Fifteenth Assembly

1 - قال: حدثني أبو حفص عمر بن محمد قال: حدثنا علي بن مهرويه القزويني قال: حدثنا داود بن سليمان الغازي قال: حدثنا الرضا علي بن موسى قال: حدثني أبي موسى بن جعفر قال: حدثني أبي جعفر بن محمد قال: حدثني أبي محمد بن علي قال: حدثني أبي علي بن الحسين قال: حدثني أبي الحسين بن علي قال: حدثني أبي علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: أتاني ملك فقال: يا محمد إن ربك يقرئك السلام ويقول: إن شئت جعلت لك بطحاء مكة ذهبا. قال: فرفعت رأسي إلى السماء وقلت: يا رب أشبع يوما فأحمدك، وأجوع يوما فأسألك.

1. He said: Abu Hafs Umar ibn Muhammad reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Mahrwayh al-Qazwini, who reported from Dawood ibn Sulaiman al-Ghazi, who reported from al-Ridha, ‘Ali ibn Musa, from his father, Musa ibn Ja’far, from his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his father Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, from his father ‘Ali ibn Husayn, from his father al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, from his father ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon them all, that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: An angel appeared to me and said: "O Muhammad! Your Sustainer sends you peaceful greetings and says: if you so desire, We can turn the entire plain of Makkah into gold." He said (i.e. the Prophet): I raised my head towards the heavens and said: "O, my Sustainer! (let it be that) one day, I eat to my fill, so that I praise You with gratitude and one day, I remain hungry so that I (experience the pleasure to) seek from You."

2 - قال: أخبرني أبو عبيد الله محمد بن عمران المرزباني قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى المكي قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن أحمد بن حنبل قال: حدثني أبي قال: حدثني الحسين بن الحسن قال: حدثنا شريك، عن أبي ربيعة الأيادي ورأينا معمرا يسمع منه عن ابن بريدة، عن أبيه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إن الله أمرني بحب أربعة من أصحابي، وأخبرني أنه يحبهم، قلنا: من هم يا رسول الله؟ وليس منا أحد إلا أن يكون منهم. فقال صلى الله عليه وآله: ألا إن عليا منهم يقولها ثلاثا والمقداد بن الأسود، وأبو ذر الغفاري وسلمان الفارسي.

2. He said: Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad ibn Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa al-Makki, who reported from Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who reported from his father, who reported from al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan, who reported from Sharik, from Abi Raabia’h al-Ayadi, who was heard narrating even in his old age, from Ibn Buridah, from his father, who said: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Surely, Allah has commanded me to love four of my companions; and has revealed to me that He indeed loves them." We said: "Who are they, O messenger of Allah? And there is none from us who does not wish to be among them." He, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Be it known that ‘Ali is among them" - and he repeated this three times - "and al-Miqdad and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari and Salman al-Farsi."

3 - قال: حدثني أبو الحسن علي بن محمد الكاتب قال: حدثني الحسن بن علي الزعفراني قال: حدثنا أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن محمد الثقفي قال: حدثنا الحسن بن الحسين الأنصاري قال: حدثنا سفيان، عن فضيل بن الزبير قال: حدثني فروة بن مجاشع، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي عليهما السلام قال: جاءت عائشة إلى عثمان فقالت له: أعطني ما كان يعطيني أبي وعمر بن الخطاب ، فقال لها: لا أجد لك موضعا في الكتاب ولا في السنة، وإنما كان أبوك و عمر بن الخطاب يعطيانك بطيبة من أنفسهما، وأنا لا أفعل. قالت له: فأعطني ميراثي من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم، فقال لها: أو لم تجئني أنت ومالك بن أوس النصري فشهدتما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله لا يورث، حتى منعتما فاطمة ميراثها، وأبطلتما حقها، فكيف تطلبين اليوم ميراثا من النبي صلى الله عليه وآله؟ فتركته وانصرفت. وكان عثمان إذا خرج إلى الصلاة أخذت قميص رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله على قصبة فرفعته عليها، ثم قالت: إن عثمان قد خالف صاحب هذا القميص وترك سنته.

3. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al-Katib reported to me from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali al-Za’farani, who reported from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi, who reported from al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari, who reported from Sufyan, from Fudhail ibn al-Zubair, who reported from Farwah ibn Majashe, from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him that: Ayesha called upon Uthman and said: "Grant me what my father and Umar ibn al-Khattab used to grant me." He (i.e. Uthman) said: "I do not see any status for you in the Book nor in the (Prophet’s) Traditions. Surely, both your father and Umar ibn al-Khattab, granted you (extra favours) because of their obliging nature, but I shall not do it." She said: "Then give me my inheritance from the Prophet of Allah". He said: "Did you not come to me, with Malik ibn Aws al-Nasri, to give witness that the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, does not bequeath; till you deprived Fatimah from her inheritance and nullified her right? How come you are claiming inheritance today from the Prophet?" She left him and went away. And when Uthman appeared for the prayers, she raised the Prophet’s shirt on a cane and exclaimed: "Surely, Uthman has contradicted the owner of this shirt and has abandoned his Tradition."

4 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسين محمد بن المظفر البزاز قال: حدثنا أبو عبد الله جعفر بن محمد الحسني قال: حدثنا إدريس بن زياد الكفرثوثي قال: حدثنا حنان بن سدير، عن سديف المكي قال: حدثني محمد بن علي عليهما السلام وما رأيت محمديا قط يعدله قال: حدثني جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري قال: نادى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم في المهاجرين والأنصار، فحضروا بالسلاح وصعد النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم المنبر، فحمد الله وأثنى عليه، ثم قال: يا معاشر المسلمين من أبغضنا أهل البيت بعثه الله يوم القيامة يهوديا. قال جابر: فقمت إليه فقلت: يا رسول الله وإن شهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأن محمدا رسول الله؟ فقال: وإن شهد أن لا إله إلا الله، فإنما احتجز من سفك دمه، أو يؤدي الجزية عن يد وهو صاغر . ثم قال صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: من أبغضنا أهل البيت بعثه الله يوم القيامة يهوديا، فإن أدرك الدجال كان معه ، وإن هو لم يدركه بعث في قبره فآمن به. إن ربي عز وجل مثل لي أمتي في الطين، وعلمني أسماءهم كما علم آدم الأسماء كلها، فمر بي أصحاب الرايات فاستغفرت الله لعلي وشيعته. قال حنان بن سدير: فعرضت هذا الحديث على أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام فقال لي: أنت سمعت هذا من سديف؟ فقلت: الليلة سبع منذ سمعته منه، فقال: إن هذا الحديث ما ظننت أنه خرج من في أبي إلى أحد.

4. He said: Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn al-Mudhaffer al-Bazzaz reported to me from Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Hasani, who reported from Idris ibn Ziyad al-Kafrsosi, who reported from Hannan ibn Sudair, from Sudaif al-Makki who reported from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon hm (commenting that I have not seen any believer of Muhammad to match his excellence) who reported from Jabir ibn Abdillah al-Ansari, who said: Once, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, caused an announcement to be made among the Muhajir and Ansar, so they assembled with their weapons. The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, climbed the pulpit, praised Allah and expressed his gratitude to Him. Then he said: "O Muslims, whoever hates us, the Ahlul Bayt, Allah shall resurrect him on the day of Judgement as a follower of Judaism." Jabir said: I stood up and asked: "O messenger of Allah, will it happen even if I testify that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah?" He said: "If he testified that there is no god but Allah, that saved him from his blood being spilled and from paying the tax submissively and with humility." Then the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "Whoever hates us, the Ahlul Bayt, Allah shall resurrect him, as a follower of Judaism on the Day of Judgement, and if he ever met Dajjal, he would be his partisan. And, even if he did not meet him (i.e. Dajjal), he would be resurrected in his grave, so that he believes in him (i.e. Dajjal). Surely, Allah made the whole of my Ummah appear before me while still in dust, and taught me their names, the way he taught all the names to Adam. So, standard bearers passed by me and I prayed for forgiveness, in favour of ‘Ali and his followers. Hannan ibn Sudair said: I narrated this Tradition before Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibnMuhammad, peace be upon him, and he said: "Did you yourself hear this from Sudaif?" He said: "It is now seventh night since I heard from him." He (i.e. Abu Abdillah) said: "I never thought that this narration ever escaped the lips of my father to anyone."

5 - قال: أخبرني أبو عبيد الله محمد بن عمران المرزباني قال: حدثني محمد بن موسى بن حماد قال: حدثنا محمد بن سهل قال: أخبرنا هشام بن محمد بن السائب، عن أبي مخنف لوط بن يحيى، عن الحارث بن حصيرة، عن عبد الرحمن ابن عبيد بن الكنود قال: قدم أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام من البصرة إلى الكوفة لاثنتي عشرة ليلة خلت من رجب ، فأقبل حتى صعد المنبر، فحمد الله وأثنى عليه، ثم قال: أما بعد، فالحمد لله الذي نصر وليه، وخذل عدوه، وأعز الصادق المحق، وأذل الكاذب المبطل . عليكم يا أهل هذا المصر بتقوى الله، وطاعة من أطاع الله من أهل بيت نبيكم [صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم] الذين هم أولى بطاعتكم فيما أطاعوا الله فيه من المنتحلين المدعين المقابلين إلينا يتفضلون بفضلنا ويجاحدوناه ، وينازعونا حقنا ويدفعونا عنه ، وقد ذاقوا وبال ما اجترحوا فسوف يلقون غيا. إنه قد قعد عن نصرتي رجال منكم فأنا عليهم عاتب زار ، فاهجروهم، وأسمعوهم ما يكرهون حتى يعتبوا أو نرى منهم ما نرضى . فقام إليه مالك بن حبيب التميمي اليربوعي وكان صاحب شرطته فقال: والله إني لأرى الهجر وإسماع المكروه لهم قليلا ، والله لئن أمرتنا لنقتلنهم. فقال له أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: يا مال جزت المدى، وعدوت الحد، وأغرقت في النزع . فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين. لبعض الغشم أبلغ في أمور * تنوبك من مهادنة الأعادي فقال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: ليس هكذا قضى الله يا مال، قال الله تعالى: " النفس بالنفس " فما بال بعض الغشم؟ وقال الله سبحانه: " ومن قتل مظلوما فقد جعلنا لوليه سلطانا فلا يسرف في القتل إنه كان منصورا " . فقام إليه أبو بردة بن عوف الأزدي وكان عثمانيا تخلف عنه يوم الجمل وحضر معه صفين على ضعف نية في نصرته فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين أرأيت القتلى حول عائشة وطلحة والزبير بم قتلوا؟ فقال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام بما قتلوا شيعتي وعمالي، وبقتلهم أخا ربيعة العبدي رحمه الله في عصابة من المسلمين قالوا: لا ننكث البيعة [كما نكثتم]، ولا نغدر كما غدرتم، فوثبوا عليهم فقتلوهم ظلما وعدوانا، فسألتهم أن يدفعوا إلي قتلة إخواني منهم أقتلهم بهم ، ثم كتاب الله حكم بيني وبينهم، فأبوا علي وقاتلوني وفي أعناقهم بيعتي ودماء نحو ألف من شيعتي فقتلتهم بذلك ، أفي شك أنت من ذلك؟ فقال: قد كنت في شك، فأما الآن فقد عرفت، واستبان لي خطأ القوم، فإنك أنت المهتدي المصيب. ثم إن عليا عليه السلام تهيأ لينزل، فقام رجال ليتكلموا، فلما رأوه قد نزل جلسوا ولم يتكلموا. قال: أبو الكنود: وكان أبو بردة مع حضوره صفين ينافق أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام ويكاتب معاوية سرا، فلما ظهر معاوية أقطعه قطيعة بالفلوجة ، وكان عليه كريما.

5. He said: Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad ibn Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Muhammad ibn Musa ibn Hammad, who reported from Muhammad ibn Sahl, who reported from Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Saib, from Abu Mikhnaf Lut ibn Yahya, from al-Harith ibn Husairah, from Abdul Rahman Ibn Ubaid ibn al-Kanud, who said: Amirul Mu’mineen ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, (a.s.), returned from Basrah to al-Kufah on 12th Rajab and proceeded to climb the pulpit. He expressed his gratitude and praise to Allah and said: "All praise be to Allah Who has helped His servant, blessed with authority and forsaken His enemy. He exalted the truthful and just and disgraced the liar and unjust. O people of the town, it is obligatory upon you to be mindful of your duties to Allah and to obey those who, from among the Ahlul Bayt of your Prophet, are obedient to Allah. They are worthier of your submission; for they, in submission to Allah, stood firm against the pretentious and our opponents who despite their dependence upon us for their guidance, fight against us, usurp our rights and deprive us...They have tasted the evil of their action and there awaits them a painful chastisement. Indeed, some of you have held themselves back from helping me and I am indeed, displeased and disappointed with them. So, you disassociate yourselves from them and admonish them, so that, they may realize their misconduct or come to do what we approve." Then Malik ibn Habib al-Tamimi al-Yarbu'i, his police commander, stood up and said: "By Allah, I believe that simply disassociating and admonition is two little. By Allah, should you command us, we would kill them all." Amirul Mu’minin, (a.s.), said: "O Malik, you are crossing the bounds and transgressing the limit, engaging yourself in the extremes." He said: "O Amirul Mu’minin! Sometimes a little bit of tyranny and inequity, while dealing with the matters confronting you, is more suited than being kind to your enemies." Amirul Mu’minin, (a.s.) said: "O Malik, that is not the way Allah has ordained. He Most High, has said: ’A life for a life’ (al-Maidah, 5:45). So where is the room for a bit of inequity and tyranny? And then Allah, Most High, has said: ’And whoever is killed unjustly, We have given power to his avenger of blood, but let him not exceed the just limits in killing. Surely, he will be victorious’(Al-Israa’, 17:33)." Then Abu Burdah ibn Awf al-Azdi stood before him. He was a partisan of Uthman, having fought against ‘Ali in the battle of Jamal, but joined him in Siffin with a very weak intention of helping. He said: "O Amirul Mu’minin! Did you see the fallen bodies around Aisha, Talha and al-Zubair? Why were they killed?" Amirul Mu’minin, (a.s.) said: "Because they had killed my followers and my appointed governors. And (also) because they killed the brother of Rabi'ah al-Abdi - may Allah bless him with mercy, together with a group of Muslims. They had said: ’We will not break our allegiance the way you did and we will not revolt the way you have revolted.’ So, they were unjustly attacked and killed. I asked them to submit to me, the names of those who killed my brethren and there would be the Book of Allah, to decide between me and them. They refused (to give me the names) and (instead) they rose to fight me, while they were still in allegiance to me, and the responsibility of having killed, nearly a thousand of my partisans lay upon their shoulders. That is why I killed them. Do you have any doubt about that?" He said: "I had a doubt but now I have understood and the error of those people has now become evident for me. No doubt, you are the rightly guided one." Then ‘Ali, (a.s.) prepared to climb down, while some people rose to speak. But when they saw him climb down, they sat down and did not utter a word. Then Abul Kanud said: "In spite of his presence (with ‘Ali) at Siffin, Abu Burdah was insincere to ‘Ali, (a.s.) and used to privately correspond with Mu’awiyah. And when Mu’awiyah became the absolute monarch, he gave a piece of land to him at al-Fallujah and was quite generous to him."

6 - قال: حدثنا أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن موسى قال: حدثنا أبي قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام قال: إذا كان يوم القيامة جمع الله الأولين والآخرين في صعيد واحد ثم أمر مناديا فنادى : غضوا أبصاركم ونكسوا رؤوسكم حتى تجوز فاطمة ابنة محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم الصراط. قال: فتغض الخلائق أبصارهم فتأتي فاطمة عليها السلام على نجيب من نجب الجنة يشيعها سبعون ألف ملك، فتقف موقفا شريفا من مواقف القيامة، ثم تنزل عن نجيبها فتأخذ قميص الحسين بن علي عليهما السلام بيدها مضمخا بدمه، وتقول: يا رب هذا قميص ولدي وقد علمت ما صنع به. فيأتيها النداء من قبل الله عز وجل: يا فاطمة لك عندي الرضا، فتقول: يا رب انتصر لي من قاتله، فيأمر الله تعالى عنقا من النار فتخرج من جهنم فتلتقط قتلة الحسين بن علي عليهما السلام كما يلتقط الطير الحب، ثم يعود العنق بهم إلى النار فيعذبون فيها بأنواع العذاب، ثم تركب فاطمة عليها السلام نجيبها حتى تدخل الجنة، ومعها الملائكة المشيعون لها، وذريتها بين يديها، وأولياءهم من الناس عن يمينها وشمالها.

6. He said: Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Musa reported from his father, who reported from ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Aban ibn Uthman, that: Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: On the Day of Judgement, Allah will bring together the first and the last people on one plane and then He will cause an announcement to be made: "Cast down your glances and lower your heads, so that Fatimah(peace be upon her), daughter of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, crosses the Bridge (al-Sirat)." He said: "People will cast down their glances and then Fatimah, peace be upon her, will arrive seated on one of the highbred animals of Paradise, followed by 70 thousand angels. Then she will make a distinguished pause at one of the high stations on the Day of Judgement, dismount and take the blood soiled shirt of al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali peace be upon him, in her hands, saying: "O Allah! This shirt belongs to my son, and You know what was done to him." There will be proclamation from Allah, Most High: "O Fatimah, you have My pleasure." She will say: "Help me avenge from those who killed him." Allah will then command a flame from hellfire to leap forth and devour all the killers of al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, the way a bird devours a seed. The flame will take them back into the hellpit, subjecting them to various chastisements. Then Fatimah, peace be upon her, will ride again and proceed to enter Paradise, accompanied by the angels following her, her descendants before her and her friends and partisans on her right and on her left."

7 - قال: أخبرني أبو بكر محمد بن عمر الجعابي قال: حدثنا أبو علي الحسين ابن محمد الكندي قال: حدثنا عمرو بن محمد بن الحارث، عن أبيه محمد بن الحارث قال: أخبرني الصباح بن يحيى المزني، عن الحارث بن حصيرة، عن أبيه قال: قال أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام لشيعته: كونوا في الناس كالنحلة في الطير، ليس شئ من الطير إلا وهو يستضعفها ، ولو يعلمون ما في أجوافها من البركة لم يفعلوا ذلك بها . خالطوا الناس بألسنتكم وأجسادكم، وزايلوهم بقلوبكم وأعمالكم، لكل امرء ما اكتسب، وهو يوم القيامة مع من أحب .

7. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported from Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Kindi, who reported from Amru ibn Muhammad al-Harith, who reported from his father Muhammad ibn al-Harith, who reported from al-Sabah ibn Yahya al-Muzni, from al-Harith ibn Husayrah, from his father who said: Amirul Mu’mineen, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, told his followers: Be among people like a honeybee among the birds. For every quality that a bird has (like flight and speed), it considers the bee as weak; but if the birds know what blessings the bees carry in their stomach, they would not have treated them such. Mix up with the people with your tongues and your bodies (i.e. in appearance), but disassociate from them with your hearts and your deeds. Every soul shall have what it earns, and on the Day of Judgement, he will be with the one he loved."

8 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسن [علي بن] أحمد بن إبراهيم الكاتب قال: حدثنا أبو علي محمد بن همام الإسكافي قال: حدثني محمد بن أحمد الترمذي قال: حدثنا عبيد الله بن عمر القواريري قال: حدثنا جعفر بن سليمان الضبعي قال: سمعت مالك بن دينار يقول: أتيت الجبانة فوقفت عليها ثم قلت: أتيت القبور فناديتها * فأين المعظم والمحتقر وأين الملبي إذا ما دعي * وأين العزيز إذا ما افتخر وأين المدل بسلطانه * وأين القوي إذا ما قدر قال: فأجابني صوت من ناحية المقابر ولا أرى له صورة: تفانوا جميعا فما مختبر * فماتوا جميعا ومات الخبر تروح وتغدو بنات الثرى * فتمحو محاسن تلك الصور فيا سائلي عن أناس مضوا * أما لك فيما ترى معتبر وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وآله الطاهرين وسلم تسليما.

8. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Katib informed me from Abu ‘Ali Muhammad ibn Hammam al-Iskafi, who reported from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Tirmidhi, who reported from Ubaidullah ibn Umar al-Qawariri, who reported from Ja’far ibn Sulaiman al-Dhubaee’ who said: Once, I came to a deserted graveyard and I heard Malik ibn Dinar say that: "I have come to the graves and exclaimed, Where are great ones, and where are those who were considered lowly; And where are those who were promptly answered when they summoned, And where is the mighty one, proud of his might? And where is the one conceited about his authority, And where is the powerful one, who wielded his prowess?" He said: A voice answered me, though I would see no face; "They vied each other for destruction, and there is no sign, they all died, and (with them) the news (about them) died. The earthly insects and worms come and go, and destroy the beauty of those faces, O, he who asks about the people bygone, Is there no lesson for you in what you see? And may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his immaculate progeny