Jabir bin Yazid Jofi narrates that he came to Imam Muhammad
Baqir (a.s.) and complained to the Imam about his needfulness. He said: “We
don’t have a single dirham.” Not much time passed, but that Kumayt, the poet
entered and said: “May I be sacrificed on you, if you permit, I would like to
recite a panegyric, which I have composed in your honor.” His Eminence said:
“Recite.” Kumayt recited his couplets.
His Eminence ordered his servant: “Bring a money bag from
that room and give it to Kumayt.” The servant did that. After that Kumayt said:
“If you permit, I will recite another poem.” Imam (a.s.) accorded the
permission and he recited another panegyric. Again His Eminence ordered his
servant to bring another purse from the room and give to Kumayt. The servant
did that. Again Kumayt sought permission to recite another poem. Imam accorded
the permission and Kumayt recited the third poem. Imam ordered his servant to
give him another bag of money and the servant brought another purse and gave it
to Kumayt.
Kumayt said: “By God, I did not recite these poems in greed
of wealth and I had no intention, except fulfillment of your rights.” His
Eminence prayed for him and said:
“O servant, take back these purses.”
Jabir says: When Kumayt went away and I witnessed all this,
a thought passed my mind that: Imam told me: I don’t have a dirham. Then he
ordered 30000 dirhams be given to Kumayt? When I was in these thoughts, Imam
(a.s.) said: “Jabir, arise and go into that room.” Jabir says: “I went into the
room from where they had brought out the money. I couldn’t find anything
there.”
Imam (a.s.) said: “What we conceal is
more than what we make apparent.” Then he took my hand and took me
inside that room and kicked at the ground. Suddenly something like the neck of
a camel made of gold emerged from the ground. He said: “Look at this and don’t
divulge this, except to your reliable believer brothers.”
“Almighty Allah has enabled us to do whatever we like. If we
like, we can pull the earth in any direction we like.”
(Isbaatul
Wilayah of Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Ali Namazi Shahroodi (r.a.) Section Ten:
Obedience of non-living things to the Prophet and Holy Imams (a.s.))
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