Al-Kāfi

7ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ رَحِمَهُ الله عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْعَبْدَ الصَّالِحَ يَنْعَى إِلَى رَجُلٍ نَفْسَهُ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَإِنَّهُ لَيَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَمُوتُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ شِبْهَ الْمُغْضَبِ فَقَالَ يَا إِسْحَاقُ قَدْ كَانَ رُشَيْدٌ الْهَجَرِيُّ يَعْلَمُ عِلْمَ الْمَنَايَا وَالْبَلايَا وَالامَامُ أَوْلَى بِعِلْمِ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا إِسْحَاقُ اصْنَعْ مَا أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ فَإِنَّ عُمُرَكَ قَدْ فَنِيَ وَإِنَّكَ تَمُوتُ إِلَى سَنَتَيْنِ وَإِخْوَتَكَ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِكَ لا يَلْبَثُونَ بَعْدَكَ إِلا يَسِيراً حَتَّى تَتَفَرَّقَ كَلِمَتُهُمْ وَيَخُونُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً حَتَّى يَشْمَتَ بِهِمْ عَدُوُّهُمْ فَكَانَ هَذَا فِي نَفْسِكَ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله بِمَا عَرَضَ فِي صَدْرِي فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِسْحَاقُ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ إِلا يَسِيراً حَتَّى مَاتَ فَمَا أَتَى عَلَيْهِمْ إِلا قَلِيلٌ حَتَّى قَامَ بَنُو عَمَّارٍ بِأَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَأَفْلَسُوا.

7. Ahmad ibn Mahziyar, may Allah grant him blessings, has narrated from mmmd ibn ali from Sayf ibn ‘Umayra from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following. “Once I heard the pious servant of Allah giving the news of his own death to a man. I thought that he might or might not know when a person from his Shi‘a (followers) would die. He turned to me as if angry and said, “O Ishaq, if Rashid al-Hajri possessed the knowledge of deaths and suffering, the necessity for such knowledge for the Imam is much greater.” Then he said, “O Ishaq, do whatever you may like. Your life is destroyed and you will die within two years. Your brothers and family will very soon after you will scatter in disunity turn as traitors against each other so much so that even their enemies would scold them. Was this in your mind?” I said, “I seek refuge to Allah for what went in my center (heart or chest).” After that meeting Ishaq, did live for very long time.and he died. And very soon after banu (children of) ‘Ammar began to live on loans and they became very poor and destitute.”

8ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ جَاءَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَقَدِ اعْتَمَرْنَا عُمْرَةَ رَجَبٍ وَنَحْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ بَغْدَادَ وَقَدْ أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُوَدِّعَ عَمِّي أَبَا الْحَسَنِ يَعْنِي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) وَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ مَعِي إِلَيْهِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ نَحْوَ أَخِي وَهُوَ فِي دَارِهِ الَّتِي بِالْحَوْبَةِ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ بِقَلِيلٍ فَضَرَبْتُ الْبَابَ فَأَجَابَنِي أَخِي فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا فَقُلْتُ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَا أَخْرُجُ وَكَانَ بَطِي‏ءَ الْوُضُوءِ فَقُلْتُ الْعَجَلَ قَالَ وَأَعْجَلُ فَخَرَجَ وَعَلَيْهِ إِزَارٌ مُمَشَّقٌ قَدْ عَقَدَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ حَتَّى قَعَدَ تَحْتَ عَتَبَةِ الْبَابِ فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَانْكَبَبْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلْتُ رَأْسَهُ وَقُلْتُ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ فِي أَمْرٍ إِنْ تَرَهُ صَوَاباً فَالله وَفَّقَ لَهُ وَإِنْ يَكُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَمَا أَكْثَرَ مَا نُخْطِىُ قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ قُلْتُ هَذَا ابْنُ أَخِيكَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُوَدِّعَكَ وَيَخْرُجَ إِلَى بَغْدَادَ فَقَالَ لِيَ ادْعُهُ فَدَعَوْتُهُ وَكَانَ مُتَنَحِّياً فَدَنَا مِنْهُ فَقَبَّلَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَوْصِنِي فَقَالَ أُوصِيكَ أَنْ تَتَّقِيَ الله فِي دَمِي فَقَالَ مُجِيباً لَهُ مَنْ أَرَادَكَ بِسُوءٍ فَعَلَ الله بِهِ وَجَعَلَ يَدْعُو عَلَى مَنْ يُرِيدُهُ بِسُوءٍ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَبَّلَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ أَوْصِنِي فَقَالَ أُوصِيكَ أَنْ تَتَّقِيَ الله فِي دَمِي فَقَالَ مَنْ أَرَادَكَ بِسُوءٍ فَعَلَ الله بِهِ وَفَعَلَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَبَّلَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَمِّ أَوْصِنِي فَقَالَ أُوصِيكَ أَنْ تَتَّقِيَ الله فِي دَمِي فَدَعَا عَلَى مَنْ أَرَادَهُ بِسُوءٍ ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى عَنْهُ وَمَضَيْتُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لِي أَخِي يَا عَلِيُّ مَكَانَكَ فَقُمْتُ مَكَانِي فَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَانِي فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ صُرَّةً فِيهَا مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَقَالَ قُلْ لابْنِ أَخِيكَ يَسْتَعِينُ بِهَا عَلَى سَفَرِهِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَخَذْتُهَا فَأَدْرَجْتُهَا فِي حَاشِيَةِ رِدَائِي ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي مِائَةً أُخْرَى وَقَالَ أَعْطِهِ أَيْضاً ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي صُرَّةً أُخْرَى وَقَالَ أَعْطِهِ أَيْضاً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِذَا كُنْتَ تَخَافُ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْتَ فَلِمَ تُعِينُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فَقَالَ إِذَا وَصَلْتُهُ وَقَطَعَنِي قَطَعَ الله أَجَلَهُ ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ مِخَدَّةَ أَدَمٍ فِيهَا ثَلاثَةُ آلافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَضَحٍ وَقَالَ أَعْطِهِ هَذِهِ أَيْضاً قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ الْمِائَةَ الاولَى فَفَرِحَ بِهَا فَرَحاً شَدِيداً وَدَعَا لِعَمِّهِ ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُ الثَّانِيَةَ وَالثَّالِثَةَ فَفَرِحَ بِهَا حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَرْجِعُ وَلا يَخْرُجُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُ الثَّلاثَةَ آلافِ دِرْهَمٍ فَمَضَى عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخِلافَةِ وَقَالَ مَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ فِي الارْضِ خَلِيفَتَيْنِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ عَمِّي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ يُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخِلافَةِ فَأَرْسَلَ هَارُونُ إِلَيْهِ بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَرَمَاهُ الله بِالذُّبَحَةِ فَمَا نَظَرَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دِرْهَمٍ وَلا مَسَّهُ.

8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Musa ibn al-Qasim al-Bajali from Ali ibn Ja‘far who has said the following. “Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il came to me when we were still in Makka after completing our ‘Umra in the month of Rajab. He said, “Uncle, I intend to go to Baghdad but I want to say farewell to my uncle, abu al-Hassan Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.) aand I would like that you also come with me.” I came with him to my brother and he was in his house in al-Hawba It was just after sun set. I knocked the door and my brother answered the door asking, “Who is it?” I replied, “It is Ali.” He said, “I am just coming.” He would do his Wudu very slowly. I said, “Be quick please.” He said, “I will be quick.” He came out wearing dyed clothe that he secured around his neck and sat down just below the door steps. I, Ali ibn Ja‘far leaned over him and kissed his head and said, “I have come for a matter to find out if you would agree then Allah may grant him success, if you would not agree then it is one of those mistake that we make.” He asked, “what is it?” I said, “This is the son of your brother. He wants to say farewell to you because he wants to go to Baghdad.” He said to me, “Call him.” I called him and he had kept some distance. He came close to him and kissed his head and said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, please advise me.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “I advise you to be pious before Allah and spare my life.” He in answer said, “Whoever would have bad intentions towards you, may Allah have the same for him.” He continued to pray against those who would have bad intentions towards the Imam (a.s.). He them kiss the head of the Imam (a.s.) again and said, “Please advise me.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “I advise you to be pious before Allah and spare my life.” may or not.” He in answer said, “Whoever would have bad intentions towards you, may Allah have the same for him.” He kissed the head of the Imam (a.s.) and said, “Please advise me.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “I advise you to be pious before Allah and spare my life.” He prayed against those who would have bad intentions towards the Imam (a.s.) and moved away and I left along with him. My brother called me and said, “O Ali, wait where you are.” I waited and he went inside and then called me inside. I went inside and he gave me a bag with a hundred Dinars in it and said, “Tell your cousin to use it during his journey.” The narrator has said, “I secured the money in my dress and he gave me another hundred Dinar to give to him also and then he give me one more bag to give to him. I said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, “When you are afraid of him so much then why do you give him all this money and why do you support him to against your own self?.” He said, “When I would maintain good relations with him and would cut off such relationships Allah will cut his life short.” Then he gave to me a pillow with three hundred pure Dirhams (units of money) in it and asked to give him also.” The narrator has said, “I then left and gave him the first one hundred and he became extremely happy and prayed for his uncle. I then gave him the other money and he became so happy that I thought he might not go to Baghdad any more. I then gave him all the Dirhams and he left for Baghdad. He greeted Harun as the Caliph and said, “I did not think that there can be two caliphs on earth at the same time. I also saw my uncle Musa ibn Ja‘far being greeted as the Caliph.” Harun sent him one hundred thousand Dirhams. He fell sich with Diphtheria or scrofulous and died before seeing or touching any of those money.”

9ـ سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله وَعَبْدُ الله بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قُبِضَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فِي عَامِ ثَلاثٍ وَثَمَانِينَ وَمِائَةٍ وَعَاشَ بَعْدَ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً.

9. Sa‘dibn ‘Abdallah and ‘Abdallah ibn Ja‘far all have narrated from Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar from his brother Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following. “Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.) died at the age of fifty five in the year one hundred eighty three. He lived for thirty five years after Ja‘far ibn Muhammad (a.s.).”

وُلِدَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) سَنَةَ ثَمَانٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ وَمِائَةٍ وَقُبِضَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي صَفَرٍ مِنْ سَنَةِ ثَلاثٍ وَمِائَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً وَقَدِ اخْتُلِفَ فِي تَارِيخِهِ إِلا أَنَّ هَذَا التَّارِيخَ هُوَ أَقْصَدُ إِنْ شَاءَ الله وَتُوُفِّيَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بِطُوسَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَنَابَادُ مِنْ نُوقَانَ عَلَى دَعْوَةٍ وَدُفِنَ بِهَا وَكَانَ الْمَأْمُونُ أَشْخَصَهُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى مَرْوَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَفَارِسَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الْمَأْمُونُ وَشَخَصَ إِلَى بَغْدَادَ أَشْخَصَهُ مَعَهُ فَتُوُفِّيَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَأُمُّهُ أُمُّ وَلَدٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ الْبَنِينَ.

Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) was born in the year the one hundred forty eight AH. He passed away in the month of Safar in the year two hundred and three at the age of fifty-five. All the views about this date are not the same but it is more accurate, if Allah would so will. He died in Tus in the town called Sanabad, that is within the reach of human voice from Nawqan. He was buried there. Al-Ma’mun had summoned him from Madina to Marw via Basra to Persia. When al-Ma’mun left for Baghdad he took The Imam (a.s.) he passed away in this town. His mother was ’Umm Walad called ’Umm al-Banin.

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ أَحْمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الاوَّلُ هَلْ عَلِمْتَ أَحَداً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ قَدِمَ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ بَلَى قَدْ قَدِمَ رَجُلٌ فَانْطَلِقْ بِنَا فَرَكِبَ وَرَكِبْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مَعَهُ رَقِيقٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اعْرِضْ عَلَيْنَا فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا سَبْعَ جَوَارٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ اعْرِضْ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَا عِنْدِي إِلا جَارِيَةٌ مَرِيضَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْرِضَهَا فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَانْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي مِنَ الْغَدِ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُ كَمْ كَانَ غَايَتُكَ فِيهَا فَإِذَا قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقُلْ قَدْ أَخَذْتُهَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ مَا كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَنْقُصَهَا مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَخَذْتُهَا فَقَالَ هِيَ لَكَ وَلَكِنْ أَخْبِرْنِي مَنِ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَكَ بِالامْسِ فَقُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ قَالَ مِنْ أَيِّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا عِنْدِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ أُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْوَصِيفَةِ إِنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُهَا مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَغْرِبِ فَلَقِيَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَتْ مَا هَذِهِ الْوَصِيفَةُ مَعَكَ قُلْتُ اشْتَرَيْتُهَا لِنَفْسِي فَقَالَتْ مَا يَكُونُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ عِنْدَ مِثْلِكَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْجَارِيَةَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَكُونَ عِنْدَ خَيْرِ أَهْلِ الارْضِ فَلا تَلْبَثُ عِنْدَهُ إِلا قَلِيلاً حَتَّى تَلِدَ مِنْهُ غُلاماً مَا يُولَدُ بِشَرْقِ الارْضِ وَلا غَرْبِهَا مِثْلُهُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَلَمْ تَلْبَثْ عِنْدَهُ إِلا قَلِيلاً حَتَّى وَلَدَتِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام )

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Ahmar who has said the following. “Once abu al-Hassan, the second asked me, “Do you know if anyone from Morocco (or the west) has arrived?” I replied, “No, no one has come.” He said, “Yes, a man has come. Come with us.” He rode and also rode and went until we reached the man. He was a man from Madina who had a few slaves with him for sale. I asked him to show the slaves for sale and he showed me seven slave-girls. Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) said, “I do not need any of these.” Then he asked, “Show us more.” The man said, “There is no more except one who is ill.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Why do you not show her to us?” The man refused and the Imam (a.s.) returned. The next day he sent me and said to ask him for how much is the girl who is ill and if he said for so and so amount say, “I pay.” I went to him and he said, “I will not accept less than so and so amount for her.” I said, “I take her.” He said, “She is yours but tell me who was the man with you yesterday?” I said, “A man from the clan of banu Hashim.” He asked from which family is he?” I said, “That is all I have.” He said, “I like to tell you about this girl. I bought her in the far corner of the west (or Morocco). A woman from the followers of the Bible came and said, “What is she doing with you?” I said, “I have purchased her for my self.” She said, “This girl should not be with one like you. This girl should be with the best of the people on earth. With such a one she will not live very long before giving birth to a boy whose like will not be born in the west or east of the earth.” The narrator has said, “I brought her to the Imam (a.s.) and shortly afterwards she became the mother of Imam al-Rida (a.s.).”

2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى قَالَ لَمَّا مَضَى أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَتَكَلَّمَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) خِفْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَظْهَرْتَ أَمْراً عَظِيماً وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ هَذِهِ الطَّاغِيَةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِيَجْهَدْ جَهْدَهُ فَلا سَبِيلَ لَهُ عَلَيَّ.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from those he mentioned from Safwan ibnyh who has said the following. “when abu Ibrahim (a.s.) passed away abu al-Hassan (al-Rida) (a.s.) spoke (about his Imamat) and we became afraid for him because of it. It was said to him, “You have declared a very great issue and we are afraid for you from this rebel.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Let him strive his best but he will find way against me.”

3ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ رَحِمَهُ الله عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي بَيْتٍ دَاخِلٍ فِي جَوْفِ بَيْتٍ لَيْلاً فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَكَانَتْ كَأَنَّ فِي الْبَيْتِ عَشَرَةَ مَصَابِيحَ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَخَلَّى يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لَهُ.

3. Ahmad ibn Mihran, Allah grant him blessings, from Muhammad ibn Ali from al-Hassan ibn al-Mansur from his brother who has said the following. “Once I went to see al-Rida (a.s.) in a house inside his house in the middle of the night. He raised his hand and it was as if there were ten lamps inside the house and a man asked permission for a meeting. He lowered his hand and then gave him permission.”

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُمْهُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنِ الْغِفَارِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ آلِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يُقَالُ لَهُ طَيْسٌ عَلَيَّ حَقٌّ فَتَقَاضَانِي وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيَّ وَأَعَانَهُ النَّاسُ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ صَلَّيْتُ الصُّبْحَ فِي مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهْتُ نَحْوَ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِالْعُرَيْضِ فَلَمَّا قَرُبْتُ مِنْ بَابِهِ إِذَا هُوَ قَدْ طَلَعَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ وَرِدَاءٌ فَلَمَّا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا لَحِقَنِي وَقَفَ وَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَقُلْتُ جَعَلَنِيَ الله فِدَاكَ إِنَّ لِمَوْلاكَ طَيْسٍ عَلَيَّ حَقّاً وَقَدْ وَالله شَهَرَنِي وَأَنَا أَظُنُّ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهُ يَأْمُرُهُ بِالْكَفِّ عَنِّي وَوَ الله مَا قُلْتُ لَهُ كَمْ لَهُ عَلَيَّ وَلا سَمَّيْتُ لَهُ شَيْئاً فَأَمَرَنِي بِالْجُلُوسِ إِلَى رُجُوعِهِ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ حَتَّى صَلَّيْتُ الْمَغْرِبَ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ فَضَاقَ صَدْرِي وَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْصَرِفَ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ طَلَعَ عَلَيَّ وَحَوْلَهُ النَّاسُ وَقَدْ قَعَدَ لَهُ السُّؤَّالُ وَهُوَ يَتَصَدَّقُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَضَى وَدَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَدَعَانِي فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ فَجَلَسَ وَجَلَسْتُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُحَدِّثُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَكَانَ أَمِيرَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ كَثِيراً مَا أُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ قَالَ لا أَظُنُّكَ أَفْطَرْتَ بَعْدُ فَقُلْتُ لا فَدَعَا لِي بِطَعَامٍ فَوُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَأَمَرَ الْغُلامَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مَعِي فَأَصَبْتُ وَالْغُلامَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا قَالَ لِيَ ارْفَعِ الْوِسَادَةَ وَخُذْ مَا تَحْتَهَا فَرَفَعْتُهَا وَإِذَا دَنَانِيرُ فَأَخَذْتُهَا وَوَضَعْتُهَا فِي كُمِّي وَأَمَرَ أَرْبَعَةً مِنْ عَبِيدِهِ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعِي حَتَّى يُبْلِغُونِي مَنْزِلِي فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ طَائِفَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ يَدُورُ وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَلْقَانِي وَمَعِي عَبِيدُكَ فَقَالَ لِي أَصَبْتَ أَصَابَ الله بِكَ الرَّشَادَ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا إِذَا رَدَدْتُهُمْ فَلَمَّا قَرُبْتُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِي وَآنَسْتُ رَدَدْتُهُمْ فَصِرْتُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِي وَدَعَوْتُ بِالسِّرَاجِ وَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الدَّنَانِيرِ وَإِذَا هِيَ ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ دِينَاراً وَكَانَ حَقُّ الرَّجُلِ عَلَيَّ ثَمَانِيَةً وَعِشْرِينَ دِينَاراً وَكَانَ فِيهَا دِينَارٌ يَلُوحُ فَأَعْجَبَنِي حُسْنُهُ فَأَخَذْتُهُ وَقَرَّبْتُهُ مِنَ السِّرَاجِ فَإِذَا عَلَيْهِ نَقْشٌ وَاضِحٌ حَقُّ الرَّجُلِ ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ دِينَاراً وَمَا بَقِيَ فَهُوَ لَكَ وَلا وَالله مَا عَرَفْتُ مَا لَهُ عَلَيَّ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الَّذِي أَعَزَّ وَلِيَّهُ.

4. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ibn Jumhur from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdallah from Ahmad ibn ‘Abdallah from al-Ghifari who has said the following. “I owed money to a man from the family of abu Rafi‘, slave of the Holy Prophet (s.a), called Tays. He demanded payment and pressed me hard and people also assisted him. When I found myself in such condition I prayed the morning prayer in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah and then headed to al-Rida (a.s.) who was in al-‘Arid those days. When I almost reached his door he appeared on his donkey wearing a shirt and a gown. When I looked at him I felt shy. When he approached me he looked at me and I offered him the greeting of peace. It was the month of Ramadan. I said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, I owe money to your slave, Tays and he has defamed me. I thought he will order him to stop pressuring me and by Allah, I did not tell him how much I owed nor I mentioned any amount. He ordered me to sit until he will return. I remained there until said my sun set prayer and I was fasting. I became depressed and I thought of returning home. At that time he appeared before me with people around him. He was surrounded by the beggars and would give them charity. He passed by and entered his house. Then he came out and called me inside. We both sat down and I began to speak to him about ibn al-Musayyib, the governor of Madina as I would speak to him about the governor often. When I finished he said, “I do not think you had any break fast yet. I said, “No, I did not break fast yet.” He asked for food and ordered the boy to join me at the table. I and the boy had our meal and when we finished he said to me, “Lift up the furnishing and pick up whatever is underneath.” I lifted it up and found Dinars therein. I picked them up and place in my pocket. He ordered four of his slaves to escort me to my house. I said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, the spies of ibn al-Musayyib check around all the time and I do not like them to see me with your slaves. He said, “You are right, may Allah keep you rightly guided.” He ordered them to return whenever I wanted them to do so.” When almost reached my house and felt safe I asked them to go back I went home and asked for a lamp. I looked at the Dinars and there were forty-eight of them, I owed twenty eight to the man. Among them one Dinar caught my sight and picked it up and brought near the lamp. I found a clear mark on it that said, “Payment to the man twenty-eight Dinars and the rest for your self.” By Allah, I did not know how much I owed him. All praise belong to Allah Who has granted honor to those who He has give authority.”

5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي حَجَّ فِيهَا هَارُونُ يُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فَانْتَهَى إِلَى جَبَلٍ عَنْ يَسَارِ الطَّرِيقِ وَأَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى مَكَّةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ فَارِعٌ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَانِي فَارِعٍ وَهَادِمُهُ يُقَطَّعُ إِرْباً إِرْباً فَلَمْ نَدْرِ مَا مَعْنَى ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى وَافَى هَارُونُ وَنَزَلَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ صَعِدَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ذَلِكَ الْجَبَلَ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُبْنَى لَهُ ثَمَّ مَجْلِسٌ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ صَعِدَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَ بِهَدْمِهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ قُطِّعَ إِرْباً إِرْباً.

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain person of our people who has said the following. “ Abu al-Hassan al-Rida came out of Madina in the year that Harun wanted to performed Hajj. When he arrived near the mountain called Fari‘ on the left going to Makka, abu al-Hassan looked at it and then said, “The builder at Fari‘ and he who would demolish will be cut in pieces.” We had no idea what it meant. When he returned Harun arrived and camped at that place. Ja‘far ibn Yahya climbed the mountain and ordered to build a resting place for him. When he returned from Makka he climbed there and ordered to demolish what was built there. When he returned to Iraq he was cut in pieces.”

6ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُوسَى قَالَ أَلْحَحْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ أَطْلُبُهُ مِنْهُ فَكَانَ يَعِدُنِي فَخَرَجَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لِيَسْتَقْبِلَ وَالِيَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَكُنْتُ مَعَهُ فَجَاءَ إِلَى قُرْبِ قَصْرِ فُلانٍ فَنَزَلَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَاتٍ وَنَزَلْتُ مَعَهُ أَنَا وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا ثَالِثٌ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ هَذَا الْعِيدُ قَدْ أَظَلَّنَا وَلا وَالله مَا أَمْلِكُ دِرْهَماً فَمَا سِوَاهُ فَحَكَّ بِسَوْطِهِ الارْضَ حَكّاً شَدِيداً ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ مِنْهُ سَبِيكَةَ ذَهَبٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْتَفِعْ بِهَا وَاكْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتَ.

6. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Hamza ibn al-Qasim from Ibrahim ibn Musa who has said the following. “I would urge abu al-Hassan al-Rida in a matter that I would demand from him and he would ask to give him time. One day he went out to receive the governor of Madina and I was with him. He came near the castle of so and so and stopped for rest among a few trees. Just the two of us and not a third was there. I said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, this holy is upon us, by Allah, all I have is one Dirham only and nothing else.” He scratched the earth with his whip firmly and with his hand picked up a mold of gold and said, “Use it and keep secret what you just saw.”