Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultationحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ حَيَّانَ السَّرَّاجِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْغَسَّانِيِ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ جِنَازَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ يَوْمَ مَاتَ وَ شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ حِينَ بُويِعَ وَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام جَالِسٌ نَاحِيَةً إِذْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ غُلَامٌ يَهُودِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ حِسَانٌ وَ هُوَ مِنْ وُلْدِ هَارُونَ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَى رَأْسِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بِكِتَابِهِمْ وَ أَمْرِ نَبِيِّهِمْ قَالَ فَطَأْطَأَ عُمَرُ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ إِيَّاكَ أَعْنِي وَ أَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ مَا شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي جِئْتُكَ مُرْتَاداً لِنَفْسِي شَاكّاً فِي دِينِي فَقَالَ دُونَكَ هَذَا الشَّابَّ قَالَ وَ مَنْ هَذَا الشَّابُّ قَالَ هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ابْنُ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ ابْنَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ هَذَا زَوْجُ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَقْبَلَ الْيَهُودِيُّ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام فَقَالَ أَ كَذَلِكَ أَنْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ وَ ثَلَاثٍ وَ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَتَبَسَّمَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا هَارُونِيُّ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ سَبْعاً قَالَ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ فَإِنْ عَلِمْتَهُنَّ سَأَلْتُكَ عَمَّا بَعْدَهُنَّ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمْهُنَّ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَكَ عِلْمٌ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِالْإِلَهِ الَّذِي تَعْبُدُهُ إِنْ أَنَا أَجَبْتُكَ فِي كُلِّ مَا تُرِيدُ لَتَدَعَنَّ دِينَكَ وَ لَتَدْخُلَنَّ فِي دِينِي فَقَالَ مَا جِئْتُ إِلَّا لِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَسَلْ قَالَ فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةِ دَمٍ قَطَرَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ أَيُّ قَطْرَةٍ هِيَ وَ أَوَّلُ عَيْنٍ فَاضَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ أَيُّ عَيْنٍ هِيَ وَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ اهْتَزَّ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ- فَأَجَابَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام فَقَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الثَّلَاثِ الْأُخْرَى أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمْ بَعْدَهُ مِنْ إِمَامٍ عَدْلٍ وَ فِي أَيِّ جَنَّةٍ يَكُونُ وَ مَنِ السَّاكِنُ مَعَهُ فِي جَنَّتِهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَارُونِيُّ إِنَّ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ص مِنَ الْخُلَفَاءِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ إِمَاماً عَدْلًا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ خِذْلَانُ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ وَ لَا يَسْتَوْحِشُونَ بِخِلَافِ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ وَ إِنَّهُمْ أَرْسَبُ فِي الدِّينِ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ الرَّوَاسِي فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ مَسْكَنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فِي جَنَّةِ عَدْنٍ مَعَهُ أُولَئِكَ الِاثْنَا عَشَرَ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْعَدْلُ فَقَالَ صَدَقْتَ وَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُهَا فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي هَارُونَ كَتَبَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَ أَمْلَاهُ عَمِّي مُوسَى عليه السلام قَالَ فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْوَاحِدَةِ فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ وَصِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمْ يَعِيشُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَ هَلْ يَمُوتُ أَوْ يُقْتَلُ قَالَ يَا هَارُونِيُّ يَعِيشُ بَعْدَهُ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً لَا يَزِيدُ يَوْماً وَ لَا يَنْقُصُ يَوْماً ثُمَّ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَةً هَاهُنَا يَعْنِي قَرْنَهُ فَتُخْضَبُ هَذِهِ مِنْ هَذَا قَالَ فَصَاحَ الْهَارُونِيُّ وَ قَطَعَ كُسْتِيجَهُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ أَنَّكَ وَصِيُّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَفُوقَ وَ لَا تُفَاقَ وَ أَنْ تُعَظَّمَ وَ لَا تُسْتَضْعَفَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَضَى بِهِ عليه السلام إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَعَلَّمَهُ مَعَالِمَ الدِّينِ.
Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali Majilaway 
: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abil Qasim from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid Barqi from his father from Abdullah bin Qasim Hayyan Sarraj from Dawood bin Sulaiman Ghassani from Abi Tufayl that he said:
“We witnessed the death of Abu Bakr and the allegiance to Umar while Ali sat in a corner. Just then a well dressed young Jew, who was a descendant of Harun , came to Umar and stood before him said: O chief of believers, are you the most knowledgeable in this community regarding the Sunnah of your Prophet and the Book of your Lord? Umar continued to look down. He said: I am addressing you. Then he repeated his question. Umar said: What concern you have with this? The boy said: I am in search of truth and I am having doubts about my religion. Umar pointed to Ali ibn Abi Talib and said: This young man is such. The Jew asked: Who is that young man? Umar said: He is Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, father of Hasan and Husain, sons of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and husband of Fatima, daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
The Jew came to Ali and said: O Ali, are you such? He replied: Yes. The Jew said: I have three, three and one question. Ali said: O Harooni, why don’t you say that you have seven questions? He replied: No, if you reply the first three questions correctly I will ask the remaining. But if you answer the first three questions wrongly, I will not ask any more questions. Ali said: If I reply correctly would you enter my faith? The young man said: That is why I have come to you. Ali said: Ask what you like. The young man said: Which was the first drop of blood to fall on the earth?
Which was the first spring of water that gushed out on the earth? And which was the first thing that grew on the earth? When Amirul Momineen replied to all the question he said: Now tell me the next three. Who are the just Imams after Prophet Muhammad ﷺ? In which Paradise would Prophet Muhammad reside? And who would stay with him? Ali said: O Harooni, there are twelve caliphs and just Imams of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Opposition of the people will not be able to discourage them and they will not fear the adversaries. They shall be more steadfast on the religion of Allah than a mountain. Muhammad ﷺ will be in Adn Paradise and the very twelve will live with him.
The Jew said: By Allah, besides whom there is no god, you are right. It is same as my uncle Musa dictated to my father, Harun . Tell me one more thing. He asked: For how many years will the successor of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ live after the passing away of the Prophet? Would he have a natural death or will be murdered? Imam said: O Harooni, after the passing away of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ he would live for thirty years. Neither a day more nor a day less. Then he will be hit on the head. Saying this he pointed to his head. And his beard will be dyed in the blood of his head. Hearing this, the Harooni screamed and tore his collar.
Then he said: I testify that there is no god, except Allah. He is One and without a partner. Muhammad is His servant and messenger and you are his successor. People should confess to your greatness and not that they should dominate you. They must confess to your excellence instead of weakening you. The narrator says: After that Ali took him home and imparted the knowledge of religion to him.”
