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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 2) Chapter 81 : the Criterion To Discern the Truthful and False Claims of Entitlement To Imamat (leadership With Divine Authority) H 919, Ch. 81, H 1 Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Salam ibn 'Abdallah and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad and abu Ali al-Ash'ari from Muhammad ibn Hassa'n.

All of them have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Asbat from Salam ibn 'Abdallah al-Hashimi. Muhammad ibn Ali said, "I heard him (Salam) narrate that abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) said the following. "Once Talha and al-Zubayr sent a man called Khidash from the tribe of 'Abd a1-Qays, to Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s.). Before he would leave they spoke to him as herein below. "We are sending you to a man who and whose family are known to us since a long time as magicians and soothsayers.

You are more trusted to us, than those in our presence, not to listen to any of such thing from him. You must debate him in our support until you will learn the well-known matter. Bear in mind that his claim is the greatest that people can have and it should not discourage you. Of the ways of his deceiving people are his offering food, drinks, honey, oil and to speak with one privately. Therefore, do not eat any food that he might offer, or drink anything.

Do not touch any of the honey or oil that he might present to you and do not sit with him alone. Beware of all such things that might come. Go to him with the blessings of Allah. When you see him read 'Aya al-Sakhra, verse 45 of chapter 7 and ask Allah to protect you against his plots and the plots of Satan. When you will sit near him do not make eye contacts and do not become friendly with him.

Thereafter say to him, "Two of your brethren in religion, the two sons of you uncle as relatives urge you not to cut off (good) relations. They say to you, "Do you not know that we left people just for you and opposed our tribes people for your sake soon after Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, took Muhammad (s,a) from this world? Now that you have achieved a little status you have disregarded our honor and destroyed our hopes.

Despite this, you have already experienced our ability to stay away from you and find a vast land before you. Those who would isolate you from our relations and us were of much less advantage to you and weaker than us to defend you.