3- حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ وَ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ قُدَّامَ الْقَائِمِ عَلَامَاتٍ تَكُونُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا هِيَ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ لَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ يَعْنِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ الْقَائِمِ ع بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَ الْجُوعِ وَ نَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوالِ وَ الْأَنْفُسِ وَ الثَّمَراتِ وَ بَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ قَالَ يَبْلُوهُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ مِنْ مُلُوكِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ فِي آخِرِ سُلْطَانِهِمْ وَ الْجُوعِ بِغَلَاءِ أَسْعَارِهِمْ وَ نَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوالِ قَالَ كَسَادُ التِّجَارَاتِ وَ قِلَّةُ الْفَضْلِ وَ نَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَنْفُسِ قَالَ مَوْتٌ ذَرِيعٌ- وَ نَقْصٍ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ قَالَ قِلَّةُ رَيْعِ مَا يُزْرَعُ وَ بَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ بِتَعْجِيلِ خُرُوجِ الْقَائِمِ ع ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذَا تَأْوِيلُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ وَ ما يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ الرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ.
3 - Narrated to us my father: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari from Ahmad bin Hilal from Hasan bin Mahboob from Abi Ayyub Khazzaz and Alaa bin Razeen from Muhammad bin Muslim that he said: I heard Abi Abdullah 
say:
“Before the rising of the Qaim, Allah will appoint signs for the believers. I asked: What are those, may I be sacrificed on you? He replied: They are mentioned in the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime:
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ
That is before the advent of the Qaim the believers will be tested through fear and hunger and loss of property and lives and fruits; and give good news to the patient.
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ
And We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and hunger and loss of property and lives and fruits; and give good news to the patient,1
He said: The believers will be tested through the fear of the last ruler of Bani so-and-so. Hunger through rise in prices. Loss of property and lives and fruits means loss in business and agriculture. And give good news to the patient means those who await for the reappearance.”
