Al-Kafi 9607

Translation

One of our companions, from Ali Bin Al husayn, from Ali Bin Hassan, from Abdul Rahman Bin Kaseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah^asws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allah^saww intended to marry Khadeeja^as daughter of Khuwaylid, Abu Talib^as went and with him^saww were a number of Qureysh, until they came over to Waraqa Bin Nowfal, an uncle of Khadeeja^as. So Abu Talib^as began with the speech, so he^as said: ‘The Praise is for the Lord^azwj of this House (Kaaba) who Made us to be from the offspring of Ibrahim^as and offspring of Ismail^as, and Sent down to us a secured Sanctuary, and Made us the rulers upon the people, and Blessed for us in our city which we are in. Then, this son^saww of my^as brother^as’ meaning Rasool-Allah^saww, ‘is from the one who cannot be equalled with a man from Qureysh except that he^saww would be better with it, nor can he be compared with a man except that he^saww would be greater than him, nor is there any equal of his among the people, even though he may be wealthier with the wealth, for the wealth is a flowing thing and it declines, and is transient. And for him^saww is desire for Khadeeja^as, and for her^as is desire in him^saww, and we have come to you in order to propose to you with her^as agreement, and her instructions, and the dower is upon me^as in my^as wealth, whatever that you may ask for, for immediate payment and for delayed payment, and for him^saww, by the Lord^azwj of the House (Kabah), is a great share, and a popular Religion, and a complete view’. Then Abu Talib^as was silent, and her^as uncle spoke, and hesitated, and was deficient from answering Abu Talib^as, and his words were disconnected, and he used to be a man from the clergymen. So Khadeeja^as said, initiating: ‘O Uncle! You, even though you are higher than me^as with the witnessing, but you are not higher than me^as from myself^as, for I^as have married you^saww, O Muhammad^saww, myself^as, and the dower is upon me^as in my^as wealth. Therefore, instruct your^saww uncle^as, so let him^as sacrifice a she-camel, in order to prepare a wedding feast (Waleema) with it, and enter upon your^saww family’. Abu Talib^as said: ‘Bear witness upon it with her^as words for Muhammad^as and her^as taking the responsibility of the dower in her^as wealth’. So, some of the Qureysh said, ‘How strange! The dower is upon the women for the men?’ So Abu Talib^as was angered with an intense anger, and stood upon his^as feet, and he^as was from the ones who awed the men and disliked the anger, so he^as said: ‘When one is the likes this son^saww of my^as brother^as, the men would be sought with the most expensive of the prices, and the greatest of the dowers, and when one is the like of you all, they would not be getting married except by paying the expensive dower’. And Abu Talib^as sacrificed a she-camel, and Rasool-Allah^saww entered with her^as family, and a man from the Qureysh called Abdullah Bin Ghanam, said, ‘Congratulations! Welcome, O Khadeeja^as, for the bird (of fortune) has flown for you^as, regarding what was from you^as with your^as marrying him^saww, the best of the Created beings, all of them. And who is that among the people the likes of Muhammad^saww? The righteous have heralded his^saww good news, Isa^as Bin Maryam^as, and Musa^as Bin Imran^as, for close by is the time which the golden Books have foretold that there would be a Rasool^saww from Al-Bat’ha for Guidance, being well-Guided’.

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