Those who are liable to pay Zakat would search for eligible...

Those who are liable to pay Zakat would search for eligible Shias to give their Zakat to; they would go to each of their houses and call out but the people would come out and say that they are not in need of charity.” (Allamah Majlisi says: The tradition continues and further on the Imam says:) “And all the wealth of the world, whether it be on the surface of it or below its surface, would come together to collect with Qaim (aj).

He would say to the people: Come to that for which you used to break off relations, shed unlawful blood and commit sinful acts. Then he would give them so much money as none had ever paid before.”[^1] I say: We have mentioned the relevant points in the discussion of the charity of His Eminence.

Expounding The Sciences For The People This unprecedented expounding and unveiling of sciences and learning was not present in any period of time and will not be there in any period except the time of the reappearance.

In Basair it is related by the author through his own chain of narrators from Saad bin Tareef from Asbagh bin Nubatah that he said: Amirul Momineen (as) was such that whenever a person came to him he used to tell him: “O so and so, be ready for the journey of the Hereafter, and gather for yourself all the provisions that you want as on such and such day at such and such time illness would strike you and the cause of your illness is such and such, and you will die in so and so month on such and such day at such and such hour.” Saad says: I mentioned this statement to Imam Muhammad Baqir (as).

He said it was right. I said: “May I be sacrificed on you, why do you not give us such information so that we may be ready for the journey of the Hereafter?” He replied: “Ali Ibnul Husain (as) has closed this door till the time our Qaim (aj) arises.”[^2] In Biharul Anwar it is narrated from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) that he said: “Knowledge consists of twenty-seven letters – all that the prophets brought is two letters and people have not received till date more than two letters.