ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

33 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ سُلَيْمان الرَّازِيُّ قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّاب عَنْ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضـاعَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ قُلْتُ كانَ أَوَّل الطَّيِّبِ فَقالَ لي‏ مَا يَقُولُ مَنْ قِبَلَكُمْ فِيهِ قُلْتُ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ آدَمَ لَمَّا هَبَطَ بِأَرْضِ الْهِنْدِ فَبَكَى عَلَى الْجَنَّةِ سَالَتْ دُمُوعُهُ فَصَارَتْ عُرُوقاً فِي الأَرْضِ فَصَارَتْ طِيباً فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لَيْسَ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ وَلَكِنْ حَوَّاءُ كَانَتْ تُغَلِّفُ قُرُونَهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِ شَجَرَةِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَمَّا هَبَطَتْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ وَبُلِيَتْ بِالْمَعْصِيَةِ رَأَتِ الْحَيْضَ فَأُمِرَتْ بِالْغُسْلِ فَنَقَضَتْ قُرُونَهَا فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ رِيحاً طَارَتْ بِهِ وَخَفَضَتْهُ فَذَرَّتْ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الطِّيبُ.

28-33 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Soleiman al-Razi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Hussein, on the authority of Abil Khattab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti, “I askedAbil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), ‘How was good scent first created?’ The Imam (s) asked me, ‘What do others say about that?’ I said, ‘They say that when Adam (s) first descended to the Earth in India, he (s) cried for Paradise. His tears flowed, dropped on the Earth and penetrated the Earth in the form of roots which then turned into good scent.’ The Imam (s) said, ‘It is not as they say. Eve used to tie up her hair with leaves from the trees in Paradise. When she descended to the Earth and committed a sin, then she started to menstruate. She was ordered to perform the ritual ablution. She undid her hair. The Honorable the Exalted God sent a wind which caused her hair to move around. Then God had it settle down and spread the good scent wherever the Honorable the Exalted God willed. This is the root of good scent.”

34 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ السَنانِي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي‏حَدَّثَنا سَهْلِ بْنِ زِياد الأَدَمِي، عَن عَبْدِ العَظِيم بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الحَسَنِيِّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّد العسكري، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى، عَن أَبيهِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ يُكْرَهُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُجَامِعَ فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ وَفِي وَسَطِهِ وَفِي آخِرِهِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ خَرَجَ الْوَلَدُ مَجْنُوناً أَلا تَرَى أَنَّ الَْمجْنُونَ أَكْثَرُ مَا يُصْرَعُ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ وَوَسَطِهِ وَآخِرِهِ وَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ وَالْقَمَرُ فِي الْعَقْرَبِ لَمْ يَرَ الْحُسْنَى وَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ فِي مُحَاقِ الشَّهْرِ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ لِسِقْطِ الْوَلَدِ.

28-34 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sinani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami quoted on the authority of Abdul Azeem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Askari (s), on the authority of his father Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father (s), “It is not recommended to make love on the first, the middle and the last night of the month since if one does so his child will be insane. Don’t you see that those who are insane usually have an epileptic attack on the first, the middle and the last nights of the month?” He (s) also said, “Whoever makes love when the moon is in the position of the scorpion will not get a good result. Whoever makes love at the end of the month should expect a miscarriage.”

35 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْران الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد رفعه إِلى أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قالَ لا يَزالُ العَبْدِ يسرق حَتّى‏ إِذا اسْتَوْفى‏ ثَمَن دية يَدِهِ أَظْهَرَه اللَّه عَلَيْهِ.

28-35 (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 Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd who linked it up to Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), “God will not divulge the theft of a servant (someone) for as long as his penalty is less than (the expiation for) his hand. However, if the expiation for the theft is as much as (the expiation for) the thief’s hand, then God will make it known.”

36 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا القاسِم بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ ِِبْراهيم النهاوندي، عَن صالِح بن راهْوَيْه، عَن أَبي حيـون مَوْلى‏ الرِّضـا عَلَيْهِ السَّـلامُ عَنِ الرِّضـاعَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَى النَّبِيِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ الأَبْكَارَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الَّثمَرِ عَلَى الشَّجَرِ فَإِذَا أَيْنَعَ الَّثمَرُ فَلا دَوَاءَ لَهُ إِلا اجْتِنَاؤُهُ وَإِلا أَفْسَدَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ وَغَيَّرَتْهُ الرِّيحُ وَإِنَّ الأَبْكَارَ إِذَا أَدْرَكْنَ مَا تُدْرِكُ النِّسَاءُ فَلا دَوَاءَ لَهُنَّ إِلا الْبُعُولُ وَإِلا لَمْ يُؤْمَنْ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْفِتْنَةُ فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ الْمِنْبَرَ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ ثُمَّ أَعْلَمَهُمْ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ فَقَالُوا مِمَّنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ مِنَ الأَكْفَاءِ فَقَالُوا وَمَنِ الأَكْفَاءُ فَقَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَكْفَاءُ بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ حَتَّى زَوَّجَ ضُبَاعَةَ مِنَ الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي زَوَّجْتُ ابْنَةَ عَمِّي الْمِقْدَادَ لِيَتَّضِعَ النِّكَاحُ.

28-36 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Nahavandi quoted on the authority of Salih ibn Rahawayh, on the authority of Abi Hayyoon - a servant of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority ofAl-Ridha (s), “Gabriel descended to the Prophet (s) and said, O Muhammad! Your Lord sends greetings to you and says that the virgin women are like fruits of the tree. When the fruits ripen there is no way but to pick them, or else the sun and the wind will ruin them. When virgin girls mature and understand what women understand, then there is no way but to marry them off or else they will not be secure from corruption.” Then the Prophet (s) climbed up the pulpit and declared what God had ordered. The people asked, “O Prophet of God! Whom should we marry them off?” The Prophet (s) said, “To people who match them.” They asked, “Who would be considered to be one who matches them?” The Prophet (s) said, “Believers match each other.” Then from the top of the pulpit the Prophet (s) married off Dhuba’a - the daughter of Zobayr ibn Abdul Muttalib - to Miqdad ibn Aswad and said, “O people! I married off my uncle’s daughter to Miqdad so that marriage becomes easier to do.”

37 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ جَعْفَر الحِمْيَريُّ، عَن الرَّيانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ جَاءَ قَوْمٌ بِخُرَاسَانَ إِلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ قَوْماً مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ يَتَعَاطَوْنَ أُمُوراً قَبِيحَةً فَلَوْ نَهَيْتَهُمْ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ لا أَفْعَلُ فَقِيلَ وَلِمَ فَقَالَ لانِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ النَّصِيحَةُ خَشِنَةٌ.

28-37 (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 al-Ryan ibn al-Salt, “A group of people went to Khorasan to see Al-Ridha (s). They told him (s), ‘Some of the members of your household do bad deeds. It would have been good if you had admonished them.” The Imam (s) said, “I will not do that.” They asked, “Why?” The Imam (s) said, “I heard my father say, ‘Advice is bitter.’”

38 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن أَبي حيون مَوْلى‏ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: مَنْ رَدَّ مُتَشَابِهَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلَى مُحْكَمِهِ هُدِيَ إِلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ فِي أَخْبَارِنَا مُتَشَابِهاً كَمُتَشَابِهِ الْقُرْآنِ وَمُحْكَماً كَمُحْكَمِ الْقُرْآنِ فَرُدُّوا مُتَشَابِهَهَا إِلَى مُحْكَمِهَا وَلا تَتَّبِعُوا مُتَشَابِهَهَا دُونَ مُحْكَمِهَا فَتَضِلُّوا.

28-38 (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 his father, on the authority of Abi Hayyoon - a servant of Al-Ridha (s) - that Al-Ridha (s) said, “Whoever refers to the doubtless (muhkam) in the Quran regarding the doubtful things (mutashabih) in it will be guided towards the straight path.” He (s) then added, “There are also some doubtful things among our traditions like the doubtful things in the Quran and there are doubtless things among our traditions like the doubtless things in the Quran. You should thus check the doubtful things against the doubtless things, and not just follow the doubtful things lest you may be misguided.”

39 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ إِسْحاق الطَّالِقانِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدُ الهَمْدانِيَّ، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِمُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ مَنْ صَامَ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ رَغْبَةً فِي ثَوَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ صَامَ يَوْماً فِي وَسَطِهِ شُفِّعَ فِي مِثْلِ رَبِيعَةَ وَمُضَرَ وَمَنْ صَامَ يَوْماً فِي آخِرِهِ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ مُلُوكِ الْجَنَّةِ وَشَفَّعَهُ فِي أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ وَابْنِهِ وَابْنَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ وَأُخْتِهِ وَعَمِّهِ وَعَمَّتِهِ وَخَالِهِ وَخَالَتِهِ وَمَعَارِفِيهِ وَجِيرَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهِمْ مُسْتَوْجِبٌ لِلنَّارِ.

28-39 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Hamadani quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father, on theauthority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) that, “Paradise is assured for whoever fasts on the first day of the (Arabic) month of Rajab hoping to be rewarded by the Honorable the Exalted God. The intercession of whoever fasts on one of the middle days of that month on behalf of as many people as there are in the Rabee’a and Modhar tribes will be accepted. God will make whoever fasts on the last day of that month one of the kings in Paradise. Also God will accept his intercession on behalf of his father, mother, son, daughter, sister, paternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal uncle, maternal aunt, friends and neighbors, even if some of them deserve the Fire.”

40 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قادة القاسِم المَعْرُوف بِأَبِي الحَسَن المفسر الجرجانِي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ يُوسُف بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِياد وَعَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدبن سيار، عَن أَبُويهما عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب، عَن آبائِهِ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَحِبَّ فِي اللَّهِ وَأَبْغِضْ فِي اللَّهِ وَوَالِ فِي اللَّهِ وَعَادِ فِي اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ لا تَنَالُ وَلايَةَ اللَّهِ إِلا بِذَلِكَ وَلا يَجِدُ رَجُلٌ طَعْمَ الإِيمَانِ وَإِنْ كَثُرَتْ صَلاتُهُ وَصِيَامُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ كَذَلِكَ وَقَدْ صَارَتْ مُؤَاخَاةُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَكُمْ هَذَا أَكْثَرُهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا عَلَيْهَا يَتَوَادُّونَ وَعَلَيْهَا يَتَبَاغَضُونَ وَذَلِكَ لا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ لَهُ وَكَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْلَمَ أَنِّي قَدْ وَالَيْتُ وَعَادَيْتُ فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى أُوَالِيَهُ وَمَنْ عَدُوُّهُ حَتَّى أُعَادِيَهُ فَأَشَارَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ إِلَى عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ: أَتَرَى هَذَا فَقَالَ بَلَى قَالَ وَلِيُّ هَذَا وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ فَوَالِهِ وَعَدُوُّ هَذَا عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ فَعَادِهِ قَالَ وَالِ وَلِيَّ هَذَا وَلَوْ أَنَّهُ قَاتِلُ أَبِيكَ وَوُلْدِكَ وَعَادِ عَدُوَهَذَا وَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَبُوكَ أَوْ وُلْدُكَ.

28-40 The interpreter, Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim known as Abil Hassan al-Jurjani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sayyar quoted on the authority of their fathers, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s) that one day God’s Prophet (s) told one of his companions, “O servant of God! Love for the sake of God and hate for the sake of God. Be friends for the sake of God and be enemies for the sake of God. That is because you cannot achieve God’s Mastery over you in any other way. No one will experience the true feeling of faith unless he does so - even if he prays and fasts a lot. Nowadays, most of the friendships and animosities of the worldlings are for the sake of this world. They like each other for it and they hate each other for it. However, this will not benefit them.” That man asked, “How could I tell whether my liking and my animosity are for the sake of God or not? Who is God’s Friend so that I may be friends with him. Who are God’s enemies so that I may be their enemy?” God’s Prophet (s) then pointed at Ali (s) and said, “Do you see him?” The man said, “Yes.” The Prophet (s) said, “This is God’s Friend! Whoever loves him is God’s friend and whoever is his enemy is God’s enemy. Therefore, love Ali (s). Be the enemy of Ali’s enemies and be the friend of Ali’s friends. Be the friend of Ali’s friend - even if Ali’s friend may have killed your father or your son. Be the enemy of Ali’s enemy - even if he may be your father or your son.”

41 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ إِسْحاق رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد الهَمْدانِيَ‏أَخْبَرَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال، عَن أَبيهِ قالَ: سَمِعتُ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَـىالرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ من استغفر اللَّه تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏ فِي شَعْبانَ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً غفر اللَّه لَهُ ذُنُوبه وَلَوْ كانَتْ مثل عَدَدُ النُّجُوم.

28-41 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Hamadani quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority ofhis father, “I heard Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘God will forgive the sins of whoever asks for forgiveness seventy times during the (Arabic) month of Ramadan even if his sins are as numerous as the stars.’”

42 - حَدَّثَنا حَمْزَة بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ جَعْفَربن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيْد بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن بْنِ‏أَبي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بقم فِي رَجَب سِنَةَ تِسْعَ وَثَلاثِينَ وَثَلاثِمائَةٍ قالَ أَخْبَرنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ‏هاشِم سِنَةَ سبع وَثَلاثِمائَةٍ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ معبد، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلاىِّ بْنِ‏ِلرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبِيهِ، عَن آبائِهِ، عَن عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ سَفِينَةَ النَّجَاةِ وَيَسْتَمْسِكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى وَيَعْتَصِمَ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينِ فَلْيُوَالِ عَلِيّاً بَعْدِي وَلْيُعَادِ عَدُوَّهُ وَلْيَأْتَمَّ بِالْهُدَاةِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ خُلَفَائِي وَأَوْصِيَائِي وَحُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ بَعْدِي وَسَادَةُ أُمَّتِي وَقَادَةُ الأَتْقِيَاءِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ حِزْبُهُمْ حِزْبِي وَحِزْبِي حِزْبُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَحِزْبُ أَعْدَائِهِمْ حِزْبُ الشَّيْطَانِ.

28-42 In the (Arabic) month of Rajab of the year 339 A.H. (950 A.D.) in Qum Hamza ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted in the year 307 A.H. (918 A.D.) on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid, on the authority of Abil 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, “Whoever likes to board the Ship of Salvation, grab the Reliable Grip and guard himself with God’s Strong Rope, should love Ali after me and be the enemy of Ali’s enemies. He should follow the Divine Leaders to Guidance who are from Ali’s progeny and accept them as his leaders, since they are my Successors; Trustees; and God’s Proofs for the creatures; Masters of the nation and the guiders to Paradise. Their party is my party, and the party of their enemies is the party of Satan.”