hadith
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(5) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Mihran from Muhammad bin Ali that al-Husayn bin Abul Ala’ had asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as)
“Is the world left without an imam?” He replied: “No, it is not.”
5 - حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب، عن بعض رجاله، عن أحمد بن مهران، عن محمد بن علي، عن الحسين بن أبي العلاء، عن أبي عبد الله قال
قلت له: تبقى الأرض بغير إمام؟ قال: لا.
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