٥ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ كُنْتُ بِمَكَّةَ وَ ذَكَرَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابَنَا يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْ طِينِ الْحَائِرِ لَيَسْتَشْفُونَ [يَسْتَشْفُون بِهِ- هَلْ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَ مِنَ الشِّفَاءِ قَالَ قَالَ يُسْتَشْفَى بِمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعَةِ أَمْيَالٍ وَ كَذَلِكَ قَبْرُ جَدِّي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ كَذَلِكَ طِينُ قَبْرِ الْحَسَنِ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَخُذْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّهَا شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ سُقْمٍ وَ جُنَّةٌ مِمَّا تَخَافُ وَ لَا يَعْدِلُهَا شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ الَّتِي يُسْتَشْفَى بِهَا إِلَّا الدُّعَاءُ وَ إِنَّمَا يُفْسِدُهَا مَا يُخَالِطُهَا مِنْ أَوْعِيَتِهَا وَ قِلَّةُ الْيَقِينِ لِمَنْ يُعَالِجُ بِهَا فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَيْقَنَ أَنَّهَا لَهُ شِفَاءٌ إِذَا يُعَالِجُ بِهَا كَفَتْهُ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا مِمَّا يُعَالَجُ بِهِ وَ يُفْسِدُهَا الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ الْجِنُّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُفْرِ مِنْهُمْ يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهَا وَ مَا تَمُرُّ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَمَّهَا وَ أَمَّا الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ كُفَّارُ الْجِنِّ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَحْسُدُونَ بَنِي آدَمَ عَلَيْهَا فَيَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهَا لِيَذْهَبَ عَامَّةُ طِيبِهَا وَ لَا يُخْرَجُ الطِّينُ مِنَ الْحَائِرِ إِلَّا وَ قَدِ اسْتَعَدَّ لَهُ مَا لَا يُحْصَى مِنْهُمْ وَ أَنَّهُ لَفِي يَدِ صَاحِبِهَا وَ هُمْ يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهَا وَ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ مَعَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا الْحَائِرَ وَ لَوْ كَانَ مِنَ التُّرْبَةِ شَيْءٌ يَسْلَمُ مَا عُولِجَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بَرَأَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ فَإِذَا أَخَذْتَهَا فَاكْتُمْهَا وَ أَكْثِرْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ بَعْضَ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ مِنَ التُّرْبَةِ شَيْئاً يَسْتَخِفُّ بِهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَيَطْرَحُهَا فِي مِخْلَاةِ الْبَغْلِ وَ الْحِمَارِ وَ فِي وِعَاءِ الطَّعَامِ وَ مَا يُمْسَحُ بِهِ الْأَيْدِي مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَ الْخُرْجِ وَ الْجُوَالِقِ فَكَيْفَ يَسْتَشْفِي بِهِ مَنْ هَذَا حَالُهُ عِنْدَهُ وَ لَكِنَّ الْقَلْبَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ يَقِينٌ مِنَ الْمُسْتَخِفِّ بِمَا فِيهِ صَلَاحُهُ يُفْسِدُ عَلَيْهِ عَمَلَهُ
5. Muĥammad ibn Ĥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his grandfather ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Ĥasan ibn Sa’ǐd, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raĥmān Al-Ašam, from Abǐ ‘Amr – a scholar from Kūfah, from Abǐ Ĥamzah Al-Thumāli, who said: I was in Makkah when I said to Abǐ ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq ), “May I sacrifice myself for you! I have seen some of our companions take some of the clay of the Ĥā`ir and seek cure with it. Does it contain any cure like they say it does?” Imam  replied: It can be used as a cure even if it is collected from the distance of four miles away from the Grave (of Ĥusain ). The same applies to the grave of my grandfather, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and the same applies to the clay of the graves of Ĥasan , ‘Ali (Imam Sajjād ), and Muĥammad (Imam Bāqir ). Take some of it (the clay of the grave of Ĥusain ), for verily it is a cure for every disease and a shield against any fearful matter. Nothing else from among that which is used to cure (an ailment) can be compared to it except supplication. However, the containers in which it is (often) kept and the lack of certainty of those who treat themselves with it spoils it. Those who are certain that if they treat themselves with it, they will be cured, (will find that) it will suffice them with the permission of Allāh from having to use any other medicine. The devils and the disbeliever Jinns also spoil it by rubbing themselves against it. Nothing passes by it without smelling it. As for the devils and the disbeliever Jinns, they envy humans because of it so they rub themselves against it and all of its fragrance vanishes. An innumerable number from among them (the devils and the disbeliever Jinns) prepare themselves as soon as the clay leaves the Ĥā`ir – for they cannot enter the Ĥā`ir because of the angels (who guard it) – and they rub themselves against the clay while it is in the hands of the person who is carrying it. If any part of this dust remained intact and was used to treat any patient, he would be cured immediately. So when you take from this clay, keep it hidden and mention Allāh, the Exalted, increasingly on it. I have been informed that some of the people who take from the dust belittle it so much that some of them even place it in the feedbag of their camels, mules and donkeys, or in their own food containers, or in the handkerchiefs which are used to wipe the hands after eating, or in their saddlebags!!! How can a person who dishonours it in this way seek cure with it?!!! (Verily) the uncertain hearts of those who belittle that which leads to their righteousness will ruin its effect.