Editing Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (section)

==Before the Battle of Karbala==
Sayyid Bahrani in Madinatul Ma’ajiz quotes from Saqibul Manaqib, and others quote from Manaqibus Sua’da that Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari says, that when Imam Hussain intended going towards Iraq, I came to his presence and said, “You are the son of the Prophet of Allah and one of his two endeared grandchildren. I do not hold any other opinion except that you too enter into a peace treaty (with [[Yazid]]) as your brother had done with [[Mu’awiya]], and verily he was trustworthy and rightly guided.” Imam Hussain replied,

“O Jabir! Whatever my brother did was ordained by Allah and the Prophet, and whatever I shall do too shall be according to the command of Allah and His Prophet. Do you wish that at this very moment I invite the Holy Prophet, Imam Ali, and my brother Hasan) to testify regarding my action”?

Then Imam looked towards the heavens, suddenly I saw that the doors of heavens opened ajar and Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ali, Imam Hasan, Hazrat Hamza, Hazrat Ja’far at Tayyar and (my uncle) Zaid descended from the heavens upon the earth. Seeing this I became frightful, when the Prophet said,

“O Jabir! Did not I inform you prior to Hussain during the time of Hasan that you would not become a believer unless you surrendered to the Imams and not object to their actions? Do you desire to see the place where Mu’awiya will dwell and the place of my son Hussain and of his murderer Yazid”?

I replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet struck his foot onto the ground and it tore apart and another ground appeared beneath. Then I saw a river flowing, which also tore apart, underneath which was another ground. Thus seven layers of the ground and rivers ripped apart (one below the other) until there appeared hell. I saw that Waleed bin Mughirah, Abu Jahl, Mu’awiyah and Yazid were bound together in a chain along with the other rebellious Satans. And their torment was more severe than that of the other people of hell. Then the Holy Prophet commanded me to lift my head. I saw that the heavens had opened their doors and Paradise was apparent. Then all those blessed people who had descended from there returned back. When they were in the air the Prophet called out to Imam Hussain,

“Come and mingle with me my dear Hussain.”

I saw that Hussain ascended too and joined them onto the high status in Paradise. The Holy Prophet then caught hold of the hand of Hussain and told me,

“O Jabir! This son of mine is here along with me, submit to him and do not fall in doubt so as to become a believer.”

Jabir says that, “May both my eyes turn blind if whatever I have seen and related from the Prophet is false.”