Al-Kafi 4608

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Saeed, from Ali Bin Abdullah who said, ‘I heard Abu Al Hassan Musa^asws saying that when Ibrahim^as son^as of Rasool-Allah^saww passed away, three Sunnahs flowed with regards to it. As for one - so when he^as passed away the sun was eclipsed, and the people said, ‘The sun is eclipsed due to Rasool-Allah^saww losing a son’. So Rasool-Allah^saww ascended the Pulpit, and he^saww Praised Allah^azwj Lauded Him^azwj, then said: ‘O you peope! The sun and the mon are two Signs of Allah^azwj from the Signs of Allah^azwj, both flowing by His^azwj Command, obedient to Him^azwj. They do not get eclipsed for the death of anyone nor for his life. Thus, if both of them were to be eclipsed, or one of the two, so pray <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>’. Then he^saww descended from the Pulpit and he^saww prayed <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> with the people, <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> of the eclipse. So when he^saww greeted, said: ‘O Ali^asws! Arise and prepare my^saww son^as!’ So Ali^asws arose and washed Ibrahim^as, and embalmed him^as, and enshrouded him^as, then came out with him^as, and Rasool-Allah^saww went until he^saww ended up with him^as to his^as grave. So the people said, ‘Rasool-Allah^saww forgot to pray <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> upon Ibrahim^as when the panic entered upon him^saww. So he^saww stood up straight, then said: ‘O you people! Jibraeel^as came to me^saww with what you all said. You are alleging that I^saww forgot to pray <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> upon my^saww son^as due to what entered into me^saww from the panic. Indeed! And it is not as you are thinking it to be, but the Kind, the Informed Necessitated five <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>s upon you, and Made to be upon your deceased, one <span class="iTxt">Takbeer</span> from each <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>, and Commanded me^saww that I^saww should not pray <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> except upon the one who did pray <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>’. Then he^saww said: ‘O Ali^asws! Descend and (dig the) chasm (<span class="iTxt">Lahad</span>) for my^saww son^as’. So he^as laid Ibrahim^as in his^as chasm (<span class="iTxt">Lahad</span>). So the people said, ‘It is not befitting for anyone that he should descend in a grave of his son, when Rasool-Allah^saww did not do so’. So Rasool-Allah^saww said to them: ‘O you people! It is not Prohibited upon you that you should be descending into the graves of your children, but there is no security if one of you were to loosen the shroud from his son if the Satan^la were to play with him, so the panic would enter upon him what would cause his Recompense to be confiscated’. Then he^saww left’.

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