Hadith 336

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – It is narrated by Ibrahim, from Abu Hamza, from Mamoun Al Raqqy who said, ‘I was in the presence of my Master-asws Al-Sadiq-asws when Sahl Bin Al-Hassan Al-Khurasani entered, greeted unto him-asws, then sat down. He said to him-asws, ‘O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! For you-asws all there is kindness, and the mercy, and you-asws are People-asws of the Household of the Imamate. What is that which prevents you-asws from the right to be for you-asws? You-asws are sitting back from it and you are finding from your-asws Shias, one hundred thousand who will be striking with the swords in front of you-asws! ’
He-asws said to him: ‘Be seated, O Khurasany! May Allah-azwj Take care of your rights’. Then he-asws said: ‘O Haneefa! Ignite the oven! ’ He ignited it until it became like the ember and its top was white (shining). Then he-asws said: ‘O Khurasany! Stand and sit inside the oven! ’ The Khursany said, ‘O my Master-asws! O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! Do not punish me with the fire. Save me, may Allah-azwj Save you-asws! ’
He-asws said: ‘I-asws have saved you’. (i. e. no need to sit in the oven). While we were like that when Haroun Al-Makky came, and his-asws slippers were in his fingers. He said, ‘The greetings be to you-asws, O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! ’ Al-Sadiq-asws said to him: ‘Throw the slippers from your hands and sit inside the oven! ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘He threw the slippers from his fingers, then said inside the oven, and the Imam-asws turned to narrate to the Khurasany, a Hadeeth of Khurasan, until as if he-asws was a witness to it. Then he-asws said: ‘Stand, O Khurasany, and looked at what is in the oven! ’
He (Khurasany) said, ‘I stood to it and saw him sitting cross-legged. He came out to us and greeted unto us. The Imam-asws said to him: ‘How many like him can you find at Khurasan? ’ He said, ‘No, by Allah-azwj, and not even one! ’ He-asws said: ‘But, we-asws will not come out during an era we cannot find in it even fifty supporters for us-asws. We-asws are more knowing with the timing’’. [172]