Ismaël, le fils de l'Imam as-Sadiq

(2) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Hameed bin Ziyad from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Suma’a from Ahmad bin al-Hasan al-Maythami from Abu Nujayh al-Masma’iy that al-Faydh bin al-Mukhtar had said: “I said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “What do you say about a piece of land that I take from the ruler and then I hire it and take a half or a third or less or more than that from its products? Is that permissible?” He said: “Yes, it is.” His son Issma’eel said: “O father, you have not memorized well.” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to his son: “Have I dealt with such a matter differently? O my son, it is for this that I often say to you to keep to me but you do not do.” Issma’eel got up and left. I said: “May I die for you! No blame is on Issma’eel if you are going to inform him of every thing before your death (to be the imam after you) as you have been informed of every thing by your father!” He said: “O Faydh, Issma’eel to me is not as I have been to my father (concerning the imamate).” I said: “May I die for you! I have never doubted that he will be the imam after you. If what we fear (your death) occurs, then to whom we resort?” He kept silent and turned aside from me. I kissed his knee and said to him: “Be merciful to my old age! It is Hell that I fear. By Allah, if I know that I die before you, I will never mind but I fear that I live after you.” He said to me: “Stay here!” He went behind a curtain in some place in the house. He stayed for a while and then called: “O Faydh, come in!” I went in. I found him in his place of praying. He had offered prayer and then turned away from the qibla. I sat before him. His son Abul Hasan Musa (as), who was a young boy then, came in. He had a stick in his hand. His father seated him on his thigh and said to him: “May I die for you! What is this stick in your hand?” He said: “I passed by my brother Ali and found him beating an animal with this stick. I took it out of his hand.” Then Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to me: “O Faydh, Prophet Muhammad (as) has been entrusted with the scriptures of Abraham and Moses (as) and he has entrusted Ali with them. Then Ali has entrusted al-Hasan with them, al-Hasan has entrusted al-Husayn with them, al-Husayn has entrusted his son Ali with them, Ali bin al-Husayn has entrusted his son Muhammad with them and then my father (Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir) has entrusted me with them. They have been with me and I have entrusted my son, this, with them even though he is still too young. They are with him now.” I understood what he wanted to say. I said to him: “May I die for you! Tell me more please!” He said: “O Faydh, whenever my father wanted Allah to respond to his praying, he seated me beside him on his right hand. He prayed Allah and I said: “Amen!” Now I do the same with my son.” I cried because of delight and said to him: “O my master, tell me more please!” He said: “When my father traveled and I was with him, I approached my sumpter near to his if he felt sleepy to put my arm under his head for a mile or two until he somehow took his need of sleep. Now my son, this, does the same to me.” I said: “Tell me more please! May I die for you!” He said: “O Faydh, I see in this son as Prophet Jacob (as) has seen in his son Joseph (as).” I said: “Tell me more please, O my master!” He said: “He is your man (the imam after me), whom you have asked about. Get up and confess his right!” I got up and kissed his hand and head. I prayed Allah to protect him. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “In the first time I was not permitted to inform you.” I said: “May I narrate this from you?” He said: “Yes, you may narrate it to your wife and children and to your companions.” My wife and children were with me and of my companions was Younus bin Dhabyan. When I told them of that, they praised Allah too much. Younus said: “By Allah, I shall not be satisfied until I hear this from him himself.” He left hastily. I followed after him. When I arrived at the door, I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying to Younus: “It is as Faydh has told you. Keep silent and accept that from him!” Younus said: “I listen and obey.” I came in. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to me: “O Faydh, make him your companion!” I said: “I have done.”

Muhammad ibn Hammam nous a informés, a dit: Hamid ibn Ziyad nous a informés, a dit: Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah m'a informé, de la part d'Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Meithami, a dit: Abu Najih al-Misma'i nous a informés, de la part d'Al-Fayd ibn Al-Mukhtar, a dit: J'ai dit à Abu Abdullah: "Que dites-vous au sujet d'une terre que j'accepte du sultan, puis je la loue à des cultivateurs en stipulant que tout ce qu'Allah en fait produire, la moitié ou le tiers, plus ou moins, m'appartient? Est-ce permis?" Il a répondu: "Il n'y a pas de mal." Isma'il, son fils, lui a alors dit: "Ô mon père, pourquoi ne pas te souvenir?" Il a répondu: "N'est-ce pas ainsi que je traite mes cultivateurs, ô mon fils? N'est-ce pas pour cela que je te dis souvent de me laisser tranquille et de ne pas agir ainsi!" Isma'il s'est levé et est sorti. J'ai alors dit: "Que ma vie soit sacrifiée pour vous, Isma'il n'a pas à vous désobéir, car quand je ne serai plus là, les choses lui seront confiées comme elles l'étaient pour vous après votre père?" Il a répondu: "Ô Fayd, Isma'il n'est pas de moi comme je suis d'Abu Abdullah." J'ai dit: "Que ma vie soit sacrifiée pour vous, je n'avais aucun doute que les voyageurs viendraient à lui après vous, alors si ce que nous craignons arrive - et nous demandons à Allah de nous en préserver - vers qui se tourner?" Il s'est retenu de me répondre. J'ai alors embrassé son genou en disant: "Ayez pitié de ma vieillesse, car c'est vraiment le feu. Par Allah, si j'avais l'espoir de mourir avant vous, je ne m'en soucierais pas, mais j'ai peur de rester après vous." Il m'a dit: "Reste ici." Puis il s'est dirigé vers un coin de la maison, a soulevé un rideau et est entré, restant un moment. Ensuite, il m'a appelé: "Ô Fayd, entre." J'ai alors vu qu'il était dans sa mosquée, ayant prié et s'étant détourné de la qibla. Je me suis assis devant lui. Abu al-Hasan Musa est entré avec son fils, qui tenait une perle dans sa main. Il l'a assis sur sa cuisse et lui a demandé: "Par mes parents, qu'est-ce ce bracelet que tu as dans ta main?" Le fils a répondu: "Je l'ai vu avec mon frère Ali, alors qu'il s'en servait pour frapper un animal, et je l'ai pris de sa main." Abu Abdullah m'a dit: "Ô Fayd, le Messager d'Allah m'a confié les Écritures d'Abraham et de Moïse, puis les a confiées à Ali, puis Ali al-Hasan, puis al-Hasan à al-Husayn son frère, et al-Husayn les a confiées à Ali ibn al-Husayn, puis Ali ibn al-Husayn à Muhammad ibn Ali, et mon père me les a confiées. Elles étaient avec moi et mon fils les a reçues de moi alors qu'il était jeune, et elles sont toujours avec lui. J'ai compris ce qu'il voulait dire, alors j'ai dit: "Que ma vie soit sacrifiée pour vous, continuez." Il a dit: "Ô Fayd, quand mon père voulait que sa prière ne soit pas rejetée, il me faisait asseoir à sa droite et priait, et j'ai été témoin qu'aucune de ses prières n'a été rejetée. Fais de même avec mon fils ici, et je t'ai mentionné hier dans une situation favorable." (Fayd a dit) J'ai pleuré de joie, puis je lui ai dit: "Seigneur, continuez." Il a dit: "Quand mon p

(3) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from al-Qassim bin Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Hazim from Obayss bin Hisham from Durust bin Abu Mansoor that al-Waleed bin Subayh had said: “There was an argument between me and a man called Abdul Jaleel. He said that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had appointed his son Issma’eel as the imam after him. I told Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) of that. He said: “O Waleed, by Allah, it is not so. If I have done, I should have appointed the proper one.” He mentioned the name of Abul Hasan Musa (al-Kadhim) (as).”

Il y avait entre moi et un homme appelé 'Abd al-Jalil une discussion à propos de la prédestination, alors il me dit : Certes, Aba 'Abd Allah (l'Imam Sadiq) a recommandé Isma'il. Il a répondu : Ô Walid, non par Allah ! Si je l'avais fait, c'était pour un tel (il voulait dire Aba al-Hasan Musa) et il l'a nommé.

(4) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rabah az-Zuhri from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hasan bin Ayyoob from Abdul Kareem bin Amr al-Khath’ami that Jama’a as-Sa’igh had said: “I heard al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar asking Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Does Allah impose (upon people) to obey someone and then the divine revelation keeps that secret?” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “Allah is more glorified, merciful and kinder to His people than to impose upon them obeying someone but the divine revelation keeps that secret day and night.” Then his son Abul Hasan Musa (as) appeared. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to al-Mufadhdhal: “Would you like to look at the keeper of Imam Ali’s book?” Al-Mufadhdhal said: “And is there anything else that makes me more delighted than this?!” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “This is the keeper of Ali’s hidden book, about which Allah has said, ‘None shall touch it save the purified ones.’”

"Est-ce qu'Allah ordonne à Son serviteur d'obéir, puis cache de lui les nouvelles du ciel?" Abou Abd Allah lui répondit: "Allah est le Plus Majestueux, le Plus Généreux, le Plus Miséricordieux envers Ses serviteurs, et Il est plus Miséricordieux que d'ordonner à Son serviteur d'obéir, puis de lui cacher les nouvelles du ciel matin et soir." Puis Abou al-Hassan Musa est apparu, et Abou Abd Allah lui dit: "Préfères-tu regarder le possesseur du Livre d'Ali?" Al-Mufaddal lui répondit: "Qu'est-ce qui pourrait me réjouir davantage que cela?" Abou Abd Allah dit: "C'est le possesseur du Livre d'Ali; le Livre préservé que Dieu a dit: "Nul ne le touche, excepté les purifiés."

(5) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Hameed bin Ziyad from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Suma’a from Ahmad bin al-Hasan bin Muhammad al-Maythami from Muhammad bin Iss’haq that his father had said: “I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) and asked him who the imam would be after him. He said to me: “He is the keeper of the lamb.” His son Musa (al-Kadhim), who was a little boy then, was in a corner of the house with a lamb. He said to the lamb: “Prostrate yourself before Allah, Who has created you!”

Il m'a répondu: C'est le possesseur de la tache blanche. Moïse était dans un coin de la maison, encore enfant, et il avait une poupée de terre avec lui, à qui il disait: Prosterne-toi devant Allah qui t'a créée.

(6) Abu Sulayman Ahmad bin Hawtha narrated from Ibraheem bin Iss’haq an-Nahawandi from Abdullah bin Hammad al-Ansari that Mo’awiya bin Wahab had said: “Once I went to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) and I saw his son Abul Hasan Musa, who was then three years old. There was a lamb with him. He said to the lamb: “Prostrate yourself before Allah, Who has created you.” He repeated that three times. A little boy said to him: “O my master, ask it to die!” Musa (as) said: “Woe unto you! Do I give life (to creatures) and make them die? It is Allah, Who gives life (to His creatures) and makes (them) die.”

Je suis entré chez Abu Abdullah, j'ai vu Abu al-Hasan Musa qui avait alors trois ans, et il avait avec lui une brebis de cette région. Il tenait sa corde et lui disait: Prosterne-toi devant Allah qui t'a créée. Il a fait cela trois fois. Un jeune garçon lui a alors dit: Ô mon maître, dis-lui de mourir. Musa lui a répondu: Malheur à toi! Suis-je Celui qui donne la vie et la mort? C'est Allah qui donne la vie et la mort.

(7) From among the famous speech of Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) is this saying that he has said when visiting the grave of his son Issma’eel: “My pity for you is more than my grief on you. O Allah, I have forgiven Issma’eel all that he has failed to achieve due to my right upon him. O Allah, forgive him all that he has failed to achieve due to Your rights upon him!”

"La tristesse m'a envahi pour toi, plus que la tristesse pour toi. Ô Allah, j'ai donné à Isma'il tout ce que j'ai omis de lui donner de ce que Tu m'as prescrit comme devoir envers lui, alors accorde-moi tout ce que j'ai omis de lui donner de ce que Tu as prescrit comme droit."

(8) It was narrated that Zurara bin A’yun had said: “One day I visited Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as). On his right side there was the master of his sons Musa (al-Kadhim) (as) and before him there was a covered coffin. He said to me: “O Zurara, send for Dawood bin Katheer, Hamran and Abu Baseer to come.” Then al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar came in. I left to bring those persons. People began to come one after the other until we became about thirty men inside the house. When the house became crowded, Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Dawood, uncover the face of Issma’eel!” Dawood uncovered Issma’eel’s face. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Dawood, is he alive or dead?” Dawood said: “O my master, he is dead.” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) asked everyone in the house the same question after showing them the dead body of his son and all of them answered that he was dead. Then he said: “O Allah, witness!” He ordered to wash the dead (according to the Islamic rituals) and to put him into his last clothing. When everything was finished, Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to al-Mufadhdhal: “O Mufadhdhal, uncover his face!” Al-Mufadhdhal did. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to him: “Is he alive or dead?” He said: “He is dead.” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Allah, be the witness over them!” Then Issma’eel was carried to his grave. When he was put into the grave, Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Mufadhdhal, uncover his face!” He asked the all: “Is he alive or dead?” We said: “He is dead.” He said: “O Allah, witness and you, O people witness because those, who follow falsehood, will doubt. They want to put out the light of Allah with their mouths-he pointed to his son Musa-and Allah will not consent save to perfect His light.” Then we began to pour soil over the dead. He asked us again: “Who is the dead buried inside this grave?” We said: “He is Issma’eel.” He said: “O Allah, witness!” Then he held the hand of his son Musa and said: “He (al-Qa’im) is a truth and the truth is from him until Allah inherits the earth and all there is on it.” I have found this tradition with somone of our companions, who said that he had written it from Abul Murajja bin Muhammad al-Ghamr at-Taghlubi and he mentioned that Abu Sahl had narrated it to him from Abul Faraj the clerk of Bundar al-Qommi from Bundar from Muhammad bin Sadaqa and Muhammad bin Amr from Zurara. Abu al-Murajja mentioned that he had shown this tradition to some of his companions, who had said that al-Hasan bin al-Munthir had narrated it to him from Zurara and added that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “By Allah, your man will appear to you and he will not have had any homage to anyone at all.” And he said: Your man will not appear until the people of truth will suspect him. “Say: It is a message of importance. (And) you are turning aside from it.”

(9) Abu Sulayman Ahmad bin Hawtha narrated from Ibraheem bin Iss’haq an-Nahawandi from Abdullah bin Hammad al-Ansari that Safwan bin Mihran al-Jammal had said: “Mansoor bin Hazim and Abu Ayyoob al-Khazzaz said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) while I was present with them: “May Allah make us die for you! One does not know when death comes. Who is our imam after you?” He said: “If death comes, your man will be this.” He patted his son Musa, who was then five years old. Abdullah bin Ja’far was also present in the house on that day.”

Les âmes se reposent et se sentent à l'aise en ta présence, qui sera notre guide après toi? Il répondit: "Si c'est ainsi, alors voici" - et il pointa du doigt vers le pieux serviteur Moïse, vêtu de deux robes blanches - et dit: "Celui-ci."