Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara

[3/200] الكافي: محمد بن عبدالله ومحمد بن يحيى جميعا، عن عبدالله بن جعفر الحميري قال: اجتمعت أنا والشيخ أبوعمرو رحمه الله عند أحمد بن إسحاق فغمزني أحمد بن إسحاق أن أسأله عن الخلف فقلت له: يا أبا عمرو إني اريد أن أسألك عن شئ … وقد أخبرني أبوعلي أحمد بن إسحاق عن أبي الحسن عليه السلام قال: سألته وقلت: من اعامل أو عمن آخذ وقول من أقبل؟ فقال له: العمري ثقتي فما ادى إليك عني فعني يؤدي وما قال لك عني فعني يقول، فاسمع له وأطع، فإنه الثقة المأمون، وأخبرني أبوعلي أنه سأل ابا محمد عليه السلام عن مثل ذلك، فقال له: العمري وابنه ثقتان، فما أديا إليك عني فعني يؤديان وما قالا لك فعني يقولان، فاسمع لهما وأطعمها فإنهما الثقتان المأمونان، فهذا قول إمامين قد مضيا فيك. قال: فخر أبوعمرو ساجدا وبكى، ثم قال: سل حاجتك، فقلت: أنت رأيت الخلف من بعد أبي محمد (عليه السلام)؟ فقال: إي والله ورقبته مثل ذا - وأومأ بيده - فقلت له: فبقيت واحدة، فقال لي: هات، قلت: فالاسم: قال محرم عليكم أن تسألوا عن ذلك ولا أقول هذا من عندي، فليس لي أن أحلل ولا أحرم ولكن عنه (عليه السلام)، فإن الأمر عند السلطان أن أبا محمد مضى ولم يخلف ولدا وقسم ميراثه وأخذه من لا حق له فيه، وهو ذا عياله يجولون. ليس أحد يجسر أن يتعرف إليهم أو ينيلهم شيئا وإذا وقع الاسم وقع الطلب، فاتقوا الله وأمسكوا عن ذلك. قال الكليني (رحمه الله): وحدثني شيخ من أصحابنا - ذهب عني اسمه - أن أبا عمرو سأل أحمد بن إسحاق عن مثل هذا فأجاب بمثل هذا.

3. [3/200] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Abdallah and Muhammad b. Yahya from Abdallah b. Ja`far al-Himyari who said: We gathered – myself and the Shaykh Abu Amr (rh) at Ahmad b. Ishaq’s place. Ahmad b. Ishaq gestured at me me to ask him [Abu Amr] about the successor [the Mahdi], so I said to him: O Abu Amr, I want to ask you about something, and I am not in doubt about what I want to ask you about. My belief and religion are that the earth is never without a proof except forty days before the Day of Resurrection. When that happens, the proof is lifted, and the door of repentance is closed, 'The day when a soul will not benefit from its faith unless it had believed before or had earned some good through its faith.' (6:158) Those are the worst of God's creation, and they are the ones upon whom the Resurrection will occur. But I wanted to increase my certainty, and indeed, Abraham (as) asked his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, to show him how He revives the dead. He said, 'Have you not believed?' He said, 'Yes, but so that my heart may be at ease.' (2:260)" <br>And Abu Ali Ahmad b. Ishaq has informed me from Abi al-Hasan [al-Naqi] (as) saying: I asked him [the Imam] and said: whom do I emulate or from whom do I take? whose words do I accept? So he [al-Naqi] said to him: ‘al-Amri is my trustee, so what he gives you on my behalf then his giving is truly on my behalf, and what he says to you on my behalf then his saying is truly on my behalf, so listen to him and obey him, for he is both trustworthy and reliable’. Abu Ali [Ahmad b. Ishaq] also informed me that he had asked Aba Muhammad [al-Askari] (as) about the same matter so he said to him: ‘al-Amri and his son are two trustees, so what they give you on my behalf then their giving is truly on my behalf, and what they say to you on my behalf then their saying is truly on my behalf, so listen to them and obey them, for they are both trustworthy and reliable’. These are the words of the two Imams said previously about you [O Abu Amr]. <br>He said: so Abu Amr prostrated himself and cried, then said: Ask your need. I asked: Did you see the successor after Abu Muhammad (pas)? He replied: By God, yes, and his neck is like this - and he gestured with his hand. I asked him: One more question remains. He told me: Go ahead. I asked: What is his name? He said: It is forbidden for you to ask about that, and I do not say this from myself, for it is not up to me to permit or forbid, but this is from him (as). The authority's stance is that Abu Muhammad has passed without leaving a son, his inheritance was divided and taken by those who had no right to it, and here are his family wandering. No one dares to approach them or give them anything. If the name is mentioned, the search will begin, so fear God and refrain from that. <br>Al-Kulayni (rh) said: A sheikh from our companions - whose name has escaped me - told me that Abu Amr asked Ahmad bin Ishaq about this matter and received the same answer.

[1/201] رجال الكشي: حميد بن زياد، عن الحسن بن محمد بن سماعة، عن غير واحد، عن أبان، عن أبي بصير، عن أحدهما عليه السلام قال: لما ماتت رقية ابنة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: الحقي بسلفنا الصالح عثمان بن مظعون وأصحابه …

1. [1/201] Rijal al-Kashshi: Humayd b. Ziyad from al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. Sama`a from more than one from Abi Basir from one of them عليه السلام who said: when Ruqayya the daughter of the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله died, the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله said: meet up with our righteous predecessors Uthman b. Madh`un and his fellows …

[-/1] رجال الكشي: حكى بعض الثقات بنيسابور أنه خرج لإسحاق بن اسماعيل من أبي محمد عليه السّلام توقيع: يا اسحاق بن اسماعيل سترنا اللّه و اياك بستره … فإذا وردت بغداد فاقرأه على الدهقان وكيلنا و ثقتنا و الذي يقبض من موالينا …

1. [1/-] Rijal al-Kashshi: One of the trustworthy narrators in Naysabur reported that a Tawqi [signed rescript] came out addressed to Ishaq b. Ismail from Abi Muhammad عليه السلام saying: O Ishaq b. Ismail, may Allah protect both you and us with His protection … so when you reach Baghdad then read it [this Tawqi] to al-Dihqan, our Wakil [agent], our Thiqa [trustworthy one], and the one who collects from our followers [the dues].

[1/202] رجال الكشي: محمد بن مسعود، عن إبراهيم بن محمد بن فارس، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن شهاب بن عبد ربه، عن أبي بصير قال: إن علباء الأسدي ولي البحرين فأفاد سبعين ألف دينار و دواب و رقيقا، قال: فحمل ذلك كله حتى وضعه بين يدي أبي عبد الله عليه السلام ثم قال: إني وليت البحرين لبني أمية و أفدت كذا و كذا و قد حملته كله إليك و علمت أن الله عز و جل لم يجعل لهم من ذلك شيئا و أنه كله لك، فقال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: هاته، فوضع بين يديه، فقال له: قد قبلنا منك و وهبناه لك و أحللناك منه و ضمنا لك على الله الجنة قال أبو بصير: فقلت ما بالي، فبكيت، ثم قلت: جعلت فداك ألست الكبير السن الضرير البصر فاضمنها لي قال: قد فعلت، قلت: أضمنها لي على آبائك و سميتهم واحدا واحدا، قال: قد فعلت، قلت: فاضمنها لي على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال: قد فعلت، قلت: أضمنها لي على الله، قال: قد فعلت

1. [1/202] Rijal al-Kashshi: Muhammad b. Masud from Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. Faris from Ya`qub b. Yazid from Ibn Abi Umayr from Shihab b. Abd Rabbi from Abi Basir who said: `Ilba al-Asadi assumed the governorship of Bahrayn and gained seventy thousand gold coins, livestock and slaves. He carried all that with him until he had placed it in front of Abi Abdillah عليه السلام and said: I was appointed the governor of Bahrayn by Bani Umayya and have gained such and such, I have brought it all to you because I know that Allah Mighty and Majestic did not give anything of it to them rather it all belongs to you. Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said to him: hand it over [the gold coins], so he [`Ilba] placed it in front of him, he [the Imam] said to him: we have accepted from you, and we have gifted it back to you, and we have permitted you to make use of it, and we have guaranteed paradise on behalf of Allah for you. Abu Basir said: so I said: what is wrong with me! and I began crying and continued: may I be made your ransom, am I not the old in age? weak in sight [he was blind]? so guarantee it for me as well, he [the Imam] said: I have done so, I said: guarantee it to me on behalf of your forefathers – and I named them one after the other, he said: I have done so, I said: guarantee it for me on behalf of the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, he said: I have done so, I said: guarantee it for me on behalf of Allah, he said: I have done so.

[1/203] غيبة الطوسي: باسناده عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن سعد بن سعد، عن أحمد بن عمر قال: سمعت الرضا عليه السلام يقول في ابن أبي حمزة: أليس هو الذي يروى أن … وقال: إن أبا إبراهيم عليه السلام يعود إلى ثمانية أشهر! فما استبان لهم كذبه؟!

1. [1/203] Ghayba of al-Tusi: Via his chain to Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Sa`d b. Sa`d from Ahmad b. Umar who said: I heard al-Ridha عليه السلام saying about Ibn Abi Hamza: isn’t he the one who narrates that … and he [Ibn Abi Hamza] also said: Aba Ibrahim [al-Kadhim] عليه السلام will return within eight months! has his lies not become apparent to you!?

[2/204] رجال الكشي: محمد بن مسعود، عن أبو الحسن علي بن الحسن بن فضال قال: علي بن أبي حمزة كذاب متهم و روى أصحابنا أن أبا الحسن الرضا عليه السلام قال بعد موت ابن أبي حمزة: إنه أقعد في قبره فسئل عن الأئمة عليهم السلام فأخبر بأسمائهم حتى انتهى إلي فسئل فوقف، فضرب على رأسه ضربة امتلأ قبره نارا

2. [2/204] Rijal al-Kashshi: Muhammad b. Masud from Abu al-Hasan Ali b. al-Hasan b. Fadhal who said: Ali b. Abi Hamza was an accused liar. Our companions narrated from Aba al-Hasan al-Ridha عليه السلام that he [the Imam] said after the death of Ibn Abi Hamza: He [Ibn Abi Hamza] was made to sit in his grave and asked about the `Aimma, he named them one after the other until he reached my name, when he was asked about it he stopped [did not name it], so he was hit on his head a single blow which caused the whole grave to be engulfed with fire.

[3/205] رجال الكشي: حمدويه، عن الحسن بن موسى، عن داود بن محمد، عن أحمد بن محمد قال: وقف أبو الحسن عليه السلام في بني زريق فقال لي و هو رافع صوته: يا أحمد قلت: لبيك قال: إنه لما قبض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم جهد الناس في إطفاء نور الله فأبى الله إلا أن يتم نوره بأمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فلما توفي أبو الحسن عليه السلام جهد علي بن أبي حمزة و أصحابه في إطفاء نور الله فأبى الله إلا أن يتم نوره، و إن أهل الحق إذا دخل فيهم داخل سروا به، و إذا خرج منهم خارج لم يجزعوا عليه، و ذلك أنهم على يقين من أمرهم، و إن أهل الباطل إذا دخل فيهم داخل سروا به، و إذا خرج منهم خارج جزعوا عليه، و ذلك أنهم على شك من أمرهم، إن الله جل جلاله يقول: فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَ مُسْتَوْدَعٌ، ثم قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: المستقر الثابت و المستودع المعار

3. [3/205] Rijal al-Kashshi: Hamduwayh from al-Hasan b. Musa from Dawud b. Muhammad from Ahmad b. Muhammad who said: Abu al-Hasan [al-Ridha] عليه السلام stood at the place of Bani Zurayq [in Madina] and said to me whilst having raised his voice: O Ahmad, I said: at your service, he said: when the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم passed away the people strove to extinguish the light of Allah but Allah refused anything but to perfect His light through the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام. Similarly, when Abu al-Hasan [al-Kadhim] عليه السلام passed away Ali b. Abi Hamza and his fellows strove to extinguish the light of Allah but Allah refused anything but to perfect His light. When a person joins the people of truth they get delighted because of him, but when he leaves them they do not feel sad because of him [leaving], that is because they are sure of their affair [the truth of their religion], however, when a person joins the people of falsehood they get delighted because of him, and when he leaves them they are grieved because of him, that is because they are in doubt about their affair. Allah Majestic is His Majesty says: “an enduring abode and a place of temporary lodging” (6:98), then he [the Imam] said: Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: the enduring abode is the established [constant faith] while the temporary lodging is the rented out [faith which will not last].

[4/206] عيون اخبار الرضا: ابن المتوكل، عن محمد العطار، عن ابن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي الخزاز قال: خرجنا إلى مكة ومعنا علي بن أبي حمزة ومعه مال ومتاع فقلنا: ماهذا؟ قال: للعبد الصالح عليه السلام أمرني أن أحمله إلى علي ابنه عليه السلام وقد أوصى إليه

4. [4/206] Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha: Ibn al-Mutawakkil from Muhammad al-Attar from Ibn Isa from al-Hasan b. Ali al-Khazzaz who said: we came out heading towards Makka together with Ali b. Abi Hamza and he had with him some wealth and possessions, we said: what is this? he said: they belong to the Righteous Servant عليه السلام, he ordered me to hand them over to his son Ali عليه السلام and has made a testament in his favour.

[-/5] غيبة النعماني: محمد بن عبدالله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد بن يقطين، عن النضر بن سويد، عن يحيى الحلبي، عن علي بن أبي حمزة قال: كنت مع أبي بصير، ومعنا مولى لابي جعفر الباقر عليه السلام فقال: سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: منا اثنا عشر محدثا السابع من ولدي القائم، فقام إليه أبوبصير فقال: أشهد أني سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقوله منذ أربعين سنة

5. [5/-] Ghayba of al-Nu`mani: Muhammad b. Abdallah b. Ja`far al-Himyari from his father from Muhammad b. Isa b. Ubayd b. Yaqtin from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from Ali b. Abi Hamza who said: I was with Abi Basir and there was a freed-slave of Abi Ja`far al-Baqir عليه السلام with us, so he [the freed-slave] said: I heard Aba Ja`far عليه السلام saying: from us are twelve Muhadath, the seventh of my descendants is the Qaim. So Abu Basir stood up facing him and said: I bear witness that I heard Abi Ja`far عليه السلام saying that forty years ago.

[1/206] رجال الكشي: محمد بن مسعود، عن محمد بن نصير، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى: كتبت إليه في قوم يتكلمون و يقرءون أحاديث ينسبونها إليك و إلى آبائك فيها ما تشمئز فيها القلوب، و لا يجوز لنا ردها إذا كانوا يروون عن آبائك عليهم السلام، و لا قبولها لما فيها … و هو رجل يقال له علي بن حسكة، و آخر يقال له القاسم اليقطيني، من أقاويلهم أنهم يقولون إن قول الله تعالى إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهى عَنِ الْفَحْشاءِ وَ الْمُنْكَرِ معناها رجل، لا سجود و لا ركوع، و كذلك الزكاة معناها ذلك الرجل، لا عدد درهم و لا إخراج مال، و أشياء من الفرائض و السنن و المعاصي تأولوها و صيروها على هذا الحد الذي ذكرت، فإن رأيت أن تبين لنا و أن تمن على مواليك بما فيه السلامة لمواليك و نجاتهم من هذه الأقاويل التي تخرجهم إلى الهلاك فكتب عليه السلام ليس هذا ديننا فاعتزله

1. [1/206] Rijal al-Kashshi: Muhammad b. Masud from Muhammad b. Nusayr from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa who said: I wrote to him [the Imam al-Askari – the following]: this is about a group who speak of narrations which they attribute to you and your forefathers, the contents of which repel the hearts, but it is not permissible for us to repudiate them as they are narrated on the authority of your forefathers, nor can we accept them because of what they purport … and it is a man called Ali b. Haska and another called al-Qasim al-Yaqtini. Among their beliefs is that they say the words of Allah the Elevated: “verily Salat safeguards from indecency and wrong-doing” (29:45) refers to a man [Salat is embodied in a man], not to prostration nor to bowing. Similarly, Zakat refers to that man, not to a set number of gold coins nor to the giving out of wealth. They have done likewise in regards injunctions concerning the obligatory, the recommended and the forbidden – they have interpreted and transformed it in a way akin to that which I have mentioned. So if you deem it proper to clarify for us and to favour your followers by that in which lies their safety and salvation from these beliefs which can lead them to perdition [then do so]. So he عليه السلام wrote: this is not our religion therefore disassociate from it.