٦ - أخبرنا سلامة بن محمد قال: أخبرنا أحمد بن علي بن داود القمي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن بعض رجاله، عن أبي عبد الله قال: سأل نوح ربه أن ينْزل على قومه العذاب، فأوحى الله إليه أن يغرس نواة من النخل فإذا بلغت فأثمرت وأكل منها، أهلك قومه وأنزل عليهم العذاب. فغرس نوح النواة وأخبر أصحابه بذلك، فلما بلغت النخلة وأثمرت واجتنى نوح منها وأكل وأطعم أصحابه، قالوا له: يا نبيّ الله، الوعدَ الذي وعدتنا. فدعا نوح ربه وسأل الوعد الذي وعده، فأوحى إليه أن يعيد الغرس ثانية حتى إذا بلغ النخل وأثمر وأكل منه أنزل عليهم العذاب. فأخبر نوح أصحابه بذلك، فصاروا ثلاث فرق: فرقة ارتدت، وفرقة نافقت، وفرقة ثبتت مع نوح، ففعل نوح ذلك حتى إذا بلغت النخلة وأثمرت وأكل منها نوح وأطعم أصحابه، قالوا: يا نبيّ الله، الوعد الذي وعدتنا، فدعا نوح ربه، فأوحى إليه أن يغرس الغرسة الثالثة فإذا بلغ وأثمر أهلك قومه، فأخبر أصحابه فافترق الفرقتان ثلاث فرق: فرقة ارتدت، وفرقة نافقت، وفرقة ثبتت معه. حتى فعل نوح ذلك عشر مرات، وفعل الله ذلك بأصحابه الذين يبقون معه فيفترقون كل فرقة ثلاث فرق على ذلك، فلما كان في العاشرة جاء إليه رجال من أصحابه الخاصة المؤمنين، فقالوا: يا نبيّ الله، فعلت بنا ما وعدت أو لم تفعل فأنت صادق نبيٌّ مرسل لا نشكّ فيك ولو فعلت ذلك بنا، قال: فعند ذلك من قولهم أهلكهم الله لقول نوح، وأدخل الخاص معه في السفينة، فنجاهم الله تعالى، ونجى نوحا معهم بعد ما صفوا وهذبوا وذهب الكدر منهم.
(6) Salama bin Muhammad narrated from Ahmad bin Ali bin Dawood al-Qummi from Muhammad bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Eessa from some of his companions that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq  had said: “Prophet Noah  asked Allah to torment his nation. Allah revealed to him to plant a stone of a date. If it grew and he ate from its fruit, Allah would torment his (Noah’s) people and perish them. Prophet Noah  planted the stone and told his companions of that. The palm grew and fruited. He ate from its fruit and made his companions eat from it. His companions said to him: “O prophet of Allah, what about the promise that you have promised us of?” Prophet Noah  prayed Allah to carry out the promise that He had made. Allah revealed to him to plant another stone and when it grew and fruited, Allah would torment them. Noah  told his companions about that. They divided into three groups. One group apostatized, the other dissembled and the third one still kept to Noah . Prophet Noah  planted a stone again. It grew and fruited. He ate from its fruit and fed his companions. They said: “O prophet of Allah, what about the promise that you have made?” He prayed Allah. Allah revealed to him to plant a third stone and if it grew, fruited and he ate from its fruit, then Allah would perish his people. Noah  told his companions of that. The two groups (the hypocrites and the believers) divided into three groups; one apostatized, one dissembled and the third still kept to Noah . Prophet Noah  did that ten times and his companions divided every time into three groups. In the tenth time some of his sincere companions came to him and said: “O prophet of Allah, whether you do what you have promised or you do not do, you are truthful. You are a prophet sent by Allah and we never doubt you whatever you do to us.” In this way Allah perished the people of Noah  except the loyal companions, who kept to Noah . Noah and his sincere followers rode on the Ark and so Allah saved them after they had been tried, sifted and cleared.