Why did you hit the mule and broke the base of the door?
Why did you hit the mule and broke the base of the door?’ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا سَيِّدِي لَمْ أَعْلَمْ مَا فِي رِجْلِ الْبَابِ فَقَالَ وَ لِمَ احْتَجْتَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا تَحْتَاجُ أَنْ تَعْتَذِرَ مِنْهُ إِيَّاكَ بَعْدَهَا أَنْ تَعُودَ إِلَى مِثْلِهَا وَ إِذَا سَمِعْتَ لَنَا شَاتِماً فَامْضِ لِسَبِيلِكَ الَّتِي أُمِرْتَ بِهَا وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُجَاوِبَ مَنْ يَشْتِمُنَا أَوْ تُعَرِّفَهُ مَنْ أَنْتَ فَإِنَّا بِبَلَدِ سَوْءٍ وَ مِصْرَ سَوْءٍ وَ امْضِ فِي طَرِيقِكَ فَإِنَّ أَخْبَارَكَ وَ أَحْوَالَكَ تُرَدُّ إِلَيْنَا فَاعْلَمْ ذَلِكَ.
I said to him asws , ‘O my Master – asws ! I did not know what was in the base of the door’. He – asws said: ‘And why did you have to do a deed being needy to apologise from it? Beware after it from repeating similar to it, and whenever you hear insults to us – asws , then continue on your way which I – asws instruct you with and beware of replying to the one who insults us – asws , or introducing to him who you are, for we are in an evil country, and an evil city.
And continue in your road, for your news and your situations are being referred to us – asws , so know that!’’.
[16] APPENDIX III: There is no gathering (Sangat) in Sins: حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُدَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ كَلَاماً يُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) وَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَعَرَضْتُهُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ هَذَا قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَعْرِفُهُ Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Al-Kindy, from Ahmad Bin Udeys, from Abaan Bin Usmaan, from Abu Al-Sabbaah who said: ‘I heard a speech reported from the Prophet – saww and from Ali – asws , and from Ibn Mas’oud.
So I presented it to Abu Abdullah – asws . He – asws said: ‘These are the words of the Messenger – saww of Allah – azwj . I – asws recognise them’.
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