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al-Mutawakkil had him brought was that he hated Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—(1). When he learned of Alī’s standing in Medina (2) and the people’s inclination toward him, he became afraid of him. He therefore summoned Yahyā ibn Hubayra and ordered him to bring Alī to him (3). The people of Medina raised an outcry, fearing for Alī, because he was (4) kind to them and constantly devoted to worship (5) in the mosque. Yahyā swore that no harm would befall him (6). He then searched his home but found nothing there except (7) copies of the Quran, supplications (8), and books of sacred learning. Alī consequently rose greatly in his esteem, and Yahyā personally attended to him.

When he reached Baghdad, Yahyā first went to Ishāq (9) ibn Ibrāhīm [al-Tā’ī] (10), the governor of Baghdad. He said to him:

‘O Yahyā, this man is descended (11) from the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—and you know what al-Mutawakkil is like. If you incite him (12) against this man, he will kill him, and the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—would be

(1) K reads: “… al-Mutawakkil from Medina because he hated Alī—peace be upon him.” (2) K reads: “Alī al-Naqī—peace be upon him—in Medina.” (3) K reads: “He summoned Yahyā ibn Harthama and ordered him to bring him.” (4) K reads: “because he—peace be upon him—was…” (5) A and B read: “for prayer.” (6) A and B read: “Yahyā ibn Hubayra [swore] that no harm would befall him.” (7) A and B read: “except.” (8) K reads: “copies of the Quran and supplications.” (9) A and B read: “Abū Ishāq.” (10) “Al-Tā’ī” is absent from N and M; K, p. 105 (M), reads: “al-Zāhirī.” (11) B alone reads: “[He was] among his descendants.” (12) K reads: “If you present him [to al-Mutawakkil]…”

أَشْخَصَهُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُبْغِضُ عَلِيًّا - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - (١) ، فَبَلَغَهُ مُقَامُ عَلِيٍّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ (٢) ، وَمَيْلُ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ، فَخَافَ مِنْهُ، فَدَعَا يَحْيَى بْنَ هُبَيْرَةَ وَأَمَرَهُ بِإِحْضَارِهِ (٣) ، فَضَجَّ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لِذَلِكَ خَوْفًا عَلَيْهِ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ (٤) مُحْسِنًا إِلَيْهِمْ، مُلَازِمًا لِلْعِبَادَةِ (٥) فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَحَلَفَ يَحْيَى أَنَّهُ لَا مَكْرُوهَ عَلَيْهِ (٦) ، ثُمَّ فَتَّشَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ فِيهِ سِوَى (٧) مَصَاحِفَ وَأَدْعِيَةً (٨) وَكُتُبَ الْعِلْمِ، فَعَظُمَ فِي عَيْنِهِ، وَتَوَلَّى خِدْمَتَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ بَغْدَادَ بَدَأَ بِإِسْحَاقَ (٩) بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ [الطَّائِيِّ] (١٠) وَالِي بَغْدَادَ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا يَحْيَى هَذَا الرَّجُلُ قَدْ وَلَدَهُ (١١) رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، وَالْمُتَوَكِّلُ مَنْ تَعْلَمُ، فَإِنْ حَرَّضْتَهُ (١٢) عَلَيْهِ قَتَلَهُ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -

(١) ك:. . الْمُتَوَكِّلُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُبْغِضُ عَلِيًّا - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -. (٢) ك: عَلِيٍّ النَّقِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ. (٣) ك: وَدَعَا يَحْيَى بْنَ هَرْثَمَةَ وَأَمَرَهُ بِإِشْخَاصِهِ. (٤) ك: لِأَنَّهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ. . . (٥) أ، ب: لِلصَّلَاةِ. (٦) أ، ب: يَحْيَى بْنُ هُبَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ عَلَيْهِ. (٧) أ، ب: إِلَّا. (٨) ك: الْمَصَاحِفِ وَالْأَدْعِيَةِ. (٩) أ، ب: بِأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ. (١٠) الطَّائِيِّ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، وَفِي (ك) ص ١٠٥ (م) : الظَّاهِرِيِّ. (١١) ب (فَقَطْ) : مِمَّنْ وَلَدَهُ. (١٢) ك: فَإِنْ عَرَضْتَهُ. .