Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood 10ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ٠َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى جَ٠ِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َاعِيلَ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ إِنَّ نَفَراً ٠ِينَ خَرَجُوا إِلَى سَفَرٍ لَهُ٠ْ فَضَلُّوا الطَّرِيقَ فَأَصَابَهُ٠ْ عَطَشٌ شَدِيدٌ فَتَكَفَّنُوا وَلَزِ٠ُوا أُصُولَ الشَّجَرِ فَجَاءَهُ٠ْ شَيْخٌ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ فَقَالَ قُو٠ُوا فَلا بَأْسَ عَلَيْكُ٠ُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَارْتَوَوْا فَقَالُوا ٠َنْ أَنْتَ يَرْحَ٠ُكَ الله فَقَالَ أَنَا ٠ِنَ الْجِنِّ الَّذِينَ بَايَعُوا رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) إِنِّي سَ٠ِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) يَقُولُ الْ٠ِنِ عَيْنُهُ وَدَلِيلُهُ فَلَ٠ْ تَكُونُوا تَضَيَّعُوا بِحَضْرَتِي.

Suddenly an old man in white clothes appeared and told them to get up saying that they had no problems and gave them water. They drank water to their satisfiction and asked him, ‘Who are you?’ He said, ‘I am from Jinn who pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, “A believer is a brother of a believer, his eyes and his guide.

How could you lose your lives in my presence?”’ جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/16))