The Seventieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Seventh of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Al-Amālī|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 70

Al-Amālī

Book 1, Chapter 70

The Seventieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Seventh of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Hadith #6

6 - حدثنا محمد بن محمد بن عصام (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب الكليني، قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد، عن محمد بن سليمان، عن إسماعيل ابن إبراهيم، عن جعفر بن محمد التميمي، عن الحسين بن علوان، عن عمرو بن خالد، عن زيد بن علي (عليه السلام)، قال: سألت أبي سيد العابدين (عليه السلام) فقلت له: يا أبه، أخبرني عن جدنا رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، لما عرج به إلى السماء وأمره ربه عز وجل بخمسين صلاة، كيف لم يسأله التخفيف عن أمته حتى قال له موسى بن عمران (عليه السلام): ارجع إلى ربك فسله التخفيف، فإن امتك لا تطيق ذلك؟ فقال: يا بني، إن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) لا يقترح على ربه عز وجل ولا يراجعه في شئ يأمره به، فلما سأله موسى (عليه السلام)، ذلك وصار شفيعا لامته إليه، لم يجز له رد شفاعة أخيه موسى (عليه السلام)، فرجع إلى ربه يسأله (2) التخفيف، إلى أن ردها إلى خمس صلوات. قال: فقلت له: يا أبه، فلم لم يرجع إلى ربه عز وجل ولم يسأله التخفيف من خمس صلوات، وقد سأله موسى (عليه السلام) أن يرجع إلى ربه ويسأله التخفيف؟ فقال: يا بني، أراد (صلى الله عليه وآله) أن يحصل لامته التخفيف مع أجر خمسين صلاة، لقول الله عز وجل: (من جاء بالحسنة فله عشر أمثالها) (1)، ألا ترى أنه (صلى الله عليه وآله) لما هبط إلى الارض نزل عليه جبرئيل (عليه السلام) فقال: يا محمد، إن ربك يقرئك السلام ويقول: إنها خمس بخمسين، ما يبدل القول لدي وما أنا بظلام للعبيد؟ قال: فقلت له: يا أبه، أليس الله تعالى ذكره لا يوصف بمكان؟ فقال: بلى، تعالى الله عن ذلك. فقلت: فما معنى قول موسى (عليه السلام) لرسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): ارجع إلى ربك؟ فقال: معناه معنى قول إبراهيم (عليه السلام): (إنى ذاهب إلى ربى سيهدين) (2) ومعنى قول موسى (عليه السلام): (وعجلت إليك رب لترضى) (3) ومعنى قوله عز وجل: (ففروا إلى الله) (4) يعني حجوا إلى بيت الله. يا بني، إن الكعبة بيت الله، فمن حج بيت الله فقد قصد إلى الله، والمساجد بيوت الله، فمن سعى إليها فقد سعى إلى الله وقصد إليه، والمصلي ما دام في صلاته فهو واقف بين يدي الله جل جلاله، وأهل موقف عرفات هم وقوف بين يدي الله عز وجل، وإن الله تبارك وتعالى بقاعا في سماواته، فمن عرج به إلى بقعه منها فقد عرج به إليه، ألا تسمع الله عز وجل يقول: (تعرج الملائكة والروح إليه) (5)، ويقول عز وجل في قصة عيسى (عليه السلام): (بل رفعه الله إليه) (1)، ويقول عز وجل: (إليه يصعد الكلم الطيب والعمل الصالح يرفعه) (2)؟

Muhammad b. Muhammad b. `Isam narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ya`qub al-Kulayni narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Muhammad narrated to us from Muhammad b. Sulayman from Isma`il b. Ibrahim from Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Tamimi from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from `Amr b. Khalid from Zayd b. `Ali . He said: I asked my father, the Master of Worshipers , and I said to him: O father! Inform me about my grandfather, the Messenger of Allah : When he ascended to heaven, and his Lord commanded him to do fifty prayers, why did he not ask Him to lighten the load on his Nation until Musa b. `Imran told him: "Return to your Lord and ask him to lighten the load, for surely, your Nation cannot fulfill this"? So, he said: O my son! Surely, the Messenger of Allah would not make suggestions to his Lord, nor would he return to Him with regards to something He had commanded him. So, when Musa asked him, he became the intercessor of his Nation through him, and [thus] he was unable to reject the intercession of his brother Musa (i.e. Musa interceded on behalf of the Muslim Nation, and the Prophet was unable to reject the plea of Musa). So, he returned to his Lord to ask him to lighten the burden, until it became five prayers. He said: So, I said to him: O father! Then why did he not return to his Lord to lighten it to less than five prayers, for Musa told him to return to his Lord [again] to ask him to lighten it [further]? So, he said: O my son! He wanted to lighten the burden on his Nation through the reward of fifty prayers, as Allah says, "He who comes with a good deed will have ten like it." (6:160) When he descended to the Earth, Gabriel came down to him and said: "O Muhammad! Surely, your Lord recites the salaam to you, and says: 'Surely, they are five [prayers worth] fifty. My words have not been exchanged, and I am not oppressive to the worshipers.'" He said: So, I said to him: O father! Isn't it the case that Allah is not described with a place? So, he said: Of course. May Allah be exalted above that. So, he said: So, what is the meaning of the saying of Musa to the Messenger of Allah : "Return to your Lord"? So, he said: Its meaning is the [same] meaning as the saying of Ibrahim : "Surely, I am going to my Lord for guidance" (37:99), and the meaning of the saying of Musa : "I hasten to You, my Lord, so that You may be pleased." (20:84), and His saying, "So, hasten to Allah" (50:51) - meaning, make pilgrimage to the House of Allah. O my son! The Ka`ba is the House of Allah. Whoever makes pilgrimage to the House of Allah has made his intention toward Allah. The mosques are the houses of Allah, so whoever goes to them has gone to Allah and made his intention toward Him. The one who prays stands before Allah for the duration of his prayer. Those who stand at `Arafa stand before Allah. Surely, for Allah there are places in His heavens; whoever ascends to a place of His therein has ascended to Him. Have you not heard the saying of Allah, "The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him" (70:4)? He says in the story of `Isa , "Rather, Allah raised him to Himself" (4:158), and He says, "Goodly words ascend to Him and righteous deeds are raised up by Him" (35:10).