It was here that the virtue and excellence of both became known.
It was here that the virtue and excellence of both became known. إِنَّ يَحيى وَعيسى التَقيا، فَقالَ لَهُ عيسى: استَغفِر لي أنتَ خَيرٌ مِنّي فَقالَ لَهُ الآخَرُ اسْتَغْفِر لي أنتَ خَيرٌ مِنّي، فَقالَ لَهُ عيسى: أنتَ خَيرٌ مِنّي سَلَّمتُ عَلى نَفسي وَسَلَّم اللَّهُ عَليكَ، فَعُرِفَ واللَّهِ فَضلَهُما. His Meal And Garment One day, the holy Prophet entered the assembly of his companions while they were speaking of the virtue and excellence of Prophets.
One of them said: Moses is above all in excellence. Another one said: Jesus Christ is above all. The other said: Ibrahim is above all. The holy Prophet said: Why do you not speak of the martyr, the son of martyr who wore garment of wool, eat from tree out of fear of sin. Ibn-wahah said: The holy Prophet means John, the son of Zacharia.
خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَليهِ وَآلهِ عَلى أصحابِه يَومًا وَهُم يَتذاكَرونَ فَضلَ الأنبِياءِ فَقالَ قَائلٌ: مُوسى كَليمُ اللَّه، وَقالَ قَائِلٌ: عيسى رُوحُ اللَّه وَكَلِمَتُهُ، وَقالَ قَائِلٌ: إِبراهيم خَليلُ اللَّه، فَقالَ: أينَ الشَّهيدُ ابنُ الشَّهيدِ، يَلبِسُ الوَبَرَ وَيَأكُلُ الشَّجرَ مَخافةَ الذَّنبِ؟ قالَ ابنَ وَهَبٍ: يُريدُ يَحيى بنَ زَكرِيّا. Seeking Advice From Jesus Jesus son of Mary and John son of Zacharia were cousins.
Jesus wore garments of wool and John garment of camel wool. Neither of them had Dirham, Dinar of servant. Neither had a shelter to live in. They used to sojourn wherever night fell. Whenever they wanted to part, John used to say to Jesus: Advise me. Jesus too would say: Never get angry. John said: I can not, for I get angry for the sake of religion. Jesus said: Do not save any money. John said: This I can do.
كانَ عيسى ابنُ مَريَم وَيَحيى بنَ زَكَرِيّا ابنَي خالةٍ وَكانَ عيسى (ع) يَلبَسُ الصُّوفَ، وَكانَ يَحيى يَلبسُ الوَبَرَ وَلم يَكُن لِواحدٍ مِنهُما دينارٌ وَلا دِرهَمٌ وَلا عَبدٌ ولا أمةٌ وَلا مَأوى يَأويانِ إِليهِ، أينَ ما جَنَّهُما اللَّيلُ أوَيا، فَلمّا أرادَ أن يَتَفَرَّقا قَالَ يَحيى: أوصِني. قالَ: لا تَغضَب، قالَ: لا أَستَطِيعُ إِلا أن أَغضَبَ، قالَ: لا تَقْتُنْ مالا، قالَ: أمّا هذهِ فَعَسى.
Weeping Out Of Fear Of God John used to weep out of fear of God so much so that if tar was upon his eyes, it would be torn into pieces. إِنَّهُ (يَحيى) كانَ لَيَبكي مِن خَشيةِ اللَّه حَتّى لو كانَ القارُ عَلى عَينَيهِ لَخَرقَهُ. In The Grave Dug By Himself Zachariah lost his son, John for three days. So he went after him and found him in a grave standing and weeping over himself. Zachariah said: My son!