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On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (s)
13 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ هارُون الفامي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بطة قالَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى بْنِ مَحْبُوب عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ بزيع قالَ: سَمِعتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ لا يَجْتَمِعُ الْمَالُ إِلا بِخِصَالٍ خَمْسٍ بِبُخْلٍ شَدِيدٍ وَأَمَلٍ طَوِيلٍ وَحِرْصٍ غَالِبٍ وَقَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَإِيثَارِ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الآْخِرَةِ.
28-13 Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Botta quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazee’, “I heard Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘Wealth cannot be accumulated unless it is a result of five deeds: extreme jealousy, great aspirations, a lot of greed, cutting off ties of kinship, and preferring this world to the Hereafter.’”
14 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه البَرْقِي، عَنمُحَمَّد القاسانِي عَنْ أَبي أَيُّوب المديني، عَن سُلَيْمان بْنِ جَعْفَر الجَعْفَرِيِّ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن آبائِهِ، عَن عَلِيِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ نَهَى، عَن قَتْلِ خَمْسَةٍ الصُّرَدِ وَالصُّوَّامِ وَالْهُدْهُدِ وَالنَّحْلَةِ وَالَّنمْلَةِ وَالضِّفْدِعِ وَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ خَمْسَةٍ الْغُرَابِ وَالْحِدَأَةِ وَالْحَيَّةِ وَالْعَقْرَبِ وَالْكَلْبِ الْعَقُورِ.قالَ مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتاب: هذا أَمْر إِطلاق وَرُخصَة لا أَمْرَ وُجُوبَ وَفَرَضَ.
28-14 (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 Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani, on the authority of Abi Ayyoub al-Madini, on the authority of Soleiman ibn Ja’far al-Ja’fari, on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) admonished against killing the following five: shrikes, hoopoes, bees, ants, and frogs, and ordered people to kill the following five: crows, kites, snakes, scorpions, and mordacious dogs.The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) said, “This is a form of permission and not an obligation.”
15 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِالأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَن إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ حمويه، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى اليَقْطِيني قالَ: قالَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي الدِّيكِ الأَبْيَضِ خَمْسُ خِصَالٍ مِنْ خِصَالِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ مَعْرِفَتُهُ بِأَوْقَاتِ الصَّلاةِ وَالْغَيْرَةُ وَالسَّخَاءُ وَالشَّجَاعَةُ وَكَثْرَةُ الطَّرُوقَةِ
28-15 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hamawayh, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa al-Yaqteeni that Al-Ridha (s) said, “A white cock has five of the traits of the Prophets (s): to know the times to pray, zeal, generosity, courage and making love often.”
16 - حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ ناتانَةَ وَالحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ هِشامِ المكتب و أَحْمَدِ بْنِ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الْهَمَذانيّ وَعَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ رَضِـيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُـمْقالُوا حَدَّثَنا إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن ياسر الخادِم قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبِيهِالحُسَيْن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أبِيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنين عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يا عَلِيِّ إِنّي سَأَلْت رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيكَ خَمْس خصال فَأَعطانِي أَمَّا أَوَّلُها فَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَن تنشق الأَرْض عَنِّي وَنفض التراب، عَن رَأسِي وَأَنْتَ مَعِي فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّا الثَّانِيَةَفَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَنْ يقضي عِنْدَ كفة الميزان وَأَنْتَ مَعِي فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّا الثالثة فَسَأَلْت رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَن يجعلك حامِل لوائي وَهُوَلواء اللَّه الأكبر عَلَيْهِ مَكْتُوب المفلحون هم الفائزون بِالْجَنَّةِ فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّا الرابعة فَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَن تسقي اُمَّتِي من حَوضي فَأَعطانِي وَأَمَّاالخامِسة فَإِنِّي سَأَلْته أَن يجعلك قائِدُ اُمَّتِي إِلى الجَنَّة فَأَعطانِي وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي من عَلِيِّ بِهِ.
28-16 Al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Tatana, Al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mokattib, and Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani and Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authorityof his father, on the authority of Yasir - the servant, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “O Ali! I asked my Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - for five things regarding you. He granted them to me. The first thing was that when the Earth is rent asunder I will be the first one to be resurrected and wipe the dirt off from my face, and you will be with me. This was accepted. The second thing I asked my Lord for was that when I am taken to the Scale for my deeds to be reckoned, you will be with me. This was accepted. The third thing that I asked my Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - for was that you will be the one carrying my flag called ‘Lewa’ Allahu Akbar’ on which it is written, ‘The prosperous ones are those who attain Paradise!’ This was accepted. The fourth thing that I asked was that you will be the one at my Pool to serve water to my nation. This was accepted. And the fifth thing that I asked my Lord for was that you will be the one leading my nation to Paradise. This was also accepted. Therefore, I praise God for what He granted me.”
17 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد، عَن القاسِم بن يَحْيَى، عَن جَدِّهِ، عَن يَعْقُوبِ الجَعْفَرِيِّ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: لا بَأْس بِالعزل فِي سِتَّةِ وُجُوه المَرْأَة الَّتِي أيقنت أَنَّها لا تَلِدَوَالمسنة وَالمَرْأَة السليطة وَالبذية وَالمَرْأَة الَّتِي لا ترضع وُلْدِها وَالاُمَّةِ.قالَ مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتاب يَجُوز أَنْ يَكُونَ أَبُو الحَسَن صاحِبَ هذا الْحَدِيث مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَيَجُوز أَنْ يَكُونَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لانَّ يَعْقُوبِ الجَعْفَرِيِّ قَدْ لقيهما جَمِيعاً.
28-17 (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 Al-Qasim ibn Yahya, on the authority of his grandfather (Abu Ali al-Hasan bin Rashid), on the authority of Yaqoob al-Ja’fari that he had heard Abul Hassan (s) say, “It is fine to withdraw in six cases (during intercourse): from a woman you are sure she will not get pregnant; an old woman; a lewd woman; a shameless woman; a woman who will not nurse her child; and a slave woman.”The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) said, “Abul Hassan in this tradition may refer to Musa ibn Ja’far (s) or Al-Ridha (s) since Yaqoob al-Ja’fari lived at the time of both of them.”
18 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّه الخلنجي، عَن أَبي عَلِيِّ الحَسَن بْنِ راشد قالَ سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُعَن تَكْبِيرَاتِ الافْتِتَاحِ فَقَالَ سَبْعٌ قُلْتُ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ وَاحِدَةً يَجْهَرُ بِهَا وَيُسِرُّ سِتّاً.
28-18 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abdullah al-Khalnaji, on the authority of thefather of Ali Al-Hassan ibn Rashid, “I asked Al-Ridha (s) about the number of times the opening to the call to prayer (Allahu Akbar) must be said. He (s) replied, “It is seven times.” I said, “It has been narrated that God’s Prophet (s) said only one.” The Imam (s) replied, “God’s Prophet (s) said it loudly once and said it quietly the other six times.”
19 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قاسِم الأسترآبادي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني يُوسِف بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيادعَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر، عَن آبائِهِ، عَن عَلِيِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لَمَّا أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِنَعْيِ النَّجَاشِيِّ بَكَى بُكَاءَ حَزِينٍ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ أَصْحَمَةَ وَهُوَاسْمُ النَّجَاشِيِّ مَاتَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْجَبَّانَةِ وَكَبَّرَ سَبْعاً فَخَفَضَ اللَّهُ لَهُ كُلَّ مُرْتَفِعٍ حَتَّى رَأَى جِنَازَتَهُ وَهُوَبِالْحَبَشَةِ.
28-19 Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim al-Isterabadi - may God be pleased with him - quoted on the authority of Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his forefathers, on the authority of Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “When Gabriel brought the news of the death of al-Najashi to God’s Prophet (s), the Prophet (s) cried very hard for him and said, “Your brother whose name is al-Najashi has died.” The Prophet (s) then went to the desert and said ‘Allahu Akbar’ seven times. Then God evened out all the hills for him so that the Prophet (s) could see al-Najashi’s corpse in Ethiopia.”
20 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العطار وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس جَمِيعاً، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْران الأَشْعَرِيِّ قالَ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد بن خالِد، عَن أَبيهِ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صالِح، عَن الجَعْفَرِيِّ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ قَلِّمُوا أَظْفَارَكُمْ يَوْمَ الثَّلاثَاءِ وَاسْتَحِمُّوا يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ وَأَصِيبُوا مِنَ الْحَجَّامِ حَاجَتَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ وَتَطَيَّبُوا بِأَطْيَبِ طِيبِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
28-20 My father and Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with them - 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 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Bakr ibn Salih, on the authority of Al-Ja’fari that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “Cut your nails short on Tuesdays. Take a bath on Wednesdays. Go to perform blood-letting on Thursdays and put on your best perfumes on Fridays.”
21 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْران الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَن مُعاوِيَةَ بن حكيم، عَن معمر بْنِ خلاد عَنْ أَبي الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: لا يَنْبَغِي للرجل أَن يدع الطَّيِّبِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يقدر فيوم وَيَوْمَ لا فَإِنْ لَمْ يقدر فَفِي كُلِّ جمعةلا يدع ذلِكَ.
28-21 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar (s) - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Mo’awiya ibn Hakim, on the authority of Mo’ammar ibn Khallad, on the authority of Abil Hassan (s), “It is not proper for a man to smell bad on any day. If it is not possible for him to put perfume on everyday, he should at least do so every other day. Even if he cannot do so, he should try to do it once a week and not abandon this.”
22 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ عِيسَى المجاورفي مَسْجِد الكُوفَة قالَ: حَدَّثَنا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عَلِى بْنِ رزين ابْنِ أَخِي دعبل بْنِ عَلِى الخزاعي عَن أَبيهِ قالَ حَدَّثَنا الإِمام أَبُو الحَسَنمُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ حَدَّثَني أَبي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِيِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبِيهِأَبي طالِب عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ تَلا هَذِهِ الآْيَةَ لا يَسْتَوِي أَصْحابُ النَّارِ وَأَصْحابُ الْجَنَّةِ أَصْحابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمُ الْفائِزُونَ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي وَسَلَّمَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بَعْدِي وَأَقَرَّ بِوَلايَتِهِ وَأَصْحَابُ النَّارِ مَنْ سَخِطَ الْوَلايَةَ وَنَقَضَ الْعَهْدَ وَقَاتَلَهُ بَعْدِي.
28-22 Abul Hassan Ali ibn Isa - a neighbor of the Kufa Mosque narrated that Isma’il ibn Ali ibn Razeen ibn al-Khoza’ee - the brother of De’belal-Khoza’ee narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Imam Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (s), “After God’s Prophet recited the following verse, ‘Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it is the Companions of the Garden, that will achieve Felicity’ he (s) said, ‘The Companions of the Garden are those who obey me, and submit to Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) after me. The Companions of the Fire are those who hate his Mastery, are jealous of him, break their covenants and fight with him after me.”
