Traditions of the Holy Imams on the occultation of Imam Mahdi

Kitāb al-Ghayba|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 27

Kitāb al-Ghayba

Book 1, Chapter 27

Traditions of the Holy Imams on the occultation of Imam Mahdi

Hadith #5

117- سعد بن عبد الله عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن موسى بن قاسم البجلي وأبي قتادة علي بن محمد بن حفص عن علي بن جعفر عن أخيه موسى بن جعفر عليه السلام قال: قلت له: ما تأويل قول الله تعالى: ﴿قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ ماؤُكُمْ غَوْراً فَمَنْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِماءٍ مَعِينٍ﴾؟ فقال: إذا فقدتم إمامكم فلم تروه فماذا تصنعون؟

H 117 - Saad bin Abdullah has narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa from Musa bin Qasim Bajali and Abu Qatada Ali bin Muhammad bin Hafas from Ali bin Ja’far from his brother, Musa Ibn Ja’far that he said with regard to the verse: “Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then that will bring you flowing water?” (67:30) He asked: “What are you going to do when you lose your Imam and don’t see him?”