Question:
Among the people of the innovation, the claim was made that Imam Ali (a.) had fixed the appearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (a.) to six years after his concealment, while Imam As-Sadiq (a.) had called anyone a liar who fixed a time for his appearance. The source given was the 1st volume of Al-Kafi on page 338 and 368. Do the two reports contradict each other?
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