Hadith 29

(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – Ibn Al Mutawakkil, from Al Himeyri, from Ibrahim Bin Mahziyar who said, ‘I arrived at city of the Rasool-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws. I investigate the news of the family of Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan-asws Bin Ali-asws the last, but I could not fall upon anything from it. I departed from it to Makkah investigating about that. While I was performing Tawaaf when I saw a youth of brown colour, fabulous handsomeness, beautiful as can be imagined. He prolonged the looking at me, so I turned towards him hopeful from him knowing what I had aimed for. When I was near from him, I greeted. He answered excellently. Then he said, ‘From which city are you? ’ I said, ‘A man from the people of Al-Iraq’. He said, ‘From which (part) of Al-Iraq? ’ I said, ‘From Al-Ahwaz (now in Iran)’. He said, ‘Welcome, nice to meet you. ! Do you know Ja’far Bin Hamdan Al-Khazeybi at it? ’ I said, ‘He was recalled (died), so he answered’. He said, ‘May Allah-azwj have Mercy upon him! Ho prolonger were his night and plentiful were his achievements. Do you know Ibrahim Bin Mahziyar? ’ I said, ‘I am Ibrahim Bin Mahziyar! ’ He hugged me for a while, then said, ‘Welcome to you, O Abu Is’haq! What happened to the sign which was a connection between you and Abu Muhammad-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws? ’
I said, ‘Perhaps you intend the right which Allah-azwj had Preferred me with, from the goodies of Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan Bin Ali-asws’. He said, ‘I do not intend anything besides it’. I brought it out. When he looked at it, he shed tears and kissed it, then he read its writing, and it was: “By Allah-azwj, O Muhammad-saww, O Ali-asws”. Then he said (to the ring), ‘May I be sacrificed for the hand (of Abu Al-Hassan-asws)! For long you have been in it’ – and he narrated to me the skills of the Ahadeeth, until he said to me, ‘O Abu Is’haq! Inform me about the greatest of what you had envisaged after the Hajj’. I said, ‘By your father! I did not envisage except what I shall be learning its hidden from you’. He said, ‘As about whatever you so desire to, for I shall explain to you, if Allah-azwj so Desires’. I said, ‘Do you know anything from the news of the family of Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan-asws Bin Ali-asws? May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj and His-azwj greetings be upon him-asws! ’
He said, ‘And I swear by Allah-azwj! I recognise the illumination in the foreheads of Muhammad-ajfj and Musa, two sons of Al-Hassan Bin Ali-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon them both, and I am their messenger to you, aiming to inform you for both their affairs. If you would like to meet them and apply the kohl of their blessings, then depart with me to Al-Taif, and let that be in hiding from your men and in concealment’. Ibrahim said, ‘I accompanied with him to Al-Taif, permeating through the sand (wilderness) by sand, until he