7- وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى الرَّوَّاسِيِّ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ نَجِيحٍ الْجَوَّازِ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا زُرَارَةُ لَا بُدَّ لِلْقَائِمِ مِنْ غَيْبَةٍ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ قَالَ يَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى بَطْنِهِ.
7 - And through the same chain of narrators from Muhammad bin Masud: Narrated to me Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Khalid: Narrated to me Ahmad bin Hilal from Uthman bin Isa Rawasi from Khalid bin Najih Jawwaz from Zurarah that he said: Abi Abdullah said:
“O Zurarah, occultation is inevitable for the Qaim. I said: Why? He said: He will fear for his life - and he pointed to his stomach with his hand.”