Hadith 243

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’ – Muhammad Bin Talha said, ‘The correct transmission is that Abdul Rahman Bin Muljim-la struck him-asws on the night of Friday, but is said, on the seventeenth night vacant from Ramazan, and it is said, on the nineteenth night. And a group has transmitted and said on the night of the twenty-first of Ramazan; and it is said on the night of the twenty-third from it. And he-asws died on Sunday night, the third night (after) being struck, of the year forty of the emigration. Thus, his-asws age happened to be sixty-five years; and it is said ‘But it was sixty-three years’; and it is said, ‘But it was fifty-eight years; and it is said, ‘But it was fifty-seven years’. And the most correct of these words if the first word, for it is supported by what is transmitted from Marouf. He said, ‘I heard from Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ali Al-Reza-asws, the greetings of Allah-azwj be upon them-asws both, saying: ‘Ali-asws was killed, and for him-asws were sixty-five years. So, this is the period of his-asws lifetime. When he-asws died, Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws washed him-asws, and Muhammad was pouring the water. Then he-asws was enshrouded, and embalmed, and carried, and buried in the middle of the night at Al-Ghary’. And it is said, ‘Between his-asws house and the grand Masjid’, and Allah-azwj is more Knowing’. He said, ‘And when the period of his-asws lifetime was sixty-five years, upon what is apparent, then know that Allah-azwj has Tested you with the subtleties of His-azwj Support. He-asws was at Makkah with Rasool-Allah-saww from the beginning of his-asws life for twenty-five years. From these is after the Sending and the Prophet-hood, thirty years, and before it was twelve years. Then he-asws emigrated and stayed with the Prophet-saww at Al-Medina until he-asws expired, ten years. Then he-asws remained after Rasool-Allah-azwj until he-asws was killed, thirty years. So, that is sixty-five years’’. [71]
And from (the book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Khwarizmi who said, ‘When Ali-asws was struck, he-asws endured and prayed the next morning (leading) Salat with the people, and he-asws said: ‘To me-asws with the man (Ibn Muljim-la)’. He-la was brought to him. He-asws said: ‘Yes, enemy of Allah-azwj! Wasn’t I-asws good to you? ’ He-la said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘So what carried you-la upon (doing) this? ’ He-la said, ‘I-la have been sharpening it for forty mornings, and I-la asked Allah-azwj to kill the evilest of His-azwj creatures with it’. Ali-asws said, ‘I-asws do not seek you-la except as one killed with it, and I-asws do not see you-la except being from the evilest creatures of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And Ali-asws called Hassan-asws and Husayn-asws. He-asws said: ‘I-asws bequeath you-asws both with fearing Allah-azwj and not to seek the world and even if it seeks you-asws, and do not cry upon anything impeded from you-asws. Speak with the truth, and be merciful to the orphan, and assist the lost, and work for the Hereafter, and be contenders to the oppressor, and helpers to the oppressed. Work with whatever is in the Book and do not be taking any blame of a blamer for the Sake of Allah-azwj’. Then he-asws looked at Muhammad Bin Al-Han