Al-Kafi 4315

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Ammar Bin Marwan who said, ‘It was narrated to me by the one who heard Abu Abdullah^asws saying: ‘By Allah^azwj, there would be Acceptance from you, and by Allah^azwj there would be Forgiveness for you! There is nothing between one of you and his exultation, and him seeing the joy and the delight of his eyes, except the reaching of his soul to over here’, and he^asws gestured with his^asws hand to his^asws throat. Then he^asws said: ‘When it would be like that, and he is about to die, Rasool-Allah^saww and Ali^asws and Jibraeel^as and the Angel of death attend him, and Ali^asws would approach him and he^asws would be saying: ‘O Rasool-Allah^saww! This one used to love us^asws, the People^asws of the Household, so love him. And Rasool-Allah^saww would be saying: ‘O Jibraeel^as! This one used to love Allah^azwj, and His^azwj Rasool^saww, and the People^asws of the Household of His^azwj Rasool^saww, so love him. And Jibraeel^as would be saying to the Angel of death: ‘This one used to love Allah^azwj, and His^azwj Rasool^saww and the People^asws of the Household of His^azwj Rasool^saww, so I^as love him and be kind with him. So the Angel of death approaches him and would be saying to him: ‘O servant of Allah^azwj! Did you take the redemption of your neck (from the Fire)? Did you take the deed of security of your freedom (from the Fire), attaching with the greatest immunity in the life of the world?’ So Allah^azwj would Cause him to speak and he would be saying, ‘Yes’. So he (the Angel of death) would be saying: ‘And what is that?’ So he (the deceased) would be saying, ‘The Wilayah of Ali^asws Bin Abu Talib^asws’. He would be saying, ‘You have spoken the truth. As for that which you were cautious of, so Allah^azwj has Secured you from it, and as for that which you were wishing for, so will realise it. Receive glad tidings to be with the righteous ancestors as friends of Rasool-Allah^saww and Ali^asws and Fatima^asws’. Then his soul would flow (out of his body) with a gentle flowing. Then they would descend with his shroud from the Paradise, and his embalming from the Paradise with the saffron musk, so he would be enshrouded with that shroud and embalmed with that embalming. Then he would be clothed with a yellow garment from the garments of the Paradise. So when he would be placed in his grave, a Door from the Doors of the Paradise would be opened up for him, and there would be entering upon him its breezes and its fragrances. Then there would be expanded for him, from ahead of him, a travel distance of a year, and from his right and from his left. Then it would be said to him: ‘Sleep the sleep of a newly wedded bride upon her bed. Receive glad tidings with the breezes and the fragrances and a blissful garden and a Lord^azwj not Angered’. Then he would be visiting the Progeny^asws of Muhammad^saww in Gardens of Pleasure, so he would eat with them^asws from their^asws meals, and drink from their^asws drinks, and would be discussing with them^asws in their^asws gatherings until the rising of our^asws Qaim^asws of the People^asws of the Household. So when our^asws Qaim^asws rises, Allah^azwj would Send for them, and they would meet up with him^asws exclaiming <span class="iTxt">Talbiyya</span> (Here I am, Here I am), in groups and groups. Therefore, during that, the doubters would be invalidated, and be destroyed by an annihilation, and very few of the cautioning ones (of the appearance of Al-Qaim^asws) would happen to perish, and the ones speaking of its nearness (of the appearance of Al-Qaim^asws) would attain salvation. Due to that, Rasool-Allah^saww said to Ali^asws: ‘You^asws are my^saww brother^asws, and an appointment between me^saww and you^asws is in the Valley of Peace’. When the infidel is near to dying, Rasool-Allah^saww and Ali^asws and Jibraeel^as and the Angel of death come over to him. So Ali^asws approaches him and would be saying: ‘O Rasool-Allah^saww! This one used to hate the People^asws of the Household, so hate him’. And Rasool-Allah^saww would be saying: ‘O Jibraeel^as! This one used to hate Allah^azwj and His^azwj Rasool^saww, and the People^asws of the Household of His^azwj Rasool^saww, so hate him’. So Jibraeel^as would be saying: ‘O Angel of death! This is one who used to hate Allah^azwj and His^azwj Rasool^saww and the People^asws of his^saww Household, so hate him and be fierce upon him. So the Angel of death approaches him and would be saying to him: ‘O servant of Allah^azwj! Did you take the redemption of your neck (from the Fire)? Did you take the deed of security of your freedom (from the Fire), attaching with the greatest immunity in the life of the world?’ So he would say, ‘No’. So he would be saying, ‘Receive news, O enemy of Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic, of His^azwj Punishment and the Fire. As for that which you were scared of, so it would descend unto you’. Then his soul would flow (out from his body) with a rough flowing. Then three hundred devils would be allocated with him, all of them spitting in his face, and hurting his soul. So when he is placed in his grave, a Door from the Doors of the Fire would be opened up for him, and there would enter upon him its pus and its flames’.

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