أَخْبَرَنِي يَاسِينُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ قَوْماً أَقْبَلُوا مِنْ مِصْرٍ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَأَوْصَى بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ لِلْكَعْبَةِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْوَصِيُّ مَكَّةَ سَأَلَ فَدَلُّوهُ عَلَى بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالُوا قَدْ بَرِئَتْ ذِمَّتُكَ ادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْنَا فَقَامَ الرَّجُلُ فَسَأَلَ النَّاسَ فَدَلُّوهُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَتَانِي فَسَأَلَنِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ غَنِيَّةٌ عَنْ هَذَا انْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ أَمَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ فَقُطِعَ بِهِ أَوْ ذَهَبَتْ نَفَقَتُهُ أَوْ ضَلَّتْ رَاحِلَتُهُ أَوْ عَجَزَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ سَمَّيْتُ لَكَ فَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالُوا هَذَا ضَالٌّ مُبْتَدِعٌ لَيْسَ يُؤْخَذُ عَنْهُ وَ لَا عِلْمَ لَهُ وَ نَحْنُ نَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ هَذَا وَ بِحَقِّ كَذَا وَ كَذَا لَمَّا أَبْلَغْتَهُ عَنَّا هَذَا الْكَلَامَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَقِيتُ بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ أَنَّكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَكَ ثُمَّ سَأَلُونِي بِالْعَظِيمِ إِلَّا بَلَّغْتُكَ مَا قَالُوا قَالَ وَ أَنَا أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَا سَأَلُوكَ لَمَّا أَتَيْتَهُمْ فَقُلْتَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ مِنْ عِلْمِي أَنْ لَوْ وُلِّيتُ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَقَطَعْتُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ ثُمَّ عَلَّقْتُهَا فِي أَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ أَقَمْتُهُمْ عَلَى الْمِصْطَبَّةِ ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُ مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ سُرَّاقُ اللَّهِ فَاعْرِفُوهُمْ.
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Hareyz who said, ‘Yasin informed me saying, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘A group came over from Egypt, and a man from them died. So he bequeathed with a thousand Dirhams to the Kabah. So when the trustee proceeded to Makkah, he asked around. So they pointed him to the Clan of Shayba. So he went over to them and informed them of the news, and they said, ‘You are free from your responsibility. Hand it over to us’. So the man arose and asked around the people. So they pointed him to Abu Ja’far Muhammad<sup>asws</sup> Bin Ali<sup>asws</sup>. Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So he came over to me and asked me<sup>asws</sup>. So I<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘The Kabah is needless from this. Look to the one who is visiting this House, if he has been cut off (robbed by bandits), or his expenses are exhausted, or his ride has strayed, or he is frustrated from returning back to his family, so hand it over to these ones whom I have named for you. So the man went over to the Clan of Shayba and informed them with the words of Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>. So they said, ‘This one is a strayed one, an innovator. It is not to be taken from him<sup>asws</sup>, nor is there any knowledge for him<sup>asws</sup>, and we ask you by the right of this, and by the right of such and such, to convey this speech from us’. He said, ‘So I went over to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, so I said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘I met the Clan of Shayba and informed them, so they are claiming that you<sup>asws</sup> are such and such, and that you<sup>asws</sup> are one with no knowledge for you<sup>asws</sup>. Then they asked me with the grievous thing, except that I should deliver to you<sup>asws</sup> what they said’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And I<sup>asws</sup> am asking you with what they asked you. When you go over to them, so say to them, ‘From my<sup>asws</sup> knowledge is that, if I<sup>asws</sup> were to govern anything from the affairs of the Muslims, I<sup>asws</sup> would cut off their hands, then hang them (their necks) in the curtains of the Kabah. Then I<sup>asws</sup> would make them stand upon the bench (to be judged). Then I<sup>asws</sup> would order a caller to call out, ‘Indeed! These are the stealers from Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, therefore recognise them!’
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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