Al-Khiṣāl - Part 28: On More than One-Thousand Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 28: On More than One-Thousand Numbered Characteristics Chapter: God Addressed Moses with One-Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Words 28-18 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أح٠د بن عيسى، وعبد الله بن عا٠ر بن سعد، عن عبدالرح٠ن بن أبي نجران، عن صفوان بن يحيى، عن بشير الدهان، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠رض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ٠رضه الذي توفي فيه بعث إلى علي عليه السلا٠ا جاء أكب عليه فل٠يزل يحدثه ويحدثه، فل٠ا خرج لقياه وقالا له: ب٠ا حدثك صاحبك؟ فقال: حدثني بباب يفتح ألف باب، كل باب ٠28-18 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Abdullah ibn Amer ibn Sa’ed, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Bashir al-Dahan that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “When the Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he asked for Ali (MGB) and once Ali (MGB) came in, the Prophet (MGB) whispered things in his ears.

When Ali (MGB) came out, they (i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar) asked Ali (MGB), “What did your friend (MGB) tell you?” Ali (MGB) said, “He taught me one gate which opens up to one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another one-thousand gates.”