L'Argile de la Tombe de Ĥusain (que la paix soit sur lui) et la Recherche de Guérison à travers Elle

2. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh narrated to me from his father, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from some of our companions, who said: A woman gave me some yarn and asked me to give it to the keepers of the Ka’bah to use it to make the cover of the Ka’bah. However, I did not want to give it to them because I knew them. Therefore, when we arrived in Madīnah, I went to Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) and said, “May I sacrifice myself for you! A woman gave me some yarn and asked me to give it to the keepers of the Ka’bah to use it to make the cover of the Ka’bah. However, I do not want to give it to them.” Imam (a.s.) said, “(Sell it and) buy some honey and saffron with its price. Then take some of the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.), mix it with some rain water, and add some of that honey and saffron to it. Distribute it among the Shia so that they may cure their ill ones with it.” My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl Al-Basri – who was known as Fahad, from some of his scholars, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) is the cure for every disease.

Une femme m'a remis du fil et m'a dit de le remettre au voile de la Kaaba pour qu'il soit cousu avec. J'ai refusé de le remettre au voile, connaissant leur statut. Quand nous sommes arrivés à Médine, je suis allé voir Abu Ja'far (as) et je lui ai dit: "Puisses-tu être sacrifié pour toi! Une femme m'a donné du fil et m'a dit de le remettre à la Kaaba pour qu'il soit cousu avec." J'ai refusé de le remettre au voile. Il m'a dit: "Achète du miel et du safran, prends de la terre de la tombe de Hussein (as), mélange-la avec de l'eau du ciel, ajoute-y du miel et du safran, et distribue-le aux Shiites pour qu'ils se soignent avec."

3. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Ḥusain ibn Sa’īd, from his father, from Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān Al-Basri, from his father, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The cure for every disease is in the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) and it is the greatest medicine.

La terre du tombeau de Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) est un remède contre toute maladie.

4. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from a scholar of our companions, from Abil Sabbāḥ Al-Kināni, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) is a cure even if the clay is collected from the distance of one mile away (from the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)).

"Dans la terre du tombeau de Husayn (as), il y a la guérison de toute maladie, et c'est le remède suprême."

5. It is narrated that Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will cure anyone who has an illness if he starts treating himself using the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) except in the case of a deathly illness.

a dit : "La terre du tombeau de Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) contient une guérison, même s'il est pris sur la tête d'une mule."

6. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from Mudlij, from Muḥammad ibn Muslim, who said: Once I went to Madīnah while I was ill and people informed him (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) that I was ill. Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) sent a boy to me who was carrying a drink which was covered with a handkerchief. The boy gave me the drink and said, “Drink it (now). He (the Imam (a.s.)) has ordered me not to return until you drink it.” So I drank it (immediately). It smelled like musk and it was cold and tasty. After I finished drinking it, the boy said to me, “Your master has ordered you to go and meet him as soon as you finish your drink.” I thought about what he said and (the fact that) I could not even stand on my legs before (drinking) this drink. However, as soon as the drink entered my body, I was energized and my cramp was relieved. I went to the Imam (a.s.) and asked for permission to enter. Imam (a.s.) raised his voice and said, “O healthy one! Enter.” I entered, crying. I said Salām to him and kissed his hand and head. Imam (a.s.) asked, “O Muḥammad! Why are you crying?” I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I cry for the loneliness of living so far from you and for not having the ability to live next to you so that I can look at you.” Imam (a.s.) said: As for the lack of ability, this is what Allāh has willed for our friends and those who love us. And the afflictions befall them quickly (in this life). As for the loneliness, verily the believers are lonely in this life among this deviated creation until they leave this life (going) toward the Mercy of Allāh. As for living so far from us, you should console yourself with (remembering) Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) who is in a land next to the Euphrates (River) so far from us. As for that which you mentioned about your love for being close to us and looking at us but not being able to do so, verily Allāh knows that which is in your heart and He will reward you accordingly. Then the Imam (a.s.) asked, “Do you go to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” I replied, “Yes, but in (the state of) fear and apprehension.” Imam (a.s.) said: The more dangerous it becomes, the greater the reward will be, equal to the amount of fear. Those who go to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) in fear will return while they are forgiven. The angels say Salām to them, the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) will see them and see their actions and will pray for them, and Allāh will make them feel safe on the Day when people will be raised for the Lord of the Worlds. “They returned, therefore with grace and favour from Allāh and no harm touched them, and they followed the pleasure of Allāh” (3:174). Then the Imam (a.s.) asked me, “How did you find the drink?” I replied: I testify that you are the family of mercy and you are the successor of the successors. When the boy brought that which you had sent, I could not even stand on my legs and I had given up on myself. After he gave me the drink and I drank it, I felt that I had never smelled (a drink) like this and I had never tasted a colder and a more tasty drink than this. After I finished drinking it, the boy said to me, “The Imam ordered me to tell you to go and meet him as soon as you finish your drink.” I knew how poor my condition was but I thought to myself that I would come to you even if this causes my death. However, as soon as I started coming toward you, I felt energized and my cramp was relieved. So praise be to Allāh who has made you the Mercy for your Shia and for me. Imam (a.s.) said: O Muḥammad! The drink from which you drank contained some of the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) and it is the best of cures. Therefore, do not replace it with anything else, for verily we give this drink to our children and women and we find all of the blessings in it. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Should we take some of this clay (as well) and cure ourselves with it?” Imam (a.s.) replied: People (often) take from this clay and bring it out of the Ḥā`ir while it is visible. However, when they pass by any jinn or animal who is ill or pass by anything else which is diseased, it smells the clay. Therefore, its blessing disappears and others benefit from it. But the clay that we use as a cure is not like this. If it was not for that which I mentioned, everyone who touched the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) or drank from the water which contains it would have been cured immediately. It is exactly like Ḥajar Al-Aswad: the ill ones, the disbelievers, and the pagans kept touching it and being cured by it. It was as white as the whitest corundum but (through time) it became black, as you (now) see. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is wrong with the way I take it?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “You show it to others and you do what others do. You dishonour it by placing it in your saddlebag or in things which will tarnish it. Therefore, it will lose the effect that you seek from it.” I said, “May I sacrifice myself for you! You are right.” Imam (a.s.) said, “Everyone who takes from the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) does not know how it should be taken. Therefore, it does not remain intact in the hands of the people.” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! How can I take from it the way you do?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Do you want me to give you some of it?” I said, “Yes.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “What will you do with it?” I replied, “I will take it with me.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “Where will you place it?” I replied, “In my clothes.” Imam (a.s.) said, “Then you are going back to what you used to do. Drink from the water which contains the clay here and do not carry it with you because it will not remain intact with you.” Thereafter, the Imam (a.s.) gave me from that drink twice and I found no sign of that illness from which I was suffering, and then I left.

Celui qui est touché par une maladie, qu'il commence par la terre du tombeau de l'Imam Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui), Allah le guérira de cette maladie, sauf s'il s'agit de la maladie de la mort.

7. Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl, from Al-Khaybari, from Abī Wallād, from Abī Bakr Al-Ḥaďrami, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: If a believer, who suffers from an illness, and who believes in the rights of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) and in his sanctity and his divine authority, takes as little as the touch of a fingertip from the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.), he will be cured by it.

Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far al-Himyari a rapporté de son père, de Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Salim, de Muhammad ibn Khalid, de Abdullah ibn Hamad al-Basri, de Abdullah ibn Abdurrahman al-Asamm, qui a dit : "Mudlij nous a informés, de la part de Muhammad ibn Muslim, qui a dit : Je suis parti pour Médine alors que j'avais mal. On a dit : Muhammad ibn Muslim a mal. Abu Ja'far (as) m'a envoyé une boisson avec un garçon couvert d'un mouchoir. Le garçon me l'a remis et m'a dit : "Bois-le, car il m'a été ordonné de ne pas partir avant que tu ne l'aies bu." Je l'ai pris et j'ai senti son parfum musqué, son goût délicieux et sa fraîcheur. Après l'avoir bu, le garçon m'a dit : "Ton maître te demande de venir après l'avoir bu." J'ai réfléchi à ses paroles, mais je ne pouvais pas me lever avant d'avoir retrouvé ma force. Une fois la boisson descendue dans mon estomac, je me suis senti revigoré comme si j'avais été libéré d'un fardeau. Je suis allé à sa porte, j'ai demandé la permission d'entrer, et il m'a appelé en disant : "Le corps est sain, entre." Je suis entré en pleurant, je lui ai salué et embrassé la main et la tête. Il m'a demandé : "Pourquoi pleures-tu, ô Muhammad ?" J'ai répondu : "Je pleure à cause de mon éloignement, de ma détresse et de mon incapacité à me tenir devant toi." Il m'a dit : "Quant à ton incapacité, c'est ainsi qu'Allah a désigné nos alliés et ceux qui nous aiment, et Il a fait venir les épreuves vers eux rapidement. Quant à ce que tu as mentionné de l'éloignement, le croyant est étranger dans ce monde et dans cette création déformée jusqu'à ce qu'il quitte ce monde pour la miséricorde d'Allah. Quant à ta détresse, tu as en Abu Abdullah (as) un exemple dans une terre éloignée de nous, près de l'Euphrate. Quant à ton amour pour nous, le fait de nous voir et de ne pas pouvoir le faire, Allah connaît ce qu'il y a dans ton cœur et te récompensera pour cela." Puis il m'a demandé : "Veux-tu visiter la tombe de Hussein (as) ?" J'ai répondu : "Oui, mais avec crainte et respect." Il a dit : "Il n'y a pas de récompense plus grande pour cela que la peur, et celui qui craint en y allant sera en sécurité le jour où les gens se tiendront devant le Seigneur de l'univers." Après avoir demandé pardon, les anges lui ont salué, le Prophète (psl) l'a visité et a prié pour lui. Il est revenu avec une grâce et une faveur que le mal n'a pas touchées, suivant la satisfaction d'Allah. Il m'a demandé : "Comment as-tu trouvé la boisson ?" J'ai répondu : "Je témoigne que vous êtes la famille de la miséricorde, et que vous êtes l'héritier des héritiers. Le garçon m'a apporté ce que vous lui avez envoyé, et je ne pouvais pas me lever. J'étais désespéré de moi-même, mais le garçon m'a donné la boisson. Après l'avoir bue, je n'ai jamais senti un parfum, un goût ou une fraîcheur pareils. Après l'avoir bue, le garçon m'a dit : "Il m'a été ordonné de te dire que lorsque tu l'auras bu, viens à moi." Ayant compris la gravité de ma situation, j'ai dit : "Je vais aller le voir, même si mon âme doit partir." Je me suis approché de vous, me sentant revigoré comme si j'avais été libéré d'un fardeau. Louange à Allah qui vous a établis comme miséric