Al-Kāfi

وُلِدَ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فِي سَنَةِ ثَمَانٍ وَثَلاثِينَ وَقُبِضَ فِي سَنَةِ خَمْسٍ وَتِسْعِينَ وَلَهُ سَبْعٌ وَخَمْسُونَ سَنَةً وَأُمُّهُ سَلامَةُ بِنْتُ يَزْدَجَرْدَ بْنِ شَهْرِيَارَ بْنِ شِيرَوَيْهِ بْنِ كِسْرَى أَبَرْوِيزَ وَكَانَ يَزْدَجَرْدُ آخِرَ مُلُوكِ الْفُرْسِ.

Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) was born in the year 38 AH. He passed away in the year 95 AH at the age of 57. His mother was Salma bint Yazdegerd ibn Shahriyar ibn Shirawayh ibn Kisra Perwiz. Yazdegerd was the last Persian king.

1ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْحَسَنِيُّ رَحِمَهُ الله وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله جَمِيعاً عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الاحْمَرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لَمَّا أُقْدِمَتْ بِنْتُ يَزْدَجَرْدَ عَلَى عُمَرَ أَشْرَفَ لَهَا عَذَارَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَشْرَقَ الْمَسْجِدُ بِضَوْئِهَا لَمَّا دَخَلَتْهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا عُمَرُ غَطَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ أُفٍّ بِيرُوجْ بَادَا هُرْمُزْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَ تَشْتِمُنِي هَذِهِ وَهَمَّ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لَكَ خَيِّرْهَا رَجُلاً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَاحْسُبْهَا بِفَيْئِهِ فَخَيَّرَهَا فَجَاءَتْ حَتَّى وَضَعَتْ يَدَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالَ لَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا اسْمُكِ فَقَالَتْ جَهَانْ شَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بَلْ شَهْرَبَانُوَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْحُسَيْنِ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله لَتَلِدَنَّ لَكَ مِنْهَا خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الارْضِ فَوَلَدَتْ عَلِيَّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) وَكَانَ يُقَالُ لِعَلِيِّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) ابْنُ الْخِيَرَتَيْنِ فَخِيَرَةُ الله مِنَ الْعَرَبِ هَاشِمٌ وَمِنَ الْعَجَمِ فَارِسُ. وَرُوِيَ أَنَّ أَبَا الاسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِيَّ قَالَ فِيهِ: وَإِنَّ غُلاماً بَيْنَ كِسْرَى وَهَاشِمٍ***لاكْرَمُ مَنْ نِيطَتْ عَلَيْهِ التَّمَائِمُ‏

1. al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan al-Hassani may grant him blessings and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah all of them from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdallah al-Khuza’i from Nasr ibn Muzahim from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following: “When the daughter of Yazdegerd was brought before ‘Umar the girls of Medina would love to see her. When she entered the Mosque it all became delightful and bright. When ‘Umar looked at her she covered her face and said in her own language: 'Uff, bay ruj ba’ da Hurmuz' (May, the life of Hurmuz turn black). ‘Umar asked, 'Is she abusing me?' and he wanted her. Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) said: 'That is not for you. Give her the chance to choose whoever of the Muslims she likes and then count as his share of the booty.' He allowed her to choose and she came all the way to placed her hand on the head of al-Husayn (a.s.). Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) asked her, “What is your name?” She said, “It is Jahan Shah.” Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) said, “In fact, it is Shahrabanuwayh.” He then said to al-Husayn (a.s.), “O Abu ‘Abdallah, she will give birth to a son for you who will be the best of the inhabitants of earth. She gave birth to Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.). Ali ibn al-Husayn was called the son of the two best. The chosen from Arabs was the tribe of Hashim and from none Arab was Persians. It is narrated that Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali said regarding this: “A boy from Kisra and Hashim the most noble one on who sacred symbols are stitched for safety.”

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ كَانَ لِعَلِيِّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) نَاقَةٌ حَجَّ عَلَيْهَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً مَا قَرَعَهَا قَرْعَةً قَطُّ قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَمَا شَعَرْنَا بِهَا إِلا وَقَدْ جَاءَنِي بَعْضُ خَدَمِنَا أَوْ بَعْضُ الْمَوَالِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاقَةَ قَدْ خَرَجَتْ فَأَتَتْ قَبْرَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَانْبَرَكَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَدَلَكَتْ بِجِرَانِهَا الْقَبْرَ وَهِيَ تَرْغُو فَقُلْتُ أَدْرِكُوهَا أَدْرِكُوهَا وَجِيئُونِي بِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِهَا أَوْ يَرَوْهَا قَالَ وَمَا كَانَتْ رَأَتِ الْقَبْرَ قَطُّ.

2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn al-Fadhal from ibn Bukayr from Zurara who has said the following. “I heard Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) say, ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) had a she camel. He had taken this camel twenty two times to Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) and had not used the whip against not even once. The Imam (a.s.) has said that the camel came after he passed away and we were not aware but we noticed only when one of the servants or slaves came and said, 'The she camel has went out all the way to the grave of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) and sat on the grave. She rubs her neck against the grave and moans. I then asked them to quickly get to her before they would know about her or see her. The Imam (a.s.) has said, 'She had never seen the grave before.'”

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبِي عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) جَاءَتْ نَاقَةٌ لَهُ مِنَ الرَّعْيِ حَتَّى ضَرَبَتْ بِجِرَانِهَا عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَتَمَرَّغَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَرْتُ بِهَا فَرُدَّتْ إِلَى مَرْعَاهَا وَإِنَّ أَبِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) كَانَ يَحُجُّ عَلَيْهَا وَيَعْتَمِرُ وَلَمْ يَقْرَعْهَا قَرْعَةً قَطُّ. ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from his father Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari from the person he mentioned from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following: “When my father, Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) passed away the she camel that belonged to him came from the pasture and placed her neck against his grave and role her body on the ground. I commanded to return her back to her pasture. My father would take her for the journey to Hajj and 'Umra (pilgrimage to Mecca) and had never used the whip against her.” <br> Note: The last words of this hadith that read ‘Ibn Babuwayh’. The interpreters have assumed that it is the name of the well know narrator of hadith. These words indicate that the following hadith is recorded in the copy of this book that belonged to ibn Babuwayh and other’s copies do not have it. There is also the possibility of misprint. The difference of ‘Babu’ and ‘Banu’ is only a dot above or below without a change in the main body of the word. If the word is ‘Banu’ then it is part of the previous hadith and the whole phrase ‘Ibn Banu wayh’ would mean, “He was the son of the noble lady ‘Banu wayh, (daughter of the King of Persia),’ after all. There is not wonder why he was so kind to the she camel.”

4ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُمَارَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ فِيهَا عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) قَالَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَا بُنَيَّ ابْغِنِي وَضُوءاً قَالَ فَقُمْتُ فَجِئْتُهُ بِوَضُوءٍ قَالَ لا أَبْغِي هَذَا فَإِنَّ فِيهِ شَيْئاً مَيِّتاً قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَجِئْتُ بِالْمِصْبَاحِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ فَأْرَةٌ مَيْتَةٌ فَجِئْتُهُ بِوَضُوءٍ غَيْرِهِ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي وُعِدْتُهَا فَأَوْصَى بِنَاقَتِهِ أَنْ يُحْظَرَ لَهَا حِظَارٌ وَأَنْ يُقَامَ لَهَا عَلَفٌ فَجُعِلَتْ فِيهِ قَالَ فَلَمْ تَلْبَثْ أَنْ خَرَجَتْ حَتَّى أَتَتِ الْقَبْرَ فَضَرَبَتْ بِجِرَانِهَا وَرَغَتْ وَهَمَلَتْ عَيْنَاهَا فَأُتِيَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ النَّاقَةَ قَدْ خَرَجَتْ فَأَتَاهَا فَقَالَ صَهْ الانَ قُومِي بَارَكَ الله فِيكِ فَلَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَقَالَ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَخْرُجُ عَلَيْهَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَيُعَلِّقُ السَّوْطَ عَلَى الرَّحْلِ فَمَا يَقْرَعُهَا حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) يَخْرُجُ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الظَّلْمَاءِ فَيَحْمِلُ الْجِرَابَ فِيهِ الصُّرَرُ مِنَ الدَّنَانِيرِ وَالدَّرَاهِمِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بَاباً بَاباً فَيَقْرَعُهُ ثُمَّ يُنِيلُ مَنْ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فَقَدُوا ذَاكَ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّ عَلِيّاً (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) كَانَ يَفْعَلُهُ.

4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn 'Amir narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn Sa'd, who narrated from Sa'dan ibn Muslim, who narrated from Abi 'Umara, who narrated from a man, who narrated from Abi 'Abdillah (as) who said: On the night when Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) was promised [his death], he said to Muhammad (as), "My son, bring me some water for ablution." So I stood up and brought him water for ablution. He said, "Not this, for there is something dead in it." So I went out and brought a lamp, and there was a dead mouse in it. I brought him another water for ablution, and he said, "My son, this is the night I was promised." He then instructed that a pen be fenced and fodder be set for his camel, and so it was done. <br>The camel did not linger long before it went out and came to the grave, placing its neck on it, groaning and weeping. Muhammad ibn Ali was informed that the camel had gone out, so he came to it and said, "Hush now, stand up, may Allah bless you." But it did not do so. He said, "He used to ride it to Mecca, hanging the whip on the saddle, and would not strike it until he entered Medina." <br>Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) used to go out on dark nights carrying a bag filled with dinars and dirhams, knocking on doors and giving to whoever came out to him. When Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) died, they missed that and realized that Ali (as) was the one doing it.

5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الصَّلْتِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بِنْتِ إِلْيَاسَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَقَرَأَ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ وَإِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ وَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الارْضَ نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ فَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ ثُمَّ قُبِضَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئاً.

5. Muhammad ibn Ahmad has narrated from his uncle, ‘Abdallah ibn al-Salt from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn bint al-Yahya’s who has said the following. “I hear Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) say, ‘When Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) was about to pass away he passed out then he opened his eyes and recited chapters 48 and 56 from the Holy Quran and said, “All praise belongs to Allah Who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us to inherit the earth passed out and chose from Paradise whatever we would like and thus is the reward for those who work. Within the hour he passed away and did not say anything.”

6ـ سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله وَعَبْدُ الله بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُبِضَ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَبْعٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فِي عَامِ خَمْسٍ وَتِسْعِينَ عَاشَ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً.

6. Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdallah and ‘Abdallah ibn Ja‘far al-Himyari have narrated from Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar from his brother, Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) passed away at the age of fifty seven in the year ninety five. He lived for thirty five years after al-Husayn (a.s.).”

وُلِدَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) سَنَةَ سَبْعٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَقُبِضَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) سَنَةَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ وَمِائَةٍ وَلَهُ سَبْعٌ وَخَمْسُونَ سَنَةً وَدُفِنَ بِالْبَقِيعِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي الْقَبْرِ الَّذِي دُفِنَ فِيهِ أَبُوهُ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ أُمَّ عَبْدِ الله بِنْتَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهم السَّلام وَعَلَى ذُرِّيَّتِهِمُ الْهَادِيَةِ.

Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as) was born in the year 57 AH and passed away in the year 114 AH at the age of 57. He was buried in Al-Baqi' in Medina in the grave where his father, Ali ibn Husayn (as), was also buried. His mother was Umm Abd Allah, the daughter of Imam al-Hasan (as).

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ مَزْيَدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّبَّاحِ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَتْ أُمِّي قَاعِدَةً عِنْدَ جِدَارٍ فَتَصَدَّعَ الْجِدَارُ وَسَمِعْنَا هَدَّةً شَدِيدَةً فَقَالَتْ بِيَدِهَا لا وَحَقِّ الْمُصْطَفَى مَا أَذِنَ الله لَكَ فِي السُّقُوطِ فَبَقِيَ مُعَلَّقاً فِي الْجَوِّ حَتَّى جَازَتْهُ فَتَصَدَّقَ أَبِي عَنْهَا بِمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ أَبُو الصَّبَّاحِ وَذَكَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) جَدَّتَهُ أُمَّ أَبِيهِ يَوْماً فَقَالَ كَانَتْ صِدِّيقَةً لَمْ تُدْرَكْ فِي آلِ الْحَسَنِ امْرَأَةٌ مِثْلُهَا. مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ أَحْمَدَ مِثْلَهُ.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from ‘Abdillah ibn Ahmad from Salih ibn Mazyad from ‘Abdillah ibn al-Mughira from Abu al-Sabbah that Abu Ja‘far (al- baqir) (as) said: “My mother was sitting by a wall when it began to crack, and we heard a loud noise. She raised her hand and said, "No, by the right of Al-Mustafa (the Prophet Muhammad), God has not permitted you to fall." The wall remained suspended in the air until she passed by. My father then gave charity on her behalf of one hundred dinars. Abu Sabbah mentioned that Imam al-Sadiq (as) once spoke of his grandmother, saying, "She was a truthful woman; there was no woman like her among the descendants of Hasan." Muhammad ibn al-Hasan reported from Abdillah ibn Ahmad the same account.

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الله الانْصَارِيَّ كَانَ آخِرَ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ الله وَكَانَ رَجُلاً مُنْقَطِعاً إِلَيْنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَكَانَ يَقْعُدُ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَهُوَ مُعْتَجِرٌ بِعِمَامَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ وَكَانَ يُنَادِي يَا بَاقِرَ الْعِلْمِ يَا بَاقِرَ الْعِلْمِ فَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُونَ جَابِرٌ يَهْجُرُ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لا وَالله مَا أَهْجُرُ وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَقُولُ إِنَّكَ سَتُدْرِكُ رَجُلاً مِنِّي اسْمُهُ اسْمِي وَشَمَائِلُهُ شَمَائِلِي يَبْقُرُ الْعِلْمَ بَقْراً فَذَاكَ الَّذِي دَعَانِي إِلَى مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا جَابِرٌ يَتَرَدَّدُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فِي بَعْضِ طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذْ مَرَّ بِطَرِيقٍ فِي ذَاكَ الطَّرِيقِ كُتَّابٌ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ يَا غُلامُ أَقْبِلْ فَأَقْبَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ شَمَائِلُ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ يَا غُلامُ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ اسْمِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ يُقَبِّلُ رَأْسَهُ وَيَقُولُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي أَبُوكَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ إِلَى أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ ذَعِرٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا بُنَيَّ وَقَدْ فَعَلَهَا جَابِرٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ يَا بُنَيَّ فَكَانَ جَابِرٌ يَأْتِيهِ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُونَ وَا عَجَبَاهْ لِجَابِرٍ يَأْتِي هَذَا الْغُلامَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَهُوَ آخِرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ مَضَى عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فَكَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ يَأْتِيهِ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْكَرَامَةِ لِصُحْبَتِهِ لِرَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ فَجَلَسَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يُحَدِّثُهُمْ عَنِ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ مَا رَأَيْنَا أَحَداً أَجْرَأَ مِنْ هَذَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا يَقُولُونَ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ مَا رَأَيْنَا أَحَداً قَطُّ أَكْذَبَ مِنْ هَذَا يُحَدِّثُنَا عَمَّنْ لَمْ يَرَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا يَقُولُونَ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله قَالَ فَصَدَّقُوهُ وَكَانَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله يَأْتِيهِ فَيَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ.

2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Aban ibn Taghlib from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following: 'Jabir ibn ‘Abdallah al-Ansari was last surviving of the companions of the Messenger of Allah. He was a devoted follower of us, Ahl al-Bayt. He would sit in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah, wearing a black turban. He would call, 'O Baqir al-‘Ilm, O Baqir al-‘Ilm, (a person of deep knowledge)' The people of Medina would say, 'Jabir is hallucinating.' He would say, 'No, by Allah, I do not hallucinate, but I heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'You will soon meet a man from me whose name will be as my name and his manners would be as my manners. He will dig very deep in knowledge' This is what makes me say what I say.' The Imam (a.s.) has said, 'Jabir would still come and go and one day in one of the roads of Medina when passing he found a few of the school children among who Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) was also present (for a reason other than schooling. Imams are not heard of as attending schools). He looked at him and called him (Muhammad ibn Ali) to himself. The boy came to him and then he said, “Go back.” The boy went back. Then he said, 'I swear by the One in Whose hand is my life, (that I see) manners as the manners of the Messenger of Allah. O boy, What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.).' Jabir came forwards and began to kiss his head and say, 'May Allah take my soul and the souls of my parents in service for your cause, your great-great grandfather told me to convey his greetings and Salam to you and would say all of that. The Imam (a.s.) has said, 'Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn came to his father and he was anxious. He explained to him about Jabir. His father asked, “Did Jabir really do this?” He replied, “Yes, he did so.” The Imam (a.s.) said, 'My son, stay home (and do not expose yourself to the enemy because Jabir will maintain secrecy).' Jabir thereafter would come to him mornings and evenings and the people of Medina would say, 'It is so strange that Jabir, the only surviving companion of the Messenger of Allah would come to a boy on both ends of the day everyday.' Very shortly Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) passed away Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) would go to visit Jabir out of respect for his being a companion of the Messenger of Allah and would speak to people from Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. The people of Medina would say, 'We have not seen anyone as bold as he is!' On hearing this from them he began to speak to them from the Messenger of Allah. The people of Medina began to say, 'We have not seen a greater liar as he is because he speaks from one whom he has never seen.' On hearing this from them he began to narrate to them from Jabir. The Imam (a.s.) has said, 'They would accept what he would narrate from Jabir ibn ‘Abdallah. However, Jabir would come to him and would learn from him (Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)).'"