Hadith 31

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub in a Hadeeth by Abu Hamza Al Sumali –
‘Abdullah Bin Umar entered to see Zayn Al-Abideen-asws and said, ‘O son-asws of Al-Husayn-asws! Are you‑asws saying: ‘Yunus-as Bin Matta-as, rather faced from the whale what he-as faced, because the Wilayah of my-asws grandfather (Ali-asws) had been presented to him-as, but he-as paused at it’? ’
He-asws said: ‘Yes, may your mother be bereaved of you! ’ He said, ‘Show me a sign of that, if you-asws were from the truthful ones! ’
He-asws instructed with blindfolding his-asws eyes with a bandanna, and my eyes with a bandanna. Then he-asws instructed after a while with opening our eyes, and behold, we were at the banks (coast) of the sea, it’s waves were striking. Ibn Umar said, ‘O my Master-asws! My blood is in your-asws neck! Allah-azwj! Allah-azwj regarding myself! ’
He-asws said: ‘Here, and I-asws shall show it, if you were from the truthful ones’. Then he-asws said: ‘O you whale! ’
He (Abu Hamza) said, ‘The whale raised its head from the sea like the large hill and it said, ‘Here I am! Here I am, O Guardian-asws of Allah-azwj! ’ He-asws said: ‘Who are you? ’ It said, ‘I am the whale of Yunus-as, O my Master-asws! ’ He-asws said: ‘Inform us with the news’. It said, ‘O my Master-asws! Allah-azwj the Exalted did not Send any Prophet-as, from Adam-as until it came to your-asws grandfather-saww Muhammad-saww, except and he-azwj had Presented your-asws Wilayah, People-asws of the Household, unto him-as. So, the one from the Prophets-as who accepted it was safe and finished off (from the suffering), and the one who paused from it and wished in bearing it, faced what Adam-as had faced from the disobedience, and what Noah-as had faced from the drowning, and what Ibrahim-as had faced from the fire, and what Yusuf-as had faced from the well, and what Ayoub-as had faced from the affliction, and what Dawood-as had faced from the mistake, until Allah-azwj Sent Yunus-as. Allah-azwj Revealed to him-as: “O Yunus-as! Befriend Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws and the Imams-asws of rightful guidance from his-asws lineage! ” – in a Speech to him-as. He-as said: ‘How can I befriend one I-as have not seen and do not recognise him-asws? ’ – and he-as went away in anger. So Allah-azwj Revealed to me: “Swallow Yunus-as and do not weaken to him-as! ” He-as remained in my belly for forty morning, circling the oceans with me, in three darkness’s. He-as called out: ‘There is no god except Allah! Glorious are You, I was of the unjust ones! ’ [21: 87]. I-as hereby accept the Wilayah of Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws and the Imams-asws of rightful guidance from his-asws sons‑asws! ’
When he-as believed in your-asws Wilayah, my Lord-azwj Commanded me to throw him-as at coast of the sea’. Zayn Al-Abideen-asws said: ‘Return, O you whale, to your den! ’ And the water evened (calmed)’’. [41]