The Book of Occultation · Hadith 192 (#Ḥadīth #58)
Chapter 10 | Disappearance of the expected Imam
19 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد، عن عبيد الله بن موسى العلوي، عن أحمد بن الحسن، عن أبيه، عن ابن بكير، عن زرارة، عن عبد الملك بن أعين قال: سمعت أبا جعفر يقول: إنّ للقائم غيبة قبل أن يقوم. قلت: ولِمَ؟ قال: يخاف - وأومأ بيده إلى بطنه - يعنى القتلَ.
(19) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Ahmad bin al-Hasan from his father from ibn Abu Bukayr from Zurara that Abdul Melik bin A’yun had said: I heard Abu Ja’far al-Baqir saying: “Al-Qa’im disappears before his rising.” I asked: “Why?” He said: “He fears” and he pointed with his hand at his abdomen. He meant “killing”.
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