Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation41- حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الْكُوفِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَدِّيَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْقَصَبَانِيِّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانٍ الْكَلْبِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يُصِيبُهُمْ فِيهِ سَبْطَةٌ يَأْرِزُ الْعِلْمُ فِيهَا بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدَيْنِ كَمَا تَأْرِزُ الْحَيَّةُ فِي جُحْرِهَا يَعْنِي بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَطْلَعَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُمْ نَجْمَهُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا السَّبْطَةُ قَالَ الْفَتْرَةُ وَ الْغَيْبَةُ لِإِمَامِكُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ كُونُوا عَلَى مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُطْلِعَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ نَجْمَكُمْ.
41 - Narrated to us Ja’far bin Ali bin Hasan bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Mughaira Kufi (r.a.): Narrated to me my grandfather Hasan bin Ali from Abbas bin Aamir Qasbani from Umar bin Aban Kalbi from Aban bin Taghlib that he said: Abi Abdullah said to me:
“There will come upon people a time when the Imam will go from among you. At that time many flags will arise between the two masjids, that is Mecca and Medina, like snakes enter their holes. At that time the Almighty Allah will bring out a star for the guidance of people. I asked: What is that time when the Imam is absent?
He replied: It is the time of Fitrat and occultation of your Imam. I asked: What shall we do in such circumstances? He replied: When such a time comes, remain steadfast on religion till the matter becomes clear to you.”
