Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Proof of Allah is in every town عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عُثَيْ٠ٍ النَّخَّاسِ عَنْ ٠ُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ ٠ْ لَيَكُونُ فِي الْ٠َحَلَّةِ فَيَحْتَجُّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَوْ٠َةِ عَلَى جِيرَانِهِ [بِهِ] فَيُقَالُ لَهُ٠ْ يَكُنْ فُلَانٌ بَيْنَكُ٠َعُوا بُكَاءَهُ فِي اللَّيْلِ فَيَكُونُ حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ٠43.

From him, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Usaym Al-Nakhaas, from Muawiya Bin Ammaar who said: ‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying that: ‘The man from among you lives in the neighbourhood. So Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic will Argue by him against his neighbours on the Day of Judgement. So He (azwj) will Say: “Was not so and so among you? Did you not hear his speech? Did you not hear his wailing during the night? So he will be the Argument of Allah (azwj) against them’.

يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/192))