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Cite a narration in remembrance of God’s Prophet (MGB) so that we may bear witness to it, pray and recognize God’s Unity.’ Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘You know that it is not the proper time now for me to cite a narration.’ They said, ‘You are right.’ Then they said, ‘O Haziqat! Tell us a narration.’ Haziqat said, ‘You well know that I always asked about the difficulties in the affairs and learned them. I never asked about anything else.’ They said, ‘You are right.’They asked Ibn Mas’ood, ‘O Ibn Mas’ood! Tell us a narration.’ He said, ‘You well know that I am an expert in the Quran and no one asks me about anything else. You are the ones who cite narrations.’ They said, ‘You are right.’ Then they asked Miqdad, ‘O Miqdad! Tell us a narration.’ He said, ‘You well know that I am a warrior and no one asks me about anything else. You are the ones who cite narrations.’ They said, ‘You are right.’ Then they asked Ammar, ‘O Ammar! Tell us a narration.’ He said, ‘You well know that I am forgetful. I will remember things which you remind me of.’Then Abuzar - may God have mercy upon him - himself started to talk and said, ‘I shall tell you a narration which you yourselves have heard from the Prophet (MGB) and others have heard from you. God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Are you not the ones who bear witness that there is no god but God; that Muhammad is God’s Prophet; that the Hour is sure to come and there is no doubt in it; that God shall resurrect you from the graves; that it is a truth that the dead shall be brought back to life; that Paradise is a truth; that Hell is a truth?’ They all said, ‘Yes, we do.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘I also bear witness to these things.’Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Are you not the ones who bear witness that the twelve of the worst people include six from the people of the past and six from the latter times. The six from the people of the past are the son of Adam who killed his brother; the Pharaoh; Haman ; Qarun (Korah) ; Sameri ; Dajjal who has been one of the people of the past, but shall come back in the future. The six from the people of the latter times are Na’sal (Uthman ibn Affan); Pharaoh who is Muawiyah; the Haman of this nation who is Zyad; the Qarun (Korah) of this nation who is Sa’ed; the Sameri of this nation who is Abdullah ibn Qays who said that we should not fight just as the Sameri of the people of Moses (MGB) said; and Amr ibn al-‘As.’ Abuzar asked, ‘Do you bear witness to this?’ They said, ‘Yes,we do.’ Then he said, ‘I bear witness to that, too.’ Then Abuzar added, ‘Do you bear witness that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘I shall stand at the Heavenly Pool (Al-Kauthar) and my nation shall enter each group under a certain flag. The first group to enter will be under the flag of that fox-like long-bearded man. I shall stand up and take his hand. Once I take his hand, his face and his companions’ faces will turn black. Their feet will shake and their hearts will be in pain. I shall ask them, ‘What did you do with the Two Heavy Things after me?’They will say, ‘We denounced the greater one and tore it down, and forced the smaller one to stay at home and usurped its rights.’ I shall tell them, ‘Go to the left.’ They will return tired, thirsty and with a black face without having even taken a sip of the Heavenly Pool’s water. Then the flag of the Pharaoh of my nation shall enter. Most of the people are under that flag. Those who have changed their religion are amongst them. Those who get angry for the sake of this world and those who get happy for the sake of this world are amongst them. I shall stand up and take his hand. Once I take his hand, his face and his companions’ faces will turn black. Their feet will shake and their hearts will be in pain. I shall ask them, ‘What did you do with the Two Heavy Things after me?’ They will say, ‘We denounced the greater one and tore it down, and fought with the smaller one and killed it.’ I shall tell them, ‘Go on the path of your friends!’ They will return tired, thirsty and with a black face without having even taken a sip of the Heavenly Pool’s water. Then the flag of the Haman of my nation shall enter. I shall stand up and take his hand. Once I take his hand, his face and his companions’ faces will turn black. Their feet will shake and their hearts will be in pain. I shall ask them, ‘What did you do with the Two Heavy Things after me?’ They will say, ‘We denounced the greater one and opposed it, and belittled the smaller one and disobeyed it.’ I shall tell them, ‘Go on the path of your friends!’ They will return tired, thirsty and with a black face without having even taken a sip of the Heavenly Pool’s water. Then the flag of the Abdullah ibn Qays who is the leader of fifty-thousand people of my nation shall enter. I shall stand up and take his hand. Once I take his hand, his face and his companions’ faces will turn black. Their feet will shake and their hearts will be in pain. I shall ask them, ‘What did you do with the Two Heavy Things after me?’ They will say, ‘We denounced the greater one and disobeyed it, and belittled the smaller one and pushed the people away from it.’ I shall tell them, ‘Go on the path of your friends!’ They will return tired, thirsty and with a black face without having even taken a sip of the Heavenly Pool’s water. Then the flag of the Al-Makhdaj shall enter. I shall stand up and take his hand. OnceI take his hand, his face and his companions’ faces will turn black. Their feet will shake and their hearts will be in pain. I shall ask them, ‘What did you do with the Two Heavy Things after me?’ They will say, ‘We denounced the greater one and opposed it, and fought with the smaller one and killed it.’ I shall tell them, ‘Go on the path of your friends!’ They will return tired and thirsty without having even taken a sip of the Heavenly Pool’s water. Then the flag of the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) - the Divine Leader of the pious ones and the Leader of those with white-foreheads shall enter. I shall stand up and take his hand. Once I take his hand, his face and that of his companions will turn white. I shall ask them, ‘What did you do with the Two Heavy Things after me?’ They will say, ‘We followed the greater one and acknowledged it, and supported with the smaller one and assisted it.’ I shall tell them, ‘May you return fed and happy.’ They will take a drink from the Pool and shall never again become thirsty. The face of their leader shall shine like the sun and the face of their companions shall be as the full moon on the night of the fourteenth night and as bright as the stars in the sky.’”Then Abuzar asked, ‘Don’t you bear witness to this?’ They said, ‘Yes, we do.’ Then he said, ‘I bear witness to that, too.’ Yahya and Ebad said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Aba Abdul Rahman narrated this narration for us.’ Aba Abdul Rahman said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Al-Harith ibn Hasira narrated this narration for me.’ Al-Harith said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Sakhr ibn al-Hakam narrated this narration for me.’ Sakhr ibn al-Hakam said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Hayyan narrated this narration for me.’ Hayyan said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Al-Rabi’a ibn Jameel narrated this narration for me.’ Al-Rabi’a ibn Jameel said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Malik ibn Zamre narrated this narration for me.’ Mailk ibn Zamre said, ‘Bear witness before the Honorable the Exalted God that Abuzar al-Qaffari narrated this narration for me.’ Abuzar al-Qaffari said a similar thing indicating that God’s Prophet (MGB) had narrated that for him and added that God’s Prophet had said that Gabriel had narrated this on the authority of the Blessed the Sublime God.”