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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 2) Chapter 79 : Precious Ahadith On Conditions of Disappearance From Public Sight of (the Twelfth Imam (a.s.) H 885, Ch.

79, H 1 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Khalid from the person who narrated to him from al-Mufaddal ibn 'Umar, and Muhammad ibn Yahya from 'Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from his father from certain people of his friends from al-Mufaddal ibn 'Umar from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"People are nearer to Allah, Majestic is Whose mention, and He is more pleased with them when the leader who possesses authority from Allah, Majestic is Whose mention, will be out of their sight. He would not publicly appear among them and they would not know his place. Despite this they would know that the leader who possesses authority from Allah, Majestic is Whose mention, is not invalidated nor is His covenant as such.

In such a case, they expect relief and happiness through his reappearance in public mornings and evenings. Allah's anger on His enemies is most intense when the leadership with Allah's authority would be out of public sight and would not appear to them. He (Allah) knows that his friends do not have doubts. Had it been in His knowledge that they would doubt He would not have caused the leader with His authority to disappear from public sight not even for a blinking of an eye.

The reappearance of the Leader with Divine Authority will only take place over the heads of the evil ones among the people." H 886, Ch. 79, h 2 Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash'ari has narrated from from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Mirdas from Safwan ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from 'Ammar al-Sabati who has said the following.

"Once I asked abu 'Abdallah (a.s.), 'Is the worship in secrecy with an Imam from you under the government of falsehood more virtuous or the worship during the dominance and government of the truth with an Imam from you in public sight more virtuous?'" The Imam (a.s.) said, "O 'Ammar, charity in secrecy, by Allah, is more virtuous than the charity given in public sight. The same is true when you worship in secrecy with your Imam out of public sight under the government of falsehood.