Hadith 308

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Yaqeen’ – I found in the handwriting of the Al Muhaddith, Al Akhbari, Muhammad Bin Al Mashady, by his chain from Muhammad Bin Al Qasim, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from his elders, from Suleyman Al Amsh, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Anas Bin Malik, and he was a servant of Rasool-Allah-saww having said, ‘When Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws returned from battling the people of Al Naharwan, he-asws descended at Barasa, and there was a monk at it in his silo, and his name was Al-Hubab. When the monk heard the noise and the army, he overlooked from his silo to the ground. He looked at the army of Amir Al-Momineen-asws. That provoked him, so he rushed down. He said, ‘Who is this? And who is the chief of this army? ’ It was said to him, ‘This is Amir Al-Momineen-asws and he-asws is returning from battling the people of Al-Naharwan’. Al-Hubab came rushing cleaving the people until he stood to Amir Al-Momineen-asws. He said, ‘The greetings be to you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, truly, truly! ’
He-asws said to him: ‘What made you know that I-asws am Amir Al-Momineen truly, truly? ’ He said to him-asws, ‘Our scholars and our monks have informed us’. He-asws said to him: ‘O Hubab! ’ The monk said to him-asws, ‘And what made you-asws know of my-asws name? ’ He-asws said: ‘My-asws beloved Rasool-Allah-saww let me-asws know that’. Al-Hubab said to him-asws, ‘Extend your hand, for I testify that there is no god except Allah-azwj and that Muhammad-saww is Rasool-saww of Allah-saww, and you Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, are his‑saww successor-asws’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to him: ‘And where do you shelter? ’ He said, ‘I happen to be in my silo over here! ’ Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to him: ‘After this day of yours, do not dwell in it, but build a Masjid over here and name it by the name of its builder’. A man named Barasa built it, so the Masjid was named as Barasa by the name of the builder of it. Then he-asws said: ‘And from where do you drink, O Hubab? ’ He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen‑asws, from (river) Dajla (Tigris), over here! ’ He-asws said: ‘Why don’t you dig a spring over here, or a well? ’ He said to him-asws, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Every time we dig a well, we find it to be of salty water, not fresh (sweet)’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to him: ‘Dig a well over here! ’ He dug. A rock appeared to them, they were not able to uproot it. Amir Al-Momineen-asws uprooted it (personally). It uproo