hadith
1550
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Muhajir al-Asadi narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated on the authority of his father (a.s) that once Jesus (a.s) passed by a village in which all the people, the birds, and the animals had died. He said
“They have not died except due to God's wrath. Had they died one by one, they would have buried each other.” The disciples said: “O' Spirit of God! Ask God to revive them so that they could tell us what they did so that we can avoid those deeds.” Jesus (a.s) then called upon God. A voice from Heaven said: “Call them.” At nighttime Jesus (a.s) went on top of a hill and said: “O' residents of this village!” Someone said: “O' Spirit of God! Yes.” Jesus (a.s) said: “Woe to you! What were your deeds?” The man said: “Worship of false gods and love for this world, little fear of God, high ambitions, being delved in ignorance, and pleasure-seeking.” Jesus (a.s) asked: “How did you love this world?” He said: “Just as a child loves his mother, and we got happy whenever it turned towards us and cried whenever it turned away from us.” Jesus (a.s) asked: “How did you worship false gods?” He said: “We followed those who committed sins.” Jesus (a.s) asked: “What was your final end?” He said: “One night we were all healthy and went to sleep. But in the morning we were all in 'Havieh'“. Jesus (a.s) asked: “What is 'Havieh'. He replied: “It is Sejjeen”. Jesus (a.s) asked: “What is Sejjeen?” He replied: “It is mountains full of blazing fire that will burn us until the Resurrection Day.” Jesus (a.s) asked: “What did you say?” He said: We said: “Return us to the world and we will be abstinent there. But we were told that we were liars.” Jesus (a.s) said: “Woe to you. How come you only talk with me?” He said: “O' spirit of God! They have fiery mouthpieces put on them and are in the hands of angry and stern angels. I am among them, but I am not one of them. When the punishment descended upon them, it overtook me too. I am now hanging over Hell by a very fine piece of thread, and do not know whether I will fall into Hell, or be saved from it.” Jesus (a.s) faced his disciples and said: “O' Friends of God! Eating bread and coarse salt, and sleeping in trash yards is the utmost prosperity if it is combined with the prosperity of this world and the Hereafter.”
عن مهاجر الأسدي عن أبي عبد الله عن أبيه (عليهما السلام) قال
مر عيسى بن مريم - صلوات الله عليه - على قرية قد مات أهلها وطيرها ودوابها، فقال: أما إنهم لم يموتوا إلا بسخطه، ولو ماتوا متفرقين لتدافنوا، فقال الحواريون: يا روح الله وكلمته، ادع الله أن يحييهم لنا فيخبرونا ما كانت أعمالهم فنجتنبها، فدعا عيسى ربه، فنودي من الجو أن نادهم، فقام عيسى - صلوات الله عليه - بالليل على شرف من الأرض فقال: يا أهل هذه القرية! فأجابه منهم مجيب: لبيك يا روح الله وكلمته، فقال: ويحكم ما كانت أعمالكم؟ قال: عبادة الطاغوت وحب الدنيا مع خوف قليل وأمل بعيد في غفلة ولهو ولعب، قال: كيف حبكم الدنيا؟ قال: كحب الصبي لامه، إذا أقبلت علينا فرحنا وسررنا، وإذا أدبرت عنا بكينا وحزنا، قال: كيف كانت عبادتكم للطاغوت؟ قال: الطاعة لأهل المعاصي، قال: كيف كانت عاقبة أمركم؟ قال: بتنا ليلة في عافية وأصبحنا في الهاوية، قال: وما الهاوية؟ قال: سجين، قال: وما السجين؟ قال: جبال من جمر توقد علينا إلى يوم القيامة، قال: فما قلتم وما قيل لكم؟ قال: قلنا ردنا إلى الدنيا فنزهد فيها، فقيل لنا: كذبتم، قال: ويحك، كيف لم يكلمني غيرك من بينهم؟ قال: يا روح الله وكلمته، إنهم ملجمون بلجم من نار بأيدي ملائكة غلاظ شداد، وإني كنت فيهم ولم أكن منهم، فلما نزل بهم العذاب عمني معهم فأنا معلق بشعرة على شفير جهنم، لا أدري أكبكب فيها أم أنجو منها، فالتفت عيسى - صلوات الله عليه - إلى أصحابه فقال: يا أولياء الله، أكل الخبز اليابس بالملح الجريش والنوم على المزابل خير كثير مع عافية الدنيا والآخرة.
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