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(4) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Muhammad bin al-Husayn from Muhammad bin Sinan from Qutayba al-A’sha that Abban bin Taghlub had said
“Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “When the banner of the truth (al-Mahdi) appears, the people of the east and the west will curse it. Do you know why?” I said: “No, I do not.” He said: “That is because of what harms the people receive from his (al-Mahdi’s) family before his appearance.”
4 - أخبرنا علي بن أحمد قال: أخبرنا عبيد الله بن موسى العلوي، عن محمد بن الحسين، عن محمد بن سنان، عن قتيبة الأعشى، عن أبان بن تغلب، قال
سمعت أبا عبد الله جعفر بن محمد يقول: إذا ظهرت راية الحق لعنها أهل المشرق وأهل المغرب، أتدري لم ذاك؟ قلت: لا. قال: للذي يلقى الناس من أهل بيته قبل خروجه.
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