Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى يَرْفَعُهُ عَنْ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ دَعَا نَبِيٌّ ٠ِنَ الأنْبِيَاءِ عَلَى قَوْ٠ِهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أُسَلِّطُ عَلَيْهِ٠ْ فَقَالَ لاَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَالْجُوعَ فَقَالَ لاَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ ٠َا تُرِيدُ فَقَالَ ٠َوْتٌ دَفِيقٌ يَحْزُنُ الْقَلْبَ وَيُقِلُّ الْعَدَدَ فَأُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ٠41.

Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu‘ manner has narrated the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘A prophet of the prophets prayed against his followers. It was said to him, “I will make their enemy to dominate them.” He said, “No, I do not want this.” It was told to him that hunger would dominate them.

He said, “No.” He then was asked, “What do you want?” He replied, “I want for them a pressing death to seize the heart with grief and reduce the number.” Plague was then sent upon them.’” رفوع - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (14/265))