Hadith 155

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported by Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Salih Bin Waqid Al Tabari who said, ‘I entered to see Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws. He-asws said: ‘O Salih! The tyrant will be summoning you’ – meaning Haroun (Al-Rasheed) – ‘He will imprison you in his prison and ask you about me-asws, so say, ‘I don’t know him-asws’. When you come to the prison, then say, ‘The one-asws who wants to bring you out, will bring you out by the Permission of Allah-azwj the Exalted’. Salih said, ‘Haroun summoned me from Tabristan. He said, ‘What happened to Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws? It has reached me that he-asws was in your presence? ’ I said, ‘And what would make me know who Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws is? You, O commander of the faithful, are more knowing with him-asws and with his-asws place’. He said, ‘Take him to the prison! ’
By Allah-azwj! I was seated in one of my nights, and the prison inmates were sleeping, when I was with him-asws saying: ‘O Salih! I said, ‘At your-asws service! ’ He-asws said: ‘You have come over here! ’ I said, ‘Yes, my Master-asws’. He-asws said: ‘Stand and come out and follow me-asws! ’
I stood and went out. When we came to one of the roads, he-asws said: ‘O Salih! The authority, our-asws authority is an honour from Allah-azwj. He-azwj has Given it’. I said, ‘O my Master-asws! So when can I hide from this tyrant? ’ He-asws said: ‘Upon you is to be at your city, so return to it, for he will never get to you’. Salih said, ‘I returned to Tabristan. By Allah-azwj! Neither did he ask about me nor did he know whether he had imprisoned me or not’’. [170]