Mention of the Signed Letters (tawqi‘at) Issued by the qa'im
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 43
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 43
Mention of the Signed Letters (tawqi‘at) Issued by the qa'im
14- حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الشِّمْشَاطِيِّ رَسُولِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْيَمَانِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مُقِيماً بِبَغْدَادَ وَ تَهَيَّأَتْ قَافِلَةُ الْيَمَانِيِّينَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَكَتَبْتُ أَسْتَأْذِنُ فِي الْخُرُوجِ مَعَهَا فَخَرَجَ لَا تَخْرُجْ مَعَهَا فَمَا لَكَ فِي الْخُرُوجِ خِيَرَةٌ وَ أَقِمْ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَخَرَجَتِ الْقَافِلَةُ وَ خَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهَا بَنُو حَنْظَلَةَ فَاجْتَاحُوهَا قَالَ وَ كَتَبْتُ أَسْتَأْذِنُ فِي رُكُوبِ الْمَاءِ فَخَرَجَ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَمَا خَرَجَتْ سَفِينَةٌ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ إِلَّا خَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهَا الْبَوَارِجُ فَقَطَعُوا عَلَيْهَا قَالَ وَ خَرَجْتُ زَائِراً إِلَى الْعَسْكَرِ فَأَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ مَعَ الْمَغْرِبِ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ غُلَامٌ فَقَالَ لِي قُمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَنَا وَ إِلَى أَيْنَ أَقُومُ فَقَالَ لِي أَنْتَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْيَمَانِيِّ قُمْ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ قَالَ وَ مَا كَانَ عَلِمَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا بِمُوَافَاتِي قَالَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ وَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ فِي أَنْ أَزُورَ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ فَأَذِنَ لِي.
14 - Narrated to me my father: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Ali bin Muhammad Shamashati, messenger of Ja’far bin Ibrahim Yamani that he said:
“I was at Baghdad as the caravan of the Yemenis prepared to leave. I wrote to seek permission to leave with them. The answer came, “Do not go with them. There is no benefit for you in leaving. Stay at Kufa.” The caravan left and the tribe of the Handalas raided and looted them. I wrote and sought permission to go by the sea. The answer came, “Do not do that.” No ship sailed that year but that it was raided by the pirates.
I went to perform Ziarat of al-Askar. I was at the mosque when a servant came to me and said, “Come.” I asked, “Who am I and where am I going to?” He said, “You are Ali Ibn Muhammad the messenger of Ja’far Ibn Ibrahim al-Yamani. Come to the house.” This was while none of our friends knew about my arrival. I went to the house and sought permission to perform Ziarat from inside. I was granted permission.”