Hadith 171

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘And it is mentioned by Muhammad Bin Talha in (the book) ‘Matalib Al Saoul’, and it is reported in ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’ from him as well having said, ‘And my hearing has been knocked by the mention of a mighty event mentioned by one of the chests of Al-Iraq attributed to Musa-asws being of noble virtues, and testifying for him-asws with the loftiness of his-asws position in the Presence of Allah-azwj the Exalted, and the nearness of his-asws status with Him-azwj, and his-asws extra-ordinary powers were revealed after his-asws expiry, and there is no doubt that the revelation of extra-ordinary powers after the death is greater than it, evidencing upon the state of the lifetime. And it is that there was someone from the mighty caliphs, may Allah-azwj the Exalted Glorify them in the world, a representative for him being of great status in the world from his kingdom, assisting in governing the general public for a long time wherein he was with power and authority. When he transferred to Allah-azwj the Exalted (died), the caliph demanded that he be taken care of by going ahead and burying him in a mausoleum in the vicinity of the Imam Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws at the Holy Mausoleum. And there was a custodian at the Pure Mausoleum, well known, having been testified with the righteousness being for him, of frequent visitation and necessitating with the Zareeh, and the service to him-asws, a custodian with its functions. This custodian mentioned that after the burial of this deceased in that grave, he spent the night in the Noble Mausoleum and saw in his dream that the grave had been opened and the fire was inflamed in it, and smoke was spreading out from it and stinky smell of that buried one in it, until it filled up the Mausoleum. And that the Imam Musa-asws was standing. He-asws shouted at this custodian with his name and said to him, ‘You are speaking (in favour) of the caliph, O so and so! He has hurt me-asws with neighbourliness of this oppressor! ’ And he-asws said harsh words. So that custodian woke up and he was trembling with trepidation and fear and did not wait long before he wrote a note speedily explaining the event in its detail. When the night shielded, the caliph came to the Pure Mausoleum by himself, and summoned the custodian, and they entered the Mausoleum, and ordered with uncovering the grave and transferring that buried occupant to another place outside the Mausoleum. When they uncovered it, then found in it the ash of the incinerated one, and they did not find any trace of the deceased’’. [194]