Hadith 47-39

حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه عَنْ الهِيْثَم بْنِ أَبي المَسْرُوقِ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الفُضَيْلِ قالَ نَزَلْتُ بِبَطْنِ مَرٍّ فَأَصَابَنِي الْعِرْقُ الْمَدِينِيُّ فِي جَنْبِي وَفِي رِجْلِي فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُتَوَجِّعاً فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَمَّا أَتَيْتُ بَطْنَ مَرٍّ أَصَابَنِي الْعِرْقُ الْمَدِينِيُّ فِي جَنْبِي وَفِي رِجْلِي فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى الَّذِي فِي جَنْبِي تَحْتَ الإِبْطِ فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلامٍ وَتَفَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ بَأْسٌ مِنْ هَذَا وَنَظَرَ إِلَى الَّذِي فِي رِجْلِي فَقَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَنْ بُلِيَ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا بِبَلاءٍ فَصَبَرَ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ مِثْلَ أَجْرِ أَلْفِ شَهِيدٍ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لا أَبْرَأُ وَاللَّهِ مِنْ رِجْلِي أَبَداً قَالَ الْهَيْثَمُ فَمَا زَالَ يَعْرَجُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ.

Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of al-Haytham ibn Abil Masrooq an-Nahdi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Fuzayl, “When we got to a place called Batn Murr being located one way-station before Mecca. I got side and leg pains called ‘Al-Irq al-Madini’ in Arabic. I went to see Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Medina and he (a.s.) asked, ‘What is the cause of your pain?’ I said, ‘I got ‘Al-Irq pains in my legs and side when I reached Batn Murr. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) then pointed at what was on my side, said a few words and put some of his saliva on it and said, ‘You will no longer suffer from any side pains.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) then looked at my legs and said, ‘O Abu Ja’far! The Honorable the Exalted God will record the rewards of a thousand martyrs for whomever of our followers who suffers from a calamity and perseveres.’ I told myself, ‘By God, I will not be relieved of this pain in my legs until I die.’ The narrator added, “He limped for the rest of his life.”