Al-Kafi · Hadith 13

The Book about people with Divine Authority · The Birth of the Possessor (of Divine Authority) (a.s.) · Volume 1, book 4, chapter 125, Hadith 13

Original Arabic text

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.

Published English translation

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.”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: مجهول

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/184)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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