١٧ـ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَنْجَوَيْهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الارْمَنِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ أَتَيْنَا خَدِيجَةَ بِنْتَ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) نُعَزِّيهَا بِابْنِ بِنْتِهَا فَوَجَدْنَا عِنْدَهَا مُوسَى بْنَ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْحَسَنِ فَإِذَا هِيَ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ قَرِيباً مِنَ النِّسَاءِ فَعَزَّيْنَاهُمْ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقُولُ لابْنَةِ أَبِي يَشْكُرَ الرَّاثِيَةِ قُولِي فَقَالَتْ.  اعْدُدْ رَسُولَ الله وَاعْدُدْ بَعْدَهُ***أَسَدَ الالَهِ وَثَالِثاً عَبَّاسَا وَاعْدُدْ عَلِيَّ الْخَيْرِ وَاعْدُدْ جَعْفَراً***وَاعْدُدْ عَقِيلاً بَعْدَهُ الرُّوَّاسَا فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتِ وَأَطْرَبْتِنِي زِيدِينِي فَانْدَفَعَتْ تَقُولُ.  وَمِنَّا إِمَامُ الْمُتَّقِينَ مُحَمَّدٌ*** وَفَارِسُهُ ذَاكَ الامَامُ الْمُطَهَّرُ وَ مِنَّا عَلِيٌّ صِهْرُهُ وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ*** وَحَمْزَةُ مِنَّا وَالْمُهَذَّبُ جَعْفَرُ فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهَا حَتَّى كَادَ اللَّيْلُ أَنْ يَجِي‏ءَ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ خَدِيجَةُ سَمِعْتُ عَمِّي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا تَحْتَاجُ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْمَأْتَمِ إِلَى النَّوْحِ لِتَسِيلَ دَمْعَتُهَا وَلا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تَقُولَ هُجْراً فَإِذَا جَاءَ اللَّيْلُ فَلا تُؤْذِي الْمَلائِكَةَ بِالنَّوْحِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا فَغَدَوْنَا إِلَيْهَا غُدْوَةً فَتَذَاكَرْنَا عِنْدَهَا اخْتِزَالَ مَنْزِلِهَا مِنْ دَارِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارٌ تُسَمَّى دَارَ السَّرِقَةِ فَقَالَتْ هَذَا مَا اصْطَفَى مَهْدِيُّنَا تَعْنِي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْحَسَنِ تُمَازِحُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله وَالله لاخْبِرَنَّكُمْ بِالْعَجَبِ رَأَيْتُ أَبِي رَحِمَهُ الله لَمَّا أَخَذَ فِي أَمْرِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله وَأَجْمَعَ عَلَى لِقَاءِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لا أَجِدُ هَذَا الامْرَ يَسْتَقِيمُ إِلا أَنْ أَلْقَى أَبَا عَبْدِ الله جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَانْطَلَقَ وَهُوَ مُتَّكٍ عَلَيَّ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَلَقِينَاهُ خَارِجاً يُرِيدُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَاسْتَوْقَفَهُ أَبِي وَكَلَّمَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لَيْسَ هَذَا مَوْضِعَ ذَلِكَ نَلْتَقِي إِنْ شَاءَ الله فَرَجَعَ أَبِي مَسْرُوراً ثُمَّ أَقَامَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الْغَدُ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِيَوْمٍ انْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَاهُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبِي وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَابْتَدَأَ الْكَلامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ فِيمَا يَقُولُ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنَّ السِّنَّ لِي عَلَيْكَ وَأَنَّ فِي قَوْمِكَ مَنْ هُوَ أَسَنُّ مِنْكَ وَلَكِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ قَدَّمَ لَكَ فَضْلاً لَيْسَ هُوَ لاحَدٍ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ وَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ مُعْتَمِداً لِمَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ بِرِّكَ وَأَعْلَمُ فَدَيْتُكَ أَنَّكَ إِذَا أَجَبْتَنِي لَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ عَنِّي أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ وَلَمْ يَخْتَلِفْ عَلَيَّ اثْنَانِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَلا غَيْرِهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنَّكَ تَجِدُ غَيْرِي أَطْوَعَ لَكَ مِنِّي وَلا حَاجَةَ لَكَ فِيَّ فَوَ الله إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُرِيدُ الْبَادِيَةَ أَوْ أَهُمُّ بِهَا فَأَثْقُلُ عَنْهَا وَأُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فَمَا أُدْرِكُهُ إِلا بَعْدَ كَدٍّ وَتَعَبٍ وَمَشَقَّةٍ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَاطْلُبْ غَيْرِي وَسَلْهُ ذَلِكَ وَلا تُعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّاسُ مَادُّونَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنْ أَجَبْتَنِي لَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ عَنِّي أَحَدٌ وَلَكَ أَنْ لا تُكَلَّفَ قِتَالاً وَلا مَكْرُوهاً قَالَ وَهَجَمَ عَلَيْنَا نَاسٌ فَدَخَلُوا وَقَطَعُوا كَلامَنَا فَقَالَ أَبِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَقُولُ فَقَالَ نَلْتَقِي إِنْ شَاءَ الله فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ عَلَى مَا أُحِبُّ فَقَالَ عَلَى مَا تُحِبُّ إِنْ شَاءَ الله مِنْ إِصْلاحِكَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ حَتَّى جَاءَ الْبَيْتَ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولاً إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فِي جَبَلٍ بِجُهَيْنَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الاشْقَرُ عَلَى لَيْلَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبَشَّرَهُ وَأَعْلَمَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ ظَفِرَ لَهُ بِوَجْهِ حَاجَتِهِ وَمَا طَلَبَ ثُمَّ عَادَ بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَوُقِّفْنَا بِالْبَابِ وَلَمْ نَكُنْ نُحْجَبُ إِذَا جِئْنَا فَأَبْطَأَ الرَّسُولُ ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسْتُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْحُجْرَةِ وَدَنَا أَبِي إِلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَدْ عُدْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَاجِياً مُؤَمِّلاً قَدِ انْبَسَطَ رَجَائِي وَأَمَلِي وَرَجَوْتُ الدَّرْكَ لِحَاجَتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ إِنِّي أُعِيذُكَ بِالله مِنَ التَّعَرُّضِ لِهَذَا الامْرِ الَّذِي أَمْسَيْتَ فِيهِ وَإِنِّي لَخَائِفٌ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ يُكْسِبَكَ شَرّاً فَجَرَى الْكَلامُ بَيْنَهُمَا حَتَّى أَفْضَى إِلَى مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يُرِيدُ وَكَانَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ كَانَ الْحُسَيْنُ أَحَقَّ بِهَا مِنْ الْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) رَحِمَ الله الْحَسَنَ وَرَحِمَ الْحُسَيْنَ وَكَيْفَ ذَكَرْتَ هَذَا قَالَ لانَّ الْحُسَيْنَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ إِذَا عَدَلَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهَا فِي الاسَنِّ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَمَّا أَنْ أَوْحَى إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ بِمَا شَاءَ وَلَمْ يُؤَامِرْ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَأَمَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) عَلِيّاً (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بِمَا شَاءَ فَفَعَلَ مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ وَلَسْنَا نَقُولُ فِيهِ إِلا مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مِنْ تَبْجِيلِهِ وَتَصْدِيقِهِ فَلَوْ كَانَ أَمَرَ الْحُسَيْنَ أَنْ يُصَيِّرَهَا فِي الاسَنِّ أَوْ يَنْقُلَهَا فِي وُلْدِهِمَا يَعْنِي الْوَصِيَّةَ لَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَمَا هُوَ بِالْمُتَّهَمِ عِنْدَنَا فِي الذَّخِيرَةِ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلَقَدْ وَلَّى وَتَرَكَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّهُ مَضَى لِمَا أُمِرَ بِهِ وَهُوَ جَدُّكَ وَعَمُّكَ فَإِنْ قُلْتَ خَيْراً فَمَا أَوْلاكَ بِهِ وَإِنْ قُلْتَ هُجْراً فَيَغْفِرُ الله لَكَ أَطِعْنِي يَا ابْنَ.  عَمِّ وَاسْمَعْ كَلامِي فَوَ الله الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ لا آلُوكَ نُصْحاً وَحِرْصاً فَكَيْفَ وَلا أَرَاكَ تَفْعَلُ وَمَا لامْرِ الله مِنْ مَرَدٍّ فَسُرَّ أَبِي عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله وَالله إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ الاحْوَلُ الاكْشَفُ الاخْضَرُ الْمَقْتُولُ بِسُدَّةِ أَشْجَعَ عِنْدَ بَطْنِ مَسِيلِهَا فَقَالَ أَبِي لَيْسَ هُوَ ذَلِكَ وَالله لَيُحَارِبَنَّ بِالْيَوْمِ يَوْماً وَبِالسَّاعَةِ سَاعَةً وَبِالسَّنَةِ سَنَةً وَلَيَقُومَنَّ بِثَأْرِ بَنِي أَبِي طَالِبٍ جَمِيعاً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَغْفِرُ الله لَكَ مَا أَخْوَفَنِي أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ يَلْحَقُ صَاحِبَنَا مَنَّتْكَ نَفْسُكَ فِي الْخَلاءِ ضَلالاً لا وَالله لا يَمْلِكُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَلا يَبْلُغُ عَمَلُهُ الطَّائِفَ إِذَا أَحْفَلَ يَعْنِي إِذَا أَجْهَدَ نَفْسَهُ وَمَا لِلامْرِ مِنْ بُدٍّ أَنْ يَقَعَ فَاتَّقِ الله وَارْحَمْ نَفْسَكَ وَبَنِي أَبِيكَ فَوَ الله إِنِّي لارَاهُ أَشْأَمَ سَلْحَةٍ أَخْرَجَتْهَا أَصْلابُ الرِّجَالِ إِلَى أَرْحَامِ النِّسَاءِ وَالله إِنَّهُ الْمَقْتُولُ بِسُدَّةِ أَشْجَعَ بَيْنَ دُورِهَا وَالله لَكَأَنِّي بِهِ صَرِيعاً مَسْلُوباً بِزَّتُهُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ لَبِنَةٌ وَلا يَنْفَعُ هَذَا الْغُلامَ مَا يَسْمَعُ قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله يَعْنِينِي وَلَيَخْرُجَنَّ مَعَهُ فَيُهْزَمُ وَيُقْتَلُ صَاحِبُهُ ثُمَّ يَمْضِي فَيَخْرُجُ مَعَهُ رَايَةٌ أُخْرَى فَيُقْتَلُ كَبْشُهَا وَيَتَفَرَّقُ جَيْشُهَا فَإِنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَلْيَطْلُبِ الامَانَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ بَنِي الْعَبَّاسِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الله بِالْفَرَجِ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ بِأَنَّ هَذَا الامْرَ لا يَتِمُّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ وَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ابْنَكَ الاحْوَلُ الاخْضَرُ الاكْشَفُ الْمَقْتُولُ بِسُدَّةِ أَشْجَعَ بَيْنَ دُورِهَا عِنْدَ بَطْنِ مَسِيلِهَا فَقَامَ أَبِي وَهُوَ يَقُولُ بَلْ يُغْنِي الله عَنْكَ وَلَتَعُودَنَّ أَوْ لَيَقِي الله بِكَ وَبِغَيْرِكَ وَمَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَذَا إِلا امْتِنَاعَ غَيْرِكَ وَأَنْ تَكُونَ ذَرِيعَتَهُمْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) الله يَعْلَمُ مَا أُرِيدُ إِلا نُصْحَكَ وَرُشْدَكَ وَمَا عَلَيَّ إِلا الْجُهْدُ فَقَامَ أَبِي يَجُرُّ ثَوْبَهُ مُغْضَباً فَلَحِقَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالَ لَهُ أُخْبِرُكَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ عَمَّكَ وَهُوَ خَالُكَ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّكَ وَبَنِي.  أَبِيكَ سَتُقْتَلُونَ فَإِنْ أَطَعْتَنِي وَرَأَيْتَ أَنْ تَدْفَعَ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَافْعَلْ فَوَ الله الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ الْكَبِيرُ الْمُتَعَالِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي فَدَيْتُكَ بِوُلْدِي وَبِأَحَبِّهِمْ إِلَيَّ وَبِأَحَبِّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي إِلَيَّ وَمَا يَعْدِلُكَ عِنْدِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَلا تَرَى أَنِّي غَشَشْتُكَ فَخَرَجَ أَبِي مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مُغْضَباً أَسِفاً قَالَ فَمَا أَقَمْنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلا قَلِيلاً عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً أَوْ نَحْوَهَا حَتَّى قَدِمَتْ رُسُلُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ فَأَخَذُوا أَبِي وَعُمُومَتِي سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ حَسَنٍ وَحَسَنَ بْنَ حَسَنٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ حَسَنٍ وَدَاوُدَ بْنَ حَسَنٍ وَعَلِيَّ بْنَ حَسَنٍ وَسُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ دَاوُدَ بْنِ حَسَنٍ وَعَلِيَّ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حَسَنٍ وَحَسَنَ بْنَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ وَطَبَاطَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ حَسَنٍ وَعَبْدَ الله بْنَ دَاوُدَ قَالَ فَصُفِّدُوا فِي الْحَدِيدِ ثُمَّ حُمِلُوا فِي مَحَامِلَ أَعْرَاءً لا وِطَاءَ فِيهَا وَوُقِّفُوا بِالْمُصَلَّى لِكَيْ يُشْمِتَهُمُ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَكَفَّ النَّاسُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَقُّوا لَهُمْ لِلْحَالِ الَّتِي هُمْ فِيهَا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقُوا بِهِمْ حَتَّى وُقِّفُوا عِنْدَ بَابِ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ عَبْدُ الله بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْجَعْفَرِيُّ فَحَدَّثَتْنَا خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ أَنَّهُمْ لَمَّا أُوقِفُوا عِنْدَ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْبَابِ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ بَابُ جَبْرَئِيلَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَعَامَّةُ رِدَائِهِ مَطْرُوحٌ بِالارْضِ ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ لَعَنَكُمُ الله يَا مَعَاشِرَ الانْصَارِ ثَلاثاً مَا عَلَى هَذَا عَاهَدْتُمْ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَلا بَايَعْتُمُوهُ أَمَا وَالله إِنْ كُنْتُ حَرِيصاً وَلَكِنِّي غُلِبْتُ وَلَيْسَ لِلْقَضَاءِ مَدْفَعٌ ثُمَّ قَامَ وَأَخَذَ إِحْدَى نَعْلَيْهِ فَأَدْخَلَهَا رِجْلَهُ وَالاخْرَى فِي يَدِهِ وَعَامَّةُ رِدَائِهِ يَجُرُّهُ فِي الارْضِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ فَحُمَّ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً لَمْ يَزَلْ يَبْكِي فِيهِ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ حَتَّى خِفْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَهَذَا حَدِيثُ خَدِيجَةَ قَالَ الْجَعْفَرِيُّ وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْحَسَنِ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا طُلِعَ بِالْقَوْمِ فِي الْمَحَامِلِ قَامَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ أَهْوَى إِلَى الْمَحْمِلِ الَّذِي فِيهِ عَبْدُ الله بْنُ الْحَسَنِ يُرِيدُ كَلامَهُ فَمُنِعَ أَشَدَّ الْمَنْعِ وَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ الْحَرَسِيُّ فَدَفَعَهُ وَقَالَ تَنَحَّ عَنْ هَذَا فَإِنَّ الله سَيَكْفِيكَ وَيَكْفِي غَيْرَكَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ بِهِمُ الزُّقَاقَ وَرَجَعَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ بِهِمُ الْبَقِيعَ حَتَّى ابْتُلِيَ الْحَرَسِيُّ بَلاءً شَدِيداً رَمَحَتْهُ نَاقَتُهُ فَدَقَّتْ وَرِكَهُ فَمَاتَ فِيهَا وَمَضَى بِالْقَوْمِ فَأَقَمْنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حِيناً ثُمَّ أَتَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ حَسَنٍ فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ وَعُمُومَتَهُ قُتِلُوا قَتَلَهُمْ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ إِلا حَسَنَ.  بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ وَطَبَاطَبَا وَعَلِيَّ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ دَاوُدَ وَدَاوُدَ بْنَ حَسَنٍ وَعَبْدَ الله بْنَ دَاوُدَ قَالَ فَظَهَرَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَدَعَا النَّاسَ لِبَيْعَتِهِ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ ثَالِثَ ثَلاثَةٍ بَايَعُوهُ وَاسْتَوْسَقَ النَّاسَ لِبَيْعَتِهِ وَلَمْ يَخْتَلِفْ عَلَيْهِ قُرَشِيٌّ وَلا أَنْصَارِيٌّ وَلا عَرَبِيٌّ قَالَ وَشَاوَرَ عِيسَى بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ ثِقَاتِهِ وَكَانَ عَلَى شُرَطِهِ فَشَاوَرَهُ فِي الْبِعْثَةِ إِلَى وُجُوهِ قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى بْنُ زَيْدٍ إِنْ دَعَوْتَهُمْ دُعَاءً يَسِيراً لَمْ يُجِيبُوكَ أَوْ تَغْلُظَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَخَلِّنِي وَإِيَّاهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ امْضِ إِلَى مَنْ أَرَدْتَ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ابْعَثْ إِلَى رَئِيسِهِمْ وَكَبِيرِهِمْ يَعْنِي أَبَا عَبْدِ الله جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا أَغْلَظْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَلِمُوا جَمِيعاً أَنَّكَ سَتُمِرُّهُمْ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي أَمْرَرْتَ عَلَيْهَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ فَوَ الله مَا لَبِثْنَا أَنْ أُتِيَ بِأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) حَتَّى أُوقِفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى بْنُ زَيْدٍ أَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَ حَدَثَتْ نُبُوَّةٌ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ لا وَلَكِنْ بَايِعْ تَأْمَنْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَمَالِكَ وَوُلْدِكَ وَلا تُكَلَّفَنَّ حَرْباً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَا فِيَّ حَرْبٌ وَلا قِتَالٌ وَلَقَدْ تَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَى أَبِيكَ وَحَذَّرْتُهُ الَّذِي حَاقَ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ لا يَنْفَعُ حَذَرٌ مِنْ قَدَرٍ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي عَلَيْكَ بِالشَّبَابِ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ الشُّيُوخَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ مَإ؛ججّّ أَقْرَبَ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ فِي السِّنِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنِّي لَمْ أُعَازَّكَ وَلَمْ أَجِئْ لاتَقَدَّمَ عَلَيْكَ فِي الَّذِي أَنْتَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ لا وَالله لا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ تُبَايِعَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَا فِيَّ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي طَلَبٌ وَلا حَرْبٌ وَإِنِّي لارِيدُ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى الْبَادِيَةِ فَيَصُدُّنِي ذَلِكَ وَيَثْقُلُ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى تُكَلِّمَنِي فِي ذَلِكَ الاهْلُ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلا يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْهُ إِلا الضَّعْفُ وَالله وَالرَّحِمِ أَنْ تُدْبِرَ عَنَّا وَنَشْقَى بِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله قَدْ وَالله مَاتَ أَبُو الدَّوَانِيقِ يَعْنِي أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَمَا تَصْنَعُ بِي وَقَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ أُرِيدُ الْجَمَالَ بِكَ قَالَ مَا إِلَى مَا تُرِيدُ سَبِيلٌ لا وَالله مَا مَاتَ أَبُو الدَّوَانِيقِ إِلا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَاتَ مَوْتَ النَّوْمِ قَالَ وَالله لَتُبَايِعُنِي طَائِعاً أَوْ مُكْرَهاً وَلا تُحْمَدُ فِي بَيْعَتِكَ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ إِبَاءً شَدِيداً وَأَمَرَ بِهِ إِلَى الْحَبْسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى بْنُ زَيْدٍ أَمَا إِنْ طَرَحْنَاهُ فِي السِّجْنِ وَقَدْ خَرِبَ السِّجْنُ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ الْيَوْمَ غَلَقٌ خِفْنَا أَنْ يَهْرُبَ مِنْهُ فَضَحِكَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ قَالَ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ أَ وَتُرَاكَ تُسْجِنُنِي قَالَ نَعَمْ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَ مُحَمَّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بِالنُّبُوَّةِ لاسْجِنَنَّكَ وَلاشَدِّدَنَّ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ عِيسَى بْنُ زَيْدٍ احْبِسُوهُ فِي الْمَخْبَإِ وَذَلِكَ دَارُ رَيْطَةَ الْيَوْمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَمَا وَالله إِنِّي سَأَقُولُ ثُمَّ أُصَدَّقُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى بْنُ زَيْدٍ لَوْ تَكَلَّمْتَ لَكَسَرْتُ فَمَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَمَا وَالله يَا أَكْشَفُ يَا أَزْرَقُ لَكَأَنِّي بِكَ تَطْلُبُ لِنَفْسِكَ جُحْراً تَدْخُلُ فِيهِ وَمَا أَنْتَ فِي الْمَذْكُورِينَ عِنْدَ اللِّقَاءِ وَإِنِّي لاظُنُّكَ إِذَا صُفِّقَ خَلْفَكَ طِرْتَ مِثْلَ الْهَيْقِ النَّافِرِ فَنَفَرَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ بِانْتِهَارٍ احْبِسْهُ وَشَدِّدْ عَلَيْهِ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَمَا وَالله لَكَأَنِّي بِكَ خَارِجاً مِنْ سُدَّةِ أَشْجَعَ إِلَى بَطْنِ الْوَادِي وَقَدْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْكَ فَارِسٌ مُعْلَمٌ فِي يَدِهِ طِرَادَةٌ نِصْفُهَا أَبْيَضُ وَنِصْفُهَا أَسْوَدُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ كُمَيْتٍ أَقْرَحَ فَطَعَنَكَ فَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ فِيكَ شَيْئاً وَضَرَبْتَ خَيْشُومَ فَرَسِهِ فَطَرَحْتَهُ وَحَمَلَ عَلَيْكَ آخَرُ خَارِجٌ مِنْ زُقَاقِ آلِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ الدُّؤَلِيِّينَ عَلَيْهِ غَدِيرَتَانِ مَضْفُورَتَانِ وَقَدْ خَرَجَتَا مِنْ تَحْتِ بَيْضَةٍ كَثِيرُ شَعْرِ الشَّارِبَيْنِ فَهُوَ وَالله صَاحِبُكَ فَلا رَحِمَ الله رِمَّتَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله حَسِبْتَ فَأَخْطَأْتَ وَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ السُّرَاقِيُّ بْنُ سَلْخِ الْحُوتِ فَدَفَعَ فِي ظَهْرِهِ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَ السِّجْنَ وَاصْطُفِيَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا كَانَ لِقَوْمِهِ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ فَطُلِعَ بِإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ ضَعِيفٌ قَدْ ذَهَبَتْ إِحْدَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَذَهَبَتْ رِجْلاهُ وَهُوَ.  يُحْمَلُ حَمْلاً فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الْبَيْعَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِنِّي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ ضَعِيفٌ وَأَنَا إِلَى بِرِّكَ وَعَوْنِكَ أَحْوَجُ فَقَالَ لَهُ لا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ تُبَايِعَ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَأَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ تَنْتَفِعُ بِبَيْعَتِي وَالله إِنِّي لاضَيِّقُ عَلَيْكَ مَكَانَ اسْمِ رَجُلٍ إِنْ كَتَبْتَهُ قَالَ لا بُدَّ لَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ وَأَغْلَظَ لَهُ فِي الْقَوْلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ ادْعُ لِي جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَلَعَلَّنَا نُبَايِعُ جَمِيعاً قَالَ فَدَعَا جَعْفَراً (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالَ لَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تُبَيِّنَ لَهُ فَافْعَلْ لَعَلَّ الله يَكُفُّهُ عَنَّا قَالَ قَدْ أَجْمَعْتُ أَلا أُكَلِّمَهُ أَ فَلْيَرَ فِيَّ بِرَأْيِهِ فَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ لابِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَنْشُدُكَ الله هَلْ تَذْكُرُ يَوْماً أَتَيْتُ أَبَاكَ مُحَمَّدَ بن علي (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) وَعَلَيَّ حُلَّتَانِ صَفْرَاوَانِ فَدَامَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَبَكَى فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ فَقَالَ لِي يُبْكِينِي أَنَّكَ تُقْتَلُ عِنْدَ كِبَرِ سِنِّكَ ضَيَاعاً لا يَنْتَطِحُ فِي دَمِكَ عَنْزَانِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَتَى ذَاكَ قَالَ إِذَا دُعِيتَ إِلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَأَبَيْتَهُ وَإِذَا نَظَرْتَ إِلَى الاحْوَلِ مَشُومِ قَوْمِهِ يَنْتَمِي مِنْ آلِ الْحَسَنِ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَدْعُو إِلَى نَفْسِهِ قَدْ تَسَمَّى بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ فَأَحْدِثْ عَهْدَكَ وَاكْتُبْ وَصِيَّتَكَ فَإِنَّكَ مَقْتُولٌ فِي يَوْمِكَ أَوْ مِنْ غَدٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) نَعَمْ وَهَذَا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ لا يَصُومُ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِلا أَقَلَّهُ فَأَسْتَوْدِعُكَ الله يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ وَأَعْظَمَ الله أَجْرَنَا فِيكَ وَأَحْسَنَ الْخِلافَةَ عَلَى مَنْ خَلَّفْتَ وَإِنَّا لله وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ قَالَ ثُمَّ احْتُمِلَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَرُدَّ جَعْفَرٌ إِلَى الْحَبْسِ قَالَ فَوَ الله مَا أَمْسَيْنَا حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَنُو أَخِيهِ بَنُو مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ فَتَوَطَّئُوهُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ وَبَعَثَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله إِلَى جَعْفَرٍ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ قَالَ وَأَقَمْنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى اسْتَهْلَلْنَا شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ فَبَلَغَنَا خُرُوجُ عِيسَى بْنِ مُوسَى يُرِيدُ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ فَتَقَدَّمَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله عَلَى مُقَدِّمَتِهِ يَزِيدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَكَانَ عَلَى مُقَدِّمَةِ عِيسَى بْنِ مُوسَى وُلْدُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَقَاسِمٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَعَلِيٌّ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنُو الْحَسَنِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فَهُزِمَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَقَدِمَ عِيسَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْمَدِينَةَ وَصَارَ الْقِتَالُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَنَزَلَ بِذُبَابٍ وَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْمُسَوِّدَةُ مِنْ خَلْفِنَا وَخَرَجَ مُحَمَّدٌ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ السُّوقَ.  فَأَوْصَلَهُمْ وَمَضَى ثُمَّ تَبِعَهُمْ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَسْجِدِ الْخَوَّامِينَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى مَا هُنَاكَ فَضَاءٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ مُسَوِّدٌ وَلا مُبَيِّضٌ فَاسْتَقْدَمَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى شِعْبِ فَزَارَةَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ هُذَيْلَ ثُمَّ مَضَى إِلَى أَشْجَعَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ الْفَارِسُ الَّذِي قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله مِنْ خَلْفِهِ مِنْ سِكَّةِ هُذَيْلَ فَطَعَنَهُ فَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ فِيهِ شَيْئاً وَحَمَلَ عَلَى الْفَارِسِ فَضَرَبَ خَيْشُومَ فَرَسِهِ بِالسَّيْفِ فَطَعَنَهُ الْفَارِسُ فَأَنْفَذَهُ فِي الدِّرْعِ وَانْثَنَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ فَضَرَبَهُ فَأَثْخَنَهُ وَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ قَحْطَبَةَ وَهُوَ مُدْبِرٌ عَلَى الْفَارِسِ يَضْرِبُهُ مِنْ زُقَاقِ الْعَمَّارِيِّينَ فَطَعَنَهُ طَعْنَةً أَنْفَذَ السِّنَانَ فِيهِ فَكُسِرَ الرُّمْحُ وَحَمَلَ عَلَى حُمَيْدٍ فَطَعَنَهُ حُمَيْدٌ بِزُجِّ الرُّمْحِ فَصَرَعَهُ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى أَثْخَنَهُ وَقَتَلَهُ وَأَخَذَ رَأْسَهُ وَدَخَلَ الْجُنْدُ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ وَأُخِذَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ وَأُجْلِينَا هَرَباً فِي الْبِلادِ قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى لَحِقْتُ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله فَوَجَدْتُ عِيسَى بْنَ زَيْدٍ مُكْمَناً عِنْدَهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِسُوءِ تَدْبِيرِهِ وَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ رَحِمَهُ الله ثُمَّ مَضَيْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ أَخِي الاشْتَرِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ حَسَنٍ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ بِالسِّنْدِ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ شَرِيداً طَرِيداً تُضَيَّقُ عَلَيَّ الْبِلادُ فَلَمَّا ضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ الارْضُ وَاشْتَدَّ بِيَ الْخَوْفُ ذَكَرْتُ مَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَجِئْتُ إِلَى الْمَهْدِيِّ وَقَدْ حَجَّ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ فَمَا شَعَرَ إِلا وَأَنِّي قَدْ قُمْتُ مِنْ تَحْتِ الْمِنْبَرِ فَقُلْتُ لِيَ الامَانُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَدُلُّكَ عَلَى نَصِيحَةٍ لَكَ عِنْدِي فَقَالَ نَعَمْ مَا هِيَ قُلْتُ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى مُوسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ حَسَنٍ فَقَالَ لِي نَعَمْ لَكَ الامَانُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَعْطِنِي مَا أَثِقُ بِهِ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ عُهُوداً وَمَوَاثِيقَ وَوَثَّقْتُ لِنَفْسِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله فَقَالَ لِي إِذاً تُكْرَمَ وَتُحْبَى فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَقْطِعْنِي إِلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ يَقُومُ بِأَمْرِي عِنْدَكَ فَقَالَ لِيَ انْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ أَرَدْتَ فَقُلْتُ عَمَّكَ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ لا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيكَ فَقُلْتُ وَلَكِنْ لِي فِيكَ الْحَاجَةُ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلا قَبِلْتَنِي فَقَبِلَنِي شَاءَ أَوْ أَبَى وَقَالَ لِيَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مَنْ يَعْرِفُكَ وَحَوْلَهُ أَصْحَابُنَا أَوْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ يَعْرِفُنِي وَهَذَا مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ يَعْرِفُنِي وَهَذَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ يَعْرِفُنِي فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَغِبْ عَنَّا ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لِلْمَهْدِيِّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي بِهَذَا الْمَقَامِ أَبُو هَذَا الرَّجُلِ وَأَشَرْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله وَكَذَبْتُ عَلَى جَعْفَرٍ كَذِبَةً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُقْرِئَكَ السَّلامَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ إِمَامُ عَدْلٍ وَسَخَاءٍ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ لِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ بِخَمْسَةِ آلافِ دِينَارٍ فَأَمَرَ لِي مِنْهَا مُوسَى بِأَلْفَيْ دِينَارٍ وَوَصَلَ عَامَّةَ أَصْحَابِهِ وَوَصَلَنِي فَأَحْسَنَ صِلَتِي فَحَيْثُ مَا ذُكِرَ وُلْدُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقُولُوا صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَلائِكَتُهُ وَحَمَلَةُ عَرْشِهِ وَالْكِرَامُ الْكَاتِبُونَ وَخُصُّوا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله بِأَطْيَبِ ذَلِكَ وَجَزَى مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِّي خَيْراً فَأَنَا وَالله مَوْلاهُمْ بَعْدَ الله.
 17. One of our people has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassa’n from Muhammad ibn Ranjawayh from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hakam al-Armani from ‘Abdallah ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Ja’fari who has said the following. “We went to Khadijah, the daughter of ‘Umar ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn abu Talib  to offer our condolences for the death of the son of her daughter. We met at her place Musa ibn ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan. She was to one side near the ladies. We offered them our condolences to all of them. We then turned to him and he said to abu Yashkur’s daughter, the reader of lamentations, “Say it.” She then read the following lines. Evaluate the Messenger of Allah, Evaluate those after him, the loin of the Lord, (Hamrza) and ‘Abbass as the third of them Evaluate Ali the embodiment of goodness and also evaluate Ja’far Evaluate ‘Aqil after him all leaders. He said, “Very good, it was very moving. Say more lines.” She was encouraged and said: From us is the leader of the pious ones, the Holy Prophet And the chief of his army that purified Imam (Ali  From us is Ali his son in-law and cousin And from us is Hamza and the well disciplined Ja’far. We stayed with her until it was almost night. Khadija said, “I heard my uncle Muhammad ibn Ali  say that a lady’s reading lines of lamentation is good only if her tear would flow. It is not proper for her to say meaningless things. When night falls then you should disturb the angles with your lamentations. We then left her house and went to her next day and discussed with her about moving her residence from the house of abu ‘Abdallah, Ja’far ibn Muhammad. He (Musa) then said, “This is called the house of theft.” She then said, “This is what our Mahdi has chosen, meaning thereby ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan, she would jock with him.” Musa ibn ‘Abdallah then said, “By Allah, I can tell you a very strange matter that I experienced with my father. When my father, may Allah grant him mercy, became involved in theaffaairs of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah and gathered his companions to meet him he decided to go and he would lean on me. I went with him until we came to abu ‘Abdallah . We met him out side when he wanted to go to the mosque. My father stopped him and spoke to him. Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “This is not a proper place to talk. We Allah willing will meet again. My returned very happy. He waited until morning or the next day and then we went to see him. I and my father met him and he began to speak and among other things he said to him, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, you know already that I am older than you and that among your people there are those who are older than you but Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, has granted you priority and excellence that is not found in any of your people. I have come to you, relaying on your virtue and knowing, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, that if you would agree with me others will not differ. None of your companions will disagree with me and no one from the people of Quraysh or others will dispute me.” Abu ‘Abdallah  thensaid to him, “You can certainly find other people more obedient to you than I then you will not need me. You know that I, by Allah, want to move to an empty land or think about it but I feel heavy in doing so. I want Hajj but I can not attain it without hard work and exhaustion and hardship for my self. You should find others to support you but do not say that you have met me.” He then said, “The people look up to you. If you would support me no one will disagree with me. You do not have to suffer fighting or hardships.” The narrator has said that then people surrounded us aand our talks were discontinued. My father said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what do you say?” He said, “You will meet me, Allah willing.” He then said, “Will it be the way I love?” He said, “It will, Allah willing, be the way you love in your favor.” He came home and sent a messenger to Muhammad in the mountains at Juhayna, called al-Ashqar two nights journey from Madina. He gave him the glad news and informed him of his success in the task that he had asked for (support from Ja’far ibn Muhammad  for his uprising). After three day we went again and stood before the door. We would not have been stopped before. The messenger delayed but then gave us permission. We went inside and I sat on one side of the room. My father went close to him, kissed his head and said, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, I have come again with hopes and expectation expanding with a wish to achieve what I need.” Abu ‘Abdallah  then said, “O son of my uncle, I beseech Allah’s protection for you and ask you not to become involved in this matter (political uprising). I am afraid for you from evil. The talks continued between them and they ended to what he did not want. He said, “For what reason al-Husayn  was more deserving than al-Hassan  (in leaving Imamat to his descendants)?” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “May Allah grant blessings to al-Hassan and al-Husayn . How would you mention this?” He said, “Were al-Husayn to act with justice, he should have left it (Imamat) to the eldest son of al-Hassan.” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “When Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, sent revelations to Muhammad (s.a) He did so what He wanted. He did not ask any one else for consultation. Muhammad commanded Ali for whatever he wanted and he obeyed the order. We say nothing else in it except what the Messenger of Allah has said in his (al-Husayn’s) praise and affirmation. Had al-Husayn to transfer it (the will) to the eldest or to the sons of both of them he would have done so. He is not accused of anything before us such as keeping for himself. He could have done anything he wanted but he did only what he was commanded to do. He is your grandfather (from mother’s side) and your uncle. It would have better for to speak good of him. If you would say meaningless thins about him, then may Allah forgive you. Son of my unlce, obey me and listen to my words. By Allah, besides Whom there is no Lord, that I do not refrain from giving you good advise. How is it that you not act accordingly. There is no escape from the commands of Allah.” My father became happy at this point. Abu ‘Abdallah  then said to him, “By Allah, you know that the oblique eyed with few hairs on his forehead will be killed at the doorway of al-Ashja‘. Near the the bottom of the water bed.” My father said, “That is not him. By Allah, he will fight them day for day, hour for an hour and a year for a year. He will revenge for all of the descendants of abu Talib.” Abu ‘Abdallah  then said, “How much I fear of applicability of the this line to him: “Your soul in private gave you false hopes” No, by Allah, he will gain more the walls of Madina and can not reach Taef no matter how hard he may try. What must happen happens. Be pious before Allah and have mercy on your self and on the sons of your father. By Allah, I consider him to be the most unfortunate seed that man have ever deposited in the wombs of women. By Allah, he will be killed at the doorway of al-Asha‘ among their houses. By Allah, it is as if I see him dropped dead and looted and a brick placed between his legs. Nothing that is said to him benefits this boy” Musa ibn ‘Abdallah has said that I was meant by these words. He will take part in the uprising but will be defeated and his friend will be killed. He the take will takke part in another uprising under another banner. Their leader will be killed and their soldiers will disperse. If he will obey me immunity for him could be achieved from the descendant of ‘Abbass until will grant relief. You already know that matter will not become successful. You know and we know that your son, the oblique eyed with few hair on his forehead will be killed at the doorway of al-Ashja‘, near their house in the bottom of the water bed.” My father stood up saying, “In fact, Allah will make us needless of you or you will change or He will make come back with the others. You only in this way keeping others from helping us or a reason for it.” Abu ‘Abdallah  then said, “Allah knows that I only want to give good advise and guidance and that is all I can try.” My father then left, with his clothes dragging behind him due to anger. Abu ‘Abdallah  reached him out and said, “I heard you uncle who also is maternal uncle mention that you and the sons of your father will be killed. If you can obey me and do what is good then do it. By Allah beside Whom there is no Lord, Who knows the unseen and what is present, the Beneficent the Merciful, The Most Great, the Most High that you are important to me. Nothing is important to me than you. I would loved to sacrifice the most beloved of my sons and most beloved person in my family to protect you. Do not think that I have cheated you.” My father left with anger and regrets. Thereafter we did not wait for more than twenty nights or so. Then the messengers of abu Ja’far (the Abbasside ruler) came and arrested my uncles, Sulayman ibn hassan, Hassan ibn Hassan, Ibrahim ibn Hassan, Dawud ibn Hassan, Ali ibn Hassan, Sulayman ibn Dawud, Hassan, Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hassan, Hassan ibn Ja’far ibn Hassan, Ta ba ta ba Ibrahim ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Hassan and ‘Abdallah ibn Dawud. They were tied in chains and place on camel backs without covering. They placed on display in the Musalla area, (open space for congregational prayer) so that people would condemn them. People did not do so. In fact, they sympathized with them because of their poor conditions. Then they were released. They stood before the door of the mosque of the Messenger of Allah. ‘Abdallah ibn Ibrahim al-Ja’fari has said that Khadija daughter of ‘Umar ibn Ali said to us, “When they were made to stand before the door of the mosque called the Gate of Jibril, abu ‘Abdallah  came to them, while his gown dragged behind him in a hurry. He came out of the door of the mosque saying, “May Allah condemn you, O people of Madina –three times. The Holy Prophet did not covenant with you for this nor had you pledged allegiance to for such thing. By Allah, I was hopeful, but I am defeated and there is no escape from the decision of Allah. He then left one shoe on his foot and one in his hand with his gown dragging behind. He went home and suffered from fever for twenty days weeping day and night and became very afraid for him. This is the narration of Khadija. Al-Ja’fari has said that Musa ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Hassan narrated that when they appeared on the backs of the camels came out of the mosque and bent over ‘Abdallah ibn Hassan to speak to him. He was harshly stopped and the security man pushed him aside saying, “Get away from him. May Allah soon suffice you and others like you.” They then were taken to the streets and abu ‘Abdallah  went home. Before they would reach the grave yard al-Baqi‘, the security man faced a sever misfortune. His camel hit him at his leg and crushed it and he died very soon. The people were taken away. After a while Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Hassan came and told that his father and his uncles were killed. Abu Ja’far (Abbasside ruler) killed them. Only Hassan ibn Ja’far , Ta ba ta ba, Ali ibn Ibrahim, Sulayman ibn Dawud, Dawud ibn Hassan, and ‘Abdallah ibn Dawud were not killed. At that time Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah rose and called people for pledge of allegiance to him. The narrator has said that he was one of the three people to pledge allegiance to him. No one from Quraysh, from Ansar (people of Madina or a Arab opposed him. He consulted ‘Isa ibn Yazid, a trusted person to him and a commander of his army. He consulted him in the matter of sending a message to the leaders of his people. ‘Isa ibn Yazid said to him, “If you would just call them may not respond. You must become strong and strict with them. Thus, allow me to handle it for you. Muhammad agreed and said, “Do what you like.” He then said, “Send to their leader and the greatest among them, namely ‘Abdallah Ja’far ibn Muhammad . If you become strict with him all will learn that they also will experience what he has been through.” The narrator has said, “In a very little time they brought abu ‘Abdallah  and made him to stand up before him (Muhammad)’Isa ibn Yazid said, “Submit and you will be safe.” Abu ‘Abdallah  then said, “Have you invented a prophet-hood after Prophet Muhammad (s.a.)?” Muhammad then said, “Pledge allegiance your life, property and children will be protected and you will not have to fight. Abu ‘Abdallah then said, “I have nothing to do with war and fighting. I advised your father and warned him against what went through but warning does not help what is already measured. Son of my brother, find the young ones and leave the elderly alone.” Muhammad said, “There is not much difference between my and your age.” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “I am not here to defeat you or compete you in what you do.” Muhammad said, “By Allah, you must pledge allegiance.” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “Son of my brother, I do not want a war, or gain any worldly thing. I want to go out in the open land but it is heavy for me. Even my family have asked me several times. Only weakness holds me back. By Allah, and for the sake of family relations save us from misfortune from your hands.” He then said, “O abu ‘Abdallah , by Allah, abu Dawaniq (Abbasside ruler) has died.” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, What that has to do with me?” He said I wanted honor through you.” He then said, “There is no way for you to that. By Allah, abuDawaniq has not died, except in (your) dreams.” He said, “By Allah you must pledge allegiance to me, voluntarily or by force but then it will and by force your pledge will lose its value.” He refused it strongly. He was sent to prison. ‘Isa ibn Yaziid said, “There is not enough security in the prison and without tying him up he may run away.” Abu ‘Abdallah  laughed and said, “There is no means and power without Allah, the Most High, the most Great. Will you imprison me?” He said, I swear by the One Who honored Muhammad (s.a) that I will imprison you severely.” ‘Isa ibn Yazid said, “Keep him in stable that belong to Rita.” Abu ‘Abdallah  then said, “By Allah will soon say it and I will be confirmed.” ‘Isa ibn Yazid said, “Be quite or I will break your mouth.” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “You blue eyed and bald say this. I can see you looking for a hole to hide. You are not even worthy to be mentioned. On meeting (the enemy) even if one would clap his hands behind you, you will run away like an ostriCh Muhammad ordered ‘Isa ibn Yazid to imprison him and be strict with him. “Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “By Allah as if I see you coming out of the doorway of al-Ashja‘ to the bottom of the water bed in the valley and a marked horse man has attacked with a spear in his hand, half white and half black, riding a brown horse with a white forehead. He hits you but it does not kill you. You hit the nose of his horse and it is injured. Another man attacks you from the alley of Al ‘Ammar al-Diliyinn. He has two band of hair coming out of his helmet with thick mustache. He, by Allah, is your adversary. May Allah have no mercy on his bones.” Muhammad said, “O abu ‘Abdallah , you have calculated but have a mistake. Al-Suraqi ibn al-Salkh came to him and pushed him into the prison. They looted his properties and the properties of those of his people who did not come out with Muhammad. After this they brought ’Isma‘il ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Ja’far ibn Abu Talib who was very old and weak. One of his eys was gone and both of his legs would not work. He had to be carried. He was asked to pledge allegiance for him. He said, “Son of my brother, I am an old man and weak. I need your kindness and support.” He said, “You must pledge allegiance.” He saaid, “What is the benefit of my pledge of allegiance? By Allah, my name will only waste the space for the name of a man.” He said, “You must do so.” He used strong language with him. ’Isma‘il then said, “Call for me Ja’far ibn Muhammad  perhaps we both pledge allegiance for you.” The narrator has said that when Ja’far ibn Muhammad  was brought ’Isma‘il said to him, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, if you could explain to him we perhaps will all be spared.” He said, “I have decided not to talk to him. Let him do whatever he wants.” ’Isma‘il said to abu ‘Abdallah , “By Allah, tell me if you remember the day I came to see your father, Muhammad ibn Ali  and I had two pieces of yellow cloths on me. He looked at me for a long time and wept. I asked for the reason. I wept because you will be killed when very old for no reason and not even two goats will fight for you (no one will ask justice for you). I said, “When is that? He said, it will happen when you will be called to follow falsehood and you will refuse. When you will see the abusive oblique eyed person whose people from the family of al-Hassan  on the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah call people to follow him and would give himself a name that he does not deserve. At such time you must renew your covenant, make your will because you will be murdered on that day or the next day.” Abu ‘Abdallah  said, “Yes, by the Lord of the Ka‘ba he will not fast in the month of Ramadan except few days. I leave in the trust of Allah, O abu al-Hassan. May Allah grant us great reward for loosing you. May He grant well being to those whom you leave behind. We are for Allah and to Him we will return.” The narrator has said that ’Isma‘il was carried away and ‘Abdallah  was sent to prison. He has said, “By Allah, only that evening the sons of his brother, the sons of Mu‘awiya ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Ja’far went on him and crushed (his bones) under their feet. Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah released Ja’far . The narrator has said when it was the month of Ramadan ‘Isa ibn Musa began his uprising to occupy Madina. He has said that Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah came with Yazid ibn Mu‘awiya ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Ja’far leading his army. In fron of the army of ‘Isa ibn Musa there were the sons of al-Hassan ibn Zayd ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Qasim and Muhammad ibn Zayd, Ali and Ibrahim sons of al-Hassan ibn Zayd. Yazid ibn Mu‘awiya was defeated and ‘Isa ibn Musa came to Madina. Fighting took place in Madina. ‘Isa camped at mount Dhubab. The blacks (army of Abbassides) came from the backside. Muhammad with his people went up to the maket place. Then followed them to the mosque of al-Khawamin. There he looked around. There was no black or white (people opposed to Abbassides) soldiers. He advanced to ShaKa‘ba Faraza then to Hudhayl then he went to al-Ashja‘. Here a horse man about whom abu ‘Abdallah had spoken came out from the doorway of Hudhayl and struck him a blow. It did not do anything to him. He attacked the horse man and cut the nose of his horse with sword. The horse man hit him that penetrated in the coat of arms Muhammad bent on him and hit him killed him. Then Hamid ibn Qahtaba came on him when he was turning away from the horse man. He was hit from the alley of al-‘Ammariyin. One hit of the spear penetrated in his coat of arms but the spear broke. He attacked Hamid and hit him with the spear. Hamid then with the iron part of the broken spear hit him fatally he them came down hit him until he was dead. He took his head away. The soldiers came from all sides and Madina was taken and we were exiled all over the places.” Musa ibn ‘Abdallah has said, “I then left until I met Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdallah. I found ‘Isa ibn Zayd hiding. I told him of his bad management and left with him until he died. I then continued with the son of my brother, al-Ashtar ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Hassan until he also died in Sind. I then came back with no place to go to and afraid I remembered what abu ‘Abdallah  had said. I came to al-Mahdi (an Abbasside ruler) in Hajj where he was speaking to people in the shadow of the walls of Ka‘ba. He did not notice when stood up below the pulpit. I said, “Can I have immunity, O Amir al-Mu’minin if would give you a good advise?” He said, “Yes, but what is it?” I said, “I can show you where Musa ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Hassan is.” He said, “Yes, you will have security. I said, “I ask for guarantees. I then asked for covenant and affirmation until I was certain of the security then I said, “I am Musa ibn ‘Abdallah. He said, “you are respected and you will live.” I then asked to show one of his people who would support me for living. He said, “Look whoever you like. I said your uncle, Abbass ibn Muhammad should support me. He refused. I begged him then he agreed. Al-Mahdi asked, “Who knows you?” Most of them, our people were around him. I said, “This al-Hassan ibn Zayd, knows me. This Musa ibn Ja’far  knows me. This al-Hassan ibn ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Abbass knows me. They said, “Yes, O Amir al-Mu’minin we know him as if he was not absent from us.” I then said to al-Mahdi, “O Amir al-Mu’minin, the father of this man had told me of this position. I pointed out to Musa ibn Ja’far . Musa ibn ‘Abdallah said, “You have lied against him.” I said, “He commanded me to convey greetings to you.” He said, “He is a just and generous Imam.” He has said, “Then he ordered to give five thousand Dinars to Musa ibn Ja’far . Musa ibn Ja’far  ordered to give me two thousand out of it. He introduced me to his people and his people to me. As the sons of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn are mentioned you should say, “May Allah and His angels, the carriers of His throne, the angels writing the deeds send blessing up on them specially abu ‘Abdallah. May Allah grant Musa ibn Ja’far on behalf good rewards. I, by Allah, am servant after being the servant of Aallah.”