 ٢ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الله الانْصَارِيَّ كَانَ آخِرَ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ الله وَكَانَ رَجُلاً مُنْقَطِعاً إِلَيْنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَكَانَ يَقْعُدُ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَهُوَ مُعْتَجِرٌ بِعِمَامَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ وَكَانَ يُنَادِي يَا بَاقِرَ الْعِلْمِ يَا بَاقِرَ الْعِلْمِ فَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُونَ جَابِرٌ يَهْجُرُ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لا وَالله مَا أَهْجُرُ وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَقُولُ إِنَّكَ سَتُدْرِكُ رَجُلاً مِنِّي اسْمُهُ اسْمِي وَشَمَائِلُهُ شَمَائِلِي يَبْقُرُ الْعِلْمَ بَقْراً فَذَاكَ الَّذِي دَعَانِي إِلَى مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا جَابِرٌ يَتَرَدَّدُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فِي بَعْضِ طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذْ مَرَّ بِطَرِيقٍ فِي ذَاكَ الطَّرِيقِ كُتَّابٌ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ يَا غُلامُ أَقْبِلْ فَأَقْبَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ شَمَائِلُ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ يَا غُلامُ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ اسْمِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ يُقَبِّلُ رَأْسَهُ وَيَقُولُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي أَبُوكَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ إِلَى أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ ذَعِرٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا بُنَيَّ وَقَدْ فَعَلَهَا جَابِرٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ يَا بُنَيَّ فَكَانَ جَابِرٌ يَأْتِيهِ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُونَ وَا عَجَبَاهْ لِجَابِرٍ يَأْتِي هَذَا الْغُلامَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَهُوَ آخِرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ مَضَى عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فَكَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ يَأْتِيهِ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْكَرَامَةِ لِصُحْبَتِهِ لِرَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ فَجَلَسَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يُحَدِّثُهُمْ عَنِ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ مَا رَأَيْنَا أَحَداً أَجْرَأَ مِنْ هَذَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا يَقُولُونَ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ مَا رَأَيْنَا أَحَداً قَطُّ أَكْذَبَ مِنْ هَذَا يُحَدِّثُنَا عَمَّنْ لَمْ يَرَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا يَقُولُونَ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله قَالَ فَصَدَّقُوهُ وَكَانَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله يَأْتِيهِ فَيَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ.
 2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Aban ibn Taghlib from abu ‘Abdallah  who has said the following. “Jabir ibn‘Abdallah al-Ansari was last surviving of the companions of the Messenger of Allah. He was a devoted follower of us, Ahl al-Bayt. He would sit in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah, wearing a black turban. He would call, “O Baqir al-‘Ilm, O Baqir al-‘Ilm, (a person of deep knowledge)” The people of Madina would say, “Jabir is hallucinating.” He would say, “No, by Allah, I do not hallucinate, but I heard the Messenger of Allah say, “You will soon meet a man from me whose name will be as my name and his manners would be as my manners. He will dig very deep in knowledge”’ This is what maakes me say what I say.” The Imam  has said, “Jabir would still come and go and one day in one of the roads of Madina when passing he found a few of the school children among who Muhammad ibn Ali  was also present (for a reason other than schooling. Imams are not heard of as attending schools). He looked at him and called him (Muhammad ibn Ali) to himself. The boy came to him and then he said, “Go back.” The boy went back. Then he said, “I swear by the One in Whose hand is my life, (that I see) manners as the manners of the Messenger of Allah. O boy, What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn . Jabir came forwards and began to kiss his head and say, “May Allah take my soul and the souls of my parents in service for your cause, your great-great grandfather told me to convey his greetings and Salam to you and would say all of that. The Imam  has said, “Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn came to his father and he was anxious. He explained to him about Jabir. His father asked, “Did Jabir really do this?” He replied, “Yes, he did so.” The Imam  said, “My son, stay home (and do not expose yourself to the enemy because Jabir will maintain secrecy).” Jabir thereafter would come to him mornings and evenings and the people of Madina would say, “It is so strange that Jabir, the only surving companion of the Messenger of Allah would come to a boy on both ends of the day everyday.” Very shortly Ali ibn al-Husayn  passed away Muhammad ibn Ali  would go to visit Jabir out of respect for his being a companion of the Messenger of Allah and would speak to people from Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. The people of madina would say, “We have not seen anyone as bold as he is.” On hearing this from them he began to speak to them from the Messenger of Allah. The people of Madina began to say, “We have not seen a greater liar as he is because he speaks from one whom he has never seen.” On hearing this from them he began to narrate to them from Jabir. The Imam  has said, “They would accept what he would narrate from Jabir ibn ‘Abdallah. However, Jabir would come to him and would from him (Muhammad ibn ali ibn al-Husayn ).”