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On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (s)
73 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ ِلجهم قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ لا يَأْبَى الْكَرَامَةَ إِلا حِمَارٌ قُلْتُ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ الْكَرَامَةُ قَالَ مِثْلُ الطِّيبِ وَمَا يُكْرِمُ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ.
28-73 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Jahm that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “No one but a donkey would reject honoring and respect.” Ali ibn Al-Jahm asked the Imam (s), “What kind of honoring do you mean?” The Imam (s) said, “I mean things like using good scent and any other form of honoring that one man might do for another.”
74 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه البَرْقِي، عَنميسر، عَن أَبي زِيْد المالكي قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ لا يَأْبَى الْكَرَامَةَ إِلا حِمَارٌ يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ فِي الطِّيبِ وَالْوِسَادَةِ
28-74 (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 Muyyasir, on the authority of Abi Zayd al-Maleki that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “No one but a donkey would reject honoring and respect.” The Imam (s) was referring to good scent and a comfortable couch for resting on.
75 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَىحَدَّثَنا أَبُو هَمّامٍ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ هَمّامٍ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ السَّكِينَةُ عِنْدَكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ الْقَوْمُ مَا هِيَ فَقَالُوا جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ مَا هِيَ قَالَ رِيحٌ تَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ طَيِّبَةٌ لَهَا صُورَةٌ كَصُورَةِ الإِنْسَانِ تَكُونُ مَعَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ وَهِيَ الَّتِي أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ حِينَ بَنَى الْكَعْبَةَ فَجَعَلَتْ تَأْخُذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَيَبْنِي الأَسَاسَ عَلَيْهَا.
28-75 (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 Abu Himam Isma’il ibn Himam that Al-Ridha (s) asked someone, “What do you think ‘as-Sakina is?” The people present were unable to answer. They said, “May we be your ransom! What is it?” The Imam (s) said, “It is a breeze that comes from Paradise. It has the looks of a man who accompanies the Prophets (s). It was descended upon Abraham (s) while he was building the Kaaba. It established the details about the location (of Kaaba) and how to build it, so Abraham (s) built it based on that.”
76 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ القاسِم المفسر الجرجانِي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الحُسَيْنِيِّ عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ سُئِلَ الصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنِ الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَا قَالَ الَّذِي يَتْرُكُ حَلالَهَا مَخَافَةَ حِسَابِهِ وَيَتْرُكُ حَرَامَهَا مَخَافَةَ عِقابِهِ.
28-76 Abul Hasan Muhammad bin al-Qasim al-Jirjani the interpreter - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan Al-Husseini quoted on the authority of 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 (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), “As-Sadiq (s) was asked about abstinence in this world.” He (s) said, “It implies abstaining from the lawful for fear of the Reckoning, and abstaining from the forbidden for fear of punishment.”
77 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ قالَ: قالَ أَبُو الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ قَالَ التَّفَثُ تَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ وَطَرْحُ الْوَسَخِ وَطَرْحُ الإِحْرَامِ عَنْهُ.
28-77 (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 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti who narrated that regarding the Words of the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, perform their vows…’ Abul Hassan (s) said the following, “The rites consist of cutting the nails, cleaning the body, and leaving the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj (‘Ihram).”
78 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيل القُرَشِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي، عَن آبائِهِ، عَن عَلِيِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ دَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ دَاءُ الأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمْ الْبَغْضَاءُ وَالْحَسَدُ.
28-78 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Qurashi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, 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, “The diseases of the previous nations - being animosity and jealousy - have infiltrated you.”
79 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى ماجِيلوَيْه رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن داوُد بْنِ سُلَيْمان، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر، عَن أَبيهِ الصَّادِق جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ قالَ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ مِنْ عِبَادِي لَيَأْتِينِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَأُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَمَا تِلْكَ الْحَسَنَةُ قَالَ يُفَرِّجُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ كُرْبَتَهُ وَلَوْ بِتَمْرَةٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ حَقٌّ لِمَنْ عَرَفَكَ أَنْ لا يَنْقَطِعَ رَجَاؤُهُ مِنْكَ.
28-79 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluwayh - may God be pleased with him -narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman, 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 As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), “The Honorable the Exalted God revealed to David (s): There may be that one of My servants does one good deed for which I shall take him into Paradise.” David (s) said, “O Lord! What is that good deed?” God said, “It is causing relief from sorrow for a believer even if it be by using one date.” David (s) said, “Truly, whoever recognizes You must never lose hope of You.”
80 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَبانِ، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدُ عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ بِنْتِ إلياس قالَ: سَمِعتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً قُلْتُ وَمَا الْحَدَثُ قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ.
28-80 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hussein ibn Al-Hassan ibn Aban quoted on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Sa’eed, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Bint Elias that he had heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “The Prophet of God (s) damned whoever causes an affliction or hides someone who has done so.” Al-Hassan ibn Bint Elias asked, “What is meant by causing an affliction here?” The Imam (s) replied, “Killing.”
81 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو القاسِم عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْران الدَّقَّاق رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَهْلِ بْنِ زِياد الأَدَمِي، عَن عَبْدِ العَظِيم بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الحَسَنِيِحَدَّثَني سَيِّدي عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن آبائِهِ، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ السَّمْعِ، وَإِنَّ عُمَرَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْبَصَرِ، وَإِنَّ عُثَْمانَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْفُؤَادِ. قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ دَخَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَعِنْدَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثَْمانُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ فِي أَصْحَابِكَ هَؤُلاءِ قَوْلاً، فَمَا هُوَ. فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ السَّلامُ نَعَمْ، ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالَ هُمُ السَّمْعُ وَالْبَصَرُ وَالْفُؤَادُ، وَسَيُسْأَلُوَن، عَن وَلايَةِ وَصِيِّي هَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤادَ كُلُّ أُولئِكَ كانَ عَنْهُ مَسْؤُلاً، ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ السَّلامُ وَعَزَّةِ رَبِّي إِنَّ جَمِيعَ أُمَّتِي لَمَوْقُوفُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَسْئُولُونَ، عَن وَلايَتِهِ، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْؤُلُونَ.
28-81 Abul Qasim Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran ad-Daqqaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami, on the authority of Abdul Azeem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani, on the authority of his Master Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “Abu Bakr is like my ears, Umar is like my eyes and Uthman is like my heart.”Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s) added, “The next day I went to see him when the Commander of the Faithful (Ali ibn Abi Talib (s)), Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman were present. I asked the Prophet (s), “O father Yesterday you said something about these companions. What did you mean?” The Prophet (s) said, “Yes.” And the Prophet (s) pointed at them and added, “They are my ears, eyes and heart.” The Prophet (s) pointed at Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) and said, “And they will be asked about my Trustee that is him.” Then he (s) added, “Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).’ I swear by the Honor of my Lord that all my nation on will be held up on the Resurrection Day and questioned about his Mastery. That is what is meant when the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘But stop them, for they must be asked.’ “
82 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الْهَمَذانيّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمعَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ معبد، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبِيهِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّـلامُ أَنَّهُ قـالَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَيُبْغِضُ الْبَيْتَ اللَّحِمَ وَاللَّحِمَ السَّمِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنُحِبُّ اللَّحْمَ وَلا تَخْلُو بُيُوتُنَا مِنْهُ فَكَيْفَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لَيْسَ حَيْثُ تَذْهَبُ إِنَّمَا الْبَيْتُ اللَّحِمُ الْبَيْتُ الَّذِي يُؤْكَلُ فِيهِ لُحُومُ النَّاسِ بِالْغِيبَةِ وَأَمَّا اللَّحِمُ السَّمِينُ فَهُوَالْمُتَجَبِّرُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ الُْمخْتَالُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ.
28-82 Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted 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 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), “The Blessed theSublime God despises meat and chubby people.” One of his companions said, “O son of the Prophet of God! We like meat and our homes are not without meat. What should we do?” The Imam (s) said, “It does not mean what you thought. What is meant by meat is a house in which the people’s flesh is eaten by gossiping behind their back, and what is meant by a chubby person is one who is haughty and walks with his nose up in the air.”
