In Kefaayatul Mohtadi, it is narrated from Shaykh Abdul Abdullah,
Muhammad bin Hibtullah Tarabulisi in his book of Faraj Kabir, which he has
narrated through his own chains of narrators from Abul Adyan, a servant of Imam
Hasan Askari (a.s.) that he said: I hastened to serve the Holy Imam (a.s.) and found
him weak and indisposed.
His Eminence gave some letters to me and said: ‘Go to Madayan.
Your journey will last for fifteen days. On the fifteenth day, you will return
to Samarrah. Here, wails and cries from my house will greet you. You will see
me in the room where corpses are given the ritual bath.”
I asked, ‘Master! In such a case, who will be the Imam after
you?’
Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) responded, ‘One, who will ask you
for the replies to my letters will be my successor.’
I requested, ‘Please provide me more details.’ Imam (a.s.)
replied, ‘He would lead my funeral prayers.’
I pleaded again, ‘Please furnish more information.’ He
retorted, ‘He would inform you about what is there in the bag.’
The awe-inspiring personality of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) prevented
me from further inquiry.
I took the letters to Madayan and procured the ripostes. On the
15th day, just as Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) had predicted, I entered Samarrah. Loud
wails and cries emanated from the house of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.). I saw
Ja’far, the brother of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.), standing on the door and
receiving condolences and consolation from the local Shia.
I said to myself, ‘If this man is the Imam, then it will be clear
that the position of Imamate has undergone a change. For, I have seen him drink
wine, gamble and play musical instruments.’ I to him and offered my
condolences. He did not ask me anything.
Afterwards, Aqeed emerged from the house and said: ‘Master!
Your brother has been shrouded. Come and lead his funeral prayers.’
Ja’far went ahead to lead the prayers. Around him were some
Shia including Samman and Hasan bin Ali alias Salma, whom Motamid killed.
When I entered the Imam’s house, I saw that his corpse had been
shrouded and Ja’far bin Ali stepped forward to pray the funeral prayer.
As he was about to announce the Takbeer, a young boy with a
wheatish complexion, curly hair, broad teeth, shining like a brilliant moon,
came out of the house. He caught hold of Ja’far’s robe and pushed him aside,
saying, ‘Uncle! Move aside. I am more worthy of leading the funeral prayers of
my father.’
Ja’far withdrew in a corner and his face went colorless. The
child went ahead to recite the prayers on his father’s bier and buried him next
to his father’s (10th Imam’s) grave. Thereafter, he turned to me and said: ‘O
Basri! Give me the replies of the letters that are with you.’ I handed the
letters to him and said to myself, ‘Two prophecies are already fulfilled. Now, only
the third one about the contents of the bag, remains.’
I went to Ja’far bin Ali and saw him sighing. Hajiz Washsha said
to him: O master, who is that lad? So that I can establish the proof on him. He
said: By Allah, I never saw him before and I don’t know who he is.
We were sitting when some residents of Qom arrived and asked
about the condition of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.). When they were informed about
his demise, they inquired about the Imam after him.
People guided them towards Ja’far Ibne Ali. They saluted him
and offered their condolences. They wanted to know from him about the money
they had brought, to whom it belonged and how much? Ja’far stood up and
gathering his clothes, said: ‘They expect me to know the unseen!’
Afterwards, a servant emerged from the house of Imam Hasan
Askari (a.s.) and announced, ‘The letters of so and so are in your possession.
You also have a bag containing a thousand dinars. Of which, only ten dinars are
pure. They gave the letters and money to this servant saying, ‘The one, who has
sent you must be an Imam.’
Ja’far bin Ali came to Motamid and narrated everything.
Motamid sent his soldiers to the Imam’s house, but they did not find any child
there and at that time Narjis Banu was not alive. They arrested and brought
Mariya, a slave girl. Motamid told her to surrender the child, but she denied
having given birth to any child and she claimed that she was pregnant so that
Motamid would give up the pursuit of the child. So he placed her in custody of
Ibne Abi Shawarib, the Qadi, till Ubaidullah bin Yahya bin Khaqan died all of a
sudden. The owner of Zanj revolted in Basra. All these circumstances made him
unconcerned with Mariya and she was released.
(Najmus
Saaqib, Chapter Six: Proofs of Imamate of the Twelfth Imam from miracles,
Tradition 1, Kefaayatul Mohtadi (Selected), pp. 163-166, under tradition 32)
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