However, al- Sâdiq invoked Allah against him.

However, al- Sâdiq invoked Allah against him. So, al- Mansflr changed his mind and stood up to receive him.[1] One day al- Hakam b. al- ‘Abbäs said: We hanged Zayd on the trunk of the date palm We have not seen a Mahdi hanged on the trunk You have compared ‘Ali to ‘Uthman out of foolishness ‘Uthman was purer and better than ‘Ali.

When al- Sadiq heard these words, he invoked Allah against al- Hakam and said:” Allah, order one of your dogs (one of the animals which you 1 Bin Shahrflshüb, al- Manlqib, 4/231. See also al- Shiblanji, NOr al- Absflr. al- Sibt, Tadhkirat al- K.hawls. Bin Talha al- SIfi’i, Matllib al- Sa’Di.…