- Ikmaaluddin: Shaykh Saduq (r.a.) in Ikmaaluddin and Ilalush Sharai has narrated from his father from Himyari from Ahmad bin Hilal from Ibne Abu Najran from Faddala from Sudair that he said:
I heard Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) say, “There is a sign from Yusuf in the Qaim.” I said: “It seems as you are mentioning the perplexity or the occultation.” He said: “What of this does this nation deny? They are the likes of swine, whereas brothers of Yusuf were heirs and children of apostles, yet they traded and sold Yusuf. They addressed him, being his brothers and he being their brother, yet did not recognize him; so Yusuf said to them, I am Yusuf.
So what is this accursed nation denying that Allah, the Exalted, in a certain time from times may desire to hide his Hujjah? Yusuf had the kingdom of Egypt and there was between him and his father the journey of eighteen days. If Allah, the Exalted, had desired to let his father know his place, He could have done that.
By Allah, Yaqub and his sons journeyed, when they were given the glad tidings, for nine days from the beginning of their journey until Egypt. What is this Ummah denying that Allah would do to His Hujjah what He did to Yusuf, that he would walk in their markets and step on their grounds while they do not recognize him until Allah, the Exalted, identifies him to them, as He permitted Yusuf when he said:قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنْتُمْ جَاهِلُونَ
قَالُوٓا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنْتَ يُوسُفُ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا يُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَآ أَخِي
“He said: Do you know how you treated Yusuf and his brother when you were ignorant? They said: Are you indeed Yusuf? He said: I am Yusuf and this is my brother…” (Surah Yusuf 12:89-90) 1
- Ilalush Sharai: Shaykh Saduq has narrated from Muzaffar Alawi from Ibne Ayyashi and Haider bin Muhammad Samarqandi together from Ayyashi from Jibraeel bin Ahmad from Musa bin Ja’far Baghdadi from Hasan bin Muhammad Sairafi from Hannan bin Sudair from his father, Sudair that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said:
“Our Qaim has an occultation the duration of which is lengthy.” I said: “Why is that so, O son of Allah’s Messenger?” He said: “Allah, the Exalted, disdains to have the traditions of the occultations of apostles not proceed in him. O Sudair, he must complete the duration of their occultations. Allah, the Exalted, says: You shall surely enter a stage after another stage. It means you will tread on the traditions of the nations before you.” 1
- Amali Saduq: It is narrated from Ibne Mutawakkil from Ali from his father from Ibne Abi Umair that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) recited the following about Imam Zamana (a.s.):
For every nation is a rule which they await Our governance in the last period of time will come 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Ibne Idris from his father from Ayyub bin Nuh from Muhammad bin Sinan from Safwan bin Mahran from Imam Ja’far Sadiq that he said:
“Someone who professes faith in all Imams yet denies the Mahdi is like one who professes faith in all apostles yet denies the Prophethood of Muhammad (a.s.).” He was asked, “O son of Allah’s Messenger (a.s.) which one of your sons will the Mahdi be from?” He said: “He is the fifth from the sons of the seventh. His person will be invisible to you and you will be prohibited from mentioning his name.”
In that book the same report is quoted through another chain also. 1
- Ikmaaluddin: Shaykh Saduq (a.r.) has narrated from his father and Ibne Walid together from Saad from Hasan bin Ali Zaituni from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abu Qatadah from Ahmad bin Hilal from Umayyah bin Ali from Abu Haitham Ibne Abu Hayya from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that he said:
“When three names, Muhammad, Ali and Hasan gather in consecution, the fourth one will be the Qaim (a.s.).” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is also narrated from Taliqani from Muhammad bin Hamam from Ahmad bin Mabandad from Ahmad bin Hilal from Umayyah bin Ali Qaisi from Abi Haitham Tamimi from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that he said:
“When three names, Muhammad, Ali and Hasan gather in consecution, the fourth one will be their Qaim (a.s.).” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: Shaykh Saduq has narrated from Daqqaq from Asadi from Nakhai from Naufili from Mufaddal Ibne Umar that:
I came to Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) and said: “My master, I wish that you confide in us about the heir after you.” He said: “O Mufaddal, the Imam after me is my son Musa and the Awaited successor is M-H-M-D Ibne Hasan Ibne Ali Ibne Muhammad Ibne Ali Ibne Musa.” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Ali bin Abdullah bin Ahmad from his father from Muhammad bin Khalaf from Muhammad bin Sinan and Abu Ali Raazi together from Ibrahim Karkhi that:
I came to Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) and I was sitting there when Imam Musa Ibne Ja’far (a.s.), who was then a boy, entered. I stood before him and kissed him and sat down. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said: “O Ibrahim, behold, he is your Patron after me. Behold, a nation will perish in him and the rest will be blessed. May Allah curse his murderer and increase the chastisement on his soul.
Behold, Allah will bring forth from my seed the best of the people of the earth in his time, called by the name of his grandfather, the heir of his knowledge and rules and excellences, the treasure trove of Imamate and the summit of wisdom. The tyrant from the sons of so-and-so will kill him out of jealously after novel wonders. However, Allah accomplishes His purpose, even though the polytheists may disdain so.
Allah will bring forth from his seed the completion of the twelve guides that Allah has distinguished them by His dignity and has settled them in the abode of His sanctity. A man professing faith in the Twelfth of them is the like of a swordsman in front of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) defending him.”
The narrator says: A man from the allies of the Umayyads entered and the conversation was disrupted. I went to Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) eleven times hoping that he would complete the discourse, but it was not to happen.
When it was the eve of the next year, I came to him as he was sitting. He said: “O Ibrahim, the Reliever of the pains of the Shia will come after severe hardships, long trials and anxiety and fear. Bliss for the one who will see that time. This is sufficient for you, O Ibrahim.” I returned with nothing more gratifying to my heart and more pleasing to my soul than this. 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Ibne Idris from his father from Muhammad bin Husain bin Zaid from Hasan bin Musa from Ali bin Samaa from Ali bin Hasan bin Rabat from his father from Mufaddal that:
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: “Allah, the High, created fourteen lights fourteen thousand years before He created the creation. They are our spirits.” He was asked, “O son of Allah’s Messenger (a.s.) who are the fourteen?” He said: “Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husain and the Imams from the progeny of Husain (a.s.). Their last is the Qaim who will rise after his occultation and will kill Dajjal and will clean the earth from every oppression and injustice.” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Hamadani from Ibne Uqdah from Abu Abdullah Asimi from Husain Ibne Qasim bin Ayyub from Hasan bin Muhammad bin Samaa from Thabit bin Sabbah from Abu Basir that he said:
I heard Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) say, “Ours are the Twelve Guides. Six have gone and six are remaining. Allah will place in the Sixth that which He loves.” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Daqqaq from Asadi from Sahal from Ibne Mahbub from Abdul Aziz Abadi from Ibne Abi Yafur that he said:
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: “A person who professes faith in the Imams, my forefathers and my sons, yet denies the Mahdi from my sons, is like one who professes faith in all apostles, peace be with them, yet denies Muhammad (a.s.) his apostleship.” I said: “My master, and who is the Mahdi from your progeny?” He said: “The fifth from the sons of the seventh. His person will hide from you and it will not be permissible for you to mention him by his name.” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Attar from his father from Ibne Hashim from Ibne Abi Umair from Safwan Jammal that Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said:
“Behold, by Allah, your Mahdi will disappear from you until your ignorant individuals would say, ‘Allah does not have any need in Aale Muhammad (a.s.).’ Then he will come like a blazing meteor. He will fill the earth with justice and equity as it will be full of injustice and oppression.” 1
- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Ibne Abdus from Ibne Qutaibah from Hamadan bin Sulaiman from Ibne Yazi from Hannan Sarraj from Sayyid bin Muhammad Himyari that:
References:[Quran Chapter 30:5-6] 5. In Allah's support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful. 6. The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.I said to Imam Sadiq (a.s.), “O son of Allah’s Messenger, traditions have been related to us from your forefathers, peace be unto them, with regard to the occultation and the confirmation of its occurrence. Please inform me who is it going to happen to?” He said: “It will happen to the sixth from my sons, the Twelfth from the Imams of guidance after the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), the first of whom is Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) and their last is the Riser with the Truth, the Cherished Redeemer of Allah on His earth, the Master of the Age and the vicegerent of the All-Merciful. By Allah, even if he should remain in his occultation as long as Nuh remained in his people, he will not go from the world until he appears and fills the earth with equity and justice, as it will be replete with injustice and oppression.” 1
