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بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّهِ الَانْصَاري

Narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari

عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَاءِ عَلَيْهَا السَّلامُ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ

From Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, daughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, who said:

سَمِعْتُ فَاطِمَةَ اَنَّهَا قَالَتْ

I heard Fatima say:

دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ اَبِيْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِيْ بَعْضِ الْأَيَّامِ

My father, the Messenger of Allah, came to me one day

فَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ

And said, "Peace be upon you, O Fatima"

فَقُلْتُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ

I replied, "And peace be upon you"

قَالَ اِنِّيْ اَجِدُ فِيْ بَدَنِيْ ضُعْفًا

He said, "I feel weakness in my body"

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اُعيذُكَ بِاللَّهِ يَا اَبَتَاهُ مِنَ الضُّعْفِ

I said to him, "I seek Allah's protection for you, O father, from weakness"

فَقَالَ يَا فَاطِمَةُ اِيْتِيْنِيْ بِالْكِسَاءِ الْيَمَانِيْ فَغَطِّيْنِيْ بِهِ

He said, "O Fatima, bring me the Yemeni cloak and cover me with it"

فَاَتَيْتُهُ بِالْكِسَاءِ الْيَمَانِيْ فَغَطَّيْتُهُ بِهِ

So I brought him the Yemeni cloak and covered him with it

وَصِرْتُ اَنْظُرُ اِلَيْهِ وَ اِذَا وَجْهُهُ يَتَلَأْلَؤُ

I was looking at him and his face was shining

كَاَنَّهُ الْبَدْرُ فِيْ لَيْلَةِ تَمَامِهِ وَكَمَالِهِ

Like the full moon on the night of its perfection and completeness

فَمَا كَانَتْ اِلَّا سَاعَةً وَ اِذَا بِوَلَدِيَ الْحَسَنِ قَدْ اَقْبَلَ

After a while, my son Hassan came

وَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا اُمَّاهُ

And said, "Peace be upon you, O mother"

فَقُلْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا قُرَّةَ عَيْنِيْ وَثَمَرَةَ فُؤادي

I replied, "And peace be upon you, O coolness of my eyes and fruit of my heart"

فَقَالَ يَا اُمَّاهُ اِنِّيْ اَشَمُّ عِنْدَكِ رَائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً

He said, "O mother, I smell a sweet fragrance here

كَاَنَّهَا رَائِحَةُ جَدِّيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

Like the fragrance of my grandfather, the Messenger of Allah"

فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ اِنَّ جَدَّكَ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

I said, "Yes, your grandfather is under the cloak"

فَاَقْبَلَ الْحَسَنُ نَحْوَ الْكِسَاءِ وَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا جَدَّاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

Hassan approached the cloak and said, "Peace be upon you, O grandfather, O Messenger of Allah

اَتَأْذَنُ لِيْ اَنْ اَدْخُلَ مَعَكَ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

Do you permit me to enter with you under the cloak?"

فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا وَلَدِيْ وَيَا صَاحِبَ حَوْضي

He replied, "Peace be upon you, O my son and O keeper of my pond

قَدْ اَذِنْتُ لَكَ

I permit you"

فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

So he entered with him under the cloak

فَمَا كَانَتْ اِلَّا سَاعَةً وَ اِذَا بِوَلَدِيَ الْحُسَيْنِ قَدْ اَقْبَلَ وَقَالَ

After a while, my son Hussain came and said,

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا اُمَّاهُ

"Peace be upon you, O mother"

فَقُلْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا وَلَدِيْ وَيَا قُرَّةَ عَيْنِيْ وَثَمَرَةَ فُؤادي

I replied, "And peace be upon you, O my son and coolness of my eyes and fruit of my heart"

فَقَالَ لِيْ يَا اُمَّاهُ اِنِّيْ اَشَمُّ عِنْدَكِ رَائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً

He said to me, "O mother, I smell a sweet fragrance here

كَاَنَّهَا رَائِحَةُ جَدِّيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ

Like the fragrance of my grandfather, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family"

فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ اِنَّ جَدَّكَ وَاَخَاكَ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

I said, "Yes, your grandfather and your brother are under the cloak"

فَدَنَى الْحُسَيْنُ نَحْوَ الْكِسَاءِ

Hussain approached the cloak

وَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا جَدَّاهُ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنِ اخْتَارَهُ اللَّهُ

And said, "Peace be upon you, O grandfather. Peace be upon you, O chosen one of Allah

اَتَأْذَنُ لِيْ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مَعَكُمَا تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

Do you permit me to be with you both under the cloak?"

فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا وَلَدي

He replied, "Peace be upon you, O my son

وَيَا شَافِعَ اُمَّتِيْ قَدْ اَذِنْتُ لَكَ

And O intercessor of my nation, I permit you"

فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُمَا تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

So he entered with them under the cloak

فَاَقْبَلَ عِنْدَ ذٰلِكَ اَبُوْالحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَبِيْ طَالِبٍ

Then Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Abi Talib came

وَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

And said, "Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Messenger of Allah"

فَقُلْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ وَ يَا اَمِيْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

I replied, "And peace be upon you, O Abu al-Hassan and O Commander of the Faithful"

فَقَالَ يَا فَاطِمَةُ اِنِّيْ اَشَمُّ عِنْدَكِ رَائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً

He said, "O Fatima, I smell a sweet fragrance here

كَاَنَّهَا رَائِحَةُ اَخِيْ وَابْنِ عَمِّيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

Like the fragrance of my brother and cousin, the Messenger of Allah"

فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ هَا هُوَ مَعَ وَلَدَيْكَ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

I said, "Yes, he is here with your two sons under the cloak"

فَاَقْبَلَ عَلِيٌّ نَحْوَ الْكِسَاءِ

Ali approached the cloak

وَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

And said, "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah

اَتَأْذَنُ لِيْ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مَعَكُمْ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

Do you permit me to be with you under the cloak?"

قَالَ لَهُ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا اَخِيْ يَا وَصِيّي

He said to him, "Peace be upon you, O my brother, O my trustee

وَخَلِيْفَتِيْ وَصَاحِبَ لِوَائِيْ

My successor, and bearer of my banner

قَدْ اَذِنْتُ لَكَ فَدَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

I permit you." So Ali entered under the cloak

ثُمَّ اَتَيْتُ نَحْوَ الْكِسَاءِ

Then I approached the cloak

وَقُلْتُ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَتَاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

And said, "Peace be upon you, O father, O Messenger of Allah

اَتَأْذَنُ لِيْ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مَعَكُمْ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

Do you permit me to be with you under the cloak?"

قَالَ وَعَلَيْكِ السَّلامُ يَا بِنْتِيْ وَيَا بَضْعَتِيْ قَدْ اَذِنْتُ لَكِ

He said, "Peace be upon you, O my daughter and part of me, I permit you"

فَدَخَلْتُ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

So I entered under the cloak

فَلَمَّا اكْتَمَلْنَا جَمِيْعًا تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ اَخَذَ اَبِيْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِطَرَفَيِ الْكِسَاءِ

When we were all gathered under the cloak, my father, the Messenger of Allah, took the two edges of the cloak

وَاَوْمَئَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى اِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ

And pointed with his right hand toward the sky and said:

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّ هٰؤُلَاءِ اَهْلُ بَيْتِيْ وَخَاصَّتِيْ وَحَامَّتِيْ

"O Allah, these are my family members, my special ones, and my close ones

لَحْمُهُمْ لَحْمِيْ وَدَمُهُمْ دَمِيْ

Their flesh is my flesh and their blood is my blood

يُؤْلِمُنِيْ مَا يُؤْلِمُهُمْ

What pains them pains me

وَيَحْزُنُنِيْ مَا يَحْزُنُهُمْ

And what grieves them grieves me

اَنَا حَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبَهُمْ

I am at war with whoever wars against them

وَسِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمَهُمْ

And at peace with whoever is at peace with them

وَعَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاهُمْ

And an enemy to whoever is their enemy

وَمُحِبٌّ لِمَنْ اَحَبَّهُمْ

And a friend to whoever befriends them

اِنَّهُمْ مِنِّيْ وَ اَنَا مِنْهُمْ

They are from me and I am from them

فَاجْعَلْ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَبَرَكَاتِكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ

So place Your blessings, benedictions, mercy

وَغُفْرَانَكَ وَرِضْوَانَكَ عَلَيَّ

Forgiveness, and pleasure upon me

وَعَلَيْهِمْ وَاَذْهِبْ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَطَهِّرْهُمْ تَطْهيرًا

And upon them, and remove from them impurity and purify them thoroughly."

فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ

Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said:

يَا مَلَائِكَتِيْ وَيَا سُكَّانَ سَمٰوَاتي

"O My angels and dwellers of My heavens

اِنِّيْ مَا خَلَقْتُ سَمَاءً مَبْنِيَّةً وَلَا اَرْضًا مَدْحِيَّةً وَلَا قَمَرًا مُنِيْرًا

I have not created a built sky, nor a spread-out earth, nor a shining moon

وَلَا شَمْسًا مُضِيْئَةً وَلَا فَلَكًا يَدُوْرُ وَلَا بَحْرًا يَجْرِيْ وَلَا فُلْكًا يَسْري

Nor a bright sun, nor a revolving orbit, nor a flowing sea, nor a sailing ship

اِلَّا فِيْ مَحَبَّةِ هٰؤُلَاءِ الْخَمْسَةِ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

Except for the love of these five who are under the cloak."

فَقَالَ الْأَمِيْنُ جِبْرَائِيْلُ يَا رَبِّ وَمَنْ تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

The Trustworthy Angel Gabriel said, "O Lord, who is under the cloak?"

فَقَالَ عَزَّوَجَلَّ

The Mighty and Majestic said:

هُمْ اَهْلُ بَيْتِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَمَعْدِنُ الرِّسَالَةِ

"They are the People of the House of Prophethood and the treasures of the Message

هُمْ فَاطِمَةُ وَاَبُوهَا وَبَعْلُهَا وَبَنُوهَا

They are Fatima, her father, her husband, and her sons."

فَقَالَ جِبْرَائِيْلُ يَا رَبِّ اَتَأْذَنُ لِيْ اَنْ اَهْبِطَ اِلَى الْأَرْضِ

Gabriel said, "O Lord, do You permit me to descend to earth

لِأَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ سَادِسًا

To be with them as the sixth?"

فَقَالَ اللَّهُ نَعَمْ قَدْ اَذِنْتُ لَكَ

Allah said, "Yes, I permit you."

فَهَبَطَ الْأَمِيْنُ جِبْرَائِيْلُ وَقَالَ اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

So the Trustworthy Gabriel descended and said, "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah

اَلْعَلِيُ الْأَعْلَى يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَخُصُّكَ بِالتَّحِيَّةِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

The Most High sends His greetings to you and honors you with special greetings and reverence

وَيَقُولُ لَكَ وَعِزَّتِيْ وَجَلالي

And says to you, by My Might and Majesty,

اِنِّيْ مَا خَلَقْتُ سَمَاءً مَبْنِيَّةً

I have not created a built sky

وَلَا اَرْضًا مَدْحِيَّةً وَلَا قَمَرًا مُنِيْرًا وَلَا شَمْسًا مُضيئَةً

Nor a spread-out earth, nor a shining moon, nor a bright sun

وَلَا فَلَكًا يَدُوْرُ وَلَا بَحْرًا يَجْرِيْ وَلَا فُلْكًا يَسْري

Nor a revolving orbit, nor a flowing sea, nor a sailing ship

اِلَّا لِأَجْلِكُمْ وَمَحَبَّتِكُمْ

Except for your sake and your love

وَقَدْ اَذِنَ لِيْ اَنْ اَدْخُلَ مَعَكُمْ

And He has permitted me to join you

فَهَلْ تَاْذَنُ لِيْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

So do you permit me, O Messenger of Allah?"

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يَا اَمِيْنَ وَحْيِ اللَّهِ

The Messenger of Allah replied, "Peace be upon you, O trustee of Allah's revelation

اِنَّهُ نَعَمْ قَدْ اَذِنْتُ لَكَ

Yes, I permit you."

فَدَخَلَ جِبْرَائِيْلُ مَعَنَا تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ

So Gabriel entered with us under the cloak

فَقَالَ لِأَبِيْ اِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ اَوْحَى اِلَيْكُمْ يَقُوْلُ

He said to my father, "Allah has revealed to you saying:

اِنَّمَا يُريدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ

'Allah only desires to keep away impurity from you,

اَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهيرًا

O People of the House, and to purify you thoroughly.'"

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لِأَبِيْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اَخْبِرْنِيْ مَا لِجُلُوسِنَا

Then Ali said to my father, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me what merit our gathering

هٰذَا تَحْتَ الْكِسَاءِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ

Under this cloak has with Allah?"

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ

The Prophet said:

وَالَّذِيْ بَعَثَنِيْ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا

"By Him Who sent me with the truth as a Prophet

وَاصْطَفَانِيْ بِالرِّسَالَةِ نَجِيًّا

And chose me with the message as a confidant

مَا ذُكِرَ خَبَرُنَا هٰذَا فِيْ مَحْفِلٍ مِنْ مَحَافِلِ

This event of ours is not mentioned in any gathering

اَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَفِيْهِ جَمْعٌ مِنْ شِيْعَتِنَا وَمُحِبِّيْنَا

On earth in which our Shia and lovers are present

اِلَّا وَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الرَّحْمَةُ

Without mercy descending upon them

وَحَفَّتْ بِهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَاسْتَغْفَرَتْ لَهُمْ اِلَى اَنْ يَتَفَرَّقُوْا

And angels surrounding them, asking forgiveness for them until they disperse."

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ اِذًا وَاللَّهِ فُزْنَا وَفَازَ شِيْعَتُنَا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ

Ali said, "Then, by Allah, we have succeeded, and our Shia have succeeded, by the Lord of the Kaaba!"

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ثَانِيًا

The Prophet said a second time:

يَا عَلِيُّ وَالَّذِيْ بَعَثَنِيْ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا

"O Ali, by Him Who sent me with the truth as a Prophet

وَاصْطَفَانِيْ بِالرِّسَالَةِ نَجِيًّا

And chose me with the message as a confidant

مَا ذُكِرَ خَبَرُنَا هٰذَا فِيْ مَحْفِلٍ مِنْ مَحَافِلِ اَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ

This event of ours is not mentioned in any gathering on earth

وَفِيْهِ جَمْعٌ مِنْ شِيْعَتِنَا وَمُحِبِّيْنَا

In which our Shia and lovers are present

وَفِيْهِمْ مَهْمُوْمٌ اِلَّا وَفَرَّجَ اللَّهُ هَمَّهُ

And among them is anyone distressed, without Allah relieving his distress

وَلَا مَغْمُوْمٌ اِلَّا وَكَشَفَ اللَّهُ غَمَّهُ

Nor anyone sorrowful, without Allah removing his sorrow

وَلَا طَالِبُ حَاجَةٍ اِلَّا وَقَضَى اللَّهُ حَاجَتَهُ

Nor anyone with a need, without Allah fulfilling his need."

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ اِذًا وَاللَّهِ فُزْنَا وَسُعِدْنَا

Ali said, "Then, by Allah, we have succeeded and are blessed

وَكَذٰلِكَ شِيْعَتُنَا فَازُوْا وَسُعِدُوْا فِيْ الدُّنْيَا وَالْأَخِرَةِ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ

And likewise, our Shia have succeeded and are blessed in this world and the Hereafter, by the Lord of the Kaaba!"

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad