Hadith 12

d inform him with what you-as have seen, for he is in such and such cave in such and such place’. I-as went out until I-as came to you, and he-asws had described the two snakes. When he-asws was freed from the talking with Muhammad-saww, son-saww of my-as brother-as, and from talking to me-as, he-asws returned to his-asws former childishness. So, I-as have come to give you glad tidings with what I-as have seen and witnessed from my-as son-asws Ali-asws’. Al-Masram wept, then performed a Sajdah of thanks, then stretched. He said, ‘Cover me with my clothes’. I-as covered him, and there I-as was with a dead man just as he had been. I-as stayed for three (days) to speak, but he did not answer, so I-as felt lonely to that and the two snakes came out. They said to me-as, ‘The greetings be unto you-as, O Abu Talib-asws’. I-as answered them. Then they said to me-as, ‘Join with the friend of Allah-azwj for you-as are more rightful with his-asws maintenance and his-asws protection than others’. I-as said to them: ‘Who are you two? ’ They said, ‘We are his righteous deeds. Allah-azwj Created us from his good deeds, and we will be impeding the harm from him up to the establishment of the Hour. One of us would be his leader and the other his usher, and point him to the Paradise’. (Rasool-Allah-saww said): ‘Then Abu Talib-asws left to go to Makkah’. Jabir said, ‘I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Allah-azwj is the Greatest! The people are saying that Abu Talib-asws died a Kafir! ’ He-saww said: ‘O Jabir! Allah-azwj is more Knowing with the unseen. When it was the night during which there was the ascension with me-saww (Miraj) to the sky, I-saww ended up to the Throne, and I-saww saw four Noors (images of light). I-saww said: ‘My-asws God-azwj! What are these Noors? ’
He-azwj Said: “O Muhammad-saww! This is Abdul Muttalib-asws, and this is Abu Talib-asws, and this is your-saww father-as Abdullah-asws, and this is your-saww brother Talib-asws! ”
I-saww said: ‘My-saww God-azwj and my-saww Master-azwj! Due to what have they-as attained this rank? ’ He-azwj Said: “Due to the concealing the Eman and their manifesting the Kufr, and their patience upon that until they-as died’’. [17]
(The book) ‘Al Fazaail’ of Ibn Shazan – Al Hassan Bin Ahmad Bin Yahya al Attar, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ismail Al Farsi, from Umar Bin Rowq Al Khattabi, from Al Hajjaj Bin Minhal, from Al Hassan Bin Imran, from Shazan Bin Al A’ala, from Abdul Aziz, from Abdul Samad, from Salim, from Khalid Bin Al Sary, from Jabir – similar to it. [18]
(The book) ‘Jamie Al Akhbar’ – By the correct chain from Al Sadouq, from Al Attar, from his father, from Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Samad, from Muslim Bin Khalid, from Jabir – similar to it. [19]