If Abu Zarr -as knew what was in the heart of Salman -as ...
If Abu Zarr -as knew what was in the heart of Salman -as , he -as would have killed him -as ; and Rasool-Allah -saww had established brotherhood between the two of them -as . فَمَا ظَنُّكُمْ بِسَائِرِ الْخَلْقِ إِنَّ عِلْمَ الْعُلَمَاءِ صَعْبٌ مُسْتَصْعَبٌ لَا يَحْتَمِلُهُ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ أَوْ مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ أَوْ عَبْدٌ مُؤْمِنٌ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلْإِيمَانِ So what are your thoughts with the rest of the people?
The knowledge of the knowledgeable ones -asws is difficult, becoming more difficult. None can bear it except for a Mursil Prophet -saww , or an Angel of Proximity, or a Momin servant whose heart Allah -azwj has Tested for the Eman ’. فَقَالَ وَ إِنَّمَا صَارَ سَلْمَانُ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ لِأَنَّهُ امْرُؤٌ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَلِذَلِكَ نَسَبْتُهُ إِلَى الْعُلَمَاءِ .
So he (Abu Abdullah -asws ) said: ‘And rather, Salman -as came to be of the knowledgeable ones because he -as is a man from us -asws , the People -asws of the Household, therefore due to that I -asws am attributing him -as to the knowledgeable ones -asws ’.
[24] رجال الكشي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِشْكِيبَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ خُرَّزَادَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الشَّاشِيِّ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْمُعَدِّلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: خَطَبَ سَلْمَانُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانِي لِدِينِهِ بَعْدَ جُحُودِي لَهُ إِذْ أَنَا مذكي [مُذَكٍ] لِنَارِ الْكُفْرِ أُهِلُّ لَهَا نَصِيباً وَ أَتَيْتُ لَهَا رِزْقاً حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي قَلْبِي حُبَّ تِهَامَةَ فَخَرَجْتُ جَائِعاً ظَمْآنَ قَدْ طَرَدَنِي قَوْمِي وَ أُخْرِجْتُ مِنْ مَالِي وَ لَا حَمُولَةَ تَحْمِلُنِي وَ لَا مَتَاعَ يُجَهِّزُنِي وَ لَا مَالَ يُقَوِّينِي (The book) ‘Rijaal Al Kashy’ – Muhammad Bin Masoud, from Al Husayn Bin Ashkeyb, from Al Hassan Bin Khurrazad, from Muhammad Bin Hammad Al Shashy, from Salih Bin Nuh, fro Zayd Bin Al Muaddal, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Salman -ra addressed saying, ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj Who Guided me -ra to His -azwj Religion after my -ra denial to Him -azwj .
Then it was my -ra displeasure of the fire of Kufr, releasing a share for it, and I -ra brought sustenance to him until Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Cast the love of Tahama in my -ra heart.
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