Special Emissaries of the Imam during the Occultation

Abu Amr Uthman bin Saeed Amari, He was the first emissary during the period of occultation, who was appointed to this position by Imam Hadi and Imam Hasan Askari (a.s). He was a trusted elder of the society. His name was…

Abu Amr was from the Asadi tribe, but was called after his grandfather, Ja’far bin Amari. A group of our scholars have said that Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) said: In one person two names, Uthman and Abu Ja’far cannot come…

Shia people sent the obligatory payments to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) through Amr. Due to the tyrannical rule of Abbasids he resorted to Taqayyah and concealed the monies and letters in oil containers and conveyed them to…

On a certain day, I came to Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad (a.s) and said: “O my master, many a time I go away and then come to your vicinity, yet I am still not able to get access to you every time I come. So whose word…

In a certain year, after the demise of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s), we performed Hajj. I went to Ahmad Ibn Ishaq at Baghdad and saw Abu Amr with him. I said: “This Shaykh,” pointing to Ahmad Ibn Ishaq, “and he is a…

two men said: We came to Abu Muhammad Hasan (a.s) at Samarrah. There was a group of his devotees and Shia in his presence when Badr, his servant, entered and said: “O my master, there is a group, streaked in dust and…

The narration is long. The two narrators say: Hasan (a.s) said to Badr, “Go and bring Uthman Ibn Saeed Amari.” It was not long that Uthman entered. Our master Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) said, “O Uthman go, for you are the…

H 318 - It is narrated from Abu Nasr Hibtullah bin Muhammad bin Ahmad Katib Ibn binte Abu Ja’far Amri (q.s.) from his teachers that when Imam Hasan bin Ali Askari (a.s) passed away, Uthman Ibn Saeed attended his funeral…

Epistles arrived from Master of Age (a.s) regarding Islamic commands and prohibitions and replies to queries of Shia about that which they were in need of, through Uthman bin Saeed and his son, Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin…

We gathered before Abu Muhammad Hasan Ibn Ali (a.s) to ask him about the Hujjah (Imam) after him. There were forty men in the gathering. Uthman bin Saeed bin Amr Amari rose and said: “O son of Allah’s Messenger, I want…

H 320 - Abu Nasr Hibtullah Ibn Muhammad bin Ahmad says in a narration: The tomb of Uthman Ibn Saeed is on the western side of Baghdad in the Maidan Street. It is in the beginning of the famous place known as the gate of…

Shaykh Tusi says: I saw his tomb in that place. A wall was erected at its face at which the mosque’s Mihrab (niche) stood. On its side is a gate that goes to the tomb in a dark and small room. We used to enter that room…

When Abu Amr Uthman Ibn Saeed died, his son Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman stood in his place, as the representative of the Qaim (a.s) on the virtue of clear instructions of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) and the instructions…

the Veracious Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Ishaq Ibn Saad Ashari narrated to us, and then he mentions the account, which we mentioned earlier.

I and Shaykh Abu Amr were with Ahmad Ibn Ishaq Ashari Qummi. Ahmad Ibn Ishaq made a gesture to me to ask him about the successor. So, I asked him, “O Abu Amr, I want to ask you a question; however, I am not unsure about…

Kulaini said: A Shaykh from our scholars, whose name I forgot, said that Abu Amr was asked in the presence of Ahmad Ibn Ishaq the same question and he gave a similar answer.

A holy letter came out to Shaykh Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Ibn Saeed Amari, may Allah sanctify his soul, consoling him for his father (a.s). One section of the letter reads: “We belong to Allah and to Him do we…

Abdullah Ibn Ja’far Himyari said: When Abu Amr passed away, letters continued to arrive with the same handwriting through which we used to receive on the virtue of Abu Ja’far taking his father’s place.

“And his son, may Allah protect him, has always been our man of trust during the lifetime of his father. He is to us like his father and in his place. He orders to our command and according to our command he acts. May…

I asked Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari to deliver a letter of mine, in which I had asked about some queries that had baffled me. The answer in the handwriting of our Master the Patron of the House came stating, “As for…

“The Shia always believed in the uprightness of Uthman Ibn Saeed. His son Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman performed his funeral bath and took the charge and assumed leadership. The Shia were all unanimous on his…

He spoke of the events to the Shia that increased their faith in this regard and they are well-known before them. We will bring some of them and will not prolong the discourse through their repetition, because this much…

books reached Abul Qasim Husain Ibn Rauh at the time of the final will to him and remained in his possession. Abu Nasr says: I suspect she said that they reached Abul Hasan Saymooria afterwards.

H 329 - Abu Ja’far Ibn Babawayh says: Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari narrated that by Allah, the Master of this Affair attends the Hajj every year; he sees the people and knows them and they also see him, but don’t recognize…

I asked Muhammad Ibn Uthman (a.s): “Have you seen the Master of this Affair?” “Yes,” he said: “and the last time was at the Sacred House of God as he was saying: O Allah, fulfill for me what You promised.” He said: “I…

Ali Ibn Sulaiman Razi recounted to us on the authority of Ali Ibn Sadaqah Qummi, who said: A letter came to Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari without any inquiry from him and commanded him to inform the people who were inquiring…

I came to Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman (a.s) on a certain day to offer him my greetings. He was there and in front of him was a square frame of oak and an inscriber who was inscribing on it and writing verses of Quran…

Then I asked him about it. He said: “I have been ordered to gather my affairs.” He died two months after that. May Allah be pleased with him and may He please him.

I found in the handwriting of Abu Ghalib Zurari that Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari died at the end of Jamadiul Awwal of the year three hundred and five. Abu Nasr Hibatullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ahmad has mentioned…

“It was my practice that when I carried religious dues that were in my hands to Shaykh Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari I would say to him something no one else said its like, This money, the amount of which is such…

on the authority of Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil Qummi that Muhammad Ibn Uthman Abu Ja’far Amari had about ten people in Baghdad who were his deputies. Abul Qasim Ibn Ruh was one of them. All of them were closer to him…

H 337 - Our teachers (Shaykhs) have reported saying: We did not have any doubt that if something should happen to Abu Ja’far, no one will take his place, but Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil or his father, for he was Abu…

I used to carry religious dues procured as endowments to Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari, which he would take from me. One day, I took some money to him. It was during his last days, two or three years prior to his…

When death approached Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari, I was sitting near his head and asking him questions and talking to him. Abul Qasim Ibn Ruh was near his feet. He turned to me and said: “I have been ordered to…

H 340 - Ibn Nuh said: Abu Abdullah Husain Ibn Ali Ibn Babawayh met us in Basra in Rabiul Awwal of the year three hundred and seventy eight. He said: I heard the Alawi lady of Saffar and Husain Ibn Ahmad Ibn Idris…

If the incident of death befalls me, the command is with Abul Qasim Husain Ibn Rauh Naubakhti. I have been ordered to place him in my position after me. Refer to him and rely on him in your affairs,”

“If something happens, who will take your place?” He said, ‘This, Abul Qasim Husain Ibn Rauh Ibn Abi Ja’far Naubakhti will take my place and will be the emissary between you and the Master of the Affair. He will be his…

He would give him every month thirty dinars as stipend. This was in addition to what he received from the ministers and chiefs of Shia, such as Aale Furat and others, due to his prestige, position and respectability…

I discovered the first letter that came from Abul Qasim with the handwriting of Muhammad Ibn Nafis, amongst the things he wrote in Ahwaz: “We know him, may Allah let him know all that is good, and His pleasure, and may…

Shalmaghani says: I have written replies to these questions, so it was mentioned behind it: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. We were informed about this letter and its matter and all these are our…

same copy was sent by the people of Qom to Husain bin Rauh and its reply arrived written on its back by Ahmad bin Ibrahim Naubakhti and this copy was obtained from Abul Husain bin Dawood.