Hadith 316

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported by Safwan Bin Yahya who said, ‘Al-Abdy said to me: ‘My wife said, ‘Our pact with Al-Sadiq-asws, if we could perform Hajj and renew our pact with him-asws’. I said to her, ‘By Allah-azwj! There is nothing with me I can perform Hajj with’. She said, ‘There are garments and jewellery with us. We could sell that and prepare with it’. I did so. When we came near to Al-Medina, she fell ill with severe illness, and overlooked upon the death. When we entered Al-Medina, I went out from her presence, and I had despaired from her. I came to Al-Sadiq-asws, and there were two dyed clothes upon him-asws. I greeted unto him-asws. He-asws answered me and asked me about her. I told him-asws her news and said, ‘I went out and I had despaired from her’. He-asws lowered his-asws head for a while, then said: ‘O Abdy! You are grief-stricken due to her cause? ’ I said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘There is no problem upon her, for I-asws have supplicated to Allah-azwj with well-being for her. So return to her, and you will find her seated, and the maid would be feeding her Al-Tabarzad’. He said, ‘I returned to her and found her to have awoken, and she was seated, and the maid was feeding her Al-Tabarzad. I said, ‘What is your state? ’ She said, ‘Allah-azwj has Poured the well-being upon me with a pouring, and I desired this sugar (sweet dish)’. I said, ‘I had gone out from your presence having despaired. Al-Sadiq-asws asked me about you. I informed him-asws with your state. He-asws said: ‘There is no problem upon her. Return to her and she would be eating the sugar (sweet dish)’. She said, ‘You went out from me and I was finding my last breath. A man entered to see me having two dyed clothes upon him. He said, ‘What is the matter with you? ’ I said, ‘I am dying, and this here is the Angel of death having come to capture my soul’. He said: ‘O Angel of death! ’ He said, ‘At your service, O Imam-asws! ’ He-asws said: ‘Haven’t you been Commanded with the listening and the obedience to us-asws? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘So I-asws am hereby ordering you to delay her matter for twenty years’. He said, ‘The listening and the obeying! ’ He-asws and the Angel of death returned, and I awoke from that time’’. [152]