Hadith 209

‘Tafseer Furaat Bin Ibrahim’ –Ja’far Bin Muhammad al Fazary, meaning, from Qubeysah Bin Yazeed Al Ju’fy who said, ‘I went to Al-Sadiq Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws, and in his-asws presence were Al-Bows Bin Abu Al-Dows, and Ibn Zabyan, and Al-Qasim Al-Sayrafi. I greeted and sat down, and I said, ‘O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! I came to you-asws to benefit. He-asws said: ‘Ask and be brief’. I said, ‘Where were you-asws before Allah-azwj Created the built sky, and the spread-out earth, or darkness, or light? ’
He-asws said: ‘O Qubeysah! Why did you ask us-asws this Hadeeth at this time? Do you not know that our-asws (Amr) has been concealed and our-asws hatred is widespread, and that there are enemies to us-asws from the Jinn would are bringing out our-asws Ahadeeth to our-asws enemies from the human beings, and that the walls to it have ears for it like the ears of the people? ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘I have been asked about that’. He-asws said: ‘O Qubeysah! We-asws were resembling lights around the Throne. We-asws Glorified Allah-azwj before He-azwj Created Adam-as, by fifteen thousand years. When Allah-azwj Created Adam-as, we-asws flowed into his-as ribs, and we-asws did not cease to be transferred from a clean rib to a clean womb until Allah-azwj Sent Muhammad-saww. We-asws are the Firmest Handhold of Allah-azwj, the one who adheres with us-asws would attain salvation, and one who stays behind from us-asws, would be destroyed. We-asws neither enter (anyone) into a door of straying, nor do we-asws extract him from a door of Guidance, and we-asws are the shepherds of the Religion of Allah-azwj, and we-asws are the Family-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww, and we-asws are the dome which extended its wings and expanded and sheltered it (the Religion). One who shelters us-asws will attain salvation, and one who stays behind from us-asws will collapse into the Fire’. I said, ‘For the Face of my Lord-azwj! I ask you-asws about the Words of Allah-azwj the Exalted: Surely, to Us is their return [88: 25] Then surely upon Us is their Reckoning [88: 26]’. He-asws said: ‘The Revelation is regarding us-asws’. I said, ‘But rather, I-asws ask you-asws about the interpretation’. He-asws said: ‘Yes, O Qubeysah! When it will be the Day of Qiyamah, Allah-azwj will Make the Reckoning of our-asws Shias to be upon us-asws. So, whatever there would be between them and Allah-azwj. Muhammad-saww would be Gifted is from Allah-azwj; and whatever would be regarding what is between them and the people, from the injustices, Muhammad-saww would fulfil it on their behalf, and whatever would be regarding what is between us-asws and them, we-asws would gift it to them until they enter Paradise without any Reckoning’’. [39]