Beware that I will depart to the Honourable the Exalted God...

Beware that I will depart to the Honourable the Exalted God -azwj three days from now.’ Mosayyab then cried. The Imam -asws told him: ‘O Mosayyab! Do not cry. My son Ali -asws (Al-Reza) is your Divine Leader, and your next Master -asws !

Therefore, adhere to his -asws Mastery since you will never be at a loss as long as you are with him -asws .’ He said: ‘Praise be to God -azwj .’ Then Imam Al-Kazim -asws called him on the night of the third day and told him: ‘It is time for me to go to the Honourable the Exalted God -azwj . When I ask you for water and drink it, you will see that my stomach gets bloated and swollen. My colour will turn yellow, red and green. It will turn into different colours.

Then inform that oppressor (Harun) about my -asws death. When you see me that way, do not inform anyone else. Also do not tell the one who will come to me -asws until after I die.’ Mosayyab was constantly watching Imam Al-Kazim -asws until he -asws called him and asked for some water and drank it. Then he -asws called him and said: ‘O Mosayyab! This wicked As-Sindi Ibn Shahak thinks that after I pass away, he will take charge of performing the ritual ablutions for me himself. No.

This will never be the case. When they take me to the cemetery known as the Quraysh cemetery, bury me there. Do not raise my tomb higher than four opened fingers.

And do not take any of the dirt from my tomb to be blessed by, since the dirt from the tombs of all of us is forbidden except for that of my grandfather – Al-Hussain -asws Ibn Ali -asws which the Sublime God -azwj has established as a means of healing for our followers and friends.’ Mosayyab then saw someone who looked very much like the Imam -asws sitting next to him -asws . He had seen Imam Al-Reza -asws when he -asws was young.

wanted to ask him -asws questions but our Master Imam Musa -asws asked: ‘O Mosayyab! Did I not admonish you before?’ He kept waiting until the Imam -asws perished, and that person disappeared. Then he informed Harun Ar-Rashid. As-Sindi Ibn Shahak came. saw that they thought they were performing the major ritual ablutions for the dead, but their hands could not reach him.

They thought they were placing the embalmment on him -asws and shrouding him -asws , but they could not do anything for him -asws . It was that person -asws who was placing the embalmment on him -asws and shrouding him -asws . They could see him -asws , but could not tell who he -asws was.