Kitāb al-Ghayba

308- روى أحمد بن علي الرازي، عن علي بن مخلد الايادي قال: حدثني أبوجعفر العمري رضي الله عنه قال: حج أبو طاهر بن بلال فنظر إلى علي بن جعفر وهو ينفق النفقات العظيمة، فلما انصرف كتب بذلك إلى أبي محمد عليه السلام فوقع في رقعته: قد كنا أمرنا له بمائة ألف دينار، ثم أمرنا له بمثلها فأبى قبوله إبقاء علينا، ما للناس والدخول في أمرنا فيما لم ندخلهم فيه؟ قال: ودخل على أبي الحسن العسكري عليه السلام فأمر له بثلاثين ألف دينار.

H 308 - Ahmad bin Ali Raazi has narrated from Ali bin Mukhallad Ayyadi that he said: Narrated to me Abu Ja’far Amari that: Abu Tahir Muhammad bin Ali bin Bilal had the honor of performing Hajj and saw that Ali bin Ja’far [Hammani] is spending a lot of money. When he returned, he mentioned this to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) in a negative tone. Imam (a.s) wrote in reply: We ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars for himself; again we ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars, but he refused to accept it and left it all with us. People do not have the right to interfere in matters we have not included them. [After sometime Ali bin Ja’far] came to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) and the Imam told him to take three hundred thousand Dinars.

ومنهم أبوعلي بن راشد:

And among them Abu Ali Hasan bin Rashid:

309- أخبرني ابن أبي جيد، عن محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد، عن الصفار، عن محمد بن عيسى قال: كتب أبوالحسن العسكري عليه السلام إلى الموالي ببغداد والمدائن والسواد وما يليها: قد أقمت أبا علي بن راشد مقام علي بن الحسين بن عبد ربه ومن قبله من وكلائي، وقد أوجبت في طاعته طاعتي، وفي عصيانه الخروج إلى عصياني، وكتبت بخطي.

H 309 - Ibn Abi Jayyid has narrated from Muhammad bin Hasan bin Walid from Saffar from Muhammad bin Isa that he said: Imam Hadi (a.s) wrote to the Shia of Baghdad, Madayan, Sawad and the surrounding areas: I have appointed Abu Ali bin Rashid as successor to Husain bin Abde Rabb and the representatives before him; and their obedience is my obedience. I have written this letter in my own handwriting.

310- وروى محمد بن يعقوب رفعه إلى محمد بن فرج قال: كتبت إليه أسأله عن أبي علي بن راشد وعن عيسى بن جعفر (بن عاصم) وعن ابن بند، وكتب إلي: ذكرت ابن راشد رحمه الله فإنه عاش سعيدا ومات شهيدا، ودعا لابن بند والعاصمي وابن بند ضرب بعمود وقتل، وابن عاصم ضرب بالسياط على الجسر ثلاثمائة سوط ورمي به في الدجلة.

H 310 - Muhammad bin Yaqub has directly narrated from Muhammad bin Faraj that he said: I wrote to Imam Hadi (a.s) asking about Ali bin Rashid, Isa bin Ja’far [bin Asim] and Ibn Band. Imam (a.s) wrote back: You have mentioned Ibn Rashid, who lived a righteous life and departed as a martyr. And they condemned Ibn Band and Asimi, but Ibn Band was clubbed to death and Ibn Asim was also lashed three hundred times on the Baghdad Bridge and thrown into the Tigris and he passed away.

فهؤلاء جماعة المحمودين، وتركنا ذكر استقصائهم لأنهم معروفون مذكورون في الكتب.

These were some who were praised and approved by the Imams, though we have not mentioned all the companions of the Imams who were as such, because they were well known and their descriptions are present in different books. That is why their mention here as well was not necessary.

311- فروى علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه قال: كنت عند أبي جعفر الثاني عليه السلام إذ دخل عليه صالح بن محمد بن سهل الهمداني- وكان يتولى له- فقال له: جعلت فداك اجعلني من عشرة آلاف درهم في حل فإني أنفقتها، فقال له أبوجعفر: أنت في حل. فلما خرج صالح من عنده قال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: أحدهم يثب على (أموال حق) آل محمد وفقرائهم ومساكينهم وأبناء سبيلهم، فيأخذه ثم يقول: إجعلني في حل، أتراه ظن (بي) أني أقول له لا أفعل؟ والله ليسألنهم الله يوم القيامة عن ذلك سؤالا حثيثا.

H 311 - Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim has narrated from his father that he said: I was in the presence of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s) when Salih bin Muhammad bin Sahal Hamadani, who was the trustee of the affairs of Imam (a.s) entered and asked the Holy Imam (a.s): May I be sacrificed on you, I have spent ten thousand dirhams [from the monies I should have brought to you]. Will you make them lawful for me? Imam (a.s) said: It is lawful. When he went away Imam Jawad (a.s) said: One of you misappropriates and spends the money, from the share of Aale Muhammad (a.s), the poor, deprived and the stranded travelers; he disputes about it and spends from it then asks me: Please make it lawful for me! Do you or he think that I would say ‘No’? By God, on Judgment Day Allah would ask them very difficult questions.

ومنهم علي بن أبي حمزة البطائني وزياد بن مروان القندي وعثمان بن عيسى الرواسي، كلهم كانوا وكلاء لابي الحسن موسى عليه السلام، وكان عندهم أموال جزيلة، فلما مضى أبوالحسن موسى عليه السلام وقفوا طمعا في الاموال، ودفعوا إمامة الرضا عليه السلام وجحدوه. وقد ذكرنا ذلك فيما مضى فلا نطول بإعادته.

Among them Ali bin Abi Hamza Bataini, Ziyad bin Marwan Qandi and Uthman Rawasi These three were representatives of Abul Hasan Musa bin Ja’far (a.s) and were having a large amount of the Imam’s funds in their possession. When Imam Kadhim (a.s) passed away, they, in greed of the Imam’s funds did not accept that he is martyred and did not believe in the Imamate of Imam Ridha (a.s) as we mentioned previously and its repetition again would prolong the book unduly.

ومنهم فارس بن حاتم بن ماهويه القزويني:

And among them Faras bin Hatim bin Mahuya Qazwini:

312- على ما رواه عبدالله بن جعفر الحميري قال:كتب أبوالحسن العسكري عليه السلام إلى علي بن عمرو القزويني بخطه: إعتقد فيما تدين الله تعالى به أن الباطن عندي حسب ما أظهرت لك فيمن استنبأت عنه، وهو فارس لعنه الله فإنه ليس يسعك إلا الاجتهاد في لعنه، وقصده ومعاداته، والمبالغة في ذلك بأكثر ما تجد السبيل إليه. ما كنت آمر أن يدان الله بأمر غير صحيح، فجد وشد في لعنه وهتكه، وقطع أسبابه، وصد أصحابنا عنه، وإبطال أمره وأبلغهم ذلك مني، واحكه لهم عني، وإني سائلكم بين يدي الله عن هذا الامر المؤكد، فويل للعاصي وللجاحد. وكتبت بخطي ليلة الثلاثاء لتسع ليال من شهر ربيع الاول سنة خمسين ومائتين، وأنا أتوكل على الله وأحمده كثيرا.

H 312 - Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari said: Imam Hadi (a.s) wrote the following letter in his own handwriting addressed to Ali bin Umar Qazwini: “Have certitude in that through which you worship the Almighty Allah, whose inward is with me. With regard to one about whom you asked and that is Faras; may Allah curse him. Concentrate your efforts to curse and be inimical to him and put in this matter more effort than is possible. I am not saying that you worship Almighty Allah through incorrect issues and I don’t order you an incorrect belief. Thus try more to curse and to be inimical and to oppose him. Keep my companions away from him and refute his orders and dogmas and announce to the Shia on my behalf that I am indeed going to ask you about it in the court of the Almighty Allah. Thus woe be on one who is disobedient and is a denier of mastership (Wilayat). I have written this letter in my own handwriting on Tuesday eve, eve of the 9th Rabiul Awwal, 250 A.H. I have relied on Almighty Allah and am extremely thankful to Him.”

ومنهم أحمد بن هلال العبرتائي:

And among them Ahmad bin Hilal Abartai: