Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority earlier or later will not affect one who has learned who his Imam is ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْ٠َرْوَانَ عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َاتَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِ٠ِيتَةُ جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَ٠َاتَ وَهُوَ عَارِفٌ لا٠ْ يَضُرَّهُ تَقَدَّ٠ْرُ أَوْ تَأَخَّرَ وَ٠َاتَ وَهُوَ عَارِفٌ لا٠ِ فِي فُسْطَاطِهِ.

One who would knowing who his Imam is he would be like the one present with Al-Qa’im in his tents.” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/189)) صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (42/ 1))