Hadith record

9. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Walid Shabab al-Sayrafi from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following “When the Messenger of Allah was about to die, he called to him al-‘Abbas Bbn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.). He said to al-‘Abbas, “O uncle of Muhammad, will you inherit the legacy of Muhammad, pay his debts and fulfill his promises and commitments?” He responded, “O the Messenger of Allah, may Allah take my soul and the souls of my parents in service for your cause, I am an old man with a large number of dependents, with very little belongings while in generosity compete the winds.” He (the Messenger of Allah) said, “I will give them away to whoever would want them along with its rights and responsibilities.” Then he (s.a.) said, “O Ali, brother of Muhammad, will you pay off the liabilities of Muhammad, pay off his debt and take possession of his legacy?” He said, “Yes, May Allah take my soul and the soul of my parents in service for your cause, it is my responsibility and in my favor” He (a.s.) has said, “I looked at him and saw him take off even his ring from his finger and said to me: Wear this ring in my lifetime.” He (Ali) (a.s.) has said, “I looked at the ring when I wore it on my finger and wished to have it out of all his properties.” He then called upon Bilal loudly, “Bring me my helmet, the coat of arms, the flag, the Shirt, the Dhulfaqar (famous sword), al-Sahab, (the Turban) al-Burd, (the cloth), al-Abraqa, (the belt) and the staff.” Ali (a.s.) has said, “I had never before seen that belt. When it was brought its shine would almost take away one’s sight. It was of the belts of paradise.” He (the Messenger of Allah) then said, “O Ali, Jibril brought this for me and said, “O Muhammad, place it in the ring of the coat of arms and use it as a belt around your midsection. Then he asked that the two pairs of Arabian shoves be brought to him along with the shirt. One of them was already stitched and the other was not yet stitched. It was the shirt with which he take for the ’Isra’ (the night journey), the shirt while wearing it he came out on the day of ’Uhud. Three caps were brought, the cap used while on a journey, the cap used on the ‘Id days and the cap used on Fridays. Also the cap that was used during his meeting with his companions was brought to him.” Then he (the Messenger of Allah) said, “O Bilal, bring to us the two mules, the gray one and Dul dul and the two camels, al-Ghadba’ and al-Qaswa’ and the two horses.” Al-Janah would be kept near the door of the Mosque in case the Messenger of Allah needed it. Whenever he would need anything he would let a man ride on it to go for the task and the horse would run for the needs of the Messenger of Allah. Also Hayzum was brought to him, the donkey called ‘Ufayr were brought to him. He then said, “Take possession of these in my lifetime.” Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) has said, “The first one of the animals died was ‘Ufayr who died at within the same hour that the Messenger of Allah died. He broke off his bound until he began to run until he came to the well of Bani Khatma in Qiba and threw himself into it and it became his grave.” It is narrated that Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) has said, “That donkey spoke to the Messenger of Allah saying: May Allah take my soul and the soul of my parents in service for your cause, my father related to me from his father from his grandfather from his father who lived with Noah in the Ark. Once Noah came to him and whipped him on his back and said: “From the descendents of this donkey there will a donkey on whose back the master and the last of the prophets will ride." I thank Allah who has made me that donkey.

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