كَانَ لِعَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَيْنٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَكْتُبُ إِلَيْهِ بِأَخْبَارِ مَا يَحْدُثُ فِيهَا وَ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) أَعْتَقَ جَارِيَةً ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَهَا فَكَتَبَ الْعَيْنُ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فَكَتَبَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي تَزْوِيجُكَ مَوْلَاتَكَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَكْفَائِكَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مَنْ تَمَجَّدُ بِهِ فِي الصِّهْرِ وَ تَسْتَنْجِبُهُ فِي الْوَلَدِ فَلَا لِنَفْسِكَ نَظَرْتَ وَ لَا عَلَى وُلْدِكَ أَبْقَيْتَ وَ السَّلَامُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي كِتَابُكَ تُعَنِّفُنِي بِتَزْوِيجِي مَوْلَاتِي وَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي نِسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ مَنْ أَتَمَجَّدُ بِهِ فِي الصِّهْرِ وَ أَسْتَنْجِبُهُ فِي الْوَلَدِ وَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فَوْقَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مُرْتَقاً فِي مَجْدٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَزَادٌ فِي كَرَمٍ وَ إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ مِلْكَ يَمِينِي خَرَجَتْ مَتَى أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنِّي بِأَمْرٍ أَلْتَمِسُ بِهِ ثَوَابَهُ ثُمَّ ارْتَجَعْتُهَا عَلَى سُنَّةٍ وَ مَنْ كَانَ زَكِيّاً فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ يُخِلُّ بِهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ وَ قَدْ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ الْخَسِيسَةَ وَ تَمَّمَ بِهِ النَّقِيصَةَ وَ أَذْهَبَ اللُّؤْمَ فَلَا لُؤْمَ عَلَى امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّمَا اللُّؤْمُ لُؤْمُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ السَّلَامُ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ رَمَى بِهِ إِلَى ابْنِهِ سُلَيْمَانَ فَقَرَأَهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَشَدَّ مَا فَخَرَ عَلَيْكَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقُلْ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ أَلْسَنُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ الَّتِي تَفْلِقُ الصَّخْرَ وَ تَغْرِفُ مِنْ بَحْرٍ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) يَا بُنَيَّ يَرْتَفِعُ مِنْ حَيْثُ يَتَّضِعُ النَّاسُ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from Abu Abdullah, from Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad, from Yazeed Bin hatim who said, ‘There used to be a spy for Abdul Malik Bin Marwan in Al-Medina who used to write to him with the news of whatever transpired therein, and Ali<sup>asws</sup> Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup> emancipated (liberated) a slave girl, then married her. So the spy wrote to Abdul Malik, and Abdul Malik wrote to Ali Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup>, ‘Thereafter, it has reached me that you<sup>asws</sup> married your<sup>asws</sup> slave girl, and you<sup>asws</sup> know that there are matches for you<sup>asws</sup> from Qureysh, one you<sup>asws</sup> can glorify with regarding the relationship and have excellence regarding the children, but you<sup>asws</sup> did not consider for yourself<sup>asws</sup> nor upon your<sup>asws</sup> children to remain. Greetings!’ So Ali<sup>asws</sup> Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup> wrote to him: ‘Thereafter, your letter has reached me<sup>asws</sup> chiding me<sup>asws</sup> due to my<sup>asws</sup> marrying my<sup>asws</sup> slave girl, and you alleged that there are women among Qureysh ones I<sup>asws</sup> can glorify with regarding the relationship, and have excellence regarding the children, and there is no higher level than that of Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> with regards to glory, nor any more in benevolence. But rather, she was a possession of my<sup>asws</sup> right hand. When Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Intended a matter from me<sup>asws</sup>, I shought His<sup>azwj</sup> Rewards by it. Then I<sup>asws</sup> returned her upon a Sunnah. And whoever was more pure in the Religion of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, so there is nothing which can isolate him from His<sup>azwj</sup> Commad, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> has Raised by Al-Islam the despicability and completed the short-comings with it, and removed the blames. Thus, there is no blame upon a Muslim person, but rather the blame is upon the ignorance. Greetings!’ So when he read the letter, he threw it to his son Suleyman, so he read it, and he said, ‘O commander of the faithful! How intense is what Ali<sup>asws</sup> Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup> has prided over you!’ So he said, ‘O my son! Do not say that, for it is the tongues of the Clan of Hashim<sup>as</sup> which splits the rocks and scoops from an ocean. It is Ali<sup>asws</sup> Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup>, O my son, who rises from where the people are humbled’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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