Hasan bin Abdullah bin Hamdan Nasirud Daula once said in this gathering: Initially, I also did not believe in the abode of Imam Zamana (a) and I used to ridicule it till I ridiculed it before my uncle, Husain, who said,
“Son, there was a time when I was also a denier of the Nahiya, and I also used to ridicule it, but now I don’t. Now I respect the Nahiya and have faith in it.”
Then he narrated his story:
Once I was appointed as the governor of Qom and before me all those appointed as governor of Qom were not accepted by the people of Qom and were driven out of there.
So the Sultan sent a battalion along with me and we set out for Qom. On the way when we halted at Tarz one day, I went out on a hunt. In pursuit of a prey I came across a river and as I proceeded, the bank of the river continued to recede and my whole battalion lagged behind me for miles and I was alone. Suddenly I saw a man mounted on a red horse wearing a turban which concealed his face and only his eyes were visible. He called out,
“Husain! (he neither called me ‘chief’ nor addressed me by my agnomen)” I was overawed by his authoritarian tone and I said, “Please command me.”
He said, “Why do you ridicule the Nahiya? And why do you not pay Khums to my companions?”
Husain says: Though I was a daring and audacious person, so overawed I was by this rider that each cell of my body trembled and I said, “I will obey your command.”
Then he said, “Now you may go to Qom but you must pay Khums on whatever you earn there.”
“I will do that, sir,” I replied.
Then he said, “Go, may God guide you.”
After that I turned my horse and after a few moments when I looked right and left I could not see that man anywhere. Then I rejoined my battalion and forgot about the incident after some days.
On reaching Qom I was accorded an unexpected welcome and they said, “We fought all the governors who arrived before you, but we have no dispute with you. You may enter the city and take over its administration.”
So I continued to rule there for a long time and I gathered a lot of wealth. Then some commanders of my army complained to the Sultan about me and he dismissed me from the post of governor; and I had to return to Baghdad. On reaching Baghdad, first of all I went to see the Sultan and after that came to my house. When people learnt of my return, they came to meet me and among them was Muhammad bin Uthman Amari. Every visitor arrived, sat for some time and then departed, while Muhammad bin Uthman Amari continued to sit for a long time, which made me uneasy. When everyone had departed, he said,
“I want to speak to you in private.”
“Please do,” I replied.
He said, “I came to remind you that when you reached the river bank in pursuit of the prey you met a person riding a red horse. Now he has sent me with the message that he has fulfilled his promise, now you must fulfill yours.”
Suddenly I recalled that important incident of my life and my whole being started trembling. I said, “I will indeed fulfill it.”
I arose and took Muhammad bin Uthman Amari to my treasure trove and said, “All my wealth is here. You may calculate and take whatever Khums is applicable.”
After this incident the being of Imam Asr (a) became a certainty for me and no doubt regarding him lingered.
Hasan bin Abdullah bin Hamdan says: When I heard this story from my uncle, I also gained certainty of the Imam.
Al-Kharaij, Vol. 1, Pg. 472; Kashful Ghumma, Vol. 2, Pg. 500; Al- Wasail, Vol. 6, Pg. 377; Ithbatul Huda, Vol. 3, Pg. 694, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4,Pg.328
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