Kitāb al-Ghayba

325- وبهذا الاسناد عن محمد بن همام، قال: حدثني محمد بن حمويه بن عبدالعزيز الرازي في سنة ثمانين ومائتين قال: حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم بن مهزيار الاهوازي أنه خرج إليه بعد وفـاة أبي عمرو: والابن- وقاه الله- لم يزل ثقتنا في حياة الأب رضي الله عنه وأرضاه ونضر وجهه، يجري عندنا مجراه، ويسد مسده، وعن أمرنا يأمر الابن وبه يعمل، تولاه الله، فانته إلى قوله وعرف معاملتنا ذلك.

H 325 - On the authority of the same chain of narration from Muhammad Ibn Himam, who says: Muhammad Ibn Hamawayh Ibn Abdul Aziz Razi recounted to me in the year two hundred and eighty that Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Mahziyar Ahwazi recounted that a letter came to him after the demise of Abu Amr stating, “And his son, may Allah protect him, has always been our man of trust during the lifetime of his father. He is to us like his father and in his place. He orders to our command and according to our command he acts. May Allah cherish him. Pay heed to his word and let this assertion of ours be known.”

326- وأخبرنا جماعة، عن أبي القاسم جعفر بن محمد بن قولويه وأبي غالب الزراري وأبي محمد التلعكبري كلهم، عن محمد بن يعقوب، عن إسحاق بن يعقوب قال:سألت محمد بن عثمان العمري رحمه الله أن يوصل لي كتابا قد سئلت فيه عن مسائل أشكلت علي. فوقع التوقيع بخط مولانا صاحب الدار عليه السلام:- وذكرنا الخبر فيما تقدم–وأما محمد بن عثمان العمري فرضي الله تعالى عنه وعن أبيه من قبل فإنه ثقتي وكتابه كتابي.

H 326 - A group narrated to us from Abul Qasim Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Quluwayh and Abu Ghalib Razi and Abu Muhammad Talakbari, all of whom narrate from Muhammad Ibn Yaqub on the authority of Ishaq Ibn Yaqub, who says: I asked Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari to deliver a letter of mine, in which I had asked about some queries that had baffled me. The answer in the handwriting of our Master the Patron of the House came stating, “As for Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari, may Allah be pleased with him and his father before him: he has my full trust and his letter is my letter.”

327- قال أبوالعباس: وأخبرني هبة الله بن محمد ابن بنت أم كلثوم بنت أبي جعفر العمري رضي الله عنه عن شيوخه قالوا: لم تزل الشيعة مقيمة على عدالة عثمان بن سعيد (ومحمد بن عثمان رحمها الله تعالى إلى أن توفي أبوعمرو عثمان ابن سعيد) رحمه الله تعالى وغسله ابنه أبوجعفر محمد بن عثمان، وتولى القيام به، وجعل الامر كله مردودا إليه، والشيعة مجتمعة على عدالته وثقته وأمانته لما تقدم له من النص عليه بالامانة والعدالة، والامر بالرجوع إليه في حياة الحسن عليه السلام وبعد موته في حياة أبيه عثمان بن سعيد، لا يختلف في عدالته، ولا يرتاب بأمانته، والتوقيعات تخرج على يده إلى الشيعة في المهمات طول حياته بالخط الذي كانت تخرج في حياة أبيه عثمان، لا يعرف الشيعة في هذا الامر غيره ولا يرجع إلى أحد سواه.

H 327 - It is narrated from Abul Abbas that: Hibatullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn binte Umme Kulthum binte Abi Ja’far Amari narrated to me from his teachers, who said: “The Shia always believed in the uprightness of Uthman Ibn Saeed. His son Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman performed his funeral bath and took the charge and assumed leadership. The Shia were all unanimous on his uprightness, trustworthiness and honesty, due to the explicit narrations pronouncing his honesty and uprightness and commanding the people to refer to him during the lifetime of Hasan (a.s) and after his death during the lifetime of his father, Uthman Ibn Saeed. The Shia did not dispute his uprightness nor did they doubt his honesty. The letters came out through him to the Shia in their important matters during his life. They were in the same handwriting as they were during the lifetime of his father, Uthman. The Shia did not know anyone else, but him in this position. Nor did they turn to anyone else, but him. Many signs and miracles of the Imam, which appeared through him, have been narrated.

وقد نقلت عنه دلائل كثيرة، ومعجزات الامام ظهرت على يده، وأمور أخبرهم بها عنه زادتهم في هذا الامر بصيرة، وهي مشهورة عند الشيعة، وقد قدمنا طرفا منها فلا نطول بإعادتها، فإن في ذلك كفاية للمنصف إن شاء الله تعالى.

He spoke of the events to the Shia that increased their faith in this regard and they are well-known before them. We will bring some of them and will not prolong the discourse through their repetition, because this much is sufficient for the fair-minded investigator.

328- قال ابن نوح: أخبرني أبونصر هبة الله ابن بنت أم كلثوم بنت أبي جعفر العمري قال: كان لأبي جعفر محمد بن عثمان العمري كتب مصنفة في الفقه مما سمعها من أبي محمد الحسن عليه السلام، ومن الصاحب عليه السلام، ومن أبيه عثمان بن سعيد، عن أبي محمد وعن أبيه علي بن محمد عليهما السلام فيها كتب ترجمتها كتب الأشربة. ذكرت الكبيرة أم كلثوم بنت أبي جعفر رضي الله عنها أنها وصلت إلى أبي القاسم الحسين بن روح رضي الله عنه عند الوصية إليه، وكانت في يده. قال أبونصر:وأظنها قالت وصلت بعد ذلك إلى أبي الحسن السمري رضي الله عنه وأرضاه.

H 328 - Ibn Nuh says: Abu Nasr Hibatullah Ibn binte Kulthum binte Abi Ja’far Amari said: Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari had a number of books. He had written them on the subject of jurisprudence on the basis of his learning from Abu Muhammad Hasan (a.s) and the Patron (a.s) and from his father, Uthman Ibn Saeed, who had procured his knowledge from Abu Muhammad and from Ali Ibn Muhammad (a.s). They included books titled: The Books of Drinks. Kabira, mother of Kulthum, daughter of Abu Ja’far mentioned that the books reached Abul Qasim Husain Ibn Rauh at the time of the final will to him and remained in his possession. Abu Nasr says: I suspect she said that they reached Abul Hasan Saymooria afterwards.

329- قال أبوجعفر بن بابويه روي(عن) محمد بن عثمان العمري قدس سره أنه قال: والله إن صاحب هذا الامر ليحضر الموسم كل سنة يرى الناس ويعرفهم ويرونه ولا يعرفونه.

H 329 - Abu Ja’far Ibn Babawayh says: Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari narrated that by Allah, the Master of this Affair attends the Hajj every year; he sees the people and knows them and they also see him, but don’t recognize him.

330- وأخبرني جماعة، عن محمد بن علي بن الحسين قال:أخبرنا أبي ومحمد بن الحسن ومحمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، عن عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري أنه قال: سألت محمد بن عثمان رضي الله عنه فقلت له:رأيت صاحب هذا الامر؟ قال: نعم، وآخر عهدي به عند بيت الله الحرام وهو عليه السلام يقول: اللهم أنجز لي ما وعدتني. قال محمد بن عثمان رضي الله عنه: ورأيته صلوات الله عليه متعلقا بأستار الكعبة في المستجار وهو يقول: اللهم انتقم لي من أعدائك.

H 330 - A number of scholars narrated to me on the authority of Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain that he said: Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan and Muhammad bin Musa Mutawakkil from Abdullah Ibn Ja’far Himyari that: I asked Muhammad Ibn Uthman (a.s): “Have you seen the Master of this Affair?” “Yes,” he said: “and the last time was at the Sacred House of God as he was saying: O Allah, fulfill for me what You promised.” He said: “I saw him, Divine bliss be for him, clinging to the curtains of the Kaaba at the spout (Mustajaar) as he was saying, O Allah, avenge Your enemies through me.”

331- وبهذا الاسناد، عن محمد بن علي، عن أبيه، قال: حدثنا علي بن سليمان الزراري، عن علي بن صدقة القمي رحمه الله قال: خرج إلى محمد بن عثمان العمري رضي الله عنه ابتداء من غير مسألة ليخبر الذين يسألون عن الاسم: إما السكوت والجنة، وإما الكلام والنار، فإنهم إن وقفوا على الاسم أذاعوه، وإن وقفوا على المكان دلوا عليه.

H 331 - Through the same chain of narration from Muhammad Ibn Ali from his father, who said: Ali Ibn Sulaiman Razi recounted to us on the authority of Ali Ibn Sadaqah Qummi, who said: A letter came to Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari without any inquiry from him and commanded him to inform the people who were inquiring about the name of the Imam to either be silent and attain Paradise or either talk and be condemned to the Fire. For if they discern the name, they will spread it, and if they discover the place, they will lead others to it.

332- قال ابن نوح: أخبرني أبونصر هبة الله بن محمد، قال: حدثني (أبو) علي بن أبي جيد القمي رحمه الله قال:حدثنا أبوالحسن علي بن أحمد الدلال القمي قال:دخلت على أبي جعفر محمد بن عثمان رضي الله عنه يوما لاسلم عليه، فوجدته وبين يديه ساجة ونقاش ينقش عليها ويكتب آيا من القرآن وأسماء الائمة عليهم السلم على حواشيها. فقلت له: يا سيدي ما هذه الساجة؟ فقال لي: هذه لقبري تكون فيه، أو ضع عليها،أو قال: أسند إليها،وقد عرفت منه، وأنا في كل يوم أنزل فيه فأقرأ جزء‌ا من القرآن(فيه) فاصعد، وأظنه قال: فأخذ بيدي وأرانيه، فإذا كان يوم كذا وكذا من شهر كذا وكذا من سنة كذا وكذا صرت إلى الله عز وجل ودفنت فيه وهذه الساجة (معي). فلما خرجت من عنده أثبت ما ذكره ولم أزل مترقبا به ذلك فما تأخر الامر حتى اعتل أبوجعفر، فمات في اليوم الذي ذكره من الشهر الذي قاله من السنة التي ذكرها، ودفن فيه. قال أبونصر هبة الله: وقد سمعت هذا الحديث من غير (أبي) علي وحدثتني به أيضا أم كلثوم بنت أبي جعفر رضي الله تعالى عنهما.

H 332 - Ibn Nuh narrates from Abu Nasr Hibtullah Ibn Muhammad, who narrates from Abu Ali Ibn Abi Jayyed Qummi, who narrates from Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Ahmad Dallal Qummi, who said: I came to Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman (a.s) on a certain day to offer him my greetings. He was there and in front of him was a square frame of oak and an inscriber who was inscribing on it and writing verses of Quran and names of the Holy Imams on its sides. I asked him, “What is this tablet for, my master?” He said: “This is for my grave; it will be in it.” He said either, “I will be placed over it” or, “I will be raised over it.” Then he said: “I am done with it, and every day, I descend into it and recite a part of Quran and come back.” Abu Ali Ibn Abi Jayyed Qummi says, I also think he said: Abu Ja’far Ibn Uthman (a.s) took my hand and showed his tomb to me. He told me that on such and such day of such and such month of such and such year, I will go towards Allah, the Exalted, and will be buried here, and this frame of oak will be with me.” When I came out from his place, all his providential sayings came true. I was constantly watching his state. It was not long that he became ill and then died on the very day of the month and the year he had confided in me; and he was buried there. Abu Nasr Hibatullah says: I heard this narration from someone other than Abu Ali and in the same way Umme Kulthum binte Abi Ja’far has also narrated it to me.

333- وأخبرني جماعة، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين رضي الله عنه قال:حدثني محمد بن علي بن الاسود القمي أن أبا جعفر العمري قدس سره حفر لنفسه قبرا وسواه بالساج، فسألته عن ذلك فقال: للناس أسباب. و سألته عن ذلك، فقال:قد أمرت أن أجمع أمري. فمات بعد ذلك بشهرين رضي الله عنه وأرضاه.

H 333 - Another group of scholars from Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Husain (a.s) narrated to me on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Aswad Qummi that Abu Ja’far Amari dug a tomb for himself and leveled it with a tablet. I inquired about it. He mentioned some reasons to the people. Then I asked him about it. He said: “I have been ordered to gather my affairs.” He died two months after that. May Allah be pleased with him and may He please him.