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Lessons from His Eminence on the fact that the Earth is not devoid of a man knowledgeable about the entire religion, whom Allah has appointed as a caliph, imam, and guide on it with His command.
Authentic Hadiths from the Ahl al-Bayt about it

Hadith No. 14

The earth never remains without an Imam.

رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْإِمَامَةِ وَالتَّبْصِرَةِ»[1]، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَلَا، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ -يَعْنِي جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ:

قُلْتُ لَهُ: تَبْقَى الْأَرْضُ يَوْمًا بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ؟ فَقَالَ: لَا.

Translation:

Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-Imamah wa al-Tabsirah”, from Muhammad ibn Yahyā, from Muhammad ibn Isā ibn Ubayd, from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, from Husayn ibn Abi al-Alā that said:

I said to Abu Abdullah — meaning Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq — peace be upon him: Does the earth remain without Imam for one day? So he said: No.

Attestation No. 1

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْكَافِي»[2]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: «تَبْقَى الْأَرْضُ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ؟» قَالَ: «لَا».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “Al-Kāfi”, has said: Ahmad ibn Mihrān narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn Ali, from Hussayn ibn Abi al-Alā that said: I said to Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him: Does the earth remain without Imam? He said: No.

Attestation No. 2

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[3]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ جَمِيعًا، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خِدَاشٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: «تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ سَاعَةً لَا يَكُونُ فِيهَا إِمَامٌ؟» قَالَ: «لَا تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنَ الْحَقِّ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 381 AH] has narrated in the book of “Kamāl al-Din wa Tamām al-Ni’mah”, has said: Muhammad ibn Hasan may God be pleased him, narrated to us, he said: Sa’d ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari both narrated to us, from Ayyub ibn Nuh, from Safwān ibn Yahyā, from Abdullah ibn Khidash al-Basri that said: A man asked Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him: Does the earth remain without an Imam therein for an hour? He said: The earth does not remain empty of the truth.

Attestation No. 3

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ [ت290ه‍] فِي «بَصَائِرِ الدَّرَجَاتِ»[4]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ أَجَلُّ وَأَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ الْأَرْضَ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Saffār [Died in 290 AH] has narrated in the book of “Basā’ir al-Darajāt”, has said: Muhammad ibn Isā narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him that said: Indeed, God Almighty is more Honorable and Greater than that to leave the earth be without an Imam.

Attestation No. 4

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْكَافِي»[5]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَجَلُّ وَأَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ الْأَرْضَ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “Al-Kāfi”, has said: Muhammad ibn Yahyā narrated to me, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Hussayn ibn Saeed, from Qāsim ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him that said: Indeed, God is more Honorable and Greater than that to leave the earth be without a just Imam.

Attestation No. 5

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[6]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَجَلُّ وَأَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ الْأَرْضَ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ عَدْلٍ».

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 381 AH] has narrated in the book of “Kamāl al-Din wa Tamām al-Ni’mah”, has said: My father and Muhammad ibn Musā ibn Mutawakkil may God be pleased with them, narrated to us, they said: Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Isā, from Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him that said: Indeed, God is more Honorable and Greater than that to leave the earth be without a justice Imam.

↑[1] . p. 27
↑[2] . Vol. 1, p. 178
↑[3] . p. 233
↑[4] . p. 505
↑[5] . Vol. 1, p. 178
↑[6] . pp. 229 and 234
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