The Dictations · Hadith 229 (#Ḥadīth #13)

229 / 13 – حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن ابن أبي نجران، عن المثنى، عن محمد بن مسلم، قال: سألت الصادق جعفر بن محمد (عليهما السلام) عن خاتم الحسين بن علي (عليهما السلام) إلى من صار؟ وذكرت له أني سمعت أنه أخذ من إصبعه فيما اخذ. قال (عليه السلام): ليس كما قالوا، إن الحسين (عليه السلام) أوصى إلى ابنه علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام) وجعل خاتمه في إصبعه، وفوض إليه أمره، كما فعله رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) بأمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام)، وفعله أمير المؤمنين بالحسن (عليهما السلام)، وفعله الحسن بالحسين (عليهما السلام)، ثم صار ذلك الخاتم إلى أبي (عليه السلام) بعد أبيه، ومنه صار إلي، فهو عندي وإني لالبسه كل جمعة وأصلي فيه. قال محمد بن مسلم: فدخلت إليه يوم الجمعة وهو يصلي، فلما فرغ من الصلاة مد إلي يده، فرأيت في إصبعه خاتما نقشه: لا إله إلا الله عدة للقاء الله، فقال: هذا خاتم جدي أبي عبد الله الحسين بن علي (عليهما السلام) (1).

Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abu’l Khattab from Ibn Abi Najran from al-Muthanna from Muhammad b. Muslim. He said: I asked al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad about the ring of al-Husayn b. `Ali – to whom did it go? And I mentioned to him that I had heard that it was looted from his finger along with what was looted. He said: It is not as they say. Surely, al-Husayn bequeathed to his son `Ali b. al-Husayn and put his ring on his finger and delegated to him his command like the Messenger of Allah (s) had done with Amir al-Mu’minin and Amir al-Mu’minin had done with al-Hasan and al-Hasan had done with al-Husayn . Then that ring came to my father after his father and from him it came to me. So, it is with me and I wear it every Friday and I pray with it. Muhammad b. Muslim said: So, I entered upon him on Friday and he was praying. When he had finished the salah he extended his hand towards me. And I saw on his finger a ring; its inscription was “There is no god but Allah, prepare for the meeting with Allah.” (La ilaha illa ‘llah, `uddatu liliqaa’illah) – then he said: This is the ring of my grandfather Abu `Abdillah al-Husayn b. `Ali .

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