وبهذا الاسناد، عن علي بن محمد عليهما السلام، قال:
قيل لمحمد بن علي بن موسى صلوات الله عليهم: ما بال هؤلاء المسلمين يكرهون الموت؟ قال: لأنهم جهلوه فكرهوه ولو عرفوه وكانوا من أولياء الله عز وجل لأحبوه ولعلموا أن الآخرة خير لهم من الدنيا، ثم قال عليه السلام: يا أبا عبد الله ما بال الصبي والمجنون يمتنع من الدواء المنقي لبدنه والنافي للألم عنه؟ قال: لجهلهم بنفع الدواء. قال: والذي بعث محمدا بالحق نبيا إن من استعد للموت حق الاستعداد فهو أنفع له من هذا الدواء لهذا المتعالج، أما إنهم لو عرفوا ما يؤدي إليه الموت من النعيم لاستدعوه وأحبوه أشد ما يستدعي العاقل الحازم الدواء لدفع الآفات واجتلاب السلامات.
8. With this chain of narrators, from Ali bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said:
It was said to Muhammed bin Ali bin Musa, Allah’s blessings be upon them: What is it with these Muslims that they hate death? He said: Because they have become ignorant of it, so they hate it. If they were to know it and they were among the Allies of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, they would surely have loved it, and they would surely have known that the Hereafter is better for them than this world. Then he, peace be upon him, said: O father of Abdullah, what is it with a child or an insane that he refrains from the medicine that cleans his body and negates the pain from him? He said: Due to their ignorance of the benefit of the medicine. He said: By He who sent Muhammed with the Truth as a Prophet, indeed, the one who prepares for death a true preparation, it is more beneficial to him than this medicine (that is given) to he who is treated. Verily, if they, indeed, were to know what death leads to of bliss, they would surely have called for it and loved it by the most intense of what a rational calls for medicine in order to repel misfortunes and draw safeties.
