Hadith 311

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza who said, ‘I performed Hajj with Al-Sadiq-asws. We sat in one of the roads beneath a dried palm tree. He-asws moved his-asws lips with a supplication I could not understand, then said: ‘O tree! Feed us from what Allah-azwj has Made to be in you, from the sustenance of His-azwj servants! ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘I looked at the palm tree, and it had inclined towards Al-Sadiq-asws, and upon it were its leave, and upon them were the dates. He-asws said: ‘Come near, and name (Bismillah), and eat! ’ We ate from it dates, freshest dates and best. There was a Bedouin saying, ‘I have not seen like today, sorcery greater than this! ’
Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘We are inheritors of the Prophets-as. There isn’t any sorcerer among us, nor any soothsayer. But we-asws supplicate to Allah-azwj, so He-azwj Answers. If you like, I-asws can supplicate to Allah-azwj and He-azwj would Morph you into a dog. You will be led to your house and enter to them and you can wag your tail to your wife’. The Bedouin said in his ignorance, ‘Yes’. He-asws supplicated to Allah-azwj, and he became a dog and went on his direction. Al-Sadiq-asws said to me: ‘Follow him! ’ I followed him until he came to his house. He went on to wag his tail to his wife and his children. They took a stick to him and expelled him. I left to go to Al-Sadiq-asws and informed him-asws with what had happened. While we were in its discussion, when he came until he paused in front of Al-Sadiq-asws and his tears went on flowing. He went on to wallow in the dust and howling. He-asws pitied him. He-asws supplicated to Allah-azwj and he returned to be a Bedouin. Al-Sadiq-asws said to him: ‘Do you believe, O Bedouin? ’ He said, ‘Yes, a thousand and thousand (times)’’. [147]