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

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Before the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi wa-sallam deeds of his followers are presented عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَ٠ْزَةَ وَ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) إِنَّ لَكُ٠ْ فِي حَيَاتِي خَيْراً وَ فِي ٠َاتِي خَيْراً قَالَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ٠َّا حَيَاتَكَ فَقَدْ عَلِ٠َا لَنَا فِي وَفَاتِكَ فَقَالَ أَ٠َّا فِي حَيَاتِي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ وَ ٠ا كانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُ٠ْ وَ أَنْتَ فِيهِ٠َاتِي فَتُعْرَضُ عَلَيَّ أَعْ٠ْ فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُ٠361.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza and someone else, has reported the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) says that the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘There is goodness for you in my (saww) being alive and goodness for you in my (saww) passing away’. So they said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww)! As for your (saww) being alive, so we have known that.

So what is (goodness) for us in your (saww) passing away?’ He (saww) said: ‘As for my (saww) being alive, so Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Said: “[8:33] But Allah was not going to chastise them while you were among them”. And as for my (saww) passing away, your deeds would get presented to me (saww), so I (saww) would be seeking Forgiveness for you’.

صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (3/ 397)) حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/236))