Prostration of Abu ‘Abd Allah, 'Alayhim al-Salam
Al-Kāfi|Volume 8|Book 1|Chapter 111
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ حَفْصٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) يَتَخَلَّلُ بَسَاتِينَ الْكُوفَةِ فَانْتَهَى إِلَى نَخْلَةٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَ سَجَدَ فَأَحْصَيْتُ فِي سُجُودِهِ خَمْسَمِائَةِ تَسْبِيحَةٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَنَدَ إِلَى النَّخْلَةِ فَدَعَا بِدَعَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ إِنَّهَا وَ اللَّهِ النَّخْلَةُ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ لِمَرْيَمَ (عليها السلام) وَ هُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُساقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَباً جَنِيًّا.
111. And by this chain, from Hafs who said: I saw Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام alone in the gardens of Al-Kufa. He عليه الصلاة والسلام came to a palm tree, so he عليه الصلاة والسلام performed ablution near it, then bowed and prostrated. I counted in his عليه الصلاة والسلام prostration five hundred Glorifications (Tasbeeh). Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام leaned on the palm tree and supplicated by a supplication. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘O Abu Hafs! By Allah عز وجل, it is the palm tree about which Allah عز وجل Said to Maryam عليه السلام: “[19:25] And shake towards you the trunk of the palm tree, it will drop on you fresh ripe dates”.
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/344)
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