Reports of those who saw the Imam of the Time (a.s)

Traditional reports regarding those who saw the Imam, but did not recognize him at that time or only realized it later, are so many that they cannot be computed. However, we will mention only some of them here:

“I was performing the Tawaf of the Kaaba. I had completed six rounds and was starting on the seventh, when I saw a young man on the right side of Kaaba and fragrance was coming from him. His awe had affected the people…

I asked him his name, his father’s name, nativity and profession etc. He replied: My name is Muhammad bin Ubaidullah, I am from Qom and I am in search of truth since the last thirty years. I have lived in various places…

I was on the way when I missed the Morning Prayer. When I descended from the litter to perform it, I saw four persons riding a litter. I was very surprised. One of them asked: Why are you surprised? You have missed your…

“One day in Sarmanra, when His Eminence, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) passed away, I went to his house. When his coffin was brought out of his chamber and placed outside, we were thirty-nine persons who had come to attend the…

“We were in Mecca sitting near the spout with a group of thirty Umrah pilgrims among whom were Mahmoodi, Allaan Kulaini, Abu Haitham, Abu Ja’far Ahwaal Hamadani, Muhammad bin Qasim Alawi comprising 30 persons. Except for…

Also a group has narrated from Harun bin Musa Talakbari from Abu Ali Muhammad bin Himam and he from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik Kufi from Muhammad bin Ja’far bin Abdullah that Abu Nuaim Muhammad bin Ahmad Ansari has…

“I came to Ali bin Ibrahim bin Mahziyar Ahwazi and asked him about the progeny of Abu Muhammad (a.s) and he replied: “Brother, you have indeed asked me about a great matter. Listen, I performed twenty Hajjs hoping to…

“I saw Nasim in Sarmanra that he broke the door of the house of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) and a person came out of the house and seeing him with the axe, asked: What are you doing in my house? Nasim said: “Ja’far thinks…

“I (Muhammad bin Ismail bin Musa) saw the son of Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammad Askari (a.s) between the two mosques (Mecca and Medina). He was a youth.”

“I was standing with Ibrahim on Safa Mountain when a youth came and stood over Ibrahim. He took hold of his book of rituals of Hajj and told him about some matters.”

“I saw him after the passing away of Abu Muhammad Askari (a.s) when he had grown up; I kissed his hand and his head.”

“I saw him,” and he went on to describe him.

“Once I went to Heer and saw a handsome youth praying there. After that the two of us reached Mashra. He asked: O Abu Surah, where are you headed?” I said: To Kufa. He asked: But with whom? I said: With other people. He…

I said: Tell your master that Abu Surah has come to meet him. I heard Abul Hasan remark: What does Abu Surah have to do with me? But in spite of that he came out and I narrated the whole story to him. He went inside and…

Ahmad bin Ali says that Abdullah bin Hasan bin Bashar Khazzaz has also narrated the same report to Muhammad bin Ali Ja’fari.

“I made great efforts and spent a lot to meet Imam Mahdi (a.s). Thus I went to Amari and remained in his service. After a long time, I expressed to him the wish to see the Master of the Age (a.s). He said: There is no…

“Abu Sahl Ismail bin Ali Naubakhti told me that Imam M-H-M-D bin Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) was born in Samarrah in 256 A.H. His mother was Saiqal; his patronymic is Abul Qasim and the Messenger of Allah (s) had mentioned…

“I performed Hajj with some Sunni persons of my town in 281 A.H. When we reached Mecca, one of our companions took for us a house on rent in the Sauqul Lail Street. It was a fortunate chance that the house was a property…