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1. Imam Sadiq (as) was beneath the spout (of the Kabah) and with him was a group, when an old man came and greeted him. He said, ‘O son of Rasool-Allah (s)! I love you all, People of the Household, I disavow from your enemies, and I am afflicted with a severe affliction, and I have come to the House (Kabah) seeking shelter with it from what I am feeling. Then he cried and became devoted to Abu Abdullah (as) while kissing his head. Imam pitied him and cried, then said: ‘This is your brother, and he has come to you all to seek shelter with you, so raise your hands!’

He prayed: ‘O Allah! You created this self from a clay You purified and from it You made Your friends and friends of Your friends, and if You so desired, remove the afflictions from it, do so.

O Allah! And we have sought shelter with Your sacred house (Kabah) through which all things are secured, and it has sheltered us, and I am asking You, O One who is veiled from His creation by His own light! I am asking You by Muhammad, and Ali, and Fatima, and Hasan, and Husayn (pbut)!

O the goal of every grief-stricken, sorrowful, distressed, desperate, and afflicted, if You could secure him with your safety from what he is feeling, and delete from his clay (essence) what affliction has been pre-determined upon it, and relieve his distress, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’

When he was free from the supplication, the man went away. When he reached the door of the Masjid, he returned and cried, then said, ‘Allah is more knowing of where to place His Message. [6:124]. By Allah! I had not reached the door of the Masjid and there was nothing with me from what I was feeling, neither little nor more.’

[Bihar al-Anwar, V47, Pg 170]

2. Al-Rabie (who worked for Mansour Dawaniqi) said:

Al-Mansour called me one day. He said, ‘O Rabie! Present Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as)! By Allah, I will kill him!’ He sent me to him. When I arrived, I said, ‘O son of Rasool-Allah (s)! If there was a bequest for you, or a pact to be made, do so!’ He said: ‘Get me permission to see him’.

I entered to see Al-Mansour and let him know of Ja’far’s arrival. He said, ‘Let him enter!’ When Ja’far saw Al-Mansour, I noticed him (as) moving his lips as if he was saying something. I did not understand, and he continued. When he greeted Mansour, he got up to him (as) and seated him to his side and said to him, ‘Raise your needs!’

He (as) brought out notes of some people and asked about others. Mansour fulfilled their needs and said, ‘Raise your needs regarding yourself.’ Ja’far  said to him: ‘Do not call me until I come to you (by myself).’ Al-Mansour said to him, ‘There is no way for me to do that, and O Abu Abdullah, you are claiming to the people that you know the hidden matters.'

Ja’far said, 'Who informed you of this?’ Al-Mansour gestured to an old man seated in front of him. Ja’far said to him: ‘Have you heard me saying this?’ The old man said, ‘Yes.' Ja’far said to Al-Mansour: ‘Shall I ask him to swear an oath, O commander of the faithful?’ Al-Mansour said to him, ‘Swear!’

When he began the oath, Ja’far said to Al-Mansour: ‘My father narrated to me, from his father…, from Amir al-Momineen: ‘When a servant swears an oath which Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is away from, and he is lying, Allah would prevent punishing him immediately, Allah is far above it. But I shall dictate him the oath.'

Al-Mansour said, ‘That is for you!’ Ja’far said to the old man: ‘Say, ‘I disavow Allah’s Might and Strength and seek shelter with my own might and strength, if I did not happen to hear you saying this word!’

The old man hesitated. Al-Mansour raised a rod that was in his hands. He said, ‘By Allah! If you do not swear, I will pain you with this rod!’ Hence, he swore. The oath had not even been completed until his tongue rolled out like what the dog tends to roll out, and he died, and Ja’far got up.

Al-Rabie said: Al-Mansour said to me, ‘Woe be unto you! Conceal it from the people.’

Then I went to Ja’far and said, ‘O son of Rasool-Allah (s)! Mansour had thought of a mighty matter but when your eyes fell upon him and his eyes upon you, that declined.’

He said: ‘O Rabie! Last night I saw Rasool-Allah (s) in a dream. He said to me: ‘O Ja’far! Are you scared?’ I said: ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah!’ He said to me: ‘When your eyes fall upon him, then say:

‘With the name of Allah I begin, and with the name of Allah I shall succeed, and with Muhammad (s) I divert to Him. O Allah! Ease for me my difficult matter and every difficulty, and ease for me the unpleasantness of my matter and every unpleasantness and suffice me with the assistance of my matter and every assistance!’

[Bihar al-Anwar, V47, Pg 234]

1. A narrator said:

I was in the presence of Al-Sadiq (as) with a group. I said, ‘The words of Allah to Ibrahim (as): Then take four of the birds, so incline them towards you. [2:260]. Were these four from different species or from one genus?’ He said: ‘Would you all like me to show you similar to it?’ We said, ‘Yes.’

He said: ‘O peacock!’ And behold, a peacock flew to his presence. Then he said: ‘O crow!’ And there, a crow came in front of him. Then he said: ‘O falcon!’ And there, a falcon came in front of him. Then he said: ‘O dove!’ And there was a dove in front of him.

Then he instructed to slaughter all of them, and cut them into pieces, and pluck out their feathers, and mix all that with each other. Then he took the head of the peacock, and we saw its flesh and its bones, and its feathers distinguish themselves from others until all of that became attached to its head, and the peacock stood in front of him, alive.

Then he shouted at the crow like that, and the falcon and the dove. All of them stood up alive in front of him. [Biharul Anwar, V47, Pg 153]

2. A narrator said:

Al-Balkhi was with Imam Sadiq during a journey. He (as) said to him: ‘Look around, can you see any well over here?’ Al-Balkhi looked all around and replied, ‘I cannot see anything.’ He said: ‘But, look (again)’. He repeated but returned to him in vain.

Then Imam said at the top of his voice: ‘Indeed! O you well, the overflowing, the hearing, and the obedient to its Lord! Quench us from what Allah has made to be in you.' Consequently, pure water sprang forth from it and its good, and its fresh, and its sweet. Al-Balkhi said to him, ‘May I be sacrificed for you! A sunnah among you like the sunnah of Musa (as).’ [Biharul Anwar, V47, Pg 124]

3. Abu Maryam narrated:

I travelled with Imam Sadiq until it was the time of midday.  He said: ‘O slave! Bring some water so I can perform wudu with it.' I gave it to him. The Imam entered a place to perform wudu. When he came out, there he was with a trunk (of a tree). He said, ‘O trunk! Feed us from what Allah has created in you!’

Then I saw the trunk vibrate, then it turned green, then it elongated, then it was yellow quicker than the blink of an eye. Then he ate from it and also gave it to me. [Biharul Anwar, V47, Pg 140]

4. In another narration

Imam Sadiq called, “O Suma’a bin Mihran, bring me a basket of ripe dates!” He brought him a basket of ripe dates. He took one, ate it, took the kernel out of his mouth and stuck it into the ground. It grew and fruited. He picked an unripe date from one of the bunches. He split it and took a piece of parchment out of it. He spread it and gave it to Dawood al-Raqqi and said, “Read it!”

It had two lines. The first line was: There is no god but Allah and Muhammad (s) is the messenger of Allah. The second line was: Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah's ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred; that is the right religion (9:36); Amirul Mo'mineen Ali bin Abu Talib, al-Hasan bin Ali, al-Husayn bin Ali, Ali bin al-Husayn, Muhammad bin Ali, Ja'far bin Muhammad, Musa bin Ja'far, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, al-Hasan bin Ali, al-Khalaf al-Hujjah (al-Mahdi).

Then he said, “O Dawood, do you know when this has been written in this piece of parchment?” I said: “Allah, His messenger and you are more aware!” He said: “Two thousand years before Allah had created Adam.” [Kitab al-Ghayba of Numani, Pg 96]