Al-Kāfi

5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّوَيْهِ السُّوَيْدَاوِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ شَكَكْتُ عِنْدَ مُضِيِّ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَاجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَ أَبِي مَالٌ جَلِيلٌ فَحَمَلَهُ وَرَكِبَ السَّفِينَةَ وَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ مُشَيِّعاً فَوُعِكَ وَعْكاً شَدِيداً فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ رُدَّنِي فَهُوَ الْمَوْتُ وَقَالَ لِيَ اتَّقِ الله فِي هَذَا الْمَالِ وَأَوْصَى إِلَيَّ فَمَاتَ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لَمْ يَكُنْ أَبِي لِيُوصِيَ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ غَيْرِ صَحِيحٍ أَحْمِلُ هَذَا الْمَالَ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ وَأَكْتَرِي دَاراً عَلَى الشَّطِّ وَلا أُخْبِرُ أَحَداً بِشَيْ‏ءٍ وَإِنْ وَضَحَ لِي شَيْ‏ءٌ كَوُضُوحِهِ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَنْفَذْتُهُ وَإِلا قَصَفْتُ بِهِ فَقَدِمْتُ الْعِرَاقَ وَاكْتَرَيْتُ دَاراً عَلَى الشَّطِّ وَبَقِيتُ أَيَّاماً فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرُقْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولٍ فِيهَا يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَعَكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فِي جَوْفِ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَتَّى قَصَّ عَلَيَّ جَمِيعَ مَا مَعِي مِمَّا لَمْ أُحِطْ بِهِ عِلْماً فَسَلَّمْتُهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَبَقِيتُ أَيَّاماً لا يُرْفَعُ لِي رَأْسٌ وَاغْتَمَمْتُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ قَدْ أَقَمْنَاكَ مَكَانَ أَبِيكَ فَاحْمَدِ الله.

5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hamawayh al-Suwaydawiy from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar who has said the following. “At the time abu Muhammad (a.s.) passed away I had doubts. Large quantities of commodities (of religious dues) were accumulated with my father. He loaded them in a boat and himself also embarked. I was with him to say farewell to him. He began to feel severe fever and asked me to take him back home because he said, “It is death.” He then said to me, “Be pious before Allah about these commodities.” In his will he appointed me over see the commodities. He then died. I then said to my self, “My father was not such a person to make a will for an incorrect cause. I must take these commodities to Iraq and rent an accommodation on the bank of the river and I will not tell anyone of anything with me. If the matter will become clear to me as it was at the time of abu Muhammad (a.s.) I will deal accordingly otherwise throw them into the river.” I then went to Iraq, rented a place on the bank of the river and stayed there for a several days. Then I received a letter with a messenger. The letter said, “O Muhammad, there is so and so thing inside so and so thing with you. It explained to me every thing in details even about the things of which I hand no knowledge. I then submitted everything to the messenger and remained there for several more days. No one would ask who I was. I became depressed and sad. Then a letter came that said, “We have appointed you in the place of your father. Therefore give thanks to Allah.”

6ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله النَّسَائِيِّ قَالَ أَوْصَلْتُ أَشْيَاءَ لِلْمَرْزُبَانِيِّ الْحَارِثِيِّ فِيهَا سِوَارُ ذَهَبٍ فَقُبِلَتْ وَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ السِّوَارُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِكَسْرِهِ فَكَسَرْتُهُ فَإِذَا فِي وَسَطِهِ مَثَاقِيلُ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ أَوْ صُفْرٍ فَأَخْرَجْتُهُ وَأَنْفَذْتُ الذَّهَبَ فَقُبِلَ.

6. Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abdallah has narrated from abu ‘Abdallah al-Nisa’iy who has said the following. “I delivered certain items from al-Marzabani al-Harithi to the holy location. One item was a gold bracelet. Other items were accepted but the bracelet was returned. I was ordered to break it. When I did so inside there were certain amounts of iron, brass and zinc. I took them out and sent the gold back. It was accepted.”

7ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ الْخَزَّازِ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ مَوْلَى خَدِيجَةَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ قَوْماً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ الطَّالِبِيِّينَ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ بِالْحَقِّ وَكَانَتِ الْوَظَائِفُ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي وَقْتٍ مَعْلُومٍ فَلَمَّا مَضَى أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) رَجَعَ قَوْمٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنِ الْقَوْلِ بِالْوَلَدِ فَوَرَدَتِ الْوَظَائِفُ عَلَى مَنْ ثَبَتَ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى الْقَوْلِ بِالْوَلَدِ وَقُطِعَ عَنِ الْبَاقِينَ فَلا يُذْكَرُونَ فِي الذَّاكِرِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Fadl al-Khazzaz al-Mada-’ini, the slave of Khadija daughter of Muhammad abu Ja‘far (a.s.)who has said the following “Certain people of the city of al-Madina that belonged to al-Talibiyin group believed in the truth (about Ahl al-Bayt). They would receive their financial grants regularly on time. When abu Muhammad (a.s.) passed away a few of them disregarded the belief that abu Muhammad (a.s.) has behind a son. The financial grants thereafter would come only to those who still believed in son of abu Muhammad (a.s.) and stopped coming to the others. They no more are mentioned along with those who are mentioned. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.”

8ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ أَوْصَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّوَادِ مَالاً فَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَقِيلَ لَهُ أَخْرِجْ حَقَّ وُلْدِ عَمِّكَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ أَرْبَعُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِي يَدِهِ ضَيْعَةٌ لِوُلْدِ عَمِّهِ فِيهَا شِرْكَةٌ قَدْ حَبَسَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَنَظَرَ فَإِذَا الَّذِي لِوُلْدِ عَمِّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَالِ أَرْبَعُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَأَخْرَجَهَا وَأَنْفَذَ الْبَاقِيَ فَقُبِلَ.

8. Ali ibn Muhammad has said that a man from Bedouins sent a certain quantity of commoditiy (as religious dues) but it was returned to him and he was told, “Pay first the rights of the children of your uncle. It is four hundred Dirhams.” The property of the children of his uncle was in his possession in sharing manner and he had withheld their property. When he did the accounting their rights in that shared property was four hundred Dirhams. He paid that amount and sent the rest (to the Imam (a.s.) and it was accepted.”

9ـ الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْعَلاءِ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِي عِدَّةُ بَنِينَ فَكُنْتُ أَكْتُبُ وَأَسْأَلُ الدُّعَاءَ فَلا يُكْتَبُ إِلَيَّ لَهُمْ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ فَمَاتُوا كُلُّهُمْ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ لِيَ الْحَسَنُ ابْنِي كَتَبْتُ أَسْأَلُ الدُّعَاءَ فَأُجِبْتُ يَبْقَى وَالْحَمْدُ لله.

9. Al-Qasim ibn al-‘Ala’ has said the following. “Several boys were born to me and each time I would write and request for prayer. Nothing would have been written to me about them. They all died. When my son al-Hassan was born I wrote and requested for prayer. The answer came, “He lives and all praise belongs to Allah.”

10ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله بْنِ صَالِحٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ خَرَجْتُ سَنَةً مِنَ السِّنِينَ بِبَغْدَادَ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فِي الْخُرُوجِ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَأَقَمْتُ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْماً وَقَدْ خَرَجَتِ الْقَافِلَةُ إِلَى النَّهْرَوَانِ فَأُذِنَ فِي الْخُرُوجِ لِي يَوْمَ الارْبِعَاءِ وَقِيلَ لِيَ اخْرُجْ فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ وَأَنَا آيِسٌ مِنَ الْقَافِلَةِ أَنْ أَلْحَقَهَا فَوَافَيْتُ النَّهْرَوَانَ وَالْقَافِلَةُ مُقِيمَةٌ فَمَا كَانَ إِلا أَنْ أَعْلَفْتُ جِمَالِي شَيْئاً حَتَّى رَحَلَتِ الْقَافِلَةُ فَرَحَلْتُ وَقَدْ دَعَا لِي بِالسَّلامَةِ فَلَمْ أَلْقَ سُوءاً وَالْحَمْدُ لله.

10. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated ‘Abdallah ibn Salih who has said the following “I lived in Baghdad and one year I requested permission (from the twelfth Imam (a.s.) to travel out but permission was not granted. I waited for twenty two days and the caravan had already left for al-Nahrawan then I was granted permission. It was a Wednesday and I was told to leave. I then left but I did not have any hope of reaching the caravan. I arrived at al-Nahrawan and the caravan was still there. I then had enough time to only feed my camels and then the caravan left. I journeyed with the caravan and he had prayed for my safety. I did not face any difficulties. All praise belongs to Allah.”

11ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ صَبَّاحٍ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الشَّاشِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجَ بِي نَاصُورٌ عَلَى مَقْعَدَتِي فَأَرَيْتُهُ الاطِبَّاءَ وَأَنْفَقْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَالاً فَقَالُوا لا نَعْرِفُ لَهُ دَوَاءً فَكَتَبْتُ رُقْعَةً أَسْأَلُ الدُّعَاءَ فَوَقَّعَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِلَيَّ أَلْبَسَكَ الله الْعَافِيَةَ وَجَعَلَكَ مَعَنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالاخِرَةِ قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيَّ جُمْعَةٌ حَتَّى عُوفِيتُ وَصَارَ مِثْلَ رَاحَتِي فَدَعَوْتُ طَبِيباً مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا وَأَرَيْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ فَقَالَ مَا عَرَفْنَا لِهَذَا دَوَاءً.

11. Ali has narrated from al-Nadr al-Bajali from md ibn Yusuf al-Shashi who has said the following “A boil had grown on my heaps. I sought treament from several physicians and spent money but they said that they knew of no medicine for it. I then wrote a letter to him (the twelfth Imam (a.s.) requesting him to pray. He wrote back to me with his signature, “May Allah grant you good health and place you with us in this life and in the life hereafter.” The narrator has said that before the coming of the Friday the boil was gone and it became like the palm of my hand. I then called one of the physicians and showed him the place of the boil and he said, “We had no knowledge of any medicine to cure it.”

12ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ بِبَغْدَادَ فَتَهَيَّأَتْ قَافِلَةٌ لِلْيَمَانِيِّينَ فَأَرَدْتُ الْخُرُوجَ مَعَهَا فَكَتَبْتُ أَلْتَمِسُ الاذْنَ فِي ذَلِكَ فَخَرَجَ لا تَخْرُجْ مَعَهُمْ فَلَيْسَ لَكَ فِي الْخُرُوجِ مَعَهُمْ خِيَرَةٌ وَأَقِمْ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَ وَأَقَمْتُ وَخَرَجَتِ الْقَافِلَةُ فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَنْظَلَةُ فَاجْتَاحَتْهُمْ وَكَتَبْتُ أَسْتَأْذِنُ فِي رُكُوبِ الْمَاءِ فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِي فَسَأَلْتُ عَنِ الْمَرَاكِبِ الَّتِي خَرَجَتْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَمَا سَلِمَ مِنْهَا مَرْكَبٌ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهَا قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْهِنْدِ يُقَالُ لَهُمُ الْبَوَارِجُ فَقَطَعُوا عَلَيْهَا قَالَ وَزُرْتُ الْعَسْكَرَ فَأَتَيْتُ الدَّرْبَ مَعَ الْمَغِيبِ وَلَمْ أُكَلِّمْ أَحَداً وَلَمْ أَتَعَرَّفْ إِلَى أَحَدٍ وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ بَعْدَ فَرَاغِي مِنَ الزِّيَارَةِ إِذَا بِخَادِمٍ قَدْ جَاءَنِي فَقَالَ لِي قُمْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِذَنْ إِلَى أَيْنَ فَقَالَ لِي إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ قُلْتُ وَمَنْ أَنَا لَعَلَّكَ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَى غَيْرِي فَقَالَ لا مَا أَرْسَلْتُ إِلا إِلَيْكَ أَنْتَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ رَسُولُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَمَرَّ بِي حَتَّى أَنْزَلَنِي فِي بَيْتِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ ثُمَّ سَارَّهُ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا قَالَ لَهُ حَتَّى آتَانِي جَمِيعَ مَا أَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ وَجَلَسْتُ عِنْدَهُ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فِي الزِّيَارَةِ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَزُرْتُ لَيْلاً.

12. Ali has narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Yamani who has said the following “I lived in Baghdad. Once the caravan for the people of Yemen was about to live. I also decided to leave with them. I then wrote to him (the twelfth Imam (a.s.) requesting his permission. The response came, “Do not leave with them. There is nothing good for you in leaving with them. Stay in al-Kufa.” The narrator has said, “ I stayed in al-Kufa and the caravan left but the tribe of Hanzala attacked and looted them. I then wrote for permission to leave by ships on water. Permission was denied. I then found out that of the ships that had traveled that year none reached the destination safely. Indian groups called al-Bawarij had pirated. I then visited the army camp. Near sun set I went to the door (of the shrine of the Imams) quitely. I did speak to anyone and nor introduced myself to anyone. I was praying in the mosque after offering my greeting of peace (to the Imams) that a servant came and said, “Rise up and come with me.” I told him, “Where should we go?” He said, “We will go home.” I then asked, “Do you know who am I? Perhaps you are sent for someone else.” He said, “I have been sent onlyy for you. You are Ali ibn al-Husayn, the messenger of Ja‘far ibn Ibrahim.” He took to the house of al-Husayn ibn Ahmad. He then spoke to him secretly that I did hear what the spoke about. Every thing that I needed was brought for me. I stayed with him for three days. I asked his permission to offer my greetings of peace from inside the house. He granted me permission and I offered my greeting of peace dduring the night.”

13ـ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الْيَمَانِيُّ قَالَ كَتَبَ أَبِي بِخَطِّهِ كِتَاباً فَوَرَدَ جَوَابُهُ ثُمَّ كَتَبْتُ بِخَطِّي فَوَرَدَ جَوَابُهُ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ بِخَطِّهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ فُقَهَاءِ أَصْحَابِنَا فَلَمْ يَرِدْ جَوَابُهُ فَنَظَرْنَا فَكَانَتِ الْعِلَّةُ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ تَحَوَّلَ قَرْمَطِيّاً قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ فَزُرْتُ الْعِرَاقَ وَوَرَدْتُ طُوسَ وَعَزَمْتُ أَنْ لا أَخْرُجَ إِلا عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِي وَنَجَاحٍ مِنْ حَوَائِجِي وَلَوِ احْتَجْتُ أَنْ أُقِيمَ بِهَا حَتَّى أُتَصَدَّقَ قَالَ وَفِي خِلالِ ذَلِكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرِي بِالْمَقَامِ وَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَفُوتَنِيَ الْحَجُّ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ يَوْماً إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ أَتَقَاضَاهُ فَقَالَ لِي صِرْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَإِنَّهُ يَلْقَاكَ رَجُلٌ قَالَ فَصِرْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَجُلٌ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ ضَحِكَ وَقَالَ لا تَغْتَمَّ فَإِنَّكَ سَتَحُجُّ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ وَتَنْصَرِفُ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ وَوُلْدِكَ سَالِماً قَالَ فَاطْمَأْنَنْتُ وَسَكَنَ قَلْبِي وَأَقُولُ ذَا مِصْدَاقُ ذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله قَالَ ثُمَّ وَرَدْتُ الْعَسْكَرَ فَخَرَجَتْ إِلَيَّ صُرَّةٌ فِيهَا دَنَانِيرُ وَثَوْبٌ فَاغْتَمَمْتُ وَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي جَزَائِي عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ هَذَا وَاسْتَعْمَلْتُ الْجَهْلَ فَرَدَدْتُهَا وَكَتَبْتُ رُقْعَةً وَلَمْ يُشِرِ الَّذِي قَبَضَهَا مِنِّي عَلَيَّ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِيهَا بِحَرْفٍ ثُمَّ نَدِمْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ نَدَامَةً شَدِيدَةً وَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَفَرْتُ بِرَدِّي عَلَى مَوْلايَ وَكَتَبْتُ رُقْعَةً أَعْتَذِرُ مِنْ فِعْلِي وَأَبُوءُ بِالاثْمِ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَنْفَذْتُهَا وَقُمْتُ أَتَمَسَّحُ فَأَنَا فِي ذَلِكَ أُفَكِّرُ فِي نَفْسِي وَأَقُولُ إِنْ رُدَّتْ عَلَيَّ الدَّنَانِيرُ لَمْ أَحْلُلْ صِرَارَهَا وَلَمْ أُحْدِثْ فِيهَا حَتَّى أَحْمِلَهَا إِلَى أَبِي فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَمُ مِنِّي لِيَعْمَلَ فِيهَا بِمَا شَاءَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ الَّذِي حَمَلَ إِلَيَّ الصُّرَّةَ أَسَأْتَ إِذْ لَمْ تُعْلِمِ الرَّجُلَ إِنَّا رُبَّمَا فَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ بِمَوَالِينَا وَرُبَّمَا سَأَلُونَا ذَلِكَ يَتَبَرَّكُونَ بِهِ وَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ أَخْطَأْتَ فِي رَدِّكَ بِرَّنَا فَإِذَا اسْتَغْفَرْتَ الله فَالله يَغْفِرُ لَكَ فَأَمَّا إِذَا كَانَتْ عَزِيمَتُكَ وَعَقْدُ نِيَّتِكَ أَلا تُحْدِثَ فِيهَا حَدَثاً وَلا تُنْفِقَهَا فِي طَرِيقِكَ فَقَدْ صَرَفْنَاهَا عَنْكَ فَأَمَّا الثَّوْبُ فَلا بُدَّ مِنْهُ لِتُحْرِمَ فِيهِ قَالَ وَكَتَبْتُ فِي مَعْنَيَيْنِ وَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ فِي الثَّالِثِ وَامْتَنَعْتُ مِنْهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَكْرَهَ ذَلِكَ فَوَرَدَ جَوَابُ الْمَعْنَيَيْنِ وَالثَّالِثِ الَّذِي طَوَيْتُ مُفَسَّراً وَالْحَمْدُ لله قَالَ وَكُنْتُ وَافَقْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّيْسَابُورِيَّ بِنَيْسَابُورَ عَلَى أَنْ أَرْكَبَ مَعَهُ وَأُزَامِلَهُ فَلَمَّا وَافَيْتُ بَغْدَادَ بَدَا لِي فَاسْتَقَلْتُهُ وَذَهَبْتُ أَطْلُبُ عَدِيلاً فَلَقِيَنِي ابْنُ الْوَجْنَاءِ بَعْدَ أَنْ كُنْتُ صِرْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكْتَرِيَ لِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ كَارِهاً فَقَالَ لِي أَنَا فِي طَلَبِكَ وَقَدْ قِيلَ لِي إِنَّهُ يَصْحَبُكَ فَأَحْسِنْ مُعَاشَرَتَهُ وَاطْلُبْ لَهُ عَدِيلاً وَاكْتَرِ لَهُ.

13. Al-Hassan ibn al-Fadl ibn Yazid al-Yamani has said the following. “My father wrote in his own had writing he received back a response. I then wrote in my own hand writing I also received back a response. One of our Fuqaha’ (scholar of law) wrote in his own hand writing but he did not receive any response. We then began to think about it and we found out that the man had changed his belief into that of the Qirmati sect. Al-Hassan ibn al-Fadl has said, “I visited (the holy places in ) and arrived at Tus. I decided not to leave until I will experience evidence in support of my belief and success in achieving my needs even if it would take me to stay until I will receive confirmation.” He has said, “In the mean time I felt depressed because of fear that I might lose the opportunity to perform Hajj.” He has said, “One day I went to see Muhammad ibn Ahmad for help.” He said to me, “Go to so and so mosque. A man will meet you there.” I then went to the mosque and a man came to me. He looked at me and laughed and said, “do not be sad and depressed. You will perform Hajj this year and will return back to your wife and children safely.” The narrator has said, “I gained confidence and my heart felt at peace and I say that is how my wish came true.” The narrator has said, “I then went to the army camp (city of Surra man Ra’a ) and a bag of money with few Dinars and a piece of clothes were sent to me (from the Imam’s office). I felt depressed and said to my self, “Is this how these people treat me and this is how much my reward is with them?” I used ignorance and returned the gift and wrote a letter. The person who brought them to me did not explain or say any thing. I then felt regretful; very strongly and said to myself, “I have turned ungrateful to my master in rejecting his gift. I wrote a letter and begged for forgiveness of my misbehavior. I confessed to my sins and begged for pardon. I sent the letter and remained rubbing my hands against each other. In such condition I was thinking and say to myself, “If the money will be sent to me I will not open the bag and will not say anything about it. I will take it to my father. He knows more than me and will do whatever he would like. At that time a letter had come to the messenger who had brought the bag of money. He was told, “What you did was wrong. You did not inform the man that we sent gifts to our friends and followers and sometimes they ask us for such gift for blessings.” A letter came to me also and it said, “You made a mistake in rejecting the gift but when you asked Allah to forgive you Allah will forgive you. Since your intention was not to open the gift or spent it we have spent it on your behalf. However, you must take the cloth so you can use it for Ehram (during performing certain acts of Hajj).” The narrator has said, “I wrote him about two issue and I wanted to write about a third issue but I did not do so for fear that it might not like it.” The answer for the two issues came back and the meaning of the third one was also explained. All praise belongs to Allah. The narrator has said, “I made a contract with Ja‘far ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi in Naysabur to ride share on our journey to Makka. When we arrived in Baghdad I decided to change our agreement. I then went around to find another person for ride sharing. Ibn al-Wajna’.came to see me after that I had already proposed to him ride sharing and hiring a ride and he had expressed his dislike to my my proposal. He said, “I am looking for you and I am told, “He will accompany you. Treat him kindly, find for him ride sharing and hire for him a ride.”

14ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ قَالَ شَكَكْتُ فِي أَمْرِ حَاجِزٍ فَجَمَعْتُ شَيْئاً ثُمَّ صِرْتُ إِلَى الْعَسْكَرِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ لَيْسَ فِينَا شَكٌّ وَلا فِيمَنْ يَقُومُ مَقَامَنَا بِأَمْرِنَا رُدَّ مَا مَعَكَ إِلَى حَاجِزِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ.

14. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid who has said the following. “ I had doubts in the case of Hajiz (as whether the had authorized him or not). I then collected a few items and left for the army camp (the city of Surra man Ra’a The notification that came to said, “There is no doubtfulness in us nor in those who has said the following. who represent us in our affairs. Whatever is with you take them to Hajiz ibn Yazid.”