Hadith 183

(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Sa’alba Bin Maymoun, from the one who reported it, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws: ‘Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon them-asws both married a concubine who was for Al-Hassan-asws Bin Ali-asws. That reached Abdul Malik Bin Marwan, so he wrote a letter to him-asws regarding that, ‘You-asws have become a husband of the slave girl’. Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws wrote to him: ‘Allah-azwj has Raised (removed) the despicable deeds and has Completed the deficiencies with it and has Exonerated the blames by it. Thus, there is no blame upon a Muslim. But rather, the blame is upon the pre-Islamic period (practices). Rasool-Allah-saww had got his-saww slave married and had married his-saww own slave girl’. When the letter ended to Abdul Malik, he said to the one in his presence, ‘Inform me about a man when he-asws does what would lower the people, it does not increase him-asws except in nobility’. They said, ‘That is commander of the faithful’. He said, ‘No, by Allah-azwj! He-asws is not that’. They said, ‘We do not know except commander of the faithful (as being such)’. He said, ‘No, by Allah-azwj! He is not commander of the faithful, but he-asws is Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws’’. [256]