Al-Kafi 10519

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Muhammad Bin Qaza’a who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah^asws, ‘The ones in front of us are saying that Ibrahim^as circumcised himself^as with a curved knife upon a large jar’. So he^asws said: ‘Glory be to Allah^azwj! It is not as what they are saying it to be. They are lying upon Ibrahim^as’. I said, ‘And how is that?’ So he^asws said: ‘The Prophets^as, their^as wrapping used to drop off from them^as along with their navel during the seventh day. So when (Ismail^as) was born to Ibrahim^as from Hajar^as, Sarah^as reproached Hajar^as with what slaves are reproached with. So Hajar^as cried, and that was grievous upon her^as. So when Ismail^as saw her^as crying, he^as cried as well due to her^as crying, and Ibrahim^as entered. So he^as said: ‘What makes you^as cry, O Ismail^as?’ So he^as said: ‘Sarah^as reproached my^as mother^as with such and such. So she^as cried, and I^as cried due to her^as crying’. So Ibrahim^as stood upon his^as Prayer Mat, so he^as whispered unto his^as Lord^azwj, and asked Him^azwj Cast that away from Hajar^as. So Allah^azwj Cast that off from Hajar^as. So when Sarah^as gave birth to Is’haq^as, and it was the seventh day, there fell down from him^as, his^as navel, but his^as wrapping did not fall. So Sarah^as panicked from that. So when Ibrahim^as came over to her^as, she^as said: ‘O Ibrahim^as! What is this occurrence which has occurred in the Progeny of Ibrahim^as, and the children of the Prophets^as? This is your^as son^as Is’haq. His^as navel has fallen off from him and his^as wrapping did not fall off from him^as’. So Ibrahim^as stood upon his^as Prayer Mat, so he^as whispered to his^as Lord^azwj, and said: ‘O Lord^azwj! What is this occurrence which has occurred in the Progeny of Ibrahim^as and the children of the Prophets^as, and this is my^as son^as Is’haq^as. His^as navel has fallen off from him^as and his^as wrapping did not fall off from him’. So Allah^azwj the High Revealed unto him^as: “O Ibrahim^as! This is due to what Sarah^as reproached Hajar^as with, so I^azwj Swore that, that would not fall off from anyone from the children of the Prophets^as due to the reproach of Sarah^as to Hajar^as. Therefore, circumcise Is’haq^as with the iron, and make him^as taste the heat of the iron”. He^asws said: ‘So Ibrahim^as circumcised him^as with the iron, and the Sunnah flowed with the circumcision in the children of Is’haq after that’.

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