Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (4/11)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

There were people in Medina whose provision would come to them at night, though they did not know from whom it came. When Zayn al-Ābidīn (1) died, it ceased coming to them, (2) and they realized that it had come from him. (3)

His son Muhammad al-Bāqir (4) surpassed all people in asceticism and worship. Prostration had furrowed his forehead, and he was the most learned [among the people] (5) of his time. The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had named him al-Bāqir.

Jābir ibn Abd Allāh al-Ansārī came to him (6) while he was still a young boy at the Quran school and said to him, “Your grandfather, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—sends you his greetings of peace.”

He replied, “And peace be upon my grandfather.”

Jābir was asked, “How can this be?”

He said: (7) “I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—while al-Husayn was in his lap and he was playing with him. (8) He said, ‘O Jābir, a son named Alī will be born to him. When (9) the Day of Resurrection comes, a herald will call out: “Let the master of the worshippers arise!” His son will then arise. He, in turn, will have a son named Muhammad al-Bāqir, who will thoroughly lay knowledge open. (10) When you see him, convey my greetings of peace to him.’” (11)

Abū Hanīfa and others narrated from him.

(1) (N), (M), (A), (B), (R), (H), and (W) read: “Our master Zayn al-Ābidīn”; (K): “Zayn al-Ābidīn—peace be upon him.” (2) (A) and (B) read: “It ceased coming to them.” (3) (R) and (S) read: “that this came from him”; (M): “that it came from him”; (W): “that it had come from him—peace be upon him”; (K): “that it came from him—peace be upon him.” (4) (W) and (K) read: “al-Bāqir—peace be upon him.” (5) The word *ahl* (“people”) is omitted from (N). (6) (A), (B), (R), (N), and (M) read: “And there came to him Jābir ibn Abd Allāh al-Ansārī—to him.” On pp. 99–100 of (M), the text reads: “And Jābir al-Ju'fī came—and it was said: Jābir ibn Abd Allāh al-Ansārī—to him.” (7) (A) and (B) read: “Jābir said”; (N), (R), (S), and (H): “Then he said.” (8) The reading “while he was playing with him” appears in (H) and (K). All other copies read: “while he was joking with him.” (9) (A) and (B) read: “Then when.” (10) (K) reads: “Indeed, he will lay knowledge open.” (11) The reading “When you see him, convey greetings of peace from me to him” appears in (B) and (S). All other copies read: “on my behalf” instead of “from me.” (K) reads: “If you live to meet him, convey greetings of peace from me to him.”

وَكَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَوْمٌ يَأْتِيهِمْ رِزْقُهُمْ لَيْلًا وَلَا يَعْرِفُونَ مِمَّنْ هُوَ، فَلَمَّا مَاتَ زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ (١) ، انْقَطَعَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ (٢) وَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْهُ (٣) . وَكَانَ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ الْبَاقِرُ (٤) أَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ زُهْدًا وَعِبَادَةً، بَقَرَ السُّجُودُ جَبْهَتَهُ، وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ [أَهْلِ] (٥) وَقْتِهِ، سَمَّاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - الْبَاقِرَ، وَجَاءَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَيْهِ (٦) وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ فِي الْكُتَّابِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: جَدُّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ. فَقَالَ: وَعَلَى جَدِّيَ السَّلَامُ. فَقِيلَ لِجَابِرٍ: كَيْفَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: (٧) «كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَالْحُسَيْنُ فِي حِجْرِهِ وَهُوَ يُلَاعِبُهُ، (٨) فَقَالَ: يَا جَابِرُ، يُولَدُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ اسْمُهُ عَلِيٌّ إِذَا (٩) كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ: لِيَقُمْ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِينَ، فَيَقُومُ وَلَدُهُ، ثُمَّ يُولَدُ لَهُ مَوْلُودٌ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ الْبَاقِرُ، يَبْقُرُ (١٠) الْعِلْمَ بَقْرًا، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ» (١١) . وَرَوَى عَنْهُ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ وَغَيْرُهُ.

(١) ن، م، أ، ب، ر، هـ، و: مَوْلَانَا زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ: ك: زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -. (٢) أ، ب: عَنْهُمْ ذَلِكَ. (٣) ر، ص: أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ، م: أَنَّهُ مِنْهُ، و: أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، ك: أَنَّهُ مِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. (٤) و، ك: الْبَاقِرُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -. (٥) أَهْلِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) . (٦) أ، ب، ر، ن، م: وَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَيْهِ، ص ٩٩ (م) - ص - ١٠٠ (م) : وَجَاءَ جَابِرٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ - وَقِيلَ: جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَيْهِ. (٧) أ، ب: قَالَ جَابِرٌ، ن، ر، ص، هـ: فَقَالَ. (٨) وَهُوَ يُلَاعِبُهُ: كَذَا فِي (هـ) ، (ك) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: وَهُوَ يُدَاعِبُهُ. (٩) أ، ب: فَإِذَا. (١٠) ك: إِنَّهُ يَبْقُرُ. (١١) فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ: كَذَا فِي (ب) ، (ص) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ. . عَنِّي. وَفِي (ك) : فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ.