144 - فَضائِلُهُ عليه السلام‏

144. His Virtues

451.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا جابِرُ ، يُولَدُ لابني الحسينِ ابنٌ يُقالُ لهُ : عليٌّ ، إذا كانَ يومُ القيامةِ نادى‏ مُنادٍ : لِيَقُمْ سيّدُ العابدينَ ، فيقومُ عليُّ بنُ الحسينِ. ويُولَدُ لِعليٍّ ابنٌ يُقالُ لَه : محمّدٌ . يا جابِرُ ، إنْ رأيتَهُ فأقْرِئهُ مِنّي السَّلامَ ، واعْلَمْ أنَّ بَقاءكَ بعدَ رؤيتِهِ يَسيرٌ¹ .

451. The Prophet (SAWA) said to Jabir : A boy will be born to my son Husain who shall be called Ali. On the day of resurrection a caller will announce: "The master of the worshippers to stand up" and then Ali b. al-Husain will rise. And for Ali, too, a boy will be born who shall be called Muhammad, 'O Jabir,when you have seen him, do convey my greetings to him and know that your lifespan after seeing him will be short.' ²

452.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كانَ أبي عليه السلام كَثيرَ الذِّكرِ لَقَد كُنتُ أمشي مَعَهُ وَإنَّهُ لَيَذكُرُ اللَّهَ ، وَآكُلُ مَعَهُ الطَّعامَ وَإنَّهُ لَيَذكُرُ اللَّهَ ، وَلَقد كانَ يُحَدِّثُ القَومَ وَما يَشغَلُهُ ذلك عَن ذِكرِ اللَّهِ وَكُنتُ أرى لِسانَهُ لازِقاً بِحَنَكِهِ يَقولُ : لا إلِهَ إلّا اللَّهَ ، وَكانَ يَجمَعُنا فَيَأمُرُنا بِالذِّكرِ حَتَّى تَطلُعَ الشَّمسُ وَيَأمُرُ بِالقَراءَةِ مَن كانَ يَقرَأُ مِنّا وَمَن كانَ لا يَقرَأُ مِنّا أمَرَهُ بِالذِّكرِ .³

452.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'My father was one who remembered [Allah] a lot. When I walked with him, he would be in constant remembrance of Allah. When I ate food with him, he would be in constant remembrance of Allah. He would be speaking to people but that did not preoccupy him from remembering Allah. I would notice his tongue stick to his palate, uttering, 'There is no god but Allah.' He used to gather us and command us to remember Allah until the sun rose, and he would command whoever could read from among us to read the Qur'an, and whoever could not, to remember Allah.' ⁴

453.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: وَكانَ أبو جَعفَرٍ عليه السلام أحسَنُ الناسِ صَوتاً .⁵

453. Imam al-Sadiq said, 'Abu Jafar had the most beautiful voice.' ⁶

454.سُلَيمانَ بنِ قرمٍ : كانَ أبو جَعفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ عليٍّ عليهما السلام يُجيزُنا بِالخَمسمِائَةِ دِرهَمٍ إلى السِّتِمائَةِ إلى الألفِ دِرهَمٍ وَكانَ لا يَمُلُّ مِن صِلَةِ الإخوانِ وَقاصِديهِ وَمُؤَمِّليهِ وَراجيهِ .⁷

454. Sulayman b. Qurm narrated, 'Abu Jafar Muhammad b. Ali used to pay us from five hundred to six hundred to one thousand dirhams. He never got tired of granting gifts to his brothers, his visitors, and those who had expectations of his help, and those who entertained hopes of him to assist them.' ⁸