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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 3) Chapter 93 : the Birth of the Imams (a.s.) H 1002, Ch. 93, H 1 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from 'Abdallah ibn Ishaq al-'Alawi from Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Rizami from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami from Ali ibn Hamza from abu Basir who has said the following. "Once we went for Hajj with abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) in the year that his son Musa (a.s.) was born. When we arrived at al-Abwa lunch was served .

When he would serve food to his people he would serve good and plentiful food. At such time the messenger of Hamida, (his wife), came saying, "Hamida says, "I have almost lost my self and I have found what I was to find, I am about to give birth. You had commanded me not to do anything to this child without you." Abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) left with the messenger.

When he came back his companions congratulated him and said, "May Allah take our souls in service for your cause, what did you do to Hamida?" He said, "Allah granted her good health and gifted me with a boy whom He has formed as the best in His creatures. Hamida informed me of a matter about him that she thought I did not know.

I, however, knew it better than her." I then asked him, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what was it that Hamida told you about the child?" He said that she informed him about the baby's actions as soon as he fell on the ground.

"The baby placed his hands on the ground and raised his head to the sky." I explained to her that it was a sign like that of the Messenger of Allah and a sign of the executor of his will after him." I then said, "May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what sign is the sign of the Messenger of Allah and the sign of the executor of his will after him?" He said to me, "In the night that the mother of my grandfather conceived him someone came to my great grandfather with a drink finer than water, softer than butter, sweeter than honey, cooler than ice and whiter than milk.

He was asked to drink it and then go to bed with his wife. He went to bed with his wife and she conceived with the baby. In the night that the mother of my father conceived him someone came to my grandfather with the same kind of drink as that brought to my great-grandfather. He was asked to drink it as my greatgrandfather had done. He was commanded to do as my great grandfather had done. He then went to bed with his wife and she conceived with my father.