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Shia hadith/Kitāb al-Ghayba 1

Kitāb al-Ghayba 1, record 191 of the digital edition

Shaykh Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī · Discerning truth during occultation of the Imam

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Arabic text

غير أن هذا وإن كان على ما قلناه فالحاجة إلى الإمام قد بينا ثبوتها لأن جهة الحاجة إليه المستمرة في كل حال وزمان كونه لطفا لنا على ما تقدم القول فيه ولا يقوم غيره مقامه فالحاجة المتعلقة بالسمع أيضا ظاهرة لأن النقل وإن كان واردا عن الرسول صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وعن آباء الإمام عليهم السلام بجميع ما يحتاج إليه في الشريعة فجائز على الناقلين العدول عنه إما تعمدا وإما لشبهة فينقطع النقل أو يبقى فيمن لا حجة في نقله. وقد استوفينا هذه الطريقة في تلخيص الشافي فلا نطول بذكرها الكتاب.

Translation

However, the case is as we assert: we proved the need of the Imam, because the reason of this need, which is continuous in every time and age, is that he is a grace for us, as discussed earlier, and no one can take his place. The need of narration is also clear, because though narrations are from the Prophet (s) and forefathers of the Imam (a.s), it is possible that the narrators turn away from them, either intentionally or by mistake, and the narration may remain disconnected or through someone who is not reliable. We have discussed this fully in Talkhis Shafi and will not prolong the inquiry by bringing it here.

Translation: Sayyid Athar Husain S. H. Rizvi — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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