The Sufficient (Vol 1) · Hadith 1192 (#Ḥadīth #13)

13ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ فَقَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كَمْ عُرِجَ بِرَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَأَوْقَفَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ مَوْقِفاً فَقَالَ لَهُ مَكَانَكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَلَقَدْ وَقَفْتَ مَوْقِفاً مَا وَقَفَهُ مَلَكٌ قَطُّ وَلا نَبِيٌّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ وَكَيْفَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ يَقُولُ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ أَنَا رَبُّ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتِي غَضَبِي فَقَالَ اللهمَّ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ قَالَ وَكَانَ كَمَا قَالَ الله قابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنى فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ سِيَتِهَا إِلَى رَأْسِهَا فَقَالَ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ يَتَلالا يَخْفِقُ وَلا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلا وَقَدْ قَالَ زَبَرْجَدٌ فَنَظَرَ فِي مِثْلِ سَمِّ الابْرَةِ إِلَى مَا شَاءَ الله مِنْ نُورِ الْعَظَمَةِ فَقَالَ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي قَالَ مَنْ لامَّتِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ قَالَ الله أَعْلَمُ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَسَيِّدُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَائِدُ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله لابِي بَصِيرٍ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَالله مَا جَاءَتْ وَلايَةُ علي مِنَ الارْضِ وَلَكِنْ جَاءَتْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مُشَافَهَةً.

13. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari from Ali ibn abu Hamza who has said that abu Basir asked abu ‘Abdallah when I was also present. “He said, ‘May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, how many times was the Messenger of Allah taken for ascension?’ The Imam said, ‘It happened twice. Jibrail asked him to stop at a place saying, ‘Wait right there, O Muhammad, you have stood at a place whereat no angel or prophet has ever stood before you. Your Lord Is praying.” He (The Holy Prophet) asked, “O Jibrail, how does He pray?” Jibrail said, ‘He says ‘The Glorious, the Holy, I am the Lord of the angels and the Spirit. My mercy exceeds my anger.’ The Holy Prophet then said: ‘O Lord, I beg Your forgiveness, I beg Your forgiveness.’ The Imam said, “it was as Allah has said, “. . until he was as close to him as the distance of two bows, or even less.” (53:9) Abu Basir then asked, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what is “. . the distance of two bows, or even less.”? (53:9)

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