Evidently...

Evidently, this does not mean that he was idle during that year, rather he was engaged in everyday life while he was on the lookout. عَنْ الْجَعْفَري، عَنْ أَبى الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: أَتَدْري لِمَ سُمِّي إِسْمَاعِيلُ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ؟ قُلْتُ: لا أَدْري، قَالَ وَعَدَ رَجُلا فَجَلَسَ لَهُ حَوْلا يَنْتَظِرُهُ. Previous…