The following excerpt is from “Kitab al-Ghayba The Book of Occultation” by Sheikh Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ibraheem bin Ja’far (pages 438-444).
Son Of The Best Of Bondmaids (The son named here is known as “Al-Mahdi” or “al-Qa’im” in Islam and the 2nd King David in the Bible.)
In loving memory of Marian Irene Allender
ﺑﻦ إﺳﺤﺎق ﺑﻦ وﺳﻌﺪان اﻷﺷﻌﺮي رﻣﺎﻧﻪ ﺑﻦ ﻗﯿﺲ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻤﻔﻀﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل ﻋﻘﺪه ﺑﻦ ﺳـﻌﯿﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ أﺣﻤﺪ أﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ
ﺑﻦ ﻫﺸﺎم ﻋﻦ اﻟﺰراد ﻣﺤﺒﻮب ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﺟﻤﯿﻌﺎً ﻗﺎﻟﻮا اﻟﻘﻄﻮاﻧﯽ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ وﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﻤﻠﮏ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴـﯿﻦ ﺑﻦ وأﺣﻤﺪ ﺳﻌﯿﺪ
:ﯾﻘﻮل اﻟﺒﺎﻗﺮ ﻋﻠﯽ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺟﻌﻔﺮ أﺑﺎ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ: ﻗﺎل اﻟﮑﻨﺎﺳﯽ ﯾﺰﯾﺪ ﻋﻦ، ﺳﺎﻟﻢ
واﺣﺪه. ﻟﯿﻠﻪ ﻓﯽ أﻣﺮه ﻟﻪ اﷲ ﯾﺼﻠﺢ، ﺳﻮداء أﻣﻪ اﺑﻦ؛ ﯾﻮﺳﻒ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺒﻪ ﻓﯿﻪ اﻷﻣﺮ ﻫﺬا ﺻﺎﺣﺐ إنّ
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin al-Mufadhdhal bin Qayss bin Rummana al-Ash’ari, Sa’dan bin Iss’haq bin Sa’eed, Ahmad bin al-Husayn bin Abdul Melik p: 345 Biharul Anwar, vol.25 p.150, Yanabee’ul Ma’ajiz p.335- 1 and Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Qatawani all from al-Hasan bin Mahboob az-Zarrad:from Hisham bin Salim from Yazeed al-Kinasi that Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said: “The man of this matter has a likeness to Prophet Joseph. He is a son of a (black [haired]) bondmaid. Allah will make him succeed within a night. (The likeness to Prophet Joseph may also concern Josephs’ disappearance and the Mahdis’ occultations.)
،اﻟﺤﻤﯿﺮي ﻋﻠﯽ ﺑﻦ أﺣﻤﺪ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل، اﻟﺰﻫﺮي رﺑﺎح ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ أﺣﻤﺪ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل ﯾﻮﻧﺲ ﺑﻦ اﷲ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻮاﺣـﺪ ﻋﺒـﺪ أﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ – 9
ﺧﯿﺮه اﺑﻦ ﺑﺄﺑﯽ “اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﯿﻦ أﻣﯿﺮ ﻗﻮل: ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﻷﺑﯽ ﻗﻠﺖ: ﻗﺎل اﻟﻘﺼﯿﺮ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﯽ: ﻗﺎل اﻷﺳﺪي ﻣﺸﻤﻌﻞ أﺧﻮ اﻟﺤﮑﻢ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل
:ﻓﻘﺎل ؟ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ أﻫﯽ” اﻹﻣﺎء
ﻓﻼﻧﺎً. اﷲ رﺣﻢ، ﺣﻤﺮه اﻟﻤﺸﺮبّ، ﺑﻄﻨﻪ اﻟﻤﺒﺪح ذاك اﻟﺤﺮاﺋﺮ. ﺧﯿﺮه ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ إن
Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin, Rabah az-Zuhri from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hakam, the brother of ushma’all al-Asadi, that Abdur Raheem al-Qaseer had said: I said to Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as): Does the saying of Amirul Mo’mineen: “May my father die for him, the son of the best of bondmaids” refer to Fatima?” He said Fatima is the best of free ladies. He (al-Mahdi) is the one with a big abdomen and a red face. May Allah have mercy upon so-and-so!”
ﻋﺒﺪ ﻋﻦ، ﻫﺸﺎم ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﯿﺲ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل، ﺣﺎزم ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ ﺣـﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل ﺳـﻌﯿﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤـﺪ ﺑﻦ أﺣﻤـﺪ أﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ – 10
ﻋﻠﯽ دﺧﻠﺖ: ﻗﺎل اﻟﺼﺒﺎح أﺑﯽ ﻋﻦ، اﻟﻤﻐﯿﺮه أﺑﯽ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻠﯽ ﻋﻦ، ﺟﺒﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ اﷲ
p: 346 It has not been proved that the mother of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) was a black woman. The tradition is mentioned in chap.10 no.3- 2 Ithbat al-Hudat, vol.3 p.538, Biharul Anwar, vol.51 p.42, Muntakhab al-Athar p.240,- 3. Mo’jam Ahadeeth al-Imam al-Mahdi, vol.3 p.236
؟وراءك ﻣﺎ: ﻟﯽ ﻓﻘﺎل اﷲ ﻋﺒﺪ أﺑﯽ
اﻹﻣﺎء. ﺧﯿﺮه اﺑﻦ وأﻧﻪ اﻷﻣﻪ ﻫﺬه ﻗﺎﺋﻢ وﻫﻮ ﺳﺒﯿّﻪ اﺑﻦ أﻧﻪ ﯾﺰﻋﻢ ﺧﺮج؛ زﯾﺪ ﻋﻤﮏ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮور: ﻓﻘﻠﺖ
ﻗﺘﻞ. ﺧﺮج إن، ﻗﺎل ﮐﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻟﯿﺲ ﮐﺬب: ﻓﻘﺎل
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from al-Qassim bin Muhammad bin, al-Hasan bin Hazim from Obayss bin Hisham from Abdullah bin Jibilla from Ali bin Abul Mugheera that Abus-Sabah had said: Once I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq. He said to me: What news do you have? I said: “Good news about your uncle Zayd! He claims that he is a son of a bondmaid. He claims that he is al-Qa’im of this umma and that he is a son of the best of the bondmaids.” He said: “He has told a lie. He is not as what he has said. If he rises, he will be killed.”
ﺑﻦ ﺳـﻠﯿﻤﺎن ﻋﻦ، أﺑﯿﻪ ﻋﻦ، ﺟﻤﻬﻮر ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤـﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﻋﻦ، ﺟﻤﯿﻌﺎً ﺟﻤﻬﻮر ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ وﻣﺤﻤـﺪ ﻫﻤﺎم ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤـﺪ ﺣـﺪﺛﻨﺎ – 11
:اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﯿﻦ أﻣﯿﺮ ﻗﺎل: ﻗﺎل اﻟﻬﻤﺪاﻧﯽ اﻻﻋﻮر اﻟﺤﺎرث ﻋﻦ، اﻟﻬﻤﺪاﻧﯽ اﻟﻮﻟﯿﺪ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ ﻋﻦ، اﻟﺠﺎرود أﺑﯽ ﻋﻦ، ﺳﻤﺎﻋﻪ
ذﻟﮏ ﻓﻌﻨـﺪ ﻫﺮﺟﺎً اﻟﺴـﯿﻒ إﻻّ ﯾﻌﻄﯿﻬﻢ وﻻ، ﻣﺼﺒﺮه ﺑﮑﺄس وﯾﺴـﻘﯿﻬﻢ، ﺧﺴـﻔﺎ ﯾﺴﻮﻣﻬﻢ ( وﻟـﺪه ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﺋﻢ ﯾﻌﻨﯽ )اﻹﻣﺎء ﺧﯿﺮه اﺑﻦ ﺑﺄﺑﯽ
اﷲ. ﯾﺮﺿﯽ ﺣﺘﯽ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ ﻧﮑﻒ ﻻ، ﻟﻬﺎ ﻟﯿﻐﻔﺮ ﻓﯿﻬﺎ وﻣﺎ اﻟﺪﻧﯿﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻔﺎداه ﻟﻬﺎ أن ﻟﻮ ﻗﺮﯾﺶ ﻓﺠﺮه ﺗﺘﻤﻨﯽ
Muhammad bin Hammam and Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Jumhoor narrated from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Jumhoor from his father from Sulayman bin Suma’a from Abul Jarood from al-Qassim bin al-Waleed al-Hamadani from p: 347. It has been proved by the true traditions that the martyr Zayd has been praised for his high position and his great situation against oppression and for his invitation to apply the real laws of Islam besides inviting people to acknowledge the imamate of Imam ar-Redha. So this tradition is either to be denied or to be interpreted another way. Rijal al-Kashshi p.350, Ithbat al-Hudat, vol.3 p.125, Biharul Anwar, vol.46 p.194, vol.51 – 2, p.42: al-Harith al-A’war al-Hamadani that Amirul Mo’mineen (as) had said: “Blessed is the son of the best of the bondmaids! (He means al-Qa’im) He will humiliate the arrogants and water them a bitter nauseous drink. His sword will kill them terribly. Then the arrogants of Quraysh wish if they could redeem themselves with the world and all that it has just to be forgiven. He will not stop until he pleases Allah.”
ﻋﻦ، أﺑﯿﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ اﺑﻨﺎ وأﺣﻤﺪ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل اﻟﺘﯿﻤﻠﯽ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻠﯽ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ: ﻗﺎل ﺳـﻌﯿﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤـﺪ ﺑﻦ أﺣﻤـﺪ أﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ –
:ﻗﺎل ﺣﺎزم أﺑﯽ ﺑﻦ ﯾﺰﯾﺪ ﻋﻦ، ﻣﯿﻤﻮن ﺑﻦ ﺛﻌﻠﺒﻪ
؟أﺣﺪ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﮏ ﻫﻞ ﻓﺴﺄﻟﻨﯽ، ﻋﻠﯿﻪ ﻓﺴﻠﻤﺖ اﷲ ﻋﺒﺪ أﺑﯽ ﻋﻠﯽ دﺧﻠﺖ اﻟﻤﺪﯾﻨﻪ ﻗﺪﻣﺖ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ، اﻟﮑﻮﻓﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ
ﻧﻌﻢ.: ﻓﻘﻠﺖ
؟ﺗﺘﮑﻠﻤﻮن أﮐﻨﺘﻢ: ﻓﻘﺎل
اﻟﻤﻐﯿﺮﯾﻪ. ﻣﻦ رﺟﻞ ﺻﺤﺒﻨﯽ، ﻧﻌﻢ: ﻗﻠﺖ
؟ﯾﻘﻮل ﮐﺎن ﻓﻤﺎ: ﻗﺎل
،اﻟﻨﺒﯽ أﺑﯽ اﺳﻢ أﺑﯿﻪ واﺳﻢ اﻟﻨﺒﯽ اﺳﻢ اﺳـﻤﻪ أن ذﻟـﮏ ﻋﻠﯽ واﻟـﺪﻟﯿﻞ، اﻟﻘـﺎﺋﻢ ﻫﻮ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ اﷲ ﻋﺒـﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤـﺪ أن ﯾﺰﻋﻢ ﮐـﺎن: ﻗﻠﺖ
–أﻣَﻪ اﺑﻦ ﻫـﺬا إنّ: ﻟﯽ ﻓﻘﺎل ﻋﻠﯽ. ﺑﻦ اﷲ ﻋﺒـﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤـﺪ اﻟﺤﺴـﯿﻦ وﻟـﺪ ﻓﯽ ذا ﻓﻬﻮ ﺑﺎﻷﺳـﻤﺎء ﺗﺄﺧـﺬ ﮐﻨﺖ إن: اﻟﺠﻮاب ﻓﯽ ﻟﻪ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ
(.اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ اﷲ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﯾﻌﻨﯽ )ﻣﻬﯿﺮه اﺑﻦ وﻫﺬا( ﻋﻠﯽ ﺑﻦ اﷲ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﯾﻌﻨﯽ)
؟ﻋﻠﯿﻪ رددت ﻓﻤﺎ: اﷲ ﻋﺒﺪ أﺑﻮ ﻓﻘﺎل
ﻋﻠﯿﻪ. أرد ﺷﯽء ﻋﻨﺪي ﮐﺎن ﻣﺎ: ﻓﻘﻠﺖ
(؟اﻟﻘﺎﺋﻢ ﯾﻌﻨﯽ )ﺳﺒﯿﻪ اﺑﻦ أﻧﻪ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻮا أوَﻟﻢ: ﻓﻘﺎل
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan at-Taymali from Muhammad and Ahmad the sons of al-Hasan from their father from Tha’laba bin Maymoon that Yazeed bin Abu Hazim had said: “One day I traveled from Kufa and when I reached Medina, I came to Abu Abdullah as Sadiq . I greeted him. He asked me: “Did anyone accompany you in your travel?” I said: “Yes, a man from al-Mugheeriyya.” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq said: “What did he say?” I said: “He claimed that Muhammad bin Abdullah bin al-Hasan was al-Qa’im. His evidence was that his name was like the name of the Prophet and his fathers’ name was like the Prophets’ fathers’ name. I said to him: “If you depend upon the names, there is one of the descendants of al-Husayn named as Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ali.” He said to me: “This is a son of a bondmaid (meaning Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ali) and that is a son of a free woman (meaning Muhammad bin Abdullah bin al-Hasan). Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq said to me: “What did you say to him?” I said: “I could not answer him.” He said: “Do you not know that he (al-Qa’im) is a son of a bondmaid?”