ثُمَّ تَلَا أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَنْ تُتْرَكُوا وَ لَمَّا...

ثُمَّ تَلَا أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَنْ تُتْرَكُوا وَ لَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ جاهَدُوا مِنْكُمْ وَ يَعْلَمَ الصَّابِرِينَ‏ Then the Imam -asws recited: Are you reckoning that you would be left alone while Allah has not yet Known those of you who have struggled hard [9:16] , and Allah -azwj Knows the patient ones!’ [18] After reviewing these Ahadith, one may reflect that I have miserably failed during Mashi and regret of being deficient, however, may my neck be rescued, as I have pleaded guilty in the court of the most merciful Imam -asws (who is Kareem Ibn Kareem) [19] – who just asks for a sigh or tear of regret and forgiveness and bounties start pouring in and in abundance.

‘Mashi’ is to prepare for Conditions of the Awaited ‘Hour’: عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هَوْذَةَ عَنِ النَّهَاوَنْدِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِالطَّوَافِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ وَ قَالَ لِي يَا مُفَضَّلُ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مَهْمُوماً مُتَغَيِّرَ اللَّوْنِ It has been narrated by Abd Al-Wahid, who from Ahmed Ibn Hozah, who from Nawahandi, who from Abd Allah Ibn Hammad, who from Mofassil, who says: ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah -asws in the Tawaaf, and he -asws looked at me and said to me: ‘O Mufazzal!

What is the matter I -asws see you worried and of changed colour (pale)?’ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ نَظَرِي إِلَى بَنِي الْعَبَّاسِ وَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمُلْكِ وَ السُّلْطَانِ وَ الْجَبَرُوتِ فَلَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَكُمْ لَكُنَّا فِيهِ مَعَكُمْ The narrator says, ‘So I said to him -asws , ‘May I be sacrificed for you -asws ! I looked at the clan of Abbas and what is in their hands of this kingdom, and the authority, and the grandeur.

If only that was for you (Imams -asws ), we would be in it with you -asws all’. فَقَالَ يَا مُفَضَّلُ أَمَا لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلَّا سِيَاسَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَ سِيَاحَةُ النَّهَارِ وَ أَكْلُ الْجَشِبِ وَ لُبْسُ الْخَشِنِ شِبْهَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِلَّا فَالنَّارُ فَزُوِيَ ذَلِكَ عَنَّا فَصِرْنَا نَأْكُلُ وَ نَشْرَبُ وَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ ظُلَامَةً جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ نِعْمَةً مِثْلَ هَذَا So, Imam -asws said: ‘O Mufazzal!