Hadiths from Imam Hosain (as): #47 Proving Imamat from Hadith Thaqalain

قَالَ الاِمَام الحُسَيْن ع:

"فَاَخْبِرْنِي يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ هَلْ يَكُوْنُ بَعْدَكَ نَبِيٌّ؟"

فَقَالَ ع:

"لا ,اَنا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينْ ,لكِنْ يَكُوْنُ بَعْدِي ,اَئمَّةٌ قوّامونَ بِلْقِسْطِ بِعَدَدِ نُقَباءِ بَنِي اِسْرائِيل..."1



"Oh Prophet of God, inform me; will there be a prophet after you?" said Imam Hosain (as).

The Prophet of God (s) said, " I am the last of the of Prophets. However, there will be Leaders after me who will advance justice in society and who will number 12 just as the leaders of Bani Israel..." 2



1
قال محمد بن علي بن شهرآشوب في حديث الأعمش, عن لاحسين بن علي ع قال
2 مناقب ابن شهر آشوب مازندراني ج1 ص300



Collections of Clear Existence. A Dictionary of Conversations by Imam Hosain (as) [(فرهنگ سخنان امام حسین (س]; gathered by Mohammad Dashti, published by Mahshoor (Qum, Iran) 1377; pg 99; ISBN 964-6863-31-0.