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Tarikh (al-Tabari) 287

Chapter mentioning a group of the prophets of the Israelites after Dāwūd and Sulaymān

ذِكْرُ شَيْءٍ مِنْ خَبَرِ دَانْيَالَ، عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ   عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ، قَالَ: ضَرَّى بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ أَسَدَيْنِ، فَأَلْقَاهُمَا فِي جُبٍّ وَجَاءَ بِدَانْيَالَ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَيْهِمَا، فَلَمْ يُهَيِّجَاهُ فَمَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ اشْتَهَى مَا يَشْتَهِي الْآدَمِيُّونَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى أَرْمِيَا وَهُوَ بِالشَّامِ: أَنْ أَعْدِدْ طَعَامًا وَشَرَابًا لِدَانْيَالَ. فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِّ، أَنَا بِالْأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ وَدَانْيَالُ بِأَرْضِ بَابِلَ مِنْ أَرْضِ الْعِرَاقِ. فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ: أَنْ أَعْدِدْ مَا أَمَرْنَاكَ بِهِ فَإِنَّا سَنُرْسِلُ مَنْ يَحْمِلُكَ وَيَحْمِلُ مَا أَعْدَدْتَ. فَفَعَلَ، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ حَمَلَهُ وَحَمَلَ مَا أَعَدَّ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْجُبِّ فَقَالَ: دَانْيَالُ، دَانْيَالُ. فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا أَرْمِيَا. فَقَالَ: مَا جَاءَ بِكَ ؟ فَقَالَ: أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ. قَالَ: وَقَدْ ذَكَرَنِي رَبِّي ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. فَقَالَ دَانْيَالُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَنْسَى مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يُخَيِّبُ مَنْ رَجَاهُ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي مَنْ وَثِقَ بِهِ لَمْ يَكِلْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَجْزِي بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِحْسَانًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَجْزِي بِالصَّبْرِ نَجَاةً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ يَكْشِفُ ضُرَّنَا بَعْدَ كَرْبِنَا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ ثِقَتُنَا حِينَ تَسُوءُ ظُنُونُنَا بِأَعْمَالِنَا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ رَجَاؤُنَا حِينَ تَنْقَطِعُ الْحِيَلُ عَنَّا. ما وجده المسلمون عند فتح تستر ودعاء النبي دانيال وَقَالَ أَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ: لَمَّا افْتَتَحْنَا تُسْتَرَ وَجَدْنَا فِي مَالِ بَيْتِ الْهُرْمُزَانِ سَرِيرًا، عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مَيِّتٌ، عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مُصْحَفٌ، فَأَخَذْنَا الْمُصْحَفَ فَحَمَلْنَاهُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، فَدَعَا لَهُ كَعْبًا فَنَسَخَهُ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ، فَأَنَا أَوَّلُ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ قَرَأَهُ، قَرَأْتُهُ مِثْلَ مَا أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ هَذَا. فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ: مَا كَانَ فِيهِ ؟ قَالَ: سِيَرُكُمْ وَأُمُورُكُمْ وَلُحُونُ كَلَامِكُمْ وَمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ بَعْدُ. قُلْتُ: فَمَا صَنَعْتُمْ بِالرَّجُلِ ؟ قَالَ: حَفَرْنَا بِالنَّهَارِ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ قَبْرًا مُتَفَرِّقَةً، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِاللَّيْلِ دَفَنَّاهُ وَسَوَّيْنَا الْقُبُورَ كُلَّهَا ; لِنُعَمِّيَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَلَا يَنْبِشُونَهُ. قُلْتُ: فَمَا يَرْجُونَ مِنْهُ ؟ قَالَ: كَانَتِ السَّمَاءُ إِذَا حُبِسَتْ عَنْهُمْ بَرَزُوا بِسَرِيرِهِ فَيُمْطَرُونَ. قُلْتُ: مَنْ كُنْتُمْ تَظُنُّونَ الرَّجُلَ ؟ قَالَ: رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ دَانْيَالُ. قُلْتُ: مُنْذُ كَمْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ قَدْ مَاتَ ؟ قَالَ: مُنْذُ ثَلَاثِمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ. قُلْتُ: مَا تَغَيَّرَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ ؟ قَالَ: لَا إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ مِنْ قَفَاهُ ; إِنَّ لُحُومَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا تُبْلِيهَا الْأَرْضُ وَلَا تَأْكُلُهَا السِّبَاعُ. وَهَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ إِلَى أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ تَارِيخُ وَفَاتِهِ مَحْفُوظًا مِنْ ثَلَاثِمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ، فَلَيْسَ بِنَبِيٍّ بَلْ هُوَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ ; لِأَنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَبِيٌّ، بِنَصِّ الْحَدِيثِ الَّذِي فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ وَالْفَتْرَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا أَرْبَعُمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ، وَقِيلَ: سِتُّمِائَةٍ. وَقِيلَ: سِتُّمِائَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ سَنَةً. وَقَدْ يَكُونُ تَارِيخُ وَفَاتِهِ مِنْ ثَمَانِمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ، وَهُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ وَقْتِ دَانْيَالَ إِنْ كَانَ كَوْنُهُ دَانْيَالَ هُوَ الْمُطَابِقَ لِمَا فِي نَفْسِ الْأَمْرِ ; فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ يَكُونُ رَجُلًا آخَرَ ; إِمَّا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَوِ الصَّالِحِينَ، وَلَكِنْ قَرُبَتِ الظُّنُونُ أَنَّهُ دَانْيَالُ لِأَنَّ دَانْيَالَ كَانَ قَدْ أَخَذَهُ مَلِكُ الْفُرْسِ، فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ مَسْجُونًا كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ أَنَّ طُولَ أَنْفِهِ شِبْرٌ. وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ بِإِسْنَادٍ جَيِّدٍ، أَنَّ طُولَ أَنْفِهِ ذِرَاعٌ. فَيَحْتَمِلُ عَلَى هَذَا أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الْأَقْدَمِينَ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ الْمُدَدِ. وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ. وَعَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ الْأَحْمَرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: إِنَّ دَانْيَالَ دَعَا رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ تَدْفِنَهُ أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَلَمَّا افْتَتَحَ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ تُسْتَرَ، وَجَدَهُ فِي تَابُوتٍ  ، تَضْرِبُ عُرُوقُهُ وَوَرِيدَهُ، وَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى دَانْيَالَ فَبَشِّرُوهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ. فَكَانَ الَّذِي دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ: حُرْقُوصٌ فَكَتَبَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى عُمَرَ بِخَبَرِهِ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ أَنِ ادْفِنْهُ، وَابْعَثْ إِلَى حُرْقُوصٍ ; فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَشَّرَهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ. وَعَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، - وَكَانَ عَالِمًا - قَالَ: وَجَدَ أَبُو مُوسَى مَعَ دَانْيَالَ مُصْحَفًا، وَجَرَّةً فِيهَا وَدَكٌ وَدَرَاهِمُ، وَخَاتَمُهُ، فَكَتَبَ أَبُو مُوسَى بِذَلِكَ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ: أَمَّا الْمُصْحَفُ فَابْعَثْ بِهِ إِلَيْنَا، وَأَمَّا الْوَدَكُ فَابْعَثْ إِلَيْنَا مِنْهُ، وَمُرْ مَنْ قِبَلَكَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَسْتَشْفُونَ بِهِ، وَاقْسِمِ الدَّرَاهِمَ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَأَمَّا الْخَاتَمُ فَقَدْ نَفَّلْنَاكَهُ. وَرَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الدُّنْيَا مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى لَمَّا وَجَدَهُ وَذَكَرُوا لَهُ أَنَّهُ دَانْيَالُ، الْتَزَمَهُ وَعَا?َقَهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ، وَكَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَرَ يَذْكُرُ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ، وَأَنَّهُ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهُ مَالًا مَوْضُوعًا، قَرِيبًا مِنْ عَشَرَةِ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ، وَكَانَ مَنْ جَاءَ اقْتَرَضَ مِنْهَا، فَإِنْ رَدَّهَا وَإِلَّا مَرِضَ، وَأَنَّ عِنْدَهُ رَبْعَةً، فَأَمَرَ عُمَرُ بِأَنْ يُغْسَلَ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ، وَيُكَفَّنَ وَيُدْفَنَ، وَيُخْفَى قَبْرُهُ، فَلَا يَعْلَمُ بِهِ أَحَدٌ، وَأَمَرَ بِالْمَالِ أَنْ يُرَدَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَالِ، وَبِالرَّبْعَةِ فَتُحْمَلُ إِلَيْهِ، وَنَفَلَهُ خَاتَمَهُ. وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الْأُسَرَاءِ فَسَكَرُوا نَهْرًا، وَحَفَرُوا فِي وَسَطِهِ قَبْرًا، فَدَفَنَهُ فِيهِ، ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ الْإُسَرَاءَ فَضَرَبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ مَوْضِعَ قَبْرِهِ غَيْرُ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، ؓ. وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ فِي يَدِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ خَاتَمًا، نَقْشُ فَصِّهِ أَسَدَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا رَجُلٌ يَلْحَسَانِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ، قَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةُ: هَذَا خَاتَمُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ الْمَيِّتِ الَّذِي زَعَمَ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ أَنَّهُ دَانْيَالُ أَخَذَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى يَوْمَ دَفَنَهُ. قَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ: فَسَأَلَ أَبُو مُوسَى عُلَمَاءَ تِلْكَ الْقَرْيَةِ عَنْ نَقْشِ ذَلِكَ الْخَاتَمِ، فَقَالُوا: إِنَّ الْمَلِكَ الَّذِي كَانَ دَانْيَالُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ جَاءَهُ الْمُنَجِّمُونَ وَأَصْحَابُ الْعِلْمِ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: إِنَّهُ يُولَدُ لَيْلَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا غُلَامٌ يَعُورُ مُلْكَكَ وَيُفْسِدُهُ. فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: وَاللَّهِ لَا يَبْقَى تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ غُلَامٌ إِلَّا قَتَلْتُهُ. إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ أَخَذُوا دَانْيَالَ فَأَلْقَوْهُ فِي أَجَمَةِ الْأَسَدِ، فَبَاتَ الْأَسَدُ وَلَبْوَتُهُ يَلْحَسَانِهِ، وَلَمْ يَضُرَّاهُ، فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّهُ فَوَجَدَتْهُمَا يَلْحَسَانِهِ، فَنَجَّاهُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مَا بَلَغَ. قَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ: قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى: قَالَ عُلَمَاءُ تِلْكَ الْقَرْيَةِ: فَنَقَشَ دَانْيَالُ صُورَتَهُ وَصُورَةَ الْأَسَدَيْنِ يَلْحَسَانِهِ فِي فَصِّ خَاتَمِهِ ; لِئَلَّا يَنْسَى نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ. وَقِيلَ: لَمَّا تَمَّتْ عِمَارَةُ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سَأَلَ أُرْمِيَا رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَقْبِضَهُ إِلَيْهِ، فَمَاتَ، وَأَنْقَذَ اللَّهُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَرْضِ بَابِلَ عَلَى يَدَيْ دَانْيَالَ. وَكَانَ دَانْيَالُ مِمَّنْ سَبَاهُ بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ فِي تَخْرِيبِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ، فَرَمَى بِهِ فِي جُبٍّ مَغْلُولًا فِي فَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ، وَأَلْقَى مَعَهُ سَبُعَيْنِ، وَأَطْبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْجُبَّ، فَبَقِيَ تِسْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ. فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى نَبِيٍّ مِنْ أَنْبِيَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: انْطَلِقْ فَاسْتَخْرِجْ دَانْيَالَ مِنَ الْجُبِّ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِّ مَنْ يَدُلُّنِي عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: يَدُلُّكَ عَلَيْهِ مَرْكَبُكَ، فَرَكِبَ أَتَانًا لَهُ، فَخَرَجَ يَطُوفُ، فَقَالَ: يَا صَاحِبَ الْجُبِّ، فَأَجَابَهُ دَانْيَالُ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ أَسْمَعْتَ فَمَا تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكَ لِأَسْتَخْرِجَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ، فَقَالَ دَانْيَالُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَنْسَى مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ،  وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَكِلُ مَنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَجْزِي بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِحْسَانًا، وَبِالْإِسَاءَةِ غُفْرَانًا. ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهُ وَالسَّبُعَانِ يَمْشِيَانِ مَعَهُ، فَعَزَمَ عَلَيْهِمَا دَانْيَالُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَا إِلَى الْغَيْضَةِ. وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا أَنَّ بُخْتَ نَصَّرَ اتَّخَذَ صَنَمًا وَأَمَرَ بِالسُّجُودِ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ دَانْيَالُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِمْ فَأُلْقُوا فِي أَتُونٍ فَلَمْ يَحْتَرِقُوا. رؤيا بختنصر وتأويل دانيال لها عَنْ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ سَبَبُ اسْتِنْقَاذِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَرْضِ بَابِلَ أَنَّ بُخْتَ نَصَّرَ لَمَّا صَدَرَ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ بِالْأُسَارَى، وَفِيهِمْ دَانْيَالُ وَعُزَيْرٌ، فَاتَّخَذَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ خَوَلًا زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا، وَإِنَّهُ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فَزِعَ مِنْهَا، فَدَعَا كَهَنَتَهُ وَسَحَرَتَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِمَا أَصَابَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ فِي رُؤْيَاهُ، وَسَأَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَعْبُرُوهَا، فَقَالُوا: قُصَّهَا عَلَيْنَا، قَالَ: قَدْ أُنْسِيتُهَا، فَأَخْبِرُونِي بِتَأْوِيلِهَا، قَالُوا: لَا نَقْدِرُ حَتَّى تَقُصَّهَا، فَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ: قَدْ أَجَّلْتُكُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ أَتَيْتُمُونِي بِتَأْوِيلِهَا وَإِلَّا قَتَلْتُكُمْ. وَشَاعَ ذَلِكَ فِي النَّاسِ، فَبَلَغَ دَانْيَالَ وَهُوَ مَحْبُوسٌ، فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِ السَّجْنِ: هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَذْكُرَنِي لِلْمَلِكِ، فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي عِلْمَ رُؤْيَاهُ، وَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ تَنَالَ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَهُ مَنْزِلَةً، فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ سَطْوَةَ الْمَلِكِ، لَعَلَّ غَمَّ السَّجْنِ حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ تُرَوِّحَ بِمَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ فِيهِ عِلْمٌ، قَالَ دَانْيَالُ: لَا تَخَفْ عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّ لِي رَبًّا يُخْبِرُنِي بِمَا شِئْتُ مِنْ حَاجَتِي. فَانْطَلَقَ صَاحِبُ السَّجْنِ فَأَخْبَرَ بُخْتَ نَصَّرَ بِذَلِكَ، فَدَعَا دَانْيَالَ فَدَخَلَ، وَلَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا سَجَدَ لَهُ، فَوَقَفَ دَانْيَالُ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ، فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِمَنْ فِي الْبَيْتِ: اخْرُجُوا، فَخَرَجُوا، فَقَالَ: مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِي؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ لِي رَبًّا أَتَانِي هَذَا الْعِلْمَ عَلَى أَنْ لَا أَسْجُدَ لِغَيْرِهِ، فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ لَكَ فَيَنْسَلِخَ عَنِّي الْعِلْمُ ثُمَّ أَصِيرَ فِي يَدَيْكَ أُمِّيًّا لَا تَنْتَفِعُ بِي فَتَقْتُلُنِي، فَرَأَيْتُ تَرْكَ السَّجْدَةِ أَهْوَنَ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ، وَخَطَرُ سَجْدَةٍ أَهْوَنُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الَّذِي أَنْتَ فِيهِ، فَتَرَكْتُ السُّجُودَ نَظَرًا إِلَى ذَلِكَ. فَقَالَ بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ: لَمْ يَكُنْ قَطُّ أَوْثَقَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْكَ حَيْثُ وَفَيْتَ لِإِلَهِكَ، وَأَعْجَبُ الرِّجَالِ عِنْدِي الَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ لِأَرْبَابِهِمْ بِالْعُهُودِ، فَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ عِلْمٌ بِهَذِهِ الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ عِنْدِي عِلْمُهَا وَتَفْسِيرُهَا. قَالَ: رَأَيْتَ صَنَمًا عَظِيمًا، رِجْلَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَرَأْسُهُ يَمَسُّ السَّمَاءَ، أَعْلَاهُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَوَسَطُهُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَأَسْفَلُهُ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، وَسَاقَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَرِجْلَاهُ مِنْ فَخَّارٍ، فَبَيْنَا أَنْتَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ قَدْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُ وَإِحْكَامُ صَنْعَتِهِ قَذَفَهُ اللَّهُ بِحَجَرٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوَقَعَ عَلَى قُبَّةِ رَأْسِهِ، فَدَقَّهُ حَتَّى طَحَنَهُ، فَاخْتَلَطَ ذَهَبُهُ وَفِضَّتُهُ وَنُحَاسُهُ وَحَدِيدُهُ وَفَخَّارُهُ حَتَّى يُخَيَّلَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَّهُ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَ الْإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى أَنْ يُمَيِّزُوا بَعْضَهُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ، وَلَوْ هَبَّتِ الرِّيحُ لَأَذْرَتْهُ. وَنَظَرْتَ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ الَّذِي قُذِفَ بِهِ يَرْبُو وَيَعْظُمُ وَيَنْتَشِرُ حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْأَرَضِينَ كُلَّهَا فَصِرْتَ لَا تَرَى [إِلَّا] السَّمَاءَ وَالْحَجَرَ. قَالَ لَهُ بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ: صَدَقْتَ هَذِهِ الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي رَأَيْتُ. فَمَا تَأْوِيلُهَا؟ قَالَ: أَمَّا الصَّنَمُ فَأُمَمٌ مُخْتَلِفَةٌ فِي أَوَّلِ الزَّمَانِ وَفِي أَوْسَطِهِ وَفِي آخِرِهِ. وَأَمَّا الذَّهَبُ فَهَذَا الزَّمَانُ، وَهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ الَّتِي أَنْتَ فِيهَا وَأَنْتَ مَلِكُهَا. وَأَمَّا الْفِضَّةُ ابْنُكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ يَمْلِكُهَا، وَأَمَّا النُّحَاسُ فَإِنَّهُ الرُّومُ، وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيدُ فَفَارِسُ، وَأَمَّا الْفَخَّارُ فَأُمَّتَانِ تَمْلِكُهُمَا امْرَأَتَانِ إِحْدَاهُمَا فِي مَشْرِقِ الْيَمَنِ، وَالْأُخْرَى فِي غَرْبِيِّ الشَّامِ. وَأَمَّا الْحَجَرُ الَّذِي قُذِفَ بِهِ الصَّنَمُ؟ حَذَفَ اللَّهُ بِهِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَمَ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ، فَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يُبْعَثَ نَبِيٌّ أُمِّيٌّ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَيُدَوِّخُ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ وَالْأَدْيَانَ كَمَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَجْرَ دَوَّخَ أَصْنَافَ الصَّنَمِ، وَيُظْهِرُهُ عَلَى الْأَدْيَانِ وَالْأُمَمِ كَمَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَجَرَ ظَهَرَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَانْتَشَرَ فِيهَا حَتَّى مَلَأَهَا، فَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْحَقَّ، وَيُزْهِقُ بِهِ الْبَاطِلَ، وَيُعِزُّ بِهِ الْأَذِلَّةَ، وَيَنْصُرُ بِهِ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ. فَقَالَ لَهُ بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ: مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا اسْتَفْتَيْتُ بِهِ مُنْذُ وُلِّيتُ الْمُلْكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ غَلَبَنِي غَيْرَكَ، وَلَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدِي يَدٌ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ يَدِكَ، وَأَنَا أُجَازِيكَ بِإِحْسَانِكَ، فَاخْتَرْ مِنْ ثَلَاثِ خِلَالٍ أَعْرِضُهُنَّ عَلَيْكَ: إِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ أَرُدَّكَ إِلَى بِلَادِكَ، وَأُعْمِرَ لَكَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَرَّبْتُهُ، وَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ كَتَبْتُ لَكَ أَمَانًا تَأْمَنُ بِهِ حَيْثُ مَا مَلَكْتَ، وَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تُقِيمَ مَعِي فَأُوَاسِيَكَ. قَالَ دَانْيَالُ: أَمَّا قَوْلُكَ تَرُدُّنِي إِلَى بِلَادِي وَتَعْمُرُ لِي مَا خَرَّبْتَ، فَإِنَّهَا أَرْضٌ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهَا الْخَرَابَ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهَا الْفَنَاءَ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ، فَلَيْسَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ تَعْمُرَ مَا خَرَّبَ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَرُدَّ أَجَلًا أَجَّلَهُ اللَّهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ، وَيَنْقَضِيَ هَذَا الْبَلَاءُ الَّذِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَى إِيلِيَا وَأَهْلِهَا. وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكَ: أَنْ تَكْتُبَ لِي أَمَانًا آمَنُ بِهِ حَيْثُ مَا تَوَجَّهْتُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ مَعَ أَمَانِ اللَّهِ أَمَانَ مَخْلُوقٍ. وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ مُوَاسَاتِكَ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَرْفَقُ لِي يَوْمِي هَذَا حَتَّى يُقْضَى فِينَا قَضَاءٌ. منزلة دانيال عند بختنصر فَجَمَعَ بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ وَلَدَهُ وَحَشَمَهُ وَأَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ وَالرَّأْيِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: هَذَا رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ، قَدْ فَرَّجَ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنِّي الْكَرْبَ الَّذِي عَجَزْتُ عَنْهُ، وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أُوَلِّيَهُ أَمْرَكُمْ، فَخُذُوا مِنْ أَدَبِهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ وَأَعْظِمُوا حَقَّهُ، فَإِذَا جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنِّي وَالْآخَرُ مِنْ دَانْيَالَ فَآثِرُوا حَاجَتَهُ عَلَى حَاجَتِي. قَالَ: فَنَزَلَ مِنْهُ دَانْيَالُ أَفْضَلَ الْمَنَازِلِ، فَجَعَلَ تَدْبِيرَ مُلْكِهِ إِلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ عُظَمَاءُ أَهْلِ بَابِلَ حَسَدُوا دَانْيَالَ، فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى بُخْتَ نَصَّرَ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مَلِكٌ أَعَزُّ مِنْ مَلِكِنَا، وَلَا قَوْمٌ أَهْيَبُ فِي صُدُورِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ مِنَّا، حَتَّى دَانَتْ لَنَا الْأَرْضُ، وَالْآنَ قَدْ طَمِعُوا فِينَا مُنْذُ قَلَّدْتَ مُلْكَكَ هَذَا الْعَبْدَ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيَّ، فَقَالَ: أَتَنْقِمُونِي أَنِّي عَمَدْتُ إِلَى أَحْكَمِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ، فَاسْتَعَنْتُ بِهِ. هلاك بختنصر وتنصيب ابنه مكانه ثُمَّ إِنَّ بُخْتَ نَصَّرَ هَلَكَ بِبَعُوضَةٍ سُلِّطَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَلَكَ مَكَانَهُ ابْنُهُ "بَلْطَا" فَبَطَشَ بَطْشَ الْجَبَّارِينَ، وَكَانَ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ فِي آنِيَةِ مَسْجِدِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ الَّتِي غَنِمَهَا أَبُوهُ، فَنَهَاهُ دَانْيَالُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: إِنَّكَ تُقْتَلُ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ، وَيَسْلُبُ اللَّهُ مُلْكَكَ، فَدَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ وَأَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ وَدَعَا أَوْثَقَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَهُ، وَقَالَ: الْزَمْ عَتَبَةَ بَابِي فَلَا يَمُرُّ بِكَ أَحَدٌ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَيَّامِ الثَّلَاثَةِ إِلَّا قَتَلْتَهُ، وَإِنْ قَالَ: إِنِّي أَنَا الْمَلِكُ. فَلَمَّا مَضَتِ الْأَيَّامُ الثَّلَاثَةُ قَامَ الْمَلِكُ فَخَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَابِ فَرِحًا، فَمَرَّ بِالْحَارِسِ، فَقَامَ الْحَارِسُ فَضَرَبَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: أَنَا الْمَلِكُ، فَيَقُولُ: كَذَبْتَ فَقَتَلَهُ. وفاة دانيال وَرَجَعَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ، فَمَكَثُوا بِأَحْسَنِ حَالٍ حَتَّى مَاتَ دَانْيَالُ، ثُمَّ كَثُرَتْ فِيهِمُ الْأَحْدَاثُ وَالْبَغْيُ، فَسَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَرْطَاصُوسَ، فَقَتَلَ وَسَبَى. وَهَذَا دَانْيَالُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَهُوَ مَدْفُونٌ بِالسُّوسِ، وَلَمَّا فَتَحَ أَبُو مُوسَى السُّوسَ دُلَّ عَلَى جُثَّةِ دَانْيَالَ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى جُثَّتِهِ، فَكَانَتْ رُكْبَةُ دَانْيَالَ مُحَاذِيَةً رَأْسَهُ، وَلَيْسَ بِدَانْيَالَ الْأَكْبَرِ، فَإِنَّ ذَاكَ كَانَ بَيْنَ نُوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ،

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✧ Mention of something of the report of Dāniyāl ﷺ From ʿAbd Allāh b. Abī al-Hudhayl, who said: Bukht Naṣṣar trained two lions and cast them into a pit. Then he brought Dāniyāl and cast him upon them, but they did not stir him. He remained as long as Allāh willed. Then he craved what humans crave of food and drink, so Allāh revealed to Armiyā, who was in Syria: 'Prepare food and drink for Dāniyāl.' He said: 'O Lord, I am in the Holy Land while Dāniyāl is in the land of Bābil, in the land of Iraq.' Allāh revealed to him: 'Prepare what We have commanded you, for We shall send one who will carry you and carry what you have prepared.' He did so, and He sent to him one who carried him and carried what he had prepared until he stood at the head of the pit and said: 'Dāniyāl, Dāniyāl.' He said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'I am Armiyā.' He said: 'What brings you?' He said: 'Your Lord sent me to you.' He said: 'Has my Lord remembered me?' He said: 'Yes.' Dāniyāl said: 'Praise be to Allāh, who does not forget one who remembers Him; praise be to Allāh, who does not disappoint one who hopes in Him; praise be to Allāh, who, when one trusts in Him, does not entrust him to another; praise be to Allāh, who rewards kindness with kindness; praise be to Allāh, who rewards patience with deliverance; praise be to Allāh, who removes our distress after our affliction; praise be to Allāh, who is our trust when our thoughts turn evil of our deeds; praise be to Allāh, who is our hope when all means are cut off from us.' What the Muslims found at the conquest of Tustar and the supplication of the Prophet Dāniyāl Abū al-ʿĀliyah said: When we conquered Tustar, we found in the treasury of the house of al-Hurmuzān a bed on which was a dead man, at his head a codex. We took the codex and carried it to ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb, who summoned Kaʿb for it, and he copied it in Arabic. I was the first Arab man to read it; I read it like I read this Qurʾān. I said to Abū al-ʿĀliyah: 'What was in it?' He said: 'Your biographies, your affairs, the tones of your speech, and what is to come.' I said: 'What did you do with the man?' He said: 'By day we dug thirteen separate graves, and when night came we buried him and leveled all the graves, to conceal him from the people so they would not exhume him.' I said: 'What do they hope from him?' He said: 'When the sky withheld rain from them, they would bring out his bed and be granted rain.' I said: 'Who did you think the man was?' He said: 'A man called Dāniyāl.' I said: 'How long had he been dead when you found him?' He said: 'Three hundred years.' I said: 'Had nothing changed of him?' He said: 'No, except some hairs at the back of his neck. The flesh of prophets is not consumed by the earth nor eaten by beasts.' This is a sound chain to Abū al-ʿĀliyah, but if the date of his death is preserved as three hundred years, then he is not a prophet but a righteous man, because between ʿĪsā b. Maryam and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ there is no prophet, according to the text of the ḥadīth in al-Bukhārī, and the interval between them was four hundred years, though it is said six hundred, and it is said six hundred and twenty years. His death may have been eight hundred years earlier, which is close to the time of Dāniyāl if he actually was Dāniyāl, for he may have been another man, either one of the prophets or the righteous. But the speculation came close that he was Dāniyāl because Dāniyāl had been taken by the king of Persia and remained with him imprisoned, as mentioned earlier. It is related with a sound chain to Abū al-ʿĀliyah that his nose was a span long, and from Anas b. Mālik with a good chain that his nose was a cubit long. On this basis, he may have been one of the earlier prophets before these periods. And Allāh knows best. From Abū al-Ashʿath al-Aḥmarī, who said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Dāniyāl prayed to his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, that the nation of Muḥammad would bury him.' When Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī conquered Tustar, he found him in a coffin, his veins and arteries pulsing. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had said: 'Whoever leads to Dāniyāl, give him glad tidings of Paradise.' The one who led to him was a man called Ḥurqūṣ. Abū Mūsā wrote to ʿUmar with his news, and ʿUmar wrote to him: 'Bury him and send for Ḥurqūṣ, for the Prophet ﷺ gave him glad tidings of Paradise.' From ʿAnbasah b. Saʿīd, who was a scholar, who said: Abū Mūsā found with Dāniyāl a codex, a jar containing fat, dirhams, and his ring. Abū Mūsā wrote of that to ʿUmar, and ʿUmar wrote to him: 'As for the codex, send it to us; as for the fat, send us some of it and order the Muslims with you to seek healing from it; divide the dirhams among them; and as for the ring, we grant it to you.' Ibn Abī al-Dunyā related through more than one chain that when Abū Mūsā found him and they mentioned to him that he was Dāniyāl, he embraced him, hugged him, and kissed him. He wrote to ʿUmar mentioning his affair, and that he found with him money placed nearby, about ten thousand dirhams. Whoever came borrowed from it; if he returned it, well and good, otherwise he fell ill. With him was a case for books. ʿUmar ordered that he be washed with water and lote leaves, shrouded and buried, and his grave concealed so no one would know it. He ordered the money to be returned to the treasury, the case to be brought to him, and he granted him his ring. It is related from Abū Mūsā that he ordered four prisoners to dam a stream and dig a grave in its middle, and he buried him in it. Then he brought the four prisoners forward and struck their necks, so no one knew the place of his grave except Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī ؓ. From ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Abī al-Zinād, from his father, who said: I saw in the hand of Abū Burdah b. Abī Mūsā al-Ashʿarī a ring whose bezel was engraved with two lions between them a man, licking that man. Abū Burdah said: 'This is the ring of that dead man whom the people of this town claimed was Dāniyāl. Abū Mūsā took it the day he buried him.' Abū Burdah said: 'Abū Mūsā asked the scholars of that village about the engraving on the ring, and they said: "The king under whose authority Dāniyāl lived was approached by astrologers and men of knowledge, who said to him: 'On such-and-such a night a boy will be born who will damage your kingdom and corrupt it.' The king said: 'By Allāh, no boy will remain that night but I will kill him.' Yet they took Dāniyāl and cast him into the lions' thicket, and the lion and his lioness passed the night licking him and did not harm him. His mother came and found them licking him, and Allāh saved him by that until he attained what he attained." Abū Burdah said: Abū Mūsā said: The scholars of that village said: "Dāniyāl engraved his own image and the image of the two lions licking him on the bezel of his ring, lest he forget the blessing of Allāh upon him in that." It is also said that when the building of the Holy House was completed, Armiyā asked his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, to take him to Himself, so he died, and Allāh delivered the Children of Israel from the land of Bābil at the hands of Dāniyāl. Dāniyāl was among those whom Bukht Naṣṣar took captive in the destruction of the Holy House. He cast him into a pit, bound, in a waterless desert, and threw in with him two beasts, and sealed the pit over him. He remained nine days. Allāh, Exalted be He, revealed to a prophet among the prophets of the Children of Israel: 'Go and bring Dāniyāl out of the pit.' He said: 'O Lord, who will guide me to him?' He said: 'Your mount will guide you to him.' He rode a she-donkey of his and went about until he said: 'O companion of the pit!' Dāniyāl answered him, and he said: 'You have made me hear, so what do you want?' He said: 'I am the messenger of Allāh to you, to bring you out of this place.' Dāniyāl said: 'Praise be to Allāh, who does not forget one who remembers Him; praise be to Allāh, who does not entrust one who relies upon Him to another; praise be to Allāh, who rewards kindness with kindness and evil with forgiveness.' Then he brought him out, and the two beasts walked with him, and Dāniyāl adjured them to return to the thicket. It has been related to us that Bukht Naṣṣar made an idol and ordered prostration to it, but Dāniyāl and his companions did not prostrate. He ordered them thrown into a furnace, but they did not burn. The dream of Bukht Naṣṣar and Dāniyāl's interpretation of it From Kaʿb, who said: The reason for the deliverance of the Children of Israel from the land of Bābil was that when Bukht Naṣṣar returned from the Holy House with the captives, among them Dāniyāl and ʿUzayr, he made the Children of Israel servants for a long time. He saw a dream that frightened him, so he summoned his soothsayers and sorcerers, told them of the distress he suffered in his dream, and asked them to interpret it. They said: 'Tell it to us.' He said: 'I have forgotten it, so tell me its interpretation.' They said: 'We cannot until you tell it.' He became angry and said: 'I give you three days. If you come to me with its interpretation, well and good; otherwise I will kill you.' This spread among the people and reached Dāniyāl while he was imprisoned. He said to the prison keeper: 'Would you mention me to the king? I have knowledge of his dream, and I hope you will gain favor with him through that.' He said: 'I fear the king's violence for you. Perhaps the distress of prison has made you seek relief with what you have no knowledge of.' Dāniyāl said: 'Do not fear for me, for I have a Lord who informs me of whatever I need.' The prison keeper went and told Bukht Naṣṣar, who summoned Dāniyāl. He entered, and no one entered upon him without prostrating to him. Dāniyāl stood and did not prostrate. The king said to those in the house: 'Leave.' They left. He said: 'What prevented you from prostrating to me?' He said: 'I have a Lord who gave me this knowledge on the condition that I not prostrate to anyone but Him. I feared that if I prostrated to you, the knowledge would be stripped from me and I would become in your hands an unlettered man from whom you would not benefit, and you would kill me. I considered leaving prostration easier than death, and the risk of prostration easier than the distress you are in, so I left prostration with that in mind.' Bukht Naṣṣar said: 'No one has ever been more trustworthy in my eyes than you, since you remained faithful to your god. The men I admire most are those who keep faith with their lords. Do you have knowledge of this dream I saw?' He said: 'Yes, I have its knowledge and interpretation.' He said: 'You saw a great idol, its feet on the earth and its head touching the sky, its upper part of gold, its middle of silver, its lower part of brass, its legs of iron, and its feet of clay. While you were looking at it, its beauty and the perfection of its making pleased you, and Allāh cast at it a stone from the sky that fell on the top of its head and crushed it, grinding it until its gold, silver, brass, iron, and clay were mixed together, so that it seemed to you that if humans and jinn gathered to separate one part from another they could not do so, and if the wind blew it would scatter it. 'You looked at the stone that was cast and saw it grow and spread until it filled all the earth, so that you saw nothing but sky and stone.' Bukht Naṣṣar said: 'You have spoken truly. This is the dream I saw. So what is its interpretation?' He said: 'As for the idol, it is different nations in the first, middle, and last ages. 'As for the gold, it is this time and this nation in which you are, and you are its king. As for the silver, your son after you will rule. As for the brass, it is the Byzantines. As for the iron, it is Persia. As for the clay, it is two nations ruled by two women, one in the east of Yemen and the other in the west of Syria. 'As for the stone cast at the idol, Allāh will cast down these nations with it at the end of time, and it will overcome them until an unlettered prophet from the Arabs is sent. Through him Allāh will subdue nations and religions as you saw the stone subdue the parts of the idol. He will make him prevail over religions and nations as you saw the stone prevail over the earth and spread through it until it filled it. By him Allāh establishes truth and obliterates falsehood, honors the humbled, and aids the oppressed.' Bukht Naṣṣar said: 'I know no one I have consulted since I assumed kingship who has surpassed me in anything but you, and no one holds a greater favor with me than you. I will reward you for your kindness. Choose one of three things I offer you: if you wish, I will send you back to your land and rebuild for you all that I destroyed; if you wish, I will write for you a safe-conduct by which you will be secure wherever my authority extends; if you wish, you may stay with me and I will share my wealth with you.' Dāniyāl said: 'As for sending me back to my land and rebuilding what you destroyed, it is a land upon which Allāh, Mighty and Majestic, has decreed ruin and upon its people annihilation until an appointed time. You cannot rebuild what Allāh has destroyed, nor can you hasten a term Allāh has set, until the decree reaches its term and this affliction that Allāh has written upon Īliyā and its people comes to an end. 'As for writing me a safe-conduct by which I would be secure wherever I go, it is not fitting for me to seek, along with Allāh's protection, the protection of a created being. 'As for sharing your wealth, that is more convenient for me this day, until a decree is carried out concerning us.' The status of Dāniyāl with Bukht Naṣṣar Bukht Naṣṣar gathered his sons, his retainers, and the people of knowledge and judgment of the kingdom, and said to them: 'This is a wise man through whom Allāh has relieved me of the distress I could not bear. I have decided to entrust your affairs to him. Take from his discipline and wisdom, and honor his due. If two messengers come to you, one from me and one from Dāniyāl, prefer his request over mine.' He said: Dāniyāl thus attained the best of stations with him, and he entrusted the management of his kingdom to him. When the nobles of Bābil saw that, they envied Dāniyāl and gathered before Bukht Naṣṣar, saying: 'There has never been on earth a king mightier than our king, nor a people more feared in the hearts of the earth's inhabitants than us, until the earth submitted to us. Now people covet us since you entrusted your kingdom to this Israelite slave.' He said: 'Do you blame me for turning to the wisest man on earth and seeking his help?' The destruction of Bukht Naṣṣar and the installment of his son in his place Then Bukht Naṣṣar perished by a gnat sent against him, and his son Balṭā ruled in his place. He acted with the violence of tyrants and drank wine in vessels of the Holy House that his father had plundered. Dāniyāl forbade him, then said to him: 'You will be killed within three days, and Allāh will strip away your kingdom.' He entered his house and locked his door, and summoned the most trusted man he had, saying: 'Keep to the threshold of my door. Let no one pass by you in these three days but you kill him, even if he says: I am the king.' When the three days had passed, the king rose and went out the door cheerfully. He passed by the guard, and the guard struck him with the sword while he said: 'I am the king,' and the guard said: 'You lie,' and killed him. The death of Dāniyāl The Children of Israel returned to the Holy House and remained in the best condition until Dāniyāl died. Then misdeeds and wrongdoing increased among them, and Allāh set over them Arṭāṣūs, who killed and took captives. This Dāniyāl is of the Children of Israel, and he is buried in al-Sūs. When Abū Mūsā conquered al-Sūs, he was led to the corpse of Dāniyāl. A man stood alongside his corpse, and Dāniyāl's knee was level with his head. He is not the elder Dāniyāl, for that one was between Nūḥ and Ibrāhīm.

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