خَرَجْنَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَ مَعَنَا شَيْخٌ مُتَأَلِّهٌ مُتَعَبِّدٌ لَا يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ يُتِمُّ الصَّلَاةَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَ مَعَهُ ابْنُ أَخٍ لَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فَمَرِضَ الشَّيْخُ فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ أَخِيهِ لَوْ عَرَضْتَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ عَلَى عَمِّكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَهُ فَقَالَ كُلُّهُمْ دَعُوا الشَّيْخَ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ عَلَى حَالِهِ فَإِنَّهُ حَسَنُ الْهَيْئَةِ فَلَمْ يَصْبِرْ ابْنُ أَخِيهِ حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَمِّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ ارْتَدُّوا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) إِلَّا نَفَراً يَسِيراً وَ كَانَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ( عليه السلام ) مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ مَا كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ كَانَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ الْحَقُّ وَ الطَّاعَةُ لَهُ قَالَ فَتَنَفَّسَ الشَّيْخُ وَ شَهَقَ وَ قَالَ أَنَا عَلَى هَذَا وَ خَرَجَتْ نَفْسُهُ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَعَرَضَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ هُوَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ لَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ شَيْئاً مِنْ هَذَا غَيْرَ سَاعَتِهِ تِلْكَ قَالَ فَتُرِيدُونَ مِنْهُ مَا ذَا قَدْ دَخَلَ وَ اللَّهِ الْجَنَّةَ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Muawiya Bin Wahab who said, ‘Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin sinan, from Muawiya Bin Wahab who said, ‘We went out to Makkah and with us was an old man, a devout worshipper, not recognizing this matter (Al-Wilayah). He completed the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> in the road and with him was a son of a brother of his, a Muslim. The old man fell ill, so I said to the son of his brother, ‘If you were to present this matter (Al-Wilayah) upon your uncle, perhaps Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Rescue him’. But, all of them said, ‘leave the old man until he dies upon his state for he is in a good condition’. But the son of his brother was not patient until he said to him, ‘O uncle! The people turned apostate after Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> except for a small number, and there is obedience for Ali<sup>asws</sup> Bin Abu Talib<sup>asws</sup> what was for Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>; and it was so that after Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>, the truth and the obedience was for him<sup>asws</sup>’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So the old man sighed and sobbed, and said, ‘I am upon this’, and his soul exited’. So we went over to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> and Ali Bin Al-Sariy presented this speech to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He is a man from the inhabitants of Paradise’. Ali Bin Al-Sariy said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘He did not recognize anything from this apart from that time of his’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So what is that which you are wanting from him. By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, he has entered the Paradise’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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