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Chapter: The signs preceding the appearance 42 - أخبرنا علي بن أح٠د البندنيجي، عن عبيد الله بن ٠د الوراق، عن يعقوب بن السراج، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله: ٠؟ قال: إذا اختلف ولد العباس ووهى سلطانه٠ع وخلعت العرب أعنتها، ورفع كل ذى صيصية صيصيته، وظهر السفياني، وأقبل الي٠اني، وتحرك الحسني، خرج صاحب هذا الأ٠كة) بتراث رسول الله.

قلت: و٠ا تراث رسول الله ؟ فقال: سيفه، ودرعه، وع٠ته، وبرده، ورايته، وقضيبه، وفرسه، ولا٠(42) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Ahmad bin Abu Ahmad al-Warraq that Ya’qoob bin as-Sarraj had said: I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “When will the deliverance of your Shia come?” He said: “When the Abbasids disagree, their rule will become weak, those, who have never thought of the rule, will seize the opportunity to gain their (the Abbasids’) rule, the Arabs will become uncontrolled, as-Sufyani will rise, al-Yamani will come with his army, al-Hasani will move with his troops and then al-Qa’im will appear in Medina and move towards Mecca with the heritage of the Prophet (S).” I said: “What is the heritage of the Prophet (S)?” He said: “The heritage of the Prophet (S) is his sword, armor, turban, garment, banner, stick, horse and saddle.”