Al-Kāfi

23ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ قَالَ دَخَلَ الْعَبَّاسِيُّونَ عَلَى صَالِحِ بْنِ وَصِيفٍ وَدَخَلَ صَالِحُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَغَيْرُهُ مِنَ الْمُنْحَرِفِينَ عَنْ هَذِهِ النَّاحِيَةِ عَلَى صَالِحِ بْنِ وَصِيفٍ عِنْدَ مَا حَبَسَ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالَ لَهُمْ صَالِحٌ وَمَا أَصْنَعُ قَدْ وَكَّلْتُ بِهِ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَشَرِّ مَنْ قَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَدْ صَارَا مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ وَالصَّلاةِ وَالصِّيَامِ إِلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا فِيهِ فَقَالا مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَيَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ لا يَتَكَلَّمُ وَلا يَتَشَاغَلُ وَإِذَا نَظَرْنَا إِلَيْهِ ارْتَعَدَتْ فَرَائِصُنَا وَيُدَاخِلُنَا مَا لا نَمْلِكُهُ مِنْ أَنْفُسِنَا فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ انْصَرَفُوا خَائِبِينَ.

23. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Ibrahim ibn Musa ibn Ja‘far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) from Ali ibn ‘Abd al-Ghaffar who has said the following. “When abu Muhammad (a.s.) was imprisoned, the ‘Abbassids, Salih ibn Wasif, Salih ibn Ali and others who were not Shi‘as all came to Salih ibn Wasif asking him to exert more pressure on abu Muhammad (a.s.).Salih told them, “What should I do? I managed to find two people who were of the harshest manners and appointed them to guard him they both turned into most assiduous worshippers in prayers and fasting. When I asked them about their behaviors they replied, “What would you say about a man who fasts every day, worships the whole night and does not speak or busy himself with anything? When we look at him a feeling of trembling and shivering over takes us and we lose control over our own selves.” When they heard this they returned in despair.”

24ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَكْفُوفُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ بَعْضِ فَصَّادِي الْعَسْكَرِ مِنَ النَّصَارَى أَنَّ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ يَوْماً فِي وَقْتِ صَلاةِ الظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ لِي افْصِدْ هَذَا الْعِرْقَ قَالَ وَنَاوَلَنِي عِرْقاً لَمْ أَفْهَمْهُ مِنَ الْعُرُوقِ الَّتِي تُفْصَدُ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي مَا رَأَيْتُ أَمْراً أَعْجَبَ مِنْ هَذَا يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَفْصِدَ فِي وَقْتِ الظُّهْرِ وَلَيْسَ بِوَقْتِ فَصْدٍ وَالثَّانِيَةُ عِرْقٌ لا أَفْهَمُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ انْتَظِرْ وَكُنْ فِي الدَّارِ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى دَعَانِي وَقَالَ لِي سَرِّحِ الدَّمَ فَسَرَّحْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي أَمْسِكْ فَأَمْسَكْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي كُنْ فِي الدَّارِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ نِصْفُ اللَّيْلِ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ لِي سَرِّحِ الدَّمَ قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَجَبِيَ الاوَّلِ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ قَالَ فَسَرَّحْتُ فَخَرَجَ دَمٌ أَبْيَضُ كَأَنَّهُ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ احْبِسْ قَالَ فَحَبَسْتُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كُنْ فِي الدَّارِ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ أَمَرَ قَهْرَمَانَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَنِي ثَلاثَةَ دَنَانِيرَ فَأَخَذْتُهَا وَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ ابْنَ بَخْتِيشُوعَ النَّصْرَانِيَّ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي وَالله مَا أَفْهَمُ مَا تَقُولُ وَلا أَعْرِفُهُ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنَ الطِّبِّ وَلا قَرَأْتُهُ فِي كِتَابٍ وَلا أَعْلَمُ فِي دَهْرِنَا أَعْلَمَ بِكُتُبِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ مِنْ فُلانٍ الْفَارِسِيِّ فَاخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَاكْتَرَيْتُ زَوْرَقاً إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ وَأَتَيْتُ الاهْوَازَ ثُمَّ صِرْتُ إِلَى فَارِسَ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَنْظِرْنِي أَيَّاماً فَأَنْظَرْتُهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ مُتَقَاضِياً قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّ هَذَا الَّذِي تَحْكِيهِ عَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَعَلَهُ الْمَسِيحُ فِي دَهْرِهِ مَرَّةً.

24. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn al-Husayn who both have said that narrated to us Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Makfuf that Certain persons of our people have narrated from a Christian cupping expert who served in the army the following. “One day at noontime abu Muhammad (a.s.) sent for me at the time of noon prayer and told me to perform cupping on this vein. He showed me a vein that was not know to me as one of the veins used for cupping. I thought to myself, “I have not seen anything more strange than this. To perform cupping at noon time which is not the time for it and on a vein that I do not know.” He then told me, “Wait in the house. When it was evening he called me and said, “Open the vein.” I opened the vein. He said, “Hold it” I held the vein and stopped the blood.” He then told me to remain in the house. At might night he called me and said to open the vein. He has said that it increased my astonishment, but I did not like to ask him. I opened the vein and white blood like salt came out. He has said that he told me to stop it and I stopped it. He has said that he told me to remain in the house. In the morning he ordered his clerk to pay me three Dinars. I took the Dinars and left. I then went to see Bakhtishu‘ who was a Christian and told him the whole story. The narrator has said that he said, “By Allah, I do not understand what you say and I do not know anything about medicine. I have not read any such thing in the books. I do not know anyone more knowledgeable in Christianity than so and so, a Persian man. Go to him” He has said that I then hire a boat and went to Basra then to Ahwaz and to Persia to the man I was looking for. I explained to him the story. He has said that he asked me to give him time. I waited for few days and then went to him for an answer. He said, “What you say this man did is something that Jesus had done only once in his life.”

25ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَشْكُو عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ دُلَفَ وَيَزِيدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الله فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَمَّا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ فَقَدْ كُفِيتَهُ وَأَمَّا يَزِيدُ فَإِنَّ لَكَ وَلَهُ مَقَاماً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الله فَمَاتَ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ وَقَتَلَ يَزِيدُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ حُجْرٍ.

25. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain persons of our people who have narrated the following. “mmd ibn al-Hujr once wrote to abu Muhammad (a.s.) complaining against ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Dulf and Yazid ibn ‘Abdallah. He wrote back in reply, “As far as ‘Abd al-‘Aziz is concerned I have relieved you from his troubles. As far as Yazid is concerned for each of you there is position before Allah.” ‘Abd al-‘Aziz died and Yazid killed Muhammad ibn Hujr.”

26ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ سُلِّمَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِلَى نِحْرِيرٍ فَكَانَ يُضَيِّقُ عَلَيْهِ وَيُؤْذِيهِ قَالَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَيْلَكَ اتَّقِ الله لا تَدْرِي مَنْ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ وَعَرَّفَتْهُ صَلاحَهُ وَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لارْمِيَنَّهُ بَيْنَ السِّبَاعِ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ فَرُئِيَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَائِماً يُصَلِّي وَهِيَ حَوْلَهُ.

26. Ail Muhammad has narrated from certain persons of our people saying as follows. “Abu Muhammad (a.s.) was placed under the supervision of a zoo-keeper who would cause constraints suffering to him. He has said that his wife told him, “woe is you, be pious before Allah. Do you not know who is in your house?” She then explained to him the good manners of the Imam (a.s.) and said, “I am afraid for you from him.” He then said, “I can throw him to the beasts.” He inf act, did so and the Imam (a.s.) was seeing standing among them for prayer and the beast circled around him.”

27ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لانْظُرَ إِلَى خَطِّهِ فَأَعْرِفَهُ إِذَا وَرَدَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَحْمَدُ إِنَّ الْخَطَّ سَيَخْتَلِفُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْقَلَمِ الْغَلِيظِ إِلَى الْقَلَمِ الدَّقِيقِ فَلا تَشُكَّنَّ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِالدَّوَاةِ فَكَتَبَ وَجَعَلَ يَسْتَمِدُّ إِلَى مَجْرَى الدَّوَاةِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَهُوَ يَكْتُبُ أَسْتَوْهِبُهُ الْقَلَمَ الَّذِي كَتَبَ بِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْكِتَابَةِ أَقْبَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الْقَلَمَ بِمِنْدِيلِ الدَّوَاةِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ هَاكَ يَا أَحْمَدُ فَنَاوَلَنِيهِ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي مُغْتَمٌّ لِشَيْ‏ءٍ يُصِيبُنِي فِي نَفْسِي وَقَدْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ أَبَاكَ فَلَمْ يُقْضَ لِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ وَمَا هُوَ يَا أَحْمَدُ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي رُوِيَ لَنَا عَنْ آبَائِكَ أَنَّ نَوْمَ الانْبِيَاءِ عَلَى أَقْفِيَتِهِمْ وَنَوْمَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَنَوْمَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ عَلَى شَمَائِلِهِمْ وَنَوْمَ الشَّيَاطِينِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ فَقَالَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) كَذَلِكَ هُوَ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي فَإِنِّي أَجْهَدُ أَنْ أَنَامَ عَلَى يَمِينِي فَمَا يُمْكِنُنِي وَلا يَأْخُذُنِي النَّوْمُ عَلَيْهَا فَسَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَحْمَدُ ادْنُ مِنِّي فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ أَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ تَحْتَ ثِيَابِكَ فَأَدْخَلْتُهَا فَأَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ مِنْ تَحْتِ ثِيَابِهِ وَأَدْخَلَهَا تَحْتَ ثِيَابِي فَمَسَحَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى جَانِبِي الايْسَرِ وَبِيَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى جَانِبِي الايْمَنِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ فَمَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَنَامَ عَلَى يَسَارِي مُنْذُ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَمَا يَأْخُذُنِي نَوْمٌ عَلَيْهَا أَصْلاً.

27. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq who has said the following. “Once I went to see abu Muhammad (a.s.) and asked him to write for me few lines so that whenever I would see his hand writing I would recognize it. The Imam (a.s.) said, “Yes, and then said, “O Ahmad the writing with a fine pen and with thick pen will look different to you. Do not have doubts He then asked for a pen and ink pot and began writing. He would make the pen to have ink from the bottom of the ink pot. I thought to myself when he was writing, “I will request him to gift me the pen with which he is writing.” When he finished writing he turned to me and began speaking while he was wiping the pen with the handkerchief of the ink pot for a while and then said, “Here, O Ahmad it is for you.” He gave it to me. I then said, may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, I am sad about something that is in my soul. I wanted to ask your father about it but I did not have the chance. He asked, “What is it, O Ahmad?” I said, “My master, it is narrated to us from your holy ancestors that the prophet sleep on their backs, the true believers sleep on their right side, the hypocrites sleep on their left side and Satans sleep on their belly.” He (a.s.) said, “That is how it is.” I then said, “My master I struggle to sleep on my right side abut I can not do so and I do not go to sleep on my right side.” He remained quite for a while and then said, “O Ahmad, come close to me.” I went close to him and he said, “put your hand hand under your clothes.” I did so. He then took his hand from under his clothes and place under my clothes. He wiped with his right hand my left side and with his left hand my right side three times. Ahmad has said that ever since I have not been able to sleep on my left side and can not go to sleep on my left side.”

وُلِدَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لِلنِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ سَنَةَ خَمْسٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ.

He was born on fifteenth of the month of Sha‘ban in the year two hundred fifty five AH.

1ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الاشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) حِينَ قُتِلَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ هَذَا جَزَاءُ مَنِ افْتَرَى عَلَى الله فِي أَوْلِيَائِهِ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يَقْتُلُنِي وَلَيْسَ لِي عَقِبٌ فَكَيْفَ رَأَى قُدْرَةَ الله وَوُلِدَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ سَمَّاهُ م‏ح‏م‏د سَنَةَ سِتٍّ وَخَمْسِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ.

1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad who has said the following. “When al-Zabayri was killed this letter came from abu Muhammad (a.s.). ‘Such as this is the retribution for those who lie against Allah in the matters of those who possess authority from Him. He thought that he will kill me and I will leave no children behind. How then he has experienced the power of Allah? “ A child was born to him -that he named M.H.M.D- in the year two hundred fifty six AH.”

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْحَسَنُ ابْنَا عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي سَنَةِ تِسْعٍ وَسَبْعِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ قَالا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعَبْدِيُّ مِنْ عَبْدِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ ضَوْءِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْعِجْلِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ فَارِسَ سَمَّاهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ سُرَّ مَنْ رَأَى وَلَزِمْتُ بَابَ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَدَعَانِي مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ أَسْتَأْذِنَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ وَسَلَّمْتُ قَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا فُلانٍ كَيْفَ حَالُكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي اقْعُدْ يَا فُلانُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَا الَّذِي أَقْدَمَكَ قُلْتُ رَغْبَةٌ فِي خِدْمَتِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَالْزَمِ الدَّارَ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ فِي الدَّارِ مَعَ الْخَدَمِ ثُمَّ صِرْتُ أَشْتَرِي لَهُمُ الْحَوَائِجَ مِنَ السُّوقِ وَكُنْتُ أَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِذْنٍ إِذَا كَانَ فِي دَارِ الرِّجَالِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْماً وَهُوَ فِي دَارِ الرِّجَالِ فَسَمِعْتُ حَرَكَةً فِي الْبَيْتِ فَنَادَانِي مَكَانَكَ لا تَبْرَحْ فَلَمْ أَجْسُرْ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ وَلا أَدْخُلَ فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيَّ جَارِيَةٌ مَعَهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ مُغَطًّى ثُمَّ نَادَانِيَ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلْتُ وَنَادَى الْجَارِيَةَ فَرَجَعَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا اكْشِفِي عَمَّا مَعَكِ فَكَشَفَتْ عَنْ غُلامٍ أَبْيَضَ حَسَنِ الْوَجْهِ وَكَشَفَتْ عَنْ بَطْنِهِ فَإِذَا شَعْرٌ نَابِتٌ مِنْ لَبَّتِهِ إِلَى سُرَّتِهِ أَخْضَرُ لَيْسَ بِأَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ هَذَا صَاحِبُكُمْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهَا فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَضَى أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالَ ضَوْءُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَقُلْتُ لِلْفَارِسِيِّ كَمْ كُنْتَ تُقَدِّرُ لَهُ مِنَ السِّنِينَ قَالَ سَنَتَيْنِ قَالَ الْعَبْدِيُّ فَقُلْتُ لِضَوْءٍ كَمْ تُقَدِّرُ لَهُ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الله وَنَحْنُ نُقَدِّرُ لَهُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

2. Ali ibn Muhammad has said that narrated to me Muhammad and al-Hassan sons of Ali ibn Ibrahim in the year two hundred seventy nine saying that narrated to them Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Abdi of ‘Abd Qays from Daw’ ibn Ali al-‘Ijli from a man from Persia, whose name he mentioned, who has said the following. “I went to the city of Surra man Ra‘a and kept myself at the door of abu Muhammad (a.s.). He called me inside without any request from me. When I went inside and offered greeting of peace he said to me, “How are you, O father of so and so?” Then he told me, “Sit down O so and so.” He then asked me about a group of men and ladies from my family. He then said to me, “What brings you here?” I said, “The desire to serve you.” The narrator has said that he said, “All right, be around the house.” I then remained in the house with the servants. Then I would do the purchases for them from the market. I would go in his presence without first requesting permission when he would haven been present in the man’s quarters One day I went to him when he was in the men’s quarters. I heard the sound of movement in the house and he said, “Do not move from your place.” I could not dare to go out or inside. Then a female servant came out to me who had something with her which was covered. He then called me inside and I went inside. He called the female servant and she came back. He told her to uncover what she had with her. She uncovered the very good looking face of a white baby boy. And she uncovered his chest. A line of hairs had grown from his neck down to his bellybutton which seemed to be greenish color and not totally black. He said, “This is your Leader with Divine Authority.” He then ordered her to take the baby inside and ever since I could not see him until abu Muhammad (a.s.) passed away.” Daw’ ibn Ali has said, “I asked the man from Persia, ‘How old do you think he was?” He said, “Two years old.” Al-‘Abdi has said, “I asked Daw’, “How old do you think he was?” He said, “Fourteen years old.” Abu Ali and abu ‘Abdallah have said that we think he is twenty one years old.”

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا الْقُمِّيِّينَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَامِرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ غَانِمٍ الْهِنْدِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ بِمَدِينَةِ الْهِنْدِ الْمَعْرُوفَةِ بِقِشْمِيرَ الدَّاخِلَةِ وَأَصْحَابٌ لِي يَقْعُدُونَ عَلَى كَرَاسِيَّ عَنْ يَمِينِ الْمَلِكِ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلاً كُلُّهُمْ يَقْرَأُ الْكُتُبَ الارْبَعَةَ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالانْجِيلَ وَالزَّبُورَ وَصُحُفَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ نَقْضِي بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَنُفَقِّهُهُمْ فِي دِينِهِمْ وَنُفْتِيهِمْ فِي حَلالِهِمْ وَحَرَامِهِمْ يَفْزَعُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْنَا الْمَلِكُ فَمَنْ دُونَهُ فَتَجَارَيْنَا ذِكْرَ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقُلْنَا هَذَا النَّبِيُّ الْمَذْكُورُ فِي الْكُتُبِ قَدْ خَفِيَ عَلَيْنَا أَمْرُهُ وَيَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا الْفَحْصُ عَنْهُ وَطَلَبُ أَثَرِهِ وَاتَّفَقَ رَأْيُنَا وَتَوَافَقْنَا عَلَى أَنْ أَخْرُجَ فَأَرْتَادَ لَهُمْ فَخَرَجْتُ وَمَعِي مَالٌ جَلِيلٌ فَسِرْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْراً حَتَّى قَرُبْتُ مِنْ كَابُلَ فَعَرَضَ لِي قَوْمٌ مِنَ التُّرْكِ فَقَطَعُوا عَلَيَّ وَأَخَذُوا مَالِي وَجُرِحْتُ جِرَاحَاتٍ شَدِيدَةً وَدُفِعْتُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ كَابُلَ فَأَنْفَذَنِي مَلِكُهَا لَمَّا وَقَفَ عَلَى خَبَرِي إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بَلْخَ وَعَلَيْهَا إِذْ ذَاكَ دَاوُدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ أَبِي الاسْوَدِ فَبَلَغَهُ خَبَرِي وَأَنِّي خَرَجْتُ مُرْتَاداً مِنَ الْهِنْدِ وَتَعَلَّمْتُ الْفَارِسِيَّةَ وَنَاظَرْتُ الْفُقَهَاءَ وَأَصْحَابَ الْكَلامِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ دَاوُدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ فَأَحْضَرَنِي مَجْلِسَهُ وَجَمَعَ عَلَيَّ الْفُقَهَاءَ فَنَاظَرُونِي فَأَعْلَمْتُهُمْ أَنِّي خَرَجْتُ مِنْ بَلَدِي أَطْلُبُ هَذَا النَّبِيَّ الَّذِي وَجَدْتُهُ فِي الْكُتُبِ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ هُوَ وَمَا اسْمُهُ فَقُلْتُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقَالُوا هُوَ نَبِيُّنَا الَّذِي تَطْلُبُ فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنْ شَرَائِعِهِ فَأَعْلَمُونِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً نَبِيٌّ وَلا أَعْلَمُهُ هَذَا الَّذِي تَصِفُونَ أَمْ لا فَأَعْلِمُونِي مَوْضِعَهُ لاقْصِدَهُ فَأُسَائِلَهُ عَنْ عَلامَاتٍ عِنْدِي وَدَلالاتٍ فَإِنْ كَانَ صَاحِبِيَ الَّذِي طَلَبْتُ آمَنْتُ بِهِ فَقَالُوا قَدْ مَضَى (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقُلْتُ فَمَنْ وَصِيُّهُ وَخَلِيفَتُهُ فَقَالُوا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ فَسَمُّوهُ لِي فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ كُنْيَتُهُ قَالُوا عَبْدُ الله بْنُ عُثْمَانَ وَنَسَبُوهُ إِلَى قُرَيْشٍ قُلْتُ فَانْسُبُوا لِي مُحَمَّداً نَبِيَّكُمْ فَنَسَبُوهُ لِي فَقُلْتُ لَيْسَ هَذَا صَاحِبِيَ الَّذِي طَلَبْتُ صَاحِبِيَ الَّذِي أَطْلُبُهُ خَلِيفَتُهُ أَخُوهُ فِي الدِّينِ وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ فِي النَّسَبِ وَزَوْجُ ابْنَتِهِ وَأَبُو وُلْدِهِ لَيْسَ لِهَذَا النَّبِيِّ ذُرِّيَّةٌ عَلَى الارْضِ غَيْرُ وُلْدِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَلِيفَتُهُ قَالَ فَوَثَبُوا بِي وَقَالُوا أَيُّهَا الامِيرُ إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ هَذَا حَلالُ الدَّمِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ يَا قَوْمُ أَنَا رَجُلٌ مَعِي دِينٌ مُتَمَسِّكٌ بِهِ لا أُفَارِقُهُ حَتَّى أَرَى مَا هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ صِفَةَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فِي الْكُتُبِ الَّتِي أَنْزَلَهَا الله عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِ وَإِنَّمَا خَرَجْتُ مِنْ بِلادِ الْهِنْدِ وَمِنَ الْعِزِّ الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ طَلَباً لَهُ فَلَمَّا فَحَصْتُ عَنْ أَمْرِ صَاحِبِكُمُ الَّذِي ذَكَرْتُمْ لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيَّ الْمَوْصُوفَ فِي الْكُتُبِ فَكَفُّوا عَنِّي وَبَعَثَ الْعَامِلُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِشْكِيبَ فَدَعَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَاظِرْ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ الْهِنْدِيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ أَصْلَحَكَ الله عِنْدَكَ الْفُقَهَاءُ وَالْعُلَمَاءُ وَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ وَأَبْصَرُ بِمُنَاظَرَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَاظِرْهُ كَمَا أَقُولُ لَكَ وَاخْلُ بِهِ وَالْطُفْ لَهُ فَقَالَ لِيَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِشْكِيبَ بَعْدَ مَا فَاوَضْتُهُ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكَ الَّذِي تَطْلُبُهُ هُوَ النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي وَصَفَهُ هَؤُلاءِ وَلَيْسَ الامْرُ فِي خَلِيفَتِهِ كَمَا قَالُوا هَذَا النَّبِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَوَصِيُّهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُوَ زَوْجُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَبُو الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ سِبْطَيْ مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ غَانِمٌ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَقُلْتُ الله أَكْبَرُ هَذَا الَّذِي طَلَبْتُ فَانْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيُّهَا الامِيرُ وَجَدْتُ مَا طَلَبْتُ وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ الله قَالَ فَبَرَّنِي وَوَصَلَنِي وَقَالَ لِلْحُسَيْنِ تَفَقَّدْهُ قَالَ فَمَضَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى آنَسْتُ بِهِ وَفَقَّهَنِي فِيمَا احْتَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الصَّلاةِ وَالصِّيَامِ وَالْفَرَائِضِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّا نَقْرَأُ فِي كُتُبِنَا أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَهُ وَأَنَّ الامْرَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ إِلَى وَصِيِّهِ وَوَارِثِهِ وَخَلِيفَتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ثُمَّ إِلَى الْوَصِيِّ بَعْدَ الْوَصِيِّ لا يَزَالُ أَمْرُ الله جَارِياً فِي أَعْقَابِهِمْ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ الدُّنْيَا فَمَنْ وَصِيُّ وَصِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنُ ابْنَا مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ثُمَّ سَاقَ الامْرَ فِي الْوَصِيَّةِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف) ثُمَّ أَعْلَمَنِي مَا حَدَثَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِي هِمَّةٌ إِلا طَلَبُ النَّاحِيَةِ فَوَافَى قُمَّ وَقَعَدَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِنَا فِي سَنَةِ أَرْبَعٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ وَخَرَجَ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى وَافَى بَغْدَادَ وَمَعَهُ رَفِيقٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ السِّنْدِ كَانَ صَحِبَهُ عَلَى الْمَذْهَبِ قَالَ فَحَدَّثَنِي غَانِمٌ قَالَ. وَأَنْكَرْتُ مِنْ رَفِيقِي بَعْضَ أَخْلاقِهِ فَهَجَرْتُهُ وَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى سِرْتُ إِلَى الْعَبَّاسِيَّةِ أَتَهَيَّأُ لِلصَّلاةِ وَأُصَلِّي وَإِنِّي لَوَاقِفٌ مُتَفَكِّرٌ فِيمَا قَصَدْتُ لِطَلَبِهِ إِذَا أَنَا بِ‏آتٍ قَدْ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ أَنْتَ فُلانٌ اسْمُهُ بِالْهِنْدِ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَجِبْ مَوْلاكَ فَمَضَيْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَخَلَّلُ بِيَ الطُّرُقَ حَتَّى أَتَى دَاراً وَبُسْتَاناً فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ مَرْحَباً يَا فُلانُ بِكَلامِ الْهِنْدِ كَيْفَ حَالُكَ وَكَيْفَ خَلَّفْتَ فُلاناً وَفُلاناً حَتَّى عَدَّ الارْبَعِينَ كُلَّهُمْ فَسَأَلَنِي عَنْهُمْ وَاحِداً وَاحِداً ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَنِي بِمَا تَجَارَيْنَا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ بِكَلامِ الْهِنْدِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَحُجَّ مَعَ أَهْلِ قُمَّ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا سَيِّدِي فَقَالَ لا تَحُجَّ مَعَهُمْ وَانْصَرِفْ سَنَتَكَ هَذِهِ وَحُجَّ فِي قَابِلٍ ثُمَّ أَلْقَى إِلَيَّ صُرَّةً كَانَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِيَ اجْعَلْهَا نَفَقَتَكَ وَلا تَدْخُلْ إِلَى بَغْدَادَ إِلَى فُلانٍ سَمَّاهُ وَلا تُطْلِعْهُ عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ وَانْصَرِفْ إِلَيْنَا إِلَى الْبَلَدِ ثُمَّ وَافَانَا بَعْضُ الْفُيُوجِ فَأَعْلَمُونَا أَنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا انْصَرَفُوا مِنَ الْعَقَبَةِ وَمَضَى نَحْوَ خُرَاسَانَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي قَابِلٍ حَجَّ وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا بِهَدِيَّةٍ مِنْ طُرَفِ خُرَاسَانَ فَأَقَامَ بِهَا مُدَّةً ثُمَّ مَاتَ رَحِمَهُ الله.

3. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from more then one person of our people of Qumm from Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-‘Amiri from abu Sa‘id Ghanim al-Hindi who has said the following. “I lived in interior Kashmir, India. My friends would sit on chairs on the right and left of the King. They were forty people and all of them would read the four books, Torah, Gospel, Psalms and the books of Abraham. We would judge among the people and provide them understanding of their religion and issue fatwas for them in the lawful and unlawful matters. All people would seek assistance from us including their King. Once we discussed about the Messenger of Allah and said that this prophet who is mentioned in the books has remained obscure to us. We must investigate about him and lead a fact finding task in his affairs. We agreed that I should go out and lead the fact finding task. I then left out with large amount of money and journeyed for twelve months until I reach near Kabul. Turkish bandits rubbed wounded me seriously. They pushed me to Kabul where their King saved me when he learned about me he sent me to Balkh which was under the control of Dawud ibn al-‘Abbass ibn abu al-Aswad. Information about me had reached him that I have come out of India in search for religion and that I have learned Persian and have debated the scholars of law and theology. Dawud ibn al-‘Abbass sent for me and summoned me to his presence. He gathered the scholars of law against me. They debated me. I then informed them that I have come to find about the prophet about whom we have learned in the books” He asked, “Who is he and what is his name?” I said, “His name is Muhammad.” They said, “He is our prophet that you search for.” I asked them about his laws and they informed me about them. I said, “I know that Muhammad is the prophet but I do not know the one you describe to me is he or not. You should show where he is so I can go and find out whether the signs that I have about him is found in him or not. If he would the one I am looking for I will accept his religion.” They said, “He has passed away.” I asked them, “Who is the executor of his will and his successor?” They said, “Abu Bakr is his successor.” I asked them, “Tell me about his name. Is this (Abu Bakr) his Kunya?” They said, “It is ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Uthman.” They ascribed him to Quraysh.” I then asked them to tell me about the genealogy of Muhammad. They informed me of his genealogy. I said this is not the person I am looking for. The one I am searching for is the one whose successor is his brother in religion and his cousin genealogically, the husband of his daughter and the father of his sons. This prophet will have no children on earth except the sons of this man who is his successor.” He has said that they attacked me and said, “O commander, this man has come out polytheism and has entered disbelief. It is lawful to spill his blood.” I said to them, “O people I already have a religion and I strongly believe in it. I do not want to give it up until I can find a religion stronger than this. I have found the description of this man in the books that Allah has revealed to His prophets. I came out of my country, India leaving behind all the honor and respect that I had only to find him. When examined your prophet the way you described him to me I found out that his description as you presented does not match the description of the prophet mentioned in the books. So leave me alone.” The agent sent for a man called al-Husayn ibn Eshkib and said to him, “Debate this Indian man.” He said, “May Allah grant you well being. There are the scholars of the law and the other scholars. They know better how to debate him.” He said to him, “Debate him as I say, and you can meet privately and be kind to him.” Al-Husayn ibn Eshkib said to me after our consultations, “The prophet that you are looking for is the one these people have described for you but their description of his successor is not the way they have described. This prophet is Muhammad ibn‘Abdallah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib. His successor is Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib. He is the husband of Fatema, daughter of Muhammad (s.a) and the father of al-Hassan and al-Husayn, the grandsons of Muhammad (s.a).” Ghanim abu Sa‘id has said, “I then said, “Allahu Akbar.” (Allah is great). This is the one I have been looking for.” I then returned to Dawud ibn al-‘Abbass and said to him, “O commander, I have found what I was searching for. I testify that there is no lord besides Allah and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” The narrator has said that he treated and helped me with kindness and asked al-Husayn to look after me.” The narrator has said that thereafter I went to him until we were acquainted properly and he taught me understanding of the law of the matters that I needed such as prayer, fasting and the obligations.” The narrator has said that I said to him, “We read in our books that Muhammad (s.a) is the last of the prophets and there will be no other prophets after him. The task of leadership after him will be with the executor of his will, his successors and heirs and thereafter it will be with the executor of the will of the previous one and so on in their descendants until the end of the world. Who is the executor of the will of the executor of the will of Muhammad (s.a) ?” He said, “They are al-Hassan then al-Husayn the grandsons of Muhammad (s.a).” He then continued speaking of the executors of the will of the Holy Prophet (s.a) until the Sahib al-Zaman (the one who possesses Divine Authority today). Then he explained to me what had happened (with the Imams). Thereafter I hand no other goal but to search for the holy location. He (‘Amiri) has said that he came to us in Qumm. He sat with our people in the year two hundred sixty four AH. He then left with them and arrived in Baghdad with his friend from al-Sind who had accompanied him in religion. ‘Amiri has said that Ghanim said to me, “I disliked certain things about my companion and I departed him and went out to al-‘Abbassia and prepared my self for prayer. I began the prayer but I was anxious and thoughtful about my goal. At this time someone came to me and called me with my Indian name. I replied, “Yes, it is I.” He said, “Your master is calling you.” I went with him and he would walk from this to that street until he came to house and a garden and I saw him (a.s.) sitting.” He said, “Well come, O so and so, in Inddian language. How are you? How was so and so until he mentioned all the forty people. He then asked me about every and each of them. Then he told all that had happened among us all in Indian language. Then he asked, “Did you want to perform Hajj with people of Qumm?” I said, “Yes, my master.” He then said, “Do not go to Hajj with them this year. Go back and perform Hajj in future.” He then gave me a bag of money that was in front of him and said to me, “Spend it for your needs and do not go to Baghdad to so and so.” He mentioned his name and said, “Do not tell him anything.” ‘Amiri has said that he came to us at Qumm. He then informed us of the triumph and that our people had returned from al-‘Aqaba. Ghanim went ‘Uthman Khurasan. Next year he went for Hajj and sent us souvenirs from Khurasan. He lived there for sometimes and then he died. May Allah grant him blessings.”

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله قَالَ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ النَّضْرِ وَأَبَا صِدَامٍ وَجَمَاعَةً تَكَلَّمُوا بَعْدَ مُضِيِّ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِيمَا فِي أَيْدِي الْوُكَلاءِ وَأَرَادُوا الْفَحْصَ فَجَاءَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ إِلَى أَبِي الصِّدَامِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو صِدَامٍ أَخِّرْهُ هَذِهِ السَّنَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ إِنِّي أَفْزَعُ فِي الْمَنَامِ وَلا بُدَّ مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ وَأَوْصَى إِلَى أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ وَأَوْصَى لِلنَّاحِيَةِ بِمَالٍ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ لا يُخْرِجَ شَيْئاً إِلا مِنْ يَدِهِ إِلَى يَدِهِ بَعْدَ ظُهُورِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ لَمَّا وَافَيْتُ بَغْدَادَ اكْتَرَيْتُ دَاراً فَنَزَلْتُهَا فَجَاءَنِي بَعْضُ الْوُكَلاءِ بِثِيَابٍ وَدَنَانِيرَ وَخَلَّفَهَا عِنْدِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا هَذَا قَالَ هُوَ مَا تَرَى ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي آخَرُ بِمِثْلِهَا وَآخَرُ حَتَّى كَبَسُوا الدَّارَ ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بِجَمِيعِ مَا كَانَ مَعَهُ فَتَعَجَّبْتُ وَبَقِيتُ مُتَفَكِّراً فَوَرَدَتْ عَلَيَّ رُقْعَةُ الرَّجُلِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِذَا مَضَى مِنَ النَّهَارِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَاحْمِلْ مَا مَعَكَ فَرَحَلْتُ وَحَمَلْتُ مَا مَعِي وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ صُعْلُوكٌ يَقْطَعُ الطَّرِيقَ فِي سِتِّينَ رَجُلاً فَاجْتَزْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَنِي الله مِنْهُ فَوَافَيْتُ الْعَسْكَرَ وَنَزَلْتُ فَوَرَدَتْ عَلَيَّ رُقْعَةٌ أَنِ احْمِلْ مَا مَعَكَ فَعَبَّيْتُهُ فِي صِنَانِ الْحَمَّالِينَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُ الدِّهْلِيزَ إِذَا فِيهِ أَسْوَدُ قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلْتُ الدَّارَ وَدَخَلْتُ بَيْتاً وَفَرَّغْتُ صِنَانَ الْحَمَّالِينَ وَإِذَا فِي زَاوِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ خُبْزٌ كَثِيرٌ فَأَعْطَى كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْحَمَّالِينَ رَغِيفَيْنِ وَأُخْرِجُوا وَإِذَا بَيْتٌ عَلَيْهِ سِتْرٌ فَنُودِيتُ مِنْهُ يَا حَسَنَ بْنَ النَّضْرِ احْمَدِ الله عَلَى مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْكَ وَلا تَشُكَّنَّ فَوَدَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنَّكَ شَكَكْتَ وَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيَّ ثَوْبَيْنِ وَقِيلَ خُذْهَا فَسَتَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَأَخَذْتُهُمَا وَخَرَجْتُ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَانْصَرَفَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ وَمَاتَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَكُفِّنَ فِي الثَّوْبَيْنِ.

4. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sa‘id ibn ‘Abdallah who has said the following. “Al-Hassan ibn al-Nadr and abu Sidam and a group of people, after abu Muhammad (a.s.) had passed away would discuss about the property (of religious dues) in their possession and how to find out (as to who should they give it). Al-Hassan ibn al-Nadr came to abu Sidam and said, “I want to go for Hajj this year.” Abu Sidam said, “Postpone it this year.” Al-Hassan ibn al-Nadr said, “I experience nightmare in my sleep. I must go this year for Hajj.” He prepared his will and appointed Ahmad ibn Ya‘li ibn Hammad as the executor of his will. He said in his to pay a certain amount of money to the holy location with his own hand into his (the Imam’s) own hand after he would appear in public. The narrator has said that al-Hassan has said, “When I arrived in Baghdad I rented a house and certain persons of the representatives came to me with cloths and Dinars and left them with me. I asked them, “What is it?” He said, “It is as you know what it is.” Others also came to me with such properties until the house was filled up. Then Ahmad ibn Ishaq came with all that was with him. I was astonished and remained thinking. A letter came to me from the man (a.s.) that said, “When it will be come such and such hours of the day then take all (money/ property) is with you.” I then left with that was with me and on the way there was a robber that looted the travelers with his sixty men thieves. I passed him safely by the help of Allah. I arrived at the army camp and stopped there. A letter came that told me to take everything along with me. I loaded every thing in the carriages of the porters and when I reach the corridor a black man standing there. He asked, “Are you al-Hassan ibn al-Nadr?” I said, “Yes, I am he.” He then said, “Enter.” I then entered the house and then a room and unloaded the goods from the carriages of the porters therein. In a corner of the room there was a large quantity of bread. He gave two loaves to each of the porters and told them to leave. Then I found out that there was a room behind the curtain and someone called me therefrom. “O al-Hassan ibn al-Nadr, thank Allah for the favor that He has done to you and do not complain. Satan loves that you would doubt. He gave me two pieces of cloths and said, “Take these because you will soon need them.” I took them and left.” Sa‘d has said, “Al-Hassan ibn Nadr came back, died in the month of Ramadan and was shrouded in the pieces of cloths.”