Hadith 265
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Of the proofs proving the Imamate of the Master of the Age and that his occultation is not an impossible phenomenon, are narrations of the two distinct denominations: Ahle Sunnat and Imamiyyah: that the Imams after the Prophet (s) are twelve - not more, not less. When this is proved, anyone who is certain of this, will be certain of the Imamate of the Twelve Imams. We profess their Imamate and believe in the existence of Ibn Hasan and his occultation, because anyone who disagrees with the Imamiyah, on anyone of these Imams, their Imams do not remain on this number, but rather, increase. When this specific number is proved through the narrations we will present, our objective will be proved. On the basis of this we have mentioned some of these reports and about the remaining we give the concerned reference so that this book may not be prolonged inordinately, if Allah wills.
ومما يدل على إمامة صاحب الزمان ابن الحسن بن علي بن محمد بن الرضا عليهم السلام وصحة غيبته ما رواه الطائفتان المختلفتان والفرقتان المتباينتان العامة والإمامية وأن الأئمة عليهم السلام بعد النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم اثنا عشر لا يزيدون ولا ينقصون،وإذا ثبت ذلك فكل من قال بذلك قطع على الأئمة الاثني عشر الذين نذهب إلى إمامتهم وعلى وجود ابن الحسن عليه السلام وصحة غيبته لأن من خالفهم في شيء من ذلك لا يقصر الإمامة على هذا العدد بل يجوز الزيادة عليها وإذا ثبت بالأخبار التي نذكرها هذا العدد المخصوص ثبت ما أردناه. فنحن نذكر جملا من ذلك ونحيل الباقي على الكتب المصنفة في هذا المعنى لئلا يطول به الكتاب إن شاء الله تعالى.
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