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[hesham102001]

THE FINAL WORDS OF HAZRAT ALI


“I was perplexed and bewildered; my patience was over; it was as if my soul was exiting my body; I left immediately, and did not realize how I got to Daar al-Hukumah (governor’s seat). Can I see him one more time? He is my sole existence. If, God forbid, something happens….I cannot even think about it…”

A huge crowd had gathered outside Dar al-Hukumah asking for punishment of “Ibn Muljam”. The door opened and Imam Hassan (PBUH) came out. Everyone kept quiet. He said,” O people! My father has ordered you to return to your homes⁽¹⁾, and asked me to leave his killer until my father passes away; if he passes away, the sentence of his killer is clear, and if he remains alive, he will decide about the man. So go back; May Allah (SWT) have mercy on you”.

The people went back, but Asbagh ibn Nubatah, who was a companion of Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH), could not leave. The voice of crying and lamentation raised from the house, so Asbagh started crying as well. Imam Hassan (PBUH) got out again and said,” O Asbagh! Did you not hear my words which were my father’s order?”



Asbagh says, ”I said to him, ‘I did. But now that I see my master in this condition, I want to visit him once more and hear a narration from him”. Imam Hassan (PBUH) went inside, and soon after, he came out and said,” Come in”. So I entered to my master, Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH).



The Imam had covered his head with a yellow cloth, but his face was more yellow than the cloth. He was bending his legs and extending them continuously due to the pain of the strike on his head and the effect the poison that had spread all over his body. I threw myself over him, kissed him, and started crying. He said to me, ”O Asbagh! Don’t cry. I swear to Allah (SWT) that I will go to Paradise.” I said, ”May I be sacrificed for you! I swear to Allah (SWT) that I know you will go to Paradise. My crying is because I will be departed from you”.

Then I said to him,” O Amir al-Mu’minin! May I be sacrificed for you! Could you narrate one of the Hadiths you have heard from the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP)”⁽²⁾? He replied, ”Sit; I do not think you will hear a Hadith from me anymore”.

Then he continued by saying,” Know, O Asbagh, that I went to visit the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) as you have come to visit me. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) said to me,” O Abal Hassan! Call upon the people; go on top of my platform and stand one step lower than where I used to stand, and tell the people, ‘Beware! Whoever hurts his parents is away from the mercy of Allah (SWT). Beware! Whoever escapes from his parents is away from the mercy of Allah (SWT). Beware! Whoever fails to pay someone who has worked for him is away from the mercy of Allah (SWT).’

O Asbagh! I did exactly as my love had told me. So someone at the end of the mosque got up and said, ‘O Abal Hassan! You said three sentences, but they were brief. So explain them for us’. I did not respond to him until I went to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) and repeated what the man had said to him”.

At this point, Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) took my hand and said, ”O Asbagh! Open your hands!” I opened my hands. Then he took one of my fingers and said, “O Asbagh! the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) took one of my fingers exactly as I am holding yours, and said, ‘O Abal Hassan! You and I are the two fathers of this nation. May he who hurts us be away from the mercy of Allah (SWT)! You and I are the two guardians of this nation. May he who escapes from us be away from the mercy of Allah (SWT)! You and I are the two persons responsible for serving this nation. Whoever does not pay our reward is away from the mercy of Allah (SWT).”

These were the last statements Asbagh heard from the lips of Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH). After that, he did not hear anything from his kind father until the seed of orphanhood was spread among the nation of Islam, and the father of the nation after the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) joined him in the Hereafter…

Indeed our kind father went to his Lord as such…



Footnotes:

1. Amaali of Shaykh Mufid, p. 351.

2. Amaali of Shaykh Mufid, p. 352.

3. This Hadith has been narrated with similar wordings in Amaali of Shaykh Mufid (pp. 351-353), which was used in the above mentioned passage.

[islamicdaddy]

Thank you so much for this great post. I've never read it before.

hesham102001, on 25 August 2011 - 05:50 AM, said:

You and I are the two persons responsible for serving this nation. Whoever does not pay our reward is away from the mercy of Allah (SWT).”

Any idea how we can pay the reward of Hadrat Muhammah (sal) and Hadrat 'Ali ?

ma'a salama,
Ihsaan

[Ruq]

Thankyou for posting Hesham.

[Abo_Al7ur]

Thanks for the great post.

islamicdaddy, on 25 August 2011 - 06:40 AM, said:

Thank you so much for this great post. I've never read it before.



Any idea how we can pay the reward of Hadrat Muhammah (sal) and Hadrat 'Ali ?

ma'a salama,
Ihsaan

Yes, in Surat Alshura 23 http://quran.com/42

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Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship

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16 - آية الشورى 23 :
قال الله تعالى : قل لا أسألكم عليه أجرا * إلا المودة في القربى *

Edited by Abo_Al7ur, 25 August 2011 - 06:08 PM.

[itrat]

subhanallah!!!! i am hving tear's in my eyes... Mola Ali a.s bless uu...

[sayed hussein almousawi]

asalammu alayka ya imami ya ali (a.s.) Allah damn the oppressors

[Ali Huzaifa]

JazakAllah

[A_Ali]

tell me how could people hate and curse imam ali like they did, disgusts me.

[Kamranistan]

Subhan'Allah

[Nade]

[Hot hot]

We do have this in urdu video.

[Ali_Hussain]

I couldn't find a sourced version of this, but I find this story really moving:

The Imam (a.s) is like the spirit of the world. When the spirit is hurt the limbs and other parts are affected. Therefore, at that time the sky shivered and the earth had a cataclysm! The doors of the mosque dashed against each other. The following words were heard between the earth and the sky, “The pillars of the True Guidance have actually been demolished; and the Firmest Handle has split! By Allah! The cousin of the Prophet has been killed! The successor of the Prophet has been killed! `Ali the Well-Pleased has been martyred!” This sound shook up the people of the city of al-Kūfah. People started arriving at the Mosque in hordes. Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn ran towards the Mosque in panic where the people were crying inconsolably and were shouting, “Amir al-Mu’minin has been martyred!” The sons of the Prophet (a.s) went forward and saw that the arch of the Mosque was immersed with blood and the Imam (a.s) was restlessly turning on the floor in blood and dust. He was picking up the dust from the floor, putting it on his injured skull and reciting the following verse:

“From it We created you and into it We shall send you back and from it will We raise you a second time. (20/55)”

Seeing the face and the head of Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) covered with blood, Imam al-Hasan (a.s) said with choking voice, “Father! Who has shed your blood?” The Imam (a.s) lifted his head, looked at Hasan (a.s) and said, “My son! First, offer your prayer!” Therefore Imam al-Hasan (a.s) led the congregation and `Ali (a.s) sat there in prayer. After the prayer, the Imam (a.s) was brought to the courtyard of the Mosque. People had already gathered in large numbers inside and around the Mosque. Every eye was wet with tears and every heart was saddened. When Imam al-Hasan (a.s) inquired about the killer, the Imam (a.s) said, “I have been killed by Ibn Muljim al-Muradi” He pointed towards the door, Bab-Kindah and said that. “He will just be brought through that door!” Some persons were just then seen dragging Ibn Muljim in through that door. People started shouting, “Ibn Muljim has been apprehended!” The crowd was getting restless with anger and anguish. Every person was cursing him.

When he was brought before Imam al-Hasan (a.s) he told the wretch, “O unfortunate accursed person! You have killed Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s)! Is it the return for the kindnesses that he showered on you people?” Ibn Muljim stood there with bowed head and did not give any reply. `Ali (a.s) opened his eyes in delirium and looking at him said, “O Ibn Muljim! Was not I your good Imam? Were my kindnesses worth forgetting?” At this Ibn Muljim said, “Will you get one released who has made the way for the Hell?” Then the Imam (a.s) turned towards Imam al-Hasan (a.s) and said, “O son! If I remained alive, it will be my prerogative whether I punish him or pardon him! If I pass away because of this injury, you must kill him only with one stroke. After killing do not sever his limbs! I have heard the Prophet (a.s) say, ‘Beware! Do not do cutting off the limbs of anyone. Even if it is a dog!’ During the days of his captivity give him the food that you yourself eat and drink!”

Sirat Amir al-Mu'minin, p.706

http://www.maaref-fo...glish/index.htm

Edited by Ali_Hussain, 29 November 2012 - 03:43 PM.

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