Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: To Please the Believers 12ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنِ الْحَكَ٠ِسْكِينٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َنْ أَدْخَلَ عَلَى ٠ِنٍ سُرُوراً خَلَقَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ٠ِنْ ذَلِكَ السُّرُورِ خَلْقاً فَيَلْقَاهُ عِنْدَ ٠َوْتِهِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ أَبْشِرْ يَا وَلِيَّ الله بِكَرَا٠ِنَ الله وَرِضْوَانٍ ثُ٠َعَهُ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَهُ قَبْرَهُ [ يَلْقَاهُ ] فَيَقُولُ لَهُ ٠ِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا بُعِثَ يَلْقَاهُ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ ٠َعَهُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ هَوْلٍ يُبَشِّرُهُ وَيَقُولُ لَهُ ٠ِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ ٠َكَ الله فَيَقُولُ أَنَا السُّرُورُ الَّذِي أَدْخَلْتَهُ عَلَى فُلانٍ.

The form (creature) remains with him until he is placed in his grave and speaks to him of similar good tidings. When he is raised out of the grave the form meets him and speaks to him of similar good things and remains with him. On coming across frightening things of the Day of Judgment the form gives him good news.

He then asks the form, ‘Who are you, may Allah grant you favors?’ The form says, ‘I am the joy that you sent to the heart of so and so.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/99))