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Disappearance of the expected Imam
8 - عبد الواحد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن رباح، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن علي الحميري قال: حدثنا الحسن بن أيوب، عن عبد الكريم بن عمرو، عن العلاء بن رزين، عن محمد بن مسلم الثقفي، عن الباقر أبى جعفر أنه سمعه يقول: إنّ للقائم غيبتين يقال له في إحداهما: هلك ولا يُدرى في أيّ وادٍ سلك.
(8) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rabah from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hasan bin Ayyoob from Abdul Kareem bin Amr from al-Ala’ bin Razeen from Muhammad bin Muslim ath-Thaqafi that Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said: “Al-Qa’im disappears twice. In one of them it will be said: He has perished or it is unknown which valley he has followed.”
9 - محمد بن يعقوب قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى وأحمد بن إدريس، عن الحسن بن علي الكوفي، عن علي بن حسان، عن عبد الرحمن بن كثير، عن المفضل بن عمر قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله يقول: إن لصاحب هذا الأمر غيبتين، يرجع في إحداهما إلى أهله والأخرى يقال: هلك، في أيّ وادٍ سلك. قلت: كيف نصنع إذا كان ذلك؟ قال: إن ادّعى مدّعٍ فاسألوه عن تلك العظائم التي يجيب فيها مثله. مَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَجْتَبِي مِنْ رُسُلِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۖ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ۚ وَإِنْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَلَكُمْ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
(9) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya and Ahmad bin Idreess from al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi from Ali bin Hassaan from Abdurrahman bin Katheer that al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar had said: I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: “The man of this matter disappears twice. After one of his disappearances, he comes back to his family and in the other one it is said that he has perished or (it is unknown that) which valley he has followed.” I said: “If that takes place, then what will we do?” He said: “If someone pretends that (he is al-Qa’im), you are to ask him about the great matters, which no one will answer except him (al-Qa’im).” These traditions mention that al-Qa’im (as) disappears twice. Allah has confirmed the sayings of the infallible imams (as). The first disappearance was the one, during which the deputies between Imam al-Mahdi (aj) and the people were apparent in persons and positions. By them the obscure matters of knowledge and vague judgments were cleared. The answers to all questions and problems, which were asked about, were given by these deputies. This was the short disappearance, whose period had elapsed. In the second disappearance there were no deputies or mediators. It was the will of Allah to try His people and to sift them after letting confusion spread among them. Allah said: “On no account will Allah leave the believers in the condition which you are in until He separates the evil from the good; nor is Allah going to make you acquainted with the unseen.” The second disappearance has taken place. We pray Allah to make us from among those, who keep to the truth and not among those, who slip away after the sifting of seditions. It is this that has been meant by “two disappearances” or “disappears twice”.
10 - أخبرنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد قال: حدثنا القاسم بن محمد بن الحسن بن حازم قال: حدثنا عبيس بن هشام، عن عبد الله بن جبلة، عن أحمد بن الحارث، عن المفضل بن عمر، عن أبي عبد الله أنه قال: إنّ لصاحب هذا الأمر غيبةً يقول فيها فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
(10) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from al-Qassim bin Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Hazim from Obayss bin Hisham from Abdullah bin Jibilla from Ahmad bin al-Harith from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “The man of this matter will recite in one of his (two) disappearances, “So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers.”
11 - حدثنا محمد بن همام قال: حدثني جعفر بن محمد بن مالك، قال: حدثني الحسن بن محمد بن سماعة، قال: حدثني أحمد بن الحارث الأنماطي، عن المفضل بن عمر، عن أبي عبد الله أنه قال: إذا قام القائم تلا هذه الآية فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
(11) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Suma’a from Ahmad bin al-Harith al-Anmati from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “When al-Qa’im (as) rises, he will recite this Qur’anic verse, “So I fled from you when I feared you.”
12 - حدثنا عبد الواحد بن عبد الله بن يونس، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن رباح، قال: حدثني أحمد بن علي الحميري، عن الحسن بن أيوب، عن عبد الكريم بن عمرو الخثعمي، عن أحمد بن الحارث، عن المفضل بن عمر قال: سمعته يقول - يعني أبا عبد الله -: قال أبو جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر: إذا قام القائم قال فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
(12) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rabah from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hasan bin Ayyoob from Abdul Kareem bin Amr al-Khath’ami from Ahmad bin al-Harith from Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) that Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) had said: “When al-Qa’im (as) rises, he will recite, “So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers.” These traditions confirm the traditions saying: “…he has an aspect of Prophet Moses…he is afraid and lying in wait.”
13 - حدثنا محمد بن همام قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مالك، قال: حدثني الحسن بن محمد الصيرفي قال: حدثني يحيى بن المثنى العطار، عن عبد الله بن بكير، عن عبيد بن زرارة، عن أبي عبد الله أنه قال: يفتقدُ الناس إماماً يشهد المواسمَ يراهُم ولا يرونه.
(13) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik from al-Hasan bin Muhammad as-Sayrafi from Yahya bin al-Muthanna al-Attar from Abdullah bin Bukayr from Obayd bin Zurara that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “People will miss an imam. He attends the seasons (of hajj). He sees the people but they do not see him.”
14 - حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب، عن محمد بن يحيى، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن إسحاق ابن محمد، عن يحيى بن المثني، عن عبد الله بن بكير، عن عبيد بن زرارة قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله يقول: يفقدُ الناسّ إمامهم، يشهد المواسمَ فيراهم ولا يرونه.
(14) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ja’far bin Muhammad from Iss’haq bin Muhammad from Yahya bin al-Muthanna from Abdullah bin Bukayr that Obayd bin Zurara had heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: “People will miss their imam. He attends the seasons of hajj. He sees the people but they do not see him.”
15 - حدثنا عبد الواحد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن رباح، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن علي الحميري، عن الحسن، عن عبد الكريم بن عمرو، عن ابن بكير ويحيى بن المثني، عن زرارة قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله يقول: إن للقائم غيبتين يرجع في إحداهما، وفي الأخرى لا يُدرى أين هو، يشهد المواسمَ يرى الناس ولا يرونه.
(15) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rabah from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hasan from Abdul Kareem bin Amr from ibn Bukayr and Yahya bin al-Muthanna that Zurara had heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: “Al-Qa’im (as) disappears twice. He comes back after one of them but in the second disappearance, no one knows where he is. He attends the seasons of hajj. He sees the people but they do not see him.”
16 - حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب الكليني، عن الحسين بن محمد، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن القاسم بن إسماعيل، عن يحيى بن المثنى، عن عبد الله بن بكير، عن عبيد بن زرارة، عن أبي عبد الله أنه قال: للقائم غيبتان، يشهد في إحديهما المواسمَ يرى الناس ولا يرونه فيه.
(16) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from al-Husayn bin Muhammad from Ja’far bin Muhammad from al-Qassim bin Issma’eel from Yahya bin al-Muthanna from Abdullah bin Bukayr from Obayd bin Zurara that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “Al-Qa’im (as) disappears twice. During one of his disappearances, he attends the seasons of hajj. He sees the people but they do not see him.”
17 - حدثنا محمد بن همام - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن مابنداذ، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن هلال، عن موسى بن القاسم بن معاوية البجلي، عن علي بن جعفر، عن أخيه موسى بن جعفر قال: قلت له: ما تأويل هذه الآية قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَنْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِمَاءٍ مَعِينٍ قال: إذا فقدتم إمامَكم فمَن يأتيكم بإمام جديد؟
(17) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ahmad bin Mabindath from Ahmad bin Hilal from Musa bin al-Qassim from Mo’awiya al-Bajali that Ali bin Ja’far had asked his brother Musa bin Ja’far al-Kadhim (as) about the interpretation of the Qur’anic verse, “Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then that will bring you flowing water.” Imam al-Kadhim (as) said: “It means: if you lose your imam, then who will bring you another imam?” The same was narrated by Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni from Ali bin Muhammad from Sahl bin Ziyad al-Aadami from Musa bin al-Qassim bin Mo’awiya al-Bajali from Ali bin Ja’far from his brother Musa bin Ja’far al-Kadhim (as).
