The Complete Pilgrimage Guide · Hadith 237 (#Ḥadīth #2)

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ الْمِيثَمِيِّ قَالَ خَمْسَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ أَرَادُوا نَصْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) فَمَرُّوا بِقَرْيَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا شَاهِي إِذْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلَانِ شَيْخٌ وَ شَابٌّ- فَسَلَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ أَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ هَذَا ابْنُ أَخِي أَرَدْنَا نَصْرَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الْمَظْلُومِ- قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ الشَّيْخُ الْجِنِّيُّ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَأْياً فَقَالَ الْفِتْيَةُ الْإِنْسِيُّونَ وَ مَا هَذَا الرَّأْيُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَطِيرَ فَآتِيَكُمْ بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ فَتَذْهَبُونَ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ فَقَالُوا لَهُ نِعْمَ مَا رَأَيْتَ- قَالَ فَغَابَ يَوْمَهُ وَ لَيْلَتَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ إِذَا هُمْ بِصَوْتٍ يَسْمَعُونَهُ وَ لَا يَرَوْنَ الشَّخْصَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ- وَ اللَّهِ مَا جِئْتُكُمُ حَتَّى بَصُرْتُ بِهِ * * * بِالطَّفِّ مُنْعَفِرَ الْخَدَّيْنِ مَنْحُوراً وَ حَوْلَهُ فِتْيَةٌ تَدْمَى نُحُورُهُمُ * * * مِثْلَ الْمَصَابِيحِ يَمْلَوْنَ الدُّجَى نُوراً وَ قَدْ حَثَثْتُ قَلُوصِي كَيْ أُصَادِفَهُمْ * * * مِنْ قَبْلِ مَا أَنْ يُلَاقُوا الْخُرُدَ الْحُورَا كَانَ الْحُسَيْنُ سِرَاجاً يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ * * * اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَقُلْ زُوراً مُجَاوِراً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي غُرَفٍ * * * وَ لِلْبَتُولِ وَ لِلطَّيَّارِ مَسْرُوراً - فَأَجَابَهُ بَعْضُ الْفِتْيَةِ مِنَ الْإِنْسِيِّينَ يَقُولُ- اذْهَبْ فَلَا زَالَ قَبْرٌ أَنْتَ سَاكِنُهُ * * * إِلَى الْقِيَامَةِ يُسْقَى الْغَيْثَ مَمْطُوراً وَ قَدْ سَلَكْتَ سَبِيلًا أَنْتَ سَالِكُهُ * * * وَ قَدْ شَرِبْتَ بِكَأْسٍ كَانَ مغرورا [مَغْزُوراً وَ فِتْيَةٌ فَرَغُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْفُسَهُمْ * * * وَ فَارَقُوا الْمَالَ وَ الْأَحْبَابَ وَ الدُّورا

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, from Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Uqbah, from Aḥmad ibn ‘Amr ibn Muslim, from Al-Maythami, who said: Five men from Kūfah wanted to go and support Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali . On their journey, they passed by a village called Shāhi where they met two men, one of whom was elderly and the other was a youth. They greeted the five men. The old man said, “I am a man from among the Jinn and this (referring to his young companion) is my nephew. We (also) want to support the oppressed man (Imam Ḥusain ) and I have an idea.” The five men asked him, “What is your idea?” He replied, “I will fly (quickly) and bring some information about the situation so that you can go to him informed.” The (five) men replied, “This is an excellent idea.” So he disappeared from their sight. After an entire day, they heard (his) voice reciting the following (poem) but they could not see him: I swear to Allāh that I did not come (back) until I saw him in Ťaf with his cheeks covered with dust and he had been slaughtered. He was surrounded by some men whose throats were gushing with blood; they were shining like lamps whose light had overcome darkness. I impelled my sumpter (to go faster) so that I could meet them before they (died and) met the virgin houris. Ḥusain was the light with which guidance was sought and Allāh is my witness that I am not forging a lie. (Now) he is pleased in rooms in the neighbourhood of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, Batūl (s.a.), and Ťayyār. (Upon hearing this), one of the five men replied to him by reciting the following poem: Go back and stay committed to the grave through which the rains of blessings are poured until the Day of Judgment. I (surely) follow the same path that you have and I drink from a cup which is filled (with blessings). And I follow the path of those who have freed themselves from everything for (the sake of) Allāh and have abandoned their dwellings, their wealth, and their loved ones.

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