أحمد بن علي الرازي

Narrated to me Muhammad bin Ali bin Bilal from Hakima an identical tradition

I heard Abu Naeem Muhammad bin Ahmad Ansari narrate the same.

"In the year of the conquest, the Euphrates will split until it enters the streets of Kufa."

“In the year of the reappearance, there will be such a terrible flood in the Euphrates that even the lanes of Kufa will be inundated.”

“It will rain twenty-four times in the year in which Imam Mahdi (a.s) will reappear; and its effects and bounties would be clear.”

I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: The Mahdi is from my progeny from the children of Fatima.

“The hour will not arise until the Mahdi from my descendants comes forth. The Mahdi will not come forth until sixty liars come forward, all of them declaring: I am a prophet.”

“I came to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) at Samarrah and felicitated him for the birth of our Master, the Master of the Age.”

We ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars for himself; again we ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars, but he refused to accept it and left it all with us. People do not have the right to interfere in the matters in which we have not included them.

Abu Tahir Muhammad bin Ali bin Bilal had the honor of performing Hajj and saw that Ali bin Ja’far [Hammani] is spending a lot of money. When he returned, he mentioned this to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) in a negative tone. Imam (a.s) wrote in reply: We ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars for himself; again we ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars, but he refused to accept it and left it all with us. People do not have the right to interfere in matters we have not included them. [After sometime Ali bin Ja’far] came to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) and the Imam told him to take three hundred thousand Dinars.

“This son of mine is a master, as the Messenger of Allah named him a master. Allah will bring forth from his seed, a man with the name of your Apostle – who will be similar to him in his character as well as his looks – in a time of oblivion of the people and death of righteousness and manifestation of injustice. By Allah, if he should not rise, his neck will be struck. The dwellers of the heavens will rejoice his rise. He would fill up the earth with equity, as it will be replete with injustice and oppression.”

Know that by Allah, this verse has not been actualized as yet and it will be actualized in the future.

I heard Zaid bin Ali bin Husain (a.s) say, “The Awaited Savior is from the progeny of Husain Ibn Ali, from the children of Husain and from the heirs of Husain. Husain is the victim, about whom Allah said: “…and whoever is slain unjustly, We have indeed given to his heir…” (17:33) His heir is a man from his progeny, from his children. Then he recited: “And he made it a word to continue in his posterity…” (42:28) “…authority, so let him not exceed the just limits in slaying…” (17:33) Zaid (a.s) said: “His authority is in his proof over all God’s creation, so much so that his proof will prevail over all people and no one will have a reason against him.”

I read the following letter, which was in the writing of Imam Jawad (a.s) regarding Ali bin Mahziyar. The following is the text of the letter: “In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Ali, may Allah give you a good reward and may He settle you in His Paradise. May Allah keep away the degradation of the world and the hereafter away from you and may He raise you on Judgment Day with us. O Ali, I tested you in well wishing, obedience and service and also examined you on that which Almighty Allah has made obligatory on you. If I say that I have not seen a similitude of you, I hope I would have stated the truth. May Almighty Allah reward you by admitting you into the Firdos Paradise. Your position and status as well as your service during summer and winter and during night and day is not concealed from me. I beseech Allah, the Mighty and the High that when He gathers people on Judgment Day, may He bestow His widespread mercy on you and reward you with that which you like. Indeed Almighty Allah is the one who listens to the supplications.”

Narrated to me Abul Hasan Musawi Khyberi: My father narrated that he was with Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) during many nights in Samarrah: One day a mount was brought for the Imam (a.s) to take him to the ruler. Imam (a.s) was furious at this. A Sunni man came to take the Imam and when the Imam was mounted, he also mounted his beast in a disrespectful manner. He harassed the Imam (a.s) and the latter was much disturbed by this. That day the Sunni man was more audacious to the Imam and spoke to him in a very harsh fashion. They rode on till they came to a fork on the road. Since the road was narrow and many quadrupeds were crossing it, it was not possible for two riders to ride abreast of each other. So he left the road to rejoin the Imam from a shortcut. During this period Imam (a.s) called to one of his servants: Go and shroud this man. The servant obeyed the Imam. When Imam (a.s) reached the market and we were also accompanying the Imam, that man entered the road to apprehend the Imam and to harass him through abuses and insult. At the place he entered, road stood a mule, which killed him with a single kick. The Imam’s servant shrouded him as the Imam had ordered and the Imam continued on his journey and we followed.

“One day in Sarmanra, when His Eminence, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) passed away, I went to his house. When his coffin was brought out of his chamber and placed outside, we were thirty-nine persons who had come to attend the funeral. Just then a child, who apparently seemed to be ten years old, came out with a sheet on his shoulder and face. As soon as he entered, awe struck us, so that we rose up to welcome him. He stood up and all of us stood behind him. He recited the funeral prayers and then went away. But he did not go back into the room from which he had emerged; he went into another room.” Abu Abdullah Hamadani says: “I met Ibrahim bin Muhammad Tabrizi in Maragha and he also narrated to me the above report of Ahmad bin Abdullah Hashmi verbatim.”

I said to him, O son of Allah’s Messenger, who is his mother? He said: Narjis.” “When it was the third day, my anxiety for the Wali of Allah intensified. So I brought them a repast and began with the room where the slave girl was. There she was sitting like a woman who has delivered a child. She was wearing yellow clothes and her head was wrapped. I greeted her and looked at the side of the room. There was a cradle of a baby covered by green sheets. I turned to the cradle and removed the sheets and saw the Wali of Allah sleeping on his back, neither fastened nor tied. He opened his eyes and began laughing and calling me with his finger. I held him and brought him near my mouth to kiss. I smelt such a fragrance from him that I had never smelt a better one. Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) called, ‘Aunt, come and bring my young man to me.’ I took him to his father. He said to him, my son, speak...” Then the saying of the Wali of Allah is narrated and then she says, “I took him from his father while he was saying, ‘My dear son, I entrust you to the one mother of Musa entrusted. Be in the comfort of Allah, His safeguard, protection and His company.’ He said: ‘Return him to his mother, aunt, and hide the news of this baby and don’t inform anyone till the time arrives.’ I brought him to his mother and bid them farewell.” Then the tradition continues like the previous one.

Tell him that the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) is more sacred than the House (of Allāh) and the Ḥajar but he used to circulate the House (of Allāh) and touch the Ḥajar. Verily, there are places in which Allāh, the Exalted, loves to be called upon and He answers the call of those who call upon Him (in those places), and the Ḥā`ir is one of those places.

“Once I went to Heer and saw a handsome youth praying there. After that the two of us reached Mashra. He asked: O Abu Surah, where are you headed?” I said: To Kufa. He asked: But with whom? I said: With other people. He said: No, you will travel with us. I asked: What do you mean: ‘with us’? He replied: With me. Thus the two of us set out from there and when we reached the graveyard of Masjid Sahla, he said: That place is near your destination, if you want, you may proceed. He also said: You should go to Ibn Raazi Ali bin Yahya, who will give to you some money, which is with him. I asked: Why would he give me anything? He replied: You mention the amount, where it is placed and with what it is covered. So I asked: Who are you? He replied: I am Muhammad bin Hasan Askari. I asked: What if he refuses to give me anything in spite of the signs? He said: I am behind you. Ibn Abi Surah says: When I went to Ibn Raazi and mentioned the signs, he gave that amount to me. I told him that he had said that he was behind me. Ibn Raazi said: After this sign there is no need of any verification as other than the Almighty Allah, no one had any knowledge of it.

“I was performing the Tawaf of the Kaaba. I had completed six rounds and was starting on the seventh, when I saw a young man on the right side of Kaaba and fragrance was coming from him. His awe had affected the people and they had surrounded him so that they may speak to him. I have not heard anyone speak in a more pleasant way nor seen anyone with a better demeanor. I went there so that I may also get a chance to speak to him, but the crowd pushed me back. I asked the people who he was. People said that he was the son of Allah’s Messenger, who comes here for one day every year to meet his special followers and to speak to them. I called out: My chief, I also want to speak to you, so that you may guide me. When he heard this, he threw some pebbles towards me, which I picked up. People asked: What did he throw to you? I said: Pebbles. But when I opened my fist, I saw that they were pieces of gold. I began to follow him till I joined him. He said: Now my proof is complete on you, the truth has become manifest and your blindness is gone. Do you know who I am? I said: No, by Allah. He said: I am the same Mahdi. I am the Qaim, who would fill the earth with justice and equity as it would be fraught with injustice and tyranny. Know that the earth is never without Divine Proof and people cannot remain on nature for more than the period Bani Israel remained in the Tiyah desert (for forty years). The time of my reappearance has arrived. What I have said is a trust with you, which you must convey to your Shia brothers.”