Al-Kafi 10603

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah^asws when Yunus bin Yaqoub entered. So I saw him unhappy. So Abu Abdullah^asws said to him: ‘Why do I^asws see you unhappy?’ He said, ‘A child of mine made the whole night difficult for me’. So Abu Abdullah^asws said to him: ‘O Yunus! My^asws father^asws Muhammad^asws Bin Ali^asws narrated to me^asws, from his^asws forefathers^asws, from my^asws grandfather Rasool-Allah^saww that Jibraeel^as descended unto him^saww and Rasool-Allah^saww and Ali^asws were crying. So Jibraeel^as said: ‘O Beloved of Allah^azwj! Why do I^as see you^saww crying?’ He^saww said: ‘Two children of ours^asws have made us^asws cry due to both them^asws are crying’. So Jibraeel^as said: ‘Muh, O Muhammad^saww, for very soon a group of Shias would be Sent for these two^asws, when one of them cries (as a baby), so his crying would (be construed as) ‘There is no god except for Allah^azwj’, (until) there come upon him seven years. So when he exceeds seven years, so his crying would be a (seeking of) Forgiveness for his parents until he comes to the (applicability of the) legal Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>). So when he exceeds it, so whatever he commits from the good deed, so it would be for his parents, and whatever he commits from the evil deeds, so it would not be against them both’.

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