Same indexed hadith alkafi-916; it began on pages 343-345.
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عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ سَلَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ سَلَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ:
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بَعَثَ طَلْحَةُ وَ الزُّبَيْرُ رَجُلًا مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ يُقَالُ لَهُ خِدَاشٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص وَ قَالا لَهُ إِنَّا نَبْعَثُكَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ طَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْرِفُهُ وَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ بِالسِّحْرِ وَ الْكِهَانَةِ وَ أَنْتَ أَوْثَقُ مَنْ بِحَضْرَتِنَا مِنْ أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْ أَنْ تَمْتَنِعَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ أَنْ تُحَاجَّهُ لَنَا حَتَّى تَقِفَهُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ دَعْوَى فَلَا يَكْسِرَنَّكَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ وَ مِنَ الْأَبْوَابِ الَّتِي يَخْدَعُ النَّاسَ بِهَا الطَّعَامُ وَ الشَّرَابُ وَ الْعَسَلُ وَ الدُّهْنُ وَ أَنْ يُخَالِيَ الرَّجُلَ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ لَهُ طَعَاماً وَ لَا تَشْرَبْ لَهُ شَرَاباً وَ لَا تَمَسَّ لَهُ عَسَلًا وَ لَا دُهْناً وَ لَا تَخْلُ مَعَهُ وَ احْذَرْ هَذَا كُلَّهُ مِنْهُ وَ انْطَلِقْ عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ السُّخْرَةِ وَ تَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ كَيْدِهِ وَ كَيْدِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا جَلَسْتَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَا تُمَكِّنْهُ مِنْ بَصَرِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ لَا تَسْتَأْنِسْ بِهِ ثُمَّ قُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ أَخَوَيْكَ فِي الدِّينِ وَ ابْنَيْ عَمِّكَ فِي الْقَرَابَةِ يُنَاشِدَانِكَ الْقَطِيعَةَ وَ يَقُولَانِ لَكَ أَ مَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّا تَرَكْنَا النَّاسَ لَكَ وَ خَالَفْنَا عَشَائِرَنَا فِيكَ- مُنْذُ قَبَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُحَمَّداً ص فَلَمَّا نِلْتَ أَدْنَى مَنَالٍ ضَيَّعْتَ حُرْمَتَنَا وَ قَطَعْتَ رَجَاءَنَا- ثُمَّ قَدْ رَأَيْتَ أَفْعَالَنَا فِيكَ وَ قُدْرَتَنَا عَلَى النَّأْيِ عَنْكَ (1) وَ سَعَةَ الْبِلَادِ دُونَكَ وَ أَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ يَصْرِفُكَ عَنَّا وَ عَنْ صِلَتِنَا كَانَ أَقَلَّ لَكَ نَفْعاً وَ أَضْعَفَ عَنْكَ دَفْعاً مِنَّا وَ قَدْ وَضَحَ الصُّبْحُ لِذِي عَيْنَيْنِ وَ قَدْ بَلَغَنَا عَنْكَ انْتِهَاكٌ لَنَا وَ دُعَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا فَمَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ كُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّكَ أَشْجَعُ فُرْسَانِ الْعَرَبِ أَ تَتَّخِذُ اللَّعْنَ لَنَا دِيناً وَ تَرَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يَكْسِرُنَا عَنْكَ فَلَمَّا أَتَى خِدَاشٌ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع صَنَعَ مَا أَمَرَاهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ عَلِيٌّ ع وَ هُوَ يُنَاجِي نَفْسَهُ ضَحِكَ وَ قَالَ هَاهُنَا يَا أَخَا عَبْدِ قَيْسٍ وَ أَشَارَ لَهُ إِلَى مَجْلِسٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَوْسَعَ الْمَكَانَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْكَ رِسَالَةً قَالَ بَلْ تَطْعَمُ وَ تَشْرَبُ وَ تَحُلُّ ثِيَابَكَ وَ تَدَّهِنُ ثُمَّ تُؤَدِّي رِسَالَتَكَ قُمْ يَا قَنْبَرُ فَأَنْزِلْهُ قَالَ مَا بِي إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِمَّا ذَكَرْتَ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ فَأَخْلُو بِكَ قَالَ كُلُّ سِرٍّ لِي عَلَانِيَةٌ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ الْحَائِلِ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ قَلْبِكَ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ خائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَ ما تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ أَ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْكَ الزُّبَيْرُ بِمَا عَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ لَوْ كَتَمْتَ بَعْدَ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ- مَا ارْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ هَلْ عَلَّمَكَ كَلَاماً تَقُولُهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَنِي قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع- آيَةَ السُّخْرَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاقْرَأْهَا فَقَرَأَهَا وَ جَعَلَ عَلِيٌّ ع يُكَرِّرُهَا وَ يُرَدِّدُهَا وَ يَفْتَحُ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا أَخْطَأَ حَتَّى إِذَا قَرَأَهَا سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً قَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا يَرَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَمْرَهُ بِتَرَدُّدِهَا سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَ تَجِدُ قَلْبَكَ اطْمَأَنَّ قَالَ إِي وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ قَالَ فَمَا قَالا لَكَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُمَا كَفَى بِمَنْطِقِكُمَا حُجَّةً عَلَيْكُمَا وَ لَكِنَ اللَّهَ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ* زَعَمْتُمَا أَنَّكُمَا أَخَوَايَ فِي الدِّينِ وَ ابْنَا عَمِّي فِي النَّسَبِ فَأَمَّا النَّسَبُ فَلَا أُنْكِرُهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ النَّسَبُ مَقْطُوعاً إِلَّا مَا وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُكُمَا إِنَّكُمَا أَخَوَايَ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِنْ كُنْتُمَا صَادِقَيْنِ فَقَدْ فَارَقْتُمَا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ عَصَيْتُمَا أَمْرَهُ بِأَفْعَالِكُمَا فِي أَخِيكُمَا فِي الدِّينِ وَ إِلَّا فَقَدْ كَذَبْتُمَا وَ افْتَرَيْتُمَا بِادِّعَائِكُمَا أَنَّكُمَا أَخَوَايَ فِي الدِّينِ وَ أَمَّا مُفَارَقَتُكُمَا النَّاسَ مُنْذُ قَبَضَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ص فَإِنْ كُنْتُمَا فَارَقْتُمَاهُمْ بِحَقٍّ فَقَدْ نَقَضْتُمَا ذَلِكَ الْحَقَّ بِفِرَاقِكُمَا إِيَّايَ أَخِيراً وَ إِنْ فَارَقْتُمَاهُمْ بِبَاطِلٍ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ إِثْمُ ذَلِكَ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَيْكُمَا مَعَ الْحَدَثِ الَّذِي أَحْدَثْتُمَا مَعَ أَنَّ صَفْقَتَكُمَا بِمُفَارَقَتِكُمَا النَّاسَ لَمْ تَكُنْ إِلَّا لِطَمَعِ الدُّنْيَا زَعَمْتُمَا وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُكُمَا فَقَطَعْتَ رَجَاءَنَا لَا تَعِيبَانِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ مِنْ دِينِي شَيْئاً وَ أَمَّا الَّذِي صَرَفَنِي عَنْ صِلَتِكُمَا فَالَّذِي صَرَفَكُمَا عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَ حَمَلَكُمَا عَلَى خَلْعِهِ مِنْ رِقَابِكُمَا كَمَا يَخْلَعُ الْحَرُونُ لِجَامَهُ وَ هُوَ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً فَلَا تَقُولَا أَقَلَّ نَفْعاً وَ أَضْعَفَ دَفْعاً فَتَسْتَحِقَّا اسْمَ الشِّرْكِ مَعَ النِّفَاقِ وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُكُمَا إِنِّي أَشْجَعُ فُرْسَانِ الْعَرَبِ وَ هَرْبُكُمَا مِنْ لَعْنِي وَ دُعَائِي فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَوْقِفٍ عَمَلًا إِذَا اخْتَلَفَتِ الْأَسِنَّةُ وَ مَاجَتْ لُبُودُ الْخَيْلِ وَ مَلَأَ سَحْرَاكُمَا أَجْوَافَكُمَا فَثَمَّ يَكْفِينِيَ اللَّهُ بِكَمَالِ الْقَلْبِ وَ أَمَّا إِذَا أَبَيْتُمَا بِأَنِّي أَدْعُو اللَّهَ فَلَا تَجْزَعَا مِنْ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ عَلَيْكُمَا رَجُلٌ سَاحِرٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ سَحَرَةٍ زَعَمْتُمَا اللَّهُمَّ أَقْعِصِ الزُّبَيْرَ بِشَرِّ قِتْلَةٍ وَ اسْفِكْ دَمَهُ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ وَ عَرِّفْ طَلْحَةَ الْمَذَلَّةَ وَ ادَّخِرْ لَهُمَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ شَرّاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ كَانَا ظَلَمَانِي وَ افْتَرَيَا عَلَيَّ وَ كَتَمَا شَهَادَتَهُمَا وَ عَصَيَاكَ وَ عَصَيَا رَسُولَكَ فِيَّ قُلْ آمِينَ قَالَ خِدَاشٌ آمِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ خِدَاشٌ لِنَفْسِهِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ لِحْيَةً قَطُّ أَبْيَنَ خَطَأً مِنْكَ حَامِلَ حُجَّةٍ يَنْقُضُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اللَّهُ لَهَا مِسَاكاً أَنَا أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمَا قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمَا وَ أَعْلِمْهُمَا مَا قُلْتُ قَالَ لَا وَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى تَسْأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرُدَّنِي إِلَيْكَ عَاجِلًا وَ أَنْ يُوَفِّقَنِي لِرِضَاهُ فِيكَ فَفَعَلَ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنِ انْصَرَفَ وَ قُتِلَ مَعَهُ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Salam ibn ‘Abdallah and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad and abu Ali al-Ash‘ari from Muhammad ibn Hassa’n. All of them have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Asbat from Salam ibn ‘Abdallah al-Hashimi. Muhammad ibn Ali said, “I heard him (Salam) narrate that abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said the following. “Once Talha and al-Zubayr sent a man called Khidash from the tribe of ‘Abd a1-Qays, to Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.). Before he would leave they spoke to him as herein below. “We are sending you to a man who and whose family are known to us since a long time as magicians and soothsayers. You are more trusted to us, than those in our presence, not to listen to any of such thing from him. You must debate him in our support until you will learn the well-known matter. Bear in mind that his claim is the greatest that people can have and it should not discourage you. Of the ways of his deceiving people are his offering food, drinks, honey, oil and to speak with one privately. Therefore, do not eat any food that he might offer, or drink anything. Do not touch any of the honey or oil that he might present to you and do not sit with him alone. Beware of all such things that might come. Go to him with the blessings of Allah. When you see him read ’Aya al-Sakhra, verse 45 of chapter 7 and ask Allah to protect you against his plots and the plots of Satan. When you will sit near him do not make eye contacts and do not become friendly with him. Thereafter say to him, “Two of your brethren in religion, the two sons of you uncle as relatives urge you not to cut off (good) relations. They say to you, “Do you not know that we left people just for you and opposed our tribes people for your sake soon after Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, took Muhammad (s,a) from this world? Now that you have achieved a little status you have disregarded our honor and destroyed our hopes. Despite this, you have already experienced our ability to stay away from you and find a vast land before you. Those who would isolate you from our relations and us were of much less advantage to you and weaker than us to defend you. Now the dawn has made very clear to those who have eyes. It has come to our notice that you disrespect us and pray against us. What causes you to do so? We had seen you to be the bravest of the strong man of the Arabs. Has your condemning us become part of your religion? You know well that it breaks you away from us.” When Khidash came to Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) he did exactly what they had told him to do. When Ali (a.s.) looked at him, as he spoke under his breath, the Imam (a.s.) laughed and said, “O brother, from ‘Abd Qays, pointing to him to sit closer to his place.” Khidash, then responded, “There is enough room around. I am here only to deliver a message to you.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “First you must eat, drink change your cloths and use fragrance then deliver your message. O Qanbar, provide him accommodation.” He said, “I do not need any of the things you mentioned” The Imam (a.s.) then said, “I want to speak to you privately.” The man said, “All secrets are public to me.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “I urge you, on oath by Allah, Who is closer to you than yourself, Who is between you and your heart, Who knows the stealth looks of the eyes and what the hearts hide, (to tell the truth). Had al-Zubayr spoken to you of all that I just offered and said to you?” He replied, “By the Lord, yes, he did so.” The Imam (a.s.) then said, “I urge you, on oath by Allah, did he teach you certain words that you were saying when you came to me?” He replied, “By the Lord, yes, he did so.” Imam Ali (a.s.) said, “It was ’Aya al-Sakhra, (7:45).” He said, “Yes, that was it.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Read it.” He read it and Ali would repeat along with him, make him read again and correct his mistakes until he read it seventy times. The man asked, “What is the reason for Amir al-Mu’minin’s (a.s.) ordering me to repeat them seventy times?” The Imam (a.s.) then asked him, “Do you feel you heart is comforted?” He said, “Yes, by the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is.” The Imam (a.s.) then asked, “Say what they told you to say.” He then informed him of their message. The Imam (a.s.) said, “Say to them, “What you have spoken is sufficient evidence against you, however, Allah does not guide the unjust people. You think that you are my brothers in religion and the sons of my uncles in family relations. I do not deny the family relation even though it must be disregarded except what Islam requires to be continued. Also it is your statement that you are my brothers in religion. If it is true and you really mean it then you must know that you have already distanced yourselves from the book of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, and have disobeyed Him practically in the affairs of your brother in religion. Otherwise, you have just lied and have created false statements to claim that you are my brothers in religion. You have also said that you did not join other people (against me) soon after the Allah took Muhammad (s.a) out of this world. If what you did was the for sake of the truth then you must know that you have just destroyed that truth in your leaving me lately in disregard as your brother in religion. If you did not join the others for the sake of falsehood you will be held responsible for such (sinful) matters that you have created. Besides, the way you have mentioned your not joining others after the death of Muhammad (s.a.) shows that you did so only for the sake of worldly gains and greed. As you thought and these are your own words, you have destroyed our hopes. I offer many thanks to Allah that you have not blamed me in the matters of my religion. On the other hand, what has distanced me from you is what has distanced you from the truth and causing you to discard your oath of allegiance (with me) from your necks just as a recalcitrant beast would discard its harness. He is Allah, my Lord. I do not consider anything to be like Him. Do not say, “He is less advantageous and weaker to defend” for you may deserve to be called polytheists along with hypocrisy. You have also said that I am the bravest of the strong Arab men and that you run away from my condemnation of you and my prayers against you. You must consider that every event requires a certain action. When the spears would cress cross, the mane of horses flutter and your lunges swell inside you at such time Allah suffices me with a calm and perfect heart. You have said that you dislike my praying to Allah against you. You should not be disturb because of the prayers of a magician man who belongs to a magician people that you think they are. O Lord, do away with al-Zubayr in the worst way of getting killed and make him bleed to death in mis-guidance. (O Lord,) make Talha know he is humiliated and store for them even worse than this in the next life, if they have done injustice to me, accused me falsely and have withheld their testimony (in my support), disobeyed You and Your Messenger in my affairs.” The Imam (a.s.) then said, “Say Amen!” Khidash then said, “Amen!” Khidash then said to himself, “I have never seen a bearded man with a more clear mistake than yours. A man who would carry a message in which one part would contradict the other part. Allah has placed nothing in it to hold it together. I, therefore, disdain both of them before Allah.” Ali (a.s.) asked him to go back and inform them of what he had said in response. He said, “No, by Allah will not go to them until you will ask Allah to return me back to you quickly and grant me the opportunity to please Him in the matters of your support. He did so and very soon he came back and afterwards was murdered when (supporting the Imam (a.s.) on the day of Jamal. May Allah grant him blessing.
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.