Book 1, Chapter #16


On What has been Narrated by Ar-Ridha (a.s) Regarding the Proofs for the Divine Leaders (a.s), and the Rejection of the Exaggerators (Ghulat) and Those who Believe in God Turning Over the Affairs (Mufawidha) - May God Curse Them

Ḥadīth #5

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5 - حَدَّثَنا تَمِيمُ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ تَمِيمُ القُرَشِي قالَحَدَّثَني أَبي، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عَلِى الأَنْصارِي، عَن أَبي الصَّلْتِ الهَرَوِيِّ قالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا a.sُ إِنَّ فِي سَوَادِ الْكُوفَةِ قَوْماً يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ لَمْ يَقَعْ عَلَيْهِ سَهْوٌ فِي صَلاتِهِ فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ الَّذِي لا يَسْهُو هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَفِيهِمْ قَوْمٌ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ لَمْ يُقْتَلْ وَأَنَّهُ أُلْقِيَ شَبَهُهُ عَلَى حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ أَسْعَدَ الشَّامِيِّ وَأَنَّهُ رُفِعَ إِلَى السَّمَـاءِ كَمَـا رُفِـعَ عِيـسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ‏ a.sُ، وَيَحْتَجُّونَ بِهَذِهِ الآْيَةِ: وَلَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلاً فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا عَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبُ اللَّهِ وَلَعْنَتُهُ وَكَفَرُوا بِتَكْذِيبِهِمْ لِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ فِي إِخْبَارِهِ بِأَنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍ‏ a.sُ سَيُقْتَلُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَقُتِلَ مَنْ كَانَ خَيْراً مِنَ الْحُسَيْنِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَمَا مِنَّا إِلا مَقْتُولٌ وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ لَمَقْتُولٌ بِالسَّمِّ بِاغْتِيَالِ مَنْ يَغْتَالُنِي أَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ بِعَهْدٍ مَعْهُودٍ إِلَيَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَهُ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ، عَن رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلاً فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ وَلَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكَافِرٍ عَلَى مُؤْمِنٍ حُجَّةً وَلَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ كُفَّارٍ قَتَلُوا النَّبِيِّينَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَمَعَ قَتْلِهِمْ إِيَّاهُمْ لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِ سَبِيلاً مِنْ طَرِيقِ الْحُجَّةِ. قَد أَخرَجتُ ما رُويَتُهُ فِي هذَا الْمَعْنى‏ فِي كِتابِ إِبطالِ الغُلُوِّ وَالتَّفوِيضِ.

46-5 Tamim ibn Abdullah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Ansari, on the authority of Abi Salt al-Harawi that he told Ar-Ridha’ (a.s), “O son of the Prophet of God! There are people in the vicinity of Kufa who think that the Prophet (S) never made any mistakes when saying his prayers.” The Imam (a.s) said, “May God damn them! They lie. The Only One who makes no mistakes is God - the One and Only.” Abi Salt al-Harawi added, “O son of the Prophet of God! There are people among them who think that Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s) was not killed and God made someone else called Handhala ibn As’ad ash-Shami look like him (and be killed). And He raised Jesus (a.s) - the son of (the Blessed Lady) Mary (a.s) and the reason they present is by using the following verse, ‘…And never will God grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumphs)over the believers.’” The Imam (a.s) replied, “They are lying. God’s Wrath and Curse be upon them! They have disbelieved in God by denying what the Prophet (S) has said about Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s) being killed, ‘I swear by God that Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s) will be killed.’ There is no doubt that Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s) has been killed. Even the ones better than Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s) - that is (Ali) the Commander of the Faithful (a.s) and Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s) were killed. There is no one of us who does not get killed. I swear by God that I will also be killed by being poisoned by a tricky unmanly person. I know this from the Trusted Covenant which we have inherited from God’s Prophet (S) that Gabriel delivered to him (a.s) on behalf of the Lord of the Two Worlds. And the verse stated by the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘…And never will God grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumphs) over the believers’ provides the proof. This means that God has not granted the unbelievers any proofs superior to those of the believers. There is no doubt that the Honorable the Exalted God has informed us that the unbelievers have unrightfully killed the Divine Prophets without having any proofs or reasons. Thus God has not left any ways for them to have any proofs against His Prophets (a.s).”The author of this book (Sheikh al-Sadooq) said, “I have recorded whatever has been narrated on the subjects of exaggerators and those who believe in turning over the affairs in the book Ibtal al-Ghuluw wal Tafweedh.”