Hadith 153

(The book) ‘Al-Irshad’ – Abu Muhammad Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Yahya, from his grandfather, from Abu Muhammad Al Ansary, from Muhammad Bin Maymoun Al Bazzaz, from Al-Husayn Bin Ulwan, from Abu Ali Bin Zayd Bin Rustom, from Saeed Bin Kulsoom who said, ‘I was in the presence of Al-Sadiq Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws, and Amir Al-Momineen Ali‑asws Bin Abu Talib-asws was mentioned. He-asws lauded him-asws and praised him-asws with what he-asws is rightful of, then said: ‘By Allah-azwj! Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws did not eat anything Prohibited in the world at all until he-asws went on his-asws way, and no two matters presented to him-asws at all, both being a Pleasure for Allah-azwj, except he-asws chose the more difficult one upon him-asws in his-asws religion. And no distress befell Rasool-Allah-saww at all except he-saww had called him-asws, trusting him‑asws, and no one from this community endured the deeds of Rasool-Allah-saww apart from him-asws, and if he-asws would do the work of a man, it would be as if his-asws face was between the Paradise and the Fire, hoping for the Reward of this and fearing the Punishment of this. And he-asws had liberated a thousand slaves from his-asws wealth in seeking the Face of Allah‑azwj and the salvation from the Fire, from what was the toil of his-asws hands, and his-asws forehead had sweated from it, and even if the daily subsistence of his-asws family was with the oil and the vinegar and ‘Al-Ajwa’ (dates). And his-asws clothing wasn’t except the white cotton. When there was extra from his-asws hand, from its sleeve, he-asws called for the scissors and clipped it off. And no one from his-asws sons-asws nor from his-asws family anyone closer to resembling with him-asws regarding his-asws clothing, and his-asws understanding, than Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws. And his-asws son-asws Abu Ja’far-asws had entered to see him-asws, and he-asws had reached from the worship what no one else had reached. He-asws saw him-asws, and his-asws colour had paled from having stayed awake, and his-asws eyes had burned out from the crying, and his-asws forehead had cracked, and his-asws nose was cut from the Sajdahs, and his-asws legs and his-asws feet had swollen from the standing in the Salat. Abu Ja’far-asws had said: ‘I-asws could not control the crying when I-asws saw him-asws being in that state. So, I-asws cried in pity for him-asws, and there he-asws was, thoughtful. He-asws turned to me‑asws after a while from my-asws entry. He-asws said: ‘My-asws son-asws! Give me-asws one of those books in which is (mentioned) the worship of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws! ’
I-asws gave it to him-asws. He-asws read something little from it, then left it from his-asws hand wearily and said: ‘Who is strong enough upon the worship (like that of) Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib‑asws’’. [179]