The Sufficient (Vol 2) · Hadith 1933 (#Ḥadīth #12)

12ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُيَسِّرٍ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أَقَامَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مَوْلىً لَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَاضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) نَظَرَ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَأَسَرَّ شَيْئاً فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ نَفْسِهِ لا يَدْرِي مَا هُوَ ثُمَّ أَظْهَرَ يَا مَنْ يَكْفِي خَلْقَهُ كُلَّهُمْ وَلا يَكْفِيهِ أَحَدٌ اكْفِنِي شَرَّ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ فَصَارَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ لا يُبْصِرُ مَوْلاهُ وَصَارَ مَوْلاهُ لا يُبْصِرُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ يَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ لَقَدْ عَيَّيْتُكَ فِي هَذَا الْحَرِّ فَانْصَرِفْ فَخَرَجَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ لِمَوْلاهُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ بِهِ فَقَالَ لا وَالله مَا أَبْصَرْتُهُ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ شَيْءٌ فَحَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَالله لَئِنْ حَدَّثْتَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَحَداً لأقْتُلَنَّكَ.

12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Ali ibn Maysir who has said the following: “When Abu ‘Abdillah went to meet Mansur al-‘Abbasi. He (Mansur) told his slave to stand ready and as soon as Abu ‘Abdillah enters cut off his neck. When Abu ‘Abdillah entered he looked at Mansur and said something to himself that he did not know what it was then he said out loud, ‘O the One who is sufficient for all of His creatures, and no one is sufficient for Him, suffice me against the evil of ‘Abd Allah ibn Ali. ’ Mansur turned to be as such that he could not see his slave and his slave could not see him. Mansur then said, ‘O Ja’far ibn Muhammad (it seems) we have caused you so much fatigue in this hot day, you may go back.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah then left his office. Mansur asked his slave, ‘What stopped you from carrying my order?’ He said, ‘By Allah I could not see him, something came as a barrier between him and I.’ Abu Ja’far, Mansur said to him, ‘If you ever tell this to anyone I will kill you.’”

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