Hadith 69

From Sirreen who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah-asws when he-asws said: ‘What are the people saying regarding this Verse: And they are swearing by Allah with the most emphatic of their oaths, ‘Allah will not Resurrect ones who die! ’ [16: 38]? ’
He said, ‘They are saying, ‘There is neither Qiyamah, nor Resurrection, nor Gathering’’. He-asws said: ‘They are lying, by Allah-azwj! But rather that would be when Al-Qaim-ajfj rises and the returning ones return with him-ajfj. So, the people opposing you would say, ‘You government has appeared, O community of the Shias, and this is from your lies you are saying, ‘So and so, and so and so (Abu Bakr and Umar) would return. No, by Allah-azwj! Allah-azwj will not Resurrect the ones dying’. Don’t you see they are saying, and they are swearing by Allah with the most emphatic of their oaths [16: 38]? The Polytheists were severer in reverence to Al-Laat and Al-Uzza than they should be swearing with other than these! Allah-azwj Said: Yes, (It is) a true Promise binding upon Him, [16: 38] In order to Clarify to them which they are differing in and for those who are committing Kufr to know that they were lying [16: 39] But rather, Our Word for a thing when We Intend it, is that We say to it: “Be! ” and it comes into being [16: 40]’’. [74]