Re: Imam Jafar on Imam Malik (ra)
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Originally Posted by HeartBreaker
Untrue.
His son Musa al-Kadhim was his successor.
Safwan al-Jamal narrated: Mansour Ibn Hazim said to Jafar al-Sadiq, "May my parents be sacrificed. People pass away, and when this happens who (shall we follow)?" Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq said, "When that occurs, then he is your master," and he pointed with his hand to Abul Hassan Musa al-Kadhim on his right.
(Kafi, Volume 1, Page 309)
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But then that hadith would go against the shia ithna asheri concept that the imams were all named and identified explicitly by Rasulullah (sallAllahu alaihi wasallam) prior to his passing? That would also go against the concept that they were the Divinely chosen/appointed Imams as well.
Wassalaam
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