Hadith 88

l-Hassan-asws narrates to you of what you asked about, he-asws is the Divine Authority upon you’. I said, ‘I shall be the first of the serving ones’. Then Abu Al-Hassan-asws entered to see us. He-asws said to me: ‘O Ibn Nafie! Greet and comply to him-asws with the obedience, for his-asws soul is my-asws soul, and my-asws soul is his-asws soul, and my-asws soul is soul of Rasool-Allah-saww! ’
Al-Mamoun passed by Ibn Al-Reza-asws (Imam Al-Jawwad-asws), and he-asws was between the children. They fled apart from him-asws. He said, ‘To me with him-asws! ’ He said to him-asws, ‘What is the matter you did not flee among all the children? ’ He-asws said: ‘There is no sin for me-asws, that I-asws should be fleeing from it, nor is the street too narrow so I-asws should be making space for you. Travel wherever you so like to’. He said, ‘Who do you-asws happen to be? ’ He-asws said: ‘I-asws am Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws Bin Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws Bin Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’. He said, ‘What do you-asws know from the knowledge’s’. He-asws said: ‘Ask me-asws about news of the skies’. He bade him-asws farewell and continued, and upon his hand was a grey falcon. He sought the prey with it. When he was distant from him-asws, the falcon got up from his hand. He looked right and left, but could not see any prey, and the falcon was leaping from his hand. He sent it. It flew seeking the horizon until it disappeared from his sight for a while. Then it returned to him, and it had hunted a snake. He placed the snake in the food room (store), and said to his companions, ‘The death of that child has come near in this day upon my hands’. Then he returned and Ibn Al-Reza-asws among all the children. He said, ‘What is with you-asws from news of the skies? ’ He-asws said: ‘Yes, commander of the faithful! My-asws father-asws narrated to me-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws, from the Prophet-saww, from Jibraeel-as, from Lord-azwj of the worlds having Said: “Between the sky and the air, there is a swirling sea, the waves are crashing with it. In it there are snakes of green bellies, spotted backs. The kings tend to hunt these with the grey falcons. The scholars are tested by it’’. He said, ‘You-asws speak the truth, and your-asws father-asws spoke the truth, and your-asws Lord-azwj Spoke the truth. He set him-asws up and got him-asws married to Umm Al-Fazl (his daughter)’’. [95]