(4) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus narrated from...

(4) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus narrated from Muhammad bin Ja'far al-Qarashi from Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin Abul Khattab from Muhammad bin Sinan from Younus bin Ribat that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “The followers of the truth have always been in distress, but their distress lasts for a short time and their good end will last forever.” The same was narrated by Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa'eed from some of his companions from Ali bin Iss’haq al-Kindi from Muhammad bin Sinan from Younus bin Ribat.[^5] 5 - أخبرنا علي بن الحسين قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار بقم قال: حدثنا محمد بن حسان الرازي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن معمر بن خلاد قال: ذُكر القائم عند أبي الحسن الرضا فقال: أنتم اليوم أرخى بالاً منكم يومئذ.

قالوا: وكيف؟ قال: لو قد خرج قائمنا لم يكن إلاّ العلق والعرق والنوم على السروج، وما لباس القائم إلاّ الغليظ، وما طعامه إلاّ الجشب.

(5) Ali bin al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Kufi that Ma’mar bin Khallad had said: Once al-Qa'im was mentioned before Abul Hasan ar-Redha (as); he said: “Today you are at ease more than that day (when al-Qa'im will appear).” They said: “How is that?” He said: “When our Qa'im (as) appears, there will be nothing save blood, sweat and sleeping on the saddles.

His cloths are not but rough and his food is not but coarse.”[^6] 6 - أخبرنا سلامة بن محمد قال: أخبرنا أحمد بن علي بن داود القمي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن بعض رجاله، عن أبي عبد الله قال: سأل نوح ربه أن ينْزل على قومه العذاب، فأوحى الله إليه أن يغرس نواة من النخل فإذا بلغت فأثمرت وأكل منها، أهلك قومه وأنزل عليهم العذاب. فغرس نوح النواة وأخبر أصحابه بذلك، فلما بلغت النخلة وأثمرت واجتنى نوح منها وأكل وأطعم أصحابه، قالوا له: يا نبيّ الله، الوعدَ الذي وعدتنا.

فدعا نوح ربه وسأل الوعد الذي وعده، فأوحى إليه أن يعيد الغرس ثانية حتى إذا بلغ النخل وأثمر وأكل منه أنزل عليهم العذاب. (6) Salama bin Muhammad narrated from Ahmad bin Ali bin Dawood al-Qummi from Muhammad bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Eessa from some of his companions that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “Prophet Noah (as) asked Allah to torment his nation. Allah revealed to him to plant a stone of a date.

If it grew and he ate from its fruit, Allah would torment his (Noah’s) people and perish them. Prophet Noah (as) planted the stone and told his companions of that. The palm grew and fruited. He ate from its fruit and made his companions eat from it.