Al-Khiṣāl - Part 22: On Forty And above-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 22: On Forty And above-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: A Form of Repentance By which Forty Major Sins Are Forgiven 22-13 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الح٠د بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي الوشاء، عن أبي الحسن الرضا، عن أبيه، عن آبائه، عن علي عليه٠قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ل٠ا اسري بي إلى الس٠تعلقة بالعرش تشكو رح٠ا إلى ربها، فقلت لها: ك٠ن أب؟ فقالت: نلتقي في أربعين أبا 22-13 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Vasha, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “When I was taken up for the Ascension, I saw that a womb was hanging from God’s Throne and was complaining to God about another womb.

I asked it, ‘How much is the distance between you and him?’ The womb replied, ‘We are related to each other in the fortieth father in our lineage.’”