The Book of Occultation — al-Ṭūsī · Hadith 579 (#Ḥadīth #27)

332- قال ابن نوح: أخبرني أبونصر هبة الله بن محمد، قال: حدثني (أبو) علي بن أبي جيد القمي رحمه الله قال:حدثنا أبوالحسن علي بن أحمد الدلال القمي قال:دخلت على أبي جعفر محمد بن عثمان رضي الله عنه يوما لاسلم عليه، فوجدته وبين يديه ساجة ونقاش ينقش عليها ويكتب آيا من القرآن وأسماء الائمة عليهم السلم على حواشيها. فقلت له: يا سيدي ما هذه الساجة؟ فقال لي: هذه لقبري تكون فيه، أو ضع عليها،أو قال: أسند إليها،وقد عرفت منه، وأنا في كل يوم أنزل فيه فأقرأ جزء‌ا من القرآن(فيه) فاصعد، وأظنه قال: فأخذ بيدي وأرانيه، فإذا كان يوم كذا وكذا من شهر كذا وكذا من سنة كذا وكذا صرت إلى الله عز وجل ودفنت فيه وهذه الساجة (معي). فلما خرجت من عنده أثبت ما ذكره ولم أزل مترقبا به ذلك فما تأخر الامر حتى اعتل أبوجعفر، فمات في اليوم الذي ذكره من الشهر الذي قاله من السنة التي ذكرها، ودفن فيه. قال أبونصر هبة الله: وقد سمعت هذا الحديث من غير (أبي) علي وحدثتني به أيضا أم كلثوم بنت أبي جعفر رضي الله تعالى عنهما.

H 332 - Ibn Nuh narrates from Abu Nasr Hibtullah Ibn Muhammad, who narrates from Abu Ali Ibn Abi Jayyed Qummi, who narrates from Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Ahmad Dallal Qummi, who said: I came to Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman on a certain day to offer him my greetings. He was there and in front of him was a square frame of oak and an inscriber who was inscribing on it and writing verses of Quran and names of the Holy Imams on its sides. I asked him, “What is this tablet for, my master?” He said: “This is for my grave; it will be in it.” He said either, “I will be placed over it” or, “I will be raised over it.” Then he said: “I am done with it, and every day, I descend into it and recite a part of Quran and come back.” Abu Ali Ibn Abi Jayyed Qummi says, I also think he said: Abu Ja’far Ibn Uthman took my hand and showed his tomb to me. He told me that on such and such day of such and such month of such and such year, I will go towards Allah, the Exalted, and will be buried here, and this frame of oak will be with me.” When I came out from his place, all his providential sayings came true. I was constantly watching his state. It was not long that he became ill and then died on the very day of the month and the year he had confided in me; and he was buried there. Abu Nasr Hibatullah says: I heard this narration from someone other than Abu Ali and in the same way Umme Kulthum binte Abi Ja’far has also narrated it to me.

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