Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultationحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام أَنَّهُ قَالَ: التَّاسِعُ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ يَا حُسَيْنُ هُوَ الْقَائِمُ بِالْحَقِّ الْمُظْهِرُ لِلدِّينِ وَ الْبَاسِطُ لِلْعَدْلِ قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَكَائِنٌ فَقَالَ عليه السلام إِي وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص بِالنُّبُوَّةِ وَ اصْطَفَاهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْبَرِيَّةِ وَ لَكِنْ بَعْدَ غَيْبَةٍ وَ حَيْرَةٍ فَلَا يَثْبُتُ فِيهَا عَلَى دِينِهِ إِلَّا الْمُخْلِصُونَ الْمُبَاشِرُونَ لِرَوْحِ الْيَقِينِ الَّذِينَ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِيثَاقَهُمْ بِوَلَايَتِنَا وَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْإِيمانَ وَ أَيَّدَهُمْ بِرُوحٍ مِنْهُ.
Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamadani 
: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Ali bin Mabad from Husain bin Khalid from Ali bin Musa al-Ridha from his father Musa bin Ja’far from his father Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father Muhammad bin Ali from his father Ali ibn Husain from his father Husain bin Ali from his father Amirul Momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib that he said: “Your ninth descendant, O Husain is the same one who will rise with the truth (Qaim bil Haqq) and the one who will expound the religion and spread justice.” Husain asked: O Amirul Momineen, will this actually come to pass? He replied: Yes, by the one who sent Muhammad with prophethood, and chose him over all the people; but it will be after occultation and confusion during which period none shall remain steadfast and firm in his faith except the sincere ones, who have the soul of certainty. They are the ones from whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has taken oath on our Wilayat and has guarded faith in their hearts and supported them through the Holy Spirit.”
