[6] Here, in the above Hadith, the Badā’ seems to be in earlier recall of the elders sons of the 6 th and 10 th Imam -asws , however, the Ismailis [7] did not agree with it and insisted that Ismail-as was their 6 th Imam (as they don’t count Imam Hassan -asws as permanent Imam).
We have compiled separate replies on their beliefs, see http://hubeali.com/articles/Ismailis_Allegations_against_12ImamiShias_OurReply.pdf http://hubeali.com/articles/Ismailis_Allegations_against_12ImamiShias_OurReply-II.pdf Further Ahadith on Badā’ from Al-Kafi, are presented in Appendix II.
Appendix I: Keeping the promises إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ۚ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ ۚ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۚ فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُمْ بِهِ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ {111} Surely Allah has Bought from the Momineen their own selves and their wealth that for them would be the Paradise, fighting in the Way of Allah, so they are killing and being killed, being a binding Promise upon Him in the Torah, and the Evangel and the Quran; and who would be more loyal with his promise than Allah?
Therefore receive glad tidings with your sale, which you have sold for, and that, it is the mighty achievement [9:111] خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ {9} Abiding eternally therein, being a True Promise of Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise [31:9] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ عِدَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ أَخَاهُ نَذْرٌ لَا كَفَّارَةَ لَهُ فَمَنْ أَخْلَفَ فَبِخُلْفِ اللَّهِ بَدَأَ وَ لِمَقْتِهِ تَعَرَّضَ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ ما لا تَفْعَلُونَ كَبُرَ مَقْتاً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَقُولُوا ما لا تَفْعَلُونَ .
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah -asws saying: ‘A promise of the Momin to his brother is a vow with no expiation for it. So the one who breaks, so he has opposed Allah -azwj Initiating to His -azwj Detestation he has been exposed, and these are His -azwj Words [61:2] O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? [61:3] It is most Hateful to Allah that you should say that which you do not do ’.