The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 2) · Hadith 589 (#Ḥadīth #36)

36- حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن أَحمَد بن إِبراهِيمالهرمزي البيهقي قالَ سَمِعتُ أبا الحَسَن داود البكري يَقُولُ سَمِعتُ عَلِيٍّ بن دعبل بن عَلِيٍّ الخزاعي يَقُولُ لَمَّا حَضَرَ أَبِيَ الْوَفَاةُ تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُ وَانْعَقَدَ لِسَانُهُ وَاسْوَدَّ وَجْهُهُ فَكِدْتُ الرُّجُوعَ عَنْ مَذْهَبِهِ فَرَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ ثَلاثٍ فِي مَا يَرَى النَّائِمُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ وَقَلَنْسُوَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ مَا فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِكَ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ مِنِ اسْوِدَادِ وَجْهِي وَانْعِقَادِ لِسَانِي كَانَ مِنْ شُرْبِيَ الْخَمْرَ فِي دَارِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَقِيتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ وَقَلَنْسُوَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ فَقَالَ لِي أَنْتَ دِعْبِلٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَأَنْشِدْنِي قَوْلَكَ فِي أَوْلادِي فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ قَوْلِي:لا أَضْحَكَ اللَّهُ سِنَّ الدَّهْرِ إِنْ ضَحِكَتْيَوْماً وَآلُ أَحمَد مَظْلُومُونَ قَدْ قُهِرُوامُشَرَّدُونَ نُفُوا عَنْ عَقْرِ دَارِهِمْكَأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ جَنَوْا مَا لَيْسَ يُغْتَفَرُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَحْسَنْتَ وَشَفَعَ فِيَّ وَأَعْطَانِي ثِيَابَهُ وَهَا هِيَ وَأَشَارَ إِلَى ثِيَابِ بَدَنِهِ

66-36 Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Hormozi al-Bayhaqi narrated that he had heard Abal Hassan Dawood al-Bakri say that he had heard (De’bel’s son) Ali ibn De’bel ibn Ali al-Khoza’ee say, “When my father was about to die he changed colors, could not talk and his face turned black. I was about to quit following his religion (Islam), but after three days which passed like this I saw my father in my dreams wearing a white robe with a white cap on his head. I asked him, ‘O father! What has God done to you?’ He replied, ‘O son! When you saw my face turn dark and my tongue stopped from talking, it was because I used to drink wine in this world. I was that way until once I met God’s Prophet (S) (here in the Hereafter) wearing a white robe with a white cap on his head. Then he asked me, ‘Are you De’bel?’ I said, ‘Yes, O Prophet of God!’ Then the Prophet (S) said, ‘Recite to me the poem that you recited for my son Ar-Ridha’ .’ Then I recited it:God will not let time laugh, if it were to laughWhile Ahmad’s Household are victims of injustice.Indeed were they subjected to oppressionAnd were ruthlessly thrown out of their homes;As if they had committed what cannot be forgiven.Then God’s Prophet (S) told me, ‘Excellent!’ Then the Prophet (S) interceded on my behalf and gave me some of his clothes which you can see.’ He pointed to the clothes he was wearing.”

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