HIRZ E IMAM MUSA AL KAZIM (A)

Fifth: ‘Ali ibn Yaqtin has reported that when Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (‘a) was with some of his relatives, he was informed about the decisions that Musa ibn al-Mahdi, the brother of Harun the ‘Abbasid ruler, had made about him. He asked his relatives, “What do you think?” They said, “We think that it is better for you to avoid him and hide yourself since no one can be immune from his wickedness.” Imam al-Kazim (‘a) smiled and quoted this poetic verse as example:

زَعَمْتَ سَخينَةُ اَنْ سَتَغْلِبَ رَبَّها فَلَيَغْلِبَنَّ مَغالِبَ الغُلاّبِ

He (‘a) then raised his hands towards the sky and said this supplicatory prayer:

اِلهى كَمْ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ شَحَذَ لى ظُبَةَ مُدْيَتِهِ وَاَرْهَفَ لى شَبا حَدِّه وَدافَ لى قَواتِلَ سُمُومِهِ وَ لَمْ تَنَمْ عَنّى عَيْنُ حِراسَتِةِ فَلَمّا رَاَيْتَ ضَعْفى عَنِ احْتِمالِ الْفَوادِحِ وَ عَجْزى عَنْ مُلِمّاتِ الْجَوائِحِ صَرَفْتَ ذلِكَ عَنّى بِحَولِكَ وَ قُوَّتِكَ لا بِحَوْلٍ مِنّى وَلا قُوَّةٍ فَاَلْقَيْتَهُ فِى الْحَفيرِ الَّذىِ احْتَفَرَهُ لى خائِباً مِمّا اَمَّلَهُ فِى الدُّنْيا مُتَباعِداً مِمّا رَجاهُ فِى الاْخِرَةِ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلى ذلِكَ قَدْرَ اِسْتِحْقاقِكَ سَيِّدى اَللّهُمَّ فَخُذْهُ بِعِزَّتِكَ وَافْلُلْ حَدَّهُ عَنّى بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَاجْعَلْ لَهُ شُغْلاً فيما يَليهِ وَ عَجْزاً عَمّا يُناويهِ اَللّهُمَّ وَاَعْدِنى عَلَيْهِ عَدْوىً حاضِرَةً تَكُونُ مِنْ غَيْظى شِفاءً وَ مِنْ حَنَقى عَلَيْهِ وَقاءً وَ صِلِ اللّهُمَّ دُعائى بِالاِْجابَةِ وَ انْظِمْ شِكايَتى بِالتَّغْييرِ وَ عَرِّفْهُ عَمّا قَليلٍ ما اَوْعَدْتَ الظّالِمينَ وَ عَرِّفْنى ما وَعَدْتَ فى اِجابَةِ الْمُضْطَرّينَ اِنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظيمِ وَ الْمَنِّ الْكَريمِ

The attendants then separated. Their next meeting was to discuss the news of the death of Musa ibn al-Mahdi.