(2) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa'eed narrated from Abu Abdullah...

(2) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa'eed narrated from Abu Abdullah Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Shayban from Younus bin Kulayb from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abu Hamza from his father that Abu Baseer had said: “Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “Al-Qa'im will not appear until the chain is completed.” I said: “How is the chain completed?” He said: “With ten thousand (fighters), Gabriel will be on his (al-Qa'im’s) right hand and Michael will be on his left hand. Then he will shake the banner and move.

Every one in the east and in the west will curse the banner. It is the banner of the Prophet (S) that Gabriel has brought (from the Heaven) on the day (battle) of Badr.

It is not of cotton, flax or silk.” قلت: فمن أي شيء هي؟ قال: من ورق الجنة، نشرها رسول الله يوم بدر، ثم لفها ودفعها إلى علي ، فلم تزل عند علي حتى إذا كان يوم البصرة نشرها أمير المؤمنين ففتح الله عليه، ثم لفها وهي عندنا هناك، لا ينشرها أحد حتى يقوم القائم، فإذا هو قام نشرها فلم يبق أحد في المشرق والمغرب إلاّ لعنها، ويسير الرعب قدامها شهراً ووراءها شهراً وعن يمينها شهراً وعن يسارها شهراً. I said: “Then what is it of?” He said: “It is of the leaves of Paradise.

The Prophet (S) has spread it on the day of Badr and then he has folded it and given it to Imam Ali (as). It has been still with Imam Ali (as) until when he has spread it on the day of the battle of al-Jamal against the people of Basra and has gained victory. Then he has folded and kept it safe. It has been with us and no one is to spread it until al-Qa'im (as) appears. When he appears, he will spread it and then every one in the east and the west will curse it.

Terror will move a month before it, a month behind it, a month on its right side and a month on its left side.” ثم قال: يا أبا محمد، إنه يخرج موتوراً غضبان أسفاً لغضب الله على هذا الخلق، يكون عليه قميص رسول الله الذي عليه يوم احد، وعمامته السحاب، ودرعه درع رسول الله السابغة وسيفه سيف رسول الله ذو الفقار، يجرد السيف على عاتقه ثمانية أشهر يقتل هرجاً. Then he said: “O Abu Muhammad, he (al-Qa'im) will appear depressed and angry because of the anger of Allah with the human beings.

He will appear wearing the Prophet’s shirt, which the Prophet has put on in the battle of Badr, turban, armor and holding the Prophet’s sword Thulfaqar. He will unsheathe the sword for eight months. He will kill hurly-burly.