(3) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda al-Kufi narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad ad-Daynawari from Ali bin al-Hasan al-Kufi from Omayra bint Ouss from her grandfather al-Hussayn bin Abdurrahman from his father from his grandfather Amr bin Sa’d that Amirul Mo’mineen Ali (as) one day had said to Huthayfa bin al-Yaman: “O Huthayfa, do not tell people of what they do not know (understand) lest they become unbelievers. Some of knowledge is difficult and unbearable. Mountains will fail to bear it. Our knowledge (principles), we Ahlul Bayt, will be denied and annulled, the narrators will be killed and whoever mentions something of it, will be harmed offensively. All that is because of envy at the progeny of the Prophet’s guardian (as). O bin al-Yaman, the Prophet (S) has spit in my mouth, passed his hand over my chest and prayed Allah to me by saying: “O Allah, give my caliph, my guardian, the payer of my debts, the executor of my promises and deposits, my assistant and supporter against Your enemy and my enemy and the reliever of my distresses the knowledge that You have given to Adam, the discernment that You have given to Noah, the magnanimity and good offspring that You have given to Abraham, the patience before calamities that You have given to Ayyoob (Job), the strength that You have given to David when confronting heroes and the understanding that You have given to Solomon. O Allah, do not hide any thing of this life from Ali until You make it (life) as a small table before him. O Allah, give him the endurance of Moses and make in his progeny a like of Jesus. O Allah, I pray You to be the trustee after me for him and his pure progeny, whom You have kept uncleanness away from and whom You have turned the influence of the Satan away from. O Allah, if Quraysh extorts his right and prefers others to him, then make him as was Aaron to Moses when Moses left him alone.” Then he said to me: “O Ali, many great men of your descendants will be killed before the eyes of people whereas the people will not try to do anything!! Fie on a nation looking at the progeny of its prophet being killed unjustly without trying to change anything. The one, who has ordered of killing, the killer and the one, who sees the killing without trying to change the situation all participate in committing the sin and all are the same in being damned. O ibn al-Yaman, people of Quraysh will not be pleasant nor will their hearts be contented nor will their tongues be able to pay homage to Ali except unwillingly and lowly. O ibn al-Yaman, Quraysh will pay homage to Ali and then will break the homage, will fight him and will fabricate great lies against him. Then after Ali al-Hasan comes and the same will be done to him then comes al-Husayn, who will be killed by the nation of his grandfather. Damned is a nation that kills the son of its prophet’s daughter, damned is the leader and damned is the planner of its offenders. By Him, in Whose hand the soul of Ali is, this umma, after killing my son al-Husayn, will remain in deviation, darkness, tyranny, oppression, disagreement on the religion, changing what Allah has revealed in His Book, spreading heresies, annulling the Sunna, disorder, personal analogies and leaving the clear laws of Allah until this umma becomes detached from Islam and immerses in confusion and loitering. O Umayyads! May you be not guided! O Abbasids! May calamities afflict you! Everyone among the Umayyads is unjust and everyone among the Abbasids is offensive, sinful and mutinous against Allah. They will kill my descendants and trespass my honor. The people of this umma will remain arrogants rushing madly upon the impermissible pleasures of this life and immersing in seas of destruction and in valleys of bloods until my son (Imam al-Mahdi) disappears (by the will of Allah) from the sights of people and the people become so confused whether he is lost, killed or is dead. Then sedition will come upon, calamities befall, party spirit appears, people exaggerate in their religion and agree upon that the authority (al-Hujjah) has been gone and the imamate has been annulled. In that year the pilgrims, whether the followers or the enemies of Ali, will go to hajj just to spy on the existence of the guardian (al-Hujjah) and to seek any information about him but with no use nor will any news be known about him. There will be no guardian and then the Shia of Ali will be abused by their enemies and will be overcome by the evil and bad people with their protest until the umma becomes so confused and begins to say that al-Hujjah has perished and the imamate has been annulled. By the god of Ali, their authority (al-Hujjah) will remain over the umma walking in its roads, entering into its houses and palaces, roving in the east and in the west, hearing the speech, greeting groups of people and seeing without being seen until the promised time and determined appointment come and then comes the call from the heaven: This is the day that brings forth joy to the descendants of Ali and to the Shia of Ali.” This tradition has many evidences confirming the beliefs of the Shia. This saying of Imam Ali (as): “…until my son (Imam al-Mahdi) disappears (by the will of Allah) from the sights of people” is a sufficient evidence that confirms the disappearance of the last imam and confirms the thought of those, who acknowledge this disappearance and believe in the disappeared imam. Then Imam Ali (as) says: “…and the people become so confused whether he is lost, killed or is dead… and agree upon that the authority (al-Hujjah) has been gone and the imamate has been annulled.” Does this not comply with the opinion of most of the people now, who think that the belief of the Shia concerning the disappearance is unreal and nonsense? Then he says: “In that year the pilgrims will go to hajj just to spy on…” and they really have done so but without any use. And he says: “…and then the Shia of Ali will be abused by their enemies and will be overcome by the evil and bad people with their protest”. He means that they protest against the Shia by saying: Where is your imam? Can you show him to us? They abuse the Shia by ascribing contradiction, weakness and ignorance to them for they say that their imam is existent but cannot be seen. The saying of Imam Ali (as) confirms the truthfulness of the Shia and describes their opponents of being ignorant and opponents to the truth. He swears by his god when saying: “By the god of Ali, their authority (al-Hujjah) will remain over the umma walking in its roads, entering into its houses and palaces, roving in the east and in the west, hearing the speech, greeting groups of people and seeing without being seen”. Does this not refute any doubt about the subject? Does it not confirm the matter and confirm the previous tradition saying: “Know well that the world will not be empty of an authority (Hujjah) from Allah but Allah will make His people not see His authority because of their injustice, oppression and excessiveness in disobedience”? Then he gives an example by mentioning Prophet Joseph (as). Imam al-Mahdi (aj) is existent in substance and person but at his time he sees and he is not seen until-as Amirul Mo’mineen (as) says: “the promised time and determined appointment” when the call comes from the heaven: “This is the day that brings forth joy to the descendants of Ali and to the Shia of Ali.”
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn 'Uqda al-Kufi nous a informés, il a dit: Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Dinawari nous a informés, il a dit: 'Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kufi nous a informés, d'après 'Umara bint Aws qui a dit: Mon grand-père al-Husayn ibn 'Abd al-Rahman m'a informée, de la part de son père, de la part de son grand-père 'Amr ibn Sa'd, de l'Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, qu'il a dit un jour à Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman: Ô Hudhayfa, ne dis pas aux gens ce qu'ils ne savent pas, sinon ils deviendront arrogants et mécréants. Certes, parmi la connaissance, il y a une connaissance si profonde que même si les montagnes la portaient, elles ne pourraient la supporter. Notre connaissance, nous, Ahl al-Bayt, sera rejetée, annulée, ses transmetteurs seront tués, et ceux qui la récitent seront traités injustement et avec envie en raison de la préférence qu'Allah a accordée à la descendance du Prophète et au successeur du Prophète. Ô fils d'Yaman, certes, le Prophète a craché dans ma bouche, a passé sa main sur ma poitrine et a dit: Ô Allah, accorde à mon successeur, mon héritier, le juge de ma religion, celui qui réalise mes promesses, ma garantie, mon allié, mon protecteur contre Tes ennemis et les miens, celui qui soulage ma peine de mon visage, ce que Tu as donné à Adam en connaissance, à Noé en patience face à l'épreuve, à Abraham en descendance noble et en tolérance, à Job en patience face à l'adversité, à David en fermeté face aux défis des épreuves, à Salomon en compréhension. Ô Allah, ne cache rien de ce monde à 'Ali jusqu'à ce qu'il le voie tout entier devant lui comme une petite table. Ô Allah, accorde-lui la fermeté de Moïse et fais naître parmi sa descendance un être semblable à Jésus. Ô Allah, Tu es Son successeur, sur sa descendance et sa noble progéniture que Tu as purifiée de l'impureté, écartée du contact des démons. Ô Allah, si les Quraysh se rebellent contre lui et choisissent un autre que lui, alors place-le dans la position d'Aaron par rapport à Moïse lorsqu'il s'est absenté de lui. Puis il m'a dit: Ô 'Ali, combien de tes descendants vertueux seront tués, et les gens resteront debout, regardant sans changer! Maudite soit une communauté qui voit les enfants de son Prophète être tués injustement et ne changent pas. Le meurtrier, l'instigateur et le témoin qui ne changent pas sont tous égaux dans le péché et la malédiction. Ô fils d'Yaman, certes, les poitrines des Quraysh ne s'ouvriront pas, leurs cœurs ne seront pas satisfaits, leurs langues ne prononceront pas l'allégeance envers 'Ali et son soutien sauf par contrainte, aveuglement et faiblesse. Ô fils d'Yaman, les Quraysh prêteront allégeance à 'Ali, puis la trahiront, le combattront, le contesteront et le chargeront de fausses accusations, et après 'Ali viendra al-Hasan et ils le trahiront, puis viendra al-Husayn et la nation de son grand-père le tuera. Maudite soit une nation qui tue le fils de la fille de son Prophète sans honneur, et maudits soient son chef et celui qui lui obéit, le pécheur. Par Celui en possession de l'âme d'Ali, cette nation ne cessera d'être égarée, injuste, tyrannique, oppressive, en désaccord dans la religion, changeant et altérant ce qu'