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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 2) Chapter 82 : Setting-up a Time Limit For the Reappearance of the Twelfth Imam (a.s.) an Antipathetic Issue H 938, Ch. 82, H 1 Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from abu Hamza al-Thumali who has said the following.

"I heard abu Ja'far (a.s.) say, "O Thabit, Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, had set up a time limit for it in the year seventy but when al-Husayn (a.s.) was murdered Allah's anger became more intense on the people on earth. He delayed it until one hundred forty. When then spoke to you about it and you publicized this hadith and disclosed the secret. Allah thereafter has not set up a time limit for it available with us.

Allah deletes whatever He wants and establishes whatever He wants, with Him is the original book. Abu Hamza has said, "I narrated the above Hadith to abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) and he said, "It was as you said." H 939, Ch. 82, h 2 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salma ibn al-Khattab from Ali ibn Hassa'n from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Kathir who has said the following.

"Once I was in the presence of abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) that Mihzam came in and to The Imam (a.s.), 'May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, enlighten me about this matter that we wait for (the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine authoriiity). When it will take place?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "O Mihzam, those who give it d definite time have lied, the expediting ones perish and salvation is for those who are submissive." H 940, Ch.

82, h 3 A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father form al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir who has said the following. "I asked abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) , 'I asked abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) about al-Qa'im ((the one who will rise with Divine Authority) with divine power).' He said, "Those who give it a definite time have spoken lies. We, , do not set a definite time." H 941, Ch.

82, h 4 Ahmad has narrated through his chain of narrators from the Imam (a.s.) the following. "Allah disdains to make the people's time set for it (reappearance of the one who will rise with Divine Authority) to come true." H 942, Ch.