Hadith 72

(The book) ‘Tehzeeb Al Ahkaam’ – It is reported by Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari having said, ‘Ali-asws prayed Salat with us at Barasa after his-asws return from fighting the Kharijites, and we were more than one hundred thousand men. A Christian descended from his Monastery and said, ‘Where is the general of this army? ’ We said, ‘This one-asws! ’ He went to him-asws and greeted unto him-asws, the said, ‘O my chief! Are you-asws a Prophet-as? ’ He-asws said: ‘No, the Prophet-saww is my-asws chief. He-saww has passed away’. He said, ‘So, are you a successor-asws of a Prophet-as? ’ He-asws said: ‘Yes’. Then he-asws said: ‘Be seated, how come your are asking about this? ’ He said, ‘But rather this monastery was built from the reason of the place, and it is Barasa, and I have read in the Revealed Books that no one will be praying in this place with the gathering except a Prophet-as nor a successor-as of a Prophet-as, and I have come to become a Muslim’. He became a Muslim and came out with us to Al-Kufa. Ali-asws said to him: ‘So, who has prayed over here? ’ He said, ‘Isa-as Bin Maryam-as and his-as mother-as have prayed over here’. He-asws said to him: ‘Shall I-asws benefit you as to who has prayed over here? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘The friend (Ibrahim-as)’’. [132]