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[Section: The Rafidite’s ninth claim—the hadith of the sun being brought back for ‘Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, and the response to it]

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The Rafidite said (1):

“Ninth: The sun was brought back for him twice: once during the Prophet’s lifetime—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and once after him. Regarding the first occasion, Jābir and Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī related:

‘One day, Gabriel (2) descended to the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—to speak privately with him on Allah’s behalf. When revelation enveloped him, he rested his head on the thigh of the Commander of the Faithful and did not raise it until the sun had set. ‘Alī therefore performed the afternoon prayer (3) by gestures. When the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—awoke, he said to him: “Ask Allah Most High to bring the sun back for you so that you may perform the afternoon prayer standing.” He supplicated, and the sun was brought back, so he performed the afternoon prayer standing.’

As for the second occasion, when he wished to cross the Euphrates at Babylon, many of his companions were occupied [with ferrying] their mounts (4). He himself performed (5) the afternoon prayer with a group of his companions, but many of them missed it. They spoke about this, so he asked Allah to bring the sun back, and it was brought back. Al-Himyarī (6) put this into verse, saying:

(1) In (k), pp. 189 (m)–190 (m). (2) (k): “Gabriel—peace be upon him—with revelation.” (3) (k), p. 190 (m): “Then he—peace be upon him—performed the afternoon prayer.” (4) (n): “Many of his companions used their mounts”; (m): “Many of his companions busied themselves with their mounts”; (s), (b): “Many of his companions used their mounts.” The reading adopted is from (k), meaning: “Many of his companions were occupied with ferrying their mounts across the river.” (5) (k): “himself.” (6) (k): “Al-Sayyid al-Himyarī.”

[فصل قال الرافضي التاسع حديث رد الشمس لعلي رضي الله عنه والرد عليه] (فَصْلٌ) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (١) : " التَّاسِعُ: رُجُوعُ الشَّمْسِ لَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ: إِحْدَاهُمَا: فِي زَمَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. وَالثَّانِيَةُ: بَعْدَهُ. أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَرَوَى جَابِرٌ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جِبْرِيلُ (٢) يَوْمًا يُنَاجِيهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ، فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّاهُ الْوَحْيُ تَوَسَّدَ فَخِذَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ رَأْسَهُ حَتَّى غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَصَلَّى عَلِيٌّ الْعَصْرَ (٣) بِالْإِيمَاءِ، فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ لَهُ: سَلِ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ الشَّمْسَ لِتُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ قَائِمًا، فَدَعَا ; فَرُدَّتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ قَائِمًا» . وَأَمَّا الثَّانِيَةُ: فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْبُرَ الْفُرَاتَ بِبَابِلَ اشْتَغَلَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ [بِتَعْبِيرِ] دَوَابِّهِمْ (٤) ، وَصَلَّى لِنَفْسِهِ (٥) فِي طَائِفَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ الْعَصْرَ، وَفَاتَ كَثِيرًا مِنْهُمْ، فَتَكَلَّمُوا فِي ذَلِكَ، فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ رَدَّ الشَّمْسِ فَرُدَّتْ. وَنَظَمَهُ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ (٦) فَقَالَ:

(١) فِي (ك) ص ١٨٩ (م) - ١٩٠ (م) . (٢) ك: جِبْرَئِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - بِالْوَحْيِ. . (٣) ك (ص ١٩٠ م) فَصَلَّى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - الْعَصْرَ. (٤) ن: اسْتَعْمَلَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ دَوَابَّهُمْ، م: اشْتَغَلَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ دَوَابَّهُمْ، س، ب: اسْتَعْمَلَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ دَوَابَّهُمْ. وَالْمُثْبَتُ مِنْ (ك) وَمَعْنَاهُ: اشْتَغَلَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ بِنَقْلِ دَوَابِّهِمْ عَبْرَ النَّهْرِ. (٥) ك: بِنَفْسِهِ (٦) ك: السَّيِّدُ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ.