قَالَ مَا تَرْوِي هَذِهِ النَّاصِبَةُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فِيمَا ذَا فَقَالَ فِي أَذَانِهِمْ وَ رُكُوعِهِمْ وَ سُجُودِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ رَآهُ فِي النَّوْمِ فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا فَإِنَّ دِينَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَعَزُّ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَى فِي النَّوْمِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَدِيرٌ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَحْدِثْ لَنَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ذِكْراً فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمَّا عَرَجَ بِنَبِيِّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) إِلَى سَمَاوَاتِهِ السَّبْعِ أَمَّا أُولَاهُنَّ فَبَارَكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ الثَّانِيَةَ عَلَّمَهُ فَرْضَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مَحْمِلًا مِنْ نُورٍ فِيهِ أَرْبَعُونَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ النُّورِ كَانَتْ مُحْدِقَةً بِعَرْشِ اللَّهِ تَغْشَى أَبْصَارَ النَّاظِرِينَ أَمَّا وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا فَأَصْفَرُ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ اصْفَرَّتِ الصُّفْرَةُ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا أَحْمَرُ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ احْمَرَّتِ الْحُمْرَةُ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا أَبْيَضُ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ ابْيَضَّ الْبَيَاضُ وَ الْبَاقِي عَلَى سَائِرِ عَدَدِ الْخَلْقِ مِنَ النُّورِ وَ الْأَلْوَانِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَحْمِلِ حَلَقٌ وَ سَلَاسِلُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَفَرَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَى أَطْرَافِ السَّمَاءِ وَ خَرَّتْ سُجَّداً وَ قَالَتْ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ مَا أَشْبَهَ هَذَا النُّورَ بِنُورِ رَبِّنَا فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فَسَلَّمَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَفْوَاجاً وَ قَالَتْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ كَيْفَ أَخُوكَ إِذَا نَزَلْتَ فَأَقْرِئْهُ السَّلَامَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَ فَتَعْرِفُونَهُ قَالُوا وَ كَيْفَ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ وَ قَدْ أُخِذَ مِيثَاقُكَ وَ مِيثَاقُهُ مِنَّا وَ مِيثَاقُ شِيعَتِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَيْنَا وَ إِنَّا لَنَتَصَفَّحُ وُجُوهَ شِيعَتِهِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَ لَيْلَةٍ خَمْساً يَعْنُونَ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِنَّا لَنُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ زَادَنِي رَبِّي أَرْبَعِينَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ النُّورِ لَا يُشْبِهُ النُّورَ الْأَوَّلَ وَ زَادَنِي حَلَقاً وَ سَلَاسِلَ وَ عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَمَّا قَرِبْتُ مِنْ بَابِ السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ نَفَرَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَى أَطْرَافِ السَّمَاءِ وَ خَرَّتْ سُجَّداً وَ قَالَتْ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ مَا أَشْبَهَ هَذَا النُّورَ بِنُورِ رَبِّنَا فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَاجْتَمَعَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ قَالَتْ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ قَالَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالُوا وَ قَدْ بُعِثَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَخَرَجُوا إِلَيَّ شِبْهَ الْمَعَانِيقِ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيَّ وَ قَالُوا أَقْرِئْ أَخَاكَ السَّلَامَ قُلْتُ أَ تَعْرِفُونَهُ قَالُوا وَ كَيْفَ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ وَ قَدْ أُخِذَ مِيثَاقُكَ وَ مِيثَاقُهُ وَ مِيثَاقُ شِيعَتِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَيْنَا وَ إِنَّا لَنَتَصَفَّحُ وُجُوهَ شِيعَتِهِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَ لَيْلَةٍ خَمْساً يَعْنُونَ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ زَادَنِي رَبِّي أَرْبَعِينَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ النُّورِ لَا تُشْبِهُ الْأَنْوَارَ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَنَفَرَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ خَرَّتْ سُجَّداً وَ قَالَتْ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ مَا هَذَا النُّورُ الَّذِي يُشْبِهُ نُورَ رَبِّنَا فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَاجْتَمَعَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ قَالَتْ مَرْحَباً بِالْأَوَّلِ وَ مَرْحَباً بِالْآخِرِ وَ مَرْحَباً بِالْحَاشِرِ وَ مَرْحَباً بِالنَّاشِرِ مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُ الْوَصِيِّينَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) ثُمَّ سَلَّمُوا عَلَيَّ وَ سَأَلُونِي عَنْ أَخِي قُلْتُ هُوَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَ فَتَعْرِفُونَهُ قَالُوا وَ كَيْفَ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ وَ قَدْ نَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ الْمَعْمُورَ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ وَ عَلَيْهِ رَقٌّ أَبْيَضُ فِيهِ اسْمُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اسْمُ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ ( عليهم السلام ) وَ شِيعَتِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ إِنَّا لَنُبَارِكُ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَ لَيْلَةٍ خَمْساً يَعْنُونَ فِي وَقْتِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ وَ يَمْسَحُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ زَادَنِي رَبِّي أَرْبَعِينَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ النُّورِ لَا تُشْبِهُ تِلْكَ الْأَنْوَارَ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَلَمْ تَقُلِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ شَيْئاً وَ سَمِعْتُ دَوِيّاً كَأَنَّهُ فِي الصُّدُورِ فَاجْتَمَعَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَ خَرَجَتْ إِلَيَّ شِبْهَ الْمَعَانِيقِ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ صَوْتَانِ مَقْرُونَانِ مَعْرُوفَانِ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ هِيَ لِشِيعَتِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ قَالَتْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتَ أَخَاكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ وَ تَعْرِفُونَهُ قَالُوا نَعْرِفُهُ وَ شِيعَتَهُ وَ هُمْ نُورٌ حَوْلَ عَرْشِ اللَّهِ وَ إِنَّ فِي الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ لَرَقّاً مِنْ نُورٍ فِيهِ كِتَابٌ مِنْ نُورٍ فِيهِ اسْمُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ وَ شِيعَتِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يَزِيدُ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ وَ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ وَ إِنَّهُ لَمِيثَاقُنَا وَ إِنَّهُ لَيُقْرَأُ عَلَيْنَا كُلَّ يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ ثُمَّ قِيلَ لِي ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا أَطْبَاقُ السَّمَاءِ قَدْ خُرِقَتْ وَ الْحُجُبُ قَدْ رُفِعَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي طَأْطِئْ رَأْسَكَ انْظُرْ مَا تَرَى فَطَأْطَأْتُ رَأْسِي فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى بَيْتٍ مِثْلِ بَيْتِكُمْ هَذَا وَ حَرَمٍ مِثْلِ حَرَمِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ لَوْ أَلْقَيْتُ شَيْئاً مِنْ يَدِي لَمْ يَقَعْ إِلَّا عَلَيْهِ فَقِيلَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْحَرَمُ وَ أَنْتَ الْحَرَامُ وَ لِكُلِّ مِثْلٍ مِثَالٌ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ادْنُ مِنْ صَادٍ فَاغْسِلْ مَسَاجِدَكَ وَ طَهِّرْهَا وَ صَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ فَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مِنْ صَادٍ وَ هُوَ مَاءٌ يَسِيلُ مِنْ سَاقِ الْعَرْشِ الْأَيْمَنِ فَتَلَقَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) الْمَاءَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَ الْوُضُوءُ بِالْيَمِينِ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اغْسِلْ وَجْهَكَ فَإِنَّكَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى عَظَمَتِي ثُمَّ اغْسِلْ ذِرَاعَيْكَ الْيُمْنَى وَ الْيُسْرَى فَإِنَّكَ تَلَقَّى بِيَدِكَ كَلَامِي ثُمَّ امْسَحْ رَأْسَكَ بِفَضْلِ مَا بَقِيَ فِي يَدَيْكَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَ رِجْلَيْكَ إِلَى كَعْبَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أُبَارِكُ عَلَيْكَ وَ أُوطِئُكَ مَوْطِئاً لَمْ يَطَأْهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكَ فَهَذَا عِلَّةُ الْأَذَانِ وَ الْوُضُوءِ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ وَ كَبِّرْنِي عَلَى عَدَدِ حُجُبِي فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَ التَّكْبِيرُ سَبْعاً لِأَنَّ الْحُجُبَ سَبْعٌ فَافْتَتِحْ عِنْدَ انْقِطَاعِ الْحُجُبِ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَ الِافْتِتَاحُ سُنَّةً وَ الْحُجُبُ مُتَطَابِقَةٌ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِحَارُ النُّورِ وَ ذَلِكَ النُّورُ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَ الِافْتِتَاحُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لِافْتِتَاحِ الْحُجُبِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَصَارَ التَّكْبِيرُ سَبْعاً وَ الِافْتِتَاحُ ثَلَاثاً فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَ الِافْتِتَاحِ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ سَمِّ بِاسْمِي فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ جُعِلَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أَوَّلِ السُّورَةِ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ احْمَدْنِي فَلَمَّا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ فِي نَفْسِهِ شُكْراً فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ قَطَعْتَ حَمْدِي فَسَمِّ بِاسْمِي فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ جُعِلَ فِي الْحَمْدِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ وَ لَا الضَّالِّينَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ شُكْراً فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ قَطَعْتَ ذِكْرِي فَسَمِّ بِاسْمِي فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ جُعِلَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أَوَّلِ السُّورَةِ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اقْرَأْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ نِسْبَةَ رَبِّكَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ. اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ. وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ الْوَحْيَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) الْوَاحِدُ الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ. وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ . ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ الْوَحْيَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَذَلِكَ اللَّهُ كَذَلِكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا فَلَمَّا قَالَ ذَلِكَ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ارْكَعْ لِرَبِّكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَرَكَعَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ رَاكِعٌ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَفَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَامَ مُنْتَصِباً فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اسْجُدْ لِرَبِّكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَخَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) سَاجِداً فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ اسْتَوِ جَالِساً يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَفَعَلَ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ سُجُودِهِ وَ اسْتَوَى جَالِساً نَظَرَ إِلَى عَظَمَتِهِ تَجَلَّتْ لَهُ فَخَرَّ سَاجِداً مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ لَا لِأَمْرٍ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسَبَّحَ أَيْضاً ثَلَاثاً فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ انْتَصِبْ قَائِماً فَفَعَلَ فَلَمْ يَرَ مَا كَانَ رَأَى مِنَ الْعَظَمَةِ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَتِ الصَّلَاةُ رَكْعَةً وَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اقْرَأْ بِالْحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ فَقَرَأَهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَرَأَ أَوَّلًا ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اقْرَأْ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فَإِنَّهَا نِسْبَتُكَ وَ نِسْبَةُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ فَعَلَ فِي الرُّكُوعِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً وَاحِدَةً فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ تَجَلَّتْ لَهُ الْعَظَمَةُ فَخَرَّ سَاجِداً مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ لَا لِأَمْرٍ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسَبَّحَ أَيْضاً ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ثَبَّتَكَ رَبُّكَ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ لِيَقُومَ قِيلَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا مَا أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَسَمِّ بِاسْمِي فَأُلْهِمَ أَنْ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى كُلُّهَا لِلَّهِ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ صَلِّ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ قَدْ فَعَلَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا بِصُفُوفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ النَّبِيِّينَ فَقِيلَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ سَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ السَّلَامَ وَ التَّحِيَّةَ وَ الرَّحْمَةَ وَ الْبَرَكَاتِ أَنْتَ وَ ذُرِّيَّتُكَ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ لَا يَلْتَفِتَ يَسَاراً وَ أَوَّلُ آيَةٍ سَمِعَهَا بَعْدَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ آيَةُ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ وَ أَصْحَابِ الشِّمَالِ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كَانَ السَّلَامُ وَاحِدَةً تُجَاهَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كَانَ التَّكْبِيرُ فِي السُّجُودِ شُكْراً وَ قَوْلُهُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) سَمِعَ ضَجَّةَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ وَ التَّحْمِيدِ وَ التَّهْلِيلِ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ وَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَتِ الرَّكْعَتَانِ الْأُولَيَانِ كُلَّمَا أَحْدَثَ فِيهِمَا حَدَثاً كَانَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِمَا إِعَادَتُهُمَا فَهَذَا الْفَرْضُ الْأَوَّلُ فِي صَلَاةِ الزَّوَالِ يَعْنِي صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ .
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Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘What are these Hostile Ones (Nasibis) reporting?’ So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! With regards to what?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: Regarding their <span class="iTxt">Azans</span>, and their <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span> and their <span class="iTxt">Sajud (plural of Sajdah)</span>’. So I said, ‘They are saying that Abayy Bin Ka’ab saw it during the sleep (dream)’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘They are lying, for the Religion of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is more Honourable than for it to be seen during the sleep (dream)’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So Sudeyr Al-Sayrafi said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! So narrate to us a reminder of that’. So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘When Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Ascended His<sup>azwj</sup> Prophet<sup>saww</sup> to the seven skies, so as for the first of these, He<sup>azwj</sup> Blessed upon him<sup>saww</sup>, and (in) the second, Taught him<sup>saww</sup> his<sup>saww</sup> Obligations. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Sent down a carriage of Light wherein were forty varieties from the varieties of Light which engulf the Throne of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, overwhelming the sights of the onlookers. As for one of these, so it was yellow, and due to that is the yellowness of the yellow; and one of these was red, and due to that is the redness of the red; and one of these was white, and due to that is the whiteness of the white; and the remainder were upon the number of the rest of the creatures of light; and the colours in that carriage, the ring, and the chain were from silver. Then he<sup>saww</sup> was ascended with to the sky, so the Angels alienated towards the horizons of the sky and fell down in <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> and said, ‘Glorious One! Holy One! How resembling is this light with the Light of our Lord<sup>azwj</sup>!’ So Jibraeel<sup>as</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is the Greatest!’ Then the door of the sky were opened and the Angels gathered around. So they greeted upon the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> in droves, and said, ‘O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! How is your<sup>saww</sup> brother<sup>as</sup>? When you<sup>saww</sup> descend, so convey the greetings to him<sup>asws</sup>’. The Prophet<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Do you all recognise him<sup>asws</sup>?’ They said, ‘And how can we not recognise him<sup>asws</sup>, and he<sup>asws</sup> has taken your<sup>saww</sup> Covenant and his<sup>saww</sup> own Covenant from us, and the Covenant of his<sup>asws</sup> Shias upon us up to the Day of Judgement, and we browse through the faces of his<sup>asws</sup> Shias five times during every day and night, meaning during every time for <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and we send Blessings upon you<sup>saww</sup> and upon him<sup>asws</sup>’. He<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Then my<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> Increased for me<sup>saww</sup> forty types from the verities of the Light, non resembling the earlier Lights (Given to me<sup>saww</sup> before), and Increased me<sup>saww</sup> with a ring, and chain, and Ascended with me to the second sky. So when I<sup>saww</sup> was near to the door of the second sky, the Angels alienated towards the horizons of the sky and fell down in <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>, and said: ‘Glorious One! Holy One! Lord<sup>azwj</sup> of the Angels and the Spirit! How resembling is this light with the Light of our Lord<sup>azwj</sup>!’ So Jibraeel<sup>as</sup> said: ‘I testify that there is no god except for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’. So the Angels gathered around and said, ‘O Jibraeel<sup>as</sup>! Who is this one with you<sup>as</sup>?’ He<sup>as</sup> said: ‘This is Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>’. They said: ‘And he<sup>saww</sup> has (already) been sent (with the Prophet-hood)?’ He<sup>as</sup> said: ‘Yes’. The Prophet<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘So they came out towards me<sup>saww</sup> resembling the swarms. So they greeted upon me<sup>saww</sup> and said: ‘Convey the greetings to your<sup>saww</sup> brother<sup>asws</sup>’. I<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Do you all recognise him<sup>asws</sup>?’ They said: ‘How can we not recognise him<sup>asws</sup>, and he<sup>asws</sup> has taken your<sup>saww</sup> Covenant, and his<sup>asws</sup> own Covenant, and the Covenant of his<sup>asws</sup> Shias upon us up to the Day of Judgement, and we browse through the faces of the Shias five times during every day and night, meaning during every time for <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>’. He<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Then my<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> Increased me with forty types from the varieties of the Light, non resembling the earlier Lights (Given to me<sup>saww</sup> before). Then I<sup>saww</sup> was ascended with to the third sky. So the Angels alienated and fell down <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>, and said: ‘Glorious One! Holy One! Lord<sup>azwj</sup> of the Angels and the Spirit! What is this light which resembles the Light of our Lord<sup>azwj</sup>?’ So Jibraeel<sup>as</sup> said: ‘I<sup>as</sup> testify that Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> is Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>! I<sup>as</sup> testify that Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> is Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>! So the Angels gathered around and said: ‘Welcome to the first one! And welcome to the last one! And welcome to the Resurrector (of souls)! And welcome to the Publisher (of the deeds), Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, the best of the Prophets<sup>as</sup>, and Ali<sup>asws</sup> the best of the successors<sup>as</sup>’. The Prophet<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Then they greeted upon me<sup>saww</sup> and asked me<sup>asws</sup> about my<sup>saww</sup> brother<sup>asws</sup>. I<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘He<sup>asws</sup> is in the earth. Do you all recognise him<sup>asws</sup>?’ They said: ‘And how can we not recognise him<sup>asws</sup> and we perform the Hajj of the Bayt Al-Mamour (The Oft-frequented House) every year, and upon it is a while Parchment wherein is the name of Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, and name of Ali<sup>asws</sup>, and Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>, and Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup>, and the Imams<sup>asws</sup>, and their<sup>asws</sup> Shias up to the Day of Judgement, and we Bless upon them five times during every day and night, during the time for every <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and we wipe their heads by their hands’ (while performing <span class="iTxt">Wuzu</span>). He<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Then my<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> Increased for me forty types from the varieties of Light non resembling the earlier Lights (Given to me<sup>saww</sup> before). Then I<sup>saww</sup> was ascended with to the sky until I<sup>saww</sup> ended up to the fourth sky. Where the Angels were quiet, and I heard a vibration as if it is in the chests. So the Angels gathered around, and the doors of the sky were open, and they came out towards me<sup>saww</sup> resembling the hordes. So Jibraeel<sup>as</sup> said: ‘Hasten to the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>! Hasten to the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>! Hasten to the success! Hasten to the success!’. So the Angels said: ‘These two voices are paired and well-known’. So Jibraeel<sup>as</sup> said: ‘The <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> has been established! The <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> has been established!’ So the Angels said: ‘It is for his<sup>saww</sup> Shias up to the Day of Judgement’. The Angels gathered around and said: ‘How did you<sup>saww</sup> leave your<sup>saww</sup> brother<sup>asws</sup>?’ So I<sup>saww</sup> said to them: ‘And you all recognise him<sup>asws</sup>?’ They said: ‘We recognise him<sup>asws</sup>, and his<sup>asws</sup> Shias when they were lights around the Throne of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and in the Bayt Al-Mamour (The Oft-Frequented House) is a Parchment of light wherein is writing of light, in which are names of Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, and Ali<sup>asws</sup>, and Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>, and Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup>, and the Imam<sup>asws</sup>, after the Imam<sup>asws</sup>, and their<sup>asws</sup> Shias up to the Day of Judgement. Neither is a man increased among them nor is a man reduced from them; and it is our Covenant which is read out to us every Friday’. Then it was Said to me<sup>saww</sup>: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Raise your<sup>saww</sup> head!” So I<sup>saww</sup> raised my<sup>saww</sup> head, and there were the layers of the sky which had been pierced and the veils had been raised. Then He<sup>azwj</sup> Said to me<sup>saww</sup>: “Lower your<sup>saww</sup> head, look! What do you<sup>saww</sup> see?” So I<sup>saww</sup> lowered my<sup>saww</sup> head and looked at a house similar to these houses of yours, and a Sanctuary like the Sanctuary of this House (Kabah). If I<sup>saww</sup> had thrown something from my<sup>saww</sup> hand, it would not have fallen except upon it. So it was Said to me<sup>saww</sup>: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! This is the Sanctuary and you<sup>saww</sup> are the sanctimonious, and for every like there is a like”. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto me<sup>saww</sup>: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Approach Sa’ad (a river) and wash your<sup>saww</sup> places of <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>, and clean these, and pray <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> to your<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>”. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> approached Sa’ad (a river), and it is water which flows from the right Pillar of the Throne. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> scooped the water with his<sup>saww</sup> right hand, and due to that the <span class="iTxt">Wuzu</span> came to be performed with the right hand. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Wash your<sup>saww</sup> face for you<sup>saww</sup> would be looking at My<sup>azwj</sup> Magnificence. Then wash your<sup>saww</sup> right arm and the left for you<sup>saww</sup> would be receiving My<sup>azwj</sup> Speech with your<sup>saww</sup> hands. Then wipe your head with the remnants of what remain in your hands from the water, and the feet up to your ankles, for I<sup>azwj</sup> would Bless upon you<sup>saww</sup>, and Make you<sup>saww</sup> to tread upon a place where not one had trod upon before apart from you”. Thus this is the reason for the <span class="iTxt">Azan </span>and the <span class="iTxt">Wuzu</span>’. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Face the Black Stone and exclaim My<sup>azwj</sup> Greatness upon the number of My<sup>azwj</sup> Veils”. So due to that, the exclamations of <span class="iTxt">Takbīr’</span> came to be seven, because the Veils are seven. So he<sup>saww</sup> commenced at the intermission of the Veils, and due to that the commencement came to be a Sunnah; and the Veils are layered, there being oceans of Light between them, and that is the Light which descended unto Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, and due to that, the commencement is three times because of the opening of the Veils three times. Thus the exclamations of the <span class="iTxt">Takbīr’s</span> (altogether before commencement) came to be seven, and the commencement, three. So when you are free from the exclamations of <span class="iTxt">Takbīr’</span> and the commencement, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Name Me<sup>azwj</sup> by My<sup>azwj</sup> Name”. So due to that, ‘In the Name of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Beneficent, the Merciful’ is in the first Chapter. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Praise Me<sup>azwj</sup>”. So when he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The Praise is for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, Lord<sup>azwj</sup> of the worlds’, the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> said within himself<sup>saww</sup>: ‘Thanks’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Now you discontinued speaking of Me<sup>azwj</sup>. Call Me<sup>azwj</sup> by My<sup>azwj</sup> Name”. So due to that ‘The Beneficent, the Merciful’ was Made to be twice in Al-Hamd (Chapter 1). So when he<sup>saww</sup> reached ‘nor of those who has strayed’, the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The Praise is for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Lord<sup>azwj</sup> of the worlds, thanks’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Now you discontinued speaking of Me<sup>azwj</sup>. Call Me<sup>azwj</sup> by My<sup>azwj</sup> Name”. So due to that, ‘In the Name of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Beneficent, the Merciful was made to be in the first Chapter. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Read, O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, a Relationship of your<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> Blessed and High. Read <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:112#h1"><a href="/books/quran:112#h1">[112:1]</a></a> Say: He, Allah, is One. <a href="/#/books/quran:112#h2"><a href="/books/quran:112#h2">[112:2]</a></a> Allah is He on Whom all depend. <a href="/#/books/quran:112#h3"><a href="/books/quran:112#h3">[112:3]</a></a> He begets not, nor is He begotten. <a href="/#/books/quran:112#h4"><a href="/books/quran:112#h4">[112:4]</a></a> And none is like Him</span>”. Then the <span class="iTxt">Wahi</span> (Revelation) was Withheld from him, so Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The Alone, the One, the Depended’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed until him<sup>saww</sup>: “<span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:112#h1"><a href="/books/quran:112#h1">[112:1]</a></a> Say: He, Allah, is One. <a href="/#/books/quran:112#h2"><a href="/books/quran:112#h2">[112:2]</a></a> Allah is He on Whom all depend. <a href="/#/books/quran:112#h3"><a href="/books/quran:112#h3">[112:3]</a></a> He begets not, nor is He begotten. <a href="/#/books/quran:112#h4"><a href="/books/quran:112#h4">[112:4]</a></a> And none is like Him</span>”. Then the <span class="iTxt">Wali </span>(Revelation) was Withheld from him<sup>saww</sup>, so Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Like that is our Lord<sup>azwj</sup>! Like that is our Lord<sup>azwj</sup>!’. So when he<sup>saww</sup> said that, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Perform <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span> to your<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>!” So he<sup>saww</sup> went down into <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span>, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Say Glorious is my<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, the Magnificent”. So he<sup>saww</sup> did that three (times). Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Raise your<sup>saww</sup> head, O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>!” So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> stood upright and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “ Perform <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> to your<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>!” So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> fell down in <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed onto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Say: Glorious is my<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, the Exalted”. So he<sup>saww</sup> did that three (times). Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Sit upright, O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>!” So he<sup>saww</sup> did. So when he<sup>saww</sup> raised his<sup>saww</sup> head from his <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> and sat upright, he<sup>saww</sup> looked at His<sup>azwj</sup> Magnificence being Manifested to him<sup>saww</sup>, so he<sup>saww</sup> fell down in <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> from his own self, not to a Command he<sup>saww</sup> been Commanded with, and he Glorified three (times) as well. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>as</sup>: “Stand upright!” So he<sup>saww</sup> did, but could not see what he<sup>saww</sup> had seen from the Magnificence. Thus, from the reason of that, the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> came to be with one <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span> and two <span class="iTxt">Sajdud (plural of Sajdah)</span>. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Read the Praise for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>”. So he<sup>saww</sup> recited it similar to what he<sup>saww</sup> had recited firstly. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him: “Read <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:97#h1"><a href="/books/quran:97#h1">[97:1]</a></a> We have indeed revealed it</span> (Chapter 97), for it is your<sup>saww</sup> relationship and the relationship of the People<sup>asws</sup> of your<sup>saww</sup> Household, up to the Day of Judgement”. And he<sup>saww</sup> did in the <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span> the like of what he<sup>saww</sup> had done the first time. Then he went down (and performed) one <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>. So when he<sup>saww</sup> raised his<sup>saww</sup> head, the Magnificence Manifested to him<sup>saww</sup>, so he<sup>saww</sup> fell down in <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> from his<sup>saww</sup> own self, not to a Command he<sup>saww</sup> had been Commanded with. So he<sup>saww</sup> Glorified, as well. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Raise your<sup>saww</sup> head, O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, your<sup>saww</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> has Affirmed you<sup>saww</sup>”. So when he<sup>saww</sup> went on to stand, He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Be seated”. So he<sup>saww</sup> sat, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Whenever I<sup>azwj</sup> Favour upon you<sup>saww</sup>, so Name Me<sup>azwj</sup> by My<sup>azwj</sup> Name”. So he<sup>saww</sup> was inspired that he<sup>saww</sup> should say: ‘In the Name of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and there is no god except for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and the beautiful Names, all of them are for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Send Blessings upon yourself<sup>saww</sup> and upon the People<sup>asws</sup> of your<sup>saww</sup> Household”. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘May Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Send Blessings upon me<sup>saww</sup> and upon the People<sup>asws</sup> of my<sup>saww</sup> Household’, and it had been done. Then he<sup>saww</sup> turned, and he<sup>saww</sup> was with rows of Angels, and the Mursil Prophets<sup>as</sup>, and the Prophets<sup>as</sup>. So it was said: “O Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>! Greet upon them!” So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The greetings be upon you, and the Mercy of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and His<sup>azwj</sup> Blessings’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “The greetings, and the salutation, and the Mercy, and the Blessings, are you<sup>saww</sup> and your<sup>saww</sup> children<sup>asws</sup>”. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto him<sup>saww</sup>: “Do not turn towards the left!”; and the first Verse he<sup>saww</sup> heard after <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:112#h1"><a href="/books/quran:112#h1">[112:1]</a></a> Say He Allah is One</span> (Chapter 112) and <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:97#h1"><a href="/books/quran:97#h1">[97:1]</a></a> We have indeed revealed it</span> (Chapter 97), was the Verse of the companions of the right and the companions of the left (Chapter 56).Thus, it was due to that, the <span class="iTxt">Salām</span> is one with you facing the Qiblah, and due to that the exclamation of <span class="iTxt">Takbīr’</span> in the <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> is the thanks, and His<sup>azwj</sup> Words: “Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Hears the one who Praise Him<sup>azwj</sup>”, is because the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> heard the sounds of the Angels with the Glorifications, and the Praises, and the Extolation of Holiness. Thus, it was due to that He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Hears the one who Praises Him<sup>azwj</sup>; and it was due to that the first two Rak’at of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> came to be such that every time your <span class="iTxt">Wuzu</span> breaks in these two, it would be upon its performer that he repeats it. So this is the first necessity during <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> of midday, meaning <span class="iTxt">Salāt </span>Al-Zohr’.
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