Hadith record

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Whatever affliction befalls you is because of what your hands have obtained. ’(42:30) The Imam said, ‘. . . He forgives a great deal,’ (42:30) I (the narrator) then said, ‘I did not mean in that sense. Consider what befell Ali (a.s.) and people like him from Ahl al-Bayt (family of Holy Prophet).’ The Imam said, ‘The Messenger of Allah would plead, to return before Allah seventy times a day without committing any sin.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.