The late Mirza has narrated from Shaykh Muhammad Husayn that he set out from Iraq for the Ziyarat of Holy Mash-had, when he reached there, he developed a boil in one of his fingers, which caused him severe pain. Some scholars took him to the hospital. The Christian surgeon declared that it was absolutely essential to amputate the finger lest the infection spreads to the whole body. The Shaykh did not agree to have his finger amputated. The doctor said that if he comes the following day, he would have to get his hand amputated from the wrist.

The Shaykh came home, but the pain continued to increase and he wailed and screamed all night. The following morning he consented to have his finger amputated, but when they took him to the hospital again the doctors declared that now he would have to get his hand amputated from the wrist. The Shaykh did not agree and said that he was only prepared to have his finger amputated. It would not be of any use, said the surgeon; and if you don't have the hand amputated from the wrist today, the infection would spread further and tomorrow you would have to get your hand amputated from the shoulder.

The Shaykh returned home once again, but the pain intensified to such an extent that in the morning he was ready to allow amputation of his hand. When he was again taken to the surgeon, he said: Now, the poison has spread further and the hand would have to be amputated from the shoulder and amputation from the wrist is useless. If it is not done today, tomorrow it would spread to all the organs. It might also reach the heart, causing death.

The Shaykh didn't allow his hand to be amputated from the shoulder and he returned from there. The pain intensified further and he continued to moan and scream all night. At last he agreed to have the hand amputated from the shoulder. His friends took him to the surgeon. On the way, the Shaykh said: Friends, it is possible that I might die in the hospital, so first take me to the holy shrine.

They took him there and made him sit in a corner of the holy mausoleum. The Shaykh wept intensely and complaining in the court of the Imam, said: Is it appropriate that your visitor should be involved in such a difficulty and you don't come to his help, though you are a very kind Imam, especially to your visitors? After that he fell in swoon and in it he saw Imam Ali Al-Ridha ('a). The Imam passed his blessed hand from his fingers to his shoulder and said: You have been cured.

The Shaykh regained his senses and found that his hand was perfect and there was no pain at all. His friends arrived and took him to the hospital. He did not divulge anything about how the Imam had cured him. When he was brought to the Christian surgeon and he looked at the hand, there was no sign of that boil.

Thinking that it might be the wrong hand, he examined the other hand as well, but found that also in perfect health. He asked: O Shaykh, have you met Hazrat Masih (Jesus Christ)?

He replied: I met one who is more exalted; and he has cured me, and after that he narrated how the Imam had cured his malady.