Hadith 28-16

حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ ناتانَةَ وَالحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ هِشامِ المكتب و أَحْمَدِ بْنِ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الْهَمَذانيّ وَعَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ رَضِـيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُـمْ قالُوا حَدَّثَنا إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن ياسر الخادِم قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ‏مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبِيهِ‏الحُسَيْن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أبِيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنين عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يا عَلِيِّ إِنّي سَأَلْت رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيكَ خَمْس خصال فَأَعطانِي أَمَّا أَوَّلُها فَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَن تنشق الأَرْض عَنِّي وَنفض التراب، عَن رَأسِي وَأَنْتَ مَعِي فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّا الثَّانِيَةَفَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَنْ يقضي عِنْدَ كفة الميزان وَأَنْتَ مَعِي فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّا الثالثة فَسَأَلْت رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَن يجعلك حامِل لوائي وَهُوَلواء اللَّه الأكبر عَلَيْهِ مَكْتُوب المفلحون هم الفائزون بِالْجَنَّةِ فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّا الرابعة فَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَن تسقي اُمَّتِي من حَوضي فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّاالخامِسة فَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَن يجعلك قائِدُ اُمَّتِي إِلى الجَنَّة فَأَعطانِي وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي من عَلِيِّ بِهِ.

Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Tatana, Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mokattib, and Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani and Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Yasir - the servant, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), on the authority of his father Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! I asked my Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - for five things regarding you. He granted them to me. The first thing was that when the Earth is rent asunder I will be the first one to be resurrected and wipe the dirt off from my face, and you will be with me. This was accepted. The second thing I asked my Lord for was that when I am taken to the Scale for my deeds to be reckoned, you will be with me. This was accepted. The third thing that I asked my Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - for was that you will be the one carrying my flag called ‘Lewa’ Allahu Akbar’ on which it is written, ‘The prosperous ones are those who attain Paradise!’ This was accepted. The fourth thing that I asked was that you will be the one at my Pool to serve water to my nation. This was accepted. And the fifth thing that I asked my Lord for was that you will be the one leading my nation to Paradise. This was also accepted. Therefore, I praise God for what He granted me.”