Hadith 611
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As for after the death of the Prophet:
Hadith.611 - It was narrated from Juwayriyah ibn Mus-hir that He said:
"We were coming with The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), from the battle with the Khawarij. When we reached the land of Babil (Babylon), the time for Asr prayer approached.
The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) dismounted, and the people dismounted as well.
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said
'O’ people, this is a cursed land that has been punished three times in the past' (in another version, 'twice, and it is expecting a third punishment'). 'It is one of the overturned lands, and it was the first land where an idol was worshipped. It is not permissible for a prophet or the successor of a prophet to pray in it. Whoever among you wishes to pray may do so.'
So, the people moved to the sides of the path to pray, while He (as) mounted the mule of the Messenger of Allah (sw) and continued on.
Juwayriyah said: 'I said to myself, "By Allah (swt), I will follow The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) and will imitate his prayer today."
So, I went after him. By Allah (swt), we did not cross the bridge of Surah until the sun had set, and I began to doubt.'
He (Ali) turned to me and said: 'Juwayriyah, do you doubt?'
I replied: 'Yes, O’ Commander of the Faithful (Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as))‘.
He dismounted, performed ablution, stood, and uttered words that I did not understand, as if they were in Hebrew.
Then he called for prayer, and I saw, by Allah (swt), the sun emerge from between two mountains, making a sound as it rose.
He then prayed the Asr prayer, and I prayed with him. When we finished our prayer, the night returned to how it was.
He turned to me and said: 'Juwayriyah ibn Mus-hir, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, says: "So exalt the name of your Lord (azj), the Most Great" (Qur'an 56:74). I asked Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, by His Greatest Name, and He returned the sun for me.'
It is narrated that when Juwayriyah witnessed this, He said:
'By the Lord (azj) of the Kaaba, you are the successor of a prophet.'"
وأما بعد وفاة النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فإنه:
611 - رُوِيَ عَنْ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ
أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مِنْ قَتْلِ اَلْخَوَارِجِ حَتَّى إِذَا قَطَعْنَا فِي أَرْضِ بَابِلَ حَضَرَتْ صَلاَةُ اَلْعَصْرِ فَنَزَلَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ نَزَلَ اَلنَّاسُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ أَرْضٌ مَلْعُونَةٌ قَدْ عُذِّبَتْ فِي اَلدَّهْرِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ» وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ «مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ هِيَ تَتَوَقَّعُ اَلثَّالِثَةَ وَ هِيَ إِحْدَى اَلْمُؤْتَفِكَاتِ وَ هِيَ أَوَّلُ أَرْضٍ عُبِدَ فِيهَا وَثَنٌ وَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِنَبِيٍّ وَ لاَ لِوَصِيِّ نَبِيٍّ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِيهَا فَمَنْ أَرَادَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَلْيُصَلِّ» فَمَالَ اَلنَّاسُ عَنْ جَنْبَيِ اَلطَّرِيقِ يُصَلُّونَ وَ رَكِبَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بَغْلَةَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مَضَى
قَالَ جُوَيْرِيَةُ فَقُلْتُ وَ اَللَّهِ لَأَتَّبِعَنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ لَأُقَلِّدَنَّهُ صَلاَتِيَ اَلْيَوْمَ فَمَضَيْتُ خَلْفَهُ فَوَ اَللَّهِ مَا جُزْنَا جِسْرَ سُورَاءَ حَتَّى غَابَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَشَكَكْتُ
فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ «يَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ أَ شَكَكْتَ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ نَاحِيَةٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَنَطَقَ بِكَلاَمٍ لاَ أُحْسِنُهُ إِلاَّ كَأَنَّهُ بِالْعِبْرَانِيِّ ثُمَّ نَادَى اَلصَّلاَةَ فَنَظَرْتُ وَ اَللَّهِ إِلَى اَلشَّمْسِ قَدْ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَبَلَيْنِ لَهَا صَرِيرٌ فَصَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ وَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا مِنْ صَلاَتِنَا عَادَ اَللَّيْلُ كَمَا كَانَ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ «يَا جُوَيْرِيَةَ بْنَ مُسْهِرٍ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: «فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ اَلْعَظِيمِ» وَ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِاسْمِهِ اَلْعَظِيمِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ اَلشَّمْسَ.
وَ رُوِيَ: أَنَّ جُوَيْرِيَةَ لَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَنْتَ وَصِيُّ نَبِيٍّ وَ رَبِّ اَلْكَعْبَةِ.