Chapter on Instructing the Dying (Talqin al-Muhtadarin)
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 23
إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ زَيْدٍ اَلشَّحَّامِ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَ نَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَاتَ فَتَرَحَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ فِيهِ خَيْراً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اَلْقَوْمِ لِي عَلَيْهِ دُنَيْنِيرَاتٌ فَغَلَبَنِي عَلَيْهَا وَ سَمَّاهَا يَسِيرَةً قَالَ فَاسْتَبَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ قَالَ« أَ تَرَى اَللَّهَ يَأْخُذُ وَلِيَّ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَيُلْقِيهِ فِي اَلنَّارِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَهَبِكَ» قَالَ فَقَالَ اَلرَّجُلُ هُوَ فِي حِلٍّ جَعَلَنِي اَللَّهُ فِدَاكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« أَ فَلاَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ اَلْآنَ.
Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar, from his brother Ali ibn Mahziyar, from Al-Hasan ibn Ali, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Mukhtar, from Zayd Al-Shahham, said:
Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, was asked about a man while we were with him, and it was said to Imam عليه السلام that the man had died. Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, invoked mercy upon him and spoke well of him. Then a man from the group said: "He owed me a few dinars and wronged me regarding them," and he mentioned that it was a small amount. Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, showed a visible (heated) reaction and said: "Do you think that Allah سبحانه وتعالى would take a supporter of Ali عليه السلام, and throw him into the fire to punish him because of your gold?!" The man then said: "He is forgiven. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى make me your ransom." Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, replied: "Could this not have been done earlier?"
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 492
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