Kitāb al-Ghayba - Content

Chapter: Disappearance of the expected Imam 2 - وبه، عن عبد الله بن جبلة، عن علي بن الحارث بن ال٠غيرة، عن أبيه قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله: يكون فترةٌ لا يعرف ال٠؟ فقال: يقال ذلك.

قلت: فكيف نصنع؟ قال: إذا كان ذلك فت٠ر الأول حتى يبين لك٠(2) Abdullah bin Jibilla narrated from Ali bin al-Harith bin al-Mugheera that his father had said: I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Will there be a time, in which the Muslims will not know who their imam is?” He said: “It is said so.” I said: “what will we do then?” He said: “If that occurs, then keep to the previous one until the next one becomes clear to you.”