ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

2 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ المُتَوَكِّل رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ جَعْفَر الحِمْيَريُّ عَنْ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عامِر الطَّائيّ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ يَوْمُ الأَرْبِعَاءِ يَوْمُ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّ مَنِ احْتَجَمَ فِيهِ خِيفَ أَنْ تَخْضَرَّ مَحَاجِمُهُ وَمَنِ انْتَارَ فِيهِ خِيفَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَرَصُ.

24-2 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil -may God be pleased with him- narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aamir Al-Ta’ee, “I heard Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘Wednesdays are bad days with a bad omen. Whoever performs a phlebotomy (blood-letting) on that day should fear that it leaves a bruise behind. And whoever removes his hair, wool, or bristles on that day should fear to get leprosy.’”

1 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى المكتب قالَ أَخْبَرنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوليُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيد النحوي قالَ: حَدَّثَني ابْنِ أَبي عَبْدون، عَن أَبيهِ قالَ لَمَّا حُمِلَ زَيْدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ إِلَى الْمَأْمُونِ وَقَدْ كَانَ خَرَجَ بِالْبَصْرَةِ وَأَحْرَقَ دُورَ وُلْدِ الْعَبَّاسِ وَهَبَ الْمَأْمُونُ جُرْمَهُ لاخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ لَئِنْ خَرَجَ أَخُوكَ وَفَعَلَ مَا فَعَلَ لَقَدْ خَرَجَ قَبْلَهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَقُتِلَ وَلَوْ لا مَكَانُكَ مِنِّي لَقَتَلْتُهُ فَلَيْسَ مَا أَتَاهُ بِصَغِيرٍ فَقَالَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لا تَقِسْ أَخِي زَيْداً إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ عُلَمَاءِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ غَضِبَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَجَاهَدَ أَعْدَاءَهُ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ وَلَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَمِّي زَيْداً إِنَّهُ دَعَا إِلَى الرِّضَا مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَلَوْ ظَفِرَ لَوَفَى بِمَا دَعَا إِلَيْهِ وَقَدِ اسْتَشَارَنِي فِي خُرُوجِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا عَمِّ إِنْ رَضِيتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْمَقْتُولَ الْمَصْلُوبَ بِالْكُنَاسَةِ فَشَأْنَكَ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ سَمِعَ وَاعِيَتُهُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ.فَقَالَ الْمَأْمُونُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ جَاءَ فِيمَنِ ادَّعَى الإِمَامَةَ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهَا مَا جَاءَ فَقَالَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لَمْ يَدَّعِ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ بِحَقٍّ وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ أَتْقَى لِلَّهِ مِنْ ذَاكَ إِنَّهُ قَالَ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى الرِّضَا مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِنَّمَا جَاءَ مَا جَاءَ فِيمَنْ يَدَّعِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ نَصَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو إِلَى غَيْرِ دِينِ اللَّهِ وَيَضِلُّ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَكَانَ زَيْدٌ وَاللَّهِ مِمَّنْ خُوطِبَ بِهَذِهِ الآْيَةِ وَجاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهادِهِ هُوَاجْتَباكُمْ.قالَ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتاب رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ لزيد بْنِ عَلِى فَضائِلِ كَثِيرة عَنْ غَيْرِ الرِّضا أحببت إيراد بَعْضَها عَلَى أَثَرَ هذا الْحَدِيث ليعلم من يَنْظُرُ فِي كِتابنا هذا اعتقاد الإِمامِيَّة فِيهِ.الف - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ هارُون الفامي فِي مَسْجِد الكُوفَة سِنَةَ أَرْبَعَ وَخَمْسِينَ وَثَلاثِمائَةٍمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّه بْنِ جَعْفَر الحِمْيَريُّ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّاب، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ علوان، عَن عمر بْنِ ثابِتٍ، عَن داوُدِ بْنِ عَبْد الجَبَّارِ، عَن جابِر بْنِ يَزِيد الجُعفِيِّ، عَن أَبي جَعْفَر مُحَمَّد بنعلي الباقِر، عَن‏آبائِهِ، عَن عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لِلْحُسَيْنِ يَا حُسَيْنُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ زَيْدٌ يَتَخَطَّى هُوَوَأَصْحَابُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رِقَابَ النَّاسِ غُرّاً مُحَجَّلِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ بِلا حِسَابٍ.ب - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رزمة القزويني قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عِيسَى العَلَوِي الحُسَيْنِيِ‏حَدَّثَنا عباد بْنِ يَعْقُوبِ الأَسَدِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا حَبِيبٍ بْنِ أرطاة، عَن مُحَمَّدبن ذكوان، عَن عمرو بْنِ خالِد قالَ: حَدَّثَني زَيْدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَهُوَآخِذٌ بِشَعْرِهِ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَهُوَآخِذٌ بِشَعْرِهِ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِشَعْرِهِ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِشَعْـرِهِ، عَن رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلـِهِ وَهُـوَآخِذٌ بِشَعْرِهِ قَالَ مَنْ آذَى شَعْرَةً مِنِّي فَقَدْ آذَانِي وَمَنْ آذَانِي فَقَدْ آذَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ آذَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَعَنَهُ مَلا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَلا الأَرْض.ج - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْران الدَّقَّاق رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن العَلَوِي قالَ: حَدَّثَني الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى الناصري قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ رُوحُهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَحْمَدِ بْنِ رَشِيد، عَن عَمِّهِ أَبي معمر سَعِيدُ بْنِ خيثم، عَن أَخِيهِ معمر قالَ كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَجَاءَ زَيْدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَأَخَذَ بِعِضَادَتَيِ الْبَابِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَا عَمِّ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْمَصْلُوبَ بِالْكُنَاسَةِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّ زَيْدٍ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْقَوْلِ غَيْرُ الْحَسَدِ لابْنِي فَقَالَ يَا لَيْتَهُ حَسَداً يَا لَيْتَهُ حَسَداً يَا لَيْتَهُ حَسَداً ثَلاثاً ثُمَّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبِي، عَن جَدِّي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ زَيْدٌ يُقْتَلُ بِالْكُوفَةِ وَيُصْلَبُ بِالْكُنَاسَةِ يُخْرَجُ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ نَبْشاً تُفَتَّحُ لِرُوحِهِ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ يَتَبَهَّجُ بِهِ أَهْلُ السَّمَاوَاتِ يُجْعَلُ رُوحُهُ فِي حَوْصَلَةِ طَيْرٍ خَضِرٍ [أَخْضَرَ] يَسْرَحُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ.د - حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ سَعِيدُ العسكري قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْد العَزِيز بْنِ يَحْيَى قالالأَشْعَثِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد الضبي قالَ: حَدَّثَني شعيب بْنِ عمروعَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَن جابِر الجُعفِيِّ قالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَعِنْدَهُ زَيْدٌ أَخُوهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفُ بْنُ خَرَّبُوذَ الْمَكِّيُّ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَا مَعْرُوفُ أَنْشِدْنِي مِنْ طَرَائِفِ مَا عِنْدَكَ فَأَنْشَدَهُ:بِوَانٍ وَلا بِضَعِيفٍ قُوَاهُ‏لَعَمْرُكَ مَا إِنْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ‏يُعَادِي الْحَكِيمَ إِذَا مَا نَهَاهُ‏وَلا بِأَلَدَّ لَدَى قَوْلِهِ‏كَرِيمُ الطَّبَائِعِ حُلْوٌ نَثَاهُ‏وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيِّدٌ بَارِعٌوَمَهْمَا وَكَلْتَ إِلَيْهِ كَفَاهُ‏إِذَا سُدْتَهُ سُدْتَ مِطْوَاعَةًقَالَ فَوَضَعَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَدَهُ عَلَى كَتِفَيْ زَيْدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ صِفَتُكَ يَا أَبَا الْحُسَيْنِ.هـ - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْن القَطَّانُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى السكري قالَ: حَدَّثَنا زَكَرِيَّا الجوهري عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عمارة، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن عمرو بْنِ خالِد قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ سيابة قالَ خَرَجْنَا وَنَحْنُ سَبْعَةُ نَفَرٍ فَأَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ أَعِنْدَكُمْ خَبَرُ عَمِّي زَيْدٍ فَقُلْنَا قَدْ خَرَجَ أَوْ هُوَخَارِجٌ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَتَاكُمْ خَبَرٌ فَأَخْبِرُونِي فَمَكَثْنَا أَيَّاماً فَأَتَى رَسُولُ بَسَّامٍ الصَّيْرَفِيِّ بِكِتَابٍ فِيهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ زَيْداً خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ غُرَّةَ صَفَرٍ فَمَكَثَ الأَرْبِعَاءَ وَالْخَمِيسَ وَقُتِلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَقُتِلَ مَعَهُ فُلانٌ وَفُلانٌ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى الصَّادِقِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَدَفَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَقَرَأَ وَبَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَحْتَسِبُ عَمِّي إِنَّهُ كَانَ نِعْمَ الْعَمُّ إِنَّ عَمِّي كَانَ رَجُلاً لِدُنْيَانَا وَآخِرَتِنَا مَضَى وَاللَّهِ عَمِّي شَهِيداً كَشُهَدَاءَ اسْتُشْهِدُوا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَلِيٍّ وَالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ.و - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه البَرْقِي، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ شمون، عَن عَبْدِ اللَّه سَنان، عَن الفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يسار قالَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ صَبِيحَةَ خَرَجَ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ يُعِينُنِي مِنْكُمْ عَلَى قِتَالِ أَنْبَاطِ أَهْلِ الشَّامِفَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيراً لا يُعِينُنِي مِنْكُمْ عَلَى قِتَالِهِمْ أَحَدٌ إِلا أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.قَالَ فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ اكْتَرَيْتُ رَاحِلَةً وَتَوَجَّهْتُ نَحْوَالْمَدِينَةِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لا أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِقَتْلِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَيَجْزَعَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ قَالَ لِي يَا فُضَيْلُ مَا فَعَلَ عَمِّي زَيْدٌ قَالَ فَخَنَقَتْنِي الْعَبْرَةُ فَقَالَ لِي قَتَلُوهُ قُلْتُ إِي وَاللَّهِ قَتَلُوهُ قَالَ فَصَلَبُوهُ قُلْتُ إِي وَاللَّهِ صَلَبُوهُ فَأَقْبَلَ يَبْكِي وَدُمُوعُهُ تَنْحَدِرُ عَلَى دِيبَاجَتَيْ خَدِّهِ كَأَنَّهَا الْجُمَانُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا فُضَيْلُ شَهِدْتَ مَعَ عَمِّي قِتَالَ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَكَمْ قَتَلْتَ مِنْهُمْ قُلْتُ سِتَّةً قَالَ فَلَعَلَّكَ شَاكٌّ فِي دِمَائِهِمْ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كُنْتُ شَاكّاً مَا قَتَلْتُهُمْ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَيَقُولُ أَشْرَكَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِي تِلْكَ الدِّمَاءِ مَضَى وَاللَّهِ زَيْدٌ عَمِّي وَأَصْحَابُهُ شُهَدَاءُ مِثْلُ مَا مَضَى عَلَيْهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَصْحَابُهُ.أَخَذنا مِنَ الْحَدِيث مَوْضِع الْحاجَة وَاللَّه تَعالى‏ هُوَالمُوَفَّقٍ.

Ahmad b. Yahya al-Maktab reported to us, saying: Muhammad b. Yahya al-Sulami informed us, saying: Muhammad b. Yazid al-Nahwi reported to me, saying: Ibn Abi Abdun narrated from his father, who said: When Zayd b. Musa b. Ja'far was taken to al-Ma'mun, having come out from al-Basrah and burned the houses of the descendants of al-Abbas, al-Ma'mun granted him a pardon for his brother Ali b. Musa al-Ridha (as) and said to him: "O Abu al-Hasan, if your brother comes out and does what he did, then indeed, Zayd b. Ali had come out before him and was killed. If it were not for your position with me, I would have killed him, for what he has done is not trivial." Al-Ridha (as) replied: "O Commander of the Faithful, do not compare my brother Zayd with Zayd b. Ali (as), for he was among the scholars of the family of Muhammad, who became angry for the sake of Allah and fought against his enemies until he was killed in His cause. Indeed, my father Musa b. Ja'far (as) informed me that he heard his father Ja'far b. Muhammad say: 'May Allah have mercy on my uncle Zayd; he called to the right of the family of Muhammad, and if he had been victorious, he would have fulfilled what he called to. He consulted me about his uprising, and I told him: O my uncle, if you are content to be the killed one who is crucified in the Kunasah (a place of public display), then it is your affair.' When he turned away, Ja'far b. Muhammad said: 'Woe to him who hears his warning and does not respond to him.'" Al-Ma'mun said: "O Abu al-Hasan, has not what has come regarding those who claim the Imamate without right been said?" Al-Ridha (as) replied: "Indeed, Zayd b. Ali (as) did not claim what was not rightfully his; he was more pious to Allah than that. He said: 'I call you to the right of the family of Muhammad.' What has been said regarding those who claim that Allah appointed them, then call to other than the religion of Allah, and mislead from His path without knowledge, is different. Zayd, by Allah, is among those addressed by this verse: 'And strive in the cause of Allah with the striving due to Him; and He has chosen you.'" Ali b. al-Husayn, the compiler of this book, may Allah be pleased with him, mentioned many virtues of Zayd b. Ali apart from al-Ridha, and I wanted to present some of them in light of this narration so that those who examine our book may understand the belief of the Imamiya regarding him. A. Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami reported in the mosque of Kufa in the year 254 AH, Muhammad b. Abdullah b. Ja'far al-Himyari, from his father, from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi al-Khattab, from al-Husayn b. Alwan, from Umar b. Thabit, from Dawud b. Abd al-Jabbar, from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju'fi, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali al-Baqir, from his ancestors, from Ali (as) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said to al-Husayn: "O Husayn, from your loins will come a man called Zayd who will transcend, he and his companions, on the Day of Resurrection, the necks of people, shining and illuminated, entering Paradise without reckoning." B. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ruzmah al-Qazwini said: Ahmad b. Isa al-Alawi al-Husayni reported to us, from Abad b. Ya'qub al-Asadi, who narrated from Habib b. Arta'ah, from Muhammad b. Dhakwan, from Amr b. Khalid who said: Zayd b. Ali (as) took hold of his hair and said: "My father Ali b. al-Husayn took hold of his hair and said: I heard my father al-Husayn b. Ali (as) taking hold of his hair, saying: I heard the Commander of the Faithful (as) taking hold of his hair, from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), taking hold of his hair, saying: 'Whoever harms a hair of mine has harmed me, and whoever harms me has harmed Allah, and whoever harms Allah, Allah curses him with the curses of the heavens and the earth.'" C. Ali b. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah be pleased with him, reported to us, saying: Ali b. al-Husayn al-Alawi said: Al-Husayn b. Ali al-Nasiri, may Allah sanctify his soul, informed me, saying: Ahmad b. Rashid, from his uncle Abu Ma'mar Said b. Khitham, from his brother Ma'mar, said: I was sitting with al-Sadiq Ja'far b. Muhammad (as) when Zayd b. Ali b. al-Husayn (as) came and took hold of the door's threshold, and al-Sadiq (as) said to him: "O uncle, I seek refuge with Allah that you be the one crucified in the Kunasah." Zayd's mother then said: "By Allah, what drives you to this statement other than envy for my son?" He replied: "I wish it were envy, I wish it were envy, I wish it were envy," three times, and then said: "My father informed me, from my grandfather (as), that there will come from his offspring a man called Zayd who will be killed in Kufa and crucified in the Kunasah. His grave will be exhumed, and the doors of heaven will be opened for his soul, and the inhabitants of the heavens will rejoice with him. His soul will be placed in the body of a green bird that roams in Paradise wherever it wishes." D. Al-Hasan b. Abdullah b. Said al-‘Askari reported to us, saying: Abdul Aziz b. Yahya said, from al-Ash'ath b. Muhammad al-Dhabbi, who narrated from Shu'ayb b. Amr, from his father, from Jabir al-Ju'fi, who said: I entered upon Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali (as) while Zayd was with him (as). Then al-Ma'roof b. Kharbooth al-Makki entered, and Abu Ja'far (as) said: "O Ma'roof, recite to me some of the rare poetry that you have." So he recited to him: "Not in a weak bond; by your life, never has Abu Malik opposed the wise when he has commanded him." "And not with the strongest of defenses at his words; a noble gentleman, sweet in his disposition." "But he is a brilliant lord; and whatever you entrusted to him, he will suffice for you." "When you suffice him, you have achieved compliance." Then Muhammad b. Ali (as) placed his hand on Zayd's shoulders and said: "This is your description, O Abu al-Husayn." E. Ahmad b. al-Husayn al-Qattan reported to us, saying: Al-Hasan b. Ali al-Sukkari reported to us, from Zakariya al-Jawhari, from Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Imarah, from his father, from Amr b. Khalid who said: Abdullah b. Sayyabah said: We set out and we were seven men, and we came to Medina. We entered upon Abu Abdillah (as) who said: "Do you have news of my uncle Zayd?" We said: "He has gone out, or he is on the way." He said: "If news comes to you, inform me." So we stayed for a few days until a messenger from Bassam the trader came with a letter saying: "As for what follows: Zayd went out on Wednesday, the first of Safar, and he stayed until Wednesday and Thursday and was killed on Friday. With him were so-and-so and so-and-so." We entered upon al-Sadiq (as) and handed him the letter, and he read it and cried, then said: "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. I will hold my uncle in high regard with Allah; indeed, he was a good uncle. By Allah, my uncle was a man for our world and our hereafter. By Allah, my uncle is a martyr like the martyrs who were martyred with the Messenger of Allah, Ali, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn; may Allah's blessings be upon them." F. Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid reported to us, saying: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad b. Abi Abdullah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Shimun, from Abdullah Sanan, from al-Fudhayl b. Yasar, who said: I reached Zayd b. Ali (as)

1 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّه قالَ: حَدَّثَني مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن عَبَّاس [بن هِلالٍ الشامي] مَولَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: مَن قالَ حِينَ يَسمَعُ أَذانَ الصُّبحِ: (اَللَّهُمَّ اّنِي أَسأَلَكَ بإقبال نَهاركوَإدبار لَيلَكَ وَحُضُور صَلَواتِك وَأَصواتِ دُعائِكَ أَن تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد وَأَن تَتُوبَ عَلِيِّ إِنَّكَ التَّوّابُ الرَّحِيم) وَمِثلَ ذلِكَ سَمِعَ أَذانَ المَغْرِبِ، ثُمَّ مات مِن يَوْمِهِ أَوْ مِن لَيلَتِه ماتَ تائِباً [دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ] .

26-1 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Abbas (ibn Hilal al-Shami) - the servant of Al-Ridha (s), “I heard Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘Whoever says the following supplication when he hears the morning or evening call toprayer and dies on that day or night has died having repented (and will enter Paradise): O my God! I ask Thee on behalf of Thy morning and Thy night, and the voice of Thy callers that You send Blessings upon Muhammad and his Household and that You forgive me as Thee are the Forgiver, the Merciful.’”

2 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عِيسَى الُمجاوِر فِي مَسْجِد الكُوفَة رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ رزين أَخِي دعبل بْنِ عَلِى الخزاعي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا دعبل بْنِ عَلِى قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبُو الحَسَن‏مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن‏آبائِهِ، عَن عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَرْبَعَةَ أَنَا لَهُم شَفِيعٌ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ المُكَرَّم لِذُرِّيَّتي مِن بَعْدي وَالقاضِي لَهُم حَوائِجَهُمْ وَالسّاعي لَهُم أُمُورُهُم اضطِرارِهِم إِلَيْهِ، وَالُمحِبُّ لَهُم بِقَلبِهِ وَلِسانِهِ.

26-2 A neighbor to the Kufa Mosque Ali ibn Isa - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Isma’il ibn Ali ibn Razin - the brother of De’bel ibn Ali al-Khoza’ee quoted on the authority of Ali ibn De’bel (al-Khoza’ee), on the authority of Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “There are four groups on whose behalf I will intercede on the Resurrection Day: Those who honor my offspring after me; those who fulfill their needs; those who try to assist them in times they need them; and those who love them both wholeheartedly and verbally.”

3 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو طالِب المُظَفَّر بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ المُظَفَّر العَلَوِي السَمَرْقَنْدِيُّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنامُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْعُود عَنْ أَبيهِ أَبي النضر مُحَمَّدبن مَسْعُود العَيَّاشِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ قالَ‏عَلِيِّ بن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شجاع، عَن مُحَمَّدبن عُثْمان، عَن حَمِيد بْنِ مُحَمَّد، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَّالِح، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن الفتح بْنِ يَزِيدالجرجانِي أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلى أَبي الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَسْأَلُهُ، عَن رَجُل واقع اِمْرَأَةُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضان من حلالأ وَحَرام فِي يَوْمَ واحِد عَشَر مَرَّاتٍ قالَ عَلَيْهِ عَشَر كَفّاراتٍ لِكُلِّ مَرَّةً كَفَّارَة فَإِنَّ أَكَلَ أَوْ شَرَبَ فَكَفّارَةُ يَوْمٍ واحِدٍ.

26-3 Abu Talib Al-Mudhaffar ibn Ja’far ibn Al-Mudhaffar al-Alawi al-Samarqandi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Mas’ood quoted on the authority of his father Abil Nadhr Muhammad ibn Mas’ood al-Ayyashi, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Shoja’, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Uthman, on the authority of Hameed ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Salih, on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Fath ibn Yazid al-Gorgani, “I wrote a letter to Abil Hassan (s) and asked about a man who makes love to a woman ten times - whether it be legitimate or not - on one of the days of the (Arabic) month of fasting - Ramadan. He (s) replied, He has to pay ten times the expiation: an expiation for each time, and if he eats or drinks something he should also pay for the expiation of one day.”

4 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ القاسِم المفسر المَعْرُوف بِأَبِي الحَسَن الجرجانِي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا يُوسِف بن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِياد، عَن أَبيهِ عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّد، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيّ، عن ا‏لرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَـعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّـلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ الصَّـادِق جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّـد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِعَلِى الباقِر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ أَبيهِ زَيْنُ العابِدِينَ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: كانَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لَمّا جاءَه جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبي طالِب من حبشة قامَ إِلَيْهِ وَاستَقْبَلَهُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشَرة خطوة وَعانَقَهُ و قَبْلُ ما بِيْنِ عَيْنَيْهِ وَبكى وَقالَ فَما أَدْرِي بأيهما أَنَا أَشَدُّ سروراً بقدومك يا جَعْفَر اُمُّ بفتح اللَّه عَلَى يد أَخِيكَ خيبر وَبَكَى فَرِحاً بِرُؤْيَتِهِ.

26-4 Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim al-Jurjani the interpreter known as Abil Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad quoted on the authority of his father Al-Hassan ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s),on the authority of his father (s) Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (s), on the authority of his father - the Ornament of the Worshippers - Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s) that Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) said, “When Ja’far ibn Abi Talib returned from Ethiopia, the Prophet (s) stood up in front of him and took twelve steps forward. The Prophet (s) hugged him, kissed him on the forehead, cried and said, ‘O Ja’far! I do not know what has pleased me more? Is it your return or is it the conquering of Khaybar by God through the means of your brother (Ali bin Abi Talib).’ The Prophet cried being happy to see him.”

5 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ جَعْفَر الحِمْيَريُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الوَشَّاء، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن‏آبائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لَمّا اُسْرى‏ بي إِلى السَّماءِ رَأَيْت رحما مُتِعَلِّقَةٌ بِالعرش تشكو رحما إِلى ربها فَقُلْتُ لَها كَمْ بَيْنَكَ وَبينها من أب فَقالَتْ نلتقي فِي أَرْبَعِينَ أَباً.

26-5 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “When I was being taken to the heavens on my ascension I saw someone hanging onto the heavens and complaining to his Lord about one of his relatives. I asked him how many generations apart they were from each other. He said that they reach each other to the same grandfather in lineage forty generations back.”

6 - حَدَّثَنا المُظَفَّر بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ المُظَفَّر العَلَوِي السَمَرْقَنْدِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا جَعْفَرِ بْنِ‏مَسْعُودقالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد، عَن العَبَّاسِ بْنِ هِلالٍ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ من صام من شَعْبانَ يَوْماً واحِداً اِبْتِغاءَ ثواب اللَّه دَخَلَ الجَنَّة وَمن استغفر اللَّه سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمَ من شَعْبانَ حَشَرَهُ اللَّه يَوْمَ القيامة فِي زمرة رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَوجبت لَهُ من اللَّه الكرمة وَمن تَصَدَّقَ فِي شَعْبانَ بِصَدَقَةِ وَلَوْ بشق تمرة حَرَّمَ اللَّه جَسَدَهُ عَلَى النَّارِ وَمن صام ثَلاثَةَ أيَّام ‏من شَعْبانَ‏وصلها بِصِيامِ شَهْرِ رَمَضان كَتَبَ اللَّه صوم شَهْرِين متتابعين.

26-6 Al-Mudhaffar ibn Ja’far Al-Mudhaffar al-Alawi As-Samarqandi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Mas’ood quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Waleed, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Hilal, “I heard Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘Whoever fasts on one of the days in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban for the sake of God or repents seventy times on one of the days in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban will be resurrected by the Honorable the Exalted God along with the nation of God’s Prophet (s). He will deserve to receive an honor from God. God will forbid the Fire from touching the corpse of whoever gives some charity in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban, even if it be as much as half of a date. God will record two consecutive months of fasting for whoever fasts for three days in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban and continues on fasting for the (Arabic) month of Ramadhan.’”

7 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار وَأَحْمَدِبن إِدْرِيس جَمِيعاً، عَن‏أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْران الأَشْعَرِيِّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّه، عَن آدَمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَن زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ آدَمِ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: سَمِعتُ‏هُ يَقُولُ الصَّلاة لَها ربعة آلافَ بابُ.

26-7 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Adam ibn Abdullah al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Zakariya ibn Adam, “I heard Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘There are forty-thousand gates to prayer.’”

8 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ بَشَّار رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الفَرَج المُظَفَّر بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الحَسَن القزويني قالَ أَخْبَرنا أَبُو الفَضْلِ العَبَّاسِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ القاسمبن حَمْزَة بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرحَدَّثَني الحَسَن بْنِ سَهْل القُمِّيّ، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حامِدٍ، عَن أَبي هاشِمِ الجَعْفَرِيِّ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سألته عَنِ الصَّلاة عَلَى المَصلُوبِ، قالَ أما عَلِمْتَ أَن جَدِّي‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ صَلَّى عَلَى عَمِّهِ، قُلْتُ أَعْلَمُ ذلِكَ وَلكِنِّي لَمْ أَفهَمهُ مُبيناً قالَ: نُبَيِّنَهُ لَكَ إِنْ كانَ وَجْهَ المَصلُوبِ إِلى القِبْلَةَ، فَقُم عَلَى مَنكِبَهِ الأَيمَنِ، وَإِنْ كانَ قَفاؤُهُ إِلى القِبْلَةَ، فَقُم عَلَى مَنكِبِهِ الأَيسَرِ، فَإِنَّ ما بَيْنِ المَشرِقِ وَالمَغْرِبِ قِبلَة وَإِن مَنكِبِه الأَيسَر إِلى القِبْلَةَ، فَقُم عَلَى مَنكِبِه الأَيمَن وَإِنْ كانَ مَنكِبِه الأَيمَن إِلى القِبْلَةَ، فَقُم عَلَى مَنكِبِه الأَيسَر وَكَيْفَ كانَ مُنحَرِفاً فَلا تَزايِلَنَّ مَناكِبِهُ، وَليَكُن وَجهُكَ إِلى ما بَيْنِ المَشرِقِ وَالمَغرِبِ، وَلا تَستَقبِلهُ وَلا تَستَدبِرهُ البَتَّةَ. قالَ أَبُو هاشِم: ثُمَّ قالَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَدْ فَهِمتَ إِن شاءَ اللَّه.قالَ مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتاب‏رحمه الله هذا حَدِيثٌ غَريبٌ لَمْ أَجِدهُ فِي شَي‏ءٍ مِنَ الاُصُولِ وَالمُصَنَّفاتِ وَلا أَعرِفُهُ إِلاّ بِهذَا الإسناد.

26-8 Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bashshar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul Faraj al-Mudhaffar ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qazvini quoted on the authority of Abul Fadhl Al-Abbas ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim ibn Hamza ibn Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Sahl al-Qumi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hamid, on the authority of Abi Hashem al-Ja’fari, “I asked Abil Hassan (s) about the reward of praying for one who is hung? The Imam (s) said, Don’t you know that my grandfather (s) prayed for his uncle (Zayd)? I said, I know this, but cannot clearly understand how. The Imam (s) said, I will explain it to you. If the face of the hanged person is towards the Qibla, you should stand on the side of his right shoulder. If his back is towards the Qibla you should stand on the side of his left shoulder. Whichever way he is facing, you should not stand away from his shoulders. Your face should be in between the East and the West. You should neither face him, nor should you have him at your back.” Abu Hashem added, “Then Al-Ridha (s) said, God willing, you understood!”The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) - may God have Mercy upon him - said, “This is a strange tradition which I have not found anywhere else. I have not found any other narrations of this tradition.”