The Book of Occultation — al-Ṭūsī · Hadith 486 (#Ḥadīth #27)

271- وأخبرني جماعة، عن محمد بن علي بن الحسين قال: حدثنا أبو محمد عمار بن الحسين بن إسحاق الأسروشني ، قال: حدثنا أبو العباس أحمد بن الحسن بن أبي صالح الخجندي وكان قد ألح في الفحص والطلب، وسار في البلاد، وكتب على يد الشيخ أبي القاسم بن روح رضي الله عنه إلى الصاحب عليه السلام يشكو تعلق قلبه واشتغاله بالفحص والطلب، ويسأل الجواب بما تسكن إليه نفسه، ويكشف له عما يعمل عليه قال: فخرج إلى توقيع نسخته: "من بحث فقد طلب، ومن طلب فقد ذل ومن ذل فقد أشاط ومن أشاط فقد أشرك ".قال:فكففت عن الطلب وسكنت نفسي، وعدت إلى وطني مسرورا والحمد لله.

H 271 - Narrated to me a group of scholars from Muhammad bin Ali Husain that he said: Narrated to us Abu Muhammad Ammar bin Husain bin Ishaq Usrooshini that: Narrated to us Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Hasan bin Abi Salih Khujandi that: “After he had been fascinated with the search and investigation into the matter of Imamate after the Eleventh Imam and had left his homeland to find out what to do. He also wrote a letter to the Master of the Time , through Husain Ibn Rauh complaining about his bewilderment as it had affected his whole life and begged for a reply, which would accord him comfort and peace of heart. He himself says: An epistle was issued to me from Imam : ‘Whoever searches, he seeks; and whoever seeks, he leads [my enemies] on [and divulges my location to people]; and whoever leads on, [it is as if] he destroys [me]; and whoever destroys [me], [it is as if] he worships a deity other than Allah.’ On seeing that epistle I gave up the search, my heart got peace and I returned to my hometown happily, thanks be to Allah.

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