527. الإمام عليّ عليه السلام :
527. Imam Ali (AS) said:
إنَّهُ لَمّا أنزَلَ اللّهُ سُبحانَهُ قَولَهُ :
“When God sent down His word:
«الم * أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُواْ أَن يَقُولُواْ ءَامَنَّا وَ هُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ» العنكبوت : 1 و2 .
‘Alif Lam Mim. Do the people suppose that they will be let off because they say,“ We have faith,” and they will not be tested?’, Quran, 29:1-2.
عَلِمتُ أنَّ الفِتنَةَ لا تَنزِلُ بِنا ورَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله بَينَ أظهُرِنا ،
I came to know that such test (of dissension) would not befall us so long as the Messenger of God (SA) is among us.
فَقُلتُ : يا رَسولَ اللّهِ ، ما هذِهِ الفِتنَةُ الَّتي أخبَرَكَ اللّهُ تَعالى بِها ؟
So I said, ‘O Messenger of God, what is this test of which God has informed you?’
فَقالَ : يا عَلِيُّ ، إنَّ اُمَّتي سَيُفتَنونَ مِن بَعدي .
He replied, ‘O Ali, my community will be tested after me.’
فَقُلتُ : يا رَسولَ اللّهِ ، أَ وَلَيسَ قَد قُلتَ لي يَومَ اُحُدٍ حَيثُ استُشهِدَ مَن استُشهِدَ مِنَ المُسلِمينَ ،
I said: ‘O Messenger of God, did you not say to me, on the day of Uhud, when a number of the Muslims were martyred,
وحيزَت عَنِّي الشَّهادَةُ ،
and I was not among them,
فَشُقَّ ذلِكَ عَلَيَّ ،
so it was too hard for me,
فَقُلتَ لي :
did you not say to me,
أبشِر ،
‘Rejoice!
فَإِنَّ الشَّهادَةَ مِن وَرائِكَ ؟
For martyrdom is behind you’?
فَقالَ لي :
He them said to me:
إنَّ ذلِكَ لَكَذلِكَ ،
‘That is indeed true.
فَكَيفَ صَبرُكَ إذَن ؟
So, thus how will your patience be?
فَقُلتُ : يا رَسولَ اللّهِ ، لَيسَ هذا مِن مَواطِنِ الصَّبرِ ،
I said: ‘O Messenger of God, this is not a place of patience,
ولكِن مِن مَواطِنِ البُشرى وَالشُّكرِ .
or rather, it is a place of rejoice and gratitude.”
نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 156 .
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 5.
528. المعجم الكبير عن جابر :
528. Al-Mujam al-Kabir, reporting from Jabir, who said:
قالَ رَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله لِعَلِيٍّ عليه السلام :
“The Messenger of God (SA) said to Ali (AS):
إنَّكَ امرُؤٌ مُستَخلَفٌ ،
‘ Indeed, you are a person who will be appointed as Caliph
وإنَّكَ مَقتولٌ ،
and you will be killed.
وهذِهِ مَخضوبَةٌ مِن هذِهِ ـ [يَعني ]لِحيَتَهُ مِن رَأسِهِ ـ .
This will be dyed from that (that is his beard from [the blood of] his head).”
المعجم الكبير : ج2 ص247 ح2038 .
Al-Mujam al-Kabir, vol. 2, p. 247, h. 2038.
529. مسند أبي يعلى عن عائشة:
529. Musnad Abi Yala, reporting from Aisha, who said:
رَأَيتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه و آله التَزَمَ عَلِيّا
“I saw the Prophet (SA) hold Ali,
وقَبَّلَهُ
kissed him
ويَقولُ :
and said:
بِأَبِيَ الوَحيدُ الشَّهيدُ ،
‘May may father be a ransom for the lonely martyr!
بِأَبِيَ الوَحيدُ الشَّهيدُ .
May my father be a ransom for the lonely martyr.’ ”
مسند أبي يعلى : ج4 ص318 ح4558 .
Musnad Abi Yala, vol. 4, p. 318, h. 4558.
530. الإمام عليّ عليه السلام:
530. Imam Ali (AS) said:
قالَ رَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله :
“The Messenger of God (SA) said:
يا عَلِيُّ ، تَدري مَن أشقَى الأَوَّلينَ ؟
‘O Ali, do you know who is the most wretched of the former ones?’
قُلتُ : اللّهُ ورَسولُهُ أعلَمُ .
I said: ‘God and His Messenger best know.’
قالَ : عاقِرُ النّاقَةِ .
He said: ‘The harmstringer of the camel [of Thamud].’
قالَ : تَدري مَن شَرُّ ،
He said: ‘Do you know who is more wicked)
وقالَ مَرَّةً : مَن أشقَى الآخِرينَ ؟
and once he said: the most wretched of the latter ones?’
قُلتُ : اللّهُ ورَسولُهُ أعلَمُ .
I said: ‘God and His Messenger best know.’
قالَ : قاتِلُكَ .
He said: ‘Your killer.’ ”
فضائل الصحابة لابن حنبل : ج2 ص566 ح953 .
Fadail al-Sahabah, by Ibn Hanbal, vol. 2, p. 566, h. 953.
