[19] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ...
[19] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جَنَاحٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ مُهَاجِرٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ مَرَّ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ( عليه السلام ) عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ قَدْ مَاتَ أَهْلُهَا وَ طَيْرُهَا وَ دَوَابُّهَا فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَمُوتُوا إِلَّا بِسَخْطَةٍ وَ لَوْ مَاتُوا مُتَفَرِّقِينَ لَتَدَافَنُوا فَقَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ يَا رُوحَ اللَّهِ وَ كَلِمَتَهُ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُحْيِيَهُمْ لَنَا فَيُخْبِرُونَا مَا كَانَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فَنَجْتَنِبَهَا A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Mansour Bin Al Abbas, from Saeed Bin Janah, from Usman Bin Saeed, from Abdul Hameed Bin Ali Al Kufy, from Muhajir Al Asady, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Isa -as Bin Maryam -as passed by a town whose inhabitants had died, along with its birds and its animals.
So he -as said: ‘But they did not die except by the Wrath (of Allah -azwj ), and had they died separately, they would have buried each other’. So the disciples said, ‘O Spirit of Allah -azwj and His -azwj Word! Supplicate to Allah -azwj that He -azwj should Revive them so they can inform us what their deeds were (that led them to this destruction), so that we can stay away from these’.
فَدَعَا عِيسَى ( عليه السلام ) رَبَّهُ فَنُودِيَ مِنَ الْجَوِّ أَنْ نَادِهِمْ فَقَامَ عِيسَى ( عليه السلام ) بِاللَّيْلِ عَلَى شَرَفٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ يَا أَهْلَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ فَأَجَابَهُ مِنْهُمْ مُجِيبٌ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رُوحَ اللَّهِ وَ كَلِمَتَهُ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكُمْ مَا كَانَتْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ قَالَ عِبَادَةُ الطَّاغُوتِ وَ حُبُّ الدُّنْيَا مَعَ خَوْفٍ قَلِيلٍ وَ أَمَلٍ بَعِيدٍ وَ غَفْلَةٍ فِي لَهْوٍ وَ لَعِبٍ So Isa -as supplicated to his -as Lord -azwj , and there was a Call from the air: ‘Call them!’ So Isa -as stood at night upon a high ground and he -as said: ‘O inhabitants of this town!’ So one of them responded answering, ‘O Spirit of Allah -azwj and His -azwj Word, here I am!’ So he -as said: ‘Woe be unto you all!
What were your deeds?’ He said, ‘Worshipping the tyrants and love of the world along with little fear, and having long hopes and neglectfully engaged in the ‘لَهْوٍ وَ لَعِبٍ’ – useless and playful activities’.
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