(2) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from al-Husayn bin Muhammad bin Aamir from Mu’alla bin Muhammad from Muhammad bin Jumhoor from Safwan bin Yahya from Muhammad bin Marwan that al-Fudhayl bin Yasar had said: “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq about the Qur’anic verse ((Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam) and he said: “O Fudhayl, know your imam because if you know your imam, it does not harm you whether this matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im) comes soon or late. He, who knows his imam and dies before the appearance of al-Qa’im, is like one, who will be in the camp of al-Qa’im or like one, who will be under the banner of al-Qa’im.” Some of our companions narrated the tradition with this addition “…like one, who has been martyred (while fighting) with the Prophet (S).”

3. Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, from Ali ibn Muhammad, who reported it to Ali ibn Abi Hamza, from Abi Basir, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah, "May I be sacrificed for you, when will the relief (al-Faraj) come?" He replied, "O Aba Basir, are you among those who desire this world? Whoever understands this matter has already found relief by awaiting it."

(4) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem from Salih as-Sindi from Ja’far bin Basheer that Issma’eel bin Muhammad al-Khuza’iy had said: “Once I heard Abu Baseer asking Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq : “Do you think that I live until al-Qa’im appears?” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq said to him: “O Abu Baseer, Do you not know your imam?” Abu Baseer said: “I know him. By Allah, it is you.” Abu Abdullah took Abu Baseer’s hand and said: “O Abu Baseer, by Allah, never mind if you are not under the shadow of al-Qa’im’s tent with your sword!”

5 - Narrated to us Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, who said: Several of our companions informed us from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Nu'man, from Muhammad ibn Marwan, from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar, who said: I heard Abu Ja'far (Imam Muhammad al-Baqir ) saying, "Whoever dies without an Imam, his death is like the death of the people in the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), and whoever dies while recognizing his Imam, whether this matter (Imamate) comes sooner or later, his status is like someone who stands with the leader in his troops."