[Machine] I said, "O Abu Sa'id, indeed I intended that if I were to die from this illness, my shoulders be tied with a rope and my feet be tied as well, then I be carried to my Lord as a slave is carried to his master." He said, "Al-Hasan said, 'Your companion is delusional, meaning he is speaking nonsense.'" I said, "By Allah, O Abu Sa'id, I am not delusional." He said, "Then I was comforted and he said to me, 'O owner of the rope, you were in a dark place on earth, and now you have been comforted.'" Al-Hasan then came to me advising and teaching me.  

قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ إِنْ مِتُّ مِنْ مَرَضِي هَذَا أَنْ يُشَدَّ كِتَافِي بِشَرِيطٍ ويُشَدَّ قَدَمِي ثُمَّ يُنْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى رَبِّي ﷻ كَمَا يُنْطَلَقُ بِالْعَبْدِ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ قَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ يَهْجُرُ يَعْنِي يَهْذِي قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَهْجُرُ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ عُوفِيتُ فَقَالَ لِي يَا صَاحِبَ الشَّرِيطِ كُنْتَ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحْتَ قَدْ عُوفِيتَ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ الْحَسَنُ يَعِظُنِي وَكَانَ مُعَلِّمًا وَمُؤَدِّبًا