Hadith 727

or an Angel of Proximity, or a Tested Momin. O Jabir! So when something from our-asws matter is referred to you, and your heart inclines towards it, then praise Allah-azwj, and if it denies it, then refer it back to us-asws the People-asws of the Household, and do not say, ‘How has this come? ’ And, ‘How was it, and how is it? ’ For, in this, by Allah-azwj, is the shirk (association) with Allah-azwj the Magnificent’’. [350]
‘Rijal’ of Al Kashi – Ibn Masoud, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Al Abbas Bin Aamir, and Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Bin Hakeyn, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘It was said to Abu Abdullah-asws, and I was in his-asws presence, ‘Salim Bin Abu Hafs is reporting from you-asws that you-asws tend to speak upon seventy aspects, there being a way out for you from all of these’. He (the narrator) said, ‘He-asws said: ‘What does Salim want from me-asws? Does he want that I-asws should come with the Angels? By Allah-azwj! (Even) the Prophets-as did not come with it. And Ibrahim-as said: So he said: ‘I feel sick’ [37: 89], and he-as was not sick and he-as did not lie. And Ibrahim-as has said: He said: ‘But their biggest one did this, so ask them if they could speak’ [21: 63], and he (their biggest idol) had not done it, and he-as did not lie’. And Yusuf-as has said: ‘O caravan! You are stealing! ’ [12: 70], by Allah-azwj they had not stolen, and he-as had not lied’’. [351]
Hamdawiya, from Al-Hassan Bin Musa, from Ismail Bin Mihran, from Muhammad Ibn Mansour, from Ali Bin Suweyd Al Saie who said, ‘Abu Al-Hassan-asws wrote to me, while he-asws was in the prison, ‘However, you are a man, Allah-azwj Descended you from the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww at a special status with what He-azwj Inspired you from your guidance and your insight, from the matter of your Religion due to your preferring them-asws and referring the matters to them-asws, and the pleasure with whatever they-asws say’ – in a lengthy speech. And he-asws said: ‘And call to the Path of your Lord-azwj regarding us-asws from trusting its answer, and befriending the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww; and you should not say to what reaches you from us-asws, or linked to us-asws, ‘This is false’, and even if you recognise its opposite, for you don’t know why we-asws said it, and upon which aspect have we-asws described it? Believe in what I-asws inform you, and do not expose what I-asws tell you to conceal. I-asws inform you that from the most Obligatory of the rights of your brother is that you will not conceal anything beneficial from him, neither from his world nor from his Hereafter’’. [352]
From the book Riyaaz Al Jinaan of Fazlullah Bin Mahmoud Al Farsy – ‘It is reported by Al Mufazzal Bin Umar, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Our matter is difficult, becoming more difficult.