Al-Kafi 4769

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Fazalat Bin Ayoub, from Abu Al Magra’a who said, ‘Yaqoub Al-Ahmar narrated to me saying, ‘We went over to Abu Abdullah^asws to console him^asws for his^asws son Ismail (who had died). So he^asws expressed mercy upon him, then said: ‘Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic Announced the death to His^azwj Prophet^saww Himself^azwj, so He^azwj Said: “You^saww would be passing away and they (the people) would be dying”. And He^azwj Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:29#h57"><a href="/books/quran:29#h57">[29:57]</a></a> Every soul must taste of death</span>. Then he^asws commenced narrating, so he^asws said: ‘The inhabitants of the earth would be dying until there does not remain anyone. Then the inhabitants of the sky would be dying until there does not remain anyone except for the Angel of death, and the bearers of the Throne, and Jibraeel, and Mikaeel. So the Angel of death would come until he stands in front of Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic, so He^azwj would say to him: “Who remains?”, and He^azwj is more Knowing. So he would be saying: ‘O Lord^azwj! There does not remain except the Angel of death, and the bearers of the Throne, and Jibraeel and Mikaeel’. So He^azwj would be Sayiing: “Say to Jibraeel and Mikaeel, so let them both die’. So the Angels would be saying during that: ‘O Lord^azwj! They are Your^azwj Messengers and Your^azwj Trusted ones!’ So He^azwj would be Saying: “I^azwj have Ordained the death to be upon every self wherein is the soul!” Then the Angel of death would come until he pauses in front of Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic, and He^azwj would Say to him: “Who remains?”, and He^azwj is more Knowing’. So he would say: ‘O Lord^azwj! There does not remain except for the Angel of death and the bearers of the Throne’. So He^azwj would be Saying: “Say to the bearers of the Throne, so let them die”. He^asws said: ‘Then he would come bleak, said, not raising an eyebrow. So He^azwj would be Saying to him: “Who remains?” So he would say: ‘O Lord^azwj! There does not remain anyone except for the Angel of death’. So He^azwj would be Saying to him: “Die, O Angel of death!” So he would be dying. Then He^azwj would Seize the earth by His^azwj Right, and the skies by His^azwj Left and He^azwj would be Saying: “Where are those who were claiming as being associates with Me^azwj? Where are those who were made to be as gods besides Me^azwj?”’.

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