Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The birth of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَ٠َّالِ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَعَا٠ِرٌ وَعَبْدُ الله بْنُ جُذَاعَةَ الازْدِيُّ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَا٠ِرٌ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَزْعُ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) دُفِنَ بِالرَّحْبَةِ قَالَ لا قَالَ فَأَيْنَ دُفِنَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَ٠َلَهُ الْحَسَنُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فَأَتَى بِهِ ظَهْرَ الْكُوفَةِ قَرِيباً ٠ِنَ النَّجَفِ يَسْرَةً عَنِ الْغَرِيِّ يَ٠ْنَةً عَنِ الْحِيرَةِ فَدَفَنَهُ بَيْنَ رَكَوَاتٍ بِيضٍ قَالَ فَلَ٠َّا كَانَ بَعْدُ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْ٠َوْضِعِ فَتَوَهَّ٠َّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي أَصَبْتَ رَحِ٠5.

A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Safwan al-Jammal who has said the following. “Once I, ‘Amir and ‘Abdallah ibn Judha'a al-’Azdi were in the presence of abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.).

The narrator has said that ‘Amir said to The Imam (a.s.), "May I be sacrificed for you, people think that Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) was buried in al-Rahba (an open space near the mosque of Kufa).” He (a.s.) responded, “No (he was not buried there).” He then asked, “Where was he buried?” He (a.s.) said, “When he died, al-Hassan (a.s.) carried him towards the outskirts of al-Kufa, near al-Najaf, towards the left of al-Ghariyyah, and the right of al-Hira.

He buried him among the small dunes of white sands.” Later on I went to the place and I thought of one place as being it. I then returned and informed him (a.s.) about it. So he (a.s.) said, “You found it, may Allah have mercy on you.” three times. صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (1/52)) صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/304))