*In The Name of Allah the Most High* *Salamun Alaikum*
On the occasion of closing of doors .... Abbas (a.s.) and others came to him (s.a.w.a.) and said: O Prophet of God! How is it that Ali (a.s.) continues to pass through this mosque?! The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) replied: This is only God’s will. You must abide by it. Jibraeel has brought revelation in this matter. Then the condition of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) became such, as it used to be at the time of arrival of divine revelation. When he became normal, he said: O Abbas! O uncle of the Messenger of Allah! Jibraeel informs me from Almighty Allah that Ali will not depart from me in loneliness and that he will be my companion even when I am in alien land. So, I too may not separate him from my mosque. O My uncle! If you could see Ali (a.s.) when he was confronting my enemies by sleeping on my bed thereby protecting my life and was very pleased to be killed by the disbelievers, you would have realized how much grace he deserves from me and how much from Almighty Allah. As Ali (a.s.) became distinct from all others by sleeping in my bed during the night of migration and thus distinguishing himself from all others by sacrificing his life for the sake of the life of Allah’s Messenger, God also made him distinct from all others in the matter of passing through the mosque of the messenger. O uncle! Had you seen how lofty is the rank of Ali (a.s.) in the sight of God and also in the eyes of holy angels, in the higher world, you would consider his greatness and superiority in this world very insignificant. O My uncle! Never allow any ill will towards Ali (a.s.) in your heart otherwise you will become like your brother, Abu Lahab, as you both are full brothers. O uncle! If all the residents of the earth and the sky become enemies of Ali (a.s.), Allah Almighty will destroy them all and hurl them into Hell. If all the infidels love Ali (a.s.), God will better their Hereafter due to that love by first giving them the good sense to become faithful and make them enter the fragrant gardens of Paradise. O uncle! The greatness of Ali (a.s.) is very graceful. His condition is bright and his importance is great. When love for Ali (a.s.) will be put in balance against one’s good deeds, it (the former) will prove heavier. Likewise if one’s enmity for Ali (a.s.) is compared with one’s sins (evil deeds) the former will look heavier. When Abbas heard such excellence of Ali (a.s.) from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) he said: O Allah’s Messenger: I am pleased to accept and submit. Then the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked him: Just look at the sky and tell me what you see? Abbas replied: O Allah’s Messenger: I can see the clean and bright sun which has appeared in the clean and pure sky. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said: O Abbas, O uncle of Prophet, the goodness of your acceptance of the excellence given by God to Ali (a.s.) is greater and better than this sun which is in the sky and so the bounties granted to you by God because of your acceptance are far more higher than the bounties due to which vegetables, grains and fruits grow in sunlight, which also ripens them. O uncle! As a result of your acceptance of the said single excellence of Ali (a.s.), many holy angels have befriended you, whose number is more than the drops of rain and leaves on trees and particles of sand and hair on animals and the kinds of vegetables and the steps of human beings and their breaths, words and looks. All these angels pray: O Allah, pour Mercy on Your Messenger’s uncle, Abbas who believed in the excellence of his brother Ali (a.s.). O uncle, I also thank God and praise Him as He raised your rank making your position great in the heavens. Tafseer of Imam Hasan Askari a.s. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Shia Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to shiagroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to shiagroup@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shiagroup/CALPN1PV%2B5teOWk_Nfp6vspqb2VaTRVXbziWTCk7%2BQcyR4YR_VA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
