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Lessons from His Eminence on the fact that the Earth is never without a man knowledgeable in the entire religion, whom Allah has appointed as a caliph, Imam, and guide on it by His command.
Authentic Hadiths from the Ahl al-Bayt About It

Hadith No. 13

The Earth is never without an Imam.

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[1]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدُِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ الْوَاسِطِيِّ قَالَ:

قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ لِلرِّضَا -يَعْنِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ: أَتَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنْ إِمَامٍ؟ فَقَالَ: «لَا».

Translation:

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Babawayh [d. 381 AH] has narrated in the book Kamal al-Din Wa Tamam al-Ni‘mah, (in this manner that) he has said: Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Walid narrated to us, he said: Sa‘d ibn Abdullah narrated to us, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Abbas ibn Ma‘ruf, from Ibrahim ibn Mahziar, from his brother Ali ibn Mahziar, from Hasan ibn Bashshar al-Wasiti, who said:

While I was present, Husain ibn Khalid said to al-Rida—meaning Ali ibn Musa—(peace be upon him): “Is the Earth ever without an Imam?” So he said: “No.”

Consideration

قَالَ الْمَنْصُورُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ مَقْبُولٌ عِنْدَهُمْ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا اللَّفْظُ مِنْ غَيْرِ طَرِيقِهِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ.

Translation:

Mansoor (may Allah protect him) said: Ibrahim ibn Mahziar is well-regarded in their view. And this phrase has been narrated through a chain of transmission other than his, from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad (peace be upon them).

↑[1] . Kamal al-Din Wa Tamam al-Ni‘mah by ibn Babawayh, pp. 233 and 234
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