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Hadith Nafi’ mawla of ‘Umar with Abu Ja’far,'Alayhim al-Salam

alkafi-14846Vol. 8, p. 120-122

حَجَجْنَا مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ حَجَّ فِيهَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ وَ كَانَ مَعَهُ نَافِعٌ مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ‌[3] فَنَظَرَ نَافِعٌ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي رُكْنِ الْبَيْتِ وَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ نَافِعٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي قَدْ تَدَاكَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ‌[4] فَقَالَ هَذَا نَبِيُّ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ع

‘We went on Pilgrimage with Abu Ja’far (asws) in the year in which Hisham Abdul Malik was performing the Pilgrimage as well, and along with him was Nafa’u, the retainer of Umar Bin Al-Khattaab. So Nafa’u looked towards Abu Ja’far (asws) in the corner of the House and the people had gathered around him’. Nafa’u said, ‘O