Hadith 991
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far narrated to us from his father from Ya`qub b. Yazid al-Anbari. He said: Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from Isma`il b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father a-Husayn b. `Ali from his father Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said
I said to the Messenger of Allah (s): Inform me of the number of Imams after you. So, he said: O `Ali! They are twelve. You are the first of them, and the Qa’im is the last of them.
10 - حدثنا أحمد بن هارون الفامي (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله بن جعفر، عن أبيه، عن يعقوب بن يزيد الانباري، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي ابن فضال، عن إسماعيل بن الفضل الهاشمي، عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه محمد بن علي، عن أبيه علي بن الحسين، عن أبيه الحسين بن علي، عن أبيه أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب (عليهم السلام)، قال
قلت لرسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): أخبرني بعدد الائمة بعدك. فقال: يا علي، هم اثنا عشر، أولهم أنت، وآخرهم القائم (6).
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