ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

63 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه عَنْ يَعْقُوبِ بْنِ يَزِيد، عَن عُبِيْد بْنِ هِلالٍ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ إِنّي أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ المُؤمِن مُحَدَّثاً قالَ قُلْتُ وَأيُّ شَي‏ءِ الُمحَدَّث قالَ: المُفهِمُ.

28-63 (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 Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Obayd ibn Hilal that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “I like that a believer be an innovator.” Obayd ibn Hilal asked the Imam (s), “What do you mean by innovator?” The Imam (s) replied, “I mean that he be one who understands things.”

64 - حَدَّثَنا عَبْد الواحِدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدُوسٍ النِيْسابُوري العَطَّار رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنامُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ النِيْسابُوري، عَن حَمْدانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمان، عَن عَبْد السَّلامُ بْنِ صالِح الهَرَوِيِ‏سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْداً أَحْيَا أَمْرَنَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَكَيْفَ يُحْيِي أَمْرَكُمْ قَالَ يَتَعَلَّمُ عُلُومَنَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا النَّاسَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ لَوْ عَلِمُوا مَحَاسِنَ كَلامِنَا لاتَّبَعُونَا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ رُوِيَ لَنَا، عَن أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ عَلَيْـهِالسَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ عِلْماً لُِيمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ يُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِيُقْبِلَ بِوُجُوهِ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ.فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: صَدَقَ جَدِّي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، أَفَتَدْرِي مَنِ السُّفَهَاءُ؟فَقُلْتُ، لا، يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ.قَالَ: هُمْ قُصَّاصُ مُخَالِفِينَا. وَتَدْرِي مَنِ الْعُلَمَاءُ؟ فَقُلْتُ: لا يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ هُمْ عُلَمَاءُ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الَّذِينَ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ طَاعَتَهُمْ وَأَوْجَبَ مَوَدَّتَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَتَدْرِي مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ أَوْ لِيُقْبِلَ بِوُجُوهِ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ يَعْنِي وَاللَّهِ بِذَلِكَ ادِّعَاءَ الإِمَامَةِ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهَا وَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَفِي النَّارِ.

28-64 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori quoted on the authority of Hamdan ibn Soleiman al-Neishaboori, on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi that he had heard Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) say, “May God have Mercy upon anyone who revives our affairs.’ Al-Harawi asked the Imam (s), “How can one revive your affairs?” The Imam (s) said, “He can learn our knowledge and teach it to the people. If the people get informed of those good teachings, they would follow us.’”The narrator (Salih al-Harawi) added, “I said, O son of the Prophet of God! A tradition has been narrated on the authority of Abi Abdullah (s)which says, ‘Whoever learns things in order to argue with the ignorant ones or be haughty with the scholars, and attracts some of the people to himself, will go into the Fire.’” The Imam (s) said, “My grandfather (s) spoke the truth. Do you know who the ignorant ones are?” I said, “O son of the Prophet of God! No.” The Imam (s) said, “They are our opponents who make up stories. Do you know who the scholars are?” I said, “O son of the Prophet of God! No.” The Imam (s) said, “They are the scholars from the Household of Muhammad (s) whose obedience to the Honorable the Exalted God has made incumbent (upon the people) and God has made it obligatory upon the people to love them.” The Imam (s) then added, “Do you know what Abi Abdullah (s) meant when he (s) said, ‘…attract some of the people to himself?’” I said, “No.” The Imam (s) said, “I swear by God that this means an undue claim to be a Divine Leader. Whoever does so will go to Hell.”

65 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ‏الأَشْعَرِيِّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه الرَّازِيُّ، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ عَنْ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد، عَن أَبي الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ سَأَلْته عَنْ رَجُل أَوْصى‏ بجزء من ماله فَقالَ سبع ثلثه.

28-65 (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 Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid that he asked Abil Hassan (s), “How much of one’s wealth should be used, if one has willed that some of his wealth be spent in a certain way?” The Imam (s) said, “One-seventh of one-third.”

66 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِبن الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ما قالا حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العطار وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس جَمِيعاً، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْران الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَن هاشِم، عَن داوُدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدالنَّهْدِيِّ، عَن بَعْض أَصْحابُنا قالَ دَخَلَ ابْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي عَلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْلَغَ اللَّهُ مِنْ قَدْرِكَ أَنْ تَدَّعِيَ مَا ادَّعَى أَبُوكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لَكَ أَطْفَأَ اللَّهُ نُورَكَ وَأَدْخَلَ الْفَقْرَ بَيْتَكَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَوْحَى إِلَى عِمْرَانَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنِّي وَاهِبٌ لَكَ ذَكَراً فَوَهَبَ لَهُ مَرْيَمَ وَوَهَبَ لِمَرْيَمَ عِيسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَعِيسَى مِنْ مَرْيَمَ وَمَرْيَمُ مِنْ عِيسَى وَعِيسَى وَمَرْيَمُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَاحِدٌوَأَنَا مِنْ أَبِي وَأَبِي مِنِّي وَأَنَا وَأَبِي شَيْ‏ءٌ وَاحِدٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَأَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَقَالَ لا إِخَالُكَ تَقْبَلُ مِنِّي وَلَسْتَ مِنْ غَنَمِي وَلَكِنْ هَلُمَّهَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ قَالَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ كُلُّ مَمْلُوكٍ لِي قَدِيمٍ فَهُوَحُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ حَتَّى عادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مَمَالِيكِهِ أَتَى لَهُ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ فَهُوَقَدِيمٌ حُرٌّ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ فَافْتَقَرَ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ مَبِيتُ لَيْلَةٍ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ.

28-66 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 Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Dawood ibn Muhammad al-Hindi, on the authority of a companion that a man named Abi Sa’eed al-Mukari went to see Al-Ridha (s) and rudely asked, “Have you reached the point at which you claim to be what your father also claimed to be?” The Imam (s) told him, “None of your business! May God darken your life and make you poor. Don’t you know that the Honorable the Exalted God revealed to Imran (s) that He would grant him a son, but first gave him (the Blessed Baby) Mary (s) and then gave Jesus (s) to (the Blessed Lady) Mary (s)? Thus Jesus (s) and Mary (s) are two different people, but they are one and the same thing. I am from my father (s), and my father (s) is from me. My father (s) and I are also one and the samething.” Abi Sa’eed said, “Then let me ask you a question.” The Imam (s) said, “I do not think that you will accept my answer. You are not one of my friends or followers. However, ask anyways.” Abi Sa’eed said, “Consider someone makes a will at the time of his death and says that all his old slaves should be freed. Which of his slaves should be freed?” The Imam (s) said, “Yes. The Blessed the Sublime God says the following in His Book, ‘…till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.’ Therefore, whoever has been a slave for more than six months is considered an old slave and should be freed.”The narrator added, “The man left there and became poor. He was poor until he died. He did not even have enough bread to eat at night. May God damn him!”

67 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ إِسْحاق، عَن عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ أحْمَد، عَن إِسْمَاعِيل الخراسانِي عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ لَيْسَ الْحِمْيَةُ مِنَ الشَّيْ‏ءِ تَرْكَهُ إِنَّمَا الْحِمْيَةُ مِنَ الشَّيْ‏ءِ الإِقْلالُ مِنْهُ.

28-67 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Isma’il al-Khorasani that Al-Ridha (s) said, “Abstaining from something does not imply abandoning it. Rather it implies doing it less often.”

68 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بن الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ما قالا حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العطار وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس جَمِيعاً، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْران الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَن‏إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد الهَمْدانِيَّ رحمهم اللَّه وَكانَ مَعَنا حاجّا قالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَلَى يَدِ أَبِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي الصَّاعِ بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ الْفِطْرَةُ بِصَاعِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ بِصَاعِ الْعِرَاقِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ الصَّاعُ سِتَّةُ أَرْطَالٍ بِالْمَدِينِيِّ وَتِسْعَةُ أَرْطَالٍ بِالْعِرَاقِيِّ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي فَقَالَ بِالْوَزْنِ يَكُونُ أَلْفاً وَمِائَةً وَسَبْعِينَ دِرْهَماً كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَلَى يَدِ أَبِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي الصَّاعِ بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ الْفِطْرَةُ بِصَاعِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ بِصَاعِ الْعِرَاقِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ الصَّاعُ سِتَّةُ أَرْطَالٍ بِالْمَدِينِيِّ وَتِسْعَةُ أَرْطَالٍ بِالْعِرَاقِيِّ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي فَقَالَ بِالْوَزْنِ يَكُونُ أَلْفاً وَمِائَةً وَسَبْعِينَ دِرْهَماً.

28-68 My father and Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan 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 that Ja’far ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Hamdani - may God have Mercy upon him - who was on the Hajj pilgrimage with him - narrated that he wrote a letter to Abil Hassan (s) through my father in which I wrote, “May I be your ransom! The Shiites differ with each other regarding what a sa’ is. Some say that the alms tax for fasting should be calculated based on the Medina Sa’, while others say that it should be calculated based on the Iraqi Sa’.” The Imam (s) wrote me, “One ‘as-Sa equals six Medina Artals and nine Iraqi Artals.” He (s) also said, “It equals 1170 Dirhams.”

69 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ أحْمَد المالكي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ طاوس سِنَةِ إحدى وَأَرْبَعِينَ وَمائتَيْنِ قالَ قُلْتُ لابي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ لِيَ ابْنَ أَخٍ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُهُ ابْنَتِي وَهُوَيَشْرَبُ الشَّرَابَ وَيُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَ الطَّلاقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِكَ فَلا شَيْ‏ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ فَانْزِعْهَا مِنْهُ فَإِنَّمَا عَنَى الْفِرَاقَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ رُوِيَعَن آبَائِكَ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتِ ثَلاثاً فِي مَجْلِسٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّهُنَّ ذَوَاتُ الأَزْوَاجِ فَقَالَ هَذَا مِنْ إِخْوَانِكُمْ لا مِنْهُمْ إِنَّهُ مَنْ دَانَ بِدِينِ قَوْمٍ لَزِمَتْهُ أَحْكَامُهُمْ.

28-69 In the year 241 A.H. (854 A.D.) (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Maliki quoted on the authority of Abdullah ibn Tawoos that he told Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), “I have married off my daughter to one of my brother’s sons who drinks and often mentions divorce often.” The Imam (s) said, “If he is one of the Shiites, then there is no problem.However, separate your daughter from him if he is a Sunni.” Abdullah ibn Tawoos asked, “May I be your ransom! Has it not been narrated on the authority of Abi Abdullah (s) that one should not marry women who have been divorced thrice at once, and that they are still considered to be married?” The Imam (s) said, “That tradition applies to a woman whose husband is a Shiite - not one whose husband is a Sunni - since whoever accepts a religion is bound to abide by its rules.”

70 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلِىِّ بْنِ ِلريان قالَ‏عُبَيْد اللَّه بن عَبْدِ اللَّه الدهقان الواسِطِىَّ، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد الكُوفِي، عَن أَبي الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ حَدِيثٌ كَانَ يَرْوِيهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَن عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي وَمَا هُوَقَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ رُوِيَ، عَن عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي خَرَجَ فِيهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ آلَفَ الْكَلامَ وَسَارَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فَمَا الَّذِي تَأْمُرُ بِهِ فَقَالَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْكُنُوا مَا سَكَنَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ كَانَ عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ صَادِقاً فَمَا مِنْ خُرُوجٍ وَمَا مِنْ قَائِمٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الْحَدِيثُ عَلَى مَا رَوَاهُ عُبَيْدٌ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى مَا تَأَوَّلَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ إِنَّمَا عَنَى أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِقَوْلِهِ مَا سَكَنَتِ السَّمَاءُ مِنَ النِّدَاءِ بِاسْمِ صَاحِبِكَ وَمَا سَكَنَتِ الأَرْضُ مِنَ الْخَسْفِ بِالْجَيْشِ.

28-70 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Ali ibn al-Ryan, on the authority of Ubaydillah ibn Abdullah al-Dihqan al-Vaseti, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid al-Kufi that he told Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), “May I be your ransom! There is a tradition which Abdullah ibn Bokayr has quoted on the authority of Obayd ibn Zorara.” The Imam (s) said, “What is that tradition?” Al-Hussein ibn Khalid al-Kufi said, “He narrated on the authority of Obayd ibn Zorara that he met Aba Abdullah (s) in the year in which Ibrahim ibn Abdullah ibn Al-Hassan had revolted. He told the Imam (s), ‘This man has delivered speeches and the people are joining him. What do you order?’ The Imam (s) said, ‘Fear God and remain calm for as long as the heavens and the Earth are calm.’ Abdullah ibn Bokayr said, ‘If Obayd ibn Zorara is right, then there will be neither a revolt nor will there be any Riser.’ Then Abil Hassan (s) said, “The tradition is the same as narrated by Obayd. However, it does not mean the same as that which Abdullah ibn Bokayr has understood. What Imam As-Sadiq (s) meant was that one should fear God and remain calm for as long as the heavens are calm and the name of your Owner (Imam al-Mahdi) has not been called, and the Earth is calm and it has not devoured up the enemy troops.”

71 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أحْمَد الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ما وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العطار وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى ماجِيلوَيْه وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ المُتَوَكِّل رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ قالُوامُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس جَمِيعاً، عَن سَهْلِ بْنِ زِياد الأَدَمِي، عَن أحْمَد بْنِ‏أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ قالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن قَبْرِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ دُفِنَتْ فِي بَيْتِهَا فَلَمَّا زَادَتْ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ صَارَتْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ.

28-71 My father, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar, Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluwayh and Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti that he asked Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) about the location of the tomb of Fatima (s). The Imam (s) said, “She (s) was buried in her own house. When the Umayyads added onto the mosque, her grave became a part of the mosque.”

72 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن‏القاسِمِ البَجَليِّ، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَسْباط عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ الجَهْمِ قالَ: قالَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ لا يَأْبَى الْكَرَامَةَ إِلا حِمَارٌ قُلْتُ مَا مَعْنَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ التَّوْسِعَةُ فِي الَْمجْلِسِ وَالطِّيبُ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ.

28-72 (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 Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Musa ibn Al-Qasim al-Bajali, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Al-Jahm, on the authority of Abul Hassan (s) that the Commander of the Faithful (s) said, “No one but a donkey would reject honoring and respect.” Al-Hassan ibn Al-Jahm asked, “What is mean by that?” The Imam (s) said, “I mean things like making room for someone in a meeting or offering someone some perfume.”