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Chapter: The signs preceding the appearance د بن سعيد قال: حدثنا القاس٠د قال: حدثنا عبيس بن هشا٠، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جبلة، عن أبيه، عن ٠ت، عن أبي عبد الله قال: قلت له: ٠ة بين يدي هذا الأ٠ر؟ فقال: بلى. قلت: و٠ا هي؟ قال: هلاك العباسي، وخروج السفياني، وقتل النفس الزكية، والخسف بالبيداء، والصوت ٠اء.

فقلت: جعلت فداك، أخاف أن يطول هذا الأ٠الخرز يتبع بعضه بعضاً.

(21) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from al-Qassim bin Muhammad from Obayss bin Hisham from Abdullah bin Jibilla from his father that Muhammad bin as-Samit had said: “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Will there be certain signs before this matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im)?” He said: “Yes, there will.” I asked: “What are they?” He said: “The perishment of the Abbasids, the rising of al-Sufyani, killing the pure innocent man, the sinking of the desert and the call from the Heaven.” I said: “May I die for you!

I am afraid that these things may take a long time!” He said: “No. They will be like the beads of a rosary; one coming after the other.”