Saffar in Basair, has
quoted from Ibrahim bin Wahab in the tradition of the poisonous snake (which
this author has also mentioned in his Safeena Mustadrak under the term
of ‘Tau’), that he asked Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.): “Are stinging snakes obedient
to you?!” Imam (a.s.) replied:
“Yes, by that God,
who sent Muhammad with prophethood and honored Ali with successorship and
mastership, they are most obedient to us…”
Sayyid Ibne Tawus has
narrated from Qasim bin Alaa from Saafi, servant of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s.) that
he (Qasim) said: “I sought permission of His Eminence to perform the Ziyarat of
his grandfather, Imam Ali Reza (a.s.).” He said:
“Get a finger ring
studded with Yellow cornelian and get the following engraved on one side:
مَا شَآءَ اللهُ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللهِ اَسْتَغْفِرُ
اللهَ
“As Allah
willed; there is no power, except with Allah, I seek forgiveness of Allah.”
And the names of Muhammad and
Ali on the other side. If you have this ring with you, you would be safe from
the mischief of thieves and highway robbers; and it is more beneficial for
guarding your faith.
The servant says: “I procured
the ring and bid farewell to His Eminence. I had proceeded a little when the
Imam sent someone to call me back. When I returned to him, he (a.s.) said:
“Procure a ring of
turquoise as well and keep that with you as a lion would appear between Tus and
Nishapur and block your way. You go forward, show this ring to the lion and
say: My master orders you to move out of my path. You should engrave on one
side of the cornelian:
اَللهُ الْمَلِكُ
“Allah is
the king.”
And on the other:
اَلْمُلْكُ
لِلهِ الْوَاحِدُ
القَهَّارُ
“The kingdom
is Allah’s the One, the forceful”
Because the inscription on
the ring of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) was:
اَللهُ الْمَلِكُ
“Allah is
the ruler.”
When the apparent caliphate
was restored to him, he got the following words engraved on his ring stone:
اَلْمُلْكُ
للهِ الْوَاحِدُ
القَهَّارُ
“The kingdom
is Allah’s the One the forceful”
And the stone on his ring was
turquoise.
It is a source of safety from
wild beasts and also brings success and victory.”
The servants says: I acted
according to the directions of Imam (a.s.) and the lion went away. When I
returned to Imam (a.s.) and narrated the incident, His Eminence said: “You did not mention one point. Shall I tell you that?”
Then he said:
“One night, you were
at the holy tomb of my grandfather and a group of jinns had come for the
Ziyarat of His Eminence when they noticed the inscription on that ring. So,
they took away the ring from you for someone, who was sick in their tribe.
There, they washed it in water and gave the water to their patient and he was
cured. Then they returned that ring to you, but instead of putting it in your
right hand, put it in the finger of your left hand. You were highly amazed to
find your ring in your left hand, but were unaware of the reason. Also, you
found a ruby near your head, which is presently in your possession and you
would sell it for eighty gold coins.”
The servant says: “I took the
ruby to the market and sold it for eighty gold coins.”
(Isbaatul Wilayah of Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Ali Namazi
Shahroodi (r.a.) Section Seven: Obedience of animals and their pictures to
Prophet and Holy Imams (a.s.)
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