Al-Kafi 14565

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ibrahim, Bin Abu Al Balaad, from Sa’ad Al Askaaf who said, ‘I have no knowledge of it except that Abu Ja’far^asws said: ‘There used to be a worshipper among the Children of Israel to whom Dawood^as used to marvel (be amazed) at. So Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him^as: “Do not marvel at anything from his affairs, for he is a show-off”. He^asws said: ‘So the man died, so they came to Dawood^as and said to him^as, ‘The man died’. So Dawood^as said: ‘Bury your companion’. But, the Children of Israel refused and they said, ‘How come you^as are not attending it (funeral)?’ He^asws said: ‘So when he had been washed, fifty men arose and testified with Allah^azwj that they did not know from him except for goodness. So when they had Prayed over him, fifty other men arose, so they testified with Allah^azwj that they did not know from his except for the goodness. So when they had buried him, fifty testified with Allah^azwj that they did not know from him except for the goodness’. So Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto Dawood^as: “What prevented you^as to testify for so and so?” So Dawood^as said: ‘O Lord^azwj! That which You^azwj Notified me^as of, from his affairs’. So Allah ^azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him^as: “That is like that, but a group of Rabbis and Monks have testified that they do not know from him except for the goodness, so I^azwj Allowed their testimonies over him, and Forgave for him (whatever was) in My^azwj Knowledge regarding him”.

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