Hence, he comes to us and greets us till the blowing of the...

Hence, he comes to us and greets us till the blowing of the trumpet and we hear him but do not see him. Khidr is present, greet him. He is also present during the Hajj rituals and performs them. He stops in Arafah and says Amen to the believers prayers. He associates with Imam Mahdi during his occultation and keeps his company.

عَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: إِنَّ الْخِضْرَ شَرِبَ مِنْ مَاءِ الْحَياةِ فَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ حَتّى يَنْفَخُ الصُّورُ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيَأْتِينَا فَيُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْنَا فَنَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ وَلا نَرى شَخْصَهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَحْضُرُ حَيْثُ ذُكِرَ فَمَنْ ذَكَرَهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَحْضُرُ الْمَواسِمَ فَيَقْضي جَمِيعَ الْمَنَاسِكِ وَيَقِفُ بِعَرَفَةَ فَيُؤَمِنُ عَلى دُعاءِ الْمُؤمِنينَ وَسَيُؤنِسُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَحْشَةَ قَائِمِنا في غَيْبَتِهِ، وَيَصِلُ بِه وَحْدَتَهُ.

His Wise Words With Imam Baqer One day when Imam Baqer was walking in the city of Medina, he leant against a wall for a moment to ponder. At this time, a man came asking: O Aba Ja’afar! What are you grieving at? If your grief is about the world, God provides our daily bread and all people whether good or bad have a share. If your grief is about the hereafter, then it is a true promise whereby there is a powerful king.

Imam Baqer said: My grief is about neither of them, rather it is about man who said: Have you ever seen a man fearing God who has not helped him? Have you ever seen a man putting his trust in God and He not been sufficient for him? Have you seen a man who has taken refuge with God but He has not given him refuge? Imam Baqer said: No. Then that man turned away and went his way. People said to Imam Baqer: Who was that man? The Imam said: It was khidr.

The late Sadooq says: This hadith is authentic but another report says it is about Imam Zayn Al-A’abideen. خَرَجَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِما السَّلامُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَتَضْجَرُ وَاتَّكأَ عَلى جِدارٍ مِنْ جِدْرَانِها مُتَفَكِّرًا، إِذ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ: يا أَبا جَعْفَر عَلامَ حُزْنُكَ عَلى الدُّنْيا فَرِزْقُ [اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ] حَاضِرٌ يَشْتَرِكُ فيهِ البِرُّ وَالْفَاجِرُ، أَمْ عَلى الآخِرَةِ فَوَعْدٌ صَادِقٌ يَحْكُمُ فِيهِ مَلِكٌ قَادِرٌ.

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