Listen to them and obey them because they are trustworthy and reliable people.

Listen to them and obey them because they are trustworthy and reliable people. These are the words of the Imams spoken about you. Abu 'Amr fell down on his face in prostration and wept. Then he said, "Ask what you need to ask." I said, "Did you see the succeeding Imam (Leader with Divine Authority) after abu Muhammad (a.s.) ?" He said, "Yes, by Allah , his neck was like that-making a gesture with his hand." I then said, "Onne more question is left.

" He said, "Say, whaever is is it." I said, "What is his (succeding Imam) name?" He said, "It is unlawful for you to ask about it. I do not say this because abu left this world without a surviving son. His legacy is distributed and is taken away by one who has no right in it. He is (that prson). His family is despersed and no one has the courage to learn about them or recieve any thing from them. When the name is mentioned search for him will take place.

Have fear of Allah and abstain from it." Al-Kulayni, may Allah grant his soul blessings, has said, ":A shaykh from our people narrated this to me - his name I have forgotten- that abu'Amr asked Ahmad ibn Ishaq a similar question and received a similar answer." H 867, Ch. 77, h 2 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isma'il ibn Musa ibn Ja'far, the most senior (in his time) of the descendants of the Messenger of Allah, in Iraq has said the following.

"I saw him (the twelfth Imam (a.s.)) between the two mosque while he was a boy." H 868, Ch. 77, h 3 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Rizqillah abu 'Abdallah 'Abdallah who has said the following. "Musa ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qasim ibn Hamzah ibn Musa ibn Ja'far narrated to me that Hakima, the daughter of Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) and the paternal aunt of his (the twelfth's) father, said to me that she had seen him on the night of his birth and afterwards." H 869, Ch.

77, h 4 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Hamdan al-Qalanisi who has said the following. "I asked al-'Amri, "Has abu Muhammad (a.s.) passed away?" He said, "Yes, he has passed away but has left behind among you a person (the succeeding Imam) whose neck is like this. He made a sign with his hand (meaning thereby good health and beauty)." H 870, Ch. 77, h 5 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Fath, Mawla (slave) of al-Zurari who has said the following.

"I heard abu Ali ibn Mutahhar saying that has seen him (the twelfth Imam) and would describe his (Imam's) figure." H 871, Ch.