Safwan bin Mehran, who was
one of the honorable companions of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) and according to
the testimony of everyone, he was trustworthy, honest and respected personality.
He narrates:
I heard from my master, Imam
Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that he said:
During the time of
Abu Abdullah, Imam Husain (a.s.), two persons disputed about a wife and a young
son, each claimed that they belonged to him. Imam (a.s.) passed from there and
asked: “What your dispute about?” One of them said: “This is my wife.” His
Eminence told the other: “Sit down.” And he sat down. His Eminence turned to
that woman and said: “O woman, tell the truth. Almighty Allah has not yet
disgraced you.” She said: “This is my husband, and this son is also his. I
don’t recognize that other man.”
During this, the
following command of the owner of Wilayat was issued to that suckling infant:
“Son, speak up by the permission of Almighty, so that the statement of this
woman is proved.” The child spoke up: “I am not the son of any of these two
men. My father is so and so shepherd, who committed fornication with my
mother.” So the Imam ordered that woman to be stoned to death.
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.)
said:
“The child did not
say anything else.”
(Isbaatul Wilayah of Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Ali Namazi
Shahroodi (r.a.) Section Six: Power of Prophet and Holy Imams (a.s.) on face
and body of human being; This
traditional report is mentioned in Manaqib Ibne Shahr Ashob and in Behaarul
Anwaar; Shaykh Hurre Amili has also narrated it in Isbatul Huda)
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