Hadith 307
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H 127 - It is narrated from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Khalid Kufi from Mundhir from Muhammad bin Qabus from Nasr bin Sandi from Abu Dawood Sulaiman bin Sufyan Mustaraq from Thalaba bin Maimoon from Malik Jahni from Harith bin Mughira from Asbagh bin Nubatah that he said
I came to Amirul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s) and found him thoughtful. He was drawing lines on the ground. I said: “O Chief of believers, why do I see you thoughtful and you are making lines on the earth? Is it out of desire for the earth?” He said: “No, by Allah, I have never desired it, nor for what is in the world even for one day. I was thinking about the son, who will be born from my seed – the eleventh from my sons. He is the Mahdi and he would fill up the earth with equity as it will be fraught with oppression and injustice. There will be a perplexity and occultation related to him, in which communities will go astray and communities will be guided.” I asked: “O Chief of believers, how long would this perplexity and occultation last?” He said: Six days, six months or six years. I asked: “Would this really come to pass?” He replied: Yes, he has been created. How would you know this, Asbagh! They are the best of this Ummah and companions of the righteous of this Household. I asked: “What will happen after that?” He said: “Allah will do what He desires, for He has wills, purposes and outcomes.”
127- وروى عبد الله بن محمد بن خالد الكوفي عن منذر بن محمد بن قابوس عن نصر بن السندي عن أبي داود سليمان بن سفيان المسترق عن ثعلبة بن ميمون عن مالك الجهني عن الحارث بن المغيرة عن الأصبغ بن نباتة؛ورواه سعد بن عبد الله عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال عن ثعلبة بن ميمون عن مالك الجهني عن الأصبغ بن نباتة قال
أتيت أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فوجدته ينكت في الأرض، فقلت له: يا أمير المؤمنين، ما لي أراك مفكرا تنكت في الأرض؟ أرغبة منك فيها؟ قال: لا والله، ما رغبت فيها ولا في الدنيا قط. ولكني تفكرت في مولود يكون من ظهر الحادي عشر من ولدي، هو المهدي الذي يملأها عدلاً وقسطاً كما ملئت ظلماً وجوراً، يكون له حيرة وغيبة تضل فيها أقوام ويهتدي فيها آخرون. قلت: يا مولاي، فكم تكون الحيرة والغيبة؟ قال: ستة أيام أو ستة أشهر أو ست سنين. فقلت: وإن هذا الأمر لكائن؟ فقال: نعم،كما أنه مخلوق. وأنى لك بهذا الأمر يا أصبغ؟ أولئك خيار هذه الأمة مع أبرار هذه العترة. قال: قلت: ثم ما يكون بعد ذلك؟ قال: ثم يفعل الله ما يشاء، فإن له بداءات وإرادات وغايات ونهايات.
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