Tawaf in the time of ignorance
Al-Kāfi|Volume 8|Book 1|Chapter 434
عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ حَرِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَيَّ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى النَّاسِ وَ نَحْنُ عَلَى بَابِ بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ يَا فُضَيْلُ هَكَذَا كَانَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ حَقّاً وَ لَا يَدِينُونَ دِيناً يَا فُضَيْلُ انْظُرْ إِلَيْهِمْ مُكِبِّينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ خَلْقٍ مَسْخُورٍ بِهِمْ مُكِبِّينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ أَ فَمَنْ يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلى وَجْهِهِ أَهْدى أَمَّنْ يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلى صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ يَعْنِي وَ اللَّهِ عَلِيّاً (عليه السلام) وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءَ (عليهم السلام) ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيئَتْ وُجُوهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَ قِيلَ هذَا الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تَدَّعُونَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عليه السلام) يَا فُضَيْلُ لَمْ يَتَسَمَّ بِهَذَا الِاسْمِ غَيْرُ عَلِيٍّ (عليه السلام) إِلَّا مُفْتَرٍ كَذَّابٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْبَأْسِ هَذَا أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ يَا فُضَيْلُ مَا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ حَاجٌّ غَيْرَكُمْ وَ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا لَكُمْ وَ لَا يَتَقَبَّلُ إِلَّا مِنْكُمْ وَ إِنَّكُمْ لَأَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبائِرَما تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئاتِكُمْ وَ نُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيماً يَا فُضَيْلُ أَ مَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَ تُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَ تَكُفُّوا أَلْسِنَتَكُمْ وَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ أَ لَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَ أَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ آتُوا الزَّكاةَ أَنْتُمْ وَ اللَّهِ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ.
434. From him, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Mansour, from Hareyz Bin Abdullah, from Al-Fazeyl who said: I entered the Sacred Masjid with Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام, he عليه الصلاة والسلام was leaning (on a stick) and after looking around at the people whilst we were at the Door of the Clan of Shaeba, he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘O Fazeyl, this is how they used to circumambulate during the era of ignorance, not understanding the truth, nor having a Religion but (they knew it only) by our عليه الصلاة والسلام Religion. O Fazeyl! Look at them falling down upon their faces (prostration, offering Salat). May Allah عز وجل Curse these ridiculed creatures falling down upon their faces’. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام recited this Verse: “[67:22] What! Is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a straight path?” By Allah عز وجل, it means Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام, and the successors عليه الصلاة والسلام’. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام recited this Verse: “[67:27] But when they shall see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve shall be sorry, and it shall be said; This is that which you used to call for”. O Fazeyl! It is Amir-ul- Momineen عليه الصلاة والسلام. No one has been named with this name apart from Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام, except for the impostor, a liar up to the Day of Judgement. But this, by Allah عز وجل O Fazeyl, there is no Pilgrimage apart from yours, and no Forgiveness of sins except for you (Shites), and no Acceptance except from you (Shites), and it is you all that are mentioned in this Verse: “[4:31] If you shun the great sins which you are forbidden, We will do away with your small sins and cause you to enter an honourable place of entering.” O Fazeyl! Are you not pleased that you are establishing the Salat, and giving the Zakaat, and withholding your tongues, and we عليه الصلاة والسلام would be making you to enter the Paradise?’ Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام recited: “[4:77] Have you not seen those to whom it was said: Withhold your hands, and keep up Salat and pay the poor-rate”. You (Shites) are the ones who are referred to in this Verse’.
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/311)
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