Hadith 247

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘I found in the handwriting of the Sheykh Muhammad Bin Ali Al Jubaie, may Allah-azwj have Mercy on him, ‘The Sheykh Muhammad Bin Makky, may Allah-azwj Sanctify his soul, said, ‘I found in the handwriting of Jamal Al-Deen Ibn Al-Mutahhar, ‘I found in the handwriting of my father who said, ‘I found a note written upon it in the handwriting of Ateeq what its outline is: –
In the Name of Allah-azwj the Beneficent the Merciful. This is what has been informed to us by the majestic Sheykh, the scholar, honour of the religion, Abu Al Makarim Hamza Bin Ali Bin Zuhra Al-Hassany Al-Halby, dictated from his wording during his descent at Al-Hilla Al-Sayfiya, , and a need had been referred to him in the year five hundred and seventy-four, and I saw him turning right and left. I asked him about the cause of that. He said, ‘I know that this city of yours is with plenty of merits’. I said, ‘And what is it? ’ He said, ‘My father informed me from his father, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Qawlawiya, from Al-Kulayni who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Hamza Al Sumali, from Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata who said, ‘I accompanied my Master-asws Amir Al-Momineen-asws during his arrival to Siffeen, and he stood upon a hill Areyr, then gestured to a thicket what was between Babel and Al-Tall and said: ‘A city! And which city? ’ I said to him-asws, ‘O my Master-asws! I see you mentioned a city. Was there a city over here, and its traces have been obliterated (now)? ’
He-asws said: ‘No! But there shall be a city called Al-Hilla Al-Sayfiya, urbanised by a man from the clan of Asad. A group of good ones shall appear in it. If one of them were to swear upon Allah-azwj, He-azwj would fulfil his swear! ’’[82]