The question pertains to the duration of Imam Al-Kadhim's imprisonment and how long he spent in each prison.
🤖
AI Notice: This translation was generated by AI and is currently awaiting human verification.
1 Answer
Peace be upon you.
After reviewing and investigating, it has become clear to us, as mentioned by our scholars, that the exact duration of his imprisonment is not known in detail. However, we present to you the possibilities they have mentioned:
First: Four years.
Second: Seven years.
Third: Fourteen years.
Fourth: Fifteen years in various stages.
Regardless, what is important is that this Imam, peace be upon him, endured suffering throughout these years. At times, he was in prisons where he could not distinguish between night and day, due to the intense hatred of those wicked individuals who oppressed the son of Al-Karar, a descendant of the pure lineage.
As some have mentioned, he experienced pain and suffering for the sake of the tortured prisoners more than for his own personal suffering.
He wrote a message to the tyrant of his time, Al-Rashid, stating: "No day of affliction will pass for me without a day of ease passing for you, until we all reach a day that has no end, where the false ones will be at a loss."
Ultimately, he ended up in that prison where his pure soul departed, poisoned and wronged, which was the prison of the wicked Al-Sindi bin Shahik, as expressed by Imam Al-Kadhim, peace be upon him.
(A Wish)
History tells us that the wings of longing carried Ali bin Suwaid, the leader of Banu Tamim, to seek the sight of the Imam of his time, risking himself to look upon the son of Al-Mukhtar.
How we wish that Allah grants us and you a glimpse of Al-Mahdi, the grandson of Al-Karar.
O Allah, show me the radiant face and the praiseworthy appearance, and grant my eyes a glimpse of him, hasten his relief, and ease his emergence, by the right of our master Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.
References: