Hadith 97

ment from the camel of the Bedouin? ’ He said, ‘Yes’, may my father and my mother be sacrificed for you-saww’. He-saww said: ‘O Sa’ad! A camel of red golds, and its legs are of ambergris, and its fur is from saffron, and its eyes are from red ruby, and its neck is from the green emeralds, and its hump is from grey camphor, and its chin is from gems, and its rein is from wet pearls. Upon it is a dome of white gems. Its inside can be seen from its outside, and its outside from its inside. It will fly with you in the Paradise’. Then the Prophet-saww turned to his-saww companions and said to them: ‘The one who crowns the Bedouin, I-saww will guarantee for him, based upon Allah-azwj, a crown of piety! ’
He (Ibn Abbas) said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws leapt towards him-saww and said: ‘May my-asws father-as and my-asws mother-as be sacrificed for you-saww! And what is the crown of piety? ’ He-saww mentioned its attributes. So, Ali-asws removed his-asws turban and turbaned the Bedouin with it. Then the Prophet-saww turned and said: ‘Who will provide the Bedouin (with provisions) and I-saww shall guarantee for him, based upon Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic, the provision of piety? ’
He (Ibn Abbas) said, ‘Salman Al-Farsi-ra leapt towards him-saww and said, ‘May my-ra father and my-ra mother be sacrificed for you-saww! And what is the provision of piety? ’ He-saww said: ‘O Salman-ra! When it will be the last day from the world, Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic will Indoctrinate you-ra with the words of the testimony that there is no god except Allah-azwj and that Muhammad-saww is Rasool-Allah-saww. So, if you-ra were to say it, you-ra will meet me-saww, and I-saww shall meet you-ra. And if you-ra do not say it, you-ra will not meet me-saww and I-saww will not meet you-ra, ever! ’
He (Ibn Abbas) said, ‘Salman-ra went until he-ra had circled around nine houses from the houses of Rasool-Allah-saww, but he-asws could not find anything with them. When he-ra turned back returning, he-ra looked at the chamber of (Syeda) Fatima-asws. He-ra said, ‘If any good is to happen, it would be from the house of (Syeda) Fatima-asws daughter-asws of Muhammad-saww’. He-ra knocked the door. She-asws responded from behind the door: ‘Who is at the door? ’ He-ra said to her-asws, ‘I-ra am Salman Al-Farsi-ra! ’ She-asws said to him-ra: ‘O Salman-ra! And what do you-ra want? ’ He-ra explained the story of the Bedouin and the lizard with the Prophet-saww. She-asws said to him-ra: ‘O Salman-ra! By the One-azwj Who Sent Muhammad-saww with the truth as a Prophet-saww! For us-asws it is now three days we-asws have not eaten, and Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws have been restless unto me-asws from the severity of the hunger. Then they-asws slept as if they-asws are two chicks (with feathers) plucked out. But, I-asws do not return the good when the good descended at my-asws door. O Salman-ra! Take this woollen robe of mine-asws, then go with it to Shamoun the Jew and say to him, ‘(Syeda) Fatima-asws daughter-asws of Muhammad-saww is saying to you, ‘Lend me-asws a Sa’a of dates and a Sa’a of barley upon