Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma

1- حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الدَّقَّاقُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ- قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ قَاسِمٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْمَعْرُوفِ بِبُرْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خُدَاهِيٍ‌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ عَنْ حَبَابَةَ الْوَالِبِيَّةِ قَالَتْ‌ رَأَيْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي شُرْطَةِ الْخَمِيسِ وَ مَعَهُ دِرَّةٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهَا بَيَّاعَ الْجِرِّيِّ وَ الْمَارْمَاهِي وَ الزِّمَّارِ وَ الطَّافِي وَ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ يَا بَيَّاعِي مُسُوخِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ جُنْدَ بَنِي مَرْوَانَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ فُرَاتُ بْنُ الْأَحْنَفِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَمَا جُنْدُ بَنِي مَرْوَانَ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَقْوَامٌ حَلَقُوا اللِّحَى وَ فَتَلُوا الشَّوَارِبَ فَلَمْ أَرَ نَاطِقاً أَحْسَنَ نُطْقاً مِنْهُ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُهُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَقْفُو أَثَرَهُ حَتَّى قَعَدَ فِي رَحَبَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا دَلَالَةُ الْإِمَامَةِ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ لِي ايتِينِي بِتِلْكَ الْحَصَاةِ وَ أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَصَاةٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا بِخَاتَمِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا حَبَابَةُ إِذَا ادَّعَى مُدَّعٍ الْإِمَامَةَ فَقَدَرَ أَنْ يَطْبَعَ كَمَا رَأَيْتِ فَاعْلَمِي أَنَّهُ إِمَامٌ مُفْتَرَضُ الطَّاعَةِ وَ الْإِمَامُ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ يُرِيدُهُ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ حَتَّى قُبِضَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَجِئْتُ إِلَى الْحَسَنِ ع وَ هُوَ فِي مَجْلِسِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَهُ فَقَالَ لِي يَا حَبَابَةُ الْوَالِبِيَّةُ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا مَوْلَايَ فَقَالَ هَاتِي مَا مَعَكِ قُلْتُ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ الْحَصَاةَ فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا كَمَا طَبَعَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ ع وَ هُوَ فِي مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ص فَقَرَّبَ وَ رَحَّبَ بِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي إِنَّ فِي الدَّلَالَةِ دَلِيلًا عَلَى مَا تُرِيدِينَ أَ فَتُرِيدِينَ دَلَالَةَ الْإِمَامَةِ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا سَيِّدِي فَقَالَ هَاتِي مَا مَعَكِ فَنَاوَلْتُهُ الْحَصَاةَ فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا قَالَتْ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ قَدْ بَلَغَ بِيَ الْكِبَرُ إِلَى أَنْ أَعْيَيْتُ‌ وَ أَنَا أَعُدُّ يَوْمَئِذٍ مِائَةً وَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَرَأَيْتُهُ رَاكِعاً وَ سَاجِداً مَشْغُولًا بِالْعِبَادَةِ فَيَئِسْتُ مِنَ الدَّلَالَةِ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيَّ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ فَعَادَ إِلَيَّ شَبَابِي قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي كَمْ مَضَى مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَ كَمْ بَقِيَ قَالَ أَمَّا مَا مَضَى فَنَعَمْ وَ أَمَّا مَا بَقِيَ فَلَا قَالَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي هَاتِي مَا مَعَكِ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ الْحَصَاةَ فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ الرِّضَا ع فَطَبَعَ لِي فِيهَا ثُمَّ عَاشَتْ حَبَابَةُ الْوَالِبِيَّةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تِسْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ عَلَى مَا ذَكَرَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ.

1 - Narrated to us Ali bin Ahmad Daqqaq (r.a.) that he said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yaqoob: Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad from Abi Ali Muhammad bin Ismail bin Musa bin Ja’far from Ahmad bin Qasim Ijli from Ahmad bin Yahya alias Kurd from Muhammad bin Khadai from Abdullah bin Ayyub from Abdullah bin Hisham from Abdul Kareem from Amr Khathami from Hababa Walbiya that she said: “I saw Amirul Momineen (a.s.), peace be upon him, among [some of] the shurtatu ‘l-khamis1, he had a two-pronged horsewhip with which he was tapping [the shoulders] of [some] fishmongers selling al-jarri, al-marmahi, and az-zimmar, saying to them: ‘O sellers of [fish like] the monsters [musukh] of Banu Israel and [like] the army of Banu Marwan [Ibn al-Hakam].’ Furat Ibn Ahnaf stood up before him, and said: ‘O Amirul Momineen (a.s.), what is the army of Banu Marwan?’ “[Hababa] said: “He said to him: ‘[This is a name I give] to groups who shave their beards and curl their moustaches and become monsters (musikhu).’ I have not seen anyone speak in a more composed way then he [did then]. I followed him, and continued in his steps, till he sat down in the rahbah (open space) [facing] the mosque in Kufa]. Then I said to him: ‘O Amirul Momineen (a.s.), what is the evidence of the Imamate, may Allah have mercy upon you?’ “ She said: “He said: ‘Give me that small stone,’ and he pointed to a stone. I gave it to him, and he made an impression on it for me with his seal. Then he said to me: ‘O Hababa. When someone claims the Imamate, if he can make an impression like the one you see, know that he is the Imam who must be obeyed. In nothing with the Imam wants [to do], will anything [he needs] be far from him.’” She said: “Then I went away, and [later] Amirul Momineen (a.s.), peace be upon him, passed away. And I came to al-Hasan, peace be upon him, when he was sitting in the place [in the rahbah] of Amirul Momineen (a.s.), peace be upon him. They were asking him question. He said: ‘O Hababa al-Walbiya!’ I said: ‘Yes, my Master.’ He said: ‘Give me what you have with you.’ “She said: “I gave it to him and he made an impression on it as Amirul Momineen (a.s.), peace be upon him, had done.” She said: “Then I came up to al-Husayn, peace be upon him, who was in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him and his descendants. He beckoned [me] to approach and greeted [me]. Then he said: ‘With me is the evidence which proves what you want [to know]. Do you want [to know] the evidence for the Imamate?’ I said: ‘Yes, my master.’ He said: ‘Give me what [you have] with you.’ and I handed him the stone; he made an impression on it for me.” She said: “Then I came up to Ali Ibn al-Husain, peace be upon him, and I had reached such an old age that I trembled; I was then 113 years old. I saw him in Ruku and sujud, busy with worship. I had no hope [that he would show me] the sign. Then he pointed at me with his forefinger and my youth returned to me.” She said: “I said: ‘O my Master, how much of the world has passed away, and how much remains?’ He said: ‘As for what has passed away, it can be told; but what remains cannot.’ “She said: “Then he said to me: ‘Give me what [you have] with you,’ and I gave him the stone; he made the impression on it for me. Then I came to Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and he made the impression on it for me. Then I came to Abul-Hasan Musa, peace be upon him, and he made the impression on it for me. Then I came to ar-Reza, peace be upon him, and he made the impression on it for me.” Hababa lived nine months beyond this, according to what Abdullah Ibn Hisham has mentioned.

2- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِصَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع‌ أَنَّ حَبَابَةَ الْوَالِبِيَّةَ دَعَا لَهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا شَبَابَهَا فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا بِإِصْبَعِهِ فَحَاضَتْ لِوَقْتِهَا وَ لَهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ مِائَةُ سَنَةٍ وَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

2 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isaam (r.a.) that he said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yaqoob Kulaini that he said: Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad that: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ismail bin Musa bin Ja’far that: Narrated to me my father from his father Musa bin Ja’far from his father Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father Muhammad bin Ali (a.s.) that: “When Imam Ali Ibne Husain (a.s.) prayed for Hababa Walbiya, Allah returned her youth and when he pointed to her with his finger she began to menstruate although she was 113 years old at that time.”

قال مصنف هذا الكتاب رضي الله عنه فإذا جاز أن يرد الله على حبابة الوالبية شبابها و قد بلغت مائة سنة و ثلاث عشرة سنة و تبقى حتى تلقى الرضا ع و بعده تسعة أشهر بدعاء علي بن الحسين ع فكيف لا يجوز أن يكون نفس الإمام المنتظر ع أن يدفع الله عز و جل عنه الهرم و يحفظ عليه شبابه و يبقيه حتى يخرج فيملأ الأرض عدلا كما ملئت جورا و ظلما مع الأخبار الصحيحة بذلك عن النبي ص و الأئمة ع. و مخالفونا رووا أن أبا الدنيا المعروف بمعمر المغربي و اسمه علي بن عثمان‌ بن خطاب بن مرة بن مؤيد لما قبض النبي ص كان له قريبا من ثلاثمائة سنة و أنه خدم بعده أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب ع و أن الملوك أشخصوه إليهم و سألوه عن علة طول عمره و استخبروه عما شاهد فأخبر أنه شرب من ماء الحيوان فلذلك طال عمره و أنه بقي إلى أيام المقتدر و أنه لم يصح لهم موته إلى وقتنا هذا و لا ينكرون أمره فكيف ينكرون أمر القائم ع لطول عمره‌

The author says: When it is possible for Hababa Walbiya that Allah returns her youth due to the prayer of Imam Ali Ibne Husain (a.s.) when she was 113 years old and she lived for nine months after meeting Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) why is it not possible for Allah to keep the Qaim young and alive? And that He may keep him alive till he would fill the earth with justice and equity as it would be fraught with injustice and tyranny? In addition to this clear authentic traditions have been recorded from the Messenger of Allah (S) and the Holy Imams (a.s.) regarding the Qaim. Our opponents also narrate about Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi that his name was Ali bin Uthman bin Khattab bin Marra bin Muwayyad. At the time of the passing away of the Holy Prophet (S) his age was around three hundred years. After the Messenger of Allah (S) he served Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) and when the rulers of the time asked him the secret of his long age he said that he had drunk the elixir of life. He remained alive till the age of Muqtadar. Our opponents do not even accept his death. Then why do they deny the long lifespan of the Qaim? [chapter=Report of Muammar al-Maghribi  سياق حديث معمر المغربي

1- حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ السِّجْزِيُ‌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَتْحِ الرَّقِّيُ‌ وَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْأَشْكِيُ‌ خَتَنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالا لَقِينَا بِمَكَّةَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ مَعَ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْحَدِيثِ مِمَّنْ كَانَ حَضَرَ الْمَوْسِمَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ وَ هِيَ سَنَةُ تِسْعٍ وَ ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ فَرَأَيْنَا رَجُلًا أَسْوَدَ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْيَةِ كَأَنَّهُ شَنٌّ بَالٍ‌ وَ حَوْلَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ هُمْ أَوْلَادُهُ وَ أَوْلَادُ أَوْلَادِهِ وَ مَشَايِخُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَلَدِهِ وَ ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ مِنْ أَقْصَى بِلَادِ الْمَغْرِبِ بِقُرْبِ باهرت الْعُلْيَا وَ شَهِدُوا هَؤُلَاءِ الْمَشَايِخُ أَنَّا سَمِعْنَا آبَاءَنَا حَكَوْا عَنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَ أَجْدَادِهِمْ أَنَّا عَهِدْنَا هَذَا الشَّيْخَ‌ الْمَعْرُوفَ بِأَبِي الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٍ وَ اسْمُهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خَطَّابِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ مُؤَيَّدٍ وَ ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُ هَمْدَانِيٌّ وَ أَنَّ أَصْلَهُ مِنْ صَنْعَاءَ الْيَمَنِ‌ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ أَنْتَ رَأَيْتَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ‌ فَفَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ وَقَعَ حَاجِبَاهُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَفَتَحَهُمَا كَأَنَّهُمَا سِرَاجَانِ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُهُ بِعَيْنَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَ كُنْتُ خَادِماً لَهُ وَ كُنْتُ مَعَهُ فِي وَقْعَةِ صِفِّينَ وَ هَذِهِ الشَّجَّةُ مِنْ دَابَّةِ عَلِيٍّ ع وَ أَرَانَا أَثَرَهَا عَلَى حَاجِبِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَ شَهِدَ الْجَمَاعَةُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا حَوْلَهُ مِنَ الْمَشَايِخِ وَ مِنْ حَفَدَتِهِ وَ أَسْبَاطِهِ بِطُولِ الْعُمُرِ وَ أَنَّهُمْ مُنْذُ وُلِدُوا عَهِدُوهُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْحَالَةِ وَ كَذَا سَمِعْنَا مِنْ آبَائِنَا وَ أَجْدَادِنَا ثُمَّ إِنَّا فَاتَحْنَاهُ وَ سَاءَلْنَاهُ عَنْ قِصَّتِهِ وَ حَالِهِ وَ سَبَبِ طُولِ عُمُرِهِ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ ثَابِتَ الْعَقْلِ يَفْهَمُ مَا يُقَالُ لَهُ وَ يُجِيبُ عَنْهُ بِلُبٍّ وَ عَقْلٍ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ وَالِدٌ قَدْ نَظَرَ فِي كُتُبِ الْأَوَائِلِ وَ قَرَأَهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ وَجَدَ فِيهَا ذِكْرَ نَهَرِ الْحَيَوَانِ وَ أَنَّهَا تَجْرِي فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ وَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهَا طَالَ عُمُرُهُ فَحَمَلَهُ الْحِرْصُ عَلَى دُخُولِ الظُّلُمَاتِ فَتَحَمَّلَ وَ تَزَوَّدَ حَسَبَ مَا قَدَّرَ أَنَّهُ يَكْتَفِي بِهِ فِي مَسِيرِهِ وَ أَخْرَجَنِي مَعَهُ وَ أَخْرَجَ مَعَنَا خَادِمَيْنِ بَاذِلَيْنِ وَ عِدَّةَ جِمَالٍ لَبُونٍ عَلَيْهَا رَوَايَا وَ زَادٌ وَ أَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ ابْنُ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَسَارَ بِنَا إِلَى أَنْ وَافَيْنَا طَرَفَ الظُّلُمَاتِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا الظُّلُمَاتِ فَسِرْنَا فِيهَا نَحْوَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَ لَيَالِيهَا وَ كُنَّا نُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ بِأَنَّ النَّهَارَ كَانَ يَكُونُ أَضْوَأَ قَلِيلًا وَ أَقَلَّ ظُلْمَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَنَزَلْنَا بَيْنَ جِبَالٍ وَ أَوْدِيَةٍ وَ دكوات‌ [رَكَوَاتٍ‌] وَ قَدْ كَانَ وَالِدِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَطُوفُ فِي تِلْكَ الْبُقْعَةِ فِي طَلَبِ النَّهَرِ لِأَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي الْكُتُبِ الَّتِي قَرَأَهَا أَنَّ مَجْرَى نَهَرِ الْحَيَوَانِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ فَأَقَمْنَا فِي تِلْكَ الْبُقْعَةِ أَيَّاماً حَتَّى فَنِيَ الْمَاءُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَنَا وَ اسْتَقَيْنَاهُ جِمَالَنَا وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّ جِمَالَنَا كَانَتْ لَبُوناً لَهَلَكْنَا وَ تَلِفْنَا عَطَشاً وَ كَانَ وَالِدِي يَطُوفُ فِي تِلْكَ الْبُقْعَةِ فِي طَلَبِ النَّهَرِ وَ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُوقِدَ نَاراً لِيَهْتَدِىَ بِضَوْئِهَا إِذَا أَرَادَ الرُّجُوعَ إِلَيْنَا فَمَكَثْنَا فِي تِلْكَ الْبُقْعَةِ نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَ وَالِدِي يَطْلُبُ النَّهَرَ فَلَا يَجِدُهُ- وَ بَعْدَ الْإِيَاسِ عَزَمَ عَلَى الِانْصِرَافِ حَذَراً عَلَى التَّلَفِ لِفَنَاءِ الزَّادِ وَ الْمَاءِ وَ الْخَدَمِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَنَا ضَجَرُوا فَأَوْجَسُوا التَّلَفَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ‌ وَ أَلَحُّوا عَلَى وَالِدِي بِالْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ فَقُمْتُ يَوْماً مِنَ الرَّحْلِ لِحَاجَتِي فَتَبَاعَدْتُ مِنَ الرَّحْلِ قَدْرَ رَمْيَةِ سَهْمٍ فَعَثَرْتُ بِنَهَرِ مَاءٍ أَبْيَضِ اللَّوْنِ عَذْبٍ لَذِيذٍ لَا بِالصَّغِيرِ مِنَ الْأَنْهَارِ وَ لَا بِالْكَبِيرِ وَ يَجْرِي جَرَيَاناً لَيِّناً فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ وَ غَرَفْتُ مِنْهُ بِيَدِي غُرْفَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً فَوَجَدْتُهُ عَذْباً بَارِداً لَذِيذاً فَبَادَرْتُ مُسْرِعاً إِلَى الرَّحْلِ وَ بَشَّرْتُ الْخَدَمَ بِأَنِّي قَدْ وَجَدْتُ الْمَاءَ فَحَمَلُوا مَا كَانَ مَعَنَا مِنَ الْقِرَبِ وَ الْأَدَوَاتِ لِنَمْلَأَهَا وَ لَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنَّ وَالِدِي فِي طَلَبِ ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ وَ كَانَ سُرُورِي بِوُجُودِ الْمَاءِ لَمَّا كُنَّا عَدِمْنَا الْمَاءَ وَ فَنِيَ مَا كَانَ مَعَنَا وَ كَانَ وَالِدِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ غَائِباً عَنِ الرَّحْلِ مَشْغُولًا بِالطَّلَبِ فَجَهَدْنَا وَ طُفْنَا سَاعَةً هَوِيَّةً عَلَى أَنْ نَجِدَ النَّهَرَ فَلَمْ نهتدي [نَهْتَدِ] إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَنَّ الْخَدَمَ كَذَّبُونِي وَ قَالُوا لِي لَمْ تَصْدُقْ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى الرَّحْلِ وَ انْصَرَفَ وَالِدِي أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالْقِصَّةِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا بُنَيَّ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَنِي إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ وَ تَحَمُّلِ الْخَطَرِ كَانَ لِذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ وَ لَمْ أُرْزَقْ أَنَا وَ أَنْتَ رُزِقْتَهُ وَ سَوْفَ يَطُولُ عُمُرُكَ حَتَّى تَمَلَّ الْحَيَاةَ وَ رَحَلْنَا مُنْصَرِفِينَ وَ عُدْنَا إِلَى أَوْطَانِنَا وَ بَلَدِنَا وَ عَاشَ وَالِدِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سُنَيَّاتٍ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ سِنِّي قَرِيباً مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً وَ كَانَ قَدِ اتَّصَلَ بِنَا وَفَاةُ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ وَفَاةُ الْخَلِيفَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهُ خَرَجْتُ حَاجّاً فَلَحِقْتُ آخِرَ أَيَّامِ عُثْمَانَ فَمَالَ قَلْبِي مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمَاعَةِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ص إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فَأَقَمْتُ مَعَهُ أَخْدُمُهُ وَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَهُ وَقَائِعَ وَ فِي وَقْعَةِ صِفِّينَ أَصَابَتْنِي هَذِهِ الشَّجَّةُ مِنْ دَابَّتِهِ فَمَا زِلْتُ مُقِيماً مَعَهُ إِلَى أَنْ مَضَى لِسَبِيلِهِ ع فَأَلَحَّ عَلَيَّ أَوْلَادُهُ وَ حَرَمُهُ أَنْ أُقِيمَ عِنْدَهُمْ فَلَمْ أُقِمْ وَ انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى بَلَدِي وَ خَرَجْتُ أَيَّامَ بَنِي مَرْوَانَ حَاجّاً وَ انْصَرَفْتُ مَعَ أَهْلِ بَلَدِي إِلَى هَذِهِ الْغَايَةِ مَا خَرَجْتُ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ إِلَى الْمُلُوكِ فِي بِلَادِ الْمَغْرِبِ يَبْلُغُهُمْ خَبَرِي وَ طُولُ عُمُرِي فَيَشْخَصُونِي إِلَى حَضْرَتِهِمْ لِيَرَوْنِي وَ يَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ سَبَبِ طُولِ عُمُرِي وَ عَمَّا شَاهَدْتُ وَ كُنْتُ أَتَمَنَّى وَ أَشْتَهِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ حِجَّةً أُخْرَى فَحَمَلَنِي هَؤُلَاءِ حَفَدَتِي وَ أَسْبَاطِيَ الَّذِينَ تَرَوْنَهُمْ حَوْلِي وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ سَقَطَتْ أَسْنَانُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً فَسَأَلْنَاهُ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَنَا بِمَا سَمِعَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ حِرْصٌ وَ لَا هِمَّةٌ فِي الْعِلْمِ فِي وَقْتِ صُحْبَتِهِ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ الصَّحَابَةُ أَيْضاً كَانُوا مُتَوَافِرِينَ فَمِنْ فَرْطِ مَيْلِي إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ مَحَبَّتِي لَهُ لَمْ أَشْتَغِلْ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ سِوَى خِدْمَتِهِ وَ صُحْبَتِهِ وَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَتَذَكَّرُهُ مِمَّا كُنْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ قَدْ سَمِعَهُ مِنِّي عَالَمٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ بِبِلَادِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ مِصْرَ وَ الْحِجَازِ وَ قَدِ انْقَرَضُوا وَ تَفَانَوْا وَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي وَ حَفَدَتِي قَدْ دَوَّنُوهُ فَأَخْرَجُوا إِلَيْنَا النُّسْخَةَ فَأَخَذَ يُمْلِي عَلَيْنَا مِنْ حِفْظِهِ‌.

1 - Narrated to us Abu Saeed Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab bin Nasr Sijzi that he said: Narrated to us Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Fath Raqqi and Abul Hasan Ali bin Hasan bin Ashki, son-in-law of Abu Bakr said: “Once we met a person in Mecca who was from Maghrib. We had come to the House of Allah for Hajj along with a group of traditionalists and went to that person. It was three hundred and nine Hijra then. We saw that all the hairs of the head and beard of that person were black. However, he was a skeleton covered with skin like a dry water-bag. He was surrounded by his grandchildren and elderly people of his homeland. They informed that they lived in the far most region of the north-west Afica near Bahirah Ulya. Those elderly persons testified and said: ‘We have heard from our forefathers and they from their ancestors that they are watching this person who is called Abu Duniya Muammar whose name is Ali bin Uthman bin Khattab bin Marra bin Muwayyad from a long time. He is Hamadani and a resident of highland of Yemen.’ We asked that aged person, ‘Have you seen Ali (a.s.)?’ He pointed with his hand. His eyebrows were hanging in front of his eyes. When his eyes were opened, it appeared as if two lamps were lighted. He told us, ‘I have seen him with these eyes of mine. I was his servant. I accompanied him in the Battle of Siffeen and this injury was caused by the leg of his mount.’ We saw the mark of injury on his right eyebrow. All the grandsons and other relatives of that elderly person surrounding him testified for his long life and said, ‘We have seen him in the same state since the time we were born and began to understand things and we have heard the same from our forefathers also.’ When we talked to him, we came to know that he was not of unsound of mind and whatever was asked to him, he replied after thinking. We asked him about himself. He related, ‘My father used to read ancient books and Sahaifs (scriptures). Thus, he read about Aab-e-Hayat (Life-giving water) in one of the books that it is in darkness and whoever drinks this water will have a very long life. After reading this, he developed interest in visiting the darkness. We gathered essential items for the journey and took a few servants, milch camels and camels as beast of burden and departed. I was thirteen years old then. After continuous traveling, we reached darkness and entered the darkness. We traveled in it continuously for six days. We used to differentiate day and night by a faint light, which slightly reduced the darkness of night. After continuous travel, we descended between some mountains and valleys and my father went around searching for a spring of life everywhere. He had read that the spring of Aab-e-Hayat was at that spot. We stayed at that place for a few days and the water we had with us was depleted. We lived on the milk of she-camel. If we had not the she-camels with us we would have died of thirst. My father continuously went about here and there in search of Spring of Life and he had ordered us to keep the fire burning so that the way remains visible and he does not have difficulty in reaching us. We stayed there for five days and my father remained busy continuously searching but the spring was not found. At last, he gave up and intended to return. Our provisions for journey were exhausted. When servants feared for their lives, they insisted my father to move out of the darkness. One day, I came out of my caravan to relieve myself and went a little far away. Incidentally, I saw a spring, which had white and sweet water. That spring was neither too small nor too big and was of medium size, which was gushing forth slowly. I went near it and drank two or three fistfuls of water, which was very sweet and tasty and cool. I came back running to my caravan and gave the good news to servants that I had found out a spring of water. They took along water-bags and came along with me. I did not realize at that time that my father was searching for a spring. Instead I was happy that water was exhausted in our caravan and I found a spring. My father was not present at that time and had gone in search of the spring. We searched for that spring a lot but could not find it. The servants falsified me and said, ‘You did not speak the truth.’ When we returned to our camp, we saw that my father had also returned. I narrated the entire episode to him. He said, ‘My son, I bore all these calamities for the sake of this spring only but I could not find it and you found it. Now your life would be so long that you would become wary of living.’ Eventually, we returned to our home. My father remained alive for a few years and passed away after that. May Allah be pleased with him. When my age reached nearly thirty years, the Messenger of Allah (S) and two of his caliphs had passed away. When I came to Mecca during the last days of third caliphate, my heart was attracted to Ali among all the companions of Holy Prophet (S). Thus, I joined his service and was present along with him in all the battles. This is the mark of the injury caused to me in the Battle of Siffeen by the leg of his horse. I continued to serve him after that also till he passed away. Then his children and household members insisted that I stay with them but I returned to my homeland. I set out for Hajj again during the time of Bani Marwan and came back with my fellow countrymen. Whenever I go on a journey, the kings of western countries who know about my long life summon me to their court and ask me about my long life and what I had witnessed and experienced. I wished that I perform Hajj for last time and as you see my grandsons gathered around me have brought me here.” Muammar Maghribi said: “My teeth fell two or three times and grew once again.” We asked him, “Please narrate the traditions heard by you from The Commander of faithful, Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.).” He said, “I had no interest or enthusiasm in seeking knowledge and his companions were seeking a lot of knowledge from him. As I loved the master very much, I used to remain busy serving him. Then too, whatever I had heard from master, I narrated to knowledge-loving people of western countries, Egypt and Hijaz and all of them have passed away but these grandsons of mine have recorded them all. Then he took out a book and read aloud a few traditions from it (which are narrated below).

2- حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خَطَّابِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ مُؤَيَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِأَبِي الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٍ الْمَغْرِبِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حَيّاً وَ مَيِّتاً قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَ أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَنِي.

Narrated to us Abul Hasan Ali bin Uthman bin Khattab bin Murra bin Mazeed Hamadani famous as Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi (May Allah be pleased with him in his life as well as after his demise): Ali Ibne Abi Talib told me that the Messenger of Allah had said: “Whoever loves the people of Yemen loves me and whoever hates the people of Yemen hates me.”

3- وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٌ الْمَغْرِبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَعَانَ مَلْهُوفاً كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَ رَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ سَعَى فِي حَاجَةِ أَخِيهِ‌ الْمُؤْمِنِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهَا رِضَاءٌ وَ لَهُ فِيهَا صَلَاحٌ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَدَمَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ لَمْ يَقَعْ فِي مَعْصِيَتِهِ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ.

And Narrated to us Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi that Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) narrated to him that Messenger of Allah (S) said: “If someone helps a troubled person Allah will grant him ten rewards, forgive ten of his sins and increase his status by ten levels.” Then the Commander of faithful said that Holy Prophet (S) also said: “If someone fulfills the wish of a brother-in-faith for the sake of Divine pleasure then it is as if he has served Almighty Allah for one thousand years and did not disobey Him even for a moment.

4- وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٌ الْمَغْرِبِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ أَصَابَ النَّبِيَّ ص جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ وَ هُوَ فِي مَنْزِلِ فَاطِمَةَ ع قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ فَقَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَا عَلِيُّ هَاتِ الْمَائِدَةَ فَقَدَّمْتُ الْمَائِدَةَ وَ عَلَيْهَا خُبْزٌ وَ لَحْمٌ مَشْوِيٌّ.

Narrated to us Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi that he heard Ali Ibne Abi Talib saying: “One day, the Messenger of Allah (S) was very hungry. He was in the house of Lady Fatima then. He told me, ‘O Ali! Please lay the food.’ When I laid the food, it comprised of a few loaves of bread and roasted meat.”

- 5 وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٌ الْمَغْرِبِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ جُرِحْتُ فِي وَقْعَةِ خَيْبَرَ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ جِرَاحَةً فَجِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا بِي مِنَ الْجِرَاحَةِ بَكَى وَ أَخَذَ مِنْ دُمُوعِ عَيْنَيْهِ فَجَعَلَهَا عَلَى الْجِرَاحَاتِ فَاسْتَرَحْتُ مِنْ سَاعَتِي.

Narrated to us Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi that one day he heard the Commander of faithful say: “I got twenty-five injuries on my body in the Battle of Khaiber. When I came to Holy Prophet (S) in this state, he saw me and started crying and applied his tears to my wounds and those injuries healed immediately.

6- وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٌ الْمَغْرِبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ مَرَّةً فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَأَ ثُلُثَيِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ.

Narrated to us Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi that Ali Ibne Abi Talib said that Holy Prophet (S) said: “If a person recites Surah Ahad once, it is as if he has recited one-third of Holy Quran. If a person recites it twice, it is as if he has recited two-third of Holy Quran. If a person recites it thrice, it is as if he has recited the entire Holy Quran.”

7- وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الدُّنْيَا مُعَمَّرٌ الْمَغْرِبِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ كُنْتُ أَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِذِئْبٍ عَلَى قَارِعَةِ الطَّرِيقِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَصْنَعُ هَاهُنَا فَقَالَ لِي وَ أَنْتَ مَا تَصْنَعُ هَاهُنَا قُلْتُ أَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ قَالَ لِي مُرَّ أَوْ قَالَ ذَا الطَّرِيقِ قَالَ فَسُقْتُ الْغَنَمَ فَلَمَّا تَوَسَّطَ الذِّئْبُ الْغَنَمَ إِذَا أَنَا بِالذِّئْبِ قَدْ شَدَّ عَلَى شَاةٍ فَقَتَلَهَا قَالَ فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِقَفَاهُ فَذَبَحْتُهُ وَ جَعَلْتُهُ عَلَى يَدِي وَ جَعَلْتُ أَسُوقُ الْغَنَمَ فَمَا سِرْتُ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ إِذَا أَنَا بِثَلَاثَةِ أَمْلَاكٍ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ مَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ ع فَلَمَّا رَأَوْنِي قَالُوا هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ فَاحْتَمَلُونِي وَ أَضْجَعُونِي وَ شَقُّوا جَوْفِي بِسِكِّينٍ كَانَ مَعَهُمْ وَ أَخْرَجُوا قَلْبِي مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِ وَ غَسَلُوا جَوْفِي بِمَاءٍ بَارِدٍ كَانَ مَعَهُمْ فِي قَارُورَةٍ حَتَّى نَقِيَ مِنَ الدَّمِ ثُمَّ رَدُّوا قَلْبِي إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ وَ أَمَرُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ إِلَى جَوْفِي فَالْتَحَمَ الشَّقُّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَا أَحْسَسْتُ بِسِكِّينٍ وَ لَا وَجَعٍ قَالَ وَ خَرَجْتُ أَعْدُو إِلَى أُمِّي يَعْنِي حَلِيمَةَ دَايَةِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَتْ لِي أَيْنَ الْغَنَمُ فَخَبَّرْتُهَا بِالْخَبَرِ فَقَالَتْ سَوْفَ يَكُونُ لَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ.

Narrated to us Abu Duniya Muammar Maghribi that Ali Ibne Abi Talib said that Holy Prophet (S) said: “One day I had taken my goats for grazing when a wolf came in front of me. I asked it, “What are you doing here?” It said, “What are you doing here?” I said, “I am flock-keeping here.” Then it went away.” Then, he said, “One day I was making my flock of goats drink water. Suddenly, a wolf came and caught hold of a goat and tore it. I caught hold of its neck, slaughtered it and took it in my custody. Then I took it (slaughtered goat) to market and suddenly, three angels appeared in front of me viz. Jibraeel (a.s.), Mikaeel (a.s.) and the Angel of Death. When they saw me, they said, “He is Muhammad. Whom Allah has granted abundance.” They made me lie down and tore open my chest with a knife they were carrying and removed the heart from my chest, washed it with cool water they were carrying in a bowl so much that all the blood on my heart was cleansed. Then they kept it back in my chest and moved their hand on it and my chest became normal by the order of Almighty Allah. I did not feel pain or hurt because of that knife. I came back to my foster-mother, Halima. She asked me, “Where are the animals?” When I narrated the entire incident to her, she said, “Very soon you would be given a high rank in Paradise.”

8- وَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَ ذَكَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَتْحِ الرَّقِّيُ‌ وَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْأَشْكِيُ‌ أَنَّ السُّلْطَانَ بِمَكَّةَ لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ خَبَرُ أَبِي الدُّنْيَا تَعَرَّضَ لَهُ وَ قَالَ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ أُخْرِجَكَ مَعِي إِلَى بَغْدَادَ إِلَى حَضْرَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْمُقْتَدِرِ فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَعْتِبَ عَلَيَّ إِنْ لَمْ أُخْرِجْكَ فَسَأَلَهُ الْحَاجُّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ أَهْلِ الْمِصْرِ وَ الشَّامِ أَنْ يُعْفِيَهُ وَ لَا يَشْخَصَهُ فَإِنَّهُ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ وَ لَا يُؤْمَنُ مَا يَحْدُثُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَعْفَاهُ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَ لَوْ أَنِّي حَضَرْتُ الْمَوْسِمَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ لَشَاهَدْتُهُ وَ خَبَرُهُ كَانَ مُسْتَفِيضاً شَائِعاً فِي الْأَمْصَارِ وَ كَتَبَ عَنْهُ هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ وَ الشَّامِيُّونَ وَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّونَ وَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الْأَمْصَارِ مِمَّنْ حَضَرَ الْمَوْسِمَ وَ بَلَغَهُ خَبَرُ هَذَا الشَّيْخِ وَ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَلْقَاهُ وَ يَكْتُبَ عَنْهُ هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثَ نَفَعَنَا اللَّهُ وَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِهَا.

Narrated to us Abu Saeed Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab that he said: Mentioned Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Fatah Riqqi and Abul Hasan Ali bin Husain Ashki that: “When the governor of Mecca came to know about Abu Duniya, he objected and told him, ‘You would compulsorily have to come along with me to Muqtadir in Baghdad. If he comes to know then he would be displeased with me for I let you go.’ The people of North-west Africa, Egypt and Syria who had come for Hajj said, ‘Please forgive him and do not take him on a journey because he is an old man and would not remain alive after bearing the difficulties.’ Then, his life was spared. Abu Saeed says, ‘If I would have gone for Hajj that year I would have surely met Abu Duniya. His fame had spread in all cities and the narrators of Egypt, Syria, Baghdad etc. narrated traditions from him. I too was interested in meeting him and narrating traditions from him.’”

9- وَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فِيمَا أَجَازَهُ لِي مِمَّا صَحَّ عِنْدِي مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ‌ وَ صَحَّ عِنْدِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ- بِرِوَايَةِ الشَّرِيفِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ‌ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: حَجَجْتُ فِي سَنَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَ ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ وَ فِيهَا حَجَّ نَصْرٌ الْقَشُورِيُّ صَاحِبُ الْمُقْتَدِرِ بِاللَّهِ‌ وَ مَعَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حَمْدَانَ الْمُكَنَّى بِأَبِي الْهَيْجَاءِ فَدَخَلْتُ مَدِينَةَ الرَّسُولِ ص فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ فَأَصَبْتُ قَافِلَةَ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَ فِيهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمَاذَرَائِيِ‌ وَ مَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَاجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ وَ ازْدَحَمُوا وَ جَعَلُوا يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهِ وَ كَادُوا يَأْتُونَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَأَمَرَ عَمِّي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ طَاهِرُ بْنُ يَحْيَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِتْيَانَهُ وَ غِلْمَانَهُ فَقَالَ أَفْرِجُوا عَنْهُ النَّاسَ فَفَعَلُوا وَ أَخَذُوهُ فَأَدْخَلُوهُ إِلَى دَارِ ابْنِ أَبِي سَهْلٍ الطَّفِّيِّ وَ كَانَ عَمِّي نَازِلَهَا فَأُدْخِلَ وَ أَذِنَ لِلنَّاسِ فَدَخَلُوا وَ كَانَ مَعَهُ خَمْسَةُ نَفَرٍ وَ ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ أَوْلَادُ أَوْلَادِهِ فِيهِمْ شَيْخٌ لَهُ نَيِّفٌ وَ ثَمَانُونَ سَنَةً فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنُ ابْنِي وَ آخَرُ لَهُ سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنُ ابْنِي وَ اثْنَانِ لَهُمَا سِتُّونَ سَنَةً أَوْ خَمْسُونَ سَنَةً أَوْ نَحْوُهَا وَ آخَرُ لَهُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنُ ابْنِ ابْنِي وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ فِيهِمْ أَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ وَ كَانَ إِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ قُلْتُ هَذَا ابْنُ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً أَسْوَدُ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْيَةِ شَابٌّ نَحِيفُ الْجِسْمِ آدَمُ رَبْعٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ خَفِيفُ الْعَارِضَيْنِ هُوَ إِلَى الْقَصْرِ أَقْرَبُ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ فَحَدَّثَنَا هَذَا الرَّجُلُ وَ اسْمُهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ مُؤَيَّدٍ بِجَمِيعِ مَا كَتَبْنَاهُ عَنْهُ وَ سَمِعْنَا مِنْ لَفْظِهِ وَ مَا رَأَيْنَاهُ مِنْ بَيَاضِ عَنْفَقَتِهِ‌ بَعْدَ اسْوِدَادِهَا وَ رُجُوعِ سَوَادِهَا بَعْدَ بَيَاضِهَا عِنْدَ شِبَعِهِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ- وَ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ الْأَشْرَافِ وَ الْحَاجِّ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَدِينَةِ السَّلَامِ وَ غَيْرِهِمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْآفَاقِ مَا حَدَّثْتُ عَنْهُ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ وَ سَمَاعِي مِنْهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ بِمَكَّةَ فِي دَارِ السَّهْمِيِّينَ فِي الدَّارِ الْمَعْرُوفَةِ بِالْمُكَبَّرِيَّةِ وَ هِيَ دَارُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ وَ سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُ فِي مِضْرَبِ الْقَشُورِيِّ وَ مِضْرَبِ الْمَاذَرَائِيِّ عِنْدَ بَابِ الصَّفَا وَ أَرَادَ الْقَشُورِيُّ أَنْ يَحْمِلَهُ وَ وُلْدَهُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ السَّلَامِ إِلَى الْمُقْتَدِرِ فَجَاءَهُ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فَقَالُوا أَيَّدَ اللَّهُ الْأُسْتَاذَ إِنَّا رُوِّينَا فِي الْأَخْبَارِ الْمَأْثُورَةِ عَنِ السَّلَفِ أَنَّ الْمُعَمَّرَ الْمَغْرِبِيَّ إِذْ دَخَلَ مَدِينَةَ السَّلَامِ فَنِيَتْ وَ خَرِبَتْ وَ زَالَ الْمُلْكُ فَلَا تَحْمِلْهُ وَ رُدَّهُ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ فَسَأَلْنَا مَشَايِخَ أَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ مِصْرَ فَقَالُوا لَمْ نَزَلْ نَسْمَعُ بِهِ مِنْ آبَائِنَا وَ مَشَايِخِنَا يَذْكُرُونَ اسْمَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ‌ وَ اسْمَ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّتِي هُوَ مُقِيمٌ فِيهَا طَنْجَةَ وَ ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ بِأَحَادِيثَ- قَدْ ذَكَرْنَا بَعْضَهَا فِي كِتَابِنَا هَذَا قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا هَذَا الشَّيْخُ أَعْنِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ الْمَغْرِبِيَّ بِبَدْءِ خُرُوجِهِ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ حَضْرَمَوْتَ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ خَرَجَ هُوَ وَ عَمُّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ خَرَجَا بِهِ مَعَهُمَا يُرِيدُونَ الْحَجَّ وَ زِيَارَةَ النَّبِيِّ ص فَخَرَجُوا مِنْ بِلَادِهِمْ مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ وَ سَارُوا أَيَّاماً ثُمَّ أَخْطَئُوا الطَّرِيقَ وَ تَاهُوا فِي الْمَحَجَّةِ فَأَقَامُوا تَائِهِينَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَحَجَّةٍ فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا وَقَعُوا عَلَى جِبَالِ رَمْلٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا رَمْلُ عَالِجٍ مُتَّصِلٍ بِرَمْلِ‌ إِرَمَ ذاتِ الْعِمادِ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا نَظَرْنَا إِلَى أَثَرِ قَدَمٍ طَوِيلٍ فَجَعَلْنَا نَسِيرُ عَلَى أَثَرِهَا فَأَشْرَفْنَا عَلَى وَادٍ وَ إِذَا بِرَجُلَيْنِ قَاعِدَيْنِ عَلَى بِئْرٍ أَوْ عَلَى عَيْنٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَا إِلَيْنَا قَامَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَأَخَذَ دَلْواً فَأَدْلَاهُ فَاسْتَقَى فِيهِ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْعَيْنِ أَوِ الْبِئْرِ وَ اسْتَقْبَلَنَا وَ جَاءَ إِلَى أَبِي فَنَاوَلَهُ الدَّلْوَ فَقَالَ أَبِي قَدْ أَمْسَيْنَا نُنِيخُ‌ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَاءِ وَ نُفْطِرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَصَارَ إِلَى عَمِّي وَ قَالَ لَهُ اشْرَبْ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ أَبِي فَنَاوَلَنِي وَ قَالَ لِي اشْرَبْ فَشَرِبْتُ فَقَالَ لِي هَنِيئاً لَكَ إِنَّكَ سَتَلْقَى عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فَأَخْبِرْهُ أَيُّهَا الْغُلَامُ بِخَبَرِنَا وَ قُلْ لَهُ الْخَضِرُ وَ إِلْيَاسُ يُقْرِئَانِكَ السَّلَامَ وَ سَتُعَمَّرُ حَتَّى تَلْقَى الْمَهْدِيَّ وَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ ع فَإِذَا لَقِيتَهُمَا فَأَقْرِئْهُمَا مِنَّا السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالا مَا يَكُونَانِ هَذَانِ مِنْكَ فَقُلْتُ أَبِي وَ عَمِّي فَقَالا أَمَّا عَمُّكَ فَلَا يَبْلُغُ مَكَّةَ وَ أَمَّا أَنْتَ وَ أَبُوكَ فَسَتَبْلُغَانِ وَ يَمُوتُ أَبُوكَ وَ تُعَمَّرُ أَنْتَ وَ لَسْتُمْ تَلْحَقُونَ النَّبِيَّ ص لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ قَرُبَ أَجَلُهُ ثُمَّ مَرَّا فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي أَيْنَ مَرَّا فِي السَّمَاءِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَنَظَرْنَا فَإِذَا لَا بِئْرٌ وَ لَا عَيْنٌ وَ لَا مَاءٌ فَسِرْنَا مُتَعَجِّبِينَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى نَجْرَانَ فَاعْتَلَّ عَمِّي وَ مَاتَ بِهَا وَ أَتْمَمْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي حَجَّنَا وَ وَصَلْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَاعْتَلَّ أَبِي وَ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى بِي إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فَأَخَذَنِي وَ كُنْتُ مَعَهُ أَيَّامَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ وَ عُثْمَانَ وَ أَيَّامَ خِلَافَتِهِ حَتَّى قَتَلَهُ ابْنُ مُلْجَمٍ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ- وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا حُوصِرَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فِي دَارِهِ دَعَانِي فَدَفَعَ إِلَيَّ كِتَاباً وَ نَجِيباً وَ أَمَرَنِي بِالْخُرُوجِ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ كَانَ غَائِباً بِيَنْبُعَ فِي ضِيَاعِهِ وَ أَمْوَالِهِ فَأَخَذْتُ الْكِتَابَ وَ سِرْتُ حَتَّى إِذْ كُنْتُ بِمَوْضِعٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ جِدَارُ أَبِي عَبَايَةَ فَسَمِعْتُ قُرْآناً فَإِذَا أَنَا بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَسِيرُ مُقْبِلًا مِنْ يَنْبُعَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ‌ أَ فَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّما خَلَقْناكُمْ عَبَثاً وَ أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنا لا تُرْجَعُونَ‌ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا الدُّنْيَا مَا وَرَاءَكَ قُلْتُ هَذَا كِتَابُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُثْمَانَ فَأَخَذَهُ فَقَرَأَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ- فَإِنْ كُنْتُ مَأْكُولًا فَكُنْ أَنْتَ آكِلِي‌ وَ إِلَّا فَأَدْرِكْنِي وَ لَمَّا أُمَزَّقْ‌ - فَإِذَا قَرَأَهُ قَالَ بر سر [سِرْ سِرْ] فَدَخَلَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ سَاعَةَ قَتْلِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَمَالَ ع إِلَى حَدِيقَةِ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ وَ عَلِمَ النَّاسُ بِمَكَانِهِ فَجَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ رَكْضاً وَ قَدْ كَانُوا عَازِمِينَ عَلَى أَنْ يُبَايِعُوا طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ ارْفَضُّوا إِلَيْهِ ارْفِضَاضَ الْغَنَمِ يَشُدُّ عَلَيْهَا السَّبُعُ فَبَايَعَهُ طَلْحَةُ ثُمَّ الزُّبَيْرُ ثُمَّ بَايَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَ الْأَنْصَارُ فَأَقَمْتُ مَعَهُ أَخْدُمُهُ فَحَضَرْتُ مَعَهُ الْجَمَلَ وَ صِفِّينَ فَكُنْتُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ وَاقِفاً عَنْ يَمِينِهِ إِذَا سَقَطَ سَوْطُهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَأَكْبَبْتُ آخُذُهُ وَ أَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ كَانَ لِجَامُ دَابَّتِهِ حَدِيداً مُزَجَّجاً فَرَفَعَ الْفَرَسُ رَأْسَهُ فَشَجَّنِي هَذِهِ الشَّجَّةَ الَّتِي فِي صُدْغِي فَدَعَانِي أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَتَفَلَ فِيهَا وَ أَخَذَ حَفْنَةً مِنْ تُرَابٍ‌ فَتَرَكَهُ عَلَيْهَا فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ لَهَا أَلَماً وَ لَا وَجَعاً ثُمَّ أَقَمْتُ مَعَهُ ع وَ صَحِبْتُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع حَتَّى ضُرِبَ بِسَابَاطِ الْمَدَائِنِ ثُمَّ بَقِيتُ مَعَهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَخْدُمُهُ وَ أَخْدُمُ الْحُسَيْنَ ع حَتَّى مَاتَ الْحَسَنُ ع مَسْمُوماً سَمَّتْهُ جَعْدَةُ بِنْتُ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ لَعَنَهَا اللَّهُ دَسّاً مِنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع حَتَّى حَضَرْتُ كَرْبَلَاءَ وَ قُتِلَ ع وَ خَرَجْتُ هَارِباً مِنْ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَ أَنَا مُقِيمٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ أَنْتَظِرُ خُرُوجَ الْمَهْدِيِّ وَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ع‌ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ مِنْ عَجِيبِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ هَذَا الشَّيْخِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَ هُوَ فِي دَارِ عَمِّي طَاهِرِ بْنِ يَحْيَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ هُوَ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَذِهِ الْأَعَاجِيبِ وَ بَدْءِ خُرُوجِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ عَنْفَقَتَهُ قَدِ احْمَرَّتْ ثُمَّ ابْيَضَّتْ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ وَ لَا فِي رَأْسِهِ وَ لَا فِي عَنْفَقَتِهِ بَيَاضٌ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى نَظَرِي إِلَى لِحْيَتِهِ وَ إِلَى عَنْفَقَتِهِ وَ قَالَ أَ مَا تَرَوْنَ أَنَّ هَذَا يُصِيبُنِي إِذَا جُعْتُ وَ إِذَا شَبِعْتُ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى سَوَادِهَا فَدَعَا عَمِّي بِطَعَامٍ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ دَارِهِ ثَلَاثُ مَوَائِدَ فَوُضِعَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الشَّيْخِ وَ كُنْتُ أَنَا أَحَدَ مَنْ جَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا فَجَلَسْتُ مَعَهُ وَ وُضِعَتِ الْمَائِدَتَانِ فِي وَسَطِ الدَّارِ وَ قَالَ عَمِّي لِلْجَمَاعَةِ بِحَقِّي عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا أَكَلْتُمْ وَ تَحَرَّمْتُمْ بِطَعَامِنَا فَأَكَلَ قَوْمٌ وَ امْتَنَعَ قَوْمٌ وَ جَلَسَ عَمِّي عَنْ يَمِينِ الشَّيْخِ يَأْكُلُ وَ يُلْقِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَأَكَلَ أَكْلَ شَابٍّ وَ عَمِّي يَحْلِفُ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى عَنْفَقَتِهِ تَسْوَدُّ حَتَّى عَادَتْ إِلَى سَوَادِهَا وَ شَبِعَ.

Narrated to me Abu Muhammad Hasan bin Muhammad bin Yahya bin Hasan bin Ja’far bin Abdullah bin Hasan bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib gave me the licensed narrate traditions which were authentic and according to me, the tradition of Abu Abdillah Muhammad bin Hasan bin Ishaq bin Husain bin Musa bin Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib is correct. He said that he performed Hajj in 313 A.H. and the same year the chamberlain of Muqtadir Billah, Nasr Qishwari had also come for Hajj. He was accompanied by Abdullah bin Hamadan whose agnomen is Abul Hijaa. We all reached Medina in the month of Zilqad and found an Egyptian caravan there. Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ali Maazrai was also present among them. He was accompanied by a person who was among the inhabitants of west about whom it came to be known that he had seen (one of) the companions of Holy Prophet (S). There was a large crowd of people who had come to see and meet him. People had surrounded him and looked at him with astonishment and touched him. Soon his soul was going to depart from his body because of crowd and pushing and pulling. My paternal uncle, Abul Qasim Tahir bin Yahya (r.a.) ordered his slaves to disperse the crowd. Thus, slaves did as ordered and Muammar Maghribi was moved to the house of Ibne Abu Sahl Tifli. My uncle came there and permitted people to meet him one by one. Muammar Maghribi was accompanied by five persons who were sons of his sons. One of them was also an old man whose age was more than eighty years, about whom it came to be known that he was the grandson of Muammar Maghribi. Another one was seventy years old and two more persons were of fifty or sixty years old who were his grandsons. The fifth one was seventeen years old who was his great grandson. There was no one younger than him. Muammar Maghribi did not appear more than thirty or forty years old. All the hairs of his head and beard were black and he was thin and slim, short in height and had small legs and flat cheeks. Abu Muhammad Alawi says that this person named Ali bin Uthman bin Khattab bin Marrah bin Muwayyad narrated a few traditions to me, which I have written using the same words. When I looked carefully, I saw that the hair present between his lower lip and chin were white. After he had his meals, they used to turn black.” Abu Muhammad Alawi says: If prestigious people of Medina, a congregation of Pilgrims and many such persons would not have heard this tradition I too would not have narrated it. I have heard a few traditions from him in Medina and Mecca in the renowned house of Sahmiyyin, which is famous by the name Mukabbiriyah, which belongs to Ali bin Isa bin Jarrah and also in the tents of Qishwari and Mazrai near Baab-e-Safa. Nasr Qishwari wanted to take along Muammar Maghribi and his children with him to Muqtadir in Baghdad. However, the people of Mecca came and said, “May Allah keep you safe! Among all the traditions, which have reached us through our ancestors, one of them says that if Muammar Maghribi enters Baghdad it would be destroyed and the kingdom would fall.” Hearing this, he dropped the idea of taking him along and turned him towards western countries. When we asked the chiefs of the people of North-west Africa and Egypt, they said, “We have heard the name of this person and name of his homeland, Tunjah from our ancestors and we have narrated many traditions from him in this book owned by us. Abu Muhammad Alawi narrates that that elderly person, Ali bin Uthman Muammar Maghribi narrated about his first journey as follows: “My father and my paternal uncle took me along with an intention of performing Hajj and Ziyarat and set out from the Hadhramaut. They forgot the way during journey. They could not find the way for three days and three nights. After traveling constantly, we got stuck in knolls of sand, which is called Ramal-e-Aalij and which is before Ramal-e-Iram Dhaatul Imad. We were still involved in this difficulty and we saw large footprints. We followed those marks and reached a village. We saw that two persons were sitting near a well or a spring. As soon as they saw us, one of them got up, filled a bucket of water from the well, came to us and offered it to us. My father said, “We would stay tonight at this well only and would do Iftar with it only.” Then that person came to my uncle and said, “Drink this water.” He too gave the same reply as my father. Then he offered the bucket to me and said, “Take this and drink water from it.” When I drank water from it, the person said, “Congratulations, you would meet Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.). When you meet him, say that Khizr and Ilyas have conveyed salutation to him and narrate this event to him. O son! You would remain alive for such a long period that you would meet Imam Qaim (a.t.f.s.) and Prophet Isa (a.s.). When you meet them, convey our salutation to them.” Then they asked me, “What relation do you have with these two persons?” I said, “My father and my uncle.” They said, “Your uncle would not be able to reach Mecca but you and your father would reach. However, your father would pass away. You will get a long life. You would not be able to meet Holy Prophet (S) because he is going to pass away.” I swear by God, after saying this, I don’t know where both of them disappeared – towards the heaven or inside the earth. Then we saw that there were neither any marks of footsteps nor a spring or water. We were surprised at this incident a lot. We all returned to Najran. My uncle fell ill and died over there. I and my father performed Hajj and went to Medina. My father fell ill there and he willed to Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) about me and passed away. Ali (a.s.) brought me up. I was with the Commander of faithful Ali Ibne Abi Talib during the time of three caliphs and during the apparent caliphate of Ali (a.s.). Then Ibne Muljim martyred him. May Allah curse him. When the house of Uthman was besieged, he called me and handed over a letter and a mount and asked me to take that letter to Ali (a.s.). Ali (a.s.) was in Medina at that time. He had gone to his lands. I took that letter and departed. When I reached the wall of Abaya, I heard a voice reciting Holy Quran. I saw that Master Ali Ibne Abi Talib was coming from Maqam-e-Yambu’ reciting the verse of Holy Quran: أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ “What! did you then think that We had created you in vain and that you shall not be returned to Us?”1 When he saw me, he said, “O Abu Duniya! How did you come here?” I said, “I have brought a letter given to me by Uthman.” When Imam (a.s.) opened the letter, he found the following two lines quoted in it: “If I am worthy of being eaten up then please do eat me. Otherwise help me before I am torn apart.” After reading this letter, Imam said, “Lets go.” However, when we reached Medina, Uthman was already murdered. He turned towards the walled garden of Bani Najjar. When people came to know about his arrival, they came running towards him. Before that, it appeared that people would pay allegiance to Talha but when they saw Imam (a.s.), they came running to his side like a flock of goats, which runs after being attacked by a wolf. First, Talha and then Zubair and then Muhajireen and Ansar paid allegiance. I was busy serving the Imam. I was present in the Battle of Jamal and Battle of Siffeen. Once, the whip fell down from Imam’s hand in Siffeen. I was standing on his right hand side. When I tried to bend and pick up the whip, I was struck on my eyebrow by the iron bridle and this injury was caused as a result. The Commander of faithful Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) called me and applied the wetness of his mouth on my injury and put a pinch of dust on it. I swear by God, my pain disappeared immediately because of its blessing. I continued to serve the Imam (a.s.). Then I served Imam Hasan (a.s.) till he was injured in Hall of Madayn and came to Medina along with him. I remained busy in his service till Joada binte Ashath Ibne Qais Kindi (may Allah curse her) conspired with Muawiyah and martyred Imam Hasan (a.s.) by poisoning him. Then I reached Kerbala along with Imam Husain (a.s.). When Imam Husain (a.s.) was martyred, I feared Banu Umayyah and escaped to Maghrib and now I am awaiting the reappearance of Imam-e-Qaim (a.t.f.s.) and emergence and descent of Prophet Isa (a.s.).” Abu Muhammad Alawi narrates: I saw a strange thing that when he was narrating these events in the house of my uncle, Tahir bin Yahya, the hair between his lower lip and chin became red and then turned white. I had seen (earlier) that there was no white hair on his head and beard. When that elderly person saw my amazement, he said, “What are you looking at? It happens whenever I am hungry; and when my stomach is full, these hair turn black.” Eventually, my uncle ordered food and three trays full of food were brought. One of the trays was kept in front of Muammar Maghribi and I joined him along with a few other persons. The other two trays were kept between rest of the people. My uncle told people: “I have right upon you then why don’t you eat? Why do you make my food unlawful for yourselves?” Thus, some people ate food and some people did not. My uncle was sitting on the right hand side of Muammar Maghribi. He used to eat himself and forward it to him also. I saw that he ate food as much as a young man eats. I saw that the hair between his lower lip and chin were blackening. When he ate enough that his stomach was full, all his hairs became black.

10- فَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَنِي.

Narrated to us Ali bin Uthman bin Khattab from Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) that the Messenger of Allah (S) said: “Whoever loved the people of Yemen has loved me and whoever hates the people of Yemen has hated me.”