Hadith 93

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Al Ashary who said, ‘It is narrated to me by a Sheykh from our companions called Abdullah Bin Razeyn who said, ‘I was in the vicinity of Al-Medina, city of the Rasool-saww, and Abu Ja’far-asws used to come to the Masjid during every day at midday. He-asws would descend at the rock and go to Rasool-Allah-saww and greet unto him-saww, and he-asws would return to the house of (Syeda) Fatima-asws and take off his-asws slippers. He-asws would stand and pray Salat. The Satan-la whispered to me. He-la said, ‘When he-asws descends, then go until you take from the soil which he-asws has tread upon’. I sat during that day awaiting him-asws to do this. When it was the time of midday, he-asws came upon a donkey of his-asws. He-asws did not cease to be in the place which he-asws used to be it. He-asws went past it until he-asws descend at the rock which was at the door of the Masjid. Then he-asws entered, greeted unto Rasool-Allah-saww, then returned to his-asws place which he-asws was praying Salat in. He-asws did that for days. I said, ‘When he-asws takes off his-asws slippers, I shall go and take the pebbles which he-asws had treaded upon with his-asws feet’. When it was the next day, he-asws came at midday. He-asws descended upon the rock. Then he-asws entered to (visit) Rasool-Allah-saww, and he-asws came to the place which he-asws used to pray Salat in and did not take them off. He-asws did that for days. I said within myself, ‘It is not attainable for me over here, but I shall go to the bathhouse. When he-asws enters the bathhouse, I shall take from the soil which he-asws has treaded upon’. When he-asws entered the bathhouse, he-asws entered in the altar with the donkey and descended upon the straw mat. I said to the bathhouse manager regarding that. He said, ‘By Allah-azwj! He-asws has not done this at all except in this day’. I awaited him-asws. When he-asws came out, he-asws called for the donkey. It was entered to the altar and he-asws rode it above the straw mat and went out. I said, ‘My Allah-azwj! I have hurt him-asws, and I shall not repeat pondering what I have pondered of him-asws, ever! ’ When it was the time of midday, he-asws descended in the place which he-asws used to descend in’’. [104]