(21) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from al-Qassim bin Muhammad from Obayss bin Hisham from Abdullah bin Jibilla from his father that Muhammad bin as-Samit had said: “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq : “Will there be certain signs before this matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im)?” He said: “Yes, there will.” I asked: “What are they?” He said: “The perishment of the Abbasids, the rising of al-Sufyani, killing the pure innocent man, the sinking of the desert and the call from the Heaven.” I said: “May I die for you! I am afraid that these things may take a long time!” He said: “No. They will be like the beads of a rosary; one coming after the other.”