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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.
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Hadith No. 33

If there are only two people on the earth, one of them will definitely be an Imam or a proof.

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْكَافِي»[1]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ -يَعْنِي الصَّفَّارَ-، عَنِ النَّهْدِيِّ -يَعْنِي الْهَيْثَمَ بْنَ أَبِي مَسْرُوقٍ-، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ -يَعْنِي جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ:

لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا اثْنَانِ لَكَانَ الْإِمَامُ أَحَدَهُمَا.

Translation:

Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-Kāfi”, (in this way that) has said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn Hasan meaning al-Saffār, from al-Nahdi meaning Haytham ibn Abi Masruq, from his father, from Yunus ibn Ya’qub that said: I heard Abu Abdullah, meaning Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq, peace be upon him say:

If there are only two people on earth, one of them will definitely be the Imam.

Consideration

قَالَ الْمَنْصُورُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: النَّهْدِيُّ وَأَبُوهُ مَقْبُولَانِ؛ كَمَا رَوَى الْكَشِّيُّ عَنْ حَمْدَوَيْهِ قَالَ: «سَمِعْتُ أَصْحَابِي يَذْكُرُونَهُمَا بِخَيْرٍ، كِلَاهُمَا فَاضِلَانِ»[2]، وَالظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ هُوَ الْعَاصِمِيُّ الَّذِي قَالَ فِيهِ النَّجَاشِيُّ: «كَانَ ثِقَةً فِي الْحَدِيثِ، سَالِمًا، خَيِّرًا»[3]، وَلَمْ يَنْفَرِدْ بِهِ، بَلْ تَابَعَهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ[4]، وَلِلْحَدِيثِ طَرِيقٌ آخَرُ:

Translation:

Mansoor may God protect him, said: al-Nahdi and his father are accepted (to their tribe); as al-Kashshi narrated from Hamdavayh who said: “I heard that our helpers speak well of them, they are both virtuous" and it seems that Ahmad ibn Muhammad is al-‘Asimi about whom al-Najjāshi has said: “He was a trustworthy man in narration, reliable and good” and (nevertheless,) he is not alone in narrating this narration, rather Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahyā, from his father, from al-Saffār has accompanied him. (In addition,) there is another way for this narration:

Attestation No. 1

رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْإِمَامَةِ وَالتَّبْصِرَةِ»[5]، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْخَشَّابِ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ كَرَّامٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: «لَوْ كَانَ النَّاسُ رَجُلَيْنِ لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْإِمَامَ» وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ آخِرَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ الْإِمَامُ لِئَلَّا يَحْتَجَّ أَحَدٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ تَرَكَهُ بِغَيْرِ حُجَّةٍ».

Translation:

Ali ibn Bābawayh [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-Imāmah wa al-Tabsirah”, from Ahmad ibn Idris, from Abdullah ibn Muhammad, from al-Khashshāb, from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from Karrām that said: Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him said: “If there are only two people, one of them will definitely be the Imam” and said: “The last person to die will be the Imam, so that no one will object to God that He has left him without the proof”.

Consideration

قَالَ الْمَنْصُورُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: هَكَذَا جَاءَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ بِلَفْظِ «الْإِمَامِ»، وَجَاءَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ بِلَفْظِ «الْحُجَّةِ»:

Translation:

Mansoor may God protect him, said: It has been said in the narration in this way with the word “Imam” and in it has been said in another narration with the word “proof”:

Attestation No. 2

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْكَافِي»[6]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى جَمِيعًا، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ الطَّيَّارِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ: «لَوْ بَقِيَ اثْنَانِ لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْحُجَّةَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ».

Translation:

Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-Kāfi”, has said: Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahyā both narrated to me, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Isa ibn ‘Ubayd; also, Muhammad ibn Hasan narrated to me, from Sahl ibn Zyad, from Muhammad ibn Isa, from Muhammad ibn Sinān, from Hamzah ibn al-Tayyār, from Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him that said: If only two people remain, one of the them will definitely be the proof upon the other.

Attestation No. 3

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ [ت329ه‍] فِي «الْكَافِي»[7]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَرْقِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ الطَّيَّارِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: «لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا اثْنَانِ لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْحُجَّةَ، أَوِ الثَّانِي الْحُجَّةَ» -الشَّكُّ مِنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ.

Translation:

Also, Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni [Died in 329 AH] has narrated in the book of “al-Kāfi”, has said: A number of our helpers narrated to me, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqi, from Ali ibn Islmā’il, from ibn Sinān, from Hamzah ibn al-Tayyār that said: I heard Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him say: If there are only two people on earth, one of them will surely be the proof, or the second one will be the proof -the doubt is from Ahmad ibn Muhammad.

Attestation No. 4

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[8]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ جَمِيعًا، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ الطَّيَّارِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: «لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا اثْنَانِ لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْحُجَّةَ، أَوْ كَانَ الثَّانِي الْحُجَّةَ» -الشَّكُّ مِنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ.

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 Hasan may God be pleased with them, narrated to us, they said: Sa’d ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far narrated to us, they said: Muhammad ibn Isa and Muhammad ibn Husain ibn Abi al-Khattāb both narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Sinān, from Hamzah al-Tayyār that said: I heard Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him say: If there are only two people left from the people of the earth, one of them will surely be the proof, or the second one will be the proof -the doubt is from Muhammad ibn Sinān.

Attestation No. 5

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[9]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ جَمِيعًا، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: «لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا اثْنَانِ لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْحُجَّةَ أَوْ كَانَ الثَّانِي الْحُجَّةَ».

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 with him, narrated to us, he said: Sa’d ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari both narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Husain, from ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hamzah ibn Humrān that said: I heard Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him say: If there are only two people on earth, one of them will definitely be the proof, or the second one will be the proof.

Attestation No. 6

وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ [ت381ه‍] فِي «كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ»[10]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ جَمِيعًا، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا اثْنَانِ لَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْحُجَّةَ، وَلَوْ ذَهَبَ أَحُدُهُمَا بَقِيَ الْحُجَّةُ.

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 with him, narrated to us, he said: Sa’d ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far both narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Husain, from Muhammad ibn Sinān, from Hamzah ibn Humrān, from Abu Abdullah (Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq) peace be upon him that said: If there are only two people on earth, one of them will surely be the proof, and if one of them dies, the proof will stay alive.

Consideration

قَالَ الْمَنْصُورُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: هَكَذَا رَوَى ابْنُ الطَّيَّارِ وَحَمْزَةُ بْنُ حُمْرَانَ بِلَفْظِ «الْحُجَّةِ»، وَرَوَى يُونُسُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ وَكَرَّامٌ بِلَفْظِ «الْإِمَامِ»، وَبَيْنَهُمَا اخْتِلَافٌ؛ لِأَنَّ الْحُجَّةَ أَعَمُّ مِنَ الْإِمَامِ، وَالْأَئِمَّةُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ، وَلَيْسَ لِلْحُجَجِ عَدَدٌ مَعْدُودٌ، وَالنَّبِيُّ حُجَّةٌ وَالْإِمَامُ حُجَّةٌ وَمَنْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ أَوِ الْإِمَامُ بِطَاعَتِهِ حُجَّةٌ؛ لِأَنَّ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَهُمَا، وَالْفَرْقُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ تَقْلِيدُهُ فِي الدِّينِ، وَإِنَّمَا يَجِبُ طَاعَتُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَفِيمَا يَرْوِي عَنْهُمَا. فَإِنْ كَانَ اللَّفْظُ هُوَ «الْإِمَامَ» فَيَدُلُّ عَلَى حَالَتَيْنِ: إِمَّا يَعِيشُ الْمَهْدِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، سَوَاءٌ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ أَوْ عُجِّلَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ آخِرُ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْإِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ، وَإِمَّا يَمُوتُ فَيَخْلُفُهُ إِمَامٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمَاضِينَ، لِئَلَّا يَزِيدَ عَدَدُ الْأَئِمَّةِ عَنِ الْإِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ، وَهُوَ لَا مَحَالَةَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ: إِمَّا عِيسَى بْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ فِي زَمَانِهِ فَيُصَلِّي خَلْفَهُ كَمَا تَوَاتَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَإِمَّا إِمَامٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْإِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ كَمَا رَوَى الشِّيعَةُ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَيُّ الثَّلَاثَةِ سَتَكُونُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ اللَّفْظُ هُوَ «الْحُجَّةَ» فَيَدُلُّ عَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ وَيَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا رَابِعَةً، وَهِيَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ الْمَهْدِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَيَخْلُفَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ قَدْ أَمَرَ بِطَاعَتِهِ، وَلَا يُنَافِي ذَلِكَ مَا وَرَدَ مِنْ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ إِمَامٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا؛ لِأَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ عَامِلُ الْإِمَامِ، وَقَدْ يَرِثُ كُتُبَهُ وَيَرْوِيهَا، إِلَّا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ أَبْعَدُ الْحَالَاتِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ خِلَافُ الظَّاهِرِ، وَأَقْرَبُهَا وَأَقْوَاهَا رِوَايَةً أَنَّ الْمَهْدِيَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَا يَمُوتُ حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ عِيسَى بْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَأَنَّ عِيسَى بْنَ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَا يَمُوتُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الدَّابَّةُ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا اللَّهُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، وَهَكَذَا لَا تَخْلُو الْأَرْضُ مِنْ إِمَامٍ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا.

Translation:

Mansoor may God protect him, said: Ibn al-Tayyār and Hamzah ibn Humrān have narrated in this way with the word “proof”, but Yunus ibn Ya’qub and Karrām have narrated it with the word “Imam”, and there is a difference between the two; because the proof includes the Imam, and the Imams in the Book of God are twelve, but there is no definite number for the proofs, and the Prophet is the proof and the Imam is the proof and the person whom the Prophet or the Imam has commanded to obey is the proof; because whoever obeys him, obeys the two, and the difference is that imitating him in religion is not permissible, but only obedience to him in worldly affairs and in what he narrates from the two (meaning the Prophet and the Imam) is obligatory. Therefore, if the word of the narration is “Imam”, it indicates two states: (1) either Mahdi peace be upon him will live until the Day of Judgment, whether in the sense that his life will be prolonged or in the sense that the Day of Judgment will occur; because he is the last Imam of the twelve Imams, (2) or he will pass away and be replaced by an Imam from the previous Imams so that the number of Imams does not exceed twelve, and that Imam will inevitably be one of two people: either he will be Isa ibn Maryam peace be upon him who will descend in his time and will pray behind him, as it has been narrated in a mutawatir way from the Prophet peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family, or will be one of the twelve Imams who will have Raj’at after death, as the Shia have narrated it, and God is more aware that which of the three states will occur, and if the word of the narration is “proof”, in addition to these three states, it indicates fourth state as well, which is that Mahdi peace be upon him will pass away and a man from his household who has commanded to obey him will become his successor, and it does not have any conflict with the narrations that have said the earth will not remain empty of the Imam for one day; because this man will be the agent of the Imam and perhaps he will inherit and narrate his books, except that this is the most unlikely state; because it is contrary to the appearance (of the word Imam in the mentioned narrations), and the closest state and the strongest of them in terms of narration, is that Mahdi peace be upon him will not pass away until Isa ibn Maryam peace be upon him descent, and Isa ibn Maryam peace be upon him will not pass away until the creature mentioned by God in Quran comes out and in this way, the earth will not remain empty of the Imam for one day.

↑[1] . Vol. 1, p. 180
↑[2] . Rijal al-Kashshi, Vol. 2, p. 670
↑[3] . Rijal al-Najjāshi, p. 93
↑[4] . Basā’ir al-Darajāt by al-Saffār, p. 507
↑[5] . pp. 30 and 31
↑[6] . Vol. 1, pp. 179 and 180
↑[7] . Vol. 1, p. 180
↑[8] . p. 203
↑[9] . p. 230
↑[10] . pp. 232 and 233
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