16. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hanan ibn Sadir from Yazid ibn Khalifah and he is a man from banu al-Harith ibn Ka‘b who has said the following: “I once went to al-Madinah when Ziyad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah al-Harithiy was the governor. I asked permission to visit abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. I then visited and offered him (the Imam) the greeting of peace and took my place. I then said to abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘I am from banu al-Harith ibn Ka‘b and Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has granted me guidance to your love and affection toward Ah/ al-Bayt. He (the narrator) has said that abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, then asked, ‘How were you guided to love of Ahl al- Bayt? By Allah our love in banu al-Harith ibn Ka‘b is very little.’ He (the narrator) has said that I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I have a Khurasaniy slave. He works as bleacher and he has four fellows from his town. They invite each other every Friday to the place of one of them. In every five Fridays, my slave has one day and he prepares al-Nabidh and meat for them. When they finish food and meat he brings a bowl and fills it with al-Nabidh, then brings a jug, when one of them wants to drink he is told not to drink until he says, ‘O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause.’ I received guidance to loving you because of this slave. He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said to me, ‘Give him good advice, convey my greeting of peace to him and say to him, ‘Ja‘far ibn Muhammad says to you, “You must look into the drink that you drink. If a large quantity of it is intoxicating liquor then do not go close to its small quantity also; the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘All intoxicating liquor is unlawful.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘Whatever is intoxicating liquor in large quantity, it in a small quantity is also unlawful.”” He (the narrator) has said that I went to al-Kufah and conveyed the greeting of peace to him from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. He wept and asked me, ‘Did Ja‘far ibn Muhammad pay this much attention to me? He (the Imam) offered to me the greeting of peace! ’ I then said, ‘Yes, he (the Imam) did and he (the Imam) instructed me to inform you that you must look to the drink which you drink. If it is intoxicating liquor in large quantity, then do not go near to its small quantity; the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “All intoxicating liquor is unlawful and whatever is intoxicating liquor in large quantity is unlawful in small quantity also.” He (the Imam) has recommended me to be good to you. Therefore, I set you free. You can go free for the sake of Allah, most High.’ The slave then said, ‘It is the kind of drink that will never go in my belly as long as I live in this world.’”
IsnādMuhammad ibn Yahya a rapporté d'Ahmad ibn Muhammad, de Muhammad ibn Isma'il, d'Ali ibn Ibrahim, de son père, de Hanan ibn Sadir, de Yazid ibn Khalifa, un homme de la tribu des Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b, qui a dit : J'ai entendu dire...
Je suis venu à Médine et Ziyad ibn 'Ubayd Allah al-Harithi m'a accueilli. J'ai demandé la permission d'entrer chez Abi 'Abdillah (sur lui la paix), je suis entré et je lui ai salué. J'ai pris place et lui ai dit : "Je suis un homme de la tribu des Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b et Allah m'a guidé vers votre amour et celui de votre famille, ô gens de la Maison." Il m'a répondu : "Comment as-tu trouvé le chemin vers notre amour, ô gens de la Maison ? Par Allah, notre amour parmi les Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b est rare." J'ai dit : "Je vous en prie, j'ai un jeune garçon khurasani qui travaille comme coiffeur, et il a quatre amis avec qui il se réunit chaque vendredi. Ils organisent une fête où mon garçon est invité tous les cinq vendredis, et ils consomment du vin et de la viande. Après avoir mangé, ils apportent une cruche qu'ils remplissent de vin, puis une coupe qu'ils remplissent de vin. Quand quelqu'un la prend pour boire, ils lui disent : 'Ne bois pas avant d'avoir invoqué la bénédiction sur Muhammad et la famille de Muhammad.' C'est ainsi que j'ai trouvé mon chemin vers votre amour grâce à ce garçon." Il m'a alors dit : "Traite-le bien, transmets-lui mes salutations, et dis-lui que Ja'far ibn Muhammad te dit : 'Regarde ce que tu bois, si sa grande quantité enivre, n'en approche pas la petite quantité, car le Messager d'Allah (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille) a dit : Tout ce qui enivre en grande quantité est interdit, et ce qui enivre en petite quantité est également interdit.' J'ai ensuite quitté Koufa et j'ai transmis les salutations du garçon à Ja'far ibn Muhammad (sur lui la paix). Il a pleuré et m'a dit : 'Prends soin de moi jusqu'à ce que Ja'far ibn Muhammad (sur lui la paix) me transmette les salutations.' J'ai dit : 'Oui, il m'a dit de te dire : Regarde ce que tu bois, si sa grande quantité enivre, n'en approche pas la petite quantité, car le Messager d'Allah (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille) a dit : Tout ce qui enivre en grande quantité est interdit, et ce qui enivre en petite quantité est également interdit. Il m'a recommandé de veiller sur toi, alors va, tu es libre pour l'amour d'Allah le Très-Haut.' Le garçon a dit : 'Par Allah, c'est une boisson qui ne quitte pas mon estomac tant que je serai en ce monde.'