Salih went into
occultation from his people. After that when he returned to them, a majority of
them denied him as mentioned in the book of Kamaluddin in the tradition of His
Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (a) that he said:
"Salih (a) remained in occultation from his
community for a period of time: The day he disappeared from them he was of middle
age, wide belly, elegant body, thick beard, fair complexioned and medium
height. When he returned to his people, they did not recognize him from his
face.
