Hafas bin Abyaz narrates that I was in the company of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) during the time Dawud bin Ali executed Mualla bin Khunais and had him crucified.
He said, “I had restrained Mualla from exposing a secret, but he divulged it due to which he was killed. I had told him:
‘Remember, God would protect the religion of whosoever guards our secrets, and He would grant him security in this world; and whoever exposes our secret, Allah would divest him of his faith.’
O Mualla, don’t expose our secret and become a prisoner of the regime. If they please they won’t say anything to you and if they want they can execute you.
Mualla, whoever conceals our difficult traditions would be bestowed effulgence by Almighty Allah and granted respect among the people.
Mualla, whoever divulges our difficult traditions would not die till he tastes weapons or dies beheaded.
One day Mualla was dejected. I said: It seems you are aggrieved for your dependants.
‘Yes,’ he replied, ‘It is so.’
I passed my hand over his face and said, “Where do you find yourself?”
Mualla said, “I find myself in Kufa and inside my house in the company of my family members.” I left him in that condition for some time. Then I passed my hand over his face and asked: Where do you find yourself?
He replied, “Maula, I am with you in Medina.”
I said, “Don’t publicize this. But he could not bear it. He told the people of Medina that the land contracts for Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a). So, he was punished for divulging the secret as you can see.”
Mukhtasarul Basair, Pg. 98-99, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 3,Pg.21
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