قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ( عليه السلام ) قَدْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَطُوفَ عَنْكَ وَ عَنْ أَبِيكَ فَقِيلَ لِي إِنَّ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ لَا يُطَافُ عَنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لِي بَلْ طُفْ مَا أَمْكَنَكَ فَإِنَّهُ جَائِزٌ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ اسْتَأْذَنْتُكَ فِي الطَّوَافِ عَنْكَ وَ عَنْ أَبِيكَ فَأَذِنْتَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ فَطُفْتُ عَنْكُمَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ وَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِي شَيْءٌ فَعَمِلْتُ بِهِ قَالَ وَ مَا هُوَ قُلْتُ طُفْتُ يَوْماً عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ الْيَوْمَ الثَّانِيَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ثُمَّ طُفْتُ الْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ الرَّابِعَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ الْخَامِسَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ السَّادِسَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) وَ الْيَوْمَ السَّابِعَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) وَ الْيَوْمَ الثَّامِنَ عَنْ أَبِيكَ مُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) وَ الْيَوْمَ التَّاسِعَ عَنْ أَبِيكَ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) وَ الْيَوْمَ الْعَاشِرَ عَنْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَدِينُ اللَّهَ بِوَلَايَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ إِذَنْ وَ اللَّهِ تَدِينَ اللَّهَ بِالدِّينِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْبَلُ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ غَيْرَهُ قُلْتُ وَ رُبَّمَا طُفْتُ عَنْ أُمِّكَ فَاطِمَةَ ( عليها السلام ) وَ رُبَّمَا لَمْ أَطُفْ فَقَالَ اسْتَكْثِرْ مِنْ هَذَا فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ مَا أَنْتَ عَامِلُهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ .
Translation
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Kufy, from Ali Bin Mahziyar, from Musa Bin Al Qasim who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> the 2<sup>nd</sup> (9<sup>th</sup> Imam<sup>asws</sup>) ‘I intended to circumambulate on your<sup>asws</sup> behalf and on behalf of your<sup>asws</sup> father<sup>asws</sup>. So it was said to me: ‘The successors<sup>asws</sup> are such that circumambulations are not to be performed on their<sup>asws</sup> behalf’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said to me: ‘But, circumambulate whatever you are able to, for it is allowed’. Then, I said to him<sup>asws</sup>, after three years, ‘I had sought your<sup>asws</sup> permission regarding the circumambulation on your<sup>asws</sup> behalf, and on behalf of your<sup>asws</sup> father, so you<sup>asws</sup> permitted to me with regards to that. So I circumambulated on behalf of you<sup>asws</sup> both what Allah<sup>azwj</sup> so Desired. Then something occurred in my heart, so I acted by it’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And what was it?’ I said, ‘I circumambulated one day, on behalf of Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said three times: ‘May Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Send Blessings upon Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>’. Then on the second day, on behalf of Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup>. Then one the third day I circumambulated on behalf of Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>; and on the fourth day on behalf of Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup>; and on the fifth day on behalf of Ali<sup>asws</sup> Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup>; and on the sixth day on behalf of Abu Ja’far Muhammad<sup>asws</sup> Bin Ali<sup>asws</sup>; and on the seventh day on behalf of Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> Bin Muhammad<sup>asws</sup>; and on the eight day on behalf of your<sup>asws</sup> father<sup>asws</sup> Musa<sup>asws</sup>; and on the ninth day on behalf of your<sup>asws</sup> father<sup>asws</sup> Ali<sup>asws</sup> (Al Reza)<sup>asws</sup>, and on the tenth day on your<sup>asws</sup> behalf, my Master<sup>asws</sup>. And they<sup>asws</sup> are those whom I make to be a Religion of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, by their<sup>asws</sup> Wilayah’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Then, by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, you have made a Religion of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> with the Religion which He<sup>azwj</sup> will not be Accepting from the servants, apart from it’. I said, ‘And sometimes I circumambulate on behalf of your<sup>asws</sup> mother<sup>asws</sup> Fatima<sup>asws</sup>, and sometimes I do not circumambulate’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Frequent from this, for it would be the most superior of what you act upon, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Willing’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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