[Machine] He presented to him this verse, "Verily, with us are (heavy) fetters and a blazing fire, and a food that chokes, and a painful torment." [Al-Muzzammil 13]. He said, so his hand was restored to him. He said, "Raise him, so we raised him." He said, "So he became a fasting person. When he wanted to break his fast, he mentioned the verse and did it again. When the third day came, his son set out to Thabit bin Banani and to Yahya, crying, and some of the companions of Al-Hasan. He said, "Catch up with my father, for he has not tasted any food for three days. Every time we approached him, he mentioned this verse, 'Verily, with us are (heavy) fetters and a blazing fire.' [Al-Muzzammil 12]." So they went to him and did not leave him until they gave him a sip of barley water.  

[231] عَرَضَتْ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنْكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا} [المزمل 13] قَالَ فَقَلَصَتْ يَدُهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ ارْفَعُوهُ فَرَفَعْنَاهُ قَالَ فَأَصْبَحَ صَائِمًا فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ ذَكَرَ الْآيَةَ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ انْطَلَقَ ابْنُهُ إِلَى ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ وَيَحْيَى الْبَكَّاءِ وَأُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ أَدْرِكُوا أَبِي فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَذُقْ طَعَامًا مُنْذُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ كُلَّمَا قَرَّبْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَكَرَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنْكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا} [المزمل 12] فَقَرَأَهَا قَالَ فَأَتَوْهُ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا بِهِ حَتَّى أَسْقَوْهُ شَرْبَةً مِنْ سَوِيقٍ