Kamaluddin | Shaikh As-Saduq | Excerpt 38

Kamaluddin | Shaikh As-Saduq | Excerpt 38

Author: Shaikh As-Saduq (a.r.)

Book : Kamaaluddin Wa Tamam Un Nemah

What did Imam Sajjad(as) inform his close confidant Janab Abu Khalid Kabuli (ar) about Imam Mahdi(a.t.f.s)?

Excerpt – 38

Book – Kamaaluddin wa tamam un nemah

Author –Shaikh As-Saduq(a.r.)

Chapter 31: Statements of Ali bin al-Husain (a.s.) regarding the occurrence of Ghaibat

Abu Khalid Kabuli(ar) narrates the following from Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.).
“The ones whom Allah has made as Ulil Amr are Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) and after him, Imam Hasan (a.s.), then Imam Husain (a.s.), sons of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) till this position came to me. After that the Imam fell silent.

Abu Khalid said: My chief, it is narrated from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that the earth shall never be devoid of Proof of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime upon His creatures. So who is the Imam and Divine Proof after you? He replied: My son, Muhammad and in Taurat his name is Baqir (splitter) and he will expound knowledge. He will be the Divine Proof after me. And after him his son, Ja’far who will be famous among the folks of the heavens as Sadiq.

Abu Khalid further enquired: My chief, why is he named Sadiq (truthful) while all of you are truthful?
He(as)replied: My father narrated to me from his father that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
When my great grandson, Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) is born, name him Sadiq. One of his fifth descendants will be named Ja’far, who will falsely claim Imamate and attribute falsehood to something he is not worthy of. He will oppose his father and be jealous of his brother. Taking undue advantage of the occultation of Divine Proof he will try to expose the secret of Allah. After that Imam Ali Ibne Husain (a.s.) cried much and then said: “As if I can see Ja’far Kazzab helping the tyrant of the time to search for the Wali of Allah. He will try to spy on him and not knowing about the birth of Imam Qaim(as), he will become the executor of his father’s estate and will desire that were he to gain upper hand on the Qaim(as) he will eliminate him; and will be greedy for his inheritance, till he usurps it wrongfully.”

Imam Sajjad (a.s.) further informed:
After that there will be a long occultation of the Wali of Allah and the twelfth successor of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.).
O Abu Khalid, during this period of occultation, those who believe in his Imamate and who await for his reappearance, they shall be better than the people of all times because Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would bestow them intelligence, understanding and recognition and for them occultation would be same as presence. Their status shall be like that of the holy warriors who fought under the command of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.). It is they who are sincere and our true Shias. They shall call the people to the religion of Allah openly and secretly. And he said: Awaiting for the reappearance is (itself) from the greatest of salvation.”

May we all be granted the good fortune of awaiting for our Imam in the most true meaning of awaiting.