات ‏أعمالهم ‏للا ‏يريهم ‏كذلك ا ‏من ءوا ‏تبر كماه‏لك‏:1672) يطان‏إن بعوا‏خطوات‏الش با‏ول‏تت ا‏في‏األرض‏حالل‏طي اس‏كلوا‏مم ها‏الن ‏مبين‏)(‏يا‏أي وء‏:1682م‏عدو ما‏يأمركم‏بالس (‏إن

‏ما‏ل‏تعلمون‏) (:1692والفحشاء‏وأن‏تقولوا‏على‏للا202

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Brave and pious followers of Ahl Al-Baytasws

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[ ل تزعجه، و املخافة على فسه و ماله و حاله ل تبثه قة ]علكمعلى غصب حقوقنا، و مال علنا أعداءا، و التفاتقوا اهلل ماشر شتنا، ل تستملوا اهلوينا و ل تقة علكم، و ل تستملوا املهاجرة و التقة تنكم، و سأحدثكم

على حة فلدغته، و وقع ف لك مبا يردعكم و يظكم دخل على أمي املؤمني رجلن من أصحابه، فوطئ أحدهاعلى الخر ف طريقه من حائ عقرب فلسته و سقطا جا فكأهنما ملا بما يتضرعان و يبكان، فقل لمي املؤمني . فقال دعوها فإه ل ين حنهما، و ل تتم منتهما فحمل ل منزلهما، فبقا عللي المي ف عذاب شديد

ؤمني بث لهما فحمل له، و الناس يقولون سموتان على أيدي الاملي هلما. فقال هلما شهرين. ث ن أمي املما ل هذا، و حالكما قال نن بأل عظم، و ف عذاب شديد. قال هلما استغفرا اهلل من ]ل [ ب أدا

لك يا أمي ا ما. قال و ما، و يظم وزر ا باهلل ما يب أجر [ ما أصب واحد منكما ملؤمني فقال ]عليتور يوم غمز على سلمان الفارسي رحه اهلل فلن و طن عله ل بذبه أما أ يا فلن و أقبل على أحدها فتذملوالته لنا، فلم ينك من الرد و الستخفاف به خوف على فسك و ل على أهلك و ل على ولدك و مالك، أثر

ته، فلذلك أصابك. فإن أردت أن يزيل اهلل ما بك، فاعتقد أن ل ترى مزرئا على ول لنا تقدر على من أك استحصرته بظهر الغب ل صرته، ل أن تاف على فسك أو أهلك أو ولدك أو مالك. و قال لآلخر فأ، أ فتدري

ر حث أقبل قنب خادمي و أ حبضرة فلن الات، فقم جلل له ملا أصابك ما أصابك قال ل. قال أ ما تذلجللك ل فقال لك و تقوم هلذا حبضرت فقل له و ما بال ل أقوم و ملئكة اهلل تضع له أجنحتها ف طريقه، فلها يشي. فلما قل هذا له، قام ل قنب و ضربه و شتمه، و آاه، و هتدده و هتددن، و ألزمن الغضاء على

قط علك هذه الة. فإن أردت أن يافك اهلل تال من هذا، فاعتقد أن ل تفل بنا، و ل بأحد قذى، فلهذا سان مع تفضله ل ل يكن يقوم ل عن من موالنا حبضرة أعدائنا ما ياف علنا و علهم منه. أما ن رسول اهلل ص

ما ]ان من مائة أل جزء من جيابه ل له علم أن [ يفله ببض من ل يشر مشار جزء ملسه ا حضرته ان يقوم لقوم ل ياف على فسه و ل لك يمل بض أعداء اهلل على ما يغمه، و يغمن، و يغم املؤمني، و قد

ت لفوا فه الإكهتابه علهم مثل ما خاف علي لو فل لك 206.ب وهن الذهين اخإ

..but those who seek causes of dispute in the Book.. have not brought ‘Eman’ (belief), some have said, it contains magic, some had called it a collection of poetry, whereas some have said it is a compilation of stories, ‘لفي‏شقاق‏بعيد‏’ those who find inconsistencies in the books are the staunch enemies of the ‘Haq’ (The Just), they have placed themselves in the opposite rows to the Just.

Imam Ali bin Hussainasws says: ‘This is the description of that fellow who takes steps to hide our attributes and denies our Rights, and calls himself with our specific names and honours himself with our titles and supports our aggressors and our usurpers and incites other against usasws while he is not compelled, under the conditions of Taqqiya-for the sake of his life and belongings. O ourasws Shias! Fear Allahazwj for not acting according to our teachings when Taqqiya is not an obligation, and keeping away from us when there is no compulsion onto you (meaning keep away from usasws when Taqqiya necessitates it but under other conditions stand by usasws and support usasws). I will narrate an incident to you which would help you to refrain from the forbidden and educate yourself from its essence.

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‏الذين‏اختلفوا‏في‏الكتاب‏لفي‏شقاق‏بعيد‏) ‏وإن ل‏الكتاب‏بالحق ‏نز ‏للا (176ذلك‏بأن , (2:176)



Once, two persons who were among the companions of Amir-ul-Momaneenasws were brought to himasws. One had stepped on a snake which had bitten him, whereas on the second person a scorpion had fallen from a wall and had stung him. Both of them were in terrible pain and looked as they have been murdered and dumped on the ground. People told their condition to Amir-ul-Momaneenasws but Imam Aliasws told them to take them away as their hardship had yet not been completed, so people took them back to their homes where they suffered for two months and endured severe pain but remained patient on their sufferings. After this, Amir-ul-Momaneenasws invited them back and people brought them to Amir-ul-Momaneenasws on statures. They were under such fragile conditions that everyone, was of the opinion that they may not even make it to Amir-ul-Momaneenasws‘s residence and would pass away in the hands of their handlers. On their arrival, Amir-ul-Momaneenasws asked them about their condition and they replied they were in terrible pain and have been under atrocious conditions. Imam Aliasws asked them to repent to Allahazwj, as they have been punished for their sins. And ask refuge from Allahazwj for trying to do those ‘good’ (in their opinion) which would invalidate their rewards and turn into wrath and punishments. They asked, out of surprise; ‘We are unable to follow you, O Amir-ul-Momaneenasws!’ Imamasws said: Both of you had experienced an accident due to some of your committed sins. Amir-ul-Momaneenasws, then turned to the first one and said: ‘Do you remember one day, a person used abusive language against Salman-e-Farasi, solely due to his adherence to usasws, but you remained silent although you had no fear from that ‘Mal’oon’207 of harming your life, your belongings and your dependents but you still did not challenge him and shied away from making a point. This is the reason you have been inflicted by this trauma. However, I would pray May Allahazwj relieve you from this pain, but I would like you to pledge an oath in your heart that you will never ever tolerate a devotee of Ahl Al-Baytasws being insulted and if you had the ability to support him in his absence, you would surely help him; provided you are not concerned about the safety of yourself, your dependents and your properties.

Imamasws turned to the second one and asked him: Do you know why have you been struck by the tragedy? He replied: ‘No, I do not recollect’. Imam Aliasws said: Don’t you remember, once you were present in premises of a ‘Nasabi’ and myasws slave Quambar visited him but you stood up in his respect on my behalf. Upon noticing this, that ‘Nasabi’ got very annoyed and said, you give him respect right in front of me. At that time, you gave the answer to him, ‘Why shouldn’t I stand in respect of that who is honoured by the angels who spread their wings under his feet wherever he goes and he walks on their wings?’ After listening to your reply, that ‘Nasabi’ got furious and started beating up Quamber and caused him severe injuries.

He also bad-mouthed for both Quamber and myself with extremely threatening and inappropriate statements, which also made me perplexed and heart broken because of that Nasabi’s rage. This is the reason why that scorpion fell on you and bit you. If you want Allahazwj to forgive you then take

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an oath that you will never greet us or any one of ourasws friends, in front of ourasws enemies, where there is threat of harm from them.

Now, listen, although Prophet Mohammedsaww, gave measws the most celebrated status, far more higher than anyone else, whenever I visit himsaww , hesaww would never stand up in my respect but would do so for the respect of some of those who did not even had a trillionth of my qualitiesasws as compared with any of myasws single honour, which Prophet used to prove for me. This attitude was due to the fact that Prophetasws knew it quite well that by doing so (standing in respect for me) would antagonise some of the enemies of the Allahazwj, which would be painful and distressing for the Prophetsaww, myselfasws and myasws devotees. However, when there was no chance of the hypocrites getting annoyed, unlike in my case, Rasool Allahsaww would stand up for their respect.208

اة بده و عقله، و هو أن جيهر بفضل علي ه فز اة الواجبة عله لخواه املؤمني، فإن ل يكن له مال يز . و آتى الزا عم، و احملن ا زل، و العداء ا غلبوا، و ياشر و الطبي من آله ا قدر، و يستمل التقة عند البليا

عباد اهلل مبا ل يثلم دينه، و ل يقدح ف عرضه، و مبا يسلم مه دينه و داه، فهو باستمال التقة يوفر فسه على اهلل له قاما، و [ صاته، و يفظ على فسه أمواله الت قد جلها طاعة موله، و يصون عرضه الذي فرض اهلل ]عله

هلا، و من اللل بأسخطها لدفهم لدينه و عرضه و بده قواما، و لن املغضوب علهم الخذين من الصال بأر القوق عن أهلها و تسلمهم الوليات ل غي مستحقها

In a tradition, Imam Hassan Askariasws explains the meanings of ‘كاة‏ as ’و‏آتى‏الزthe compulsory Zakat which should be given to a ‘Momin’ brethren, but those who lack resources and therefore are unable to pay Zakat, then they should give Zakat of their bodies and intellect; i.e., whenever it is possible and they have jurisdiction, they should reveal the attributions of Mohammedsaww and his pure and pious progenyasws, but under difficult times, however, i.e., when they are targeted by our enemies who had assumed power and dominated them, under those circumstances, they should observe Taqqiya.

During this time, ourasws ‘Momaneen’ should lead a simple life in such a way that religion is not affected due to them (causing conflicts due to their stubbornness) and their honour is protected and their means of livelihood and rewards in the Hereafter are safeguarded. This type of person, due to his self restrain elevates his position in the Court of Allahazwj , and protects his esteem, protection of which, is Commanded by Allahazwj, by doing so he ensures his property, his body and honour are all saved from being plundered. May Allahazwj‘s curse be upon those who have annoyed Allahazwj, who have adapted disgraceful habits, practised punishable deeds, have usurped the right of the Righteous Peopleasws, and have ascribed Wilayat-e-Aliasws to those who were not worthy of it.209

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The Issues of Our Time:

تاره ه بإنه الإمخإ سيإ هد عنإ حاده بإنه عهسى عنه الإ ه بإنه س سيإ ي عنإ أبه عبإده عنإه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه الإ عنإ أبه بصهب ها ط إبد مهنإ دونه اللهه عز و جل.اللهه )عله السلم( قال ل راية ت رإفع ق بإل قهامه الإقائهمه فصاحه اغوت ي

From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Hammaad Bin Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Al-Mukhtar, from Abu Baseer, who has narrated the following:

Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Every banner which rises before the rising of Al-Qaimasws, so its owner is a tyrant who worships someone apart from Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic’.211

موالك حدثنا احد بن ممد عن ممد بن سنان عن ابن مسكان عن سدير قال قل لب جفر عله السلم ترل اهلل الناس ثلثة مرفة الئمة والتسلم هلم فما يرد علهم متلفي يتبء بضهم اك انا من بض قال وما ا و

والرد علهم فما اختلفوا فه.

It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Ibn Muskaan, from Sudeyr who said:

‘I said to Abu Ja’farasws, ‘I left yourasws friends differing, some of them keeping away from the other’. Heasws said: ‘And what have you to do with that, but rather Allahazwj has Assigned to the people three (things) – Recognising the Imamsasws, and submitting to themasws in what is referred to them, and referring to themasws in what they differ in’.212

ن حدثنا احد بن ممد عن السي بن سد عن القاسم بن ممد عن سلمة بن حنان عن اب الصباح الكنا قال عند اب عبد اهلل عله السلم فقال يا ابا الصباح قد افلح املؤمنون قال أبو عبد اهلل قد افلح املسلمون قاهلا ثلثا وقلتها

م القمة هم اصحاب الديث. يو املنتجبون ثلث ث قال ان املسلمي هم

It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Salat Bin Hanaan, from Abu Al-Sabaah Al-Kanany who said:

‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullahasws. Heasws said: ‘O Abu Al-Sabaah, ‘[23:1] Successful indeed are the believers’. Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘Successful indeed are the submitters (to the Ahadith)’. Heasws said it three times, and I said it three times. Then heasws said that: ‘The submitters (to the

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Ahadith), they are the chosen ones on the Day of Judgement. They are the people of the Ahadith’.213

حدثنا ممد بن عسى عن حاد بن عسى عن السي بن املختار عن اب عبد اهلل عله السلم قال يهلك اصحاب الكلم وينجو املسلمي ان املسلمي هم النجباء

It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Hamaad Bin Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Al-Mukhtar, who has narrated:

Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘The people of theology will be destroyed, and the submitters (to the Hadith) will (attain) Salvation. It is the submitters (to the Hadith) that are the excellent’.214

اهلل تال فرض على اللق خسة، فأخذوا أربة و أن »وعنه: عن حذيفة، عن النب )صلى اهلل عله و آله( ف خب: وا واحدا اة و ال و الصوم»فسئل عن لك، قال: « تر «.الصلة و الز

And from him, from Huzeyfa,

(It has been narrated) from the Prophetsaww in a Hadith having said: ‘Allahazwj the High has Obligated five (things) upon the creatures, so they took to four and left one’. So hesaww was asked about that. Hesaww said: ‘The Prayer, and the Zakat, and the Pilgrimage, and the Fast’.

وا؟ قال: قال: من اهلل تال؟ قالوا: أ هي واجبة«. ولية علي بن أب طالب )عله السلم(»قالوا: فما الواحد الذي تر اليات.« م، قال اهلل تال: فمنإ أظإلم مهنه اف إتى على اللهه ذهبا »

They said, ‘So what is the one which they left?’ Hesaww said: ‘Wilayah of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. They said, ‘Is this an obligation from Allahazwj the High?’ Hesaww said: ‘Yes. Allahazwj the High Says [39:32] Who is then more unjust than he who utters a lie against Allah – the Verse’.215

VERSE 60

‏{60}‏نم مث وى للمتكبرين أليس في جه ‏وي وم القيامة ت رى الذين كذبوا على الله وجوههم مسودة

[39:60] And on the day of Judgement you shall see those who lied against Allah; their faces having been blackened. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant?

لب، ممد بن يقوب: عن ممد بن يي، عن أحد بن ممد، عن مم د بن سنان، عن أب سلم، عن سورة بن ذبوا على اللهه وجوهه مإ عن أب جفر )عله السلم(، قال: قل: قول اهلل عز و جل: و ي وإم الإقهامةه ت رى الذهين

ودة، قال: «.من قال ن مام و لس بإمام»مسإ

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Muhammad Bin Yaqoub, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Abu Salaam, from Sowrat Bin Kaleyb,

‘Abu Ja’farasws replied when I said, ‘(What about) the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic [39:60] And on the day of Judgement you shall see those who lied against Allah; their faces having been blackened?’ Heasws said: ‘The one says he is an Imamasws, but is not an Imamasws’.

ان علويا؟ قال: ان علويا»قال: قل: و ن ان من ولد علي بن أب طالب )عله السلم(؟ «و ن ، قل: و ن ان» قال: «.و ن

I said, ‘And if he was an Alawite?’ Heasws said: ‘Even if he was an Alawite’. I said, ‘And if he was a son of Aliasws?’ Heasws said: ‘Even if he was a son of Aliasws’.216

Government is only for the Prophetsaww or Imamasws:

وعن عدة من أصحابنا ، عن سهل بن زياد ، عن مم د ب ن عس ى ، ع ن أب عب داهلل امل ؤمن ، ع ن اب ن مس كان ، ع ن الكوم ة ن ا ه ي للم ام ال ال س لمان ب ن خال د ، ع ن أب عب داهلل ) عل ه الس لم ( ، ق ال : اتق وا الكوم ة ، ف ان

بالقضاء ، الادل ف املسلمي لنب ، أو وصي ب

And from a number of our companions from Sahl Bin Ziyad from Muhammad Bin Isa from Abu Abd Allah Al Mo’min from Ibn Muskaan from Suleyman Bin Khalid who has narrated the following from Abu Abd Allah

asws:

‘Beware of the government, for the government surely is for the Imamasws who is knowledgeable of Judgements, for justice among the Muslims, a Prophetsaww or the Trusteeasws of the Prophetsaww’is the only authority.217

Only a Masoomasws Can Form A Just Government:

ن عند أب عبد اهلل مبكة دخل عله أاس من املتزلة فهم عمرو بن عبد و عن عبد الكرمي بن عتبة اهلاشي واصل بن عطاء و حفص بن سال و أاس من رؤسائهم و لك أه حي قتل الولد و اختل أهل الشام بنهم

م فتكلموا فأثروا و خطبوا فأطالوا فقال هلم أبو عبد اهلل ج فر بن ممد كم قد أثرم علي فأطلتم فأسندوا أمرقتل ل رجل منكم فلتكلم حبجتكم و لوجز فأسندوا أمرهم ل عمرو بن عبد فأبل و أطال فكان فما قال أن قال

ا فوجدا رجل له دين و عقل و مروة و م دن أهل الشام خلفتهم و ضرب اهلل بضهم ببض و تشت أمرهم فنظرا مه و دعو الناس له فمن للخلفة و هو ممد بن عبد اهلل بن السن فأردا أن جنتمع مه فنبايه ث ظهر أمرففنا عنه و من صب لنا جاهداه و صبنا له على بغه و رده ل الق و أهله ان منا و من اعتزلنا نا مه و بايه

غن بنا عن مثلك لفضلك و لكثرة شتك فلما فرغ قال أبو عبد اهلل أ و قد أحببنا أن رض لك علك فإه للكم على مثل ما قال عمرو قالوا م فحمد اهلل و أثن عله و صلى على النب ث قال نا سخ ا عصي اهلل فإا

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ة فقل لك وهلا من شئ من أطع اهلل رضنا أخبن يا عمرو لو أن المة قلدتك أمرها فملكته بغي قتال و ل مئو لهم قال م فقال بي فقهائهم و خارهم قال م قال ن أجلها شورى بي املسلمي قال بي ن تول قال قريش و غيهم قال الرب و الجم قال فأخبن يا عمرو أ تتول أبا بكر و عمر أو تتبأ منهما قال أتولها قال يا

ن رجل تتب ن تتولها فقد خالفتهما قد عهد عمر ل أب عمرو ن أ منهما فإه جيوز لك اللف علهما و ن بكر فبايه و ل يشاور أحدا ث ردها أبو بكر عله و ل يشاور أحدا ث جلها عمر شورى بي ستة فخرج منها

و ل أصحابك قال و ما صنع ء ما أراك ترضى أ الصار غي أولئك الستة من قريش ث أوصى الناس فهم بشيه قال أمر صهبا أن يصلي بالناس ثلثة أيام و أن يتشاور أولئك الستة لس فهم أحد سواهم ل ابن عمر و يشاورو

ان حبضرته من املهاجرين و الصار ن مض ثلثة أيام و ل يفرغوا و يبايوا و لس له من المر شي ء و أوصى من لستة جا و ن اجتمع أربة قبل أن يضي ثلثة أيام و خال اثنان أن يضرب أعناق الثني أ أن يضرب أعناق ا

فتضون بذا فما جتلون من الشورى ف املسلمي قالوا ل قال يا عمرو د ا أ رأي لو باي صاحبك هذا الذي ي الذين ل يسلموا و ل يؤدوا تدعو له ث اجتم لكم المة و ل يتل علكم منها رجلن فأفضت م ل املشر

ي ف الزية قالوا م قال م و عند صاحبكم من اللم ما تسيون فهم بسية رسول اهلل ص ف املشر ان عند الزية تاب و عبدة ا اوا موسا و أهل اهم ل الزية قال فإن لنيان فتصنون ما ا قالوا دعوهم ل السلم فإن أبوا دعو

ه قال م تاب قالوا سواء قال فأخبن عن القرآن أ تقرءو و البهائم و لسوا بأهل

ره و ل يرمون ما حرم الله و رس خه ق مهن قال اقرأ قاتهلوا الذهين ل ي ؤإمهنون بهاللهه و ل بهالإ وإمه الإ وله و ل يدهينون دهين الإإطوا الإهزإية عنإ يد و همإ صاغهرون قال فاستثن اهلل عز و جل و اشتط من الذين ا أوتوا لذهين أوتوا الإكهتاب حت ي

ه قال فد ا الكتاب فهم و الذين ل يؤتوا الكتاب سواء قال م قال عمن أخذت هذا قال س الناس يقولو تصنع بالغنمة قال أخرج المس و أقسم أربة أخاس بي من قاتل علها فإهنم ن أبوا الزية فقا تلتهم فظهرت

قال تقسمه بي جع من قاتل علها قال م قال فقد خالف رسول اهلل ف فله و ف سيته و بن و بنك فقهاء اهلل نا صاحل العراب على أن يدعهم ف أهل املدينة و مشختهم فسلهم فإهنم ل يتلفون و ل يتنازعون ف أن رسول

ديارهم و أن ل يهاجروا على أه ن دهه من عدوه دهم فستفزهم فقاتل بم و لس هلم من الغنمة صب و أ ي د ا ما تقول ف الصدقة قال فقرأ عله هذه الية تقول بي جهم فقد خالف رسول اهلل ص ف سيته ف املشر

هيه و الإامهلهي علإها ل آخرها قال م فك تقسم بنهم قال أقسمها على ثاة هن ا الصدقات لهلإفقراءه و الإمساان صن منهم عشرة آلف و صن رجل واحدا أو رجلي أو ل جزء من الثماة جزءا فقال ن أجزاء فأعطي

للشرة آلف قال م قال و ما تصنع بي صدقات أهل الضر و أهل ثلثة جل هلذا الواحد مثل ما جلان رسول اهلل يقسم صدقة البوادي ف ل ما أتى به البوادي فتجلهم فها سواء قال م قال فخالف رسول اهلل ف

م و على قدر ما أهل البوادي و صدقة الضر ف أهل الضر و ل يقسم بنهم بالسوية نا يقسمه قدر ما يضره منهان ف فسك شي لهم ل يتلفون ف أن رسول اهلل يضره فإن ء ما قل لك فإن فقهاء أهل املدينة و مشختهم

ان خي ان يصنع ث أقبل على عمرو و قال اتق اهلل يا عمرو و أتم أيضا الره فاتقوا اهلل فإن أب حدثن و ذا سنة رسوله أن رسول اهلل ص قال من ضرب الناس بسفه و دعاهم ل فسه و أهل الرض و أعلمهم بكتاب اهلل و

ف املسلمي من هو أعلم منه فهو ضال متكل



Abd-ul-Karim bin Yatbah al-Hashami says that I was in the service of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws in Mecca when a group of al-Mutaziliy218 came, among them was Ummro bin Yubaid and Wasil bin Atta and Haffaz bin Salim along with some others consisting of general public and some notables. It was the time when Walid had been assassinated and people of Sham had disagreement on the selection of his successor. They kept on discussing this issue for a very long time.

Imamasws said to them: You people have spoken a lot in front to measws; why don’t you appoint one person among you who can convey your opinion to me so that we cut the lengthy discussion short. They selected Ummro ibn Youbad, who talked for a very long time but basically said: The people of Sham have killed their ruler and some of them have overcome the others and are in serious disagreement regarding the appointment of a leader. Under these circumstances, we have selected a ‘Leader’ who has good understanding of the religion, is a very wise person and is the most suitable one to be ‘Caliph’, he is Mohammed bin Abd Allah bin Al-Hassan. We all intend to pledge our support to him, and invite others toward him so that they also take an oath of allegiance. Whoever is in agreement with us we will be friendly with him but whoever is against us we will oppose him, whoever will fight with us we will wage a war against him and will have enmity against him for his opposition to the just, until and unless we return the right to its inheritor (the caliph).

We have come to youasws, since we are highly dependent on youasws, due to yourasws elevated status and yourasws large number of supporters. When he finished his speech, Imam Jafarasws addressed (all of them):

Do you all agree with what Ummro ibn Youbad has said? They all replied: Yes, we do.

Imamasws, then praised Allahazwj and after reciting ‘Salawat’ on Mohammedsaww and Alay Mohammedasws, said: Disobedience to Allahazwj makes usasws sad and obedience to Himazwj pleases usasws.

Imamasws said: O Ummro! Tell me, if all people would agree on you as an arbitrator without having to go through an anarchy and killing people. And if you were asked to select a ruler. How would you select a ‘Wali’219 or Ruler?

Ummro: I will form a ‘Shura’ (a consulting body) from Muslims.

Imamasws: From all Muslims?

Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: Shura will consist of the notables and ‘Fuqqah’ from Muslim?

218

Who claim to love Ahl Al-Baytasws

but also like Abu Bakrla & Ummer

la (Promoters of Ittihad

ban-ul-Muslameen) 219

Having total authority



Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: Quraish and non-Quraish, including Arabs and non-Arabs?

Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: O Ummro! Do you like or dislike Abu Bakr and Umar?

Ummro: I adore them.

Imamasws: O Ummro! If you were to dislike them then it would be possible for you to go against their traditions. Instead, you like them but still go against them! Since Umar, without any consultation, nominated Abu Bakr and then took oath of allegiance. Later on, Abu Bakr, without any consultation, handed over the reigns of Caliphate to Umar.

However, (for third caliph) Umar formed a ‘Shura’ of six people, in which he did not include anyone from the ‘Ansars’220 but only selected six people from the tribe of Quraish and excluded all others. He (Umar) drafted a will about them (six people) which neither you nor your accomplice will approve.

Ummro: What did Umar do?

Imamasws: Suhaab was asked to lead people in Salat for three days in a row. All of them (Muslims) should gather and offer Salat (behind him), excluding these six people along with a seventh-one, the son of Umar. There should not be anyone with them and the seventh-one should stay (in their company) but without giving any advice or involving in consultation. Umar then told all those present among the Immigrants and Ansars, if they (six of them) are unable to reach a consensus after three days, you should kill all six of them. If after three days, four of them are in agreement but two of them are not then remove the heads of those two.

Imamasws: O Ummro! Would you and your companions agree to form a Shura, the way Umar formed to select a Ruler for Muslims?

They all replied: No we are not in favour (of Shura)!

Imamasws: O Ummro, lets leave it (you will not form Shura as per your earlier intentions). Now, let us suppose, you succeeded in selecting a ruler for Muslims and everyone agreed on this selection, not even two people disagreed among the whole Muslim nation. You went to non-believers, who neither accepted Islam nor agreed to offer ‘Jazia’221. In this case, do you or your selected ruler and Amir has the knowledge how Prophet Mohammedsaww implemented ‘Jazia’ on the non-believers so that your actions are in accordance with the traditions of the Prophetsaww?

220

People of Madina who support Prophet when he migrated to Madina. 221

An amount/wealth to paid in order to live within a Muslim ruler as a non-Muslim



Ummro and others: Yes, we do.

Imamasws: How would you do decide?

Ummro and others: We will first invite them to Islam but if they reject our invitation, we will force them to pay ‘Jazia’

Imamasws: What if they were people of the Book or are from fire worshipers?

Ummro: Yes, regardless if they were the people of Book or the fire worshipers.

Imamasws: What will you tell them if they were from those who worship fire and animals (Majusi)?

Ummro! They are all equal.

Imamasws: Have you read sometime about them in the Holy Book?

O Ummro: Yes, I have.

Imamasws: Then recited:

ول يدينون دين المق من الذين قاتلوا الذين ل ي ؤمنون بالله ول بالي وم اآلخر ول يمرمون ما حرم الله ورسوله (:299)‏أوتوا الكتاب حتى ي عطوا الجزية عن يد وهم صاغرون

Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

Imamasws: Since Allahazwj has separated the people of the Book from others; even then you will treat them equally?

Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: From where did you get this?

Ummro: I have heard people say that.

Imamasws: Let’s leave this (as he had no answer), suppose those people deny giving you ‘Jazia’ and you overcome them after killing some of them. How would you distribute the war booty?

Ummro: After separating the ‘Khums’ (one fifth), the rest four shares will be divided into the fighters.

Imamasws: Will you divide it equally into all war participants?



Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: In this case you have acted against the conduct of Prophetsaww and hissaww traditions. We have, between you and measws, some ‘Fuqha’222 and knowledgeable people, from people of Madina, if you ask them they will not disagree on it and confirm that Prophetsaww had truce with Arabs living in desert on the conditions that they could stay in their land without having to migrate. If enemies of Prophetsaww attack, they would join Prophetsaww’s forces but they will not have any share in the war booty. However, you say that you will equally divide the war booty and regarding the treatment of non-believers you have decided to go against the tradition of Prophetsaww. Let us leave it too but tell me what you say about the Zakat.

Ummro: Recited the Verse of Holy Quran:

ها والإمؤلفةه ق لوب همإ وفه الرقابه و امهلهي عل إ هيه والإ ا الصدقات لهلإفقراءه والإمسا ارهمهي وفه سبهله اللهه واهبإنه السبهله الإغ هن (:609)فرهيضة مهن اللهه والله علهم حكهم

Alms are only for the poor and the needy, and the officials (appointed) over them, and those whose hearts are made to incline (to truth) and the (ransoming of) captives and those in debts and in the way of Allah and the wayfarer; an ordinance from Allah; and Allah is knowing, Wise.

Imamasws: yes, but tell me how are you going to distribute it?

Ummro: Zakat will be divided into eight portions and eight deserving persons will take one portion each.

Imamasws: How about if one group consists of ten thousand people and one group will comprise of one or two or three people. Do you mean to give one portion to one person and divide one portion among ten thousands?

Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: Will you divide equally between the city and village people?

Ummro: Yes.

Imamasws: You have gone against all traditions of Prophetsaww. Prophetsaww of Islam used to distribute the Zakat/Elms of people of desert among deserving ones from desert and distribute Zakat of city people among the poor from cities. However, Prophetsaww did not, distribute (Zakat/Elms) equally but as per the number of deserving ones and also considering their requirements.

222

Religious scholars



If you are not fully convinced, what I have told to you, you can verify from the scholars of Medina, who will never disagree with what I have had told you. Indeed, this is how Prophet Mohammedsaww used to distribute (Zakat).

Imamasws then went closer to Ummro and said: O Ummero Fear Allahazwj! And O people, you too Fear Allahazwj! Indeed, my fatherasws had narrated to measws, no doubt my fatherasws was the most knowledgeable person of Holy Quran and Ahadith, among all the inhabitant of the Earth, after Prophetsaww, a hadith of Prophet: Whoever invites public toward him, by shear force of sword (revolt against government), whereas an even more learned person exists among Muslims, he is the worst one in deriving people toward disbelief.223

It is Detestable to Expose one’s self to what he Cannot Endure:

إصارهي عنإ ره عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه حاد الإ حإ حاق الإ م بإنه هسإ ه عنإ هب إراهه سيإ سنه ممد بإن الإ نان عنإ أبه الإ عبإده اللهه بإنه سهي عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال هن الله عز و جل ف حإسه ل أ ما الإ له لها و لإ ي فوضإ هلإهه أنإ يكون وض هل الإمؤإمهنه أموره

نهي فالإمؤإمهن يكون هزة و لهرسولههه و لهلإمؤإمه مع ق وإل اللهه عز و جل ي قول و لهلهه الإ ل تسإ له ث قال هن عزهيزا و ل يكون ت قل مهنإ دهينه اوهله و الإمؤإمهن ل يسإ ت قل مهنإه بهالإم بل يسإ بله هن الإ ء هه شيإ الإمؤإمهن أعز مهن الإ

Muhammad in AI-Husayn has narrated from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from ‘Abd Allah ibn Hammad al-Ansariy from Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu al-Hassan al-Ahmasiy who has said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘Allahazwj has delegated all affairs of a believer to him but Heazwj has not delegated him to humiliate himself. Have you not heard the words of Allahazwj: ‘All honour belongs to Allah, His Messenger and the believers ‘ (63:7). Thus, believers are honourable but not lowly and humiliated.’

Heasws then said: ‘All believers are more majestic than mountains. Mountains are reducible by picks and shovels but believers are not reducible, even in small amounts, in matters of their religion.’224

هه هن الله عز و جل عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنإ ساعة قال قال أبو عبإده الل معإ لهقوإله اللهه عز و ف وض هل لها و لإ ي فوضإ هلإهه أنإ يذهل فإسه أ لإ تسإ هزة و لهرسولههه و الإمؤإمهنه أموره جل و لهلهه الإ

ل له ن ي نإبغهي أنإ يكون عزهيزا و ل يكون لمه لهلإمؤإمهنهي فالإمؤإمه يانه و الإهسإ هزه الله بهالإه ي

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthaman ibn ‘Isa from Samaah who has said:

‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has said: ‘Allahazwj has Delegated all affairs of believers to them except for Delegating them to humiliate themselves. Have you not heard the words of Allahazwj: ‘All honours belongs to Allah, His Messenger and

223

Ahtijaj-e-Tabrasi, vol. 2, pg. 363 ( 363ص‏:‏‏2الحتجاج‏ج‏:‏ ), also Al-Kafi, vol. 5, pg 23 (H 8184, Ch. 7, h 1) 224

Al-Kafi, vol, 5, Ch. 24, h, 1



the believers,’ (63:7). Believers must stay honourable but not lowly and humiliated. Allahazwj has Granted them honour through aI-Islam and belief.’225

How a Momin Humiliates Himself?

سنه بإنه مإبوب عنإ داود الرقيه أبا عبإده اللهه ي قول ل ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنه الإ إ قال سه يذهل فإسه قال إ رض لهما ل يطهق ي نإبغهي لهلإمؤإمهنه أنإ يذهل فإسه قهل له و ي ت

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Dawud al-Riqqiy who has said:

‘I heard Abu Abd Allahasws saying: ‘Believers must not humiliate themselves.’ It was asked: ‘How can one humiliate himself?’ The Imamasws replied: ‘This happens when he does those things which are beyond his capabilities.’226

نان عنإ مفضله بإ هه عنإ ممده بإنه سه عمر قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه نه عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد عنإ أبهذر مهنإه خل فهما ي ت سه قال يدإ ا يذهل فإ مبه سه ق لإ ل ي نإبغهي لهلإمؤإمهنه أنإ يذهل فإ

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘A believer must not humiliate himself.’ I then asked: ‘In what way can he humiliate himself?’ The Imamasws replied: ‘He can do so by involving himself in things that he cannot accomplish.’227

Don’t Harm Yourself in Doing Favours:

نان عنإ حذي إفة بإنه منإصور ع نإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ل ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ ممده بإنه سهتههه له قال ابإن ف ر مضرته علإك أعإظم مهنإ من إ ك فه أمإ خه خلإ له ثهي و لك مال ف ت ؤدي تدإ نان يكون على الرجله ديإن سه

عنإه هب مالك و ل تكون قضإ عنإه ف ذإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hudhayfah ibn Mansur who has said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said that you must not involve yourself in the affairs of your brother (in belief) where the harm of the involvement to you is greater than the benefit for him.’228

م بإنه ممد عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه أبه عبإده اللهه هه عنإ هب إراهه سنه موسى عنإ أبه رهي عمنإ سهع أبا الإ شإ الإتههه هلمإ ف ث ر مهنإ من إ إ ك ما ضره علإك أ واهك مهنإ فإسه ي قول ل ت بإذلإ لههخإ

225

Al-Kafi, vol, 5, Ch. 24, h, 2 226

Ibid, h,4 227

Ibid, h, 5 228

Al-Kafi, vol, 4, H. 6087, CH. 27, h 1



A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu Abd Allah from his father from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Ashariy from those who had heard who has said:

‘Abu Al-Hassanasws, Musaasws has said: ‘You must not provide the kind of Benevolent Assistance to your brothers (in belief), which is more harmful to you than its being beneficial to him.’229

ع رإجانه سنه بإنه علهي الإ باط عنه الإ له بإنه زهياد عنإ علهي بإنه أسإ ا قال عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ سهإ منإ حدثه عنإ أحدهههإ قوق و اصإبه ك الإ بإ على فإسه خلإ فه شيإ ل توجه ك على الن وائهبه و ل تدإ خه تههه له ف ء مضرته علإك أعإظم مهنإ من إ

A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Jurjaniy from those who have narrated to him ms who has said:

‘One of the two Imamasws, (abu Ja’farasws or abu ‘Abd Allahasws), has said: ‘You must not obligate your soul for others’ sake; you must exercise patience in difficulties; and you must not involve yourself in an affair where it’s harm to you is greater than its benefit for your brother (in belief).’230

Giving Loans to Brethren:

حاق بإنه عمار عنإ هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ منإصوره بإنه يوس عنإ هسإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال علهي بإن هب إراههم عنإ أبهتوب ع سة عشر مكإ مإ رى به هة عشر و فه رهواية أخإ نةه الصدقة بهشرة و الإقرإض بهثما لى بابه الإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Mansur ibn Yunus from Isbaq ibn Ammar who has said:

‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has said: ‘There is a writing on the door of Paradise that says: ‘Charity for ten ‘rewards’ and loan for eighteen ‘rewards.’ In another Hadith it is said: ‘Loan for fifteen ‘rewards.’231

هه و ممد بإن هسإ م عنإ أبه هي بإنه عبإده علهي بإن هب إراهه ا عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ حاد عنإ رهبإ ان جه اعهل عنه الإفضإله بإنه شانا ي لإتمهس بههه و ه اللهه هل اللهه عنإ فضإله بإنه يسار قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه ما مهنإ مؤإمهن أق إرض مؤإمه ره جإ حسب الله له أجإ

ع هلإهه ماله حبههسابه الصدقةه حت ي رإجه

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma’il from al- Fadl ibn Shadhan, all from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hammad from Ribiy ibn ‘Abd Allah from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘For every believing person who provides a loan for another believing person, for the sake of Allahazwj, Allahazwj counts its reward as that of giving charity until the time the loan is paid back.’232

229

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, H. 6088, Ch. 27, h, 2 230

Al-Kafi, vol, 4, H. 6089, Ch. 27, h 3 231

Al-Kafi, vol, 4, H. 6093, Ch. 29, h 1 34 : ص 4 : ج الكافي 232

Al-Kafi, vol, 4, H. 6094, Ch. 29, h 2



مهده عنإ أبه عبإده ا هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ هب إراههم بإنه عبإده الإ م عنإ أبه ال ل خ إر فه علهي بإن هب إراهه للهه فه ق وإلههه ت إنه بها إروف قال ي ثهي مهنإ جنإواهمإ هل منإ أمر بهصدقة أوإ م إروفه الإقرإض لإم

‏ Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father who from ibn abu ‘Umayr, from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd

aI-Hamid who has said:

‘This is about the words of Allahazwj, ‘There is not much good in many of their secret talks except that which commands to give charity or Benevolent Assistance.’ (4:114). Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘Benevolent Assistance is a reference to providing loans for needy people.’233

سنه بإنه علهي ع له بإنه زهياد عنإ أحإد بإنه الإ لى عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ سهإ أا و الإم بة بإنه خالهد قال دخلإ هه عنإ عقإ نإ أبهران على أبه عبإده اللهه ف لما رآا قال مرإحبا مرإحبا بهكمإ وجوه تهب نا نا فه و عثإمان بإن عهمإ لكم الله م و نهب ها ج

إا مإ مهإ قال هن رجل مو الد فهداك ف قال له أبو عبإده اللهه هلإ رةه ف قال له عثإمان ج خه ر ف قال له بارك الله و الإ سهألنه الشيإ لك فه يسارهك قال و جيهي هة ء و لإس هو هبان ز ء الرجل ف سإ اته ف قال له أبو عبإده اللهه الإقرإض عهنإدا بهثما

ان هبان ا را أعإطإته فإه ما ت قول موسه نإ ا ا علإك ه اةه يا عشر و الصدقة بهشرة و ما ا مهن الز به تسبإ اتهك احإ ز ما منإزهلة الإمؤإمهنه مهنإ عثإم إروفه فهما ي ب إقى ان ل ت رده فإهن رده عهنإد اللهه عظهم يا عثإمان هك لوإ علهمإ ربهه ما ت وا إتالإم

علإك

Mohammed ibn Ali Majeowlawi reports in Mani ul Akhbar, from his uncle Mohammed ibn abi al-Qasim, who from Mohammed ibn Ali al-Sarafi, who from Saeed ibn Muslim, who from al-Hussain ibn Usman ibn Naeem, who reports the following:

Imamasws said: O Hussain! Show respect to Allahazwj’s bounties. What are the meanings of showing respect to ‘Nayma’? Imamasws replied: Extend favour to others through so that it is safeguard.234

نون و الإ فه حاجتههه و منإ أدإخل على مؤإمهن سرورا ف قدإ أدإخل على رسوله اللهه ص و قضاء حاجةه الإمؤإمهنه فع الإ ذام يدإ و الإب رص

A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali from his father from ‘Uqbah ibn Khalid who has said:

‘I went to visit Abu Abd Allahasws. Two other people, al-Mu’alla’ and ‘Uthman ibn ‘Umran, also were present with me. On seeing us, heasws welcomed us and offered greetings of peace, saying, ‘I welcome the faces that love usasws and weasws love them. May Allahazwj Keep you with usasws in this world and in the next life.’

Uthman then said: ‘I pray to Allahazwj to keep my soul in service for your cause.’ The Imamasws acknowledged his expression and asked: ‘What can I do for you?’ Uthman then said: ‘I am an affluent man.’ The Imamasws said: ‘May Allahazwj Make your wealth a blessing for you.’ He then said: ‘A man

233

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Wasail ul Shai, H. 21665



comes to me for (financial) help. Such time is not the time for me to pay zakat.’ Abu Abd Allahasws then said weasws say: ‘Providing a loan, has eighteen rewards, and for charity it is ten rewards. You have no difficulty, being an affluent man as you just said. You can provide him help and when the time for paying zakat comes, count it as your Zakat paid to him.

O ‘Uthman, do not turn him away empty-handed; it is a great and serious matter in the sight of Allahazwj. O ‘Uthman, if you had known how important a believer is in the sight of Allahazwj, you would not hesitate to respond positively to his appeal. Whoever provides happiness for a believing person has done so for the Messenger of Allahsaww. Providing help for a believing person repels illnesses like insanity, leprosy and albino (leprosy).’235

م بإنه السنإدهي عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قا مهده عنإ هب إراهه ل بإن زهياد عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده الإ ل سهإ إجه ل ق رإض الإمؤإمهنه غنهمة و ت اةه خيإ هنإ أيإسر أداه ب مهن الز تسه و هنإ مات احإ

Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Abd aI-Hamid from Ibrahim al-Sindhy who has said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said that providing a loan for a believing person is an (important) gain and a good deed if done quickly. If he becomes financially capable, he repays, but if he dies, the provider of loan can count it as payment for Zakat.’236

حاق بإنه عمار عنه الصادهقه قال ت نإزهل الإم نادههه عنإ هسإ ه بهإهسإ سيإ ره ممد بإن علهي بإنه الإ ة مهن السماءه على قدإ وةه الإمئو

Mohammed ibn Ali ibn al-Hussain reports with references from Ishaq ibn Ummar:

Imamasws Al-Sadiqasws said: Sustenance comes from (skies) in accordance with the burden of (one’s) expenses.237

How a Believer is protected in the World?

حابهنا عنإ علهي بإنه ي قإطهي قال ق إضه أصإ هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ب م عنإ أبه سنه هن لهلهه علهي بإن هب إراهه ال له أبو الإفع بههمإ عنإ لهاء يدإ لهائههه عز و جل مع السلإطانه أوإ أوإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his rather from ibn abu ‘Umayr from certain persons or our people from Ali ibn Yaqtin who has said:

‘Abu al-Hassanasws once said to me, Allahazwj (Appoints Hisazwj) friends with the Sultan through whom Heazwj Protects Hisazwj friends’.238

235

Al-Kafi, vol, 4, H. 6096, Ch. 29, h 4 236

Al-Kafi, vol, 4, H. 6097, Ch. 29, h 5 35 : ص 4 : ج الكافي 237

Wasail ul Shai, H. 21664, originally from Manla Yazar ul Faqih, 238

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, H. 8483, Ch. 30, h, 7



هه عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى ع ه عنإ أبه سيإ ران بإنه ممده بإنه أبه صإر ممد بإن يإي عنإ ممده بإنه أحإد عنإ أحإد بإنه الإ نإ مههإإته ي قول فع الله بههه عنه الإمؤإمهنهي و هو أق لهمإ حظا فه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال سه ه مؤإمهن يدإ ما مهنإ جبار هل و م

باره بةه الإ نهي حظا لهصحإ إنه أقل الإمؤإمه رةه ي خه الإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hussein from his father from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Mehran ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said:

‘I once heard Abu Abd Allahasws saying: ‘With every tyrant there is a ‘مؤمن‏’ believing person with whom Allahazwj Defends the believing people, and he (such believing person) receives the least of rewards in the next life because of his association with the tyrant’.239

Allahazwj Eliminates Enemies of Ahl Al-Baytasws by their Enemies:

إفره بإنه ممده بإنه مالهك حابههه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه ممد بإن هام عنإ ج إضه أصإ باط عنإ ب عنإ ممده بإنه أحإد عنه ابإنه أسإبكمإ أمإر تصون بههه أبدا و ل ه ل يصه نتكمإ و الإزموا ب وتكمإ فإه ه قال فوا ألإسه امة و ل ت أ ب الإ زال الزيإدهية وهقاء يصه

لكمإ أبدا

Mohammed ibn Hammam, who from Jafar ibn Mohammed ibn Malaik, who from Mohammed ibn Ahmed ibn Isbaat, who from some of their companions have narrated the following:

Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘You should keep your mouths closed and stay in your homes, since from this (uprising) neither you are going to be effected forever nor general public, nor Zaidia would continue to become your shield (by uprising against the governments).240

Enjoying a Good Fortune:

ل عنإ عبإ أحإد بإن ر عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه أبه سهإ إفره بإنه بكإ ه الت إمهي عنإ ج سيإ ده اللهه بإنه عبإده الإكرهميه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإادةه الزوإجة الإمؤاتهة و الإ لههه قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه ثلثة مهن الس هشته بهب لدههه ي غإدو هل أهإ وإلد الإبارون و الرجل ي رإزق م

و ي روح

Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Al-Hussein al-Tamimiy from Ja’far ibn Bakr from ‘Abel Allah ibn abu Sahl ibn ‘Abd al-Karim who has said:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘Three factors help a man enjoy good fortune: having a cooperating wife; virtuous and kind children and securing his living where he lives so that he is present in his family every morning and evenings’.241

239

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, H. 8481, Ch. 30, h, 5 240

Ibid, h, 45 241

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, H. 9125, Ch. 121, h, 2



It is not allowed to Work for an Unjust Government:

إ دخل علإهه عهنإد أبه عبإده اللهه ه نإ إفور قال ي عنه ابإنه أبه ي حابهنا ف قال له ابإن أبه عميإ عنإ بشه رجل مهنإ أصإنا الض ا أصاب الرجل مه لحك الله هه رمب رهيهه أوه الإمسناةه يصإلهحها فما أصإ عى هل الإبهناءه ي بإنههه أوه الن هره يكإ ة ف دإ إق أوه الشد

اء و هلمإ وه إ دة أوإ و ت هلمإ عقإ ب أن عقدإ لهك ف قال أبو عبإده اللهه ما أحه ها ل و ل هن له ت قول فه لب ت إ ما ب يإه الإ ة بهقلم هن أعإوان الظلمةه ي وإم الإقهامةه فه سرادهق مهنإ ار حت يإكم الله ب يإ باده مد

Ibn abu Umayr has narrated from Bashir from ibn abu Ya ‘fur who has said:

‘Once I was in the presence of Abu Abd Allahasws when a certain man of our people came and said: ‘I pray to Allahazwj to Keep you well, one of us may face hardship and straitened conditions and is called to construct a building, work a canal or a dam. What is your decision in such case?

The Imamasws replied: ‘I do not like it. I have knotted for them a knot and tied down the opening end of the bag of ‘no’. It is ‘no’ and not even the moving of a pen (to assist them with writing a letter). The helpers of the unjust ones on the Day of Judgement will be kept in chambers of fire until Allahazwj will Judge all of His servants’.242

ب رنه هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ داود بإنه زرإبه قال أخإ م عنإ أبه ه علهي بإن هب إراهه سيإ بهالإكوفةه موإل لهلهي بإنه الإ نإ قال داود بإن علهي أ لمإ فهداك لوإ هلإ له ج إضه ف قدهم أبو عبإده اللهه الإهية فأت إته ف قلإ إض هؤلءه فأدإخل فه ب وإ ب

إ ل قال فا ف إ له نإ نه هل مافة أنإ أظإلهم أوإ هذههه الإوهلياته ف قال ما سبه من ما أحإ هل منإزهله ف ت فكرإت ف قلإ صرفإان الإمغلظة أل أظإلهم أ يإ تاق و الإ نه و لعإطه نه الطلق و الإ و لعإدهلن قال فأت إته حدا و ل أجور أجور و اللهه لته

لهك م إتنه و رههإ ا من ك هن أ فهداك هن فكرإت فه هبائهك علي فظن نإ هلإ ج افة أنإ أجور أوإ أظإلهم و هن ل ف قلإرأة له طالهق و ل مإلوك له قال امإ ق لإ إ أحدا أوإ جرإت علإهه و هنإ لإ أعإدهلإ قال حر علي و علي هنإ ظلمإ

لهك ان ف رفع رأإسه هل السماءه ف قال ت ناول السماءه أيإسر علإك مهنإ يإ ت علإهه الإ فأعدإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Dawud ibn Zurbiy who has said:

‘A follower of Aliasws Ibn al-Husseinasws told me: ‘I was in al-Kufah when Abu Abd Allahasws came to al-Hirah and I went to see himasws. I said to the Imamasws, ‘I pray to Allahazwj to Keep my soul in service for your cause, can you please speak with Dawud ibn Ali or others of these people to admit me in anyone of their offices (government)?’

The Imamasws replied: ‘I will never do so’. I then returned home and thought about it and said to myself that the Imamasws did not refuse except for fear that I may do injustice and transgress, By Allahazwj I will go to himasws and provide all kinds of guarantees and swear extremely seriously, like divorcing (my wife), freeing slaves and so on, that I will not do injustice and transgress.

242

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I then went to himasws and said: ‘I pray to Allahazwj to keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, I thought about yourasws refusal to speak for me and I thought youasws had refused and disliked it just because of yourasws concern of my doing injustice and transgression against someone instead of acting with justice.’

The Imamasws replied: ‘Why did you say that?’ I then repeated my demand and swearing. The Imamasws raised his head to the sky and said: ‘Your reaching the sky is easier than what you want me to do for You’.243

During Occultation Shias will be like ‘al-Muwat’ (Motionless):

ا نان عنإ أبه الإ هدة عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنه ابإنه أبه جنإران عنإ ممده بإنه سه إفر قال ل ت روإن الذهي الإ روده عنإ أبه جها لإس ل ن إ ابهس أيإن يضع يده مه إزى الإمواته الته ل ي باله الإ الإمه وا ناد ت نإتظهرون حت تكو ه و ل سه كمإ شرف ت رإق وإ

رمإ نهدون هلإهه أمإ تسإ

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn banu Najran Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu al-Jarud who has narrated the following:

‘Abu Ja’farasws has said: ‘You will not see the one for whom you are waiting, until you become like al-Muwat (motionless) goat who is not a matter of any kind of worry for the lion. The lion can then cut from whichever part of its body it wants; you will not have any high position to rise or supporter to seek support thereby.’

م عنإ أ ي بههه الن علهي بإن هب إراهه هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ههشامه بإنه ساله عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ما أيإسر ما رضه اس بهنتكمإ عن إهمإ عنإكمإ فوا ألإسه

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who has narrated the following:

‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has said: ‘How easy it is to achieve the pleasure of people! Just hold back your tongue from speaking against them.244

Imamasws Rejects Participation in Jihad by Sword:

هي نادههه عنإ رهبإ ثهية ف لوإ أمرإت و بهإهسإ حاب نا بهالإكوفةه جاعة إفر هن أصإ به ج لهي قال قهل له هجإ همإ لطاعوك عنإ ب ريإد الإوك ف قال جيهي هه ف أإخذ مهنإه حاجته ف قال ل قال ف و ات ب هسه أخه همإ بهدهمائهههمإ أبإل ث قال هن الناس فه ء أحدهمإ هل

إ قام الإقائه دود و ؤدي أمااهتههمإ حت ه وارهث همإ و قهم علإههم الإ هحهمإ و ة نا م جاءته الإمزاملة و يأإته الرجل هل هدإهه ف ه هسه أخه أإخذ حاجته ل يإن

Through a chain of narrators, Rabbi, who from Buraad al-Jalli, has narrated the following:

243

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Al-Kafi, vol, 8, H 14983, h 537, 339 : ص 8 : ج الكافي



Abu Abd Allahasws was told that a large number of hisasws shias were residing in al-Kufa. If youasws call upon them, they will submit to yourasws commands and to your rule. Imamasws replied: ‘Tell measws, if it is possible that a momin takes some money out of the wallet of a fellow monin, as per his needs, and the former monin does not object (to him taking his money)?

He (the narrator replied): ‘No, (this cannot happen these days).

Imamasws said: Surely, they will be meaner in offering their blood (lives) on behalf of someone else! And added: ‘Listen! This is the time of truce and remaining inactive, during this time we will marry them, inherit each other and go along on the established limits but in the time of ‘Al-Qaimajfj’, sincere brotherhood and trustworthiness will be established to the extend that when a monin takes money out of the money-bag of a fellow monin, he will not mind.’245

How a Momin can support the religion of Allahazwj?

ل مامه و ق لإ يد الإه لها ف قب لإت ها و ق ب لإ قإدامه على الإ ويإ م فأهإ ز عنإ صإرتهكمإ بهدهي قال علهي بإن عاصه ه هن عاجهر مو حاله يا سدهي ف قال حد و لإس أمإلهك غ إ إنه هلمإ فه خلواته فكإ ثنه أبه التهكمإ و الإب راءةه مهنإ أعإدائهكمإ و الل

ن فه خلواتههه أعإداء ه و ل ل الإب إ رتهنا أهإ على صإ الله صوإته هل جهعه عنإ جدي رسوله اللهه ص قال منإ ض ا ب لمإ أعإداءا ن أحد ت غإفروا له الإملئهكةه فكلما ل صوإته هل الإملئهكةه اسإ ا ب ل ن همإ فإه نوا منإ ل ي لإ صاعدتإه الإملئهكة و ل

ث ر و أث إن وإا علإهه و قالوا إ ده و لوإ قدر على أ لهائههه جهإ رةه أوإ لهك اللهم صل على روحه عبإدهك هذا الذهي بذل فه صإ مهنإ ال ي قول يا ملئهكته هن قدإ أحبب ]أجبإ ا النداء مهنإ قهبله اللهه ت ل فإه مإ [ دعاء لف هداء إ مإ فه عبإدهي هذا و سه

اره خإ الإ لإته مهن الإمصإطفيإ ب إراره و ج هه مع أرإواحه الإ على روحه و صلإ

Ali ibn Asim has said, as part of a longer tradition, I fell down on each of ‘Holy Images’, the footprints‏of Masomeenasws and kissed them, I then kissed the hands of the Imam (Hassan al-Askariasws) and said: Molaasws! I am not in a position to physically support yourasws cause but I, in my solitude, praise youasws and curse your enemiesla. Please inform me about my reckoning (in the Hereafter)?

Imamasws replied: ‘I narrate to you a hadith of our grandfather, Prophet of Allahsaww who said: ‘The one who cannot extend support to Ahl Al-Bayatasws but instead denounces theirasws enemies in his solitude, Allahazwj Transmits his supplications to all Hisazwj angelsas. Theyas also join him in sending ‘Laan’ on the enemies (of Ahl Al-Bayatasws) and they curse those who refrain from sending ‘Laan’ on the enemiesla of Ahl Al-Bayatasws.

When his voice reaches the angels, theyas ask forgiveness for him and praise him and plead to Allahazwj to bless the spirit of his azwj servant, who has made an effort in support of Yourazwj alliesasws, if he were capable of doing more, he surely would have supported themasws more strenuously.

245

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Then a ‘Call’ comes from Allahazwj: O My Angels! Iazwj have Answered your prayers in favour of My slave. Iazwj have Sent blessing to his soul along with the spirits of the righteous ones. Iazwj have also included him in the company of Myazwj righteous ones.’246

ته عهنإد أبه عبإده اللهه ف قال ل رإت زيإد بإن علهي ف ت ن قصإ د قال سنه بإنه راشه م الله عمي أتى أبه روهي عنه الإ لإ رحه ت فإروج على هذا الطاغهةه ف قال ل ت ره الإكوفةه أ ما ف قال هن أرهيد الإ تول الإمصإلوب على ظهإ لإ فإهن أخاف أنإ تكون الإمقإ فإ

ه ل يإرج أحد مهنإ ولإده فاطهمة على أحد مهن السلطهيه ق بإل خروجه السفإ يا زيإد أ هل قتهل علهمإ انه

Al-Hassan ibn Rashid narrates the following:

Zaid bin Ali says that he told by Abu Abdullahasws: Do not go for it (up rising). (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws says) May Allahazwj bless my uncle who came to my fatherasws and said: ‘I want to get rid of this tyrant. Heasws (my father) said: Iasws do fear for you to be killed and crucified on the gate of Kufa.

As I have learned (from my ancestorsasws) O Zaid! Whoever comes out of the sons of Fatimaasws against the sultans, before the coming out, of Sufyani, will be killed.247

Imamasws Instructs His Disciples to Adopt Solitude:

كمه بإنه مهسإكهي عنإ عبإده الإملهكه بإنه عمإ هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنه الإ م عنإ أبه رو قال قال له أبو عبإده اللهه علهي بإن هب إراهه و أيإن ف قال جدة و يا عبإد الإملهكه ما له ل أر ل بهلدهك قال ق لإ ها أهإ عه الته يإرج هل إ اك تإرج هل هذههه الإمواضه

قإتهداءه بهكمإ ف قال هي و اللهه ل مإرهمإ و اله إتهظارا له ا عبادان و الإمصصة و ق زإوهين ف قلإ ا هلإهه قال وإ ا ما سب قو ان خيإه ل ي رى الإههاد لف هل أ إفر خه ج ن نا و ب يإ له فإهن الزيإدهية ي قولون لإس ب إ ف قال أا ل أراه ب لى و اللهه هن لراه ق لإ

ره أنإ أد إ لهههمإ و لكهنإ أ عهلإمهي هل جهإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, who from ibn abu ‘Umayr from al-Hakam ibn Miskin from’ Abd al-Malik ibn ‘Amr who has said:

Abu ‘Abd Allahasws said to me, ‘O ‘Abd al- Malik, how is it that I do not see you go to these places where the people of your town go?’ I then asked, ‘Which places do you mean?’ The Imamasws said, ‘To Juddah, ‘Abadan, al-Massisah and Qazwin.’ I then said, ‘I wait for yourasws cause to materialise and follow youasws.’ Heasws (the Imam) said, ‘That by Allahazwj is true. If there was anything good in it they could not arrive there before usasws.’ He (the narrator) says: I then said to himasws, ‘Al-Zaydiyah’248 group says: ‘There is no difference between us and Ja’farasws, except that heasws does not think Jihad is necessary.’ The Imamasws said: ‘Do I not consider it necessary? By Allahasws, I

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do consider it necessary but I dislike to disregard my knowledge due to their ignorance.’249

رة السلمهي عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال سأله ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ كمه عنإ أبه عمإ علهي بإنه الإلهك علي ر ره و أطهل الإغإبة فحجه جإ د فه طلبه الإ ثهر الإغزإو و أب إ إ أ نإ ع همام ف قالوا ل غزإو هل م رجل ف قال هن

ئإ و هنإ شه لإ أنإ أجإهل لك أجإ ئإ لحك الله ف قال أبو عبإده اللهه هنإ شه عادهل فما ت رى أصإ أنإ ألص لك لصإت هى أنإ ي لخص له قال ف لخصإ ف قال بلإ أجإهلإ قال هن الله عز و جل يإشر الناس على ها ه اشإ م الإقهامةه قال فكأ هتههمإ ي وإ

رههي ف نإبغهي قهتاهلمإ ق بإل أنإ الإمشإ إ لحك الله ف قال هاته ف قال الرجل غزوإت ف واق اوا غزوإ له أصإ ا أدإعوهمإ ف قال هنإ اوا ق وإما لإ ي غإزوا و لإ ي قاتهلوا فل يس عوهمإ و قوتهلوا و قات لوا فإهك جتإتهئ بهذلهك و هنإ قال الرجل ك قهتاهلمإ حت تدإ

لمه فه ق لإبههه ت همإ فأجابنه مهب و أق ر بهالإهسإ ذ ماله فدعوإ إ حرإمته و أخه مه و ا إتههك كإ ي علإهه فه الإ لمه فجه ان فه الإهسإ و لهك ان مهنإ رجه و أا دعوإته ف قال هكما مأإجورانه على ما بهالإمخإ ك يوطك مهنإ و اعإتدهي علإهه فكإ وراءه و هو م

دهم قه ر مهنإ أنإ يكون علإك ي هإ هتابهك و يإقن دمك خ إ فع عنإ لتك و يدإ لتك و ي نإتههك حرإمتك و حرإمتهك و يإنع قهب إ ب إهتابك فهك دمك و يإرهق يسإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu ‘Amrah al-Sullamiy who has said:

Once, a man asked Abu Abd Allahasws saying: ‘I would mobilise (against the enemy) very often, stay away from asking for compensation and remain absent for a long time. This was called impermissible for me and they said: ‘There is no mobilisation (against the enemy) without the Imamasws of justice.’ May Allah keep you well, what do you say about it?’

Abu ‘Abd Allahasws said: ‘I can say it for you in general terms and if you want I can say it to you in clear terms. ‘The man said, ‘Say it in general terms.’ The Imamasws said: ‘Allahazwj will resurrect people on the Day of Judgement according to their intentions.’ The narrator has said that it seemed as if he wanted the Imamasws to say it in clear terms. He said: ‘Make it for me in clear terms, may Allah keep you well.’

The Imamasws asked, ‘Explain it.’ The man said, ‘I mobilised and faced the pagans, Should I fight them before calling them to Allahazwj?’ The Imamasws said: ‘If they mobilise and fight, you are drawn in it. If they are a people who have not mobilised and had not fought, you can do nothing but to call them to Allahazwj.’ The man said, ‘I called them to Allahazwj. One of them accepted the call, affirmed al-Islam in his heart and lived as a Muslim but injustice was done to him in judgement, his honour was violated, his property taken and he was subjected to transgression. What is the solution when I was the one to call him to Allah?’ The Imamasws said: ‘Both of you deserve rewards in the matter. He is with you to shield your honour, protect your Qiblah, to defend your book and save your life. This is better for you than his being against you,

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destroy your Qiblah, violate your honour, shed your blood and burn your Book.250

مل ل غزو ل مع مام عادل و ل فل ل من مام فاضل يا

Amir-ul-Momineenasws in a long sermon told Kumal: O Kumayl! Jihad should be only under the leadership of the Just Imamasws and spoils are legal only if a virtuous Imamasws gives.251

Conditions where Masomeenasws preferred not to do Jihad

ر و همإ أعإداؤمإ لضرب إتكمإ به له بدإ ة أهإ ان له عهدة أصإحابه طالوت أوإ عهد قأما و اللهه لوإ ه حت ت ئولوا هل الإ إ الس

Amir-ul-Momineenasws said, in Sermon of Talutiya: By Allahazwj, if Iasws had as many people as there were in the Battle of Badr or companion of the Talut, then Iasws would have strike you with my sword so that it would bring you back toward ‘Haq’ and guide you toward the Just.252

Imamasws Criticised for not Taking Part in Jihad:

هه عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنإ ساعة عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال لقهي عب م عنإ أبه ه علهي بإن هب إراهه سيإ اد الإبصإرهي علهي بإن الإه سيإ نتههه هن الله عز و جل ص فه طرهيقه مكة ف قال له يا علهي بإن الإ و له على الإ وب ته و أق إب لإ الإههاد و ص ت رإ

تى ت ل ي قول هن الله اشإ نة يقاتهلون فه سبهله اللهه ف قإ نهي أ إفسهمإ و أمإواهلمإ بهأن هلم الإ ت لون وعإدا علإهه مهن الإمؤإمه ون و ي قإإتمإ بههه و لهك هو الإفوإز حقاا فه الت وإراةه و الإهجنإهله و الإقرإآنه و منإ أوإىف هكم الذهي باي روا بهب إ تبإشه دههه مهن اللهه فاسإ بههإ

ه سيإ ظهم ف قال له علهي بإن الإ مهرون الإ دون الإ ون الساجه ه امهدون السائهحون الرا ية ف قال التائهبون الإابهدون الإ أمه الإنهي ف قال علهي بإ افهظون لهدوده اللهه و بشره الإمؤإمه إروفه و الناهون عنه الإمنإكره و الإ ه بهالإم سيإ ا رأي إنا هؤلءه ن الإ ه

همإ أفإضل مهن الإ فت همإ فالإههاد م الذهين هذههه صه

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, who from ‘Uthman, who from ibn ‘Isa, who from Samaah who has said:

‘Abu ‘Abd Allahasws has said that ‘Abbad al- Basriy met Ali ibn al-Hussainasws on the way to Makkah and said, ‘O Ali ibn al-Hussain, you have disregarded Jihad because it is difficult however you have inclined toward al-Hajj because of the ease in it. Allahazwj Says, ‘Allah has purchased the souls and property of the believers in exchange for Paradise, They fight for the cause of Allah to destroy His enemies and to sacrifice themselves. This is a true promise, which He has revealed in the Torah, the Gospel, and the al-Quran. No one is more true to His promise than Allah. Allow this bargain to be glad news for them. This is indeed the supreme triumph.’ (9:111). Ali ibn al-Hussainasws said, ‘Complete the verse,’ He then recited: ‘(The believers) who repent for their sins, worship Allah, praise Him,

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travel through the land (for pious purposes), kneel down and prostrate themselves in obedience to Allah, make others do good and prevent them from sins and abide by the laws of Allah, will receive a great reward. Allow this to be glad news for the believer.’ (9:112) Ali ibn al-Hussainasws said, ‘If we see these kinds of people with these qualities then Jihad along side with them is more virtuous than al-Hajj.253

Jihad Without Consent of an Imamasws is a Disbelief

له بإنه د زهياد عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه أبه صإر عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده اللهه و ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإ عهدة مهنإ أصإحابهنا عنإ سهإوان بإنه يإي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه الإمغهيةه قال قال إروف عنإ صفإ باسه بإنه م ممد بإن عبإده اللهه لهلرضا ص و بإنه ممد عنه الإ

ع ههمإ هن فه بهلدها موإضه إضه ه قال لهب له ب إتههه عنإ آبائههه أ رهباط ي قال له ق زإوهين و عدوا ي قال أا أسإع حدثنه أبه عنإ أهإه ي إلم ف هلإ مهنإ جه دهيث ف قال علإكمإ به له الد ه فحجوه فأعاد علإهه الإ ذا الإب إ ذا اد أوإ هلإ مهنإ رهباط ف قال علإكمإ به

مإ أنإ يكون فه ب إتههه ي نإفهق على عهالههه مهنإ طوإلههه ي نإتظهر أ ه فحجوه أ ما ي رإضى أحد ان منإ شههد الإب إ ه را فإهنإ أدإر مإطا نا هكذا فه فسإ ان مع قائهمه منإ ان ا ره مإ را و هنإ مات منإتظهرا له ه و طههه و جع مع رسوله اللهه ص بدإ السباب ت يإ ب يإ

الس سنه صدق ل أقول هكذا و جع ب يإ طى فإهن هذههه أطإول مهنإ هذههه ف قال أبو الإ بابةه و الإوسإ

A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, who from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from Safwan ibn Yahya from Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah who has said:

‘Once Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah said to al-Rezaasws when I was listening: ‘My father has narrated from the people of his family from their ancestors that he said to a certain one of them (ancestors), ‘In our location there is a place called Qazwin for keeping guard against the enemy called al-Daylam. Is Jihad or Ribat (guarding) obligatory? He (the person of our ancestors) said, ‘You must not miss performing al-Hajj around the House,’ He repeated a Hadith, he had just said and the answer was again: ‘You must pay attention to this House to perform al-Hajj around it. Do you not agree that one of you stays home to spend on his family of his gains and wait for our cause to materialise? If he finds himself in such a day he is considered like those who were present with the Prophetsaww on the day of Badr. If he dies, while waiting for our cause to materialise, he is considered like one standing with the one from usasws, who will rise with Divine authority, in his tent like this – ‘holding this two index fingers together- saying, ‘I do not say like this’-holding his index and middle fingers together - ‘because this one is taller than this.’ Abu al-Hassan al-Rezaasws then said, ‘He had spoken the truth.254

ي عنإ بشه إمانه عنإ سويإد الإقلهسه ره عنإ علهي بإنه الن سنه الطاطرهي عمنإ ي الدهانه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه ممد بإن الإ فه الإمنا له هن رأيإ روضه طاعته حرام مهثإل الإمإتةه و الدمه و قال ق لإ مامه الإمفإ لك هن الإقهتال مع غيإه الإه لإمه مه أن ق لإ

ذلهك ذلهك هو ذلهك ف قال أبو عبإده اللهه هو له هو الإهنإزهيره ف قلإ

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Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Tatriy has narrated from those who he has mentioned in his book - from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from Suwayd al-Qalanisiy from Bashir al-Dahhan who has said:

‘I once said to abu ‘Abd Allahasws ‘I saw a dream in which I said to you, ‘Fighting alongside one who is not an Imam, obedience to whom is obligatory, is unlawful just like consuming dead animals, blood and pork for food. You said to me (in my dream), ‘That is how it is! Abu ‘Abd Allahasws then said, ‘That is how it is! That is how it is!255

ي عنإ أبه ع ممد بإن يإ ي عنإ بشه إمانه عنإ سويإد الإقلهسه ه عنإ علهي بإنه الن سيإ ي عنإ ممده بإنه الإ بإده اللهه قال ق لإمامه الإمفإ لك هن الإقهتال مع غيإه الإه فه الإمنامه أن ق لإ ثإل الإمإتةه و الدمه و لإمه الإهنإزهيره له هن رأيإ ت رضه طاعته حرام مه

ذلهك ذلهك هو ذلهك ف قال أبو عبإده اللهه هو مإ هو له ف قلإ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hussain, from Ali ibn al-Nu’rnan from Suwayd al-Qalanisiy from Bashir who has said:

‘I once said to Abu Abd Allahasws: ‘I saw a dream in which I said to you, ‘Fighting alongside an Imam to whom obedience is not obligatory is unlawful like consuming dead animals, blood and pork for food, and you said to me, ‘Yes, that is how it is.’ Abu ‘Abd Allahasws then said, ‘That is how it is! That is how it is!256

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Ibid, Ch. 7, H. 2



About Seeking Justice:

سيإ لى عنإ ممد بإن الإ سنه عنه ممد بإنه م مإ اللهه عبإده أبو له ال ق قال خدهجية أبه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ هم أنإ هيا ياإضكمإ إضا ب له هل ب وإره أهإ إظروا لكهنه و الإ نإكمإ رجل هل ا إلم مه لوه قضائهنا مهنإ شإئا ي نكمإ فاجإ إ لإته قدإ فإهن ب ا ج قاضه

موا هلإهه ف تحا

Al-Husayn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from abu Khadijah who has narrated:

‘Abu Abd Allahasws once said to me, ‘Beware no one among you must take one another before the people of injustice. You must find among yourselves one who knows certain things of our judgement; then you must appoint him to judge for you; I have made him to judge for you and you must seek adjudication before him.’257

ه بإنه ممده عنإ يإي بإن ممد سيإ وان عنإ سىعه بإنه ممده عنإ الإ ه بإنه داود عنإ صفإ صيإ قال حنإظلة بإنه عمر عنإ الإ ه عنإ اللهه عبإده أبا سألإ حابهنا مهنإ رجليإ ن هما يكون أصإ ما مهياث أوإ ديإن فه منازعة ب إ هل أوإ السلإطانه هل ف تحام منإ ف قال لهك يهل أ اةه الإقض ا له فحكم الطاغوته هل تا تا يأإخذ فإهن ان هنإ و سحإ ه ثابهتا حقه مه أخذ له كإ حبه

فر أنإ الله أمر قدإ و الطاغوته بههه يكإ ق لإ إ انه ن إظرو قال يصإ فه ظر و حدهيث نا روى قدإ مهنإكمإ ان منإ هل اانا و حللهنا كامنا عرف و حرامه لإته قدإ فإهن حكما بههه فارإضوإا أحإ هما علإكمإ ج ا حا مهنا حكم فإه كإ ب لإه ف لمإ حبه مهنإه ي قإ

ا مه فإهن كإ قده هه الل حبه تخ نا و اسإ نا الراد و رد عل إ بهاللهه الشرإكه حد على هو و اللهه على الراد عل إ

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Safwan from Dawud ibn al-Haseen from ‘Umar ibn Hanzalah who has narrated:

‘I once asked Abu Abd Allahasws about two of our people who have a dispute over a certain issue of religion or inheritance, and they go for judgement before the Sultan or a judge: if it is lawful. Heasws said, ‘Whoever seeks judgement before al-Taghut (transgressors) who judges for him, whatever he then receives by such judgement is suht (sinful earning) even if it is his established right; he has taken it through the judgement of al-Taghut (transgressors) when Allahazwj has Commanded to reject al-Taghut,’

I then asked, ‘What then should they do?’ Heasws said, ‘You must find one among you who narrates ourasws Hadith and has given thought about ourasws lawful and unlawful matters and has learned ourasws rules; then you must accept him as the judge among you; Iasws have made him the judge and ruler over you. When he issues judgements according to ourasws rules and it is not accepted from him, then the rule and laws of Allahazwj are taken lightly and ourasws rules are rejected. Those who reject usasws, they have rejected Allahazwj and that is like taking things as partners of Allahazwj.258

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Why Did Masomeenasws Fight against Yazeed and Muawiyyah?

Let us consider a frequently asked question: Why did Imam Hussainasws rise against Yazeedla ibn Muawiyyahla? Or Why did Amir-ul-Momineenasws fight against Muawiyyahla but not against Abu Bakrla and Ummerla? We present three Ahadith below:

Hadith 1

ان جالسا ف بض مالسه بد رجوعه من هنروان فجرى الكلم حت قل له ل ل حارب أبا روي أن أمي املؤمني ن ل أزل مظلوما مستأثرا على حقي فقام له ما حارب طلحة و الزبي و ماوية فقال علي ن بكر و عمر الشث بن قس فقال يا أمي املؤمني ل ل تضرب بسفك و ل تطلب حبقك فقال يا أشث قد قل قول فاسع

رإ فإن الواب و عه و استشر الجة ن ل أسوة بستة من الباء ص أوهلم وح حث قال رب أن مغإلوب فا إتصهفر و ل فالوصي أعذر و ثاهم لوط حث قال لوإ أن له بهكمإ ق وة أوإ آوهي قال قائل ه قال هذا لغي خوف فقد

فر و ل فا هل ن شدهيد فإن قال قائل ه قال هذا لغي خوف فقد لوصي أعذر و ثالثهم براهم خلل اهلل حث رإفر و ل فالوصي أعذر و رابهم عون مهنإ دونه اللهه فإن قال قائل ه قال هذا لغي خوف فقد قال و أعإتزهلكمإ و ما تدإ

تكمإ فإن قال قائل ه قال هذا لغي خوف فق فإ فر و ل فالوصي أعذرموسى حث قال ف فررإت مهنإكمإ لما خه و د ت لونه فإن قال قائل ه قال هذا لغ ادوا ي قإ فونه و تضإ ي خامسهم أخوه هارون حث قال يا ابإن أم هن الإقوإم اسإ

فر و ل فالوصي أعذر و سادسهم أخي ممد خي البشر ص حث هب ل الغار و ومن على فراشه خوف فقد فر و ل فالوصي أعذر فقام له الناس بأجهم فقالوا يا أمي فإن قا ل قائل ه هب ل الغار لغي خوف فقد

املؤمني قد علمنا أن القول لك و نن املذبون التائبون و قد عذرك اهلل

After the war of Nahriwan, Amir-ul-Momineenasws was speaking with a small group of people when a person asked: Why did you not fight against Abu Bakrla and Ummerla, the way you fought against Muawiayla?

Amir-ul-Momineenasws replied: I always have been oppressed, as they preferred themselves to my rights.

Ashash: O Amir-ul-Momineenasws ! Why did you not strike them with sword in order to take back your rights?

Amir-ul-Momineenasws replied: O Ashash! You had said what you had in your mind, now listen to me, remember it, you better stick with the Just and realise my government is like that of elevated Prophets of Allahas. The first one among them is the Nuh, who said: Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help (54:10). Thus, one would say that he said this without Taqqiya but his nation denied him; therefore his successor is not to be blamed (the rejection of the nation).

The second one was Prophet Lutas, who said: He said: Ah! that I had power to suppress you, rather I shall have recourse to a strong support (11:80).



Thus, one would say that he said this without Taqqiya but his nation denied him, therefore his successor was not in a position to revert it.

The third one was Prophet Ibrahimas, the friend of Allahazwj, who said: And I will withdraw from you and what you call on besides Allah, …. (19:48). Thus, one would say that he said this without Taqqiya but his nation denied him, therefore his successor was not in a position to revert it.

The fourth one, among them, was Prophet Musaas, who had said: So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers (26:21). Thus, one would say that he said this without Taqqiya but his nation committed Kufr, therefore his successor was not in a position to revert it.

The fifth one, among them, whose’ brother Haronas (Aaron) said: Heas said: Son of my mother! surely the people reckoned me weak and had well-nigh slain me (7:150). Thus, one would say that he said this without Taqqiya but his nation denied him, therefore his successor was not in a position to revert it.

The sixth one, among them, is myasws brothersaww and the most gracious of the peoplesaw, who when went inside the cave while making me sleep on his bed, Thus, one would say that he went inside cave without Taqqiya but his nation denied him, therefore his successor is not to be blamed for it.

After listening to his words, all of them stood up and said: O Amir-ul-Momineenasws! We have understood you comprehensively, we admit our sins and repent! May Allahazwj Give youasws success.259

Hadith 2

عنه قال حدثنا ممد بن السن الصفار و سد بن عبد اهلل و عبد اهلل بن جفر حدثنا ممد بن السن رضي اهللالميي جا قالوا حدثنا ممد بن عسى بن عبد قال حدثنا أبو القاسم اهلاشي قال حدثن عبد بن فس

ا السن بن ساعة عن جفر بن ساعة عن أب عبد اهلل قال زل جبئل الصاري قال على النب ص أخبتابا مثلها ق قبلها و ل بدها متوما فه خواتم من بصحفة من السماء ل ينزل اهلل تبارك و تال من السماءهب فقال له يا ممد هذه وصتك ل النجب من أهلك قال يا جبئل و من النجب من أهلي قال علي بن أب

و يمل مبا فه فلما قبض رسول اهلل ص فك علي خاتا ث عمل مبا فه ما طالب مره ا توف أن يفك خاتا منهاتداه ث دفع الصحفة ل السن بن علي ففك خاتا و عمل مبا فه ما تداه ث دفها ل السي بن علي

جل فمل مبا فه ما ففك خاتا فوجد فه أن اخرج بقوم ل الشهادة ل شهادة هلم ل مك و اشر فسك هلل عز وتداه ث دفها ل رجل بده ففك خاتا فوجد فه أطرق و اصم و الزم منزلك و اعبد ربك حت يأتك القي ث دفها ل رجل بده ففك خاتا فوجد فه أن حدث الناس و أفتهم و اشر علم آبائك و ل تافن أحدا ل اهلل فإك

دفها فدفها ل من بده و يدفها من بده ل من بده ل يوم القامةف حرز اهلل و ضماه و أمر ب

259

190ص‏:‏‏1الحتجاج‏ج‏:‏



It was narrated to me by Mohammed ibn Hassan, who from Mohammed ibn Hassan al-Safar, Saeed ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Jafar Hammari, who from Mohammed ibn Isa ibn Youbad, who from Abu al-Qasim Hashimi, who from Youbad ibn Nafees Ansari, who from Hassan ibn Sama, who from Jafar bin Sama who said the following:

Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws said: Angel Jibraelas descended from the Heavens with a ‘Tablet’ and gave it to Prophetsaww. The Divine Tablet was unique in that, that a similar one was neither revealed before nor it was sent down afterwards. The ‘Tablet’ was secured by several gold seals, hence Gabrielas informed Prophetsaww that it is your ‘Will’ for thoseasws who have an elevated status among yoursaww descendents. Prophet Mohammedsaww asked: O Gabrielas! Tell mesaww who have the elevated status among mysaww descendents? Gabrielas said: ‘The first one is Ali ibn Abi Talibasws, who will, after your departure from this world, break one of its seals (marked for him) and act upon the instructions accordingly. Thus, after the Shahadat of Prophetsaww, Imam Aliasws broke one seal and acted upon the instructions, which were laid out in the Divine Tablet. The Tablet then inherited by Imam Hassanasws, Imam Hassan broke its second seal and acted upon what was inscribed for him. The Tablet was handed over to Imam Hussainasws who broke its seal related to himasws and opened the Tablet, it was written that heasws should rise up in order to be martyred and only those will meet martyrdom who will fight in hisasws support. Thus Imamasws acted upon these (Divine) Instructions.

Subsequently, this Tablet was transferred to the One (Imam Zain-ul-Abadeenasws) who broke his part of the seal and it was written for him to keep silent and prefer solitude and concentration on worship for the attainment of ‘Yaqeen’ (proximity to Allahazwj). Afterward the Tablet was forwarded to the One (Imam Mohammed Baqirasws), who found out after breaking his part of the seal that convey to people the Ahadith of your forefathers and the knowledge of your ancestor without any fear, as Allahazwj is your Guardian. And with the Command to pass the Tablet to the Imamasws after youasws. That’s how this Tablet was transferred from one Imamasws to another and will continue until the Doom’s Day.260

Hadith 3

مزاولة قلع البال أيسر من مزاولة ملك مؤجل

Amir-ul-Momineenasws says: To move a mountain from its place is easier than trying to oust someone from power in other than its prescribed time of fall.261

The Purpose of a Divine Prophetasws or an Imamasws:

جابر عن أب جفر عله السلم قال: قل: لي شئ يتاج ل النب والمام ؟ فقال: لبقاء الال على صلحه،

260

Kamal-u-Deen, Ch. 22, h. 35 232ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال 261

Al-Khasail, vol, 2, pg. 611, also http://hubeali.com/images/newimg/Mola-Ali-asws-400-Ahadith.pdf

http://hubeali.com/images/newimg/Mola-Ali-asws-400-Ahadith.pdf




It is quoted, through a chain of narrators, that Jabir bin Abd Allah Ansari asked from Imam Mohammed Baqirasws: O Son of Rasool Allahsaw! What is the purpose served by a Prophetas or an Imamasws? Imamasws replied, to stabilise the universe and to mange and organise its operations.262

In our time, the Sun, Moon, stars, galaxies along with all entities within the Divine Universe, are performing their duties under the instructions and

predefined rules by the 12th grandson of Prophet Imam Al-Asrajfj, although

Heajfj cannot be seen by human eyes but encompass the whole universe and control its affairs, as we say in the Ziarat: ‘Assalam Allaikum on that who is persist, who is invisible, who witness, who is beyond our comprehension.

Shias of today are the Orphans of Ahl Al-Baytasws:

لذي اقطع عن أبه يتم يتم اقطع عن مامه ول يقدر عن رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عله وآله أه قال: أشد من يتم التم اان من شتنا عاملا بلومنا وهذا حكمه فما يبتلي به من شرائع دينه، أل فمن على الوصول له، ول يدري

ان منا ف الرف ق العلى. الاهل بشريتنا املنقطع عن مشاهدتنا يتم ف حجره أل فمن هداه وأرشده وعلمه شريتنا بان: قال الزري: ف حديث الدعاء: ألقن بالرفق العلى

Prophet of Allahsaww said: He is an orphan who is unable to receive his parents’ care and is therefore not brought up by them. However, he is not that miserable as compared with the one who is unable to reach Imamasws of his time and is unable to receive and comprehend his Imamasws’s blessings and guidance. He, who does not know his Imamasws’s verdicts on those religious affairs faced by him (day to day). He is the Orphan of Alay-Mohammedasws. Be aware! He should be looked after by those who have knowledge about ourasws traditions. Whoever would teach him our attributes, our Marifat (recognition) and our traditions will be with us in the hereafter.263

احد ينقذ يتما من أيتامنا املنقطي عنا وعن مشاهدتنا بتلم ما هو قال موسى بن جفر علهما السلم: ففه و متاج له أشد على بلس من أل عابد لن الابد هه ات فسه فق، وهذا هه مع ات فسه ات عباد اهلل

مائه لنقذهم من يد بلس ومردته، فذلك هو أفضل عند اهلل من أل أل عابد، وأل أل عابدة. و

It is narrated from Imam Musa-e-Kazimasws that the one who knows our teachings and would guide and teach even one of our orphans, who are unable to reach usasws, would irritate/subdue Iblisla more than that achieved by one thousand devout worshipers. The devout worshiper would only have the intention to enrich his spiritual level but the one who teaches our traditions would not only gain spiritual benefits but also provide guidance to Allahazwj’s servants and maids. He would free these men and women from Iblis’s web. That’s why he is given preference by Allahazwj over one thousand men and one thousand women worshipers.264

262

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 7, pp. 7 (Haqaiq-ul-wasiat, pp. 245). 263

Ahtijab, pp. 2 (Haqaiq-ul-wasiat, pp. 32) 264

Ahtajaj-e-Tabrasi, pp. 3 (Haqaiq-ul-wasiat, pp. 39)



La Ikra Fee Deen265:

السي بن علي، عن أبه علي بن أب طالب علهم السلم أن املسلمي قالوا لرسول اهلل صلى اهلل عله وآله: لو ا ; فقال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل أره يارسول اهلل من قدرت عله من الناس على السلم لكثر عددا وقوينا على عدو

ن للقى اهلل عزوجل ببدعة ل يدث ل فها شئا وما أا من املتكلفي. فأزل اهلل تبارك وتال: يا عله وآله: ما لهم جا ‘ممد ما يومنون عند ‘ولو شاء ربك لمن من ف الرض على سبل اللاء والضطرار ف الدا،

املاينة ورؤية البأس ف الخرة، ولو فل لك بم ل يستحقوا من ثوابا ول مدحا لكن أريد منهم أن يؤمنوا متارين وا مؤمني أفأ تكره الناس حت ‘غي مضطرين، لستحقوا من الزلفى والكرامة ودوام اللود ف جنة اللد، يكو

Imam Hussainasws said that Muslims came and requested my grandfather, Prophet Mohammedsaww to force everyone to embrace Islam, so that Muslims form the majority, this would increase their strength against their enemies. Rasool Allahsaww replied, No, I would certainly not do that as I do not want to introduce innovation in the Allahazwj’s Deen and would not appear in front of Himazwj with what Heazwj has forbidden. I am not among those who force others against their wills.

Thus, at this point, Allahazwj sent down the following Divine message: Ya Mohammedsaww! If Your Lordazwj wanted, indeed, all inhabitants of the earth would embrace Eman266. It was very easy for Meazwj to punish and compel them and they would submit to Meazwj as they will submit to Eman in the hereafter after observing no way out from their Lord’s wrath and submit to Meazwj in desperation.

If I were to do so in this world then there will be no eligible criteria for reward or punishment and that’s why I decided to let them act on their free-will so they either choose Eman or disobey Myazwj Command by not submitting to Eman. They will stay in the Paradise forever by selecting the former option or face punishment in the hell-fire by becoming disbelievers. Ya Rasoolsaww, surely, you would not like to compel them to embrace Eman?267

Legitimacy of Jihad (by sword)

ان ل يرج املسلم ف الهاد مع من ل يؤمن على الكم و ل ينفذ ف الفي ء أمر اهلل جل و عز و ن مات ف لك ا ف حبس حقنا و الشاطة بدمائنا و متته متة جاهلة منا لدو

Amir-ul-Momineenasws says: Muslims should not participate in battles under the leadership of the one that does not have full acquaintance of the Islamic laws and does not follow Allahazwj’s Commandments regarding the spoils of war. Muslims who are killed in such battles are regarded as supporters of our enemies in the question of refraining from giving usasws our rights (of

265

There is no compulsion in religion. 266

Eman is the final stage of Islam, to believe in three verdicts. 267

Ajtihad-e-Tabrasi, pp. 209 (Haqaiq-ul-wasiat, pp. 318)



leadership) and shedding our blood. In addition, they will be considered among those who died before Islam.268

علهم السلم ضرب فساط ملن يلم الناس له السلم أه قال: ا قام قائم آل ممدروى جابر، عن أب جفر ع جلله، فأصب ما يكون على من حفظ الوم له يال فه التأل القرآن، على ما أزل اهلل جل

It has been narrated by Jabir from Abu Ka'farasws that: 'When the 'Al Qaimasws' of the Household of the Prophetsaww makes a stand he will teach the people the Quran as it was Revealed by Allahazwj. It will be a problem for those who had memorized it as it is today, for it will a different version.'269

Our Preparation for the Zahoor of Imamajfj:

هه و وهإب عنإ أبه ران عنه ابإنه الإبطائهنه اعهل بإنه مههإ عنإ هسإ دة عنإ أحإد بإنه يوس ي قال قال أبو ابإن عقإ عنإ أبه بصهما فإهن الل روجه الإقائهمه و لوإ سهإ مإ له هدن أحد ئ فه عمرههه حت عبإده اللهه له نإ ي نإسه لهك مهنإ هتههه رجوإت له ا علهم ه ه

إصارههه ههه و أ ه و يكون مهنإ أعإوا ره يدإ

Ibn Aqadah, who from Ahmed ibn Yousif, who from Ismail ibn Mehran, who from ibn Bataini, who from his father and Wahab, both of them from abu Basir, who has narrated the following:

Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘Every one of you, should collect arms and get ready for the rising of ‘al-Qaimajfj’, even if it’s just an arrow. Upon knowing your intention, Allahazwj may increase your age, as much as you live until the time of ‘al-Qaimajfj’ and you could be included in hisajfj aides and supporters.270

Protection of One’s Belongings is One’s Jihad

عنإ أبه ع هه عنه الن وإفلهي عنه السكونه م عنإ أبه بإده اللهه قال قال أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي ص هن الله عز و جل علهي بإن هب إراههخل علإهه اللص فه ب إتههه فل يارهب الرجل يدإ ق لمإ

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-awfaliy from al-akuniy who has said the following:

‘Abu 'Abd Allahasws has said that Amir-ul-Momineenasws has said, 'Allahazwj Hates a man who does not fight back the thief who has entered his house.’271

هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ أبانه بإنه عثإمان عنإ م عنإ أبه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال قال أمهي علهي بإن هب إراهه لبه رجل عنه الإا دخل علإك اللص الإمحارهب فاق إت لإه فما أصابك فدمه فه عنقهي نهي ه الإمؤإمه

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu 'Umayr from Aban ibn 'Uthaman from a man formal-Halabiy who has said the following:

268

Al-Khasail, vol, 2, pg. 611, also http://hubeali.com/images/newimg/Mola-Ali-asws-400-Ahadith.pdf 269

Bihar Ul Anwaar – Vol 52, H 85 270

Bihar ul-Anwar, vol. 52, h, 146, 366ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ 271

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, Ch. 18, h,2





‘Abu 'Abd Allahasws has said that Amir-ul-Momineenasws, has said, 'If a fighting thief enters your house, eliminate him. Whatever responsibility his blood (life) may bring is on my neck (my responsibility)?272

نان عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه عهسى عنإ عبإده الرحإنه بإنه أبه جنإران عنإ عبإده الل هه بإنه سه ف هو شههد قال قال رسول اللهه ص منإ قتهل دون مظإلهمتههه

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from 'Abd al-Rahrnan ibn abu Najran from 'Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following:

‘Abu 'Abd Allahasws narrated that the Messenger of Allahsaww had said: 'If one is murdered over his stolen property he is a martyr.’273

ره عنه الرضا عنه الرج هه عمنإ حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد عنإ أبه ه عهدة مهنإ أصإ له يكون فه السفره و مي و ء ق وإم يرهيدون جارهية له ف جه مإ ق لإ هه الإقتإل قال فإسه ذ جارهيتههه أ يإنع جارهي ته مهنإ أنإ ت ؤإخذ و هنإ خاف على أخإ

إ ا ذلهك هنإ م و الإقرابة يإ و اب إنة الإ م و الإبهنإ ذلهك الإ و مإ ق لإ رأة قال ه امإ هه م هن و هنإ خاف على فإسه ن مإ ]ق لإ م الإقتإل قال ه و هنإ خاف الإقتإل قال ن ذه فه سفر ف مإ ذلهك الإمال يرهيدون أخإ [ و

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from his father from those whom he has mentioned (in his book);

From al-Rezaasws that: ‘If a man is on a journey and with him is his slave-girl. Certain people come and want to take his slave-girl from him, Should he try to stop them even if he fears for losing his life?' Heasws replied: ‘Yes, he should try.' I then asked, 'Is it so also if a woman is with him?' Heasws (the Imam) replies, 'Yes, it is.' I then asked: Does it also apply if it is his mother, daughter of uncle and relatives. Should he stop such people even if he is afraid of losing his life?' Heasws (the Imam) replied, 'Yes, it is so also.' I then asked, ‘Does the same condition applies if it is property which they want to take during one's journey and must stop them even if he anticipates death?' Heasws (the Imam) replied, 'Yes, so also it is.’274

حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد عنإ عثإمان بإنه عهسى عنإ عنإبسة عنإ أبه حإ إفر عهدة مهنإ أصإ أبا ج إ زة قال سه ه سيإ ان ي قول قال رسول اللهه ص ما مهنإ قطإرة أحب هل اللهه عز و جل مهنإ قطإرةه دم فه سبهله ي قول هن علهي بإن الإ

اللهه

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from 'Uthaman ibn 'Isa from 'Anbasah from abu Hamzah who has said the following:

272

Ibid, vol. 5, Ch. 19, h 273

Al-Kafi, vol, 5, Ch. 19, h, 1 274

Al-Kafi, vol, 5, Ch. 19, h, 5



‘I heard abu Ja'farasws saying, 'Ali ibn al- Hussainasws would say: ‘The Messenger of Allahsaww has said: ‘No drop is more beloved to Allahazwj than the drop of blood spilled in the way of Allahazwj.275

Jihad is only under the Infallible Imamasws

سنه و ا لفة الرسوله ص و مقام أمهيه الإمؤإمهنهي و مهياث الإ لفة اللهه و خه مامة خه مامة زهمام هن الإه ه هن الإه سيإ لإ إا و عهز ا لهمهي و صلح الد ينه و هظام الإمسإ مامه تام الد لمه النامهي و ف رإعه السامهي بهالإه مامة أس الإهسإ لإمؤإمهنهي هن الإه

و الإههاده و ت وإفهي الإفيإ اةه و الصامه و الإ كامه و منإ الصلةه و الز حإ دوده و الإ ع الث غوره و ءه و الصدقاته و همإضاء الإطإرافه الإ

In a long hadith, Imam Rezaasws says, as part of explaining the virtues of a Divine Imamasws: Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority) is, certainly, the position of the Prophetsas, and the inheritance of the successors. Imamat indeed, is the representation (khilafa) of Allahazwj, the deputyship of the Messengersaww of Allahazwj, the office of Amir-ul-Momineen Aliasws and the inheritance of Imam al-Hassanasws and al-Hussainasws. 'Imamat is, in fact, the reins of religion. It is the social system of the Muslims. It is best for the world, and honour for the believers. Imamat is Islam's growing root, and its towering branch. Through the Imamasws prayers are complete, Zakat is paid, fasting is maintained, Hajj is performed and Jihad is exercised, the wealth of the nation (fay') and charity (sadaqat) are increased, the laws are enforced and the frontiers are protected and defended.276

Masoomasws Stops hisasws brother from Up-Rising

ره بإنه داب عمنإ ممد بإن يإي عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد اروده عنإ موسى بإنه بكإ ه بإنه الإ سيإ هد عنه الإ ه بإنه س سيإ عنه الإإفر ممده بإنه علهي ه دخل على أبه ج سيإ إفر أن زيإد بإن علهي بإنه الإ ثه عنإ أبه ج تب مهنإ حد ه له الإكوفةه و م أهإ

إ روجه ف قال له أبو ج ه بهالإ تهماعهههمإ و يأإمرو ه بهاجإ و ههمإ و يإبه إفسه ه فهها هل أ عو همإ أوإ يدإ ن إ فر هذههه الإكتب ابإتهداء مهت همإ هلإهه ف بههه هلإههمإ و دعوإ تبإ قنا و بهقرابتهنا مهنإ رسوله اللهه ص و لهما جواب ما إرهفتهههمإ حبه قال بله ابإتهداء مهن الإقوإمه لهم

هتابه اللهه عز و جل مهنإ وجوبه مودتهنا و ف رإضه طاعتهنا و لهما نإن فههه مهن الض و الإبلءه ف قال قه و الضنإكه جيهدون فه ولهي و ذ روضة مهن اللهه عز و جل و سنة أمإضاها فه الإ إفر هن الطاعة مفإ رهين و الطاعة له أبو ج خه لهك جيإرهيها فه الإ

ر اللهه نا و الإمودة لهلإجمهعه و أمإ د مه ي و قدر مقإدور لهواحه صول و حتإم مقإضه م موإصول و قضاء مفإ كإ لهائههه حبه وإ جيإرهي له

فنك الذهين ل يوقهنون ه همإ لنإ ي غإنوا عنإك مهن الل تخه إلوم فل يسإ م إج و أجل مسماى لهوقإ لإ فإهن الله ل هه شإئا فل ت ب زيإد عهنإد رعك قال ف غضه زك الإبلهة ف تصإ إجه بهقن الله ف ت هباده و ل تسإ إجل لهجلةه الإ نا منإ ي مام مه لهك ث قال لإس الإه

عنه ا ت إره و ث ب هادههه و جلس فه ب إتههه و أرإخى سه نا منإ منع حوإزته و جاهد فه سبهله اللهه حق جه مام مه لإههاده و لكهن الإهك شإئا مها ي مهنإ فإسه إرهف يا أخه إفر هلإ ت ب عنإ حرهيههه قال أبو ج ي سبإت ها هلإهه دفع عنإ رعهتههه و ء علإهه ف تجه

هتابه اللهه أوإ حجة مهنإ رسوله اللهه ص أوإ تضإرهب بههه مثل فإهن الله عز و جل أحل حلل و حرم حراما و بهشاههد مهنإ 275

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له ثال و سن سننا و لإ جيإ بهقه بهأمإر ف رض ف رائهض و ضرب أمإ هة فهما ف رض له مهن الطاعةه أنإ يسإ مام الإقائهم بهأمإرههه شب إ الإهت لوا الص إتمإ حرم أ ق بإل ملهه أوإ جياههد فههه ق بإل حلولههه و قدإ قال الله عز و جل فه الصإده ل ت قإ ف قتإل الصإده أعإظم إد و أ

ل لهكل شيإ ء ملا و قال الله عز و جل و ها حللإتمإ فاصإطادوا و قال عز و جل ل أمإ ق تإل الن فإسه الته حرم الله و جرام فج ر الإ ة تهلوا شائهر اللهه و ل الشهإ رإضه أرإب حوا فه الإ ة حرما و قال فسه ها أرإب ن إ ل مه إلومة فج ة م ل الشهور عهد

هر الإ شإ إسلخ الإ ا ا ال فإه زهي اللهه ث قال ت بارك و ت إجه ر م كمإ غ إ هر و اعإلموا أ رههي حإث رم فاق إت ل أشإ وا الإمشإ الإكهتاب أجله ف ل دة النكاحه حت ي ب إ إزهموا عقإ ل لهذلهك ملا و قال و ل ت توهمإ فج ل لهكل شيإ وجدإ ء أجل و لهكل ج

على ب نة مهنإ ربك و ي نإ هتابا فإهنإ مهنإه فه أجل إ را أ ان مهنإ شأإهك فشأإك و هل فل ت رومن أمإ قهي مهنإ أمإرهك و تهب إه الإكهتا ل له و لإ ي ن إقطهعإ مداه و لإ ي ب إ اط زوال ملإك لإ ت ن إقضه أ مداه و ب أجله ف لوإ شك و شب إهة و ل ت ت قدإ ب ل الإكهتاب أجله ل إقطع الإفصإل و ت تابع النظام و لعإقب الله فه الت له و ب ل ابهعه و الإمتإبو ه الذل و الصغار ا إقطع أ

فروا بهآياته اللهه أعو بهاللهه مهنإ همام ضل عنإ وقإتههه فكان الت ي أنإ تإهي مهلة ق وإم قدإ ابهع فههه أعإلم مهن الإمتإبو ه أ ترهيد يا أخهواءهمإ بهغيإه هدى مهن اللهه و ادعوا الإهلفة بهل ب رإهان مهن ا وا أهإ د مهنإ رسولههه أعهذك للهه و و عصوإا رسوله و ات ب ل عهإ

إ دموعه ث قال ناه و سال إ ع إ ي أنإ تكون غدا الإمصإلوب بهالإكناسةه ث ارإفض منإ هتك بهاللهه يا أخه ن نا و ب يإ إ الله ب ا ر را و جحدا حقنا و أفإشى سه ت إ نا سه ا و قال فهنا ما لإ قلإه فه أ إفسه و سب نا هل غيإه جد

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hussain ibn Sa'id from al-Hussain ibn al-Jarud from Musa ibn Baler ibn Dab from the one who narrated to him

from abu Ja'farasws

who has said:

‘Zayd, ibn Aliasws ibn al-Hussainasws, once went to see abu Ja'farasws, Muhammadasws ibn AIiasws. He carried with him letters from the people of Kufa who invited him to their (city) and informed him of their unity and collective decision to ask him to rise. Abu Ja'farasws then asked him, 'Are these letters their initiative or a response to what you had written to them and asked them to do?'

He said, 'It is their initiative; they acknowledge our rights and because of our being from the family of the Messenger of Allahsaww. It is also because of what they read in the book of Allahazwj about the obligation to love and obey us. Also, it is because of the suffering impediments and afflictions that we had been through. ‘Abu Ja'farasws said to him, 'Obedience is an obligation from Allahazwj. It is a tradition, Sunnah, that Heazwj had established in the people of the past and in the same way it will continue in the later generations of the people. Obedience is (obligatory) only for one of usasws (the Hujjat of the time) and to love is for all of usasws. The command of Allahazwj applies to His friends because of the rules already made available and because of the decision already made distinct, because of the finalised decision and of the measurement that has already taken place and because of the appointed time on a certain date. Do not be hasty; Allahazwj does not become hasty due to hastiness in the people. Do not try to surpass Allahazwj; in your doing so, misfortune will defeat and destroy you.'

The narrator has said that Zayd became angry and said, 'The Imamasws from us is not the one who sits in his home; draw the curtain around him and hold back from struggle (jihad). The Imam from us is the one



who safeguards his dominion, fights for the cause of Allahazwj a real fight, defends those who hold high regard for him and his rights.'

‘Abu Ja'farasws then said: ‘O brother, do you really find any of the things that you mentioned about yourself? If so, then can you show supporting proof from the book of Allahazwj or evidence from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allahsaww or give a similar example? Allahazwj Made things lawful and unlawful. Heazwj has Sanctioned the obligations, provided examples and set up traditions - the Sunnah. Heazwj has not made an Imamasws, who rises with Divine Authority on Hisazwj Command, but engulfed in doubts in the matters of the obligation of obedience to him. Heazwj has not made him as such that he would act upon an issue before its proper place and struggle for something before it is there yet.

Allahazwj, has said, 'Believers, do not hunt when you are in the Holy precinct. ... ' (5:95). Is hunting an animal that has been made prohibited during Hajj more serious or the killing of a person that Allahazwj has prohibited? Allahazwj, has assigned a place for everything. 'Once the restrictions of Hajj are over, you may hunt. .. .' (5:2) Allahazwj, has said, 'Believers, do not disrespect the reminders of Allah, the sacred months, .. .' (5:2).

Heazwj has made the number of months well known of which four are sacred ones. Heazwj has Said: ' During the four sacred months, they (pagans) may travel peacefully through the land. You (pagans) must know that you cannot make Allah helpless ...' (9:2) Then Allahazwj has Said: 'When the sacred months are over, slay the pagans wherever you find them .... ' (9:5) Heazwj has assigned a place for it. Heazwj has also Said: 'Do not decide for a marriage before the appointed time is over. ... ' (2:235).

Allahazwj has Assigned a time for everything and for every period of time there is Kitab (a Rule). If you may have the necessary evidence from your Lordazwj, certainty from yourself in your affairs and you know well about it then you may act accordingly. Otherwise, do not aim at an issue in which you have doubt and uncertainty. Do not endeavour to end a kingdom the sustenance of which is not yet exhausted; it’s time has not ended and it’s Kitab (rule) has not reached its time. When its time comes, its sustenance diminishes and its rule reaches its time, the gap will be removed and the system will follow and Allahazwj will Make the followers (of falsehood) and those followed to suffer humiliation.

‘O brother! Do you want to revive the ways of a people who have rejected the signs of Allahazwj, disobeyed His Messengersaw, followed their desires, without guidance from Allahazwj, claim the Khilafa (Leadership with Divine Authority) without (having legitimate) authority and evidence from Allahazwj, or a covenant from the Messenger of Allahsaww? I pray to Allahazwj to grant you, O brother, refuge from being crucified tomorrow in al-Kunasa.' Then his eyes became flooded with tears that flowed down and then he said, 'Allahazwj is between us and the people who disregarded ourasws honour, ignored ourasws rights, made ourasws secrets public and have ascribed usasws to someone other



than our grandfather. They have said about usasws what weasws ourselves do not say.’277

Teaching and Learning Knowledge is Better than Jihad:

هلإمه أفإضل عهنإ والههاده ف سبهإله اللهه عز وجل طلب ال .د اللهه مهن الصلةه والصامه وال

In the sight of Allahazwj, seeking knowledge is superior to prayer, fasting, Hajj, and Jihad.278

هلإمه أفإضل عهنإد اللهه إلمه ال .مهن الههاده الغدو والرواح ف ت

Teaching your knowledge (of Ahadith) is better in the sight of Allahazwj than the Jihad during the day.279

Fulfilling Family Needs are Preferred than Jihad (by sword)

رهي عنإ ممده بإنه ساله عنإ أحإد بإ شإ إر عنإ جابهر عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال أتى أبو علهي الإ رهو بإنه شه نه النضإره عنإ عمإ ص ف قال ف قال له النبه جاههدإ فه سبهله اللهه فإهك رجل رسول اللهه ص ف قال يا رسول اللهه هن راغهب فه الإههاده شه

إ ه رج إ رك على اللهه و هنإ رج إ ف قدإ وقع أجإ ت قال نإ ت قإتلإ تكنإ حا عهنإد اللهه ت رإزقإ و هنإ ت ما ولهدإ مهن الذوبه بهييإنه ي زإعمانه أ هما يأإسانه به ي ف قال رسول اللهه ص فقهر مع والهديإك يا رسول اللهه هن له والهديإنه رهانه خروجه و يكإ

هاده سنة ر مهنإ جه لة خ إ إ ي بهدههه لإسهما بهك ي وإما و ل ف و الذهي فإسه

Abu Ali al-Ashari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from' Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu ' Abd Allah Alayhi al-Salam. who has said the following:

‘Once a man came to the Messenger of Allahsaww and said, 'I am interested in Jihad (joining the army) O Messenger of Allahsaww. I am active and eager.' The Imamasws said, 'The Holy Prophetsaww said, ‘Do Jihad (join the army) in the way of Allahsaww, if you are killed, you will be living in proximity to Allahazwj and will receive sustenance. If you die you will receive your reward from Allahazwj, and if you return you will return free from sins as in the day you were born.’ The man then said, 'O Messenger of Allahsaww, my parents are old and they think my presence is a comfort for them and they do not like my going out.' The Messenger of Allahsaww then said, 'Stay with your parents, Isaww say by the Oneazwj in whose hand is my soul, that your parents' receiving comfort from your presence with them for one day and night is more virtuous than Jihad for one year.280

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م عنإ ممده بإنه عهسى ع إر عنإ جابهر قال أتى رجل رسول اللهه علهي بإن هب إراهه رهو بإنه شه نإ يوس بإنه عبإده الرحإنه عنإ عمإ ص ارإجه لهك ف قال له النبه ره ب الإههاد و له والهدة تكإ و أحه تهك ف و عإ فكنإ مع والهد ص ف قال هن رجل شاب شه

هادهك فه سبهله اللهه سنة لة خ إر مهنإ جه ق بها لإسها بهك ل إ ثنه بهالإ الذهي ب

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus ibn 'Abd al-Rahman from' Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir who has said the following:

‘Once a man came to the Messenger of Allahsaww and said: ‘I am a young and active man and love Jihad, but my mother does not like it.’ The Holy Prophetsaww said: ‘Go back and stay with your mother. Isaww swear by the Oneazwj Who has sent mesaww with the truth as a prophet that her feeling comfort because of your presence for one night is better for your Jihad in the way of Allahazwj for one year.’281

كمه عنإ حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه خالهد عنإ علهي بإنه الإ ه قال عهدة مهنإ أصإ باسه الزياته عنإ حإزة بإنه حإران ي رإف أبه الإ ه الرجله ف قال له النبه وإلود أصابه ف ت غ ر وجإ مبه به ص فأخإ رجل و هو عهنإد النبه ر ف قال قلإ قال أته إ ما لك ف قال خ

رإض تقهلها و السم خرجإ ص الإ إت أ ها ولدتإ جارهية ف قال له النبه به اء تظهلها و الله ي رإزق ها و و الإمرإأة تإخض فأخإإ له اب إ ا حابههه ف قال منإ إ له اب إنتانه ف ا غوإثاه بهاللهه و ههي ريإاة تشمها ث أق إبل على أصإ ا دوح و منإ نة ف هو مفإ

ان له أرإبع ف ا عهباد اللهه أعه روه و منإ ع عنإه الإههاد و ل مكإ إ له ثلث وضه ا د نوه يا عهباد اللهه أقإرهضوه يا عهبامنإ اللهه ارإحوه

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu al-Abbas al-Zayyat from Hamzah ibn Humran in a marfu manner has said the following:

‘A man once was with the Holy Prophetsaww and he informed himsaww about the birth of a child but his face changed. The Holy Prophetsaww asked him, 'What is the matter with you?' Hesaww (the Messenger of Allah) said, 'Say that it is good.' He then said, 'I left and my wife was in labour. I am informed that she has given birth to a girl.' The Holy Prophetsaww said, 'The earth carries her weight, the sky provides her shadow, Allahazwj Gives her sustenance and she is a sweet smelling flower: you enjoy her fragrance.' Hesaww (the Messenger of Allah) then said this to hissaww companions: 'One who has one daughter carries a heavy load, one who has two daughters is like scorched land that begs for rain from Allahazwj and one who has three daughters is exempt from Jihad (serving in the army) and all hardships. One who has four daughters, then O slaves of Allahazwj you must help him, O slaves of Allahazwj you must give him loan and O slaves of Allahazwj you must have mercy on him.’282

.ء عنه الههاده بهر الوالهديإنه جيإزهى

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Amir-ul-Momineenasws said: Kindness to parents is tantamount to Jihad.283

Masoomasws was Criticised for Remaining Aloof of Jihad:

هه عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ أبه أيوب عنإ أبه حإزة الثمالهه م عنإ أبه قال قال رجل لهلهي بإنه الإ علهي بإن هب إراهه ه ت رإ سيإان متكهئا فجلس و قال ويإك أ ما ب لغك نه قال و و له الإ ته و لزهمإ ما قال رسول اللهه ص فه الإههاد و خشو

س أنإ ه الشمإ رفة و ه به توا ف لما صتوا حجةه الإودا ه هه لما وق تغهب قال رسول اللهه ص يا بهلل قلإ لهلناسه ف لإ نإصهنك نهكمإ و شفع مإسه سه ئهكمإ فأفهضوا مغإفو قال رسول اللهه ص هن ربكمإ تطول علإكمإ فه هذا الإ وإمه ف غفر لهمحإ را مإ فه مسه

ه ل يأإخذ لهلض اته فإهن الله عدإ ل التبه ه قال هل أهإ أ ر الثماله لة جإع لإ لكمإ قال و زاد غ إ إ ل إ ا ه مهن الإقوهي ف لما اته ف لما و له التبه هإ أله له ي ربه و يسإ توا ف لما صتوا قال هن ربكمإ تطول ي زلإ ي ناجه ع قال لهبهلل قلإ لهلناسه ف لإ نإصه مإ به ق

ئهكمإ فأفهضوا مغإفورا لكمإ نكمإ فه مسه نهكمإ و شفع مإسه سه له اعلإكمإ فه هذا الإ وإمه ف غفر لهمحإ هإ اته مهنإ و ضمهن له لتبه عهنإدههه الرضا

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, who from ibn abu 'Umayr from abu Ayyub from abu Hamzah al-Thumaliy who has said the following:

‘A man once said to Ali ibn al-Hussainasws You have given up Jihad because it is harsh, but you have attached yourself to Hajj because it is comfortable.'

He (the Imamasws) who was leaning sat up straight and said: 'Fie upon you! Have you not heard what the Messenger of Allahsaww said during his farewell pilgrimage during his stay in 'Arfat, and it was about sunset. The Messenger of Allahsaww said: ‘O Bilal, ask people to remain silent.' When people became silent the Messenger of Allahsaww said: ‘Your Lordazwj has granted you favours on this day. He has granted forgiveness to the individuals of good deeds, and has made the ones of good deed to intercede for the ones of evil deeds. You can leave now with your sins forgiven.'

Narrators other than abu Hamzah al- Thumaliy have mentioned that the Imamasws additionally said, 'Except those who are of individuals of al-Tabi'at (acts that require investigation).' Allahazwj is just. He brings to justice the stronger ones who wrong the weaker ones. On the night of al-Jam' he continued quietly speaking to his Lordazwj and asked Himazwj for forgiveness for the individuals of al-Tabi'at. When he stayed in Jam' he said to Bilal. 'You should ask people to remain silent.' When people became silent he (the Messenger of Allahsaww) said, 'Your Lord has granted you favours on this day. He has forgiven the individuals of good deeds among you. He has made the individuals of good deeds among you to intercede on behalf of the individuals of evil deeds. You now may leave with your sins forgiven and Heazwj has made an undertaking in favour of the individuals of al-Tabi'at (people liable for the rights of others) to be happy with them.’284

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Masoomasws Answers Why Heasws Prefers Hajj over Jihad:

على الإههاده و قدإ قال الله عز ه ف قال قدإ آث رإت الإ سيإ تىو جاء رجل هل علهي بإنه الإ مهن و جل هن الله اشإه سيإ رهها ف قال له علهي بإن الإ نة هل آخه نهي أ إفسهمإ و أمإواهلمإ بهأن هلم الإ إدها ف قال التائهبون الإابهدون الإمؤإمه فاق إرأإ ما ب

ر آخه امهدون هل أنإ ب ل ه ق رأ الإ و روهي أ مئهذ أفإضل مهن الإ همإ ي وإ هؤلءه فالإههاد م ا رأيإ يةه ف قال ه التائهبهي الإيةه ره الإ ابهدهين هل آخه الإ

Once a person came to Aliasws ibn Hussainasws and said: ‘You have preferred Hajj over Jihad, whereas Allahazwj Says: Surely Allah has bought of the believers their persons and their property for this, that they shall have the garden; they fight in Allah's way, so they slay and are slain; a promise which is binding on Him in the Taurat and the Injeel and the Quran; and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Imam Aliasws ibn Hussainasws then said: Why don’t you also read the next Verse: They who turn (to Allah), who serve (Him), who praise (Him), who fast, who bow down, who prostrate themselves, who enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, and who keep the limits of Allah; and give good news to the believers. (Imamasws added) when you see these peopleasws, only then Jihad is better than the Hajj, in another narration, it is reported than Imamasws recited from ‘al-taaibon alabadoom’ until the last.285

The Signs Prior to the Appearance of Imam-e-Zamanajfj:

إفر إفهي عنإ أبه ج دامه عنإ جابهر الإ رهو بإنه أبه الإمهقإ سنه بإنه مإبوب عنإ عمإ رإض و ل تركإ الإفضإل عنه الإ قال الإزمه الإتهلف بنه فلن و مناد ي ن رهك اخإ رها لك و ما أراك تدإ إ ل حت ت رى علمات أ ادهي مهن السماءه و جيهئكم يدا و ل رهجإ

ق بهالإفتإحه و ةه دهمشإ زهيرة الصوإت مهنإ احه وان الت رإكه حت ي نإزهلوا الإ بهل هخإ ابهة و ست قإ ق رإية مهنإ ق رى الشامه تسمى الإ خسإرإضه ثهي فه ل الإ تهلف بهل مارهقة الرومه حت ي نإزهلوا الرمإل فتهلإك السنة فهها اخإ ةه الإمغإرهبه فأول أرإض مهنإ و ست قإ احهب إقعه و رايةه ال صإهبه و رايةه الإ لهك على ثلثه رايات رايةه الإ تإرب الشام يإتلهفون عهنإد انه سفإ

Fazal from Hassan ibn Mahboob, who from Ummro ibn abu Maqdam, who from Jabir Jaafi, who says the following:

Abi Jafarasws said: ‘You should hold on to the earth without making any strives or campaigns until you observe the signs which Iasws am going to narrate to you, although Iasws know you will not live to see that era: Conflicts in the children of ‘that one’, a Call from the skies, news of victory from Damascus, a land in Sham forming canyons, which is called Jabia. Establishment of the ‘Turk’ army in its island, Marqqa and Romans invading the Ramillah, and Western world fuelling conflicts all around the world. First, Sham will meet with destruction, with three flags being waved, one flag with patterns, one red flag and one flag from Sufyani.286

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ران عنه ابإنه الإبطائهنه عنه ابإنه مههإ دة عنإ أحإد بإنه يوس ي عنإ أبه عبإده ابإن عقإ هه و وهإبه بإنه حفإص عنإ أبه بصه عنإ أبهجان ل ي قوم هلا شيإ رإبه أبه ل بد لنا مهنإ آ ه قال قال له لس ب وتهكمإ و ألإبهدوا اللهه أ وا أحإ لهك فكو ان ا ء و ه

اما ألإ إظر هلإهه ب يإ وإا هلإهه و لوإ حبإوا و اللهه لكأن أ نا فاسإ ا ترك متحر ا فإه هتاب بدإ نه و الإمقامه ي بايهع الناس على لرإربه مهنإ ش ربه شدهيد و قال ويإل لهطغاةه الإ ء بالرض بان ألبد باملكان أقام به و لبد الشي ر قده اق إت رب جدهيد على الإ

يلبد بالضم أي لصق

Ibn Yaqida, from Ahmed ibn Yousif, who from ibn Mehran, who from Bataini, Bataini from his father and Wahab ibn Hafiz, who from abu Basir and abu Basir narrates:

Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws said that Iasws heard it from my fatherasws: Surely, an unstoppable force would emerge from Azerbaijan. When it happens you better stay in your homes and act in accordance with ourasws conduct by adopting solicitude. And when some one from usasws comes forward, you should then immediately try to get to hisasws service even if you have to crawl on your knees.

By Allahazwj, Iasws can see people are taking oath of allegiance to himajfj on the New Book between the ‘Rukn and Mukkam’. But this will not be taken well by the Arabs. And said, curse be on the arrogant Arabs of that time, who will be too much involved in creating disorder and troubles.287

إ دة عنإ أحإد بإنه زهياد عنإ علهي بإنه الصباحه بإنه الضحاكه عنإ ج التماره عنإ أبه ابإن عقإ فره بإنه ممده بإنه ساعة عنإ سإلون و إجه ت ي قال الإمسإ و ما الإمحاضه ي ق لإ ه الإمحاضه ه قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه هلك الإمرإهه جنا الإمقربون و ث ب

تادهها ن على أوإ اجة هل أت الإهصإ نة على منإ أثارها و ه همإ ل يرهيدوكمإ حبه لس ب وتهكمإ فإهن الإفهت إ وا أحإ و اهم الله بهشاغهل إرض هلمإ ر ي مإ أي الذين يضاح احملاضي جع احملضي و هو الفرس الكثي الدو و املقربون بكسر الراء املشددة له

يقولون الفرج قريب و يرجون قربه أو يدعون لقربه أو بفتح الراء أي الصابرون الذي فازوا بالصب بقربه تال. قوله و ثب الصن أي استقر حصن دولة املخالفي على أساسها بأن يكون املراد بالوتاد الساس مازا و ف الكاف و ثبت

ما أن استقرار الصا على الوتد صب أو أن أسباب دولتهم الصا على أوتادهم أي سهل هلم المور الصبةتتزايد يوما فوما أي ل ترفع الصا عن أوتاد دولتهم بل يدق با دائما أو املراد بالوتاد الرؤساء و الظماء أي قدر و

الفتنة على من أثارها أثر من لزم زول حصا الذاب على عظمائهم. قوله الفتنة على من أثارها أي يود ضرر ما أن بالغبار يتضرر مثيها أثر من غيه غيه

Ibn Yaqida, who from Ahmed ibn Ziad, who from Ali ibn Sabah bin Zahak, who from Jafar bin Mohammed ibn Samah, who from Saif Tammar, who from abu Marhif, who has narrated the following:

Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘’Mahazzir will be killed.’ I (the narrator) asked: ‘Who are the ‘Mahazzir’? Imamasws replied: ‘The one who would want expedition in the Zahoor (of al-Qaimajfj), but those who believe that Zahoor is near, will be among the successful ones. (At that time) the governments of (ourasws) opponents will be on rock-solid foundations. During that time, Iasws command

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you to stay within your dwellings, as an uprising will be harmful for its creator, as Allahazwj will Subject them to those conditions, which they will abhor.288

Also see in Appendix: ‘The Time and State of People Before Zahoor-e-Imamajfj.

At the Time of Zahoor of Imam-e-Zamanajfj

ران عنه ابإنه الإبطائه اعهل بإنه مههإ عنإ هسإ دة عنإ أحإد بإنه يوس عنه الإمفضله بإنه ممد عنإ حرهيز عنإ أبه عبإده ابإن عقإ نهإهب الله عنإ ل مؤإمهن ا قام الإقائهم أ ه قال ه ه أ سيإ هه عنإ علهي بإنه الإ اهة و رد هلإهه ق وته اللهه عنإ أبه الإ

Ibn Aqadah, who from Ahmed ibn Yousif, who Ismail ibn Mahran, who from ibn Bataini, who from Mofazzil ibn Mohammed, who from Hareez;

Hareez from Abu Abd Allahasws, who has narrated from his father Aliasws ibn al-Hussainasws that Imamasws said: Upon the rising of ‘al-Qaimajfj’, Allahazwj will Award an extraordinary strength to all (Momineen) and remove any weakness from them.289

Arabs will not be Among the Supporters of Imamajfj:

باره باطه بإنه ساله عنإ موسى الإ هه أسإ باط عنإ أبه رب فإهن هلمإ الإفضإل عنإ علهي بإنه أسإ ه قال اتقه الإ عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه أد ن إهمإ واحه خب ر سوإء أما هه لإ يإرجإ مع الإقائهمه مه

Al-Fazal, from Ali ibn al-Sabbat, who from his father al-Sabbat ibn Salim, from Musa al-Abbar who narrates the following:

Abi Abd Allahasws said: Arabs should be worried, (indeed) it is a bad news for them, since not even one of them will be among the supporters of ‘Qaimajfj’.290

هتابه سنه مهنإ إفهي أبه الإ الإ دة عنإ أحإد بإنه يوس هه و وهإب ابإن عقإ عنإ أبه ران عنه ابإنه الإبطائهنه اعهل بإنه مههإ هه عنإ هسإربه شيإ ه قال مع الإقائهمه مهن الإ ي عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه أ ن إهمإ عنإ أبه بصه ر مه مإ هذا الإ ي فقهل له هن منإ يصه ء يسه

رج مهن الإغهرإباله خلإق ل ثهي كثهي قال ل بد لهلناسه مهنإ أنإ يحصوا و ي زوا و ي غرإب لوا و سخإ

Ibn Aqida, who from Ahmed ibn Yousif Jaffi, who from the book of abu al-Hassan, who from Ismail ibn Mahran, who from ibn Batini, who from his father and Wahab, who from Abu Basir, who has narrated the following:

Abi Abd Allahasws said: There will be very few with Imam Qaimajfj from the people of Arabs. It was then said: There are so many among them (the Arabs) who praise the al-Qaimajfj. Imamasws replied: It is essential to test and

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pass people through sieves (of Wilayat) and upon subjecting them to these tests; very few will pass through the sieve (tests).291

دة عنإ ممده بإنه الإمفضله بإنه هب إراهه ابإن عقإ رهيح الإمحارهبه ارهثه بإنه الإمغهيةه و م عنإ ممده بإنه عبإده اللهه بإنه زرارة عنه الإمأ بهدههه هل حلإ بإح و أوإ ربه هل الذ الإ ن نا و ب يإ قههه قال قال أبو عبإده اللهه ما بقهي ب إ

Ibn Auqada, from Mohammed ibn al-Mufazzil ibn Ibrahim, who from Mohammed ibn Abd Allah ibn Zahar, who from al-Haras ibn al-Mughara and Zarih al-Muhar, who has narrated the following:

Abu Abd Allahasws said: There will be nothing between us the people of the Arab except killing and after saying this Imamasws’s pointed to his throat.292

إفر ي قال قال أبو ج ناطه عنإ أبه بصه مه بإنه حإد الإ ناده عنه الإب زإطهي عنإ عاصه ذا الإهسإ ي قوم الإقائهم بهأمإر جدهيد و بهتتهب أحدا و ل يأإخذه فه الل هتاب جدهيد و ه ل يسإ إ ربه شدهيد لإس شأإه هل بهالس هه لوإمة لئهم قضاء جدهيد على الإ

It is reported through a chain of narrators that al-Baznati, from Asim ibn Hamid al-Hanat, who from abu Basir, who has narrated the following:

Abu Jafarasws said: Imamajfj will rise with the new Book and the new Commands and Instructions. And will be harsh on the people of Arab, will not say anything but through sword, will not accept excuses and will ignore call of moderation in favour of Allahazwj’s Commandments.293

ة عنه الن هاوإدهي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه حاد عنإ إفر قال أصإحاب الإقائهمه ثلثهائة و أحإد بإن هوإ اروده عنإ أبه ج أبه الإلإتههه و ثلثة عشر رجل أ هه و سبههه و حه مه أبه إرف بهاسإههه و اسإ إضهمإ يإمل فه السحابه هارا ي جمه ب إضهمإ وإلد الإ ب

اد هه ف رى فه مكة على غيإه مه ائهم على فهراشه

Ahmed ibn Howas, who from Nihawandi, who from Abd Allah ibn Hammad, who from Abu Jawarud and Abu Jawarud says the following:

Imamasws said: The 313 companions of ‘al-Qaimajfj’ will all be the children of non-Arabs, some of them will be carried forward by the clouds during the day, their names along with their fathers names and their features are already known and some of them will be sleeping on their beds but will appear in Mecca.294

The first Sermon of Imam-e-Zaman after Rising:

عبد اهلل )عله السلم(، أب وعنه: عن حد بن زياد، عن السن بن ممد بن ساعة، عن براهم بن عبد المد، عنن القائم )عله السلم( ا خرج، دخل املسجد الرام، فستقبل القبلة، و جيل ظهره ل املقام، ث يصلي »قال:

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تي، ث يقوم، فقول: يا أيها الناس، أا أول الناس بآدم. يا أيها الناس، أا أول الناس بإبراهم. يا أيها الناس، أا ر ول الناس بإساعل، يا أيها الناس، أا أول الناس مبحمد )صلى اهلل عله و آله(.أ

And from him, from Hameed Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ibrahim Bin Abdul Hameed,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘When Al-Qaimajfj comes out, heajfj would enter the Sacred Masjid, and heasws would be facing towards the Qiblah, and make hisasws back to be to Al-Maqam (of Ibrahimas), then heasws would be Praying two cycles of Prayer, then heasws would be standing, and heasws would be saying: ‘O you people! Iasws am the closest of the people with Adamas. O you people! Iasws am the closest of the people with Ibrahimas. O you people! Iasws am the closest of the people with Ismailas. O you people! Iasws am the closest of the people with Muhammadsaww’.

ث يرفع يديه ل السماء، و يدعو، و يتضر ، حت يقع عله وجهه، و هو قوله عز و جل: أمنإ جيهب الإمضإطر ها رون رإضه أ هله مع اللهه قلهل ما تذ لكمإ خلفاء الإ السوء و جيإ شه «.دعاه و يكإ

Then heasws would raise hisasws hands to the sky, and heasws would supplicate, and cry out until heasws falls down upon hisasws face. And these are the Words of the Mighty and Majestic [27:62] Or, One Who Answers the distressed one when he calls upon Him and Removes the evil, and He will Make you to be successors in the earth. Is there a god with Allah? Little is it that you mind!’295

س، عن أب خالد الكابلي، قال: قال أبو علي بن براهم، قال: حدثن أب، عن ابن أب عمي، عن منصور بن يوظر ل القائم )عله السلم( و قد أسند ظهره ل الجر، ث ينشد اهلل حقه، ث و اهلل لكأن أ»جفر )عله السلم(:

يقول: يا أيها الناس، من ياجن ف اهلل فأا أول باهلل. أيها الناس، من ياجن ف آدم فأا أول بآدم.

Ali Bin Ibrahim said, ‘My father narrated to me from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus, from Abu Khalid Al-Kalby who said,

‘Abu Ja’farasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! It is as if Iasws am looking at Al-Qaimasws, with hisasws back against a rock, then heasws adjures to Allahazwj of hisasws rights, then heasws is saying: ‘O you people! The one who disputes with measws, regarding Allahazwj, so (beware) Iasws am the closest with Allahazwj. O you people! The one who disputes with measws regarding Adamas, so Iasws am the closest with Adamas’.

الناس، من ياجن ف براهم فأا أول بإبراهم. أيها الناس، من أيها الناس، من ياجن ف وح فأا أول بنوح. أيها ياجن ف موسى فأا أول مبوسى. أيها الناس، من ياجن ف عسى فأا أول بسى.

O you people! The one who disputes with measws regarding Noahas, so I am the closest with Noahas. O you people! The one who disputes with me

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regarding Ibrahimas, so Iasws am the closest with Ibrahimas. O you people! The one who disputes with me regarding Musaas, so Iasws am the closest with Musaas. O you people! The one, who disputes with measws regarding Isaas, so Iasws am the closest with Isaas.

تاب اهلل فأا أول بكتاب اهلل. أيها الناس، من ياجن ف رسول اهلل فأا أول برسول اهلل. أيها الناس، من ياجن ف تي، و ينشد اهلل حقه «.ث ينتهي ل املقام، فصلي ر

O you people! The one who disputes with measws regarding Rasool-Allahsaww, so Iasws am the closest with Rasool-Allahsaww. O you people! The one who disputes with measws regarding the Book of Allahazwj, so Iasws am the closest with the Book of Allahazwj’. Then heasws would end up to the Al-Maqam (of Ibrahimas, so heasws would Pray two Cycles (of Prayer), and adjure to Allahazwj of hisasws rights’.

»ث قال أبو جفر )عله السلم(: شه ا دعاه و يكإ تاب اهلل، ف قوله: أمنإ جيهب الإمضإطر ه هو و اهلل املضطر ف ، رإضه لكمإ خلفاء الإ ان ابتلي السوء و جيإ فكون أول من يبايه جبئل، ث الثلث مائة و الثلثة عشر رجل، فمن

باملسي واىف، و من ل يبتل باملسي فقد عن فراشه، و هو قول أمي املؤمني )عله السلم(: هم املفقودون عن فرشهم.

Then Abu Ja’farasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Heasws (Al Qaimasws) is the restless one in the Book of Allahazwj, regarding Hisazwj Words [27:62] Or, Who (المضطر)Answers the restless one when he calls upon Him and Removes the evil, and He will Make you Caliphs in the earth. So it will happen that the first one who would pledge allegiance to himasws would be Jibraeelas, then three hundred and thirteen (313) men. So the one who will be Tried by the journey would fulfill it, and the one who will not be Tried by the journey would be upon his bed. And it is the speech of Amir-ul-Momineenasws: ‘They would be missing from their beds’.296

Communication During the Rule of al-Qaimajfj

إفر إصارهي عنإ ممده بإنه ج ة عنه الن هاوإدهي عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه حاد الإ ا قام أحإد بإن هوإ هه قال ه ث عنإ أبه الإقائهم ب همه ا ورد علإك ما ل ت فإ فك فإه دك فه رإضه فه ل هقإلهم رجل ي قول عهإ مه الإ إظرإ فه أقاله إرهف الإقضاء فههه فا و ل ت

ث جنإدا هل ا فهها قال و ي ب إ تبوا على أقإدامهههمإ شإئا و مشوإا هل فك و اعإملإ مبه ه له ا ب لغوا هل الإ طنإطهنهةه فإه الإقسإا ظر هلإههم الروم يإشون على الإماءه قالوا هؤلءه أصإحابه يإشون على الإم هنإد على الإماءه فإه هو ف تحون اءه فكإ لهك ي فإ

ا يرهيدون كمون فهها مبه ها ف حإ خلو هلمإ باب الإمدهينةه ف دإ

Amed ibn Hawaza, who from al-niharwandi, who from Abd Allah ibn Hammad al-ansawri, who

from Mohammed ibn Jafarasws

, who has narrated the following:

Mohammed ibn Jafarasws said: ‘Upon the rising of the ‘al-Qaimajfj’, Imamajfj will dispatch a representative to each country of the world and will tell him that hisajfj instruction will be issued to him on his palm, so when a new situation

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arises and he does not know what to do, then he should just look into his palm and take instructions from there and act accordingly.’297

All Believer are Promised Martyrdom:

طابه عنإ عبإده اللهه بإنه الإمغهيةه عمنإ حدثه عنإ جابهره بإ إد عنه ابإنه أبه الإ إفر قال سئهل عنإ ق وإله س نه يزهيد عنإ أبه جرهي ما سبهل الل االلهه عز و جل و لئهنإ قتهلإتمإ فه سبهله اللهه أوإ متمإ ف قال يا جابهر أ تدإ ل و اللهه هل ه مهنإك هه ق لإ إ سه

ذه ف قال الإقتإل فه ريتههه فمنإ قتهل فه وليتههه قتهل فه سبهله اللهه و لإس أحد ي ؤإمهن به لة و سبهله علهي و يةه هل و له ق ت إ هه الإ مإتة هه منإ قتهل ي نإشر حت يوت و منإ مات ي نإشر حت ي قإتل

[ عن ابن املغية مثله بان لل آخر الب تفسي لخر الية و هو قوله و لئهنإ متمإ أوإ قتهلإتمإ لهل شي، ]تفسي الاشي اللهه تإشرون بأن يكون املراد بالشر الرجة

Saeed has reported from ibn Abi al-khatab, who from Abdullah ibn al-Mughara, who from another person, who from Jabir ibn Yazeed and Jabir has said the following:

Once abu Abd Allahasws was asked about the following Verse:

ا ي ر مم (:1573)جمعون ولئن قتلتم في سبيل الله أو متم لمغفرة من الله ورحمة خي

And if you are slain in the way of Allah or you die, certainly forgiveness from Allah and mercy is better than what they amass.

Imamasws asked: O Jabir! Do you know what is ‘Sabeel Allah’? I replied: ‘No, by Allahazwj I only know that much which I have heard from youasws. Imamasws said: The ‘Qatal fee Sabeel Allah’ refers to ‘Fee Sabeel ala wal Zuriatasws’ (to die for usasws and our progenyasws’s cause). Whoever was martyred on theirasws love has been killed on ‘Sabeel Allah’. And whoever understands this Verse (in these meanings) has both death as well as martyrdom. Therefore whoever is killed will come back to this world so that he meets his natural death. However, the one who had passed away in theirasws love will come back to be martyred.’

In al-Yashee, ibn al-Mughira narrates a similar tradition in which it is stated that the Verse:

لى الله تمشرون (:1583)‏ولئن متم أو قتلتم ل

(And if indeed you die or you are slain, certainly to Allah shall you be gathered together), refers to ‘Al-Rajjat’, the coming back to this world. 298

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نان عنإ عماره بإنه مرإوان عنه الإمنخله بإنه جهل ع طابه عنإ ممده بإنه سه إد عنه ابإنه أبه الإ نإ جابهره بإنه يزهيد عنإ أبه سإفر قال لإس مه تل ج ر حت ي قإ ر حت يوت و منإ مات شه لة و موإتة هه منإ قتهل شه ث ت لوإت نإ مؤإمهن هل و له ق ت إ

ق وإ فإس ائهقة الإموإته ف قال و منشوره ]منإشورة[ ق لإ ية ل إفر هذههه الإ لك و منشوره ]منإشورة[ ما هو على أبه جل على ممد ص ل فإس ائهقة الإموإته و منشوره ]منإشورة[ قال جابهر قال أبو ف قال هكذا أزل ] زل رئه ا جب إ [ به

لههه عز و جل إفر قال أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي فه ق وإ أا و ج ا خرجإ لهمهي قال هو أا ه اوا مسإ فروا لوإ رمبا ي ود الذهين ته او شه فروا لوإ هنإدها ي ود الذهين تل بنه أمة ف قإ ته و ه و خرج عثإمان بإن عفان و شه لهميإ ا مسإ

Saeed reports from ibn Ibi al-Khitab, who form Mohammed ibn Sanan, who from Ammar ibn Marwan, who from Mankil ibn Jameel, who from Jabir ibn Yazeed, who has said the following:

Abi Jafarasws said: ‘A momin will experience both the death and the martyrdom. If a momin is killed (before his natural death) he will be brought back to life in ‘Al-Rajjat’ and then he will die (his natural death). However, if he passes away in this world without meeting martyrdom, he will be killed when he is brought back to life in ‘Al-Rajjat’.

The narrator says: I then recited the following Verse in front of Imamasws:

(:1853) كل ن فس ذائقة الموت

Every soul shall taste of death

Imamasws added: ‘Wa Manshura’! I asked you have recited: ‘Wa-Manshura’ what is this?’ Imamasws said: The Angel Gabrielas revealed to Prophetsaww like

this.’ (فإس ائهقة الإموإته و منشوره ل ) (Every soul shall taste of death and

Manshura)

Al-Jabir reports that Abu Jafarasws said that Amir-ul-Momineenasws explained the following Verse of Quran:

(:215)‏ربما ي ود الذين كفروا لو كانوا مسلمين

Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had been Muslims

Iasws will come back (in Al-Rajjat) along with myasws devotees. And, on the other hand, Usman ibn Ifanla will also be brought back to life along with hisla followers. And then we will collectively kill the people of ‘Bani Umayyad’ and at that time who disbelieve will wish that they would have been (among) Muslims.’299

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Attributes of a Martyred:

كمه عنإ عمر بإنه أبان عنإ أبه عبإده حابهنا عنإ أحإد بإنه ممد عنإ علهي بإنه الإ اللهه قال قال رسول اللهه ص عهدة مهنإ أصإه و ل يقهم الناس هل إ ظهل الس ه و تإ إ له فه الس ر إ نةه و الناره الإ د الإ و السوف مقاله إ الس

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam,

who from 'Umar ibn Aban, who from abu 'Abd Allahasws

who has said the following:

‘The Messenger of Allahsaww has said: ‘All good things are with the sword, under the shadow (protection) of sword and people cannot be improved without the sword. Swords are the key to paradise or hellfire.’300

هه عنه الن وإفلهي عنه السكونه م عنإ أبه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال قال رسول اللهه ص لهلإجنةه باب ي قال له علهي بإن هب إراههع فه الإموإ مإ توح و همإ مت قلدون بهسوفهههمإ و الإ ا هو مفإ ه و الإملئهكة ت رحب بههمإ باب الإمجاههدهين يإضون هلإهه فإه ث قه

هشتههه و مإقا فه دهينههه هن لا و ف قإرا فه م الله عز و جل أغإن أمته بهسنابهكه قال فمنإ ت رك الإههاد ألإبسه الله عز و جل ها هزه رهماحه خإلهها و مرا

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following:

‘Abu' Abd Allahasws has said that the Messenger of Allahsaww has said: 'In paradise there is a door which is called 'the door of people serving in the army'. They walk to it and it opens up (for them) and they have their swords fixed on them ready and in place. The angelsas welcome them.' Hesaww then said, 'Whoever ignores joining the army, Allahazwj Punishes him by subjecting him to humiliation, poverty and his religion is destroyed. Allahazwj Makes my followers self-sufficient through the hoofs of their horses and the points of their spears.’301

What Shias Should Do When Al-Sufyani Rises:

For more information on the Rise of Sufyani, please see Appendix: II-(a-b)

نادههه عنإ به عبإده اللهه علإهه السلم و بهإهسإ له رمهي قال ق لإ ضإ ران عنه ابإنه عمهية عنه الإ اعهل بإنه مههإ ا هسإ نع ه صإ إ ا هاله بأإس فإه قال ت غب الرجال وجوهها مهنإه و لإس على الإ انه ور الشامه خرج السفإ إنه مإسه ي واره الإ إ ظهر على الإ

بهكمإ إفهروا هل صاحه فا

From reference (chain of narrators), they have narrated from Ismail ibn Mehran, who from Ibn Yumara, who from Hazmi, who has said:

Abu Abd Allahasws was asked: what shall we do when al-Sufyani rises?

300

Al-Kafi, vol, 5, pg, 11, h,1 301

Ibid, h, 2



Imamasws replied: All men among you should go under cover, their dependents will be protected (by the Imamasws). And when he (Sufyani) succeeds in capturing all five areas of Sham, then the men (Shias) should go there ‘إلى‏ .Imam-e-Zamanajfj302 ’صاحبكم‏

ين ورهي عنإ عمر م الد حاق بإن هب إراهه إفره بإنه ممد قال حدثنه هسإ بإنه زاههر عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال ممد بإن يإي عنإ جم سى الله بههه أمهي الإمؤإمهنهي لإ يسم بههه أحد ق سأله رجل عنه الإقائهمه يسلم عل اك اسإ نهي قال ل رةه الإمؤإمه له إهه بهإهمإ و ب إ

يسلم علإهه قال ي قولون السلم إ فهداك هلإ ج افهر ق لإ إده هل اللهه ل ي تسمى بههه ب علإك يا بقهة اللهه ث ق رأ بقهنإتمإ مؤإمهنهي ر لكمإ هنإ خ إ

Mohammed ibn Yahya has narrated from Jafar ibn Mohammed who has said from Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Daynuri narrated to me from Umar ibn Zahir who says:

A man asked from Abu Abd Allahasws (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws): Is Al-Qaimajfj

offered the greetings as ‘ رةه الإمؤإمهنهي as the Commander of the Believers? The ’بهإهمإ

Imamasws replied: No, because this is the title Allahazwj had Given (exclusively) to Aliasws Ibn Abu Talibasws. Allahazwj has not Given this title to anyone before,

no one will be called by this title except for the ‘ افهر ’ an unbeliever.

I then said, ‘May Allahazwj Keep my soul in service for yourasws cause, what form of greeting of peace will be offered to himajfj? The Imamasws replied:

They will say, ‘ السلم علإك يا بقهة اللهه’.Peace be upon you O Baqiyyat Allahajfj (The

Establisher of the Divine Authority). The Imamasws then recited from the Holy Quran: ‘If you are true believers then know that the profit which Allah has left for you is better for you. I am not responsible for our deeds.303

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412ص‏:‏‏1الكافي‏ج‏:‏ , H. 2.



APPENDIX I: Affairs of People during the last Time

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خطبة‏لمير‏المؤمنين‏)‏عليه‏السالم‏(

A SERMON OF AMIR-UL-MOMINEENasws

إده عنإ ممد بإن أحإد هه عنإ ممد بإنه الإمنإذهره بإنه س هه عنإ أبه ه بإنه ممده عنإ جد سيإ هه عنإ الإ هه عنإ أبه هه عنإ جد قال أبهره رواها و ( ]السلم عله) الإمؤإمهنهي أمهي خطب ناده اهذ بهغيإه غ إ ر و الإهسإ ه [ قار بهذهي خطب أ

Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Sa’d Bin Al-Munzar Bin Muhammad, from his father, from his grandfather, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from his grandfather, from his father who said:

‘Amir-ul-Momineenasws gave a sermon’. (And someone else has also reported it without the above chain and mentioned that heasws gave the sermon as Zeeqaar).

إد أما قال ث علإهه أث إن و الله فحمهد ال و ت بارك الله فإهن ب ث ت ق وآله عله اهلل صلى) ممدا ب رهج بهالإ عهباده لهخإ وليتههه هل عهبادههه وليةه مهنإ و طاعتههه هل عهبادههه طاعةه مهنإ و عهودههه هل عهبادههه عهوده مهنإ و عهبادتههه هل عهبادههه عهبادةه مهنإ

يا ههه اللهه هل داعها و ذهيرا و بشه إ راجا و بهإه ءا و عوإدا منهيا سه را و بدإ را و عذإ م ذإ كإ ل و فصله قدإ حبه كمه قدإ ت فإصه و أحإإلم ب نه قدإ ق رإآن و ف رقه قدإ ف رإقان هباد له إ رب همإ الإ لوه ه ثإبهتوه و جحدوه إ ه بههه لهقهروا و جهه إد له إ ب إكروه ه أ

So heasws Praised Allahazwj and Extolled Himazwj, then said: ‘Having said that, Allahazwj Blessed and High Sent Muhammadsaww to take Hisazwj servants out from worshipping Hisazwj servants to worship Himazwj, and from the covenants of Hisazwj servants to Hisazwj Covenant, and from obedience to Hisazwj servants to be in obedience to Himazwj, and from the Wilayah of Hisazwj servants to Hisazwj Wilayah by good news and warnings.

And hesaww called to Allahazwj by Hisazwj Permission, and was an illuminating lamp, promising, and beginning, and excusing, and warning by the Judgements that hesaww had decided, and decided what hesaww had judged, and a Criterion which differentiated, and a Quran which Proved Himazwj, so the servants would come to know their Lordazwj which they were ignorant of, and accept by it which they struggled against, and Establish Himazwj after having denied Himazwj.

وا أنإ غيإه مهنإ هتابههه فه سبإحاه هلمإ ف تجلى لإمه فأراهمإ ه رأوإ يكو حه إ وه أراهمإ و حلم عفإ إ رته أراهمإ و عفا قدإ إ و سطإوتههه مهنإ خوف همإ و قدر إ ياته مهن خلق ما خلق و الإ إ صاةه مهن مق منإ مق و بهالإمثلته الإ

تصد تصد منه احإ و بهالنقهماته احإ إ مه أراهمإ و أعإطى و هدى و رزق حكإ إ مع حت صب ر و حكم ما يسإمع ث ي رى و يسإ بهذلهك ( وآله عله اهلل صلى) ممدا جل و عز الله ف ب

So Heazwj illustrated to them Hisazwj Glory in Hisazwj Book without them having seen Himazwj. So heazwj Showed them Hisazwj Forbearance, how Heazwj



Forbears, and Showed them Hisazwj Forgiveness how Heazwj Forgives, and Showed them Hisazwj Power and how Powerful Heazwj is, and Frightened them from Hisazwj Authority, and how Heazwj Created what Heazwj Created from the Signs, and how Heazwj Destroys the one whom Heazwj Destroys from the disobeyers by the examples. And how heazwj Repelled the one whom Heazwj repelled by the Torments, and how heazwj Sustained and Guided, and Granted, and Showed them Hisazwj Wisdom how Wise Heazwj is, and Patient until they heard what they heard and saw. So Allahazwj Sent Muhammadsaww with that.

إدهي مهنإ علإكمإ سأإته هه ث فى ء شيإ الزمانه لهك فه لإس زمان ب ق مهن أخإ ث ر ل و الإباطهله مهن أظإهر ل و الإ إ مهن أال اللهه على الإكذهبه له عهنإد لإس و ( وآله عله اهلل صلى) رسولههه و ت ة الزمانه لهك أهإ لإ ا الإكهتابه مهن أب إور سه ي تله ه

ة ل و تهلوتههه حق لإ ا الإكهتابه مهن ثنا أغإلى ل و ب إا أ إفق سه ههه عنإ حرف ه هباده فه لإس و مواضه الإبهلده فه ل و الإإكر هو ء شيإ إروفه مهن أ شة هافه لإس و الإمنإكره مهن أعإرف ل و الإم إكر فاحه إكى عقوبة ل و أ دى مهن أ عهنإد اهلإ

إ حت حفظته ت ناساه و حلته الإكهتاب بذ ف قدإ الزمانه لهك فه الضلله واء بههم تال هإ باءه مهن لهك ت وارثوا و الإ و الإلوا ه بهتحإ عمه ذهيبا و ذهبا الإكهتابه رهي اوا و بهالإبخإسه ف باعوه تكإ الزاههدهين مهن فههه

Then there will come upon you, from after measws an era, and there will be nothing in that era which will be more hidden than the truth, nor anything more apparent than the falsehood, and nothing more numerous than the lies against Allahazwj the High and Hisazwj Messengersaww. And there will be nothing in that era which will be more worthless than the Book when it is recited as it deserves to be recited, nor anything more worthy of selling and expensive in price than the Book if it is altered from its places. And there will be nothing in the servants nor in the cities anything which is more prevented than the good nor anything more recognised than the evil. And there will be nothing considered to be more immoral and evil, and no worse penalty than for the guidance in the presence of misguidance. During that era, those who bear the Book will be rejected and the memorizers will forget to the extent that they will interpret it in accordance with their own desires, and they would have inherited that from their forefathers, and they will act with alterations in the Book, lying and rejecting. So they will sell it for a cheap price, and they would be from the ascetics.

ل و فالإكهتاب بانه و منإفهانه طرهيدانه الزمانه لهك فه الإكهتابه أهإ بانه صاحه د طرهيق فه مصإطحه فحبذا مؤإو يأإوهيههما ل واحهبانه اهك إملنه لهما و هلما واها الصاحه ل و فالإكهتاب له ي همإ و فهههمإ لإسوا و الناسه فه الزمانه لهك فه ابه الإكهت أهإ و مهمإ لإسوا ن لهك و م دى ت وافهق ل الضللة له اهلإ

So the Book and the People of the Book during that era would be two castaway fugitives, and two accompanying companions in one road not finding any protector or shelter. They are both good for each other and Whomazwj they work for. So the Book and the People of the Book during that era would be in the people but not be among (part of) them, and will be with them but still not be with them, and that is because the misguidance is not in harmony with the guidance.



ا هنه و تم تمع قده و اجإ ماعةه عنه اف إت رقوا و الإفرإقةه على الإقوإم اجإ إمل منإ دهينهههمإ أمإر و أمإرهمإ ولوإا قدإ الإ ره فهههمإ ي و بهالإمكإأ همإ الإقتإله و الرشا و الإمنإكره ق مهن عهنإدهمإ ي بإق لإ همامهمإ الإكهتاب لإس و الإكهتابه أئهمة ه هل الإ إرهفوا لإ و اسإ مهن ي زب إره و خطه هل الإكهتابه

And if they meet, and the people would have met upon the sectarianism, and would separate from the group. They would give the rule of the matters of their Religion to the one who acts with regards to them by plotting, and the evil, and the bribery, and the murder, as if they are the imams (leaders) of the Book then the Book is not their imam (leading them). There will not remain in their possession from the truth except for its name, and they will not recognise anything from the Book except for its calligraphy and design.

خل ل يدإ مع لهما الداخه كمه مهنإ يسإ ملهك دهينه هل ملهك دهينه مهنإ ي نإتقهل الدينه مهن يإرج حت جالهسا يطإمئهن فل الإقرإآنه حهرجهم ملهك عهوده هل ملهك عهوده مهنإ و ملهك طاعةه هل ملهك طاعةه مهنإ و ملهك وليةه هل ملهك وليةه مهنإ و تدإ الله فاسإ

ال إلمون ل حإث مهنإ ت إده هن و ي مله متهي ةه فه ت والدوا حت الرجاءه و بهالإ إصه وإره داوا و الإم لإ الإكهتاب و بهالإل صفإحا مهنإه ء يإ ش عنإ يضإرهبإ اللهه لهغيإه أداوا و جل و عز اللهه دهينه بهغيإه داوا قدإ تائهههي ضل

The entering one will enter (the religion) when he hears for the Judgements of the Quran, but he will not be satisfied in gatherings until he exits from the Religion. He will transfer from a Religion of a king to a Religion of a king, and from the wilayah of a king to a wilayah of a king, and from obedience of a king to the obedience of a king, and from the covenant of a king to a covenant of a king.

So Allahazwj Lures them away from where they do not know, with good expectations and the hope until they give birth in the disobedience, and they make a religion with the tyranny, and the Book did not benefit them anything, and they will be wandering and straying, for they would have made a religion without the Religion of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and for the sake of other than Allahazwj.

دهمإ دى مهن خرهبة الضللةه مهن عامهرة الزمانه لهك فه مساجه دى مهن فهها بدل قدإ اهلإ خلإقه أخائهب عمارها و ف قراؤها اهلإود هلإههمإ و الضللة جرته عهنإدهههمإ مهنإ خلهقتههه و اللهه دهههمإ فحضور ت ي و مساجه ها الإمشإ ر هل إ ظهمه بهاللهه فإ منإ هل الإ

ها مشى دهمإ فصارتإ بهضلهلههمإ عارهف هو و هل إ اهلههمإ مهنإ مساجه وه لهك على فه دى مهن خرهبة النحإ الضللةه مهن عامهرة اهلإإ قدإ ل إ و اللهه سنة بد ي د حدوده ت

Their Masjid during that era would be constructed from misguidance, ruination of guidance. So its reciters and its builders would be the most failed ones among the creatures of Allahazwj and Hisazwj creatures. It is from their presence that misguidance would flow and return back to them. Thus, presence in their Masjids, and walking towards them would be blasphemy (Kufr) with Allahazwj the Magnificent, except for the one who walks towards it while being aware of their misguidance. Therefore, due to their actions upon that way, their Masjids would have become ruination of the guidance, and well-built in the



misguidance, for the Sunnah of Allahazwj would have been changed, and Hisazwj Limits transgressed against.

عون ل و دى هل يدإ مون ل و اهلإ عون بهذهمة يوفون ل و ء الإفيإ ي قإسه ن إهمإ ل الإقته يدإ الله أت وا قدإ شههدا لهك على مهاءه فإته حوده و بهاله ت غإن وإا و الإ له اسإ هإ هلإمه عنه بهالإ ق همإ سوإا و مث إلة ل بهالصالههي مث لوا ما ق بإل مهنإ و الإ دإ و فهرإية اللهه على صه

لوا س فه ج قوبة نةه الإ السئة الإ

They will not be calling to the guidance, nor distribution the booty (Al-Fey), nor fulfilling the responsibilities. They will be calling the one from among them who would be killed upon that as a martyr, thus forging a lie against Allahazwj, and the struggle, and they would be needless from the knowledge due to their ignorance, and from before they mutilated the righteous ones with every mutilation, and named their truthfulness to Allahazwj as libel, and apply the punishment for the sins to the good deeds.

ث قدإ و كمإ مهنإ رسول هلإكمإ جل و عز الله ب م رؤف بهالإمؤإمهنهي علإكمإ حرهيص عنهتمإ ما علإهه عزهيز أ إفسه صلى) رحههه يأإ ل عزهيزا هتابا علإهه أ إزل و ( وآله عله اهلل ه مهنإ الإباطهل ته د حكهم مهنإ ت نإزهيل خلإفههه مهنإ ل و يديإهه ب يإ ا ق رإآا حه عربه

ر نإذهر عهوج هي غ إ الإكافهرهين على الإقوإل يهق و حاا ان منإ له

And Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic has Sent to you all a Messengersaww from yourselves. It grieves himsaww to see you suffering, and hesaww is kind and merciful to the Believers. And Heazwj Revealed upon himsaww a Mighty Book. ‘[41:42] Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it; a revelation from the Wise, the Praised One’ ‘[39:28] An Arabic Quran without any crookedness, that they may guard (against evil)’ ‘[36:70] That it may warn him who would have life, and (that) the word may prove true against the unbelievers’.

نكم فل م ي لإهه جل علإكم يطولن ل و ل الإ ا الإ لك فإهن ان منإ أهإ لكمإ جاله ت غإطهة و أملهههمإ أمد ق ب إ زل حت عن إهمإ الإإذهرة عنإه ت رد الذهي الإموإعود بههم ه تل و الت وإبة عنإه ت رإفع و الإم قدإ و النقهمة و لإقارهعة ا م هلإكمإ جل و عز الله أب إل

لكم شرح و السنة علمكم و الإقوإل لكم فصل و بهالإوعإده هلة لهزهيح الإمناهه ره على حث و الإ إ النجاةه على دل و الذ

So do not let your hopes to distract you, nor consider the term (of life) to be prolonged, for the ones before you were destroyed for having long hopes against their approaching deadline until the Promised time (of death) descended upon them, and repulsed from them the excuses, and raised from them the repentance, and brought with it the calamity and the resentment. And Allahazwj has Preached to you with the Promise, and Made Decisive for you the speech, and Taught you the Sunnah, and Explained for you the Program to remove the illness, and Urged upon the Remembrance, and Evidence to the Salvation.

ل ق وإله اتذ و لهلهه ا إتصح منه هه و ده و لهلرشاده وف قه و أق إوم ههي لهلته هداه دله ن يسره و سد آمهن اللهه جار فإهن لهلإحسإ عدوه و مإفوظ تهسوا مغإرور خائه ره بهكث إرةه جل و عز اللهه مهن فاحإ إ شوإا و الذ فإهه بهالطاعةه هلإهه ت قربوا و بهالت قى مهنإه اخإ



ب قرهيب فإهن عن عهبادهي سألك ها و جل و عز الله قال مهب قرهيب بوا دعانه ها الدا ه دعإوة أجه تجه و له ف لإسإلهمإ به لإ ؤإمهنوا ي رإشدون ل

And the one who act for the sake of Allahazwj and take Hisazwj Words as Evidence, would be Guided until he is strong, and Made to understand the right way, and Guided and facilitated to the good. So the one under the Protection of Allahazwj is safely preserved, and Hisazwj enemies would be in fearful and pretentious. So be cautious of Allahazwj through the frequency of the Remembrance, and be fearful from Himazwj by the piety, and get closer to Himazwj by the obedience, for Heazwj is Close by and Answers. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: ‘[2:186] And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way’.

بوا تجه ظم نإ أ اللهه عظمة عرف لهمنإ ي نإبغهي ل الذهي الله عظموا و بههه آمهنوا و لهلهه فاسإ ة فإهن ي ت إلمون الذهين رهف إ ما ي وا أنإ اللهه عظمة إلمون الذهين عهز و له ي ت واض إلمون الذهين سلمة و له يذهلوا أنإ اللهه جلل ما ي رة ما ي أنإ اللهه قدإ

لهموا تسإ إد أ إفسهمإ ي نإكهرون فل له يسإ إرهفةه حد ب لون ل و الإم إد يضه دى ب ق مهن ت نإفهروا فل اهلإ حه هفار الإ مهن الصحهربه جإ السقإمه هي مهنإ الإبارهئه و الإ

So you must respond to Allahazwj and believe in Himazwj, and Magnify Allahazwj. It does not befit one who recognises the Greatness of Allahazwj to consider himself as significant. So the highest of the recognition of the Greatness of Allahazwj is being modest to Himazwj, and the highest honour of the one who knows the Majesty of Allahazwj is to be humble to Himazwj, and the most secure is the one who knows the Power of Allahazwj and submits to Himazwj. So you will not be denying yourselves after the Guidance of the understanding, nor will you be going astray after the Guidance. So do not flee from the truth like the fleeing of the healthy ones from the one with the scabies, and the healthy ones from the sick.

كمإ اعإلموا و إرهفوا لنإ أ د ت إرهفوا حت الرشإ ه الذهي ت ثاقه تأإخذوا لإ و ت ر إرهفوا حت كهتابه الإ مبهه لنإ و قضه الذهي ت إرهفوا حت بههه تسكوا لوا لنإ و بذه الذهي ت إرهفوا حت تهلوتههه حق الإكهتاب ت ت إ إرهفوا لنإ و حرفه الذهي ت حت الضللة ت إرهفوا دى ت إ لنإ و اهلإ إرهفوا حت الت قإوى رهفوات دى الذهي ت ت

And know that you will never recognise the guidance until you recognise the ones who have left it, and will never take to the Covenant of the Book until you recognise the ones who broke it, and will never attach yourselves to it until you recognise the ones who have abandoned it, and will never be able to recite the Book as it deserves to be recited until you recognise the ones who altered it, and will never recognise the misguidance until you recognise the Guidance, and will never recognise the piety until you recognise the ones who abused it.



ا و الإبهد عرف إتم لهك عرف إتمإ فإه و رسولههه على و اللهه على الإفهرإية رأي إتم و التكل رهي رأي إتمإ و لهكهتابههه التحإ إ هدى لنكم فل هدى منإ الله إلمون ل الذهين جيإهه إلم لإس الإقرإآنه عهلإم هن ي إمه اق منإ هل هو ما ي ط

So when you recognise that, you will recognise the innovations, and the impersonations, and you will see the fabrications against Allahazwj and against Hisazwj Messengersaww, and the alterations to Hisazwj book, and you will see how Allahazwj Guided the one whom Heazwj Guided. So do not let those who have no knowledge keep you ignorant. The Knowledge of the Quran cannot be known as to what it is except by the oneasws who has tasted its food.

لم هلإمه ف له بهالإ إد بههه حهي و فات ما عهلإم بههه أدإرك و صممه بههه سع و عماه بههه بصر و جهإ إ ب و مات ه اللهه عهنإد أث إبره عز إ سناته ه واا بههه أدإرك و السئاته بههه ما و الإ ال و ت بارك اللهه مهن رهضإ ت

So it was by the knowledge that his ignorance got to know, and his blindness got to visualise, and his deafness got to hear, and gained awareness of what knowledge had passed by and got revived by it after its death. And he established the good deeds in the Presence of Allahazwj and deleted the sins by it. And it was by it (knowledge) that he realised the Pleasure from Allahazwj Blessed and High.

لههه عهنإده مهنإ لهك فاطإلبوا تضاء ور خاصة فإه همإ خاصة أهإ تدى أئهمة و بههه يسإ هلإمه عإش همإ و بههمإ ي قإ له موإت و الإ هإ الإمإ الذهين هم مهمإ يإبه ت همإ و عهلإمهههمإ عنإ حكإ رهمإ و منإطهقهههمإ عنإ صمإ يإتلهفون ل و الدين يالهفون ل باطهنهههمإ عنإ ظاههن همإ ف هو فههه و صادهق شاههد ب إ ق شهداء شأإهنههمإ مهنإ ف همإ اطهق صامه ق يالهفون ل صادهق مإبه و بهالإ ل و الإ فههه فون يإتله

So, seek that from its special people, for theyasws are the specialists, lights to be illuminated by, and the Imamsasws to be followed. And theyasws are the life for the knowledge and death for the ignorance. Theyasws are the onesasws whose Judgements inform you of theirasws knowledge, and theirasws silence about theirasws speech, and theirasws apparent about theirasws hidden. Theyasws do not oppose the religion nor do theyasws differ with regards to it. For it (knowledge) is a truthful witness between themasws, and a silent speaker. It is from theirasws glories to testify to the truth, and to be truthful reporters, neither opposing the truth nor differing with regards to it.

إ قدإ م جل و عز لهه ال مهن فهههمإ مضى و السابهقة اللهه مهن هلمإ خل رى لهك فه و صادهق حكإ إ هرهين ه ا ق فاعإقهلوا لهلذ الإا تموه ه إ إقهلوه ل و رهعاية عقإل سه ثهي الإكهتابه رواة فإهن رهواية عقإل ت ان الله و قلهل رعاته و ت .الإمسإ

The Precedence is for themasws from Allahazwj, and Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic has Passed a Truthful Judgement for themasws. And in that is a reminder for the speakers. So bear in mind the truth if you hear it with a caring mind and not with a narrative mind, for the narrators of the Book are many, and its guardians are few. And Allahazwj is the Best Supporter’.



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إب الإمحامهلهي ع قله عنإ أبه ش له بإنه زهياد عنإ موسى بإنه عمر الص إ حابهنا عنإ سهإ نه سلإمان نإ عبإده اللهه بإ عهدة مهنإ أصإنهي لأإتهي على الناسه زمان يظإرف فههه الإفاجه عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال قال أمهي الإمؤإمه ن و يض ر و ي قرب فههه الإماجه

اك يا أمهي الإمؤإمه قال فقهل له مت تهطالة و فههه الإمنإصه هبادة اسإ اة مغإرما و الإ ماة مغإنما و الز ا اتهذته الإ نهي ف قال ها تسلطإن النساء و سلطإن الإه نهي ف قال ه لهك يا أمهي الإمؤإمه ان ماء و أمر الالصلة منا قال فقهل مت صب إ

A number from our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Musa Bin Umar Al-Sayqal, from Abu Shuayb Al-Mahaamily, from Abdullah Bin Suleyman who said:

Abu Abdullahasws having said that ‘Amir-ul-Momineenasws said: ‘An era will come upon the people in which, the debaucher (pervert) would be considered respectable, and nearness would be sought for the immoral, and fair play would be weak’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to himasws, ‘When would that be, O Amir-ul-Momineenasws?’ Heasws said: ‘When an entrustment would be regarded as a gain and the Zakat as a loss, and the worship as a protracted (engagement), and the maintenance of good relations as a favour’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to himasws, ‘When would that be, O Amir-ul-Momineenasws?’ So heasws said: ‘When the women become dominant, and the bondmaids would be empowered, and the young boys would assume command’.304

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‏)‏عليه‏السالم‏(‏مع‏المنصور‏في‏موكبه حديث‏أبي‏عبد‏للا

HADITH OF ABU ABD ALLAHasws WITH AL-MANSOUR IN HIS PROCESSION

إضه عنإ ممد بإنه أحإد عنإ يإي بإن ممد هه عنإ هب إراههم بإن علهي و أصإحابههه ب بإنه ممده عنإ جها عميإ أبه ابإنه عنه أبههر و ( السلم عله) اللهه عبإده أبو قال قال حإران عنإ حإزة أبه ةه حاله سوء و عهنإده هؤلءه عهنإدهمإ الش

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from one of his companions, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr altogether, from Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Humran who said:

‘Abu Abdullahasws said, and those in hisasws presence mention the bad condition of the Shites in hisasws presence –

رإت هن ف قال إفر أبه مع سه هبههه فه هو و الإمنإصوره ج و ف رس على هو و موإ على أا و خإل خلإفههه مهنإ و خإل يديإهه ب يإار رح أنإ لك ف نإبغهي ان قدإ اللهه عبإده أبا يا له ف قال جاهبههه هل حه ا ت فإ هز مهن لنا ف تح و الإقوةه مهن الله أعإطاا مبه ل و الإمإره ذابه أحق أك الناس تإبه نا الإ ل و مه بههمإ و بهك ف ت غإرهي نا ب إتهك أهإ

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So heasws said: ‘Iasws was walking with Abu Ja’far Al-Mansour, and he was in his procession, and he was upon a horse and in front of him were horsemen and behind him were horsemen, and Iasws was upon a mule by his side. He said to me, ‘O Abu Abdullahasws, it is befitting for youasws to be happy with what Allahazwj has Given us from the strength and the victory for us, and the honour, and do not tell your people that youasws and the Peopleasws of yourasws Household are more deserving of this Command (Caliphate) than we are, lest youasws provoke us against youasws and them.

قال أ له ف قال ذب ف قدإ عن هلإك هذا رفع منإ و ف قلإ ف قال ت قول ما على تإله إنه سحرة الناس هن قلإ ي دوا أنإ يهبون ن إهمإ فل علي ق لإبك ي فإسه هك مهنإ تك وج هلإك فإها سإ نا مهنإك أحإ ر له ف قال هل إ لنا هلإ سألإتك ي وإم تذإ ملإك مإ ف قلإ لة فه ت زالون فل شدهيد عرهيض طوهيل حة و أمإرهمإ مهنإ مهإ مإ مهنإ فسإ بوا حت د إا فه حراما دما مهنا تصهر حرام ب لد فه حرام شهإ رفإ ه ف دهيث حفهظ قدإ أ الإ ل ف قلإ فهك أنإ جل و عز الله ل ذا أخصك لإ ن فإه يكإ ا و به هن

ل ث روي إته حدهيث هو رك ل له مهنإ غ إ لهك ي ت ول ب إتهك أهإ عن فسك

Heasws said, ‘Iasws replied: ‘And the one who has related this to you from measws has lied’. He said to measws, ‘Will youasws swear an oath on what youasws are saying?’ Iasws said: ‘The people are magicians, meaning they would love to spoil measws (myasws position) in front of you. So do not listen to them, for people are more in need of you than you are of us’. He said to measws, ‘Do youasws remember the day when I asked youasws, ‘Is there a kingdom for us?’, and youasws said, ‘Yes, very lengthy and vast’, you will not cease to be in the time in your command and the space in your world until you will harm usasws by shedding sacred blood in a sacred Month, in a sacred city?’ So Iasws understood that he has memorized the Hadith. So Iasws said: ‘Perhaps Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic will Suffice for you, for Iasws did not apply this especially for you, but rather this is a Hadith which Iasws reported to you. Maybe it is for someone else from the people of your household who will govern that’. He was silent from measws.

ف لما إ إض أتانه منإزهله هل رج نا ب ف قال مواله هلإ هبه فه رأي إتك لقدإ اللهه و فهداك ج إفر أبه موإ و ج إ ار على أ حهرف قدإ و ف رس على هو و أك يكلمك علإك أشإ تإته و ب إنه ف قلإ ي ب يإ لإقه على اللهه حجة هذا فإسه و الإ

ب مإره هذا صاحه ت الذهي الإ خر هذا و بههه دىي قإ إمل الإ وإره ي إبهاءه أوإلد ي قإتل و بهالإ فهك و الإ ماء يسإ رإضه فه الد ا الإ ل مبههبههه فه هو و الله يهب و موإ إ ار على أ حت شك لهك مهنإ فدخلنه حه فإ ي و دهينه على خه فإسه

When Iasws returned to myasws home, one of ourasws friends came up. He said, ‘May I be sacrificed for youasws. By Allahazwj, I saw youasws in the procession of Abu Ja’far (Al-Mansour) and youasws were upon a mule and he was upon a horse, and he was speaking to you like an overseer speaks to an underling. So I said to myself, ‘This is the Proofasws of Allahazwj upon the creatures and the Masterasws of this command (Caliphate) who should be followed, and this other one is acting by compulsion, and he kills the children of the Prophetsas, and sheds the blood in the earth by what Allahazwj does not Like, and he is in his procession, and youasws are upon a mule’, so that entered a doubt in me to the extent that I feared for my Religion and myself’.



قال لوإ ف قلإ و حوإله ان منإ رأيإ نه عنإ و خلإفهي مهنإ و يدي ب يإ اله عنإ و يه ت قرإته الإملئهكةه مهن شه و لحإت قرإت ن ف قال فههه هو ما احإ ق لإبه سكن الإ

Heasws said: ‘Iasws said: ‘Had you seen those who were around measws, and in front of measws, and behind measws, and on myasws right, and on myasws left from the Angels, you would have despised him and despised what he was indulging in’. He said, ‘Now my heart is tranquil’.

ن إهمإ الراحة مت أوإ يإلهكون ءه هؤل مت هل قال ث مه إلم لإس أ ف قلإ ب لى قال مدة ء شيإ لهكل أن ت ك هلإ ف قلإ ف ي ن إمإر هذا أن عهلإمك ا الإ ر ان جاء ه ه طرإفةه مهنإ أسإ يإ إلم لوإ هك الإ و جل و عز اللهه عهنإد حاهلمإ ت إ ههي نإ

ل جهد أوإ جهدإت لوإ و ب غإضا أشد هلمإ رإضه أهإ لوهمإ أنإ الإ خه تفهزك فل ي قإدهروا لإ الإهثإه مهن فهههمإ همإ ما أشد فه يدإ يسإ الشإطان

Then he said, ‘Until when will these be ruling (us), or until when will we get rest from them (their injustices)?’ Iasws said: ‘Do you not know that there is a time allocated for everything?’ He said, ‘Yes’. So Iasws said: ‘Would it benefit you if you come to know that this command (Caliphate), when it goes, it would be quicker than the blink of an eye? If you come to know their condition in the Presence of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic and how it would be, you would have been intense in your hatred of them. And if you were to struggle, and the people of the earth were to struggle to include them in more severity than what they are already in from the sins, you would not be able to. So do not let Satanla excite you.

هزة فإهن إلمون ل الإمنافهقهي لكهن و لهلإمؤإمهنهي و لهرسولههه و لهلهه الإ إلم ل أ ي مهن ي رى ما على صب ر و أمإرا ا إتظر منه أن ت ى وإفه و الإ رتهنا فه غدا هو الإ ا زمإ فإه ق رأيإ له هب و مات قدإ الإ و أهإ وإر رأيإ و الإبهلد ل شه قدإ الإ الإقرإآن رأيإ

دهث و خلق قدإ واءه على وجه و فههه لإس ما فههه أحإ هإ و الإ ين رأيإ إكفأ قده الد ما ا الإماء ي نإكفهئ

The Honour is for Allahazwj and for Hisazwj Messengersaww, and for the Believers, but the hypocrites do not know. Nay! The one who waits for ourasws Command, and observes patient upon what he see from the sufferings and the fear, tomorrow he would be in ourasws group. So if you were to see that the truth has died and its people have gone away, and you will see, that the injustice has encompassed the country, and you will see that for the Quran they are inventing new things which are not in it and giving it a perspective in accordance to their own whims, and you will see that the Religion has receded like the receding of the water,

و ل رأيإ إلوإا قده الإباطهله أهإ ت له على اسإ ق أهإ و الإ إذر و عنإه ي ن إهى ل ظاههرا الشر رأيإ و أصإحابه ي قدإ الإفهسإق رأيإت فى و ظهر إ و بهالنساءه النساء و جاله بهالر الرجال ا بل ل صامهتا الإمؤإمهن رأيإ و ق وإله ي قإ ق رأيإ ذهب الإفاسه ي رد ل و يكإ و فهرإي ته و ذهبه علإهه قهر الصغهي رأيإ تحإ و بهالإكبهيه يسإ رإحام رأيإ و إ ت قط قدإ الإ قه يإتدهح منإ رأيإ يضإحك بهالإفهسإنإه ق وإله علإهه ي رد ل و مه



and you will see the people of the falsehood to have achieved high positions above the people of the truth, and you will see the evil having been manifested with no one preventing it and actually finding excuses for its committers, and you will see the mischief having appeared, and the males satisfying themselves with the males, and the women satisfying themselves with the females, and you will see the Believer maintaining silence with no one accepting his words, and you will see the mischievous lying and no one refuting his lies and his falsity, and you will see the young ones belittling the grownups, and you will see the relatives with their relationships being cut-off, and you will see the one who is praised for his mischief and he laughs at it and his words are not being refuted,

و إطهي الإغلم رأيإ إطهي ما ي و الإمرإأة ت ن النساء رأيإ و النساء ي ت زوجإ ث ر قدإ الث ناء رأيإ و الإمال ي نإفهق الرجل رأيإ و يديإهه على ي ؤإخذ ل و ي ن إهى فل اللهه طاعةه غيإه فه الناظهر رأيإ و تههاده مهن فههه الإمؤإمهن ي رى مها بهاللهه ي ت جإ و اله رأيإ

ار هي الإ و ماهع له لإس و جاره ي ؤإ رإضه فه ي رى لهما مرهحا الإمؤإمهنه فه ي رى لهما فرهحا الإكافهر رأيإ و الإفساده مهن الإ مور رأيإ رب الإ ها جيإتمهع و علهة تشإ جل و عز الله ياف ل منإ عل إ

and you will see the young boy being obedient as the women are, and will see the women getting married to women, and you will see the praises being increased, and you will see the man spending the wealth in ways other than in obedience to Allahazwj with no one preventing him or holding back his hand, and you will see the onlookers seeking Refuge with Allahazwj from what they see the (situation of the) Believers are in from the struggling, and you will see the neighbour hurt his neighbour and there is no one to prevent him, and you will see the infidel rejoicing at what they see in the Believer to be in, becoming happier at what he sees in the earth from the mischief, and you will see the intoxicants being drunk openly and the ones who do not fear Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic gathering for it,

و مهر رأيإ إروفه الإ ل بهالإم و له ق رأيإ و مإمودا قوهيا الله يهب ل فهما الإفاسه ياته أصإحاب رأيإ و يإت قرون الإ و يهب همإ منإ يإت قر يإه سبهل رأيإ ا الشر سبهل و من إقطها الإ لو و مسإ رأيإ ههه ي ؤإمر و عطل قدإ اللهه ب إ و بهت رإ رأيإله ل ما ي قول الرجل و ي فإ و لهلنساءه النساء و لهلرجاله ي تسمنون الرجال رأيإ هشته الرجل رأيإ هشة و دبرههه مهنإ م مها مهنإ الإمرإأةه و ف رإجه ن النساء رأيإ ذإ ما الإمجالهس ي تخه ذها الرجال ي تخه

and you will see the enjoining of the good being disgraced, and you will see the mischievous one indulging in what Allahazwj does not Like and being magnified and praised for it, and you will see the Mastersasws of the Signs being belittled along with those who love themasws, and you will see the way of the good being cut-off and the way of the evil being travelled upon, and you will see the House of Allahazwj being blocked and orders issued for abandoning it, and you will see the man saying what he does not do, and you will see the men lustful to the men and the women to the women, and you will see the man earning a living from his behind and the woman from her genitals, and you will see the women taking to the gatherings like the gatherings of the men,



و ث رأيإ باسه ولإده فه التأإه ما امإتشطوا و الإهضاب أظإهروا و ظهر قدإ الإ ه الإمرإأة تإتشه الرجال أعإطوا و الهزوإجهوال مإ ههمإ على الإ ان و الرجال علإهه ت غاي ر و الرجله فه ت نوفهس و ف روجه ب ان و الإمؤإمهنه مهن أعز الإماله صاحه الربا ر ل ظاههرا ا ان و ي و النساء بههه تإتدح الز و الرجاله هكاحه على زوإجها تصاهع الإمرإأة رأيإ ث ر رأيإ إ خ إر و الناسه أ قهههن على النساء يساعهد منإ ب إ فهسإ

and you will see the femininity appearing in the children of Al-Abbas and their usage of dyes and combs like the usage of these by the woman for her husband, and the men giving wealth for their genitals, and the man competing for the man and envying him, and the wealthy would be considered more honourable than the Believer, and the usury becoming publicised and he does not care, and the women being praise for their adultery, and you will see the woman preparing her husband to be married to the men, and you will see most of the people and the best of the households helping the women on their mischief,

و ا الإمؤإمهن رأيإ ل مإت قرا مإزو و له و ظهر قدإ الزا و الإبهد رأيإ إتدون الناس رأيإ و الزوره بهشاههده ي رام رأيإ الإ و يلل لل رأيإ و يرم الإ كامه و الإكهتاب عطل و بهالرأإيه الدينه رأيإ و أحإ فى ل اللإل رأيإ تخإ رإأةه مهن بههه يسإ الإ و اللهه على تطهع ل الإمؤإمهن رأيإ و بهقلإبههه هل ي نإكهر أنإ يسإ ظهم رأيإ ه فه ي ن إفق الإماله مهن الإ و ل ج و عز اللهه سخ

ل ي قربون الإولة رأيإ ل ي باعهدون و الإكفإره أهإ يإه أهإ و الإ مه فه ي رإتشون الإولة رأيإ كإ و الإ زاد لهمنإ ق بالة الإوهلية رأيإ

and you will see the Believer in grief, belittled, humiliated, and you will see the innovations and the adultery becoming apparent, and you will see the people arguing by false testimonies, and you will see the Prohibited being made to be permissible and the Permissible being made to be prohibited, and you will see the Religion being taken by the opinion and the Book and its Regulations being neglected, and you will see the night not being taken as a cover for one to be audacious against Allahazwj, and you will see the Believer not being able to deny except by his heart, and you will see a great amount of wealth being spent in ways which arouse the Anger of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and you will see the rulers going closer to the people of disbelief and distancing themselves from the people of the good, and you will see the rulers accepting bribes for the Judgements, and you will see the rulers welcoming the one who gives more,

و رإحامه واته رأيإ ن الإ ت فى و ي نإكحإ و بههن يكإ تل الرجل رأيإ الرجله على ر ي ت غاي و الظنةه على و الت همةه على ي قإره سه له ف بإذل الذ و ماله و فإ ر الرجل رأيإ و النساءه هت إانه على ي ل الرجل رأيإ رأتههه سإبه مهنإ يأإ الإفجوره مهن امإإلم و علإهه يقهم و لهك ي هر الإمرإأة رأيإ إمل و زوإجها ت قإ تههي ل ما ت ها على ت نإفهق و يشإ و زوإجه رهي الرجل رأيإ يكإرأته ي رإضى و جارهي ته و امإ و الشرابه و الطامه مهن بهالدنه ان رأيإ يإ ثهية جل و عز بهاللهه الإ و زوره ال على الإقهمار رأيإ

ظهر قدإ

and you will see the (forbidden) near relatives being married (incest) and being satisfied by it, and you will see the man killing another one based upon false accusation and upon conjecture, and differing with the man who



sacrifices his self and his wealth, and you will see the man living upon the gifts of the women, and you will see the man knowingly eating from the immoral earnings of his woman and lives by it, and you will see the woman overpowering her husband and doing what he does not like and spend on her husband, and you will see the man hiring out his woman and his slave girl and is pleased with the lowest of the food and the drink, and you will see a lot of the faith in Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic by the false pretence, and you will see the gambling becoming apparent,

و و ماهع له لإس ظاههرا ي با الشراب رأيإ إفسهن ي بإذلإن النساء رأيإ له أ هإ و الإكفإره له ير ظهرتإ قدإ الإملههي رأيإا هايإ ل به هها على أحد جيإتهئ ل و أحدا أحد ن و منإ رأيإ تذهله الشرهي و سلإطاه ياف الذهي يسإ الناسه أق إرب رأيإنا يإتدهح منإ الإولةه مهن ل بهشتإمه ه أهإ و الإب إ بل ل و ي زور يهب نا منإ رأيإ و شهادته ت قإ فههه ي ت نافس الإقوإله مهن الزور رأيإ و تهماعه الناسه على ث قل قدإ الإقرإآن رأيإ و اسإ تهما الناسه على خ الإباطهله اسإ

and you will see the intoxicating drinks being sold openly and there is no one to prevent it, and you will see the women giving themselves to the people of disbelief, and you will see the amusement clubs having appeared and the passer by does not prevent anyone nor does anyone having the guts to prevent it, and you will see the honourable one being humbled before the one whose authority they fear, and you will see the one who loves usasws being falsified and his testimony not being accepted, and you will see the false words being competed for, and you will see the Quran has become heavy upon the people to listen to it and the people find it easier to listen to the falsehood,

و ار رأيإ رهم الإ ار يكإ و لهساههه مهنإ خوإفا الإ دود رأيإ إ قدإ الإ واءه فهها عمهل و عطل هإ و بهالإ د الإ رأيإ قدإ مساجهإ رهف و زخإ تهي الناسه عهنإد الناسه أصإدق رأيإ و الإكذهب الإمفإ إي و ظهر قدإ الشر رأيإ مةه الس و بهالنمه قدإ الإب غإي رأيإ

و فشا لح الإغهبة رأيإ تمإ ا ي بشر و تسإ إضا إضهمإ ب الناس به و ب طلب رأيإ و اللهه لهغيإه الإههاده و الإ السلإطان رأيإ و الإمؤإمهن لهلإكافهره يذهل راب رأيإ رانه مهن أدهيل قدإ الإ مإ و الإ هشته الرجل رأيإ اله بإسه مهنإ م و الإمهكإ زانه الإمه

And you will see the neighbour respecting the neighbour out of fear of his tongue, and you will see the Limits (Penalties of the Law) being neglected and being used in accordance with whims, and you will see the Masjids having been decorated, and you will see the most truthful one among the people to be the one who is a fabricator of the lies, and you will see the evil to have appeared and the pursuit of gossip, and you will see the transgression to be widespread, and you will see backbiting to be liked and some people giving glad tidings by it to the others, and you will see the seeking of the Pilgrimage and the Jihad for other than Allahazwj, and you will see the Sultan humiliating the Believer for the sake of the infidel, you will see the demolition to be more than the construction, and you will see the man making a living out of under-estimation of the weights and measures (cheating by measuring less),

و ماءه سفإك رأيإ الد تخ ا يسإ و به إا ضه لهر الرئاسة يطإلب الرجل رأيإ هر و الد بإثه فإسه يشإ ت قى اللسانه به و لهند مور هلإهه تسإ و الإ قده الصلة رأيإ تخه ا اسإ و به هه لإ ث الإكثهي الإمال عهنإده الرجل رأيإ و ملكه منإذ ي ز رأيإ



ى و ق بإههه مهنإ نإبش ي الإم فاه ت با و ي ؤإ إ و أ رإج رأيإ ث ر قدإ اهلإ و ي الرجل رأيإ وان يإسه بهح و شإ ران يصإ ل سكإتم ا ي هإ و فههه الناس مبه و ت نإكح الإب هائهم رأيإ إضا إضهاب ي فإرهس الإب هائهم رأيإ ب

and you will see the shedding of the blood being taken lightly, and you will see the man seeking the leadership for coveting the world and to make himself famous by bad mouthing so that he would be feared and the matters would depend upon him, and you will see the Prayer being taken lightly, and you will see the man who has a lot of wealth then not purifying it (Zakat) since he acquired it, and you will see the dead being exhumed from his grave, hurt and his shroud being sold, and you will see that the anarchy to have increased, and you will see the man jubilant and in the morning intoxicated not caring about what the people think of him, and you will see the animals being married to him, and you will see the animals ride upon each other,

و ه هل يإرج الرجل رأيإ ع و مصل و ثهابههه مهنإ ء شيإ علإهه لإس و ي رإجه إ قدإ الناسه ق لوب رأيإ أعإ ن همإ جدتإ و قسر ث قل و إ و علإههمإ الذ رأيإ ر و فههه ي ت نافس ظهر قدإ السحإ ا الإمصلي أيإ راه يصلي هن و الناس له ي ت فقه الإفقهه رأيإ

ينه لهغيإه إا يطإلب الد و الرئاسة و الد و غلب منإ مع الناس رأيإ لله طالهب رأيإ ر و يذم الإ را طالهب و ي يإدح مه الإظم و و ي ه رأيإ رميإ إمل الإ ههما ي ا فه همإ ل الله يهب ل مبه ن همإ يول ل و ماهع يإن إ و ب مله ب يإ و أحد الإقبهحه الإ

ازهف رأيإ ه فه ظاههرة الإم رميإ الإ

and you will see the man come out to his Prayer place and return and there would be no signs of any gains upon him, and you will see the hearts of the people to have become hard and their eyes frozen, and the Remembrance to have become heavy upon them, and you will see the illegal money to be apparent and contested for, and you will see the Praying one who is Praying just to be seen by the people, and you will see the Faqih gaining understanding for other than Religion, to covet the world and the leadership, and you will see the people to be with the one who overcomes, you will see the seeking of the lawful to be condemned and reproached and the seeking of the unlawful to be praised and magnified, and you will see in two Sacred Places (Al-Haramain) acts being committed which Allahazwj does not Like with no hindrance preventing these and no one coming in between these and the ugly acts, and you will see the musical instruments appear in the two Sacred Places (Al-Haramain),

و ق مهن ء بهشيإ ي تكلم الرجل رأيإ إروفه يأإمر و الإ هه فه ي نإصحه منإ هلإهه ف قوم الإمنإكره عنه ي ن إهى و بهالإم قول فإسه ف و موإضو عنإك هذا إضهمإ ي نإظر الناس رأيإ إض هل ب تدون و ب له ي قإ و الشروره بهأهإ لك رأيإ يإه مسإ طرهيقه و الإ

ا لكه ل خاله و أحد يسإ رأيإ زأ الإم و أحد له ي فإز فل بههه ي هإ عةه و الشر مهن فههه يإدث عام ل رأيإ ث ر الإبهدإ إ مها أان و لإق رأيإ غإنهاء هل ي تابهون ل الإمجالهس و الإ و الإ تاج رأيإ إطى الإمحإ كه على ي هه لهغيإه ي رإحم و بههه الضحه وجإ اللهه

And you will see the man speak about something from the truth and enjoin the doing of the good and prohibit from the evil, so the one being advised would stand up to him and say, ‘this is not your subject (responsibility), and you will



see the people looking towards each other and follow the people of the evil, and you will see the path of the good and its way to be empty, no one travelling over it, and you will see the dead being mocked at and no one scared of it, and you will see every year new evil things and the innovations more than before, and you will see the people and the gatherings not following anyone except the rich, and you will see the needy been given so that they would be laughed at due to it, and being sympathised for other than the sake of Allahazwj.

و ياته رأيإ و أحد هلا ي فإز ل السماءه فه الإ ما ي تسافدون الناس رأيإ توفا منإكرا أحد ي نإكهر ل الإب هائهم ي تسافد و الناسه مهن ي يإنع و اللهه طاعةه غيإه فه الإكثهي ي نإفهق الرجل رأيإ و اللهه طاعةه فه الإسه قوق رأيإ و ظهر قدإ الإ تخه اسإ

اا و بهالإوالهديإنه وه مهنإ رح و الإولده عهنإد حال الناسه أسإ تهي بهأنإ ي فإ و علإههما ي فإ قدإ و النساء رأيإ و الإملإكه على غلبإ و هوى فههه هلن ما هل ي ؤإتى ل أمإر ل على غلبإ هه على ي فإتهي الرجله ابإن رأيإ عو و أبه رح و والهديإهه على يدإ وإهتههما ي فإ مبه

you will see signs appearing in the sky and no one fearing it, and you will see the people copulating like the copulation of the animals, with no one expressing abhorrence out of fear from the people, and you will see the man spending a great deal in ways other than the obedience to Allahazwj and being prevented easily (to spend) in the obedience to Allahazwj, and you will see the impiousness to have appeared and the belittling of the parents, and be in the most evil of the condition of the people with the children who will be happy with the one who throws accusations at them, and you will see the people, and you will see the women to have overcome upon the kingdom and to have overcome over all the commands brought about only due to the desire for them, and you will see the son of the man accusing against his father and making claims against his parent and being happy at their death,

و ا الرجل رأيإ بإ لإ و ي وإم بههه مر ه إب ا فههه يكإسه ظهم لذ ال بإسه أوإ فجور مهنإ الإ انه أوإ مهزان أوإ مهكإ أوإ حرام غهشإئهبا مسإكهر شرإبه ة علإهه الإ وإم لهك أن يإسب حزهينا و عمرههه مهنإ وضه و الطام يإتكهر السلإطان رأيإ وال أ رأيإ مإا ي ت قامر و الزوره فه ت قإسم الإقرإب وهي رب و به ا تشإ مور به و الإ ر رأيإ مإ ا ي تداوى الإ و به فى و لهلإمرهيضه يوص تشإ يسإ

ا به

and you will see the man who passes a day in which he did not commit any great sins from the immoralities, or the understating of the weights or the measures, or unlawful acts, or drinking intoxicating drinks, he would become depressed and sad to have wasted that day from his life, and you will see the Sultan hoarding foodstuffs, and you will see the wealth of the near relatives being distributed in the false ways, and to be gambled with, and to be drunk by it the intoxicating drinks, and you will see the intoxication being utilised as medication and being prescribed to the sick to be cured by it.

و ت ووإا قده الناس رأيإ مإره ت رإكه فه اسإ إروفه الإ و بههه التدينه ت رإكه و الإمنإكره عنه الن هإيه و بهالإم أهإله و الإمنافهقهي رهياح رأيإله رهياح و قائهمة الن فاقه ق أهإ و ك تر ل الإ ان رأيإ ره الإ جإ ره الصلة و بهالإ جإ و بهالإ د رأيإ ة الإمساجه ل مهنإ مإتشه



ون الله ياف له و لهلإغهبةه فهها مإتمه إ له لومه أ ق أهإ و الإمسإكهره شراب فهها ي ت واصفون و الإ ران ال رأيإ يصلي سكإإقهل ل هو و بهالناسه ره يشان ل و ي ا و بهالسكإ رهم سكهر ه إ و اتقهي و أ اقب ل ترهك و خه إذر و ي رههه ي بهسكإ

and you will see the people to have equalized regarding the avoidance of the enjoining of the good and the forbidding of the evil and the avoidance of the making of the Religion by it, and you will see the words of the hypocrites and the people of the hypocrisy being maintained and the words of the people of the truth wasted unnoticed, and you will see the Call to Prayer (Azaan) being given for the payment and the Prayer for the payment, and you will see the Masjids being filled from those who do not fear Allahazwj, gathering therein for the backbiting and eating of the flesh of the people of the truth and the intoxicating drinks would be described therein, and you will see the intoxicated ones Praying with (leading) the people having no understanding and will not be stained due to his intoxication, and when he is intoxicated he is respected and feared, and feared to be ignored, not being punished and being excused for his intoxicated state,

و ل منإ رأيإ هه يإمد الإتامى أمإوال أ و بهصلحه و الله أمر ما بههلفه ي قإضون الإقضاة رأيإ وة يأإتهنون الإولة رأيإ الإ و لهلطمعه تإه قدإ الإمهياث رأيإ له الإولة وض هإ رإأةه و الإفسوقه له همإ يأإخذون اللهه على الإ ن إ همإ و مه ت هون ما و يلو و يشإ ها ي ؤإمر الإمنابهر رأيإ إمل ل و بهالت قإوى عل إ ا الإقائهل ي و يأإمر مبه قده الصلة رأيإ تخه ا اسإ قاهته و بهأوإ الصدقة رأيإ

ا ي راد ل بهالشفاعةه ه به إطى و اللهه وجإ الناسه لهطلبه ي

and you will see the one who eats the wealth of the orphans being praised for his righteousness, and you will see the judges issuing Judgements in opposition to what Allahazwj has Ordered, and you will see the rulers entrusting to the treacherous for the greed, and you will see the rulers to have placed the inheritance to the people of the mischief and those audacious against Allahazwj, taking from them and leaving with them what they desire, and you will see upon the Pulpits preachers preaching the piety but the speaker does not practice what he has preached, and you will see the Prayer to have been taken lightly at its prescribed times, and you will see the charity given by intercession not intending by it the Perspective of Allahazwj and being given for seeking the (good will of) people,

و همإ ههمإ الناس رأيإ ا ي بالون ل ف روجهمإ و بطو لوا مبه و كحوا ما و أ إا رأيإ بهلة الد و علإههمإ مقإ ق أعإلم رأيإ الإإ قدإ ه فه اس الن أن اعإلمإ و النجاة جل و عز اللهه هل اطإلبإ و حذر على فكنإ درس ا و جل و عز اللهه سخ لهمإ هن يإهه

ر مإ بههمإ ي راد له

and you will see the people to be mainly concerned with their stomachs and their genitals, not caring what they eat and who they have relationship with, and you will see the world welcoming them, and you will see the banners of the truth to be a lesson for the one who is cautious and seeks salvation with Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and know that the people are subject to the Wrath of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, but rather Heazwj has Given them respite of life which Heazwj Wants to Give them.



تههدإ و مت رقبا فكنإ راك اجإ لفه فه جل و عز الله له ذاب بههم زل فإهنإ علإهه همإ ما خه و الإ نإ فهههمإ ةه هل عجلإ رحإ و اب إت لوا أخرإت هنإ و هه الل نإ قدإ رإأةه مهن فههه همإ مها خرجإ ع ل الله أن اعإلمإ و جل و عز اللهه على الإ ر يضه أجإ

نهي سه ة أن و الإمحإ نهي مهن قرهيب اللهه رحإ . الإمحإسه

So become expectant and spare no effort for Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic to See you to be against what they are indulging in. If the Punishment descends upon them and you were to be among them, you can hasten to the Mercy of Allahazwj. If you were to hesitate you will be involved in it, and you should have come out from what they are indulged in from the audacities against Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic. And know, that Allahazwj does not Waste the Recompense of the good doers, and that the Mercy of Allahazwj is very Near to those who do good’.305

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Appendix II-a: Summary of the Signs of Zahoor-e-Imam-e-Zamanaajfj

وان عنإ م وازهي عنإ صفإ هإ هه علهي عنه الإ زهيار عنإ أخه م بإنه مهإ يهي عنإ هب إراهه مده بإنه حكهم عنإ مإمون الإبانه أبه عنه الإهمإ و الإمنادهيع انه و السفإ نإ أبه عبإده اللهه الصادهقه قال خإس ق بإل قهامه الإقائهمه الإمانه ي نادهي مهن السماءه و خسإ

بهالإب إداءه و ق تإل الن فإسه الزهةه

Abi Hamiry, from Abrahim ibn Mahyar, who from his brother Ali, who from Al-Hawazi, who from Saffwan, who from Mohammed ibn Hakeem, who from Memon Al-Bayan, who has narrated:

Abu Abd Allah Al-Sadiqajfj said: Five signs will appear before the ‘قيام‏القائم‏ع’ the rising of the Imamajfj; coming out of ‘اليماني‏’ the Yammani, coming out of ‘فياني‏ ’السthe Safyani, ‘ماء‏ ‏الس ‏من ‏ينادي ‏بالبيداء‏‘ Call from the Heavens and ’المنادي ‏خسف ’وsplitting of the earth in a desert and ‘كية‏ ‏الز ‏النفس murder of an innocent ’قتلsoul.306

ل رضي اهلل عنه قال حدثنا عبد اهلل بن جفر الميي عن أحد بن ممد بن عسى حدثنا ممد بن موسى بن املتوان يقول ن خروج السفان من عن السن بن مبوب عن أب حزة الثمال قال قل لب عبد اهلل ن أبا جفر

ة من احملتوم و خروج القائم من احملتوم المر احملتوم قال ل م و اختلف ولد الباس من احملتوم و قتل النفس الز يكون لك النداء قال ينادي مناد من السماء أول النهار أل ن الق ف علي و شته ث ينادي بلس فقل له

املبطلونلنه اهلل ف آخر النهار أل ن الق ف السفان و شته فيتاب عند لك

Narrated to us Muhammad bin Musa bin Mutawakkil: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa from Hasan bin Mahboob from Abu Hamza Thumali that he said:

‘I asked His Eminence, Abu Abd Allah Sadiqasws: Abu Ja’far (Imam Baqirasws) says: The advent of Sufyani is inevitable. He replied: ‘Yes, and the conflict of Bani Abbas, the killing of the Pure Soul (Nafs-e- Zakiyya), the advent of Qaimajfj are among the inevitable occurrences. I asked: How would the call be?

Heasws said: On the first day the caller will call out from the sky: Indeed, the truth is with Aliasws and hisasws Shias. After that Iblees, may Allahazwj Curse him, will call at the end of the day that: Indeed, the truth is with Sufyani and his followers. Thus at that time those who are inclined to falsehood will fall into doubt.’307

تاره عنإ أبه صإر عنإ عامهره بإنه واثهلة عنإ أمهيه الإ ه بإنه الإمخإ سيإ مؤإمهنهي قال قال رسول اللهه ابإن فضال عنإ حاد عنه الإر ق بإل ابة و خروج الإقائهمه و طلو الش ص عشإ و الدجال و الدخان و الد انه ها السفإ ن إ ا و الساعةه ل بد مه مإسه مهنإ مغإرهبه

إره ع ربه و ار تإرج مهنإ ق زهيرةه الإ به رهقه و خسإ بهالإمشإ شره زول عهسى و خسإ دن تسوق الناس هل الإمحإ

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‏إكمال‏الدين -29 203ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , 307

652ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 14.



Ibn Fazal, from Hamad, from Al-Hussain ibn al-Mukhtar, from Abi Nasr, from Amir ibn Wasilla, who narrates:

Amir-ul-Momineenasws has narrated that Rasool Allahsaww said: Ten signs are surely going to appear before the Dooms Day: Sufyani, Dajjal, Khuzan (Smoke clouds), Daammah (Amir-ul-Momineenasws), Rising of Al-Qaimajfj, Sun rising from the West, earth splitting up in the Arabian Pennusula, a (huge) fire erupting form the bottom of the (river of) And which will take people towards the Reckoning Place.308

د عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال يإرج إد عنه ابإنه يزهيد عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ غيإه واحه ةه أبه عنإ س م ه ي وإم الإ ل الإب إ قائهمنا أهإةه الإ م ب ر و ت قوم الإقهامة ي وإم الإ

Abi from Saeed, who from Ibn Yazad, from Ibn Abu Umair, who has reported from several of their people:

Abi Abd Allahasws said: ‘يخرج‏قائمنا’ Zahoor of ‘Al-Qaim’ from us Ahl Al-Baytasws will take place on the day of Friday.309

ده يهي عنه ابإنه مإبوب عنه الإواحه عنإ عبإده الإكرهميه بإنه بإنه عبإده اللهه عنإ أحإد بإنه ممده بإنه رباح عنإ أحإد بإنه علهي الإهمإهر الإ به قال ل رو و ممده بإنه الإفضإله عنإ حاده بإنه عبإده الإكرهميه الإ قائهم عهنإد أبه عبإده اللهه ف قال أما هه لوإ قدإ قام عمإ

ذا ذا و إ عهظامه مذإ يكون هذا و قدإ بله لقال الناس أ

From Al-Wahid ibn Abd Allah, from Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Rabah, from Ahmed ibn Ali Al-Hamary, from Ibn Mahboob, from Abd Al-Karim ibn Ummru and Mohammed ibn Al-Fazeel, from Hammad ibn Abd Al-Karim Al-Jallab, who says:

When came into our discussions the name of ‘القائم‏’ Al-Qaimajfj, Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: Indeed, people will say at the time of the rise of the Imamajfj, how it is possible that he is the ‘القائم‏’, a long time has been passed since hisasws (reported) coming to this world, by now hisajfj bones should have been rotten and dissolved (into dust).310

ممد بن أحد الشبان رضي اهلل عنهما قال حدثنا ممد بن أب عبد اهلل الكوف عن حدثنا علي بن أحد الدقاق و موسى بن عمران النخي عن عمه السي بن يزيد عن حزة بن حران عن أبه حران بن أعي عن سد بن جبي قال

س سد الابدين علي بن السي يقول ف القائم سنة من وح و هو طول الم

It has been narrated to me by Ali Ibn Ahmed Daqaq and Mohammed Ibn Ahmed Shibani, who from Mohammed Ibn Abu Abd Allah Kufi, who from Musa Ibn Imran Nakhfi, who from his uncle Hussain Ibn Yazeed, who from Hamza Ibn Himran, who from his father Himran Ibn Aan, who from Saeed Ibn Jabir, who says:

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209ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 48. 309

59ص‏:‏‏7بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 3. 310

292ص‏:‏‏52بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 38.



Imam Chiefs of worshippers, Ali Ibn Hussain said: ‘Al-Qaim’ will be on the Sunnah of Noah, meaning a very long life.311

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322ص‏:‏‏1الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 5.



Appendix II-b

The Recognition of Safyani and Yamani:

نه قال حدثنا علي بن براهم بن هاشم عن أبه براهم بن هاشم حدثنا أحد بن زياد بن جفر اهلمدان رضي اهلل ععن ممد بن أب عمي عن حاد بن عثمان عن عمر بن يزيد قال قال ل أبو عبد اهلل الصادق ك لو رأي

ولد له و السفان لرأي أخبث الناس أشقر أحر أزرق يقول يا رب ثأري ثأري ث النار و قد بل من خبثه أه يدفن أم هي حة مافة أن تدل عله

Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamadani: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father Ibrahim bin Hashim from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Hammad bin Uthman from Umar Ibne Yazid that he said: Abi Abdullah al-Sadiq

asws said to me:

Imam Abu Abd Allahasws said: ‘If you have seen Sufyani you have seen the

most horrible man. He is red, blonde and blue. He will say: ‘يا رب’ My Lord, I

will take revenge even if I have to go to Hell. The extent of his evil is that he would bury alive his slave mother so that she may not reveal his true ancestry.’312

حدثنا ممد بن علي ماجلويه رضي اهلل عنه قال حدثنا عمي ممد بن أب القاسم عن ممد بن علي الكوف عن ممد قال أمي املؤمني يرج ابن آلة الباد من بن أب عمي عن عمر بن أينة قال قال أبو عبد اهلل قال أب

الوادي الابس و هو رجل ربة وحش الوجه ضخم اهلامة بوجهه أثر جدري ا رأيته حسبته أعور اسه عثمان و أبوه عنبسة و هو من ولد أب سفان حت يأت أرضا ات قرار و مي فستوي على منبها

Muhammad bin Abil Qasim from Muhammad bin Ali Kufi from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Umar bin Uzaina that he said:

Abi Abdullahasws said to me: Amir-ul-Momineenasws said: ‘The son of the liver-eater will come out from the valley of Yabis. He shall be of medium height. His face will be horrible. He will be fat. His face will be pockmarked. He will be one-eyed. His name will be Uthman and his father’s name will be Anbasa. He will be from the progeny of Abu Sufyan. He will camp in Kufa where he will sit on the pulpit.’313

ن السن رضي اهلل عنهما قال حدثنا ممد بن أب القاسم ماجلويه عن ممد بن علي الكوف حدثنا أب و ممد ب قال حدثنا السي بن سفان عن قتبة بن ممد عن عبد اهلل بن أب منصور البجلي قال سأل أبا عبد اهلل عن

ور الشام المس دمشق و حص و الردن و قنسرين فلسطي و اسم السفان فقال و ما تصنع باسه ا ملك فتوقوا عند لك الفرج قل يلك تسة أشهر قال ل و لكن يلك ثاة أشهر ل يزيد يوما

Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with them – they said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abil Qasim Majilaway from Muhammad bin Ali Kufi:

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651ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 10 313

651ص‏:‏‏2الدين‏ج‏:‏‏كمال , H. 9.



Narrated to us Husain bin Sufyan from Qutaibah Ibne Muhammad from Abdullah bin Abi

Mansur Bajali that he said: I asked Abi Abd Allahasws

about the name of Sufyani. He replied:

(Imam Abi Abd Allah said) ‘Why do you want to know his name? When he conquers the districts of Shaam, Hams, Palestine, Jordan and Qanassireen, you wait for the reappearance.’

I asked: ‘Would he rule for nine months?’ He replied: ‘No, only for eight months and not a day more.’314

م الإ بإن هب إراهه سيإ عنه الإ سنه بإنه علهي الزعإفرانه م عنه الإ بان عنإ أحإد بإنه هب إراهه عنإ ممده بإنه وهإ هه قزإوهينه الإب رإقهي عنإ أبهبه عبإده اللهه رإجو أنإ عنه ابإنه أبه عميإ عنإ ههشامه بإنه ساله عنإ أبه عبإده اللهه قال لما خرج طا ق قهل له لهب الإ

رأ مهنإه ي ت وال علها و هذا ي ب إ ف قال ل الإمانه يكون هذا الإمانه

Hasham ibn Salim reports when the ‘Talib-e-Haqq’ rose against the government, it was asked from Abu Abd Allahasws: May be this man is the

‘ ?Al-Yamani ’الإمانه

Imamasws replied: No, but ‘ Al-Yamani will have the love of Aliasws but this ’الإمانه

man is an enemy of (Aliasws) and holds grudges against himasws.315

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652ص‏:‏‏2لدين‏ج‏:‏ا‏كمال , H. 11. 315

297ص‏:‏‏47بحاراألنوار‏ج‏:‏ , H. 21.

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