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Book: Kitab Al Ghaybah
Author: Mohammad bin Ibrahim Bin Jafar (An Nomani)
Chapter: 24
Chapter Twenty Four
This chapter is of special importance. It contains nine traditions in which Imam Sadiq (a.s.) has categorically stated that after him, his eldest son Isma’eel will not be the Imam. Rather, Imam Musa Kazim (as) will be his successor and the next Imam. Thus this chapter contains traditions that reject the Imamate of Isma’eel.
For example the 8th tradition in this chapter is as follows:
It was narrated that Zurara bin A’yun had said:
“One day I visited Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as). On his right was the leader of his sons Musa (al-Kadhim) (as) and before him there was a covered coffin. He said to me: “O Zurara, send for Dawood bin Katheer, Hamran and Abu Baseer to come.”
Then al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar came in. I left to bring those persons.
People began to come one after the other until we became about thirty men inside the house.
When the house became crowded, Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O
Dawood, uncover the face of Isma’eel!” Dawood uncovered Isma’eel’s face.
Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Dawood, is he alive or dead?”
Dawood said: “O my master, he is dead.”
Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) asked everyone in the house the same
question after showing them the dead body of his son and all of them answered that he was dead.
Then he said: “O Allah, witness!” He ordered to wash the dead
(body)and to put him into his last clothing. When everything was finished, Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to al-Mufadhdhal: “O Mufadhdhal, uncover his face!”
Al-Mufadhdhal did. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to him: “Is he alive or dead?”
He said: “He is dead.”
Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Allah, be the witness over them!”
Then Isma’eel was carried to his grave. When he was put into the grave, Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Mufadhdhal, uncover his face!” He asked the all: “Is he alive or dead?”
We said: “He is dead.”
He said: “O Allah, witness and you, O people witness because those,
who follow falsehood, will doubt. They want to put out the light of Allah with their mouths (He pointed to his son Musa)and Allah will not consent save to perfect His light.”
Then we began to pour soil over the dead. He asked us again: “Who is
the dead buried inside this grave?”
We said: “He is Isma’eel.”
He said: “O Allah, witness!”
Then he held the hand of his son Musa and said: “He is true and the truth is from him until Allah inherits the earth and all that is on it.”