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
8- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّازِيِّ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِعَلَّانَ الْكُلَيْنِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَبْرَئِيلَ الْأَهْوَازِيُّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ ابْنَيِ الْفَرَجِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ أَنَّهُ وَرَدَ الْعِرَاقَ شَاكّاً مُرْتَاداً فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ قُلْ لِلْمَهْزِيَارِيِّ قَدْ فَهِمْنَا مَا حَكَيْتَهُ عَنْ مَوَالِينَا بِنَاحِيَتِكُمْ فَقُلْ لَهُمْ أَ مَا سَمِعْتُمُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ هَلْ أُمِرَ إِلَّا بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ أَ وَ لَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مَعَاقِلَ تَأْوُونَ إِلَيْهَا وَ أَعْلَاماً تَهْتَدُونَ بِهَا مِنْ لَدُنْ آدَمَ ع إِلَى أَنْ ظَهَرَ الْمَاضِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ ص كُلَّمَا غَابَ عَلَمٌ بَدَا عَلَمٌ وَ إِذَا أَفَلَ نَجْمٌ طَلَعَ نَجْمٌ فَلَمَّا قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ قَطَعَ السَّبَبَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ كَلَّا مَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ وَ لَا يَكُونُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَ يَظْهَرَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ هُمْ كارِهُونَ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَا يَدْخُلْكَ الشَّكُّ فِيمَا قَدِمْتَ لَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يُخَلِّي الْأَرْضَ مِنْ حُجَّةٍ أَ لَيْسَ قَالَ لَكَ أَبُوكَ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ أَحْضِرِ السَّاعَةَ مَنْ يُعَيِّرُ هَذِهِ الدَّنَانِيرَ الَّتِي عِنْدِي فَلَمَّا أُبْطِئَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ خَافَ الشَّيْخُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الْوَحَا قَالَ لَكَ عَيِّرْهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَ أَخْرَجَ إِلَيْكَ كِيساً كَبِيراً وَ عِنْدَكَ بِالْحَضْرَةِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَكْيَاسٍ وَ صُرَّةٌ فِيهَا دَنَانِيرُ مُخْتَلِفَةُ النَّقْدِ فَعَيَّرْتَهَا وَ خَتَمَ الشَّيْخُ بِخَاتَمِهِ وَ قَالَ لَكَ اخْتِمْ مَعَ خَاتَمِي فَإِنْ أَعِشْ فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ بِهَا وَ إِنْ أَمُتْ فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ فِي نَفْسِكَ أَوَّلًا ثُمَّ فِيَّ فَخَلِّصْنِي وَ كُنْ عِنْدَ ظَنِّي بِكَ أَخْرِجْ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ الدَّنَانِيرَ الَّتِي اسْتَفْضَلْتَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّقْدَيْنِ مِنْ حِسَابِنَا وَ هِيَ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَاراً وَ اسْتَرِدَّ مِنْ قِبَلِكَ فَإِنَّ الزَّمَانَ أَصْعَبُ مِمَّا كَانَ وَ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ قَدِمْتُ الْعَسْكَرَ زَائِراً فَقَصَدْتُ النَّاحِيَةَ فَلَقِيَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ وَ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَتْ لِي انْصَرِفْ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَصِلُ فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ وَ ارْجِعِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَإِنَّ الْبَابَ مَفْتُوحٌ لَكَ فَادْخُلِ الدَّارَ وَ اقْصِدِ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي فِيهِ السِّرَاجُ فَفَعَلْتُ وَ قَصَدْتُ الْبَابَ فَإِذَا هُوَ مَفْتُوحٌ فَدَخَلْتُ الدَّارَ وَ قَصَدْتُ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي وَصَفَتْهُ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا بَيْنَ الْقَبْرَيْنِ أَنْتَحِبُ وَ أَبْكِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَ تُبْ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَدْ قُلِّدْتَ أَمْراً عَظِيماً.
8 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan رضي الله عنه from Saad bin Abdullah from Ali bin Muhammad ar-Raazi famous as Kulaini: Narrated to me Muhammad bin Jibraeel Ahwazi from Ibrahim and Muhammad Abnal Faraj from Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Mahziyar that he reached Iraq in doubt and confusion and the following epistle was issued from the Imam:
“Tell Mahziyari that we have heard the things that you mentioned about your Master. Ask him, has he never heard the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime:
O you who believe! obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those in authority from among you.5
Is this authority till the Judgment Day for anyone else other than him who is concealed from your view? Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has endowed you with intellect so that you may contemplate and He has appointed signs so that you may obtain guidance from them from Adam to Imam Hasan Askari عليه السلام.
When one sign disappeared another appeared like one star sets and another rises. Do you think that after Imam Hasan Askari عليه السلام Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has not maintained any connection between Himself and the people? It is not so. The command of Allah shall continue to be effective till the Judgment Day and they shall continue to guide.
O Muhammad bin Ibrahim, don’t let doubt to enter your mind. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime never leaves His earth without His proof. Did not your father say before his demise: It is time for someone to calculate these dinars that I am having. When this matter was delayed and the Shaykh feared that he would die sooner, he told you to calculate the dinars and said that he would give you a bag. You had thirty bags and some pouches in front of you containing various amounts of dinars.
Then you calculated them and the Shaykh put his seal on it. You were also told to seal it with his ring. The Shaykh said: If I remain alive I would be more rightful for them and if I die you must fear the Almighty regarding myself and yourself. And after my separation you must mould yourself according to my desire.
May Allah have mercy on you. From the dinars I have given you from my account separate them and they are ten dinars, and repay the amount you have taken as more terrible times are going to come. And Allah is sufficient for us and the best of the helpers.
Muhammad bin Ibrahim says: I went to Askar to meet the Imam. I met a woman who said: Are you Muhammad bin Ibrahim? I said: Yes. She said: Go back now and come at night. The door will remain open for you. You enter and go to the room in which a lamp will be lighted. I did as directed. The door was open. I entered and moved to the room in which a lamp shone. I found myself between two graves. I began to weep. A voice said: O Muhammad, fear Allah and fulfill the duty of Wakala (Imam’s representation) as it is an important matter.”