Hadith 153

(The book) ‘Al Fazail’ of Abu Al Fazl Shazan – Al Husayn Bin Ahmad Al Mudany, from Al Husayn Bin Abdullah Al Bakry, from Abdullah Bin Hisham, from Al Kalby, from Maymoun Bin Mus’ab Al Makky at Makkah, who said, ‘We were in the presence of Abu Al-Abbas Bin Sabour Al-Makky and he informed us a Hadeeth of the people of apostasy. We mentioned Khowla Al-Hanafiyya and the marriage of Amir Al-Momineen-asws to her. He said, ‘Abdullah Bin Al-Khayr Al-Husayni informed me saying, ‘It has reached me that Al-Baqir Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘One day were seated when two men came to him-asws and they said, ‘O Abu Ja’far-asws! Aren’t you-asws the speaker that Amir Al-Momineen-asws did not agree with the Imamate of the ones who preceded him-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘Yes’. He said to him-asws, ‘This Khowla Al-Hanafiyya, he-asws married her from their captives and did not oppose them upon their matter during their lifetime? ! ’
Al-Baqir-asws said: ‘Whom from you can come to me-asws with Jabir Bin Abdullah? ’ And he was veiled, his sight had been blinded. He presented and greeted unto Baqir-asws. He-asws returned (the greeting) unto him, and seated him to his-asws side. He-asws said to him: ‘O Jabir! There are two men in my-asws presence mentioning that Amir Al-Momineen-asws was pleased with the Imamate of the ones who had preceded over him-asws. Ask them, what is the proof regarding that? ’
He asked them, and they mentioned the Hadeeth of Khowla to him. Jabir wept until his beard was dampened by the tears, then said, ‘By Allah-azwj, O my Master-asws! I had feared exiting from the world and not be asked about this issue. By Allah-azwj! I was seated to the side of Abu Bakr, and he had captured the clan of Haneefa with Malik Bin Nuweyra from the direction of Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, and between them was an adolescent girl. When she entered the Masjid, she said, ‘O you people! What happened to Muhammad-saww? ’ They said, ‘He-saww passed away’. She said, ‘Is there any structure for him-saww I can aim for? ’ They said, ‘Yes, this here is his-asws soil and his-saww structure’. She called out and said, ‘The greetings be unto you-saww, O Rasool-Allah-saww! I testify that you-saww are listening to my voice and are able upon responding my answer, and we have been made captives after you-saww, and (although) we testified that there is no god except Allah-azwj and you-saww Muhammad-saww are Rasool-saww of Allah-azw