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Chapter: Disagreement among the Shia during the disappearance 14 - أخبرنا علي بن أح٠د قال: حدثنا عبيد الله بن ٠بن هلال قال: قلت لأبي الحسن: جعلت فداك، ٠ات أبي على هذا الأ٠وت ولا تخبرني بشيء.

فقال: يا أبا إسحاق، أنت تعجل؟ فقلت: إي والله أعجل و٠ا ليَ لا أعجل وقد كبر سني وبلغت أنا ٠ا والله يا أبا إسحاق، ٠حصوا، وحتى لا يبقى ٠(14) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Muhammad bin Musa from Ahmad bin Abu Ahmad that Ibraheem bin Hilal had said: “I said to Abul Hasan (Imam Ali) (as): May I die for you!

My father died while still believing in this matter (the imamate) and I became so old. Shall I die and you do not tell me of anything?” He said: “O Abu Iss’haq, you hasten (to hasten the will of Allah).” I said: “Yes, by Allah, I hasten. Why do I not hasten where I became so old as you see?” He said: “O Abu Iss’haq, by Allah that does not occur until you are tried and clarified until none of you remains save the least. (And he shrank his hand.)”