العباس بن هشام

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and it became the time of al-‘Isha’ Salat (prayer). I went to say Iqamah. He (the Imam) said, ‘Sit down, O abu ‘Abd Allah.’ I then sat down until food was made available. He (the Imam) mentioned the name of Allah when food was placed for eating. When he (the Imam) finished he (the Imam) said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah. This is from You and from Muhammad (SAW).’”

“I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the Imam. Has Allah made him the in charge of the and in full control (over the affairs of the people) as Sulayman ibn Dawud was?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Yes, he is given control. It is because a man asked him a question and he gave the answer. Another person asked the same question and he gave him a different answer (although the question was the same). A third person asked him the same question and he gave an answer that was different from both the previous answers. Then he said, “This is Our gift to you so give them away free or keep them as you like.” (38:39). This is charity from us enjoy it with thanks or ( give to others) without being questioned. This is according to Imam Ali’s recitation.” The narrator has said that I said to him, “May Allah grant you well being, when the he gives such answers does the Imam know them?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Glory belongs to Allah. Have you not heard Allah words? “ In this there is evidence (of the Truth) for the discreet ones. (15:75) (Such people are the Imams (a.s.) That town lies on a road which still exists (15:76) (It will remain there for ever).” Then The Imam (a.s.) said to me, “Yes, when the Imam look at a person he recognizes him and his color. On hearing his words even from behind the wall he recognizes him and what he is. Allah has said, “Other evidence of His existence are the creation of the heavens and the earth and the differences of languages and colors. In this there is evidence (of the truth) for the worlds (mankind).” (30:22) The Imams are the scholars. Whatever they would hear that is spoken they recognize it, the one who has received salvation or one who is destroyed. For this reason they answer them as they answer them.”

O middlemen people, you must reduce swearing; it makes a merchandise easily marketable but destroys the profit.’”

The readers of the Quran are of three types: (1) One is a man who has learned the Quran and has taken it as a piece of merchandise to attract the rulers and dominate the people. (2) One is a man who has learned the Quran and preserved its letters but has lost its principles. He has kept its letters without change, [but I pray that] Allah does not increase the number of people like him as the carriers of the Quran. (3) One is a man who has applied the medicine of the Quran to the malady of his heart. It keeps him vigilant during the night, it makes him endure his thirst during the day, it keeps him standing [in prayer] in the mosques, and it makes him leave his bed for its sake. Through such people, Allah repels calamities; through them, Allah defends [the people] from the enemies; and through them, He sends down rain from the sky. By Allah, such readers of the Quran are more valuable than red sulfur.

I was in the presence of abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) that abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) came and he was a young boy. I held and kissed him. Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said, “You are the ark and he is the captain.” The narrator has said that he wen to perform Hajj next year and I had two thousand Dinars. I sent one thousand toabu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) and one thousand to him (abu al-Hassan). When went to see abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) he said, “You have considered him equal to me.” I said, “I did so because of your words.” He then said, “I swear by Allah, I did not do so, in fact, Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has done it for him (abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.).”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Four Masjids were rebuilt in Kufa to express happiness for the killing of al-Husayn (a.s.) : Al-Ash‘ath and Jarir Masjids, Sammak and Shabath ibn Rib‘i’s Masjids.”

about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. “In this there is evidence (of the Truth) for the distinguished ones.” (15:75) The Imams (a.s.) said, “These people are the Imams (a.s.) and the evidence will never depart us.”

“There was an argument between me and a man called Abdul Jaleel. He said that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had appointed his son Issma’eel as the imam after him. I told Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) of that. He said: “O Waleed, by Allah, it is not so. If I have done, I should have appointed the proper one.” He mentioned the name of Abul Hasan Musa (al-Kadhim) (as).”

he heard Abdullah Bin Ata’a saying that: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Arise, and saddle two animals, a donkey and a mule’. So I saddled a donkey and a mule and offered the mule to him (asws) as I opined that it was more beloved of the two to him (asws). he (asws) said: ‘Who ordered you to offer to me (asws) this mule?’ I said, ‘I chose it for you (asws)’. He (asws) said: ‘And did I (asws) order you to choose for me (asws)?’ Then said: ‘The most preferable of the pack, to me (asws) is the donkey’. So I offered the donkey to him (asws) and grabbed the reins for him (asws). He (asws) climbed upon it and said; ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj) Who Guided us (asws) by Al-Islam, and Taught us (asws) the Quran, and Bestowed upon us (asws) by Muhammad (saww). Praise be to Allah (azwj) “[43:13] Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it [43:14] And surely to our Lord we must return”, and Praise be to Allah (azwj) the Lord (azwj) of the Worlds’. And he (asws) went and I went (with him (asws)) until we reached another place. I said to him (asws), ‘The Salat, may I be sacrificed for you (asws)’. He (asws) said: ‘This is a valley of the ants, one cannot Pray here’, until we reached another place. I said to him (asws) similar to that. He (asws) said; ‘This is a salty ground, one cannot Pray here’. (The narrator) said, ‘Until he (asws) descended by himself (asws). He (asws) said to me: ‘Have you Prayed or done your Glorification (Tasbeeh)?’ I said, ‘This Salat which the people of Iraq have named it as Al-Zawwaal’. So he (asws) said: ‘Those who perform the ‘Salat’, are the Shites of Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws), and it is the Salat which often reaches Allah (azwj)’. So he (asws) Prayed, and I Prayed. Then I grabbed the reins for him (asws), then he (asws) said what he (asws) had said at the beginning, then said: ‘Our Allah (azwj)! Curse the Murjiites, for they are our (asws) enemies in the world and the Hereafter’. So I said to him (asws): ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), what made you (asws) to remember the Murjiites?’ He (asws) said: ‘I (asws) just thought about them’.

“The rising of as-Sufyani and the rising of al-Qa’im will be in the same year.”

“Some things are inevitable and others are not. From among the inevitable things is the rising of as-Sufyani in Rajab.”

“Verily Allah, the Mighty and high, created a creation, and created a spirit, then commanded an angel; hence be breathed into him.

“There are three groups of people who recite the Quran. Firstly there are those who have turned the Quran into their source of income. They use it to approach the rulers and act haughty with the people. Then there are those who recite the Quran and memorize it bit by bit, but violate its bounds and do not act accordingly.Lastly, there are those who recite the Quran and use it as a medication for their hearts. They use it at night to say supplications and use it in the daytime while suffering from the thirst of fasting. They use the Quran to worship in the mosque and stay out of their comfortable beds. The Honorable the Omnipotent God fends off calamities for them; takes revenge from the enemies by means of them and sends down rain from the sky for them. I swear by God that such recitors of the Quran are as scarce as red matches are. ”

“The man of this matter will recite in one of his (two) disappearances, “So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers.”

“The man of this matter disappears twice. The first one lasts long until some people say that he has died, some say that he has been killed and others say that he has gone. None of his companions will still believe in him except a very few people. No one knows his place except the guardian, who manages his affairs.” If there is no any other tradition narrated about the disappearance except this one, it will be sufficient for whoever ponders on it.

“I heard al-Husayn bin Ali (as) saying: “The matter that you are expecting will not occur until a time comes that you disavow each other, spit at the face of each other, declare unbelief against each other and curse each other.” I said to him: “There will be no goodness in that time!” He said: “All the goodness will be in that time. Our Qa’im will rise and do away with all of that.”

Once I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as). He said to me: What (news) do you have?” I said: “Good news about your uncle Zayd! He claims that he is a son of a bondmaid. He claims that he is al-Qa’im of this umma and that he is a son of the best of the bondmaids.” He said: “He has told a lie. He is not as what he has said. If he rises, he will be killed.”

Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī (as) said to me: "O Bishr, what will be the state of Quraysh when the Qāʾim al-Mahdī comes and brings forward five hundred of them and executes them by beheading? Then he brings forward another five hundred and executes them by beheading. Then he brings forward another five hundred and executes them by beheading." Bishr said: "I said to him: 'May Allah set you right, will their number really reach that amount?' Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī (as) replied: 'Their master (leader) is among them.'" Bishr ibn Ghālib's brother, Bashīr ibn Ghālib, said: "I bear witness that al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī counted six sets for my brother — or he said six exact numbers (the narrations differ on this phrase)."

“I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Will there be certain signs before this matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im)?” He said: “Yes, there will.” I asked: “What are they?” He said: “The perishment of the Abbasids, the rising of al-Sufyani, killing the pure innocent man, the sinking of the desert and the call from the Heaven.” I said: “May I die for you! I am afraid that these things may take a long time!” He said: “No. They will be like the beads of a rosary; one coming after the other.”

“He, who pretends this thing (being an imam) secretly, has to show the evidence openly.” The narrator asked: “What evidence that is to be shown openly?” He said: “To permit what Allah has permitted, to prohibit what Allah has prohibited and to be truthful apparently and internally.”