Test of Husain bin Rauh

Abu Ali Baghdadi said: I saw that year in Baghdad a woman who was asking me about the representative of our Masters (a) who he was. One of the Qummis told her that he is Abul Qasim Husain bin Rauh and led her to me.
She came to him when I was there and said, “O Shaykh, what do I have with me?” He said, “Whatever you have with you, throw it at the Tigris river and then come back to me, so I may inform you.”
The woman went and carried what was with her and threw it at the Tigris and then returned. Abul Qasim Husain said to a bondmaid of his, “Bring me the case.” Then he said to the woman, “This is the case that was with you and you threw it into the Tigris. Should I tell you what is in it or you are going to tell me?”
“You tell me,” said the woman. He said, “There is a pair of gold bracelet in this case and a big ring inlaid with jewels, and two small rings fastened with jewels and two rings, one of them turquoise and the other cornelian.”
It was as he had said and he had not left out anything. Then he opened the case and showed me its contents. The woman also looked at it. She exclaimed, “This is the very case I carried and threw into the Tigris.”
I and the woman fainted out of happiness of seeing this miraculous proof of the truth of guidance.

Ath-Thaqib fil Manaqib, Pg. 602; Kamaluddin, Pg. 519; Al-Kharaij, Vol. 3, Pg. 1125, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4,Pg.345

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