Hadith 160

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ –
‘It is reported clearly from Al-Reza-asws having said: ‘My-asws father-asws Musa-asws said to Al-Husayn Bin Abu Al-A’ala: ‘Buy a Nubian slave girl for me’. Al-Husayn said, ‘By Allah-azwj! I do know of a Nubian slave girl, precious, as beautiful as I have seen from the Nubians. Had it not been for one characteristic, she could have been brought to you-asws’. He-asws said: ‘And what is that characteristic? ’ He said, ‘She does not understand your-asws speech (language) and you-asws do not understand her speech (language)’. He-asws smiled, then said, ‘Go, until you buy her’. He (the narrator) said, ‘When he entered with her to see him-asws, he-asws said to her in her language: ‘What is your name? ’ She said, ‘Munisa’. He-asws said: ‘You are a comforter (Munisa) of my-asws life. Your name was other than this. Before this, your name was ‘Habeeba’’. She said, ‘You speak the truth’. Then he-asws said: ‘O Ibn Abu Al-A’la! She would be blessed (with a child) for me-asws to such a boy, there will not be among my-asws children anyone more generous than him, nor any braver than him, nor any one more worshipping than him’. He said, ‘So what will you-asws be naming him until I recognise him? ’ He-asws said: ‘His name would be ‘Ibrahim’’. Ali Bin Abu Hamza said, ‘I was with Musa-asws at Mina when his-asws messenger came to me. He said, ‘Join with me-asws at Sa’albiya’. I joined with him-asws, and his-asws dependants were with him-asws, and his-asws servant Imran. He-asws said, ‘Which of the two is more beloved to you, the staying over here or going to Makkah? ’ I said, ‘The more beloved to me is what is beloved to you-asws’. He-asws said, ‘Makkah would be better for you’. Then he-asws sent me to his-asws house at Makkah and I came to him and he had already prayed Al-Maghrib. I entered. He-asws said: ‘Remove your slippers. You are at a Holy valley! ’ I removed my slippers and sat down with him-asws. I was brought a meal wherein was Khabeys. He-asws and I ate. Then the meal was raised, and I discussed with him-asws. Then the slumber overcame me. He-asws said to me: ‘Arise and get some sleep until I-asws arise for the night Salat’. The sleep carried me until he-asws was free from the night Salat. Then he-asws came to me and woke me up. He-asws said: ‘Stand and perform wud’u and pray the night Salat and lighten it’. When I was free from the Salat, I prayed the Fajr Salat. Then he-asws said to me: ‘O Ali! A mother of my-asws children had been hit by birth pangs, so I-asws carried her to Al Sa’albiya, fearing that the people might hear her voice. She gave birth over there to the boy whom I-asws had mentioned to you of his benevolence, and his generosity, and his bravery’. Ali (the narrator) said, ‘By Allah-azwj! I came across the boy, and he was just as he-asws had described’’. [175]
Explanation: His-asws words: ‘There will not be among my children anyone more generous than him’ – i. e. rest of his-asws children besides Al-Reza-asws’.