Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultationحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِصَامٍ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِينَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ وَ فِينَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَ جَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ وَ الْإِمَامَةُ فِي عَقِبِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليه السلام إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَنَّ لِلْقَائِمِ مِنَّا غَيْبَتَيْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الْأُخْرَى أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَسِتَّةُ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ سِتُّ سِنِينَ وَ أَمَّا الْأُخْرَى فَيَطُولُ أَمَدُهَا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يَقُولُ بِهِ فَلَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا مَنْ قَوِيَ يَقِينُهُ وَ صَحَّتْ مَعْرِفَتُهُ وَ لَمْ يَجِدْ فِي نَفْسِهِ حَرَجاً مِمَّا قَضَيْنَا وَ سَلَّمَ لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ.
Narrated to us Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isaam Kulaini 
: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yaqoob Kulaini: Narrated to us Qasim bin Alaa: Narrated to us Ismail bin Ali Qazwini: Narrated to me Ali bin Ismail from Asim bin Humaid Hannat from Muhammad bin Qais from Thabit Thumali from Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib that he said: “The verses:And the possessors of relationship have the better claim in the ordinance of Allah", and: "And he made it a word to continue in his posterity."
Were revealed about us. And the Imamate will remain in the progeny of Husain bin Ali till Judgment Day. There are two occultations for our Qaim, one of which shall be longer than the other. As for the first one, it would be for six days3, or six months or six years. And as for the second one it would be so long that most of those who have faith in this matter will turn back from their belief. Then they would not remain firm on this matter except those who have very strong faith and correct recognition, and in their hearts there is no discomfort from our decisions and those that submit to us, Ahlul Bayt .”
