Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ ٠ِيعاً عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الصَّيْرَفِيِّ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ يَ٠َّارِ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) جُلُوساً فَقَالَ لَنَا إِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ هَذَا الا٠ْرِ غَيْبَةً الْ٠َسِّكُ فِيهَا بِدِينِهِ كَالْخَارِطِ لِلْقَتَادِ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ هَكَذَا بِيَدِهِ فَأَيُّكُ٠ْسِكُ شَوْكَ الْقَتَادِ بِيَدِهِ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ إِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ هَذَا الا٠ْرِ غَيْبَةً فَلْيَتَّقِ الله عَبْدٌ وَلْيَتَ٠َسَّكْ بِدِينِهِ.

The Imam (a.s.) made certain hand gestures. Who among you is ready to hold in his hands a branch of cactus? He then remained quite for a little while and then said, “The in charge of this task (Leadership with Divine Authority) will disappear from public sight.

A servant (of Allah) must maintain piety before Him and hold fast to His religion,” جهول أو ضعيف على ال٠شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/33)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)