The [Sunni] author of
Yanabee` al-Mawaddah
narrates the following incident in his book:
A Jew named al-A`tal came to the Prophet and said, "Muhammad[Salaam Be Upon Him&His Progeny]! I wish
to ask you about certain things which I have been keeping to myself; so,
if you answer them, I shall declare my acceptance of Islam before you."
The Prophet[Salam Be Upon Him & His Progeny] said, "Ask me, O father of Imarah!" So he asked him about many
things till he was satisfied and admitted that the Prophet was right. Then
he said,
"Tell me about your wasi (successor): who is
he? No prophet can ever be without a wasi; our prophet Moses had
appointed Yusha` [Joshua] son of Noon as his successor."
He said,
"My wasi is Ali ibn Abu Talib followed by my grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn followed by nine men from the solb of
al-Husayn."
He said, "Then name them for
me, O Muhammad[Salaam Be Upon Him&His Progeny]!"The Prophet [Salaam be Upon Him & His Progeny]said,
"Once al-Husayn departs, he will be succeeded by his son Ali; when Ali departs, his son Muhammad will succeed him. When Muhammad
departs, his son Ja`far will succeed
him. When Ja`far departs, he will be succeeded by his son Musa. When Musa departs, his son Ali will succeed him. When Ali departs, his
son Muhammad will succeed him. When
Muhammad departs, his son Ali will
succeed him. When Ali departs, his son al-Hasan
will succeed him, and when al-Hasan departs, al-Hujjah
... al-Mahdi will succeed him. These are the twelve ones."
That Jew,
therefore, embraced Islam and praised Allah for having guided him. This is recorded on p. 440
of Yanabee` al-Mawaddah by the Hanafi author al-Qandoozi. It is also recorded
by al-Hamawayni [another Sunni scholar] who quotes Mujahid quoting Ibn
Abbas.
narrated from Dr. Tijani's book
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