Saturday, January 22, 2011

Those Who Followed Imam Ali on the Day of Judgment

Here is a Muwaththaq (reliable) hadeeth that talks about the great status of Imaam `Alee (عليه السلام). This also talks about what will happen to those who had followed him (عليه السلام), and those who followed others.

قال حدثنا أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن بابويه رحمه الله قال حدثني أبي قال حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله عن أيوب بن نوح عن صفوان بن يحيى عن أبان بن عثمان عن أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد ع

قال إذا كان يوم القيامة نادى مناد من بطنان العرش أين خليفة الله في أرضه فيقوم داود النبي ع فيأتي النداء من عند الله عز و جل لسنا إياك أردنا و إن كنت لله خليفة ثم ينادي ثانية أين خليفة الله في أرضه فيقوم أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب ع فيأتي النداء من قبل الله عز و جل يا معشر الخلائق هذا علي بن أبي طالب خليفة الله في أرضه و حجته على عباده فمن تعلق بحبله في دار الدنيا فليتعلق بحبله في هذا اليوم ليستضي‏ء بنوره و ليتبعه إلى الدرجات العلى من الجنان قال فيقوم أناس قد تعلقوا بحبله في الدنيا فيتبعونه إلى الجنة ثم يأتي النداء من عند الله جل جلاله ألا من ائتم بإمام في دار الدنيا فليتبعه إلى حيث شاء و يذهب به فحينئذ« تَبَرَّأَ الَّذِينَ اتُّبِعُواْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُواْ وَرَأَوُاْ الْعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِمُ الأَسْبَابُ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُواْ لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّؤُواْ مِنَّا كَذَلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ اللّهُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ حَسَرَاتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَا هُم بِخَارِجِينَ مِنَ النَّارِ»

From Abee `Abd Allaah Ja`far bin Muhammad (عليه السلام): “On the Day of Judgment, a caller will call from inside the `Arsh (throne): "Where is the Khaleefah of Allah on His earth?" So Dawood, the Prophet (عليه السلام) will stand up. And a voice from Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) will say: “We did not mean you, even though you are a khaleefah*”. Then he (the caller) will call again, “Where is the Khaleefah of Allaah on His earth?” Then Ameer Al-Mu’mineen `Alee bn Abee Taalib (عليه السلام) will stand up. Then a call by Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) will come: “O gathering of creations, this is `Alee bin Abee Taalib, khaleefah of Allaah on His earth, and His hujjah (proof) upon His servants, so whoever hung on to His rope (`Alee)  in this life, so hang on to His rope in this day. Illiminate with his light, and follow him to the highest stages (darajaat) of jannah. He (عليه السلام) said: So a group of people who followed His rope (`Alee) in this world will follow him to Jannah. Then a call from Allaah (جل جلاله) will come “O those who following a leader (imaam) while living in this world, following him to wherever he goes, and go with him at that time” « those that were followed disown their followers, and they see the chastisement, and their cords are cut asunder (166) And those who followed say: ‘If only we might return (to the world) and disown them, as they have disowned us.’ Thus does Allaah show them their deeds in a manner that will cause them bitter regrets. Never will they come out of the Fire. (167) »” [Surah Al-Baqarah (2) : 166-167]

*Allaah (سبحانه و تعالى) makes Prophet Dawood (عليه السلام) a Khaleefah on earth in the Qur’aan:
يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ “O Dawood, indeed we have made you a khaleefah on the earth” (38:26)

Source:
1.     Al-Mufeed, Al-Amaalee, Majlis # 34, pg. 285, hadeeth # 3
2.     Al-Toosee, Al-Amaalee, Majlis # 4, pg. 99, hadeeth # 7 (in majlis) & # 153 (in book)

2 comments:

  1. Salam,
    In the fourth line in the translation, 'Khaleelah of Allah' should be 'Khaleefah of Allah'.

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  2. Wa `Alaykum Assalaam,

    Thank you brother. I fixed it.

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