Incident of an undeserving brother

Miracles of Masoomeen 06:35

Yaqub Ibne Yasir says that Mutawakkil used to say: “Woe on you, Ibne Reza has frustrated me. He refuses to share a drink (liquor) with me and associate with me and I never get a chance in it.”

His associates told him, “If he does not give you a chance his brother, Musa plays music, sings, eats, drinks and seeks carnal love.”

He asked them to call him so that they may confuse people with Ibne Reza to be an associate of Mutawakkil. He wrote to Musa and invited him with honorably. All the people from the clan of Hashim were present, the officials and people received him with the condition that on his arrival a piece of land will be given to him on which proper accommodations will be built for him. People who love to drink liquor and the singers will come to meet him there.

Mutawakkil maintained good relations with him, cared for him and prepared a gorgeous lodging for him where he would visit him therein.

When Musa arrived Abul Hasan (a) met him at Qantra Wasif, the place where the visitors were being received. He met him, offered him the greeting of peace and observed his rights.

Then he said, “This man has invited you to insult and humiliate you. Do not confess to him that you have ever drank any liquor.”

Musa said, “If he has invited me for this purpose then what should I do?”

Imam (a) said, “Do not humiliate yourself and do not drink any liquor because he wants to insult you.”

He Musa refused and he [Abul Hasan (a)] repeated his advice. When he found out that Musa does not agree he said, “Remember, this is a place where you will never be able to meet him Mutawakkil.”

Musa lived there for three years. Every day he would wake up and his people would tell that Mutawakkil is busy today you can meet him next time. He would go and they would tell him that Mutawakkil is drunk. He would go again and they would say Mutawakkil has just had medicine.

It continued this way for three years until Mutawakkil was killed and Musa never had a chance to meet him.”

Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 502; Biharul Anwar, Vol. 50, Pg. 158; Elamul Wara, Pg. 345-346; Irshad, Mufeed, Pg. 331-332, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4,Pg.117

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It is narrated from Huzaifah bin Usaid Ghiffari who said: When Hasan bin Ali bade farewell to Muawiyah and left for Medina, I accompanied him in his journey, and there was a loaded camel in front of him, not separating from him wherever he headed. One day I said to him, ‘May I be sacrificed for you, O Abu Muhammad! This luggage, you do not separate from it wherever you are headed.’ He said: ‘O Huzaifah! Do you know what it is?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said: ‘This is the register.’ I said, ‘A register of what?’ He said: ‘Register of our Shias wherein are their names.’ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you! Show me my name.’ He said: ‘Come in the morning.’ He said: ‘I went to him in the morning and with me was a nephew of mine, and he was literate and I could not read. He said: ‘What have you come for in the morning?’ I said, ‘The need which you promised me.’ He said: ‘Who is that youth with you?’ I said, ‘A nephew of mine, and he is literate, and I am not.’ He (the narrator) said, ‘He said to me: ‘Be seated!’ So, I sat down. He said: ‘Get me the middle register.’ I came with it.’ The youth looked and there were names listed. While he was reading, he said, ‘O uncle! Here is my name!’ I said, ‘May your mother be bereft of you! Look where my name is.’ He turned a page, then said, ‘There is your name.’ So, we cheered, and the youth was martyred with Husain bin Ali” Reference: Basairud Darajaat, Pg. 172, Tr. 6, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 2.Pg.70

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