Al-Kāfi

4ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَاسْتُؤْذِنَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ عَلَيْهِ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَبْلٌ طَوِيلٌ جَسِيمٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْوَلايَةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ بِالْقَبُولِ وَأَمَرَهُ بِالْجُلُوسِ فَجَلَسَ مُلاصِقاً لِي فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لَيْتَ شِعْرِي مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) هَذَا مِنْ وُلْدِ الاعْرَابِيَّةِ صَاحِبَةِ الْحَصَاةِ الَّتِي طَبَعَ آبَائِي (عَلَيْهم السَّلام) فِيهَا بِخَوَاتِيمِهِمْ فَانْطَبَعَتْ وَقَدْ جَاءَ بِهَا مَعَهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ أَطْبَعَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَاتِهَا فَأَخْرَجَ حَصَاةً وَفِي جَانِبٍ مِنْهَا مَوْضِعٌ أَمْلَسُ فَأَخَذَهَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ خَاتَمَهُ فَطَبَعَ فِيهَا فَانْطَبَعَ فَكَأَنِّي أَرَى نَقْشَ خَاتَمِهِ السَّاعَةَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَقُلْتُ لِلْيَمَانِيِّ رَأَيْتَهُ قَبْلَ هَذَا قَطُّ قَالَ لا وَالله وَإِنِّي لَمُنْذُ دَهْرٍ حَرِيصٌ عَلَى رُؤْيَتِهِ حَتَّى كَانَ السَّاعَةَ أَتَانِي شَابٌّ لَسْتُ أَرَاهُ فَقَالَ لِي قُمْ فَادْخُلْ فَدَخَلْتُ ثُمَّ نَهَضَ الْيَمَانِيُّ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ رَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ أَشْهَدُ بِالله إِنَّ حَقَّكَ لَوَاجِبٌ كَوُجُوبِ حَقِّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالائِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ثُمَّ مَضَى فَلَمْ أَرَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ أَبُو هَاشِمٍ الْجَعْفَرِيُّ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اسْمِهِ فَقَالَ اسْمِي مِهْجَعُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ سِمْعَانَ بْنِ غَانِمِ ابْنِ أُمِّ غَانِمٍ وَهِيَ الاعْرَابِيَّةُ الْيَمَانِيَّةُ صَاحِبَةُ الْحَصَاةِ الَّتِي طَبَعَ فِيهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالسِّبْطُ إِلَى وَقْتِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام )

4. Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abdallah and Ali ibn Muhammad have narrated from Ishaq ibn Muhammad al-Nakha’Isma‘il from abu Hashim Dawud ibn al-Qasim al- Ja’fari who has said the following. “Once I was in thepresence of abu Muhammad (a.s.) that permission was requested for a man from Yemen to see the Imam (a.s.). A chubby, tall and heavy man then came in and greeted the Imam with the greeting for Wilaya, the Leader with Divine Authority and received the acceptance response. The Imam (a.s.) asked him to have a sit and he sat just next to me. I then said to myself, “I wish not to have been so close to him.” Abu Muhammad (a.s.) then said, “This is of the children of the Arab lady for whom my ancestors had been printing their seals on a pebble for her and the print would take place. He has brought it with him and wants me to print my seal on it also. He then asked the man to give it to him. The man took out a pebble and on one side of there was a smooth space. Abu Muhammad (a.s.) then took it, brought his seal out, printed on it and the print took place. Even now it is as if I see the print of his (al-Hassan ibn Ali’s) seal on the pebble it. I then said to the man from Yemen, “Had you ever seen him (abu Muhammad (a.s.) before?” He said, “No, by Allah, I had always was anxious to see him until at this time a young man came to me whom I had not seen before and said, ‘Stand up and come in and I came in.” The man from Yemen then left saying, “May Allah’s grace and blessings be with you people of Ahl al-Bayt whose each generation is just the other generation. I testify before Allah that it is obligatory to preserve your rights just as it was the case with Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) and the Imams after him, may Allah grant all of them blessings.” He then left and thereafter I never saw him. Ibn Ishaq has said that abu Hashim al-Ja’fari has said, “I asked him his name. He said, “My name is Mahja‘ ibn al-Salt ibn ‘Aqaba ibn Sam‘an ibn Ghanim ibn ’Umm Ghanim. She was the Arab lady from Yemen that had the pebble on which Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) had printed his seal and also his descendants up to the time of abu al-Hassan (a.s.).”

5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ وَزُرَارَةَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لَمَّا قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَرْسَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فَخَلا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) دَفَعَ الْوَصِيَّةَ وَالامَامَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ إِلَى الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ إِلَى الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَقَدْ قُتِلَ أَبُوكَ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُ وَصَلَّى عَلَى رُوحِهِ وَلَمْ يُوصِ وَأَنَا عَمُّكَ وَصِنْوُ أَبِيكَ وَوِلادَتِي مِنْ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي سِنِّي وَقَدِيمِي أَحَقُّ بِهَا مِنْكَ فِي حَدَاثَتِكَ فَلا تُنَازِعْنِي فِي الْوَصِيَّةِ وَالامَامَةِ وَلا تُحَاجَّنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) يَا عَمِّ اتَّقِ الله وَلا تَدَّعِ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِحَقٍّ إِنِّي أَعِظُكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ إِنَّ أَبِي يَا عَمِّ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ وَعَهِدَ إِلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْتَشْهَدَ بِسَاعَةٍ وَهَذَا سِلاحُ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) عِنْدِي فَلا تَتَعَرَّضْ لِهَذَا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ نَقْصَ الْعُمُرِ وَتَشَتُّتَ الْحَالِ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَعَلَ الْوَصِيَّةَ وَالامَامَةَ فِي عَقِبِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى الْحَجَرِ الاسْوَدِ حَتَّى نَتَحَاكَمَ إِلَيْهِ وَنَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَكَانَ الْكَلامُ بَيْنَهُمَا بِمَكَّةَ فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى أَتَيَا الْحَجَرَ الاسْوَدَ فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ ابْدَأْ أَنْتَ فَابْتَهِلْ إِلَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُنْطِقَ لَكَ الْحَجَرَ ثُمَّ سَلْ فَابْتَهَلَ مُحَمَّدٌ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَسَأَلَ الله ثُمَّ دَعَا الْحَجَرَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) يَا عَمِّ لَوْ كُنْتَ وَصِيّاً وَإِمَاماً لاجَابَكَ قَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَادْعُ الله أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَسَلْهُ فَدَعَا الله عَلِيُّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) بِمَا أَرَادَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي جَعَلَ فِيكَ مِيثَاقَ الانْبِيَاءِ وَمِيثَاقَ الاوْصِيَاءِ وَمِيثَاقَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لَمَّا أَخْبَرْتَنَا مَنِ الْوَصِيُّ وَالامَامُ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ بن علي (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) قَالَ فَتَحَرَّكَ الْحَجَرُ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَزُولَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِهِ ثُمَّ أَنْطَقَهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبِينٍ فَقَالَ اللهمَّ إِنَّ الْوَصِيَّةَ وَالامَامَةَ بَعْدَ الْحُسَيْنِ بن علي (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَابْنِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ فَانْصَرَفَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهما السَّلام ) عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مِثْلَهُ.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from abu ‘Ubayda and Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following. “When al-Husayn (a.s.) was martyred, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiya asked Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) for a private meeting. In the meeting he said, “O son of my brother, you know that the Messenger of Allah (s.a) delivered the task of al-Wasiyya, (the executor-ship of the will) and al-Imamat, (Leadership with Divine Authority) thereafter it was delivered to al-Hassan (a.s.) and then to al-Husayn (a.s.). Your father, may Allah be pleased with him has been murdered, may Allah grant blessing up on his soul, and he did make any will. I am your uncle and equal in status to your father and I am a son of Ali (a.s.). Because of being older in age I am more deserving of the the position of Imamat considering that you are younger than me. Therefore, you should not dispute with me about al-Wasiyya, the will and Imamat, leadership and should argue with me about it.” Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) said, “O uncle, be pious before Allah and do not claim in what you have no right. I advise not to be of the ignorant people. In fact, my father (a.s.), O my uncle, appointed me as the executor of his will before his leaving for Iraq. He made such covenant with me just an hour before his becoming a martyr. This is the Armament of the Messenger of Allah with me. You then should not dislocate them. I am afraid for you of a shorter life and quandary of conditions. Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, has placed al-Wasiyya, and Imamat in the descendants of al-Husayn (a.s.). If you would like to know it we can go near the Blackstone and fro judgment and ask it about the issue.” Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said that the issue came up between them in Makka and they went near the Blackstone. Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) said to Muhammad al-Hanafiya, “You begin first and pray to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, and ask Him to make the Blackstone speak to you and then ask your question.” Muhammad then pleaded in his prayer and asked Allah and then ask the Blackstone about the disputed issue but there was no answer. Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) said, “O uncle, had you been the Executor of the will and the Imam it would have answered your question. Muhammad then said, “Now you pray to Allah, O son of my brother and ask your question. Alin ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) prayed to Allah for what he wanted then addressing the Blackstone said, “I ask you for the sake of the One Who placed the covenant of the prophets in you, as well as the covenant of the executors of the will and the covenant of all the peole. You must tell us who the Wasiyy and Imam after al-Husayn (a.s.)?” The narrator has said that the Blackstone began to shake so much that it almost camme out of its place. Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, then made it to speak in clear Arabic language and said, “O Lord, al-Wasiyya and Imamat after al-Husayn (a.s.) ibn Ali is for Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali aibn abu Talib and ibn Fatima (a.s.) daughter of the the Messenger of Allah.” The narrator has said that Muhammad Ali (a.s.) returned back and he acknowledged Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) to be his Wali (Leadership with Divine Authority).” Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) the same hadith.

6ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْكَلْبِيُّ النَّسَّابَةُ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَسْتُ أَعْرِفُ شَيْئاً مِنْ هَذَا الامْرِ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقُلْتُ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ عَالِمِ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَقَالُوا عَبْدُ الله بْنُ الْحَسَنِ فَأَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلَهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ غُلامٌ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَلَى مَوْلاكَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ لِيَ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِشَيْخٍ مُعْتَكِفٍ شَدِيدِ الاجْتِهَادِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ أَنْتَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا الْكَلْبِيُّ النَّسَّابَةُ فَقَالَ مَا حَاجَتُكَ فَقُلْتُ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ فَقَالَ أَ مَرَرْتَ بِابْنِي مُحَمَّدٍ قُلْتُ بَدَأْتُ بِكَ فَقَالَ سَلْ فَقُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لامْرَأَتِهِ أَنْتِ طَالِقٌ عَدَدَ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ تَبِينُ بِرَأْسِ الْجَوْزَاءِ وَالْبَاقِي وِزْرٌ عَلَيْهِ وَعُقُوبَةٌ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَاحِدَةٌ فَقُلْتُ مَا يَقُولُ الشَّيْخُ فِي الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ قَدْ مَسَحَ قَوْمٌ صَالِحُونَ وَنَحْنُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ لا نَمْسَحُ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي ثِنْتَانِ فَقُلْتُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَكْلِ الْجِرِّيِّ أَ حَلالٌ هُوَ أَمْ حَرَامٌ فَقَالَ حَلالٌ إِلا أَنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ نَعَافُهُ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي ثَلاثٌ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي شُرْبِ النَّبِيذِ فَقَالَ حَلالٌ إِلا أَنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ لا نَشْرَبُهُ فَقُمْتُ فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةُ تَكْذِبُ عَلَى أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ مَنْ أَعْلَمُ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَقَالُوا عَبْدُ الله بْنُ الْحَسَنِ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَتَيْتُهُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ عِنْدَهُ شَيْئاً فَرَفَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ ائْتِ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) فَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَلامَهُ بَعْضُ مَنْ كَانَ بِالْحَضْرَةِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ إِنَّمَا مَنَعَهُمْ مِنْ إِرْشَادِي إِلَيْهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ الْحَسَدُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَيْحَكَ إِيَّاهُ أَرَدْتُ فَمَضَيْتُ حَتَّى صِرْتُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَقَرَعْتُ الْبَابَ فَخَرَجَ غُلامٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ يَا أَخَا كَلْبٍ فَوَ الله لَقَدْ أَدْهَشَنِي فَدَخَلْتُ وَأَنَا مُضْطَرِبٌ وَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا شَيْخٌ عَلَى مُصَلىً بِلا مِرْفَقَةٍ وَلا بَرْدَعَةٍ فَابْتَدَأَنِي بَعْدَ أَنْ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ أَنْتَ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي يَا سُبْحَانَ الله غُلامُهُ يَقُولُ لِي بِالْبَابِ ادْخُلْ يَا أَخَا كَلْبٍ وَيَسْأَلُنِي الْمَوْلَى مَنْ أَنْتَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنَا الْكَلْبِيُّ. النَّسَّابَةُ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ وَقَالَ كَذَبَ الْعَادِلُونَ بِالله وَضَلُّوا ضَلالاً بَعِيداً وَخَسِرُوا خُسْرَاناً مُبِيناً يَا أَخَا كَلْبٍ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ وَعاداً وَثَمُودَ وَأَصْحابَ الرَّسِّ وَقُرُوناً بَيْنَ ذلِكَ كَثِيراً أَ فَتَنْسِبُهَا أَنْتَ فَقُلْتُ لا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَقَالَ لِي أَ فَتَنْسِبُ نَفْسَكَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا فُلانُ بْنُ فُلانِ بْنِ فُلانٍ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعْتُ فَقَالَ لِي قِفْ لَيْسَ حَيْثُ تَذْهَبُ وَيْحَكَ أَ تَدْرِي مَنْ فُلانُ بْنُ فُلانٍ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فُلانُ بْنُ فُلانٍ قَالَ إِنَّ فُلانَ بْنَ فُلانٍ ابْنُ فُلانٍ الرَّاعِي الْكُرْدِيِّ إِنَّمَا كَانَ فُلانٌ الرَّاعِي الْكُرْدِيُّ عَلَى جَبَلِ آلِ فُلانٍ فَنَزَلَ إِلَى فُلانَةَ امْرَأَةِ فُلانٍ مِنْ جَبَلِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَرْعَى غَنَمَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَطْعَمَهَا شَيْئاً وَغَشِيَهَا فَوَلَدَتْ فُلاناً وَفُلانُ بْنُ فُلانٍ مِنْ فُلانَةَ وَفُلانِ بْنِ فُلانٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَعْرِفُ هَذِهِ الاسَامِيَ قُلْتُ لا وَالله جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تَكُفَّ عَنْ هَذَا فَعَلْتَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا قُلْتَ فَقُلْتُ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لا أَعُودُ قَالَ لا نَعُودُ إِذاً وَاسْأَلْ عَمَّا جِئْتَ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لامْرَأَتِهِ أَنْتِ طَالِقٌ عَدَدَ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ أَ مَا تَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الطَّلاقِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ فَقَرَأْتُ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحْصُوا الْعِدَّةَ قَالَ أَ تَرَى هَاهُنَا نُجُومَ السَّمَاءِ قُلْتُ لا قُلْتُ فَرَجُلٌ قَالَ لامْرَأَتِهِ أَنْتِ طَالِقٌ ثَلاثاً قَالَ تُرَدُّ إِلَى كِتَابِ الله وَسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ثُمَّ قَالَ لا طَلاقَ إِلا عَلَى طُهْرٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ بِشَاهِدَيْنِ مَقْبُولَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَلْ قُلْتُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَتَبَسَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ وَرَدَّ الله كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِلَى شَيْئِهِ وَرَدَّ الْجِلْدَ إِلَى الْغَنَمِ فَتَرَى أَصْحَابَ الْمَسْحِ أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ وُضُوؤُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي ثِنْتَانِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ سَلْ فَقُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَكْلِ الْجِرِّيِّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَسَخَ طَائِفَةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَمَا أَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ بَحْراً فَهُوَ الْجِرِّيُّ وَالْمَارْمَاهِي وَالزِّمَّارُ وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ وَمَا أَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ بَرّاً فَالْقِرَدَةُ وَالْخَنَازِيرُ وَالْوَبْرُ وَالْوَرَكُ وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي ثَلاثٌ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ سَلْ وَقُمْ فَقُلْتُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي النَّبِيذِ فَقَالَ حَلالٌ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّا نَنْبِذُ فَنَطْرَحُ فِيهِ الْعَكَرَ وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ وَنَشْرَبُهُ فَقَالَ شَهْ شَهْ تِلْكَ الْخَمْرَةُ الْمُنْتِنَةُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَيَّ نَبِيذٍ تَعْنِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ شَكَوْا إِلَى رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) تَغْيِيرَ الْمَاءِ وَفَسَادَ طَبَائِعِهِمْ فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَنْبِذُوا فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْمُرُ خَادِمَهُ أَنْ يَنْبِذَ لَهُ فَيَعْمِدُ إِلَى كَفٍّ مِنَ التَّمْرِ فَيَقْذِفُ بِهِ فِي الشَّنِّ فَمِنْهُ شُرْبُهُ وَمِنْهُ طَهُورُهُ فَقُلْتُ وَكَمْ كَانَ عَدَدُ التَّمْرِ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي الْكَفِّ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَ الْكَفُّ فَقُلْتُ وَاحِدَةٌ وَثِنْتَانِ فَقَالَ رُبَّمَا كَانَتْ وَاحِدَةً وَرُبَّمَا كَانَتْ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ وَكَمْ كَانَ يَسَعُ الشَّنُّ فَقَالَ مَا بَيْنَ الارْبَعِينَ إِلَى الثَّمَانِينَ إِلَى مَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ بِالارْطَالِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ أَرْطَالٌ بِمِكْيَالِ الْعِرَاقِ قَالَ سَمَاعَةُ قَالَ الْكَلْبِيُّ ثُمَّ نَهَضَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَقُمْتُ فَخَرَجْتُ وَأَنَا أَضْرِبُ بِيَدِي عَلَى الاخْرَى وَأَنَا أَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَهَذَا فَلَمْ يَزَلِ الْكَلْبِيُّ يَدِينُ الله بِحُبِّ آلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى مَاتَ.

6. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Ali who has said that Sama‘a ibn Mihran narrated to me that al-Kalbi al-Nassaba narrated to him the following. “ I went to Madina and I had no knowledge of this matter (Leadership with Divine Authority, Imamat ). I went to the Mosque where I found a group of people of Quraysh. I asked them, “Can you give me information about the scholar of this family?” They said, “‘Abdallah ibn Hassan is the one.” I went to his house and asked permission to see him. A man came out of the house that I thought was his slave. I said to him, “Ask your master to grant me permission to see him.” He went inside and then came out saying come in.” I entered the house and found an old man devoted to worship and hard work. I greeted him and then he asked, “Who are you?”I then said, “I am a Kalbi (from the tribe of Kalb) and a genealogist.” He then asked, “What is it that you need?” I said, “I have come to ask certain questions.” He then asked, “Have you visited my son Muhammad?” I said, “I have began with you.” Then he said, “you may ask your questions.” I then said, “Explain to me the case of a man who says to his wife, “You are divorced as many times as the number of stars in heavens.” He said, “It becomes irrevokeable at the beginning of the month of Jawza’ (the third moth of a particular calendar). The rest are sins and penalties for him.” I said to myself, “This is one.” Then I said, “What does the honorable Shaykh say about rubbing over the shoe for Wuzu’ (a formal washing before prayer)?” He said, “A virtuous group would wipe over the shoe but we, Ahl al-Bayt do not wipe.” I then said to myself, “ This is the second.” I then asked, “What do you say about consuming eel for food, is it edible or not edible?” He said, “It is lawful, but we, Ahl al-Bayt leave it alone.” I then said to myself, “This is the third.” Then I said, “What do you say about drinking al-Nabidh, a certain kind of wine?” He said, “It is lawful but we, Ahl al-Bayt do not drink it.” I then left him saying to myself, “This group of people lie about this Ahl al-Bayt (family).” I then entered the Mosque and I looked at the group of people of Quraysh (a particular tribe) and other people. I greeted them and said to them, “ Who knows this Ahl al-Bayt (family)?” They said, “‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan knows.” I then said, “I just visited him and did not find anything with him.” One person from the people raised his head and said, “Go to Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.). He is the most knowledgeable one in this Ahl al-Bayt (family).” Certain individuals blamed that person for what he said. I then said, “People out of jealousy did not tell me about him when first I asked them.” I then said, “What is the matter with you! He is the one I want.” I then walked until I reached his house. I knocked the door and his slave came out and asked me, “Come in O brother from the tribe of Kalb.” He, by Allah, amazed me. I went inside but I was shaken. Up on looking I found a gentleman on the prayer rug with no pillow or blankets. He began to talk after I saluted him, “Who are you?” I then said to myself, “Glory to Allah, “His slave at the door said to me, “O brother from the tribe of Kalb, come in and his master asks me, “Who are you?” I then said, “I am a Kalbi, a genealogist.” He then tapped his forehead and said, “The devious people lie about Allah and they go stray faraway and suffer a great loss. O brother from Kalb, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, says, “To each of the tribes of ‘Ad, Tham7 d, the settlers around the well and many generations in between,” (25:38) Can you tell their genealogical relations?” I said, “No, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause.” Then he said, “Can you tell your own genealogical relations?” I said, “Yes, I so and so son of so and so and I went on and on.” He said, “Hold it there. It is not the way you say. What is the matter with you! Do you know who so and so son of so and so is?” I said, “Yes, so and so son of so and so.” He said, “ so and so son of so and so was a Kurdish shepherd. So and so Kurdish shepherd was on the mountain of the people of so and so. He went to so and so the wife of so and so that lived on the mountain on which he grazed his sheep. He feed her something and overwhelmed her. She gave birth to so and so and so and so son of so and so. And so and so daughter of so and so and so and so. Then he said, “Do you know these names?” I said, “No, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, if you would not mind allow us to disregard this.” He then said, “It is because you said, then I said.” I then said, “I will not repeat.” He said, “Therefore, we will not repeat. Ask of what you have come for.” I then said, “Explain to me the case of the man who has said to his wife, “You are divorced as many times as the number of the stars of the heavens.” He said, “What is the matter with you! Have you not read the chapter, Al-Talaq (divorce)?” I said, “Yes, I have read it.” He then said, “Read it.” I then read, “. .divorce them at a time after which they can start their waiting period. Let them keep an account of the number of the days in the waiting period. . .”(65:1) He then said, “Do you find any of the stars of the heavens there?” I said, “No, I do not find.” Then I asked, “A man has said to his wife, “Your are divorced three times.” He said, “You must refer it to the book of Allah and the sunna of His Prophet (s.a).” Then he said, “ Divorce is only valid in a menses free period of time in which no carnal relation may have taken place between the wife and husband and there must be two acceptable witnesses present.” I then said to myself, “This is one.” Then he said, “Ask.” I then said, “What do you say about rubbing over the shoe for Wuzu’?” He smiled and said, “On the Day of Judgment when Allah will return everything to its thing and returned the skin to the sheep then you will see the rubbing people where their Wuzu’ will go.” I then said to myself, “This is the second.” He then turned to me and said, “Ask.” I then said, “Tell me about eel, is it lawful to consume it for food?” He said, “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, caused certain group of Israelites to metamorphose. Whatever from them was taken by the ocean turned into eel, such as hagfish, moray and anglefish etc., and whatever from them was left on land they turned into swine, and wild cats and lizards etc.,” I then said to myself, “This is the third.” He then turned to me and said, “Ask.” I said, “What do you say about al-Nabidh, (extracts from dates)?.” He said, “It is lawful’. I said, “We mix with it al-‘Akr (residue) and other things and drink.” He said, “ Shu, shu, that is foul smelling wine.” I then said, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what kind of Nabidh do you mean?” He then said, “Once the people of Madina complained to the Messenger of Allah about a change in their water and their feeling ill. He ordered them to make Nabidh. Thus, a man would ask his servant to throw a handful or so of dates in their water-sack. They would then drink from it and use for cleansing.” I then said, “How many pieces of date would come in a handful?” He said, “As much as a handful could be.” I then said, “One handful or two?” He said, “ Perhaps one or perhaps two handfuls.” I then said, “How big would have been the sack?” He said, “Big enough for a forty to eighty or more.” I then said, “Is it Artal (a certain measurement)?” He said, “Yes, Artal (about three hundred gram each) according to measurement of Iraq.” Al-Kalbi has said that he (a.s.) left and I also came out and I would tap my one hand with the other and say to myself, “If there is anything he it is.” Ever since al-Kalbi would follow the religion of Allah with the love of Ahl al-Bayt until he died.”

7ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى الْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ قَالَ كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَنَا وَصَاحِبُ الطَّاقِ وَالنَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَى عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ أَنَّهُ صَاحِبُ الامْرِ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ أَنَا وَصَاحِبُ الطَّاقِ وَالنَّاسُ عِنْدَهُ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُمْ رَوَوْا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ الامْرَ فِي الْكَبِيرِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ بِهِ عَاهَةٌ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ نَسْأَلُهُ عَمَّا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنِ الزَّكَاةِ فِي كَمْ تَجِبُ فَقَالَ فِي مِائَتَيْنِ خَمْسَةٌ فَقُلْنَا فَفِي مِائَةٍ فَقَالَ دِرْهَمَانِ وَنِصْفٌ فَقُلْنَا وَالله مَا تَقُولُ الْمُرْجِئَةُ هَذَا قَالَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ وَالله مَا أَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُ الْمُرْجِئَةُ قَالَ فَخَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ ضُلالاً لا نَدْرِي إِلَى أَيْنَ نَتَوَجَّهُ أَنَا وَأَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الاحْوَلُ فَقَعَدْنَا فِي بَعْضِ أَزِقَّةِ الْمَدِينَةِ بَاكِينَ حَيَارَى لا نَدْرِي إِلَى أَيْنَ نَتَوَجَّهُ وَلا مَنْ نَقْصِدُ وَنَقُولُ إِلَى الْمُرْجِئَةِ إِلَى الْقَدَرِيَّةِ إِلَى الزَّيْدِيَّةِ إِلَى الْمُعْتَزِلَةِ إِلَى الْخَوَارِجِ فَنَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً شَيْخاً لا أَعْرِفُهُ يُومِئُ إِلَيَّ بِيَدِهِ فَخِفْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَيْناً مِنْ عُيُونِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَنْصُورِ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ جَوَاسِيسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى مَنِ اتَّفَقَتْ شِيعَةُ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَلَيْهِ فَيَضْرِبُونَ عُنُقَهُ فَخِفْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ لِلاحْوَلِ تَنَحَّ فَإِنِّي خَائِفٌ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَعَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّمَا يُرِيدُنِي لا يُرِيدُكَ فَتَنَحَّ عَنِّي لا تَهْلِكْ وَتُعِينَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فَتَنَحَّى غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ وَتَبِعْتُ الشَّيْخَ وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي لا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى التَّخَلُّصِ مِنْهُ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَتْبَعُهُ وَقَدْ عَزَمْتُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ حَتَّى وَرَدَ بِي عَلَى بَابِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ خَلانِي وَمَضَى فَإِذَا خَادِمٌ بِالْبَابِ فَقَالَ لِيَ ادْخُلْ رَحِمَكَ الله فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالَ لِيَ ابْتِدَاءً مِنْهُ لا إِلَى الْمُرْجِئَةِ وَلا إِلَى الْقَدَرِيَّةِ وَلا إِلَى الزَّيْدِيَّةِ وَلا إِلَى الْمُعْتَزِلَةِ وَلا إِلَى الْخَوَارِجِ إِلَيَّ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَضَى أَبُوكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ مَضَى مَوْتاً قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ لَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله أَنْ يَهْدِيَكَ هَدَاكَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ عَبْدَ الله يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ أَبِيهِ قَالَ يُرِيدُ عَبْدُ الله أَنْ لا يُعْبَدَ الله قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَمَنْ لَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله أَنْ يَهْدِيَكَ هَدَاكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَنْتَ هُوَ قَالَ لا مَا أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لَمْ أُصِبْ طَرِيقَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ عَلَيْكَ إِمَامٌ قَالَ لا فَدَاخَلَنِي شَيْ‏ءٌ لا يَعْلَمُ إِلا الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِعْظَاماً لَهُ وَهَيْبَةً أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا كَانَ يَحُلُّ بِي مِنْ أَبِيهِ إِذَا دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَّا كُنْتُ أَسْأَلُ أَبَاكَ فَقَالَ سَلْ تُخْبَرْ وَلا تُذِعْ فَإِنْ أَذَعْتَ فَهُوَ الذَّبْحُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بَحْرٌ لا يُنْزَفُ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ شِيعَتُكَ وَشِيعَةُ أَبِيكَ ضُلالٌ فَأُلْقِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْكَ وَقَدْ أَخَذْتَ عَلَيَّ الْكِتْمَانَ قَالَ مَنْ آنَسْتَ مِنْهُ رُشْداً فَأَلْقِ إِلَيْهِ وَخُذْ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتْمَانَ فَإِنْ أَذَاعُوا فَهُوَ الذَّبْحُ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الاحْوَلَ فَقَالَ لِي مَا وَرَاءَكَ قُلْتُ الْهُدَى فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِالْقِصَّةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ لَقِينَا الْفُضَيْلَ وَأَبَا بَصِيرٍ فَدَخَلا عَلَيْهِ وَسَمِعَا كَلامَهُ وَسَاءَلاهُ وَقَطَعَا عَلَيْهِ بِالامَامَةِ ثُمَّ لَقِينَا النَّاسَ أَفْوَاجاً فَكُلُّ مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَطَعَ إِلا طَائِفَةَ عَمَّارٍ وَأَصْحَابَهُ وَبَقِيَ عَبْدُ الله لا يَدْخُلُ إِلَيْهِ إِلا قَلِيلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا حَالَ النَّاسَ فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّ هِشَاماً صَدَّ عَنْكَ النَّاسَ قَالَ هِشَامٌ فَأَقْعَدَ لِي بِالْمَدِينَةِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ لِيَضْرِبُونِي.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Abu Yahya al-Wasiti from Hisham ibn Salim who has said the following: “We were in Medina after Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) left this world. People had gathered around ‘Abdallah ibn Ja’far thinking that he was the in charge of this task (Imamah) after his father. I and Sahib al-Taq went to see him while people were around him because of a hadith that they would narrate from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) that said, “The in charge of the task be will the eldest son if he would not suffer any defects. We went to see and ask him what we used to ask his father. We asked him about Zakat to find out on how much property it becomes due. He said, “It becomes as five on every two hundred.” We asked, “What if it would one hundred?” He said, “It will be two and a half.” We then said, “By Allah, the Murji‘a sect does not say so.” The narrator has said that he raised his hands to the sky and said, “By Allah, I do not know what the Murji‘a group says.” <br>The narrator has said that we then left his with a feeling of loss and did not know where to go. I and Abu Ja’far al-Ahwal were together. We sat down on an street corner of the city of Medina weeping and confused and did not know where and to who should we go saying to each other, “Where would go now. Should we go the Murji‘a, the Qadria, (belief in predestination), to the Zaydiyya sect, the Mu‘tazila or the Khawarij sect?” At this time I saw a gentleman who I did not know, gesture towards me with his hand. I became afraid and thought he might be a spy of the spies of abu Ja’far al-Mansur. He had his spies in Medina to see who the Shi‘a would follow Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) and then they would cut his neck off. I was afraid thinking that he might be one of them. I then said to al-Ahwal, “Get away from here because I am afraid for both of us. He only wants me and not you. Move away from me so as not to get destroyed and become an instrument against yourself.“ He moved a little away and I followed the gentleman. I did so thinking that will not be able to set myself free from him. <br>I continued following him. I had become certain of dying until we reached the door of Abu al-Hassan (a.s.). He then left me there and went away. At that time the servant came out of the house and said, “Come inside, may Allah have mercy on you.” I went in and found Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) therein. He began talking to me, “Not to the Murji‘a, or the Qadria, or the Zaydiyya nor to the Mu‘tazila or the Khariji group, but come to me, come to me.” I then said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, has your father left this world?” He said, “Yes, he has passed away. I then asked, “ Did he die a natural death?” He said, “Yes, he did so.” I then ask, “Who will be for us after him?” He said, “If Allah would will to guide you he will do so.” I then said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, ‘Abdallah thinks that he is the one after his father.” He said, “‘Abdallah wants that Allah not be worshipped.” I then said, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, who will be for us after him?” He said, “If Allah would will to guide you he will do so.” I then said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, is that you?” He said, “No, I do not say that to you.” He has said that I then said to myself, “Perhaps I could not ask in the right way.” Then I said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, is there any Imam above you?” He said, “No, there is no Imam above me.” He has said that then something struck my mind in away that no one would know except Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. It was a feeling of his greatness and awe greater then what I would feel in the presence of his father. Then I said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, may I ask what I used to ask your father?” He said, “Ask, you will have the answers but do not make them public. If you would do so it will be slaughtering.” I asked him and found him to be like an ocean of knowledge there does not dry up. <br>I then said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, your Shi‘a, followers and the followers of your father are in loss and false guidance. Thus, can I meet them and call them to you? I will keep it secret.” He said, “If you will find intelligent people, inform them but make him to promise secrecy. If they would make it public it will be slaughter,“ he pointed with his hand to his throat. He has said that I than left him and met Abu Ja’far al-Ahwal. He asked me, “What is behind you.” I said, “It is guidance.” I then informed him of the whole story. We then met al-Fudayl and Abu Basir. They both went to see him, heard his words, asked him and became certain of his Imamate. Thereafter we met people in groups. Whoever would go and see him he would become certain of his Imamate except the tribe of ‘Ammar and his companions. ‘Abdallah was left alone and no one would go to see him except a very few people. When he found out about the conditions he said, “What is the matter with the people?” They told him (‘Abdallah) that Hisham has prevented people from visiting you.” Hisham has said that: "He (‘Abdallah) made many people to ambush and beat me up.”

8ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُلانٍ الْوَاقِفِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ لِيَ ابْنُ عَمٍّ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله كَانَ زَاهِداً وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْبَدِ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ وَكَانَ يَتَّقِيهِ السُّلْطَانُ لِجِدِّهِ فِي الدِّينِ وَاجْتِهَادِهِ وَرُبَّمَا اسْتَقْبَلَ السُّلْطَانَ بِكَلامٍ صَعْبٍ يَعِظُهُ وَيَأْمُرُهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَكَانَ السُّلْطَانُ يَحْتَمِلُهُ لِصَلاحِهِ وَلَمْ تَزَلْ هَذِهِ حَالَتَهُ حَتَّى كَانَ يَوْمٌ مِنَ الايَّامِ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَرَآهُ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَلِيٍّ مَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ وَأَسَرَّنِي إِلا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَتْ لَكَ مَعْرِفَةٌ فَاطْلُبِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ قَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَمَا الْمَعْرِفَةُ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَتَفَقَّهْ وَاطْلُبِ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ عَمَّنْ قَالَ عَنْ فُقَهَاءِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ اعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ فَكَتَبَ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْقَطَهُ كُلَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ اذْهَبْ فَاعْرِفِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ مَعْنِيّاً بِدِينِهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَرَصَّدُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) حَتَّى خَرَجَ إِلَى ضَيْعَةٍ لَهُ فَلَقِيَهُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَحْتَجُّ عَلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الله فَدُلَّنِي عَلَى الْمَعْرِفَةِ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَأَخْبَرَهُ بِأَمْرِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ فَمَنْ كَانَ بَعْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ الْحَسَنُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ الْحُسَيْنُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَمَنْ هُوَ الْيَوْمَ قَالَ إِنْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ تَقْبَلُ قَالَ بَلَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ أَنَا هُوَ قَالَ فَشَيْ‏ءٌ أَسْتَدِلُّ بِهِ قَالَ اذْهَبْ إِلَى تِلْكَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أُمِّ غَيْلانَ فَقُلْ لَهَا يَقُولُ لَكِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَقْبِلِي قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَرَأَيْتُهَا وَالله تَخُدُّ الارْضَ خَدّاً حَتَّى وَقَفَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا فَرَجَعَتْ قَالَ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ لَزِمَ الصَّمْتَ وَالْعِبَادَةَ فَكَانَ لا يَرَاهُ أَحَدٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ. مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ مِثْلَهُ.

8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad from Muhammad ibn so and so al-Waqifi ( a certain sect) who has said the following. “I had a son of uncle. He wascalled al-Hassan ibn ‘Abdallah He was Zahid (restricted himself from worldly pleasures). He was the foremost in worship of his time. He king would also observe cautions due to his assiduousness and seriousness in the matters of religion. He would even demand the king to respect and maintain the lawful and the unlawful rule with strictness. The king would bear with him due to his virtuousness. It continued as such every day until one day abu al-Hassan (a.s.) went to him while he was in the mosque and called him with a hand gesture. When he came near abu al-Hassan (a.s.). The Imam (a.s.) said, “O abu Ali, I like your practice very much and it makes me happy. However, you do not have any understanding. You must seek understanding.” He said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what is understanding?” he said, “Go and try to understand and learn hadith.” He then asked, “From who must I learn hadith?” The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘Learn from the law specialist of Madina. Then read them before me to check.” The narrator has said that he went, wrote (some hadith), came back and read them before him. The Imam (a.s.) deleted all of them and said to him go and learn how to understand.” The man was very serious in his religion. He kept watching abu al-Hassan (a.s.) until one day he went out to find something that was missing and the man met him on the way. He said, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, I will debate you before Allah unless you teach me how to have understanding.” The Imam (a.s.) explained to him about Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) and had happened after the the Messenger of Allah. He also explained to him about the two men and he agreed. Then he asked, “who was (Leadership with Divine Authority) after Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.)?” He said, “al-Hassan (a.s.) was the (Leadership with Divine Authority), then al-Husayn (a.s.). He mentioned (the Imams one after the other) up to his own self and remained silent.” The narrator has said that the man then asked, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, who is (Leadership with Divine Authority) today?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “were I to tell you would then accept?” he said, “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, yes, I will accept.” He sad, “I am the one (Leadership with Divine Authority).” He then said, “Is there any evidence I can use as proof?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Go to that tree. He pointed out with his hand to ’Umm Ghaylan and say to it, “Musa ibn Ja’far says, ‘Come to me.” He has said that I then went to the tree and saw it, by Allah, it cutting the earth a real cut until it stood before him. Then he made a gesture and it returned.” The narrator has said that he acknowledged the his Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority). He remained silent and devoted himself in worship and no one thereafter saw him speak.” Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Muhammad have narrated from Mutammad ibn al-Hassan from Ibrahim ibn Hashim a similar hadith.

9ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الطَّيِّبِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَلاءِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ أَكْثَمَ قَاضِيَ سَامَرَّاءَ بَعْدَ مَا جَهَدْتُ بِهِ وَنَاظَرْتُهُ وَحَاوَرْتُهُ وَوَاصَلْتُهُ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ عُلُومِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ دَخَلْتُ أَطُوفُ بِقَبْرِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَرَأَيْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَطُوفُ بِهِ فَنَاظَرْتُهُ فِي مَسَائِلَ عِنْدِي فَأَخْرَجَهَا إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَالله إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَسْأَلَةً وَإِنِّي وَالله لاسْتَحْيِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي أَنَا أُخْبِرُكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الامَامِ فَقُلْتُ هُوَ وَالله هَذَا فَقَالَ أَنَا هُوَ فَقُلْتُ عَلامَةً فَكَانَ فِي يَدِهِ عَصًا فَنَطَقَتْ وَقَالَتْ إِنَّ مَوْلايَ إِمَامُ هَذَا الزَّمَانِ وَهُوَ الْحُجَّةُ.

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Muhammad have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Ahmad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn at-Tayyib from ‘Abd al-Wahhab ibn Mansur from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ who has said the following. “I heard from Yahya ibn Aktham, the judge in the city of Samarra, Iraq his words herein below. It happened only after serious debates, conversations, maintaining good relations and asking him about the knowledge of the members of the family of Muhammad (s.a). He said, “Once when was walking around the grave of the Messenger of Allah I saw Muhammad ibn Ali al-Rida (a.s.) also walk around the grave of the Messenger of Allah. We debated over the issues that I needed to understand. He explained them to me. I then said, “By Allah, I want to ask you a question, but I swear by Allah that I feel shy.” He then said, “I can tell you what you want to ask before you will ask me about it. You want to ask me about Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority).” I then said, “By Allah, this is it?” He said, “I am he.” I then asked, “Is there any evidence and proof to support it?” He had a staff in his hand and it spoke, “My master certainly is the Imam of this time and he is the Hujja (Leader with Divine Authority)>“

10ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاقِفٌ وَقَدْ كَانَ أَبِي سَأَلَ أَبَاهُ عَنْ سَبْعِ مَسَائِلَ فَأَجَابَهُ فِي سِتٍّ وَأَمْسَكَ عَنِ السَّابِعَةِ فَقُلْتُ وَالله لاسْأَلَنَّهُ عَمَّا سَأَلَ أَبِي أَبَاهُ فَإِنْ أَجَابَ بِمِثْلِ جَوَابِ أَبِيهِ كَانَتْ دَلالَةً فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَأَجَابَ بِمِثْلِ جَوَابِ أَبِيهِ أَبِي فِي الْمَسَائِلِ السِّتِّ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ فِي الْجَوَابِ وَاواً وَلا يَاءً وَأَمْسَكَ عَنِ السَّابِعَةِ وَقَدْ كَانَ أَبِي قَالَ لابِيهِ إِنِّي أَحْتَجُّ عَلَيْكَ عِنْدَ الله يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَّكَ زَعَمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الله لَمْ يَكُنْ إِمَاماً فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ احْتَجَّ عَلَيَّ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَمَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنْ إِثْمٍ فَهُوَ فِي رَقَبَتِي فَلَمَّا وَدَّعْتُهُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا يُبْتَلَى بِبَلِيَّةٍ أَوْ يَشْتَكِي فَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلا كَتَبَ الله لَهُ أَجْرَ أَلْفِ شَهِيدٍ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَالله مَا كَانَ لِهَذَا ذِكْرٌ فَلَمَّا مَضَيْتُ وَكُنْتُ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ خَرَجَ بِي عِرْقُ الْمَدِينِيِّ فَلَقِيتُ مِنْهُ شِدَّةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ قَابِلٍ حَجَجْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ بَقِيَ مِنْ وَجَعِي بَقِيَّةٌ فَشَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ عَوِّذْ رِجْلِي وَبَسَطْتُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي لَيْسَ عَلَى رِجْلِكَ هَذِهِ بَأْسٌ وَلَكِنْ أَرِنِي رِجْلَكَ الصَّحِيحَةَ فَبَسَطْتُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَعَوَّذَهَا فَلَمَّا خَرَجْتُ لَمْ أَلْبَثْ إِلا يَسِيراً حَتَّى خَرَجَ بِيَ الْعِرْقُ وَكَانَ وَجَعُهُ يَسِيراً.

10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, or a person other than him from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Husayn ibn ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following. “Once I went to see Ali al-Rida (a.s.). At that time I was a memebr of Waqifi sect. My father had asked his (al-Rida’s) father seven questions. He had replied to six of them and had refrained from answering the seventh. I said to my self, “By Allah, I will ask him what my father had asked his father if his answers will like those of his father it will serve as a good proof. I asked him those questions and hiis answers were just like the answers of his father to my father in the six questions. He did answer any more questions beyond six even not a letter ‘waw’ or letter ‘ya’’ and refrained from answering the seventh question. My father had said to his father, “I will debate you before Allah on the Day of Judgment for your belief that ‘Abdallah is not an Imam. He then had placed his hand over my father’s neck and said, ““Yes, you may debate me about it before Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. If there will any sins in it will be on my neck.” When I said farewell to him he said, “Whoever of our Shi‘a would suffer from any kind of afflictions or complains and he bears it patiently, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, will record for an entitlement to a reward equal to the rewards of a thousand martyrs.” I then said to my self, “By Allah, there was no mention of this (in our conversations).” I then left and on the way a vein in my began to feel very soar and the pain intensified. Next year when I went for Hajj I went to see the him. My leg was still slightly painful. I complained before him of the pain and requested him to say a prayer on it and I stretched it before him.” He said, “There is nothing wrong with this leg but show me your leg that is not ill. I then stretched it before him and he said a prayer. When I left little later on my leg began to feel the pain in a vein but it was very little.”

11ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ قِيَامَا الْوَاسِطِيِّ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْوَاقِفَةِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَكُونُ إِمَامَانِ قَالَ لا إِلا وَأَحَدُهُمَا صَامِتٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ هُوَ ذَا أَنْتَ لَيْسَ لَكَ صَامِتٌ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ وُلِدَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ لِي وَالله لَيَجْعَلَنَّ الله مِنِّي مَا يُثْبِتُ بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَأَهْلَهُ وَيَمْحَقُ بِهِ الْبَاطِلَ وَأَهْلَهُ فَوُلِدَ لَهُ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقِيلَ لابْنِ قِيَامَا أَ لا تُقْنِعُكَ هَذِهِ الايَةُ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَالله إِنَّهَا لآَيَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ وَلَكِنْ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِمَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي ابْنِهِ.

11. Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from ibn Qiyama al-Wasiti who was a member of the waqifa, sect has said the following. “Once I went to see Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (a.s.) and I said to him, “Can there be two Imams (at the same time)?” He said, “No, except if one of them would be silent.” I then said, “What about your self? There is no silent Imam with you.” His son, abu Ja’far (a.s.) was not yet born. He said, “By Allah, Allah will create from me someone to establish the truth and the people of truth and banish falsehood and the people of falsehood.” After a year therefrom abu Ja’far (a.s.) was born. It was said to ibn Qiyama, “Does this sign not convince you?” He then said, “By Allah, the sign is great but what would I say about the words of abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about his son.”

12ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ خُرَاسَانَ وَأَنَا وَاقِفٌ فَحَمَلْتُ مَعِي مَتَاعاً وَكَانَ مَعِي ثَوْبٌ وَشِيٌّ فِي بَعْضِ الرِّزَمِ وَلَمْ أَشْعُرْ بِهِ وَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ مَكَانَهُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ مَرْوَ وَنَزَلْتُ فِي بَعْضِ مَنَازِلِهَا لَمْ أَشْعُرْ إِلا وَرَجُلٌ مَدَنِيٌّ مِنْ بَعْضِ مُوَلَّدِيهَا فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ لَكَ ابْعَثْ إِلَيَّ الثَّوْبَ الْوَشِيَّ الَّذِي عِنْدَكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَمَنْ أَخْبَرَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ بِقُدُومِي وَأَنَا قَدِمْتُ آنِفاً وَمَا عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ وَشِيٌّ فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ وَعَادَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَقُولُ لَكَ بَلَى هُوَ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَرِزْمَتُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَطَلَبْتُهُ حَيْثُ قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ فِي أَسْفَلِ الرِّزْمَةِ فَبَعَثْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ.

12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from (al-Hassan ibn Ali) al-Washsha’ who has said the following. “I came to Khurasan when I was a member of the Waqifa sect. I had certain goods with me. In these goods there was a printed piece of fabric in one of the bundles. It was misplaced and did not know where it was. When I arrived in Marv and found a lodging a man who was born in the city of Madina came by and said to me, “Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) said to you, “send to me the piece of printed fabric that is with you.” He has said that I then said, “Who has told abu al-Hassan (a.s.) about my arrival here? I have just arrived. There is no printed fabric with me.” He went back to the Imam (a.s.) and returned to me saying, “The Imam (a.s.) says, “It is in such and such place and in such and such bundle.” I then looked for it as he had said and found it at the bottom of the bundle and then I sent it to him.”

13ـ ابْنُ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ كُنْتُ وَاقِفاً وَحَجَجْتُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَلَمَّا صِرْتُ بِمَكَّةَ خَلَجَ فِي صَدْرِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَتَعَلَّقْتُ بِالْمُلْتَزَمِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ اللهمَّ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ طَلِبَتِي وَإِرَادَتِي فَأَرْشِدْنِي إِلَى خَيْرِ الادْيَانِ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ آتِيَ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَقَفْتُ بِبَابِهِ وَقُلْتُ لِلْغُلامِ قُلْ لِمَوْلاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ بِالْبَابِ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُ نِدَاءَهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ ادْخُلْ يَا عَبْدَ الله بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ ادْخُلْ يَا عَبْدَ الله بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَدَخَلْتُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ لِي قَدْ أَجَابَ الله دُعَاءَكَ وَهَدَاكَ لِدِينِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ الله وَأَمِينُهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ.

13. Ibn Faddall has narrated from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Mughira who has said the following. “I was a member of Waqifa sect and I wen to Hajj with the same belief. When I arrived in Makka an idea began to prick my chest. I got hold of al-Multazam (the wall next to the door of Ka‘ba) and said, “O Lord, You know what I ask for and my intention. Guide me to the best of the religions. It then occurred to me to see al-Rida (a.s.). I went to the city of Madina and stood in front of his door and said to his slave, ‘Tell your master that a man from Iraq is at the door.’” He has said that I heard his voice saying, “O ‘Abdallah ibn Mughira, come in.” I then went inside and when he looked at me he said, “Allah has answered your prayer and has guided you to His religion.” I then said, “I testify that you possess Divine Authority and you are the trustee of Allah over His creatures.” :