Al-Kafi 10363

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Hisham Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah^asws having said: ‘Abu Bakr and Umar both came to Umm Salma^as and they said to her, ‘O Umm Salma^as! You^as used to be with a man before Rasool-Allah^asws, so how is Rasool-Allah^asws from that in private’. So she^as said: ‘He^asws is not except like the rest of the men’. Then they both went out from her^as, and the Prophet^asws came over. So she^as stood up taking the initiative thinking that a Command from the sky has descended, so she^as informed him^asws of the news. So Rasool-Allah^asws got angered to the extent that his^asws face glowered and the perspiration of the angered converged between his^asws eyes, and he^asws went out and his^asws robe was dragging behind him^asws, until he^asws ascended the Pulpit. And the Helpers took the initiative with the weapons and readied their cavalries to be present. So he^asws ascended the Pulpit, Praised Allah^azwj and Extolled Him^azwj, then said: ‘O you people! What is the matter with some people who are pursuing to fault me^asws and are asking around about me^asws in my^asws absence. By Allah^azwj ! I^asws am more honourable in nobility and cleaner of birth (than you all), and I^asws advise you all for the Sake of Allah^azwj regarding the hidden (matters); and none from among you shall ask me^asws about his father, except that I^asws will inform him’. So a man stood up to him^asws and said, ‘Who is my father?’ So he^asws said: ‘So and so, the shepherd’. So another one stood up to him^asws and said, ‘Who is my father?’ So he^asws said: ‘Your slave, the black one’. And the third one stood up to him^asws and said, ‘Who is my father?’ So he^asws said: ‘The one who has been linked to you’. So the Helpers said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^asws! Excuse us, may Allah^azwj excuse you^asws, for Allah^azwj Sent you^asws as a Mercy. Therefore, excuse us and Allah^azwj will Excuse you^asws’. And it was such that whenever the Prophet^asws spoke, he^asws would be bashful and perspire, and he^asws would lower his^asws gaze from the people out of bashfulness whenever he^asws spoke to them. So he^asws descended. So when it was the morning, Jibraeel^as descended unto him^asws with a bowl from the Paradise wherein was <span class="iTxt">Hareesa</span> (a dish made out of mashed meat and wheat), and he^as said: ‘O Muhammad^asws! This here has been made for you^asws by the Maiden Houries, therefore eat it, you^asws and Ali^asws and both your^asws children, for it is not correct that it is eaten by others’. So Rasool-Allah^asws sat down along with Ali^asws, and Fatima^asws, and Al-Hassan^asws, and Al-Husayn^asws, and they^asws ate. So, Rasool-Allah^asws was given the strength from that meal, the strength of forty men. So whenever he^asws so intended to, he^asws could go to his^asws wives, all of them in one night’.

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