I wish you ask him so I will know.

I wish you ask him so I will know." I then went to see Ali al-Rida (a.s.) and informed him (of al-Najashi's wish)." The narrator has said that the Imam said, "The Imam will be my son." Then he said, "Can any one say that my son will be the Imam when he has no son?" H 835, Ch. 73, h 6 Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Mu'ammar ibn Khallad who has said the following.

"Once in the presence of abu al-Hassan (a.s.) we spoke about an issue, Imamat, (Leadership with Divine Authority). It was after the birth oof abu Ja'far (a.s.). The Imam (a.s.) said, "You do not need any such thing (thinking who the Imam will be). This is abu Ja'far (a.s.). I have placed him in my own place and made him to assume my position." H 836, Ch. 73, h 7 Ahmad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from ibn Qiyama al-Wasiti who has said the following. "Once I went to see Ali ibn Musa (a.s.).

(During the meeting) I asked him, "Can there be two Imams?" He replied, "No, but that one of them must remain silent." I then said to him, "This applies to you. You are the Imam and there is no silent Imam with you." At that time his son abu Ja'far was not yet born. He said to me, "By Allah, Allah will make an Imam from me to establish the truth and the people of truth and banish falsehood and the people of falsehood. One year thereafter abu Ja'far (a.s.) was born.

Ibn Qiyama belonged to the Waqifi sect." H 837, Ch. 73, h 8 Ahmad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali From al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm who has said the following. "Once I was in the presence of abu al-Hassan (a.s.). He called his son who was a small (boy). The Imams (a.s.) placed him in my lap and said to me. " Move his shirt aside." When I did so.

The Imams (a.s.) said, "Look in between his shoulders." I look and I found in the skin of one shoulder something like an imprint of a seal." The Imams (a.s.) then asked, "Do you see this.? Similar to this there was one in the shoulder of my father." H 838, Ch. 73, h 9 It is narrated from him (Ahmad ibn Mihran) from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Yahya al- San'ani who has said the following. "Once I was in of abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) .

Someone brought his son, Ja'far (a.s.) to him and he was a small (child). The Imams (a.s.) said, "This new born is one the like of whom with such great holiness and blessing has not been born for our Shi'a (followers)." H 839, Ch. 73, h 10 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said the following.