The Exceptional Narrations — Hadith 11

11. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥman Al-Asam, from Ḥammād ibn ‘Uthmān, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) said: When the Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) was taken to the heavens on his journey (at night), he was told, “Verily Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, will test you with three afflictions to see how patient you will be. ” The Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) replied, “I submit to Your command, O Lord. And I have no power to stay patient except through You. What are the three tests? ” He was told, “The first (test) is hunger and giving preference to the needy over yourself and your family. ” The Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) replied, “I have accepted, O Lord. I am pleased (with Your Will) and I submit to it, and I seek success and patience with You. ” He was told: The second (test) is that you will be belied and you will be in extreme fear (for your life). You should spend your wealth, your blood, and your soul fighting against the people of disbelief, you should remain patient when you will be harassed by the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and you should remain patient when you will be hurt and wounded in battles. The Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) replied, “I have accepted, O Lord. I am pleased (with Your Will) and I submit to it, and I seek success and patience with You. ” He was told, “The third test is that your family will be killed after you. As for your brother, ‘Ali, your nation will slander and rebuke him, they will be violent with him, they will deprive him and usurp his rights, they will oppress him, and finally they will kill him. ” The Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) replied, “I have accepted, O Lord. And I am pleased (with Your Will), and I seek success and patience with You. ” He was told: As for your daughter, she will be oppressed and deprived, and the rights which you gave her will be usurped. She will be beaten while she is pregnant, her sanctity will be breached, and her house will be entered without permission. Then she will be humiliated and disrespected. She will find no protector, she will suffer from a miscarriage because she will be beaten, and she will die as a result of that beating. The Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) replied, “Surely we are Allāh’s and to Him we shall surely return’ (2: 156). I have accepted, O Lord and I submit to it (Your Will), and I seek success and patience with You. ” He was told, “She will have two sons from your brother. One of whom your nation will loot, stab, and kill unfaithfully. ” The Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) replied, “Surely we are Allāh’s and to Him we shall surely return’ (2: 156). I have accepted, O Lord and I submit to it (Your Will), and I seek success with You for being patient. ” He was told: As for her second son, your nation will invite him for Jihād but then they will kill him while he will be helpless. They will also kill his children and his family members who will be with him and they