Hadith 255

d not see his person, and he was saying (a poem), ‘Listen and retain the word, O Ibn Muljim-la! You-la are in a monstrous matter. You-la are considering killing the honourable horseman, the most honourable to have wandered and Blessed and Sacred. That is Ali-asws, with the most ancient in the battles. So, return to Allah-azwj, lest you-la regret’. When he-la heard, he-la imagined it was from the night comers of the Jinn, and there was a caller saying, ‘O wretched son of the wretched! As for what you-la are thinking of killing the ascetic, the worshipper, the just, the performer of ruk’u, the performer of Sajdah, Imam-asws of guidance, and flag of piety, and the firmest handhold, so we know what you-la are intending to do with Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and we are from the Jinn, the ones who became Muslims upon his-asws hand, and we are dwelling in this valley, so we will not let you spend the night in it, for you-la are an evil omen upon yourself-la! ’
Then they went on pelting him-la with pieces of rocks. So, he-la ascended above the elevation and spent the remainder of his-la night. When it was morning, he-la travelled night and day until he-la arrived at Al-Yemen, and he-la stayed with them for two months, while his-la heart was upon the heart of an ember due to Qatam. Then he-la took that which he-la attained from the wealth and the chatters and the furniture, and the jewels, and he-la went out. While he-la was in one of the roads when thieves came out to him-la. He-la saw them and they saw him-la. When they were near from Al-Kufa, they fought him-la and seized the entirety of what was with him-la, and he-la saved himself-la, and his-la horse, and a little from the gold upon his-la waist, and whatever had been under it. He-la fled to his-la direction until he-la almost died of thirst, and he-la came travelling in the wilderness, worried, hungry, thirsty. He-la saw a resemblance, so he-la aimed for it, and there were houses of (clan of) Harb. He-la aimed to a house from it and lodged with them and asked to be quenched some water. They quenched him, and he-la requested milk, so they came to him-la with it. He-la slept for a while. When he-la woke up, two men came to him-la, and forwarded a meal to him-la. He-la ate, and they ate with him-la, and went on to ask him-la about the road. He-la informed them. They said to him-la, ‘Who are you-la from? ’ He-la said, ‘From the clan of Murad’. They said, ‘Where are you aiming to? ’ He-la said, ‘Al-Kufa’. They said to him-la, ‘As if you are a companion of Abu Turab-asws! ’ He-la said, ‘Yes’. Their eyes reddened and they determined upon killing him-la at night and kept that a secret, and they got up. It was clear to him-la what they had both determined upon him-la and he-la regretted upon his-la speech. While he-la was confused when their dog came, and he-la slept nearby them. The accursed came and caressed upon the dog with his-la hand and said, ‘Welcome to the dog of a people who have honoured me-la. They consider that good and asked him-la, ‘What is your-la name? ’ He-la said, ‘Abdul Rahman Bin Muljim-la’. They said to him-la, ‘What do you-la intend with doing this with our dog? ’ He-la said, ‘I-la am honouring it due to you having honoured me-la, so it obligates upon me-la to thank you’ – and this was a deception from him-la and a plot. They said, ‘Allah-azwj is the Greatest! Now, by Allah-azwj, your-la is Obligated upon us, and we shall uncover for you-la from what was in our conscience. We are a people who view the view of the Kharijites, and our paternal uncles, and our maternal uncles, and our family members have been killed, as you-la know. So, when we came to know that you are from his-asws companions, we determined upon killing you-la during this night. When we saw your-la doing