Ali bin Misar says: Once Abu Ja’far Mansur Dawaniqi summoned Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) to his court and instructed one of his slaves to kill him when he arrives there.
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) set out towards the court. As he was about to step into the court, he recited a silent supplication and then he recited the following sentences of the supplication aloud,
“O one, who can save from all the creatures and no one save from Him. Please secure me against the mischief of Abdullah Ibne Ali.”
So saying, he stepped into the court and the effect of his supplication was that Mansur was unable to see his servant and that servant was unable to see Mansur. The Imam remained with Mansur for some time, and at last Mansur said, “I caused inconvenience to you in this hot summer. Now you can return if you please.”
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) arose and departed from there, after which Mansur asked his slave, “Why didn’t you act on my orders?”
He replied, “By God, I did not see him at all. Though I am sure that a veil was installed between him, me and you, due to which I could see neither you nor Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a).”
Mansur said, “If you divulge this to anyone else during my lifetime, I would kill you.”1
Alaa bin Siyaba and Zarif bin Naseh say: Mansur Dawaniqi summoned Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a). Before departing Imam (a) raised his hands and recited the following supplication:
“O God, you protected the two young children due to their parents. By the right of my righteous Muhammad Mustafa, Ali Murtadha, Hasan, Husain, Ali bin Husain, and Muhammad bin Ali please protect me. O God, I seek Your refuge from his evil man and deflect his mischief back to him.”
Then he mounted the camel and said to the driver:
“Now take me there.” When he reached the gate of Mansur’s palace, Rabi, his sentry said,
“Mansur is furious on you and he has sworn to ransack your orchards, seize all your property and imprison your whole family.”
The Imam began to move his lips in supplication and went in to Mansur and greeted him. Mansur replied to the Imam and then said,
“I had made an intention to ransack your orchards and seize your property.”
Imam (a) said, “When Almighty Allah tested Ayyub (a) he assumed patience; when He bestowed the Kingdom to Dawud he thanked God; when He gave power to Yusuf, he forgave his brothers; and you are also from that progeny; so you must emulate your ancestors.”
Mansur said, “You are right! I have forgiven you.”
Imam (a) said, “Allah has destroyed the power and kingdom of whoever that has shed the blood of us, Ahle Bayt (a).”
Mansur was enraged at this statement, but the Imam paid no heed to his fury and continued,
“Be pragmatic, the kingdom fell to the progeny of Abu Sufyan; when Yazid martyred Imam Husain (a), the Almighty took away the kingdom from them and gave it to the progeny of Marwan. Hisham martyred Zaid, so the Allah snatched the kingdom from him and gave it to Marwan bin Muhammad and when Marwan had Ibrahim martyred, Allah seized power from him and gave it to you.”
Mansur said, “You are absolutely correct. Now tell me what you need, so that I can fulfill it.”
“My only request is that you let me go.”
“You are permitted,” he replied.
After that he arose and left his court. Rabi met him at the gate and said, “Mansur has ordered ten thousand silver coins to be given to you; so please take them.”
“I don’t need his money,” replied the Imam.
Rabi said, “He would be furious if you reject his gift. It is better to accept it.” Then he handed over this amount to the Imam and the latter distributed it among the poor.1
Muhammad bin Isqantri says: I was one of the special confidants of Mansur, though I believed in the Imamate of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a). One day when I went to Mansur, I saw that he was chewing his fingers and sighing deeply. I asked,
“What’s the matter, O chief of believers?”
He said, “Muhammad, I have slain one thousand individuals from the descendants of Fatima, but it was my mistake that I left their leader alive.”
“Who do you imply?” I inquired.
“Ja’far bin Muhammad,” replied Mansur.
I said, “Don’t worry about him; he is always engrossed in the worship of God, and excess of it has weakened him physically. He is all the time seeking divine pleasure and has no desire to take any part in the issues of governance.”
Mansur said, “Muhammad, I know that you also consider him as your Imam and it is a fact that he is the Imam of all the creatures at this time; but rulership has no relatives. I have sworn that I would get rid of him today!”
Muhammad says: When I heard these statements, the world became dark in my sight. After that he had the dinner laid and he ate to satiation; and after drinking three units of liquor, he was absolutely intoxicated. Then he summoned his secretary and asked him to dismiss everyone from the court, except me.
Then he summoned the executioner and said, “When Ja’far Ibne Muhammad is brought to me and I am conversing with him, be watchful that when I remove my cap, you slay him without any hesitation.”
He said, “I will do as you say.”
Muhammad says: When I heard this, the world became straitened for me and I said to the executioner, “If you kill Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a), Messenger of Allah (s) would raise a claim against you.”
But that man said, “By God, I would indeed do that!”
“What?” I asked.
He said, “Instead of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) I would kill Mansur, no matter what it leads to.”
Anyway, Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) was brought there on an Egyptian donkey. Imam (a) entered the court. When I met him behind the curtain, he was reciting the following supplication:
“O one who saved Musa from Firon; O one who saved Muhammad Mustafa from the armies.”
When he reached the curtain that hung between him and Mansur, he recited ‘Yaa Daaimo!’ (O Everlasting!). Then he murmured some prayers and closed his lips. I could not know what he had recited. At that time the castle of Mansur seemed to be shaking like a boat in the water. Mansur hastened to him bare headed and barefoot. His teeth were chattering and his being was trembling. His face turned black and yellow alternately. Mansur came to the Imam and held his arm and seated him on the throne and himself kneeled before him, like a slave before his master.
Then he said, “O son of Messenger of Allah, why have you come at this hour?”
“I had to come since you summoned me,” replied the Imam.
“Please mention your needs so that I may fulfill them.”
“My need is only that you don’t summon me again.”
“It would be done!” said Mansur. Then Imam (a) left the court.
Mansur continued to tremble for a long time even after the Imam had departed and he lay on soft mattresses but there was no improvement till midnight. After that he opened his eyes and said,
“O Muhammad, are you still there?”
“Yes,” I replied.
Then he prayed the Isha prayer, after which he said,
“Muhammad, you know that I had devised an evil plot for Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) when he arrived. But as soon as he stepped inside my castle, I saw a huge python which surrounded my whole building. And so vast was its mouth that it lower jaw was below the edifice and the upper one above the roof; and it addressed me in pure Arabic language:
‘O Abdullah, if you cause any distress to Ja’far Ibne Muhammad I would swallow you and your castle.’
When I heard this, I was absolutely bewildered and I lost my thinking capacity while I started shivering in my whole body.”
I (the narrator) said, “O chief of believers; was it magic?”
“Shut up! Woe be on you! You don’t know that Ja’far bin Muhammad is the heir of the prophets and successors and he possesses such a Great Name of God that if he recites it on the night it can change into day and if he recites it on the day it can change into dark night. If he recites it on the rivers they can stop flowing.”
I said, “O chief of believers, then you don’t harass him in vain.”
“I have also taken the same decision that I will never summon him again.”
Muhammad says: After that Mansur never questioned about Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a).
Uyunul Mojizaat, Pg. 89-91, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 3,Pg.31
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