If it happens to you, who will be the Imam after you?

If it happens to you, who will be the Imam after you?’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) put his hand on Abul Hasan’s shoulder and said, ‘He will be your master.’ Then Abul Hasan was only five and Abdullah Ibn Ja’far was also there.”[^7] ‘Isa Ibn Abdullah has said, “I told Imam Sadiq (a.s.), ‘If, Allah forbids, something bad happens to you, who should we follow?’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) pointed to his son, Musa, and said, ‘Follow him!’ I asked again, ‘If something bad happens to Musa, who should we follow?’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) replied, ‘Follow his son!’ I asked, ‘If something happens to him, while he has an elder brother and a little child, who should we follow?’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) answered, ‘Follow his son, and this will continue forever.’”[^8] Tahir Ibn Muhammad has said, “I saw Imam Sadiq (a.s.), who was preaching his son, Abdullah, saying, ‘Why are you not like your brother?

By Allah that I see a light in his face.’ Abdullah told his father, ‘Don’t we have the same father?’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) stated, ‘He is from my essence and you are my son.’”[^9] Ya’qub Sarraj has said, “I went to see Imam Sadiq (a.s.), who was standing beside the cradle of Abul Hasan, talking to him quietly for a long time. I waited until his talking finished. Then I approached Imam (a.s.). He told me, ‘Go to your master and greet him.’ I approached the child and said hello.

He said hello eloquently and said, ‘Change your newborn daughter’s name; Allah dislikes such a name.’ My daughter was born some time ago and I had named her Humiyra’.

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) told me, ‘Obey my son’s order!’ So I changed my daughter’s name.”[^10] Safwan Jammal has said, “I asked Imam Sadiq (a.s.), ‘Who is the Muslim’s guardian?’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) answered, ‘He is someone who avoids useless works.’ Then Abul Hasan came in with a little lamb in his arms, saying to it, ‘Perform sajdah for Allah!’ Imam Sadiq (a.s.) hugged him and said, ‘May my parents be sacrificed for you that do not do useless works.’”[^11] ‘Is’haq Ibn Ja’far has said, “One day, I was with my father (Imam Sadiq (a.s.)).