The Fever (High body temperature)
قب، المناقب لابن شهرآشوب يج، الخرائج و الجرائح رَوَى الْحَسَنُ بْنُ ظَرِيفٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: اخْتَلَجَ فِي صَدْرِي مَسْأَلَتَانِ وَ أَرَدْتُ الْكِتَابَ بِهِمَا إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَكَتَبْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْقَائِمِ بِمَ يَقْضِي وَ أَيْنَ مَجْلِسُهُ وَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ رُقْيَةِ الْحُمَّى الرِّبْعِ فَأَغْفَلْتُ ذِكْرَ الْحُمَّى
(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub, (and) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported by Al-Hassan Bin Zareyf who said,
‘Two issues stirred in my chest, and I intended to write these to Abu Muhammad-asws. I wrote asking him-asws about Al-Qaim-ajtf, ‘With what will he-asws judge, and where would be his-asws seat?’ And I wanted to ask him-asws about ‘الْحُمَّى’ ‘Al-Rabie’ fever. I neglected (forgot) mentioning the fever.
فَجَاءَ الْجَوَابُ سَأَلْتَ عَنِ الْقَائِمِ إِذَا قَامَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِعِلْمِهِ كَقَضَاءِ دَاوُدَ ع وَ لَا يَسْأَلُ الْبَيِّنَةَ
The answer came: ‘You asked about Al-Qaim-ajtf. When he-asws makes a stand, he-asws would judge between the people with his-asws knowledge, like the judgment of Dawood-as, and he-asws will not ask for the proof’.
وَ كُنْتَ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ عَنِ الْحُمَّى الرِّبْعِ فَأُنْسِيتَ فَاكْتُبْ وَرَقَةً وَ عَلِّقْهَا عَلَى الْمَحْمُومِ يا نارُ كُونِي بَرْداً وَ سَلاماً عَلى إِبْراهِيمَ فَكَتَبْتُ وَ عَلَّقْتُ عَلَى الْمَحْمُومِ فَبَرَأَ
You wanted to ask about ‘Al-Rabie’ fever, but you forgot. Write a note and hang it upon the feverish one: “O fire! Become cool and safe upon Ibrahim!” [21:69]’. I wrote and hung it upon the feverish, and he was cured’.[1]
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 50, The book of History – Al Hassan Bin Ali-asws, Ch 2 H 24