٢٢ - حدثنا محمد بن همام، عن جعفر بن محمد بن مالك، قال: حدثني أحمد بن ميثم، عن عبيد الله بن موسي عن عبد الأعلى بن حصين الثعلبي، عن أبيه قال: لقيت أبا جعفر محمد بن علي في حج أو عمرة فقلت له: كبرت سنّي ودقّ عظمي فلست أدري يُقضى لي لقاؤك أم لا، فاعهد إليّ عهداً وأخبرني متى الفرج؟ فقال: إنّ الشريدَ الطريد الفريد الوحيد المفرد من أهله الموتور بوالده، المُكنّى بعمّه هو صاحبُ الرايات، واسمه اسم نبيٍّ. فقلت: أعِد عليّ. فدعا بكتاب أديم أو صحيفة فكتب لي فيها.
(23) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Abu Abdullah Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Shayban from Younus bin Kulayb from Mo’awiya bin Hisham from Sabah from Salim al-Ashall that Hussayn at-Taghlubi had said: “Once I met Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali (al-Baqir)  in a season of hajj or a minor hajj. I said to him: I became so old and weak and I do not know whether I meet you again or not. Please promise me and tell me when deliverance will be.” He said: “The homeless, fugitive and alone man, who will be separated from his family, who will lose his father, who will be surnamed with his uncle’s name and whose name will be like a prophet’s name, will be the man of the banners.” When he finished his talk, he looked at me and said: “Did you memorize it or shall I write it down to you?” I said: “If you like!” He asked for a piece of leather or a tablet. He wrote down what he said to me and gave me the book.” Salim said: “Hussayn showed us the book. He read what there was in it before us and then said: This is the book of Abu Ja’far (al-Baqir) .”