Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultationحَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالا حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا أَجَابَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَحَدٌ قَبْلَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ خَدِيجَةَ عليه السلام وَ لَقَدْ مَكَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِمَكَّةَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ مُخْتَفِياً خائِفاً يَتَرَقَّبُ وَ يَخَافُ قَوْمَهُ وَ النَّاسَ. و الحديث طويل أخذنا منه موضع الحاجة إليه
Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Husain bin Abil Khattab and Muhammad bin Isa from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Jameel bin Durraj from Muhammad bin Muslim that he said: Abu Ja’far said:
“None responded to the call of the Messenger of Allah (S) before Ali Ibne Abi Talib and Lady Khadija (s.a.). The Messenger of Allah (S) remained in Mecca for three years (after declaring his mission) as he feared his community and other people.”
It is a lengthy tradition, a part of which we have presented, as it pertains to the topic of our discussion.
