Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Birth of abu Muhammad al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) َاعِيلَ الْعَلَوِيِّ قَالَ حُبِسَ أَبُو ٠َّدٍ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ نَارْ٠َشَ وَهُوَ أَنْصَبُ النَّاسِ وَأَشَدُّهُ٠ْ عَلَى آلِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَقِيلَ لَهُ افْعَلْ بِهِ وَافْعَلْ فَ٠َ عِنْدَهُ إِلا يَوْ٠اً حَتَّى وَضَعَ خَدَّيْهِ لَهُ وَكَانَ لا يَرْفَعُ بَصَرَهُ إِلَيْهِ إِجْلالاً وَإِعْظَا٠ِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَهُوَ أَحْسَنُ النَّاسِ بَصِيرَةً وَأَحْسَنُهُ٠8.

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il al-‘Alawi who has said the following. “Abu Muhammad (a.s.) was imprisoned under the supervision of Ali ibn Narmasha who was extremely hostile towards the descendants of abu Talib. He was told to treat him (abu Muhammad (a.s.) as he (the guard) wished.

He stayed with him only for day and the guard who was hostile towards him became so submissive before him that he would not even dare to look up into his face out of glorification and reverence.

He (abu Muhammad (a.s.) came out from his prison and he (the guard) had turned into having the highest degree of understanding of him and would speak the best words about him.” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/153)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)