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Approved Emissaries
297- بهذا الاسناد، عن أحمد بن إدريس، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن الحسين بن أحمد المنقري، عن أسد بن أبي علاء، عن هشـام بن أحمـر قـال: دخلت على أبي عبدالله عليه السلام وأنا أريد أن أسأله عن المفضل بن المفضل بن عمر، وهو في ضيعة له في يوم شديد الحر والعرق يسيل على صدره فابتدأني فقال: نعم والله الذي لا إله إلا هو، الرجل المفضل بن عمر الجعفي، نعم والله الذي لا إله إلا هو، الرجل(هو) المفضل بن عمر الجعفي. حتى أحصيت بضعا وثلاثين مرة يكررها وقال: إنما هو والد بعد والد.
H 297- It is narrated through the same chain of reporters from Ahmad bin Idris from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa from Husain from Saeed from Muhammad bin Abu Umair from Husain bin Ahmad Minqari from Asad bin Abi Alaa from Hisham bin Ahmar that he said: I came to Abu Abdullah Imam Sadiq (a.s) and wanted to ask him about Mufaddal Ibn Umar. Imam (a.s) was working on his field and he was perspiring excessively. He started the conversation and said: Yes, by the God, except whom there is no god, I swear that only Mufaddal bin Umar Jofi is the man. Yes, by the God, except whom there is no god, I swear that only Mufaddal bin Umar Jofi is the man [having manly qualities]. Imam (a.s) repeated this more than thirty times and I also counted upto thirty. After that Imam (a.s) said: Indeed, he is father after the father.
298- وروي عن هشام بن أحمر قال:حملت إلى أبي إبراهيم عليه السلام إلى المدينة أموالا فقال: ردها فادفعها إلى المفضل بن عمر، فرددتها إلى جعفي فحططتها على باب المفضل.
H 298 - It is narrated from Hisham bin Ahmar that he said: I carried money for Imam Kadhim (a.s), but he said: Hand it over to Mufaddal bin Umar. I took it back to Jofa locality and placed it before the house of Mufaddal.
299- وروي عن موسى بن بكر قال: كنت في خدمة أبي الحسن عليه السلام فلم أكن أرى شيئا يصل إليه إلا من ناحية المفضل، ولربما رأيت الرجل يجئ بالشيء فلا يقبله منه ويقول: أوصله إلى المفضل.
H 299 - It is narrated from Musa bin Bakr that he said: I was in the company of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) and I never saw anything being brought for the Imam, but that it came to Mufaddal and many a times saw people bring something that the Imam did not accept; on the contrary he said: Deliver it to Mufaddal.
ومنهم المعلى بن خنيس، وكان من قوام أبي عبدالله عليه السلام، وإنما قتله داود بن علي بسببه، وكان محمودا عنده، ومضى على منهاجه، وأمره مشهور.
And among them Mualla bin Khunais he was a servant of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) and because of that Dawood bin Ali had him eliminated. He was an approved and praised person in view of Imam (a.s) and he departed from the world with belief in Wilayat of the Imam and his circumstances are well known in Islamic history.
300- فروي عن أبي بصير قال: لما قتل داود بن (علي) المعلى بن خنيس فصلبه، عظم ذلك على أبي عبد الله عليه السلام واشتد عليه وقال له: يا داود!على ما قتلت مولاي وقيمي في مالي وعلى عيالي؟ والله إنه لأوجه عند الله منك… في حديث طويل.
H 300 - It is narrated from Abu Basir that he said: When Dawood bin Ali had Mualla bin Khunais eliminated and had his body suspended in public view, it was a great tragedy for Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s), which aggrieved him much. So he said to the killer of Mualla: O Dawood, why have you got my friend and manager of the monetary affairs of my family, killed? By Allah, he is more honorable than you before Almighty Allah. It is a lengthy tradition [but we have just quoted according to our purpose].
301- وفي خبر آخر أنه قال: أما والله لقد دخل الجنة.
H 301 - In another traditional report, it is mentioned that the Imam said: “Know that by Allah, he has entered Paradise.”
ومنهم نصر بن قابوس اللخمي:
And among them Nasr bin Qabus Lakhmi:
302- فروي أنه كان وكيلا لابي عبدالله عشرين سنة، ولم يعلم أنه وكيل، وكان خيرا فاضلا، وكان عبدالرحمن بن الحجاج وكيلا لابي عبدالله عليه السلام، ومات في عصر الرضا عليه السلام على ولايته.
H 302 - It is narrated that he was the representative of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) for twenty years and during this period no one came to know that he is an agent of the Imam. He was a very religious and noble man, although Abdur Rahman bin Hajjaj was also the representative of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) and he passed away during the period of Imam Ali Ridha (a.s).
ومنهم عبدالله بن جندب البجلي، وكان وكيلا لأبي إبراهيم وأبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلام، وكان عابدا رفيع المنزلة لديهما، على ما روي في الأخبار.
And among them Abdullah bin Jundab Bajali he was the representative of Abu Ibrahim Imam Kadhim (a.s) and Abul Hasan Imam Ridha (a.s) and as mentioned in reports, he was a pious gentleman and he held a position of great respect in the view of those two Imams.
303- ومنهم ما رواه أبوطالب القمي قال: دخلت على أبي جعفر الثاني عليه السلام في آخـرعمره فسمعته يقول: جزى الله صفوان بن يحيى، ومحمد بن سنان، وزكريا بن آدم وسعد بن سعد عني خيرا، فقد وفوا لي، وكان زكريا بن آدم ممن تولاهم.
H 303 - One of those reports is that which Abu Talib Qummi has narrated: I came to Imam Jawad (a.s) in the last period of my life and had the honor of meeting the Imam. I heard him say: Allah, the Mighty and the High may give a good recompense on my behalf to Safwan bin Yahya, Muhammad bin Sinan, Zakariya bin Adam and Saad bin Saad; they have indeed fulfilled their covenant [of Wilayat], and Zakariya bin Adam was of those who had his Wilayat.
