Abdul Rahman Al-Ansari, from Aamash Sulayrnaan, who said:
Once Mansour Al-Dawaniqi (l.a.), (the king who killed Imam
Al-Sadiq (A.s.)) sent for me in the middle of the night. I (Aamash Sulayrnaan)
thought to myself that the only reason he had sent for me at that time was to
ask me about the virtues of Ali bin Abi Taleb (A.s.), and (therefore) he wanted
to kill me.
So I wrote my will, wore my KAFAN (shroud), and went to him.
When I entered I said Salaam to him.
Mansour replied and asked, “What is this smell (of embalmment),
O Sulaymaan?”
I replied, “When your messenger came and said that you wanted
to see me, I thought to myself that the only reason you wanted to see me was to
ask me about the virtues of Ali bin Abi Taleb (A.s.). And if I tell you about
his virtues you will kill me.”
Mansour sat up and said, “There is no will nor power except
with Allah (S.w.t.).”
Then he asked me, “O Sulaymaan, how many of his virtues have
you narrated?” I replied, “Several.”
Mansour said, “I will narrate two of his virtues which I swear
to Allah (S.w.t.) you have not heard before.”
I was running and hiding from the government of Bani Marwan. I
had nothing except the shabby clothes I was wearing. I used to get close to
people by pretending that I loved Ali bin Abi Taleb (A.s.) and they used to
feed me.
One night I arrived at a mosque at the time of Salaat
Al-Maghrib. I thought to myself that I would enter the mosque, pray, and then
ask for some dinner from the people.
After the prayer, I saw two young boys enter the mosque.
When the Shaykh (scholar) of the mosque looked at them he said,
“Welcome to both of you and welcome to both of the people after whom you were
named.”
I asked someone next to me, “How are these two children related
to the Shaykh?”
He replied, “They are his grandsons and there is no one in this
city who loves Ali bin Abi Taleb (A.s.) more than he does. That is why he has
named his grandsons Hasan and Husain.”
I (Mansour) went to the Shaykh of the mosque and said to him, “Should
I narrate a Hadith that will please you?”
The Shaykh replied, “If you please me with your Hadith, I will
please you with rewards.”
I (Mansour) said, “My father narrated from my grandfather, from
Ibn Abbas, who said:
We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.): when
Fatema (S.a.) entered, crying. The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) asked her, “Why are you
crying?”
She replied, “O Prophet of Allah (S.w.t.)! Hasan (A.s.) and
Husain (A.s.) disappeared yesterday and I do not know where they spent the
night.”
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “O Fatema (S.a.), do not cry! They
have Allah (S.w.t.) protecting them.”
Then the Prophet (S.a.w.w.); raised his hands toward the sky
and said, “O Allah (S.w.t.)! Protect them and keep them safe wherever they are,
in desert or in sea!”
Then Jibraeel came down to the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) and said, “O
Messenger of Allah (S.w.t.)! Do not be saddened! Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.) are in the farms of Bani
Najjaar and there is an angel that is guarding them. The angel has placed one
of his wings under them as a carpet and his other wing over them to give them
shade.”
So the Prophet (S.a.w.a.) and some of his companions moved
toward the farms of Bani Najjaar. When they entered, they saw Hasan (A.s.) and
Husain (A.s.) hugging each other. They also saw an angel who had placed one of
his wings under them and his other wing over them to offer them shade.
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) went to them, hugged them, and started
to cry. Then he carried Hasan (A.s.) on his right shoulder and Husain (A.s.) on
his left shoulder.
When they left the farm, Abu Bakr (l.a.) said to the Prophet
(S.a.w.w.), “O Messenger of Allah (S.w.t.), let me help you by carrying one of
them.”
The Prophet (S.a.w.a.) replied, “O Abu Bakr (l.a.), I am the
best person to carry them and they are the best ones to be carried, and their
father is even better than they are.”
Then Omar (l.a.) said to the Prophet (S.a.w.w.), “O Messenger
of Allah (S.w.t.), let me help you by carrying one of them.”
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) replied with the same answer (he gave to
Abu Bakr (l.a.)).
Then the Messenger of Allah (S.w.t.) (s.a.w.a.) said to Hasan
and Husain (A.s.), “I swear to Allah (S.w.t.) that I am honouring you just like
Allah (S.w.t.) has honoured you on top of His Throne.”
When they arrived at the mosque, the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) ordered
Bilal to gather the people.
When the people had gathered, the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) went on
the Minbar and said, “O people, should I tell you about the people who have the
best grandfather and grandmother?”
The people replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.).
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.) .
Their grandfather is the Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.) and their grandmother is
Khadija Al-Kubra (S.a.), daughter of Khuwailed, Master of the Women of
Paradise.
O people, should I tell you about the people who have the best
father and mother?”
The people replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.).
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.).
Their father is the man who loves Allah (S.w.t.) and His Messenger, and Allah
(S.w.t.) and His Messenger love him. Their mother is Fatema (S.a.), daughter of
the Messenger of Allah (S.w.t.) and the Master of All of the Worlds’ Women.
O people, should I tell you about the people who have the best
paternal uncle and aunt?”
The people replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah (S.w.t.)!”
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.).
Their uncle is Jaafar Al-Tayyar, who has two wings in Paradise, and their aunt
is Um Hani, daughter of Abu Taleb (A.s.). O people, should I tell you about the
people who have the best maternal uncle and aunt?”
The people replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.).
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.). Their uncle is Qasem, son
of the Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.) and their aunt is Zainab, (adopted)
daughter of the Messenger of Allah (S.w.t.).”
Then the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) looked at the people and said:
O Allah (S.w.t.)! You know that Hasan (A.s.) will be in
Paradise, Husain (A.s.) will be in Paradise, their grandfather will be in
Paradise, their grandmother is in Paradise, their father will be in Paradise,
their mother will be in Paradise, their paternal uncle is in Paradise, their
paternal aunt will be in Paradise, their maternal uncle is in Paradise, their
maternal aunt will be in Paradise, and those who love Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.)
will be in Paradise, and those who hate them will be in Hell.
(After narrating this hadith to the Shaykh of the mosque) the
Shaykh asked me (Mansour), “Who are you?”
I replied, “I am from Iraq.”
He asked, “Are you an Arab or a slave?”
I replied, “I am an Arab.”
He said, “You narrate these Ahadith for people and you do not
have anything?” So he gave me his aba and his mule. I later sold the mule for
three hundred Dinars.
Then the Shaykh of the mosque thanked me and said, “I have a
request.” I asked, “What do you want?”
He replied, “We have two brothers here. One of them is the
Shaykh of another mosque and the other one is a muezzin. The Shaykh has loved
Ali bin Abi Taleb (A.s.) ever since he was born but the muezzin has always
hated Ali (A.s.). I want you to go to the Shaykh and narrate a Hadith for him.”
I (Mansour) went to the other Shaykh’s house. When I knocked on
the door, a young man opened it. When he saw me, he recognized the aba and the
mule that the Shaykh had given me.
The (other) Shaykh said, “I am sure that the Shaykh has given
you his aba and his mule because you love Ali bin Abi Taleb (A.s.), so narrate
a Hadith for me.”
I said, “My father narrated from my grandfather, from Ibn
Abbas, who said:
Once we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (S.a.w.w.),
when Fatema (S.a.) came crying.
The Prophet (s.a.w.w.): asked her, “O Fatema (S.a.) , why are
you crying?”
Fatema (S.a.) replied, “The women of Quraysh blame me and think
that you have married me to a poor man who has no money.”
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said:
Do not cry, O Fatema (S.a.) ! I swear to Allah (S.w.t.) that I
did not marry you to him before Allah (S.w.t.) married you to him on top of His
Throne, and Jibraeel and Mikaeel witnessed it.
Verily, Allah (S.w.t.) looked from the top of His Throne and
chose me from among all of His creation and sent me as a prophet. Then He
looked again and He chose Ali (A.s.) as my heir and my successor. Ali (A.s.) is the bravest, the most knowledgeable, the
most just on his people, and the best divider. Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.) are
the Masters of the Youth of Paradise, and Allah (S.w.t.) has honoured them and
mentions their names in the Torah of Musa as Shabir and Shabour.
O Fatema (S.a.), do not cry! On the Day of Judgement, Ali (A.s.)
will be resurrected with me and he will be honoured with me.
O Fatema (S.a.), on the Day of Judgement, I will be holding the
flag of praise and people will be under the flag. Then I will give the flag to
Ali (A.s.) because of how honourable he is in Allah (S.w.t.)’s eyes.
O Fatema (S.a.) , Ali (A.s.) will help me with the keys of
Paradise.
Fatema (S.a.), Ali (A.s.) and his Shia are the winners on the
Day of Judgement.
When I (Mansour) finished this Hadith, the young man asked me, “Who
are you?”
I replied, “I am from Iraq.”
“Are you a slave or an Arab?” the young man asked. “I am an
Arab,” I replied.
Then he gave me thirty dresses and ten thousand Dirhams.
Then he said, “You pleased me by narrating this Hadith so I
want you to come to our mosque tomorrow and see my brother who hates Ali bin
Abi Taleb (A.s.).
So I went to the mosque (the next day). While I was praying, I
saw a young man next to me. While he was praying, his turban fell from his
head. I looked at his head and it was like the head of a pig. I did not even
know how to finish my prayers.
When he was leaving I said to him, “Why is your head like this?”
He said, “You must be the friend of my brother.” I said, “Yes.”
So he took me to his house where he started crying profusely.
Then he said:
I was a muezzin and I used to curse Ali (A.s.) one thousand times a day. One day, I cursed
him ten thousand times. When I came home, I saw the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) in my
dream with his companions, with Hasan (A.s.) to his right and Husain (A.s.)to
his left.
The Prophet (S.a.w.w.) and his companions sat down, but Hasan (A.s.)
and Husain (A.s.)were still standing.
Hasan (A.s.) had a glass in his hand and
Husain (A.s.) had a jug (of water) in his hand.
Then the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “O Hasan (A.s.) , give me
some water.” Hasan (A.s.) raised the glass and said, “O Husain (A.s.), pour
some water.” Husain (A.s.) poured some water in the glass and gave it to the
Prophet (S.a.w.w.). The Prophet drank the water and said.
“Give water to my companions.” So they gave water to them.
Then the Prophets said, “Give some water to that man who is
sleeping over there.” Hasan (A.s.) and
Husain (A.s.) started to cry.
“Why are you crying?” the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) asked them.
They replied, “How can we give water to a man who curses our
father one thousand times a day and he has cursed him ten thousand times today?”
Then the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) stood up, extremely angry.
He walked toward me and said, “You curse Ali (A.s.) while you know his status and closeness to
me?!” Then he hit me.
Then the Prophet (S.a.w.w.) said, “Get away! May Allah (S.w.t.)
change your creation!” I woke up and my head has looked like this ever since.
Then Mansour said to me (Sulaymaan), “Have you ever heard any
Ahadith like these?”
Then I said, “O King, give me permission to speak.” “You are
safe. Speak,” he replied.
I (Sulaymaan) asked, “What is your opinion of those who killed
Hasan (A.s.) and Husain (A.s.) ???
“They will be in Hell,” replied Mansour.
I asked, “What is your opinion of those who kill the sons of
Husain (A.s.)?”
Mansour was silent for quite some time. Then he said, “Kingdom
does not know father nor sons. You can go now and narrate as many Ahadith about
the virtues of Ali as you please.”
