١ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ سَلامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَأَبُو عَلِيٍّ الاشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ سَلامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله الْهَاشِمِيِّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ بَعَثَ طَلْحَةُ وَالزُّبَيْرُ رَجُلاً مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ يُقَالُ لَهُ خِدَاشٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَقَالا لَهُ إِنَّا نَبْعَثُكَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ طَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْرِفُهُ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ بِالسِّحْرِ وَالْكِهَانَةِ وَأَنْتَ أَوْثَقُ مَنْ بِحَضْرَتِنَا مِنْ أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْ أَنْ تَمْتَنِعَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَنْ تُحَاجَّهُ لَنَا حَتَّى تَقِفَهُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ دَعْوًى فَلا يَكْسِرَنَّكَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ وَمِنَ الابْوَابِ الَّتِي يَخْدَعُ النَّاسَ بِهَا الطَّعَامُ وَالشَّرَابُ وَالْعَسَلُ وَالدُّهْنُ وَأَنْ يُخَالِيَ الرَّجُلَ فَلا تَأْكُلْ لَهُ طَعَاماً وَلا تَشْرَبْ لَهُ شَرَاباً وَلا تَمَسَّ لَهُ عَسَلاً وَلا دُهْناً وَلا تَخْلُ مَعَهُ وَاحْذَرْ هَذَا كُلَّهُ مِنْهُ وَانْطَلِقْ عَلَى بَرَكَةِ الله فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ السُّخْرَةِ وَتَعَوَّذْ بِالله مِنْ كَيْدِهِ وَكَيْدِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا جَلَسْتَ إِلَيْهِ فَلا تُمَكِّنْهُ مِنْ بَصَرِكَ كُلِّهِ وَلا تَسْتَأْنِسْ بِهِ ثُمَّ قُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ أَخَوَيْكَ فِي الدِّينِ وَابْنَيْ عَمِّكَ فِي الْقَرَابَةِ يُنَاشِدَانِكَ الْقَطِيعَةَ وَيَقُولانِ لَكَ أَ مَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّا تَرَكْنَا النَّاسَ لَكَ وَخَالَفْنَا عَشَائِرَنَا فِيكَ مُنْذُ قَبَضَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُحَمَّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَلَمَّا نِلْتَ أَدْنَى مَنَالٍ ضَيَّعْتَ حُرْمَتَنَا وَقَطَعْتَ رَجَاءَنَا ثُمَّ قَدْ رَأَيْتَ أَفْعَالَنَا فِيكَ وَقُدْرَتَنَا عَلَى النَّأْيِ عَنْكَ وَسَعَةِ الْبِلادِ دُونَكَ وَأَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ يَصْرِفُكَ عَنَّا وَعَنْ صِلَتِنَا كَانَ أَقَلَّ لَكَ نَفْعاً وَأَضْعَفَ عَنْكَ دَفْعاً مِنَّا وَقَدْ وَضَحَ الصُّبْحُ لِذِي عَيْنَيْنِ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنَا عَنْكَ انْتِهَاكٌ لَنَا وَدُعَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا فَمَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ كُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّكَ أَشْجَعُ فُرْسَانِ الْعَرَبِ أَ تَتَّخِذُ اللَّعْنَ لَنَا دِيناً وَتَرَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يَكْسِرُنَا عَنْكَ فَلَمَّا أَتَى خِدَاشٌ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) صَنَعَ مَا أَمَرَاهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَهُوَ يُنَاجِي نَفْسَهُ ضَحِكَ وَقَالَ هَاهُنَا يَا أَخَا عَبْدِ قَيْسٍ وَأَشَارَ لَهُ إِلَى مَجْلِسٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَوْسَعَ الْمَكَانَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْكَ رِسَالَةً قَالَ بَلْ تَطْعَمُ وَتَشْرَبُ وَتَحُلُّ ثِيَابَكَ وَتَدَّهِنُ ثُمَّ تُؤَدِّي رِسَالَتَكَ قُمْ يَا قَنْبَرُ فَأَنْزِلْهُ قَالَ مَا بِي إِلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مِمَّا ذَكَرْتَ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ فَأَخْلُو بِكَ قَالَ كُلُّ سِرٍّ لِي عَلانِيَةٌ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِالله الَّذِي هُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ الْحَائِلِ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ قَلْبِكَ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الاعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ أَ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْكَ الزُّبَيْرُ بِمَا عَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ اللهمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ لَوْ كَتَمْتَ بَعْدَ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ مَا ارْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ الله هَلْ عَلَّمَكَ كَلاماً تَقُولُهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَنِي قَالَ اللهمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) آيَةَ السُّخْرَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاقْرَأْهَا فَقَرَأَهَا وَجَعَلَ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يُكَرِّرُهَا وَيُرَدِّدُهَا وَيَفْتَحُ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا أَخْطَأَ حَتَّى إِذَا قَرَأَهَا سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً قَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا يَرَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَمْرَهُ بِتَرَدُّدِهَا سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَ تَجِدُ قَلْبَكَ اطْمَأَنَّ قَالَ إِي وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ قَالَ فَمَا قَالا لَكَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُمَا كَفَى بِمَنْطِقِكُمَا حُجَّةً عَلَيْكُمَا وَلَكِنَّ الله لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ زَعَمْتُمَا أَنَّكُمَا أَخَوَايَ فِي الدِّينِ وَابْنَا عَمِّي فِي النَّسَبِ فَأَمَّا النَّسَبُ فَلا أُنْكِرُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ النَّسَبُ مَقْطُوعاً إِلا مَا وَصَلَهُ الله بِالاسْلامِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمَا إِنَّكُمَا أَخَوَايَ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِنْ كُنْتُمَا صَادِقَيْنِ فَقَدْ فَارَقْتُمَا كِتَابَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَعَصَيْتُمَا أَمْرَهُ بِأَفْعَالِكُمَا فِي أَخِيكُمَا فِي الدِّينِ وَإِلا فَقَدْ كَذَبْتُمَا وَافْتَرَيْتُمَا بِادِّعَائِكُمَا أَنَّكُمَا أَخَوَايَ فِي الدِّينِ وَأَمَّا مُفَارَقَتُكُمَا النَّاسَ مُنْذُ قَبَضَ الله مُحَمَّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَإِنْ كُنْتُمَا فَارَقْتُمَاهُمْ بِحَقٍّ فَقَدْ نَقَضْتُمَا ذَلِكَ الْحَقَّ بِفِرَاقِكُمَا إِيَّايَ أَخِيراً وَإِنْ فَارَقْتُمَاهُمْ بِبَاطِلٍ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ إِثْمُ ذَلِكَ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَيْكُمَا مَعَ الْحَدَثِ الَّذِي أَحْدَثْتُمَا مَعَ أَنَّ صَفْقَتَكُمَا بِمُفَارَقَتِكُمَا النَّاسَ لَمْ تَكُنْ.  إِلا لِطَمَعِ الدُّنْيَا زَعَمْتُمَا وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُكُمَا فَقَطَعْتَ رَجَاءَنَا لا تَعِيبَانِ بِحَمْدِ الله مِنْ دِينِي شَيْئاً وَأَمَّا الَّذِي صَرَفَنِي عَنْ صِلَتِكُمَا فَالَّذِي صَرَفَكُمَا عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَحَمَلَكُمَا عَلَى خَلْعِهِ مِنْ رِقَابِكُمَا كَمَا يَخْلَعُ الْحَرُونُ لِجَامَهُ وَهُوَ الله رَبِّي لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً فَلا تَقُولا أَقَلَّ نَفْعاً وَأَضْعَفَ دَفْعاً فَتَسْتَحِقَّا اسْمَ الشِّرْكِ مَعَ النِّفَاقِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمَا إِنِّي أَشْجَعُ فُرْسَانِ الْعَرَبِ وَهَرْبُكُمَا مِنْ لَعْنِي وَدُعَائِي فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَوْقِفٍ عَمَلاً إِذَا اخْتَلَفَتِ الاسِنَّةُ وَمَاجَتْ لُبُودُ الْخَيْلِ وَمَلا سَحَرَاكُمَا أَجْوَافَكُمَا فَثَمَّ يَكْفِينِيَ الله بِكَمَالِ الْقَلْبِ وَأَمَّا إِذَا أَبَيْتُمَا بِأَنِّي أَدْعُو الله فَلا تَجْزَعَا مِنْ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ عَلَيْكُمَا رَجُلٌ سَاحِرٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ سَحَرَةٍ زَعَمْتُمَا اللهمَّ أَقْعِصِ الزُّبَيْرَ بِشَرِّ قِتْلَةٍ وَاسْفِكْ دَمَهُ عَلَى ضَلالَةٍ وَعَرِّفْ طَلْحَةَ الْمَذَلَّةَ وَادَّخِرْ لَهُمَا فِي الاخِرَةِ شَرّاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ كَانَا ظَلَمَانِي وَافْتَرَيَا عَلَيَّ وَكَتَمَا شَهَادَتَهُمَا وَعَصَيَاكَ وَعَصَيَا رَسُولَكَ فِيَّ قُلْ آمِينَ قَالَ خِدَاشٌ آمِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ خِدَاشٌ لِنَفْسِهِ وَالله مَا رَأَيْتُ لِحْيَةً قَطُّ أَبْيَنَ خَطَأً مِنْكَ حَامِلَ حُجَّةٍ يَنْقُضُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً لَمْ يَجْعَلِ الله لَهَا مِسَاكاً أَنَا أَبْرَأُ إِلَى الله مِنْهُمَا قَالَ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمَا وَأَعْلِمْهُمَا مَا قُلْتُ قَالَ لا وَالله حَتَّى تَسْأَلَ الله أَنْ يَرُدَّنِي إِلَيْكَ عَاجِلاً وَأَنْ يُوَفِّقَنِي لِرِضَاهُ فِيكَ فَفَعَلَ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنِ انْصَرَفَ وَقُتِلَ مَعَهُ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ رَحِمَهُ الله.
 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Salam ibn ‘Abdallah and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad and abu Ali al-Ash‘ari from Muhammad ibn Hassa’n. All of them have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Asbat from Salam ibn ‘Abdallah al-Hashimi. Muhammad ibn Ali said, “I heard him (Salam) narrate that abu ‘Abdallah  said the following. “Once Talha and al-Zubayr sent a man called Khidash from the tribe of ‘Abd a1-Qays, to Amir al-Mu’minin . Before he would leave they spoke to him as herein below. “We are sending you to a man who and whose family are known to us since a long time as magicians and soothsayers. You are more trusted to us, than those in our presence, not to listen to any of such thing from him. You must debate him in our support until you will learn the well-known matter. Bear in mind that his claim is the greatest that people can have and it should not discourage you. Of the ways of his deceiving people are his offering food, drinks, honey, oil and to speak with one privately. Therefore, do not eat any food that he might offer, or drink anything. Do not touch any of the honey or oil that he might present to you and do not sit with him alone. Beware of all such things that might come. Go to him with the blessings of Allah. When you see him read ’Aya al-Sakhra, verse 45 of chapter 7 and ask Allah to protect you against his plots and the plots of Satan. When you will sit near him do not make eye contacts and do not become friendly with him. Thereafter say to him, “Two of your brethren in religion, the two sons of you uncle as relatives urge you not to cut off (good) relations. They say to you, “Do you not know that we left people just for you and opposed our tribes people for your sake soon after Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, took Muhammad (s,a) from this world? Now that you have achieved a little status you have disregarded our honor and destroyed our hopes. Despite this, you have already experienced our ability to stay away from you and find a vast land before you. Those who would isolate you from our relations and us were of much less advantage to you and weaker than us to defend you. Now the dawn has made very clear to those who have eyes. It has come to our notice that you disrespect us and pray against us. What causes you to do so? We had seen you to be the bravest of the strong man of the Arabs. Has your condemning us become part of your religion? You know well that it breaks you away from us.” When Khidash came to Amir al-Mu’minin  he did exactly what they had told him to do. When Ali  looked at him, as he spoke under his breath, the Imam  laughed and said, “O brother, from ‘Abd Qays, pointing to him to sit closer to his place.” Khidash, then responded, “There is enough room around. I am here only to deliver a message to you.” The Imam  said, “First you must eat, drink change your cloths and use fragrance then deliver your message. O Qanbar, provide him accommodation.” He said, “I do not need any of the things you mentioned” The Imam  then said, “I want to speak to you privately.” The man said, “All secrets are public to me.” The Imam  said, “I urge you, on oath by Allah, Who is closer to you than yourself, Who is between you and your heart, Who knows the stealth looks of the eyes and what the hearts hide, (to tell the truth). Had al-Zubayr spoken to you of all that I just offered and said to you?” He replied, “By the Lord, yes, he did so.” The Imam  then said, “I urge you, on oath by Allah, did he teach you certain words that you were saying when you came to me?” He replied, “By the Lord, yes, he did so.” Imam Ali  said, “It was ’Aya al-Sakhra, (7:45).” He said, “Yes, that was it.” The Imam  said, “Read it.” He read it and Ali would repeat along with him, make him read again and correct his mistakes until he read it seventy times. The man asked, “What is the reason for Amir al-Mu’minin’s  ordering me to repeat them seventy times?” The Imam  then asked him, “Do you feel you heart is comforted?” He said, “Yes, by the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is.” The Imam  then asked, “Say what they told you to say.” He then informed him of their message. The Imam  said, “Say to them, “What you have spoken is sufficient evidence against you, however, Allah does not guide the unjust people. You think that you are my brothers in religion and the sons of my uncles in family relations. I do not deny the family relation even though it must be disregarded except what Islam requires to be continued. Also it is your statement that you are my brothers in religion. If it is true and you really mean it then you must know that you have already distanced yourselves from the book of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, and have disobeyed Him practically in the affairs of your brother in religion. Otherwise, you have just lied and have created false statements to claim that you are my brothers in religion. You have also said that you did not join other people (against me) soon after the Allah took Muhammad (s.a) out of this world. If what you did was the for sake of the truth then you must know that you have just destroyed that truth in your leaving me lately in disregard as your brother in religion. If you did not join the others for the sake of falsehood you will be held responsible for such (sinful) matters that you have created. Besides, the way you have mentioned your not joining others after the death of Muhammad (s.a.) shows that you did so only for the sake of worldly gains and greed. As you thought and these are your own words, you have destroyed our hopes. I offer many thanks to Allah that you have not blamed me in the matters of my religion. On the other hand, what has distanced me from you is what has distanced you from the truth and causing you to discard your oath of allegiance (with me) from your necks just as a recalcitrant beast would discard its harness. He is Allah, my Lord. I do not consider anything to be like Him. Do not say, “He is less advantageous and weaker to defend” for you may deserve to be called polytheists along with hypocrisy. You have also said that I am the bravest of the strong Arab men and that you run away from my condemnation of you and my prayers against you. You must consider that every event requires a certain action. When the spears would cress cross, the mane of horses flutter and your lunges swell inside you at such time Allah suffices me with a calm and perfect heart. You have said that you dislike my praying to Allah against you. You should not be disturb because of the prayers of a magician man who belongs to a magician people that you think they are. O Lord, do away with al-Zubayr in the worst way of getting killed and make him bleed to death in mis-guidance. (O Lord,) make Talha know he is humiliated and store for them even worse than this in the next life, if they have done injustice to me, accused me falsely and have withheld their testimony (in my support), disobeyed You and Your Messenger in my affairs.” The Imam  then said, “Say Amen!” Khidash then said, “Amen!” Khidash then said to himself, “I have never seen a bearded man with a more clear mistake than yours. A man who would carry a message in which one part would contradict the other part. Allah has placed nothing in it to hold it together. I, therefore, disdain both of them before Allah.” Ali  asked him to go back and inform them of what he had said in response. He said, “No, by Allah will not go to them until you will ask Allah to return me back to you quickly and grant me the opportunity to please Him in the matters of your support. He did so and very soon he came back and afterwards was murdered when (supporting the Imam  on the day of Jamal. May Allah grant him blessing.