One day, I came to Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) and greeted him.
He replied my salutations and because he was blind, he asked me to
tell him who I was. I introduced myself: "I am Mohummad, son of Ali,
son of Hussain."
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) said: "O! Theson of the best human
being, come closer!" I went closer. He hugged me and kissed my hands
and tried to kiss my feet. I pulled myself away and prevented him from
doing so. He then continued: "The messenger of Allah (SWT),Holy
Prophet Mohummad(saw), had told me to convey his greetings (Salaam) to
you."
I replied: "Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah (SWT)."
I then asked:"Jabir, what is the story behind this?"
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) said: "Once when I was in the
presence of Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw), he said to me, 'O! Jabir,
perhaps you will live longenough until you meet a man from my
children, whose name is Mohummad, son of Ali, son of Hussain (great
great grandson), to whom Allah (SWT) has granted light and wisdom. So,
give my greetings to him.'"
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) was a great companion ( Sahabah )
ofHoly Prophet Mohummad(saw). He was amongst the companions of Badr.
He was a participant in many of the battles of Holy Prophet
Mohummad(saw) and Imam Ali (pbuh). Jabir had always been a follower of
Prophethood and Imamat. He never neglected the love and affection
towards Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw) and Ahlul Bayt . The continuous
efforts of himin introducing Imam Ali (pbuh) and his respected
children to the public were many. Furthermore,he was the first pilgrim
of the shrine of Imam Hussain (pbuh) in Karbala. He became blindnear
the ends of his life and passed away at the age of 90 (in year 78 AH).
It is narrated that he used to sit in the mosque of Holy Prophet
Mohummad (saw) and say: "O! Baqir, O! Splitter of knowledge." The
people of Medina thought he had gone mad. Jabir used to say:"By Allah
(SWT)! I am not saying nonsense. I personally heard the Prophet
saying: 'O! Jabir, perhaps you will live longenough until you meet a
man from my children, whose name and appearance is similar to mine. He
will split the knowledge perfectly. So whenever you see him, send my
greetings to him.' So it is the Prophet's saying, that hasgiven me the
impulse to say such words.
Moral: If you are given something to look after or pass to someone
else (no matter how small) then look after it well as you are
accountable for it.
Complete Contentment with Allah (SWT):
Once, when Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) had arrived in the
presence of Imam Baqir (pbuh), Imam Baqir (pbuh) inquired after his
health, whereupon he said: "I find myself in a state such that I give
preference to old age over youth, to sickness over soundness of health
and to death over life!"
Imam Baqir (pbuh) responded by saying:"(On the contrary) if Allah(SWT)
makes me old, I prefer old age; if He desires to give me youth, I
prefer youth; if He afflicts me with sickness, Idesire sickness, and
if He desires to favour me withsound health, I prefer soundness of
health. If Allah (SWT) wishes to give me death, I prefer death and if
He wills to keep me alive, I desire to live."
As soon as Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) heard Imam Baqir's (pbuh)
speech he kissed Imam's face and said:"The Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw)
had spoken the truth." He (saw) had said: "O' Jabir! You shall
continue to live till you meet one of my children whose name shall be
Baqir. He shall split open knowledge just as a cow splits open the
earth."
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