٣- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ حَمَلْتُ مَعِي مَتَاعاً إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَبَارَ عَلَيَّ فَدَخَلْتُ بِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي حَمَلْتُ مَتَاعاً قَدْ بَارَ عَلَيَّ وَقَدْ عَزَمْتُ عَلَى أَنْ أَصِيرَ إِلَى مِصْرَ فَأَرْكَبُ بَرّاً أَوْ بَحْراً فَقَالَ مِصْرُ الْحُتُوفِ يُقَيَّضُ لَهَا أَقْصَرُ النَّاسِ أَعْمَاراً وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مَا أَجْمَلَ فِي الطَّلَبِ مَنْ رَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي لا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ قَبْرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَتُصَلِّيَ عِنْدَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَتَسْتَخِيرَ اللهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فَمَا عَزَمَ لَكَ عَمِلْتَ بِهِ فَإِنْ رَكِبْتَ الظَّهْرَ فَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ وَإِنْ رَكِبْتَ الْبَحْرَ فَإِذَا صِرْتَ فِي السَّفِينَةِ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللهِ مَجْرَيهَا وَمُرْسَيهَا إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ فَإِذَا هَاجَتْ عَلَيْكَ الأمْوَاجُ فَاتَّكِ عَلَى يَسَارِكَ وَ أَوْمِ إِلَى الْمَوْجَةِ بِيَمِينِكَ وَقُلْ قِرِّي بِقَرَارِ اللهِ وَاسْكُنِي بِسَكِينَةِ اللهِ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِاللهِ [الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ] قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ فَرَكِبْتُ الْبَحْرَ فَكَانَتِ الْمَوْجَةُ تَرْتَفِعُ فَأَقُولُ مَا قَالَ فَتَتَقَشَّعُ كَأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ وَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا السَّكِينَةُ قَالَ رِيحٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ لَهَا وَجْهٌ كَوَجْهِ الإنْسَانِ أَطْيَبُ رَائِحَةً مِنَ الْمِسْكِ وَهِيَ الَّتِي أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بِحُنَيْنٍ فَهَزَمَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ.
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat who has said the following: “I had carried goods with me to Makkah. I faced severe competition there so I went to visit abu al- Hassan, al-Rida’ , and told him (the Imam) that I had carried goods to Makkah but I faced competition and I decided to travel to Egypt. Should I travel by land or by sea? He (the Imam) said, ’Egypt is destructive. It wrecks the youngest in age. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “How beautiful is sailing on the sea in quest for trade.’” He (the Imam) said, ‘It will not be against you if you go to the shrine of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, perform near him two Rak’at Salat (prayer) and ask Allah for what is good, one hundred times; then whatever decision comes to your mind follow that decision. When you ride say, “All praise belongs to Allah who has made it possible for us when we were not able to reach it. To our Lord, we return.” After you sail on the sea in the ship say, “In the name of Allah who has made it to flow and sail. My Lord is forgiving and merciful.” If waves agitate on you, lean to your left and make a gesture to your right to the waves and say, “Calm down through the calmness of Allah and be tranquil through tranquility of Allah. There is no means and power except the power and means of Allah, the most High, most Great.’” “Ali ibn Asbat has said, ‘I sailed on the sea and waves rose. I would say what I was told to say. It would break into pieces as if there was nothing.’ Ali ibn Asbat has said, ‘I asked him (the Imam) saying I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, what is al-Sakinah ?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a wind from paradise with a face like the face of the human being, more sweet smelling than musk, and it is the one Allah sent to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, in Hunayn (name of a place) which defeated the pagans.’” 