He (the narrator) said...
He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘That is how you (Shias), if you were to do so, Allah -azwj would Relieve us -asws . As for when you are not being so, then the matter will end up to its endpoint’’ . [6] Praying for the Relief is from the best of the Ibadah: الخصال فِي خَبَرِ الْأَعْمَشِ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع مِنْ دِينِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْوَرَعُ وَ الْعِفَّةُ وَ الصَّلَاحُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَ انْتِظَارُ الْفَرَجِ بِالصَّبْرِ.
(The book) ‘Al Khisal’ in a Hadeeth by Al Amsh, ‘Al-Sadiq -asws said: ‘From the religion of the Imams -asws is the devoutness, and the chastity, and the righteousness’ – up to his -asws words: ‘And awaiting the relief with the patience’’. [7] عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام بِالْأَسَانِيدِ الثَّلَاثَةِ عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَفْضَلُ أَعْمَالِ أُمَّتِي انْتِظَارُ فَرَجِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.
(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Reza -asws ’ – By the three chains from Al-Reza -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘The most superior of deeds of my -saww community is awaiting the Relief of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.
[8] الإحتجاج عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ تَمْتَدُّ الْغَيْبَةُ بِوَلِيِّ اللَّهِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ مِنْ أَوْصِيَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ بَعْدَهُ (The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – From Abu Hamza Al Sumali, from Abu Khalid Al Kabuly, ‘From Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws having said: ‘The occultation with a Guardian -asws of Allah -azwj will be extended, the twelfth from the successors -asws of Rasool-Allah -saww and the Imams -asws from after him -saww .
يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ إِنَّ أَهْلَ زَمَانِ غَيْبَتِهِ الْقَائِلُونَ بِإِمَامَتِهِ الْمُنْتَظِرُونَ لِظُهُورِهِ أَفْضَلُ أَهْلِ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ أَعْطَاهُمْ مِنَ الْعُقُولِ وَ الْأَفْهَامِ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ مَا صَارَتْ بِهِ الْغَيْبَةُ عِنْدَهُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُشَاهَدَةِ وَ جَعَلَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِالسَّيْفِ O Abu Khalid!
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