Animosity in the hearts of the people
Abu Ya’laa and Bazzaar have narrated on the authority of narrators considered correct by Haakim, Zahabi, Ibne Habbaan and others that Hazrat Ali (a.s.) informed
بینا رسول اللّٰہ ﷺ آخذ بیدی ونحن نمشی فی بعض سکک المدینہ، اذ أتینا علیٰ حدیقۃ، فقلت:
یا رسول اللّٰہ !ماأحسنھا من حدیقۃ !
فقال: انّ لک فی الجنۃ أحسن منھا.
ثم مررنا بأُخری، فقلت :یا رسول اللّٰہ !ما احسنھا من حدیقۃ !
قال: انّ لک فی الجنۃ أحسن منھا.
حتیٰ مررنا بسبع حدائق، کل ذالک أقول ما احسنھا ویقول :
لک فی الجنۃ أحسن منھا، فلما خلا لی الطریق اعتنقنی،
ثم أجھش باکیاً.
قلت: یا رسول اللّٰہ !ما یبکیک؟
قال: ضغائن فی صدور أقوام لا یبدونھا لک الا من بعدی.
قال: قلت : یارسول اللّٰہ !فی سلامۃ من دینی؟
قال: فی سلامۃ من دینک
“One day Holy Prophet took my hand in his hand and we both started walking slowly in one of the lanes of Madinah. We reached near a garden. I said, ‘O Prophet of Allah, what a beautiful garden!’
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, ‘O Ali you have a more beautiful garden than this in paradise.’
After this we reached another garden. I said, ‘O Prophet of Allah, what a beautiful garden!’
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, ‘O Ali you have a more beautiful garden than this in paradise.’
We came across seven gardens and after each garden I said, ‘what a beautiful garden!’ and Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, ‘You have a more beautiful garden than this in paradise.’
When the road was deserted, Holy Prophet embraced me and began weeping. I asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah! What makes you weep?’
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) informed, ‘This nation bears animosity towards you in their hearts which they will reveal after I am gone.’
I asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah! Will I be steadfast on my religion at the time?’
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, ‘Yes, you will be steadfast.’
This tradition has been recorded with the same meaning and text in Majma al-Zawaaed on the authority of Abu Noaimi[1] and Bazzaar and in Mustadrak[2] with the same chain of narrators. Haakim and Zahabi[3] both consider this tradition to be correct.
Based on this it is an accepted fact that the chain of narrators of this tradition is correct. However the text is summarized in Mustadrak.
Only Allah knows whether this has been done by Haakim himself or was done in the subsequent editions (by the editor) or was done by the publisher.
On examining it is evident that the chain of narrators of this tradition is the same as the one taken by Abu Ya’laa and Bazzaar which Haakim and Zahabi consider as correct.
However the only difference in the two references is that Haakim has recorded this in an incomplete manner i.e. he has concluded the narration at ‘you have a more beautiful garden than this in paradise.’
Similarly it is evident from other traditions that the ‘nation’ referred to in this tradition is the Quraysh which has been elaborated in the forthcoming topics.
