FRIDAY – THE DAY OF THE MASTER OF TIME (A.S.)

Abu Sulayman bin Urma says: I went to Samarra at the time of Mutawakkil’s reign and met Saeed e Hajib (the gatekeeper) whom Mutawakkil had handed over Imam Naqi (A.S.) so that he murders his holiness. When I reached him, he asked: “do you wish to witness your Lord”?

            I replied: “Glorious and Mighty is my Lord, no vision can grasp Him and naked eyes are incapable of witnessing Him.”

            He said: “The same man whom you believe that he is your Imam”.

            I said: “I would not hesitate to witness him”.

            He said: “I have ordered for his assassination and will assassinate him tomorrow; there is a messenger near him right now, you can meet him when he departs”.

            After a short while, that messenger departed from Imam and Saeed e Hajib asked me to go near Imam (A.S.).

            I entered the house in which Imam was imprisoned. I saw his holiness standing near a grave that was already dug; I went inside and greeted him, then wept severely.

            His holiness asked: “Why are you weeping”?

            I said: “Because of what I witness”.

            He replied: “Do not weep because of it, this act will not be committed by them”.

            I felt relaxed on hearing his reply. Then his holiness said:

“He will not live for more than two days until Allah sheds his blood and the blood of his friend whom you met”.

            Sulayman says: “By God, not two days had passed that he was killed”.

            I said to Imam Naqi (A.S.): “This Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) once said:

لا تعادوا الایام فتعادیکم

“Do not envy the days so they envy you in return”.

            His holiness said: “Indeed, although this narration has an interpretation:

            Saturday is for the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).

            Sunday is for the commander of the faithful (peace be upon him).

            Monday is for Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (peace be upon them).

            Tuesday is for Ali bin Husain, Mohammad bin Ali and Jafar bin Mohammad (peace be upon them).

            Wednesday is for Musa bin Jafar, Ali bin Musa, Mohammad bin Ali and for me (Ali bin Mohammad) – peace be upon them.

            Thursday is for my son, Hasan (peace be upon him).

            Friday is for the Riser of the Holy Progeny (peace be upon him). [1]