ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

6 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ الصَّادِق‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: كَمْ مِمَّنْ كَثُرَ ضَحِكُهُ لاعِباً يَكْثُرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بُكَاؤُهُ وَكَمْ مِمَّنْ كَثُرَ بُكَاؤُهُ عَلَى ذَنْبِهِ خَائِفاً يَكْثُرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ سُرُورُهُ وَضَحِكُهُ.

30-6 According to the same documentation, it has been narrated on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s) that As-Sadiq (s) said, “There are many who laugh having fun, but will cry a lot on the Resurrection Day. There are many who cry due to fear for the sins they have committed, and will be laughing a lot on the Resurrection Day and in Paradise.”

7 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: سَأَلَ الصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن بَعْضِ أَهْلِ مَجْلِـسِهِ فَقِيلَ عَلِيـلٌ فَقَصَـدَهُعَائِداً وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَوَجَدَهُ دَنِفاً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَحْسِنْ ظَنَّكَ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ أَمَّا ظَنِّي بِاللَّهِ فَحَسَنٌ وَلَكِنْ غَمِّي لِبَنَاتِي مَا أَمْرَضَنِي غَيْرُ غَمِّي بِهِنَّ فَقَالَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الَّذِي تَرْجُوهُ لِتَضْعِيفِ حَسَنَاتِكَ وَمَحْوِ سَيِّئَاتِكَ فَارْجُهُ لاصْلاحِ حَالِ بَنَاتِكَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قَالَ لَمَّا جَاوَزْتُ سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى وَبَلَغْتُ أَغْصَانَهَا وَقُضْبَانَهَا رَأَيْتُ بَعْضَ ثِمَارِ قُضْبَانِهَا أَثْدَاءً مُعَلَّقَةً يَقْطُرُ مِنْ بَعْضِهَا اللَّبَنُ وَمِنْ بَعْضِهَا الْعَسَلُ وَمِنْ بَعْضِهَا الدُّهْنُ وَيَخْرُجُ عَنْ بَعْضِهَا شِبْهُ دَقِيقِ السَّمِيذِ وَعَنْ بَعْضِهَا الثِّيَابُ وَعَنْ بَعْضِهَا كَالنَّبِقِ فَيَهْوِي ذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ نَحْوَالأَرْضِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَيْنَ مَقَرُّ هَذِهِ الْخَارِجَاتِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأَثْدَاءِ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعِي جَبْرَئِيلُ لانِّي كُنْتُ جَاوَزْتُ مَرْتَبَتَهُ وَاخْتَزَلَ دُونِي فَنَادَانِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي سِرِّي يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذِهِ أَنْبَتُّهَا مِنْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الأَرْفَعِ لاغْذُوَمِنْهَا بَنَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ وَبَنِيهِمْ فَقُلْ لآِبَاءِ الْبَنَاتِ لا تَضِيقَنَّ صُدُورُكُمْ عَلَى فَاقَتِهِنَّ فَإِنِّي كَمَا خَلَقْتُهُنَّ أَرْزُقُهُنَّ.

30-7 According to the same documentation, it has been narrated on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), “One day As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s) asked about one of those who used to attend the gatherings. They told him that he was ill. Then the Imam (s) went to visit him and sat down near his head. TheImam (s) found him to be very upset and told him, ‘Be optimistic about the Sublime God.’ The man said, ‘I am optimistic about God, but I am sorry for my daughters. Nothing but thinking about them has made me ill.’ As-Sadiq (s) said, ‘Rely on the same One you hope to increase your good deeds, and eliminate your evil deeds so as to improve the affairs of your daughters. Don’t you know about the following which God’s Prophet (s) has said? Once I passed by the last Christ’s-thorn, I arrived at its branches. I saw that the fruits were hanging down like the breast. Milk was dripping down from some of them, and honey from others. Oil was dripping down from some and white flour, vegetables were dripping down from others. All these were dripping down towards the Earth. I was thinking about for whom all these things were dripping down from those breasts. Gabriel was not with me at that moment, since I had passed by his position. At once I heard a sound and my Lord - the Honorable the Exalted said, ‘O Muhammad! I have planted this shrub here at the highest point to feed the boys and girls of your nation. Tell the fathers of the girls: Do not worry about them getting poor. I will provide their sustenance just as I have created them.’”

8 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: كَتَبَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى بَعْضِ النَّاسِ إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُخْتَمَ بِخَيْرٍ عَمَلُكَ حَتَّى تُقْبَضَ وَأَنْتَ فِي أَفْضَلِ الأَعْمَالِ فَعَظِّمْ لِلَّهِ حَقَّهُ أَنْ تَبْذُلَ نَعْمَاءَهُ فِي مَعَاصِيهِ وَأَنْ تَغْتَرَّ بِحِلْمِهِ عَنْكَ وَأَكْرِمْ كُلَّ مَنْ وَجَدْتَهُ يَذْكُرُنَا أَوْ يَنْتَحِلُ مَوَدَّتَنَا ثُمَّ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ صَادِقاً كَانَ أَوْ كَاذِباً إِنَّمَا لَكَ نِيَّتُكَ وَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُ.

30-8 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s) that As-Sadiq (s) wrote a letter to someone and advised him as follows, “If you wish your deeds to have a good ending - so that when you die you have done the best you can - honor God’s right and do not use His Blessings in disobeying Him, and do not be too proud, since God is patient with you. Honor whomever you find who honors us, and respect whoever claims to like us. Then there will be no responsibility upon you, whether that is said honestly or it is a lie. You will benefit from your intentions, and they will be responsible for their lies.”

9 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ:كَانَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي طَرِيقٍ وَمَعَهُ قَوْمٌ مَعَهُمْ أَمْوَالٌ وَذُكِرَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ بَارِقَةً فِي الطَّرِيقِ يَقْطَعُونَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَارْتَعَدَتْ فَرَائِصُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الصَّادِقُ: مَا لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا مَعَنَا أَمْوَالٌ نَخَافُ أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ مِنَّا. أَفَتَأْخُذُهَا مِنَّا فَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَنْدَفِعُونَ عَنْهَا إِذَا رَأَوْا أَنَّهَا لَكَ. فَقَــالَ:وَمَا يُدْرِيكُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ لا يَقْصِدُونَ غَيْرِي وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْرِضُونِي بِهَا لِلتَّلَفِ فَقَالُوا فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ نَدْفِنُهَا قَالَ ذَاكَ أَضْيَعُ لَهَا فَلَعَلَّ طَارِئاً يَطْرَأُ عَلَيْهَا فَيَأْخُذُهَا أَوْ لَعَلَّكُمْ لا تَهْتَدُونَ إِلَيْهَا بَعْدُ فَقَالُوا فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ دُلَّنَا قَالَ أَوْدِعُوهَا مَنْ يَحْفَظُهَا وَيَدْفَعُ عَنْهَا وَيُرَبِّيهَا وَيَجْعَلُ الْوَاحِدَ مِنْهَا أَعْظَمَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ يَرُدُّهَا وَيُوَفِّرُهَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَحْوَجَ مَا تَكُونُونَ إِلَيْهَا قَالُوا مَنْ ذَاكَ قَالَ ذَاكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ نُودِعُهُ قَالَ تَتَصَدَّقُونَ بِهَا عَلَى ضُعَفَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالُوا وَأَنَّى لَنَا الضُّعَفَاءُ بِحَضْرَتِنَا هَذِهِ قَالَ فَاعْزِمُوا عَلَى أَنْ تَتَصَدَّقُوا بِثُلُثِهَا لِيَدْفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْ بَاقِيهَا.مَنْ تَخَافُونَ قَالُوا قَدْ عَزَمْنَا قَالَ فَأَنْتُمْ فِي أَمَانِ اللَّهِ فَامْضُوا فَمَضَوْا وَظَهَرَتْ لَهُمُ الْبَارِقَةُ فَخَافُوا فَقَالَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَكَيْفَ تَخَافُونَ وَأَنْتُمْ فِي أَمَانِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَتَقَدَّمَ الْبَارِقَةُ وَتَرَجَّلُوا وَقَبَّلُوا يَدَ الصَّادِقِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَقَالُوا رَأَيْنَا الْبَارِحَةَ فِي مَنَامِنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يَأْمُرُنَا بِعَرْضِ أَنْفُسِنَا عَلَيْكَ فَنَحْنُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَنَصْحَبُكَ وَهَؤُلاءِ لِيَنْدَفِعَ عَنْهُمُ الأَعْدَاءُ وَاللُّصُوصُ فَقَالَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لا حَاجَةَ بِنَا إِلَيْكُمْ فَإِنَّ الَّذِي دَفَعَكُمْ عَنَّا يَدْفَعُهُمْ فَمَضَوْا سَالِمِينَ وَتَصَدَّقُوا بِالثُّلُثِ وَبُورِكَ فِي تِجَارَاتِهِمْ فَرَبِحُوا لِلدِّرْهَمِ عَشَرَةً فَقَالُوا مَا أَعْظَمَ بَرَكَةَ الصَّادِقِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَدْ تَعَرَّفْتُمُ الْبَرَكَةَ فِي مُعَامَلَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَدُومُوا عَلَيْهَا.

30-9 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), “As-Sadiq (s) was traveling along with a group of people who were carrying some valuable goods for trade. They were informed that there were armed robbers along the road who would steal all their goods. The travelers all became afraid. As-Sadiq (s) asked them, ‘What is wrong with you?’ They said, ‘We have goods which the robbers may steal. Will you keep them for us? It may happen that when the robbers see that they are your goods, they will not take them away.’ The Imam (s) said, ‘How do you know? They maybe after no one but me. This way you will be the cause of my death’ They said, ‘Then what should we do? Should we bury the goods?’ The Imam (s) said, ‘That is even worse. It may be that a stranger finds them and takes them away, or you may never be able to find them again.’ They said, ‘Then please guide us as to what we must do.’ The Imam (s) said, ‘Entrust your goods to someone to guard the goods, increase them and make each portion of them greater than all that is in the world and return them to you with all the profit when you really need them.’ They asked, ‘To whom?’ The Imam (s) said, ‘To the Lord of the Two Worlds.’ They asked, ‘How can we entrust the goods to Him?’ The Imam (s) said, ‘Give charity to the poor Muslims.’ They said, ‘But there are no poor Muslims here.’ The Imam (s) said, ‘Decide to give one-third in charity so that God protects the rest of your goods and guards you against what you are afraid of.’ They said, ‘We accept. We pledge to do so.’ The Imam (s) said, ‘Now you are under the protection of God. Move ahead.’ They moved ahead until they saw the flags of the highway robbers. They got scared. As-Sadiq (s) asked them, ‘Why are you scared? You are under the protection of the Honorable the Exalted God.’ The armed robbers rode up to them, got off their horses and came up to Imam As-Sadiq (s).They kissed his hands and said, ‘We dreamt of God’s Prophet (s) last night. He ordered us to introduce ourselves to you and be at your service. Now we will accompany you and guard you and the caravan until you safely reach your destination.’ As-Sadiq (s) said, ‘We do not need you. He who protected us against you will guard us against other enemies.’ They finished their trip safely and donated one-third of the goods in charity. Their business boomed, and they earned a lot of profit such that each Dirham they had invested was returned to them tenfold. They told themselves, ‘How greatly was the blessedness of As-Sadiq (s)!’ Then the Imam (s) told them, ‘Now you have realized how profitable it is to make deals with the Honorable the Exalted God. Therefore continue doing that.’”

10 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: رَأَى الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ رَجُلاً قَدِ اشْتَدَّ جَزَعُهُ عَلَى وَلَدِهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَذَا جَزِعْتَ لِلْمُصِيبَةِ الصُّغْرَى وَغَفَلْتَ عَنِ الْمُصِيبَةِ الْكُبْرَى لَوْ كُنْتَ لِمَا صَارَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدُكَ مُسْتَعِدّاً لَمَا اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ جَزَعُكَ فَمُصَابُكَ بِتَرْكِكَ الاسْتِعْدَادَ لَهُ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ مُصَابِكَ بِوَلَدِكَ.

30-10 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s) it is narrated that As-Sadiq (s) saw a man who was wailing over the death of his child. The Imam (s) said, “O the one who is crying over the minor calamity and is neglecting the major calamity! Had you prepared yourself for the loss of your child, it would not have been so difficult for you. Thus not being prepared is a calamity that is greater than the loss of your child.”

11 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار عَنْ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَنان عَنِ الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ: قالَ إِنَّ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَقرِب إِلى اِسْمُ اللَّه الأَعْظَم مِن سَواد العَيْنُ إِلى بِياضِها قالَ وَقالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: كَانَ أَبِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ خَرَجْتُ بِحَوْلِ اللَّهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ لا بِحَوْلِي وَقُوَّتِي بَلْ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ يَا رَبِّ مُتَعَرِّضاً لِرِزْقِكَ فَأْتِنِي بِهِ فِي عَافِيَةٍ.

30-11 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - 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 Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa (s), “In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Glorified God’s Name is closer than the black part of the eye is to its white part.” Al-Ridha (s) also said, “Whenever my father (s) left the house he (s) said, “In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful. I left home using God’s Strength and Power, and not by my own strength and power. O Lord! I am seeking sustenance provided by Thee. Then please grant it to me along with health.”

12 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي، عَن جَدِّي هاشِمٍ، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ معبد عَنْ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد قالَ: قالَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سَمِعْتُ أَبي يَحْدُثَ، عَن أَبِيهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّ أَوَّلُ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَتْ (بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ) وَآخِرُ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَتْ (إِذا جاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ).

30-12 Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of his grandfather Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid, “Al-Ridha (s) narrated that his father (s) quoted on the authority of his father (s) that the first verse which was revealed was, ‘In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Proclaim! (or read!) in the Name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created’ and the last verse that was revealed was, ‘When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory.’”

13 - حَدَّثَنا حَمْزَة بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيد بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن بْنِ‏أَبي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بقم فِي رَجَب سِنَةَ تِسْعَ وَثَلاثِينَ وَثَلاثِمائَةٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَنْ ياسر الخادِم، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن آبائِهِ، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لِعَلِيٍّ: يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ بَابُ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ الطَّرِيقُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ وَأَنْتَ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمَثَلُ الأَعْلى.يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ إِمَامُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَخَيْرُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَسَيِّدُ الصِّدِّيقِينَ.يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ الْفَارُوقُ الأَعْظَمُ وَأَنْتَ الصِّدِّيقُ الأَكْبَرُ.يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي وَأَنْتَ قَاضِي دَيْنِي وَأَنْتَ مُنْجِزُ عِدَاتِي.يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ الْمَظْلُومُ بَعْدِي يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ الْمُفَارِقُ بَعْدِي يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ الْمَهْجُورُ بَعْدِي. أُشْهِدُاللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَمَنْ حَضَرَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَنَّ حِزْبَكَ حِزْبِي وَحِزْبِي حِزْبُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ حِزْبَ أَعْدَائِكِ حِزْبُ الشَّيْطَانِ.

30-13 In the (Arabic) month of Rajab of the year 339 A.H. (950 A.D.) in Qum Hamza ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) in narrated that his father quoted Yasir - the servant, 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 Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) told Ali (s), “O Ali! You are the Proof of God. You are the Gate to God. You are the Road to God. You are the Great Tidings. You are the Straight Path. You are the Supreme Example. O Ali! You are the Leader of the Muslims. You are the Commander of the Faithful. You are the Best of the Trustees. You are the Master of the Companions. You are the greatest one who distinguishes truth from falsehood. You are the Greatest Companion. O Ali! You are my Caliph ruling over my nation. You are the one to pay back my debts. You are the one to fulfill my promises. O Ali! You are the oppressed one after me. O Ali! You are the one to be abandoned after me. O Ali! You are the one who will be forsaken after me. I hold the Sublime God and all who are present aswitnesses that your party is mine, and my party is that of God’s. Moreover, the party of your enemies is the party of Satan.”

14 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ جامِعٍ الحِمْيَريُّ، عَن أَحْمَد بْنِ هِلالٍ العَبَرتَائي، عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ لي‏ لا بُدَّ مِن فِتْنَةٍ صَمّاءَ صَيلَمٍ تَسقُطُ فِيها كُلِّ بِطانَةٍ وَوَليجَةٍ وَذلِكَ عِنْدَ فُقدانِ الشِّيعَةِ الثالِث مِن وُلْدِي، يَبْكي عَلَيْهِ السَّماءِ وَأَهْلُ الأَرْض وَكُلِّ حَرّى‏ وَحَرَّانَ، كُلُّ حَزِينٍ لَهفانَ، ثُمَّ قالَ: بِأَبِي وَاُمِّي سَمِيُّ جَدِّي شَبيهي وَشَبِيهُ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْران‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَلَيْهِ جُيُوبُ النُّور تَتَوَقَّدُ بِشُعاعِ ضِياءِ القُدسِ، كَم مِن حَرَّى مُؤْمِنةٍ وَكَمْ مُؤْمِنٍ مُتَأَسِّفٍ حَيْرانَ حَزِينٍ عِنْدَ فُقدانِ الماءِ المَعِينِ كَأَنِّي بِهِمْ آيَسَ ما كانُوا، قَدْ نُودُوا نِداءَ يُسْمَعُ مِن بَعْدٍ كَما يُسْمَعُ مِن قُربٍ، يَكُونُ رَحْمَةً عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ وَعَذاباً عَلَى الكافِرِينَ.

30-14 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far ibn Jami’a al-Hemyari quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Hilal al-Abrata’ee that Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob said, “Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) told me, ‘There will be a terrible sedition which will cause the cessation of any family ties and friendships. That will be when the Shiites lose my third descendant. At that time all the residents of the heavens and the Earth will cry, and all the fervent men and women plus all the sad people will shed tears.’ The Imam (s) then added, ‘May my father and mother be the ransom for him who has the same name as my grandfather and is similar to Moses - the son of Imran (s). He will be covered with brilliant coverings from which the light of bright holy rays will radiate. There will be many fervent women and sad men thirsty for that delicious water! It is as if I can see them completely hopeless of finding him, when a voice from afar will be heard as if it is from nearby. It will say, ‘He is the Mercy upon the believers and the Chastisement upon the atheists.’”

15 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْد بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَن أَحمَدِ بنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ الحَسَن بنِ عَلِيِّ الوَشَّاءِ قالَ: سَمِعْتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: أَقرَبُ ما يَكُونُ العَبْدُ مِنَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَساجِدٌ، وَذلِكَ قَوْلَهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏ (وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ).

30-15 (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 Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’, “I heard Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘The state in which a servant (i.e. a person) is closest to the Honorable the Exalted God is when he is prostrating. This is what the Blessed the Sublime God said, ‘…But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to God)! ’”