The Holy Prophet [s] said: “Happiness is for the one who will attend the Qaim (12th Imam) of my Ahlul Bayt and will follow him before his rise. This person will love his (Qaim’s) lovers and hate his enemies, and will accept the leadership of the Imams from before his advent. These ones are my friends, and are the most sincere members of my Ummah (community) whom I honor very much.”[i]

[i] Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 52, p. 129

The Prophet (s) said “O Ali, the people of the most admirable faith and the greatest conviction are those who will live in the last of time: they did not catch (the time) of the Prophet (s) and were not given an opportunity to meet the Representative of Allah; yet, they believed while they did not see anything.”

al-Mawaaizh by Sheikh Saduq pg 87