And we shall be content to relate just one tradition which...

And we shall be content to relate just one tradition which is sufficient for the spiritualist; and those who like may refer to the books mentioned: In Kafi it is narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ibne Sinan[^1] from Ammar bin Marwan that he said: A person who heard it from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) told me that: His Eminence said: “By Allah, He accepts from you and by Allah forgives you, between each of you and the place where believers express joy and happiness there no distance to it except when his soul reaches here – and he pointed to his neck…” Then he said: “When this happens, he is in the throes of death, the Messenger of Allah (S), Ali (as), Jibraeel and the angel of death (as) are present near him.

At that time Ali (as) comes near him and says: O Messenger of Allah, this man used to love us, Ahle Bayt, so please love him. And the Messenger of Allah (S) would say to Jibraeel: This man loved Allah, His Messenger and his family, so you also love him. And Jibraeel would say to the angel of death: This is one who loved Allah, His Messenger and his family, so you also love him and take him gently. Then the…