The Book of Occultation · Hadith 275 (#Ḥadīth #16)

17 - أخبرنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن، عن أبيه، عن رفاعة بن موسى، عن عبد الله بن عطاء قال: سألت أبا جعفر الباقر فقلت: إذا قام القائم بأي سيرة يسير في الناس؟ فقال: يهدم ما قبله، كما صنع رسول الله ، ويستأنف الإسلام جديداً.

(17) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan from his father from Rifa’a bin Musa that Abdullah bin Atta’ had said: “I asked Abu Ja’far al-Baqir : “When al-Qa’im rises, what will he do to people?” He said: “He will annul all that has been established before him as the Prophet (S) has done and he will resume Islam anew.”

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