Al-Kafi 3410

Translation

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq Al Ahmar, from Abu Al Qasim Al Kufy, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, and Al A’ala Bin Sayaba, and Zareyf Bin Nasih who said, ‘When Abu Dawaneeq (the Caliph) sent for Abu Abdullah^asws, he^asws raised his^asws hand towards the sky, then said: ‘O Allah^azwj! You^azwj Protected the two boys by the weapons of their fathers, therefore Protect me with the weapons of my^asws forefathers^asws, Muhammad^saww, and Ali^asws, and Al-Hassan^asws, and Al-Husayn^asws, and Ali^asws Bin Al-Husayn^asws, and Muhammad^asws Bin Ali^asws. O Allah^azwj! I shelter with You^azwj regarding his evil intentions, and I seek Refuge with You^azwj from his evil’. Then he^asws said to the camelier, ‘Travel’. So when Al-Rabi’e met him^asws at the door of Al-Dawaneeq, he said to him^asws, ‘O Abu Abdullah^asws! How difficult is his hidden (intentions) against you^asws. I have heard him saying, ‘By Allah^azwj! I will not leave for them^asws any palm tree except that I will uproot it, nor any wealth except I will confiscate it, nor any offspring except I will make captives of them’. So he^asws whispered with something concealed and his^asws lips moved. So when he^asws entered, he^asws greeted and was seated. So he returned (the greetings) to him^asws, then said: ‘But, by Allah^azwj! I had thought that I will not leave for you any palm tree except that I will uproot it, nor any wealth except confiscate it’. So Abu Abdullah^asws said: ‘O commander of the faithful! Allah^azwj Tried Ayoub^as, and he^as was patient; and He^azwj Gave Dawood^as, so he^as was grateful; and Gave power to Yusuf^as, so he^as forgave; and you are from that lineage, and that lineage has not been Given except with what resembles it’. So he said, ‘You^asws speak the truth. I have pardoned you^asws.’. So he^asws said to him: ‘O commander of the faithful! No one has attained blood from us^asws, the People^asws of the Household except Allah^azwj Confiscated his kingdom’. So he got angered due to that and was fuming. So he^asws said: ‘Calm down, O commander of the faithful! This kingdom was in the family of Abu Sufyan. So when Yazeed^la killed Husayn^asws, Allah^azwj Confiscated his kingdom. So the family of Marwan inherited it. So when Hisham killed Ziyad, Allah^azwj Confiscated his kingdom. So Marwan Bin Muhammad inherited it. So when Marwan killed Ibrahim, Allah^azwj Confiscated his kingdom, and it was Given to you’. So he said, ‘You^asws speak the truth. Come, raise your^asws need’. So he^asws said: ‘The permission (to leave)’. So he said, ‘It is in your^asws hands, whenever you^asws so desire to, so go out’. So Al-Rabi’e said to him^asws, ‘He has ordered for you^asws with ten thousand Dirhams’. He^asws said: ‘There is no need for me with regards to it’. He said, ‘Then you^asws would anger him. So take it, then give in charity with it’.

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