Knowing one’s imam

“Know your imam because if you know him, it does not harm you whether deliverance comes soon or late.”

“I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) about the Qur’anic verse ((Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam) and he said: “O Fudhayl, know your imam because if you know your imam, it does not harm you…

I said to Abu Abdullah, "May I be sacrificed for you, when will the relief (al-Faraj) come?" He replied, "O Aba Basir, are you among those who desire this world? Whoever understands this matter has already found relief…

“Once I heard Abu Baseer asking Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Do you think that I live until al-Qa’im appears?” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to him: “O Abu Baseer, Do you not know your imam?” Abu Baseer said: “I know…

I heard Abu Ja'far (Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as)) saying, "Whoever dies without an Imam, his death is like the death of the people in the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), and whoever dies while recognizing his Imam,…