3 Shaykh abu ‘Ali...

3 Shaykh abu ‘Ali, Al- Rijal When Isma’Il was washed and shrouded, al- S&liq ordered the men to uncover his face and kissed in those places for the third time. Then atSftdiq recited some verses of the Koran and ordered the men to cover his face. In other report, al- SSdiq ordered al- Mufaddal b. ‘Amr to collect a group of his companions. Al- Mufaddal collected thirty of them. Among thepi were Abu BasTr, Hamran b. A’yun, and Dawtld al- Raqy.

Al- SLliq saida Dawfld:” Dawüd, consider him (Ismâ’Il) carefully, look at him. Is he living or dead?” DawUd said:” He is dead.” Then al- Sâdiq asked 1a companions the same question. So, he said:” Allah, bear witness.” T1a he ordered his companions to wash and shroud Ismi’il. Then he saida” Mufaddal, uncover his face.” al- Mufaddat did. Then he said:” Is he living or dead? Alt of you took at him.” They said:” Our mastera be a dead.” He said:” Have you borne witness? Are you sure of that?” They.

said:” Yes.” They were astonished at his continuous question. He said:” Allah, bear witness on them.” Then the companions carried IsmI’Tl to hip grave. When they put him into the grave, al- S&liq said:” Mufadqa uncover his face.” Al- Mufaddat did.

Then he said to his companions:” Look at him, is he living or dead?” They said:” Friend of Allah, iaeap a dead.” He said:” Allah, bear witness.” After the companions had buaiqa 3’ Ismâ’il, al- S&liq said to them:” Who is this dead (person) in this grave’ They said:” Ismâ’il, your son.” He said:” Allah, bear witness.”[1] The person maybecome astonished at the insistence of the Iinnmg asking his companions the same question about the death of Isma’Tl.

that to make people know that Isma’Tl had realty died. Then, there w no suspicion or doubt about his death. But, there was no wonder! because the Imam knew that there would be a group of people who believe in his Lmamate because he was the eldest of his brothers an4 they claimed, that he would not die. In other words, the Imam asked his companions the same question the death of Ismâ’il to make them sure of his death so that they w able to tell people about that.

In the meantime the Imam himself, pcaca on him, disclosed the secret after Ismâ’il had been buried and made companions bear witness about his death. In this connection, he said:”a people of falsehood wilt have doubt. They want to put out the 1 Allah.” Then he made a sign to MUsA, peace be on him. Whew companions had buried Ismâ’il, al- Sadiq made them bear witness abo death.