Kitāb al-Ghayba

22- عنه، عن سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، عن علي بن الحكم وعلي بن الحسن بن نافع، عن هارون بن خارجة قال: قال لي هارون بن سعد العجلي: قد مات إسماعيل الذي كنتم تمدون إليه أعناقكم، وجعفر شيخ كبير يموت غدا أو بعد غد فتبقون بلا إمام. فلم أدر ما أقول، فأخبرت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام بمقالته فقال: هيهات هيهات! أبى الله، والله،أن ينقطع هذا الأمر حتى ينقطع الليل والنهار. فإذا رأيته فقل له: هذا موسى بن جعفر يكبر ونزوجه، ويولد له فيكون خلفا إن شاء الله تعالى.

H 22 - It is narrated from Saad bin Abdullah from Muhammad bin Isa bin Ubaid from Ali bin Hakam and Ali bin Hasan Nafe from Harun bin Kharja that he said: Harun bin Saad Ajali said to me: Ismail, to whom you are inclined [and in whose Imamate you hope], has died. Ja’far [Imam Sadiq] is also aged and would pass away these days and you would remain without an Imam. I did not know what to reply. I mentioned this to Imam Sadiq (a.s). Imam (a.s) said: Never, by Allah! The Almighty Allah would never discontinue the matter of Imamate as long as the days and nights endure. When you meet him, tell him: This Musa bin Ja’far is growing up and we will get him married and he would get a son, who would be his Caliph and successor, if Allah wills.

23- وفي خبر آخر قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام في حديث طويل: يظهر صاحبنا وهو من صلب هذا، وأومأ بيده إلى موسى بن جعفر عليه السلام، فيملأها عدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلما وتصفو له الدنيا.

H 23 - In another report, Abu Abdullah (a.s) said in a lengthy tradition: Our master will appear from his loins; and he pointed to Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s). Thus, he would fill up the earth with justice and oppression as it would have been filled with injustice and tyranny; and the world would be cleaned and prepared for him.

24- وروى أيوب بن نوح عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال قال سمعت علي بن جعفر يقول: كنت عند أخي موسى بن جعفر عليه السلام، كان والله حجة الله في الأرض بعد أبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم، إذ طلع ابنه علي فقال لي: يا علي، هذا صاحبك، وهو مني بمنزلتي من أبي. فثبتك الله على دينه. فبكيت وقلت في نفسي: نعى والله إلى نفسه. فقـال: يا علي، لا بد من أن تمضي مقادير الله في، ولي برسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم أسوة وبأمير المؤمنين وفاطمة والحسن والحسين عليه السلام. وكان هذا قبل أن يحمله هارون الرشيد في المرة الثانية بثلاثة أيام تمام الخبر. والأخبار في هذا المعنى أكثر من أن تحصى وهي موجودة في كتب الإمامية معروفة ومشهورة من أرادها وقف عليها من هناك وفي هذا القدر هاهنا كفاية إن شاء الله تعالى.

H 24 - It is narrated from Ayyub bin Nuh from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal that he said: I heard from Ali bin Ja’far that he said: I was with my brother, Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s), who by Allah, was the Divine Proof on the earth after my father; just then his son, Ali arrived. Imam (a.s) said: O Ali, this is your master and Imam and his position with relation to me is like my position with my father. Thus, may Almighty Allah keep you firm on His religion. After that I wept and said to myself: The Imam wanted to convey the information of his death to me as he had said: Ali dear, there is no option, except that divine destiny should be issued about me and that I emulate the Messenger of Allah, Amirul Momineen, Fatima, Hasan and Husain (a.s). This incident occurred three days before Harun arrested the Imam for the second time. There are so many traditions and reports about this that they cannot be computed; and they are mentioned in well known books of the Imamites and anyone who wishes, may refer to them, but those we mentioned so far, would be sufficient, if Allah wills.

فإن قيل كيف تعولون على هذه الأخبار وتدعون العلم بموته والواقفة تروي أخبارا كثيرة تتضمن أنه لم يمت وأنه القائم المشار إليه موجودة في كتبهم وكتب أصحابكم فكيف تجمعون بينها وكيف تدعون العلم بموته مع ذلك. قلنا: لم نذكر هذه الأخبار إلا على جهة الاستظهار والتبرع لا لأنا احتجنا إليها في العلم بموته لأن العلم بموته حاصل لا يشك فيه كالعلم بموت آبائه عليه السلام والمشكك في موته كالمشكك في موتهم وموت كل من علمنا بموته. وإنما استظهرنا بإيراد هذه الأخبار تأكيدا لهذا العلم كما نروي أخبارا كثيرة فيما نعلم بالعقل والشرع وظاهر القرآن والإجماع وغير ذلك فنذكر في ذلك أخبارا على وجه التأكيد. فأما ما ترويه الواقفة فكلها أخبار آحاد لا يعضدها حجة ولا يمكن ادعاء العلم بصحتها ومع هذا فالرواة لها مطعون عليهم لا يوثق بقولهم ورواياتهم وبعد هذا كله فهي متأولة. ونحن نذكر جملا مما رووه ونبين القول فيها فمن ذلك أخبار ذكرها أبو محمد علي بن أحمد العلوي الموسوي في كتابه في نصرة الواقفة.

If it is said: On what criterion have you justified these reports and claim that Imam Kadhim (a.s) is dead, whereas the Waqifiya have also narrated a large number of reports, which mention his being alive and that His Eminence is the Qaim is hinted at. These traditional reports are present in their books and even in books of your scholars. So, how can you reconcile these two types of traditional reports? And with attention to these traditional reports, how can you claim that he is dead? We would reply: We mentioned these traditional reports by way of information and announcement and not to prove his death from them. It is so, because there exists knowledge of his martyrdom (it is a definite matter) and there is no doubt in it. Like the knowledge of martyrdom of his respected ancestors and one who has doubt in the martyrdom of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s), he can also doubt the martyrdom of his respected ancestors and it is possible to doubt the death of anyone whose information of death we have. We have mentioned these traditional reports only to emphasize the information, because a large number of reports create this knowledge for us through evidence, Shariah, apparent aspect of Quran, consensus and other reasonings. Thus, I mentioned them in this chapter only for emphasis. As for that, which the Waqifiya have narrated: (Firstly) All of them are solitary reports and no evidence and reasoning strengthens them; and it is impossible to claim that they are authentic. (Secondly) In addition, their narrators have also been targets of ridicule and they were unreliable and it is not possible to trust their statements and reports. (Thirdly) With all these explanations all their reports can be interpreted and justified in other ways. We will quote some of them from Fee Nusratul Waqifa of Abu Muhammad Ali Ahmad Alawi Musawi and explain his discussions.

25- قال حدثني محمد بن بشر قال حدثني الحسن بن سماعة عن أبان بن عثمان عن الفضيل بن يسار قال سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: لا ينسجني والقائم أب.

H 25 - Narrated to me Muhammad bin Bashar: narrated to me: Hasan bin Sama-a from Aban bin Uthman from Fudhail bin Yasar that he said: I heard Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) say: I and His Eminence, the Qaim will not be from the same father.

26- قال الموسوي وأخبرني علي بن خلف الأنماطي قال حدثنا عبد الله بن وضاح عن يزيد الصائغ قال لما ولد لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام أبو الحسن عليه السلام عملت له أوضاحا وأهديتها إليه،فلما أتيت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام بها قال لي: يا يزيد أهديتها والله لقائم آل محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم.

H 26 - Musawi said: Narrated to me Ali bin Khalaf Anmati: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Wazah from Yazid Saigh: When Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) was born, I made a gold ornament for Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) and gave it to him as a gift, and when I brought the gift to Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s), the Imam said: O Yazid, by Allah, you have gifted this ornament to the Qaim of Aale Muhammad (a.s).

27- قال الموسوي وحدثني أحمد بن الحسن الميثمي عن أبيه عن أبي سعيد المدائني قال سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: إن الله استنقذ بني إسرائيل من فرعونها بموسى بن عمران وإن الله مستنقذ هذه الأمة من فرعونها بسميه.

H 27 - Musawi said: Narrated to me Ahmad bin Hasan Mithami from his father from Abu Saeed Madayani: who heard Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) say: The Almighty Allah saved Bani Israel from the mischief of Firon through Musa (a.s) and He would save this community from its Firon also through a person named Musa.

28- قال وحدثني حنان بن سدير قال كان أبي جالسا وعنده عبد الله بن سليمان الصيرفي وأبو المراهف وسالم الأشل فقال عبد الله بن سليمان لأبي يا أبا الفضل: أعلمت أنه ولد لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام غلام فسماه فلانا،يسميه باسمه.فقال سالم: إن هذا لحق. فقال عبد الله: نعم. فقال سالم: والله لأن يكون حقا أحب إلي من أن انقلب إلى أهلي بخمسمائة دينار وإني محتاج إلى خمسة دراهم أعود بها على نفسي وعيالي.فقال له عبد الله بن سليمان: ولم ذاك؟قال: بلغني في الحديث أن الله عرض سيرة قائم آل محمد على موسى بن عمران فقال: اللهم اجعله من بني إسرائيل. فقال له: ليس إلى ذلك سبيل. فقال: اللهم اجعلني من أنصاره. فقيل له: ليس إلى ذلك سبيل. فقال: اللهم اجعله سميي. فقيل له: أعطيت ذلك.

H 28 - Narrated to me Hannan Bin Sudair: My father was seated and Abdullah bin Sulaiman Sairafi, Abu Marahif and Saalim Ashal were also seated with him. Abdullah bin Sulaiman asked my father: O Abal Fadhl, do you know that a son is born to Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) and he has named so and so as Musa. Is that right? asked Saalim. Yes, replied Abdullah. Saalim said: By Allah, if this report is correct, it is more pleasing to me than getting 500 dinars for my family, whereas the fact is that at present I am needful even for five dirhams for myself and my family. Abdullah bin Sulaiman asked: How is this so important to you? He replied: It has reached to us in traditions that Almighty Allah described Qaim Aale Muhammad (a.s) to Musa Ibn Imran. Musa pleaded: O Allah, please deem him to be from Bani Israel. Almighty Allah said: This is not possible. After that he pleaded: O Allah, make me among his helpers. It was revealed to him: This is also not possible. After that he pleaded: O Allah, make him my namesake. It was revealed: I have bestowed it to you (that is he would be named as Musa).

29- قال: وروى زيد الشحام وغيره قال: سمعت سالما يقول: سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: إن الله تعالى عرض سيرة قائم آل محمد على موسى بن عمران… وذكر الحديث،

H 29 - Zaid Shaham etc. have narrated from Saalim that he said: I heard Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) say: The Almighty Allah described the life history of Qaim Aale Muhammad (a.s) to Musa Ibn Imran; and the tradition goes on as above.

30- قال: وحدثني بحر بن زياد الطحان عن محمد بن مروان عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال رجل: جعلت فداك، إنهم يروون أن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام قال بالكوفة على المنبر: لو لم يبق من الدنيـا إلا يوم لطوّل الله ذلك اليوم حتى يبعث الله رجلاً مني يملأها قسطاً وعدلاً كما ملئت ظلما وجورا. فقال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: نعم. قال: فأنت هو؟ فقال: لا،ذاك سمي فالق البحر.

H 30 - Narrated to me Bahar bin Ziyad Tahan from Muhammad bin Marwan that he said: A man asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s): May I be your ransom, people say that Amirul Momineen (a.s) said from the pulpit of Kufa: Even if a single day remains from the tenure of the world, Allah, the Mighty and the High, would prolong that day to such an extent that a man from my progeny will appear; he would fill the earth with justice and equity, just as it would have been fraught with injustice and oppression. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) said: Yes, His Eminence said so. He asked: Are you that one? Imam (a.s) replied: No, he would be the namesake of one who split the sea.