Hadith 136

From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Ali-asws used to frequently say: ‘There would not gather (the clan of) Al-Taymi and (the clan of) Al-Adayy’ – and he-asws continued the Hadeeth approximate to what has passed, up to his-asws words: ‘Except the Hajj and the Umrah and the good neighbourliness’. He-asws said: ‘And a man said to Abu Abdullah-asws, ‘O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! Do not be angry upon me’. He-asws said: ‘Why would that be so? ’ He said, ‘Due to what I want to ask you-asws about’. He-asws said: ‘Say (it)’. He said, ‘And you will not get angry’. He-asws said: ‘And I-asws will not get angry’. He said, ‘I have seen your-asws words regarding the Night of Pre-determination (Laylat Al-Qadr), that the Angels and the Spirit descend during it upon the successors-asws. Do they bring to them-asws the affairs that the Rasool-Allah-saww did not have the knowledge of, or do they bring to them-asws the affairs that the Rasool-Allah-saww did know of, and from what I know that Rasool-Allah-saww passed away, and there was nothing from his-saww knowledge but it was preserved with Ali-asws? ’
Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘What is it to me-asws and what is it to you, O man, and from where have you come to me? ’ He said, ‘I have come to you-asws for fulfilling the seeking of the Religion. ’
He-asws said: ‘Understand what I-asws say to you. Surely, the Rasool-Allah-saww, when he-saww went on ascension (Me’raaj), did not come down until Allah-azwj had Taught him-saww about all that had transpired and all that has yet to transpire, and that was a lot from His-azwj Knowledge that was in a summary, the detail of which was to come during the Night of Predestination (Laylat Al-Qadr), and similarly Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws had the total knowledge, and its detail came during the Night of Predestination (Laylat Al-Qadr), as was with the Rasool-Allah-saww. ’
The questioner said, ‘Or was there no explanation of the summary available? ’ He-asws said: ‘Yes, but the affairs come from Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted during the Night of Pre-determination (Laylat Al-Qadr) to the Prophet-saww and to the successors-asws: “Do such and such act”, the Command that they knew about, and the Command was how to go about it. ’
The man said, ‘Can you explain this to me? ’ He-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww did not pass away but after preserving the total knowledge and its explanation. ’ The man said, ‘That which came to him during the Night of Pre-determination (Laylat Al-Qadr), what knowledge was that? ’ He-asws said: ‘The Command and the easiness in what he-saww already knew about. ’
The questioner said, ‘What happens to them-asws during the Night of Predestination (Laylat Al-Qadr), is it the knowledge other than what they-asws already knew? ’ This is what they-asws have been Ordered to conceal, and no one knows the detail of that which you have asked except Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic. ’
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