[Machine] "When the first trials came upon me, they appeared confusing to me, so I said, 'O Allah, show me the truth and guide me to cling onto it.' Then I saw in a vision what a sleeping person sees, both the worldly life and the hereafter, with a wall that was not tall between them. So I said, 'If only I could climb this wall to see my brave martyrs and ask them.' They replied, 'We are the angels.' I asked, 'Where are the martyrs?' They replied, 'Go up the steps.' So I ascended a step, and Allah knows best about its beauty and vastness. Then I saw Muhammad ﷺ and Ibrahim ﷺ , who said to Ibrahim, 'Seek forgiveness for my ummah,' and Ibrahim replied, 'You do not know what they have done after you, how they spilled their own blood and killed their imam. Why don't they do as Sa'd (ibn Abi Waqqas) has done?' So I said, 'By Allah, I have seen a dream that Allah may benefit me with it. I will go and see Sa'd and be with him.' So I went to Sa'd and narrated the story to him. He said, 'How delighted I am with this! Indeed, those who are not like Ibrahim have failed.' I asked, 'Which of the two groups are you with?' He replied, 'I am not with either of them.' I asked, 'What do you command me?' He said, 'Do you have any sheep?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Then buy a sheep and stay with it until your situation becomes clear."
لَمَّا جَاءَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ الْأُولَى أَشْكَلَتْ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ أَرِنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَمْرًا أَتَمَسَّكُ بِهِ فَأُرِيتُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّائِمُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَ وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا حَائِطٌ غَيْرُ طَوِيلٍ وَإِذَا أَنَا تَحْتَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ تَسَلَّقْتُ هَذَا الْحَائِطَ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ إِلَى قَتْلَى أَشْجَعَ فَيُخْبِرُونِي قَالَ فَأُهْبِطْتُ بِأَرْضٍ ذَاتِ شَجَرٍ فَإِذَا نَفَرٌ جُلُوسٌ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتُمُ الشُّهَدَاءُ قَالُوا نَحْنُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ الشُّهَدَاءُ؟ قَالُوا تَقَدَّمْ إِلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ فَارْتَفَعْتُ دَرَجَةً اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِهَا مِنَ الْحُسْنِ وَالسَّعَةِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَإِذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ شَيْخٌ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ يَقُولُ إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ أَهْرَاقُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَقَتَلُوا إِمَامَهُمْ فَهَلَّا فَعَلُوا كَمَا فَعَلَ سَعْدٌ خَلِيلِي فَقُلْتُ «وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَنْفَعُنِي بِهَا أَذْهَبُ فَأَنْظُرُ مَكَانَ سَعْدٍ فَأَكُونُ مَعَهُ» فَأَتَيْتُ سَعْدًا فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ قَالَ فَمَا أَكْثَرَ بِهَا فَرَحًا وَقَالَ لَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلَهُ قُلْتُ «مَعَ أَيِّ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ أَنْتَ؟» قَالَ مَا أَنَا مَعَ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا قَالَ قُلْتُ «فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟» أَلَكَ غَنَمٌ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَاشْتَرِ شَاءَ فَكُنْ فِيهَا حَتَّى تَنْجَلِيَسكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص