ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

16 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّابِ، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الفُضَيْلِ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: الصَّلاةُ قُربانُ كُلِّ تَقيٍّ.

30-16 (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 Al-Hussein ibn Abil Khattab, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Fodhayl that Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) said, “Praying is the best means to approach God for any pious person.”

17 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار جَمِيعاً، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن الحَجَّالِ، عَن سُلَيْمان الجَعْفَرِيِّ قالَ: قالَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّـلامُ: جَـاءَتْ رِيحٌ وَأَنَا سَـاجِدٌ وَجَعَلَ كُلُّ إِنْسَـانٍ يَطْلُبُ مَوْضِعاً وَأَنَا سَاجِدٌ مُلِحٌّ فِيالدُّعَاءِ عَلَى رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى سَكَنَتْ.

30-17 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - Sa’d ibn Abdullah and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa quoted on the authority of al-Hajjal, on the authority of Soleiman al-Ja’fari that Al-Ridha (s) said, “I was prostrating when a strong wind started to blow. All the people there went to find a corner to hide in, but I just remainedstubbornly in my position of prostration in worship of my Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - until the wind stopped.”

18 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ بزيع قالَ: رَأَيْت أَبَا الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِذَا سَجَدَ يُحَرِّكُ ثَلاثَ أَصَابِعَ مِنْ أَصَابِعِهِ وَاحِدَةً بَعْدَ وَاحِدَةٍ تَحْرِيكاً خَفِيفاً كَأَنَّهُ يَعُدُّ التَّسْبِيحَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ يَرْكَعُ رُكُوعاً أَخْفَضَ مِنْ رُكُوعِ كُلِّ مَنْ رَأَيْتُهُ رَكَعَ كَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ جَنَّحَ بِيَدَيْهِ.

30-18 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 Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazee’, “I saw Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) when he was prostrating in prayer. He (s) slowly moved one of three fingers one after the other as if he was counting the number of glorifications recited. Then he raised his head. I also saw him bowing down in prayer. The duration of his bowing down was shorter than that of anyone else I had ever seen before. He also kept his two hands a little way away from his body while bowing down.”

19 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الحَسَن بن عَلِيِّ الوَشَّاء، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: إِذَا نَامَ الْعَبْدُ وَهُوَسَاجِدٌ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِلْ��َلائِكَةِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي قَبَضْتُ رُوحَهُ وَهُوَفِي طَاعَتِي.

30-19 (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’ that he had heard Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “Whenever a servant (i.e. a person) falls asleep while he is prostrating, the Honorable the Exalted God will tell the angels: Look at My servant! I took away his soul while he was obeying Me.”

20 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ما قالا: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطّار، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ قالَ: قَرَأْتُ كِتَابَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْمَوَالِيَ إِذَا رَكِبْتَ أَخْرَجُوكَ مِنَ الْبَابِ الصَّغِيرِ وَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ مِنْ بُخْلٍ لَهُمْ لِئَلا يَنَالَ مِنْكَ أَحَدٌ خَيْراً فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّي عَلَيْكَ لا يَكُنْ مَدْخَلُكَ وَمَخْرَجُكَ إِلا مِنَ الْبَابِ الْكَبِيرِ وَإِذَا رَكِبْتَ فَلْيَكُنْ مَعَكَ ذَهَبٌ وَفِضَّةٌ ثُمَّ لا يَسْأَلُكَ أَحَدٌ إِلا أَعْطَيْتَهُ مَنْ سَأَلَكَ مِنْ عُمُومَتِكَ أَنْ تَبَرَّهُ فَلا تُعْطِهِ أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَمْسِينَ دِينَاراً وَالْكَثِيرُ إِلَيْكَ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكَ مِنْ عَمَّاتِكَ فَلا تُعْطِهَا أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دِينَاراً وَالْكَثِيرُ إِلَيْكَ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَكَ اللَّهُ فَأَنْفِقْ وَلا تَخْشَ مِنْ ذِي الْعَرْشِ إِقْتَاراً.

30-20 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 quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti, “I saw the following in a letter by Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) written to his son Abi Ja’far, ‘O Aba Ja’far! I have heard that when you mount your horse and want to go out, the servants take you out of the small door so that no one can benefit from your presence. I want you to use only the large door, and carry bags of coins so that you can give some to anyone who asks you for anything. If any of your relatives asks you for help, give them no less than fifty Dinars. You can decide for yourself if you want to give more. If any of your aunt’s daughters ask you for help, give them no less than twenty-five Dinars. You can decide for yourself if you want to give more. I want you to be raised in rank by God. Give in charity and do not fear about getting poor.’”

21- حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ أَبي جَعْفَرٍ الْبِيْهَقِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عَلِي أَحْمَد بْنُ عَلِىِّ بْنِجِبرَئيلَ الجُرجانِيّ البَزّازُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه أَبُو عَمرُوٍ القَطَّانُ قالَ: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ عامِرٍ الطَّائيُّ بِبَغْدادَ عَلَى بابِ صَقرِ السُّكَّرِيِّ (العَسكَرى - خ ل) عِنْدَ جِسرِ أَبي الزَّنجِ، حَدَّثَني أَبُو أَحْمَد بْنِ سُلَيْمانَ الطَّائيُّ، عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضاعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَتِسعِينَ و مائَةٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَن أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍّ، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي الحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ قالَ: قالَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: تُحشَرُ ابنَتِي فاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ وَمَعَها ثِيابٌ مَصبُوغَةٌ بِالدِّماءِ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِقائِمَةٍ مِن قَوائِمِ العَرْشِ تَقُولُ: يا أَحكَمَ الحاكِمينَ احكُم بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِ قاتِلِ وَلَدِي، قالَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَيَحكُمُ لابْنَتِي فاطِمَة وَرَبِّ الكَعْبَةِ.

30-21 Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Abi Ja’far al-Bayhaqi narrated that Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Abi ibn Jibra’eel al-Gorgani al-Bazzaz quoted Isma’il ibnAbi Abdullah Abu Amr al-Qattan, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Aamir al-Ta’ee in Baghdad at the Saqril Sokari Gate near the Abil Zanj Bridge, on the authority of Abu Ahmad ibn Soleiman al-Ta’ee, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) in Medina in the year 194 A.H. (809 A.D.), 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 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) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “My daughter (the Blessed Lady) Fatima (s) will be resurrected on the Resurrection Day with a shirt stained with blood, will grab onto one of the pillars of the Throne and say, ‘O the Judge of the judges! Judge between me and the murderers of my son.’ Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) also said that God’s Prophet (s) said, ‘I swear by the Lord of the Kaaba that God will rule in favor of my daughter Fatima (s).’”

22 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو أَسَدٍ عَبْد الصَّمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الشَّهِيدِ الأَنْصارِيُّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِسَمَرقَندَ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَد بْنُ إِسْحاق العَلَوِيُّ المُوسَويُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي قالَ: أَخْبَرنِي عَمِّي الحَسَنُ بنُ إِسْحاق قالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَمِّي عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضاعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَني أَبي، عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنين‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّه‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن دانَ بِغَيْرِ سَماعٍ لَزِمَهُ اللَّه البَتَّةَ إِلى الفَناءِ، وَمَن دانَ بِسَماعٍ مِن غَيرِ البابِ الَّذِي فَتَحَهُ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِخَلقِهِ فَهُوَمُشرِكٌ، وَالبابُ الْمَأمُونُ عَلَى وَحيَ اللَّهِ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏ مُحَمَّد.

30-22 Abu Asad Abdus-Samad ibn Abdush-Shahid Al-Ansari - may God be pleased with him - narrated in Samarqand that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ishaq al-Alawi al-Mousawi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his uncle Al-Hassan ibn Ishaq, “I heard my uncle Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) narrate on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his grandfather (s), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, ‘Anyone who adopts a religion without hearing what he must hear would be condemned to destruction by God. Whoever adopts a religion through means other than what the Honorable the Exalted God has provided for His creatures, is a polytheist. The trustworthy means to adopt a religion is to follow the Blessed the Sublime God’s revelations to Muhammad (s).”

23 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ إِسْحاق رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو سَعِيدُ النَّسويُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هارُون قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ أَبُو الفَضْلِ البلخي قالَ: حَدَّثَني خالَ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدُ البَلخيُّ، عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَن أبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن عَنْ أَبيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ، عَن أبِيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُقالَ: بَيْنََما أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فِي بَعْضِ طُرُقَاتِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذْ لَقِيَنَا شَيْخٌ طُوَالٌ كَثُّ اللِّحْيَةِ بَعِيدُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَرَحَّبَ بِهِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَابِعَ الْخُلَفَاءِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ أَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ هُوَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ بَلَى ثُمَّ مَضَى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي قَالَ لِي هَذَا الشَّيْخُ وَتَصْدِيقُكَ لَهُ قَالَ أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ فِي كِتَابِهِ إِنِّي جاعِلٌ فِي الأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً وَالْخَلِيفَةُ الَْمجْعُولُ فِيهَا آدَمُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يا داوُدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْناكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الأَرْضِ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ فَهُوَالثَّانِي وَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حِكَايَةً عَنْ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ حِينَ قَالَ لِهَارُونَ اخْلُفْنِي فِي قَوْمِي وَأَصْلِحْ فَهُوَهَارُونُ إِذَا اسْتَخْلَفَهُ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي قَوْمِهِ وَهُوَالثَّالِثُ وَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَذانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِ فَكُنْتَ أَنْتَ الْمُبَلِّغَ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَعَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَأَنْتَ وَصِيِّي وَوَزِيرِي وَقَاضِي دَيْنِي وَالْمُؤَدِّي عَنِّي وَأَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلا أَنَّهُ لا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي فَأَنْتَ رَابِعُ الْخُلَفَاءِ كَمَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الشَّيْخُ أَوَلا تَدْرِي مَنْ هُوَقُلْتُ لا قَالَ ذَاكَ أَخُوكَ الْخَضِرُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَاعْلَمْ.

30-23 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Nasavi quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Harun, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abul Fadhl al-Balkhi, on the authority of his uncle Yahya ibn Sa’eed al-Balkhi, 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 Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn AbiTalib (s), “Once I was walking with the Prophet (s) in the lanes of Medina, when we ran into a tall, broad-shouldered, old man with a long beard. He greeted the Prophet (s) and expressed his respect. He then looked at me and said, ‘O the fourth of the vicegerents! Greetings, God’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you!’ He then looked at the Prophet (s) and said, ‘O Prophet of God! Is that not so?’ God’s Prophet (s) said, ‘Yes.’ Then he left. I asked God’s Prophet (s), ‘O Prophet of God! What is it that this old man said and you acknowledged?’ The Prophet (s) said, ‘You are what he referred to. Praise be to God. Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God has said the following in His Book, ‘I will create a vicegerent on earth…’ The vicegerent that God established on the Earth was Adam (s). God also said, ‘O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth: so judge thou between men in truth (and justice)...’ Thus David was the second vicegerent. The Honorable the Exalted God said that Moses told his brother Aaron, ‘…Act for me amongst my people: Do right…’ It was Aaron who became the vicegerent of Moses (s) amongst the people. Thus Aaron was the third vicegerent. The Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘And an announcement from God and His Apostle, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage...’ It was you who announced this verse on behalf of God and His Messenger. You are my Trustee, my Vizier. You are the one to pay back my debts and to fulfill my promises. Your position relative to me is the same as that of Aaron’s position relative to Moses (s), with the only difference that there will be no Prophets after me. Thus you are the fourth vicegerent just as the old man who greeted you has said. Do you know who he was?’ I said, ‘No.’ The Prophet (s) said, ‘Know that he was your brother al-Khizr (s).’

24 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِياد الأَدَمِي عَنْ عَبْدِ العَظِيم بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ أَبيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ أَبيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنين عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبي طـالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَفَاطِمَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِفَوَجَدْتُهُ يَبْكِي بُكَاءً شَدِيداً فَقُلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الَّذِي أَبْكَاكَ فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ رَأَيْتُ نِسَاءً مِنْ أُمَّتِي فِي عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ فَأَنْكَرْتُ شَأْنَهُنَّ فَبَكَيْتُ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ شِدَّةِ عَذَابِهِنَّ وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً مُعَلَّقَةً بِشَعْرِهَا يَغْلِي دِمَاغُ رَأْسِهَا وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً مُعَلَّقَةً بِلِسَانِهَا وَالْحَمِيمُ يُصَبُّ فِي حَلْقِهَا وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً مُعَلَّقَةً بِثَدْيِهَا وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً تَأْكُلُ لَحْمَ جَسَدِهَا وَالنَّارُ تُوقَدُ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً قَدْ شُدَّ رِجْلاهَا إِلَى يَدَيْهَا وَقَدْ سُلِّطَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَيَّاتُ وَالْعَقَارِبُ وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً صَمَّاءَ عَمْيَاءَ خَرْسَاءَ فِي تَابُوتٍ مِنْ نَارٍ يَخْرُجُ دِمَاغُ رَأْسِهَا مِنْ مَنْخِرِهَا وَبَدَنُهَا مُتَقَطِّعٌ مِنَ الْجُذَامِ وَالْبَرَصِ وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً مُعَلَّقَةً بِرِجْلَيْهَا فِي تَنُّورٍ مِنْ نَارٍ وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً تُقَطَّعُ لَحْمُ جَسَدِهَا مِنْ مُقَدَّمِهَا وَمُؤَخَّرِهَا بِمَقَارِيضَ مِنْ نَارٍ وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً يُحْرَقُ وَجْهُهَا وَيَدَاهَا وَهِيَ تَأْكُلُ أَمْعَاءَهَا وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً رَأْسُهَا رَأْسُ خِنْزِيرٍ وَبَدَنُهَا بَدَنُ الْحِمَارِ وَعَلَيْهَا أَلْفُ أَلْفِ لَوْنٍ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى صُورَةِ الْكَلْبِ وَالنَّارُ تَدْخُلُ فِي دُبُرِهَا وَتَخْرُجُ مِنْ فِيهَا وَالْمَلائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ رَأْسَهَا وَبَدَنَهَا بِمَقَامِعَ مِنْ نَارٍ فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ حَبِيبِي وَقُرَّةُ عَيْنِي أَخْبِرْنِي مَا كَانَ عَمَلُهُنَّ وَسِيرَتُهُنَّ حَتَّى وَضَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِنَّ هَذَا الْعَذَابَ فَقَالَ يَا بِنْتِي أَمَّا الْمُعَلَّقَةُ بِشَعْرِهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ لا تُغَطِّي شَعْرَهَا مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَأَمَّا الْمُعَلَّقَةُ بِلِسَانِهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُؤْذِي زَوْجَهَا وَأَمَّا الْمُعَلَّقَةُ بِثَدْيِهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَمْتَنِعُ مِنْ فِرَاشِ زَوْجِهَا وَأَمَّا الْمُعَلَّقَةُ بِرِجْلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا وَأَمَّا الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَأْكُلُ لَحْمَ جَسَدِهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُزَيِّنُ بَدَنَهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَأَمَّا الَّتِي شُدَّتْ يَدَاهَا إِلَى رِجْلَيْهَا وَسُلِّطَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَيَّاتُ وَالْعَقَارِبُ فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَذِرَةَ الْوَضُوءِ قَذِرَةَ الثِّيَابِ وَكَانَتْ لا تَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَالْحَيْضِ وَلا تَتَنَظَّفُ وَكَـانَتْ تَـسْتَهِينُ بِالصَّـلاةِ وَأَمَّا الْعَمْيَاءُ الصَّمَّاءُ الْخَرْسَاءُ فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَلِدُ مِنَ الزِّنَاءِ فَتُعَلِّقُهُفِي عُنُقِ زَوْجِهَا وَأَمَّا الَّتِي تُقْرَضُ لَحْمُهَا بِالْمَقَارِيضِ فَإِنَّهَا تَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى الرِّجَالِ وَأَمَّا الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُحْرَقُ وَجْهُهَا وَبَدَنُهَا وَهِيَ تَأْكُلُ أَمْعَاءَهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَوَّادَةً وَأَمَّا الَّتِي كَانَ رَأْسُهَا رَأْسَ خِنْزِيرٍ وَبَدَنُهَا بَدَنَ الْحِمَارِ فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ نَمَّامَةً كَذَّابَةً وَأَمَّا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْكَلْبِ وَالنَّارُ تَدْخُلُ فِي دُبُرِهَا وَتَخْرُجُ مِنْ فِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَيْنَةً نَوَّاحَةً حَاسِدَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَيْلٌ لامْرَأَةٍ أَغْضَبَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَطُوبَى لامْرَأَةٍ رَضِيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا.

30-24 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami, on the authority of Abdul Azeem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Ridha (as), on the authority of his father Al-Ridha (as), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (as), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (as), on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein (as), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (as), on the authority of his father the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) who said, <br> “Fatima (sa) and I went to see God’s Prophet (sw) and saw that the Prophet (sw) was crying hard. I said, ‘May my father and mother be your ransom! Why are you crying so hard?’ The Prophet (sw) said, ‘O Ali! On the night I was taken for Ascension to the heavens, I saw women from my nation who were being seriously tortured. That was really hard on me. Now I am crying due to the severity of their punishment which I saw with my own eyes then. <br> There was a woman in Hell hung up by her hair. Her brain was boiling. I saw another woman who was hung up by her tongue and fire was being poured into her throat. I saw another woman who was hung up by her breasts. I saw another one who was eating her own flesh, while there was blazing fire beneath her. I saw another woman whose hands and feet were in chains and snakes and scorpions were all over her. I saw another woman who was deaf, dumb and blind. She was in a coffin filled with fire and her brain was flowing out of her nose. All her body was torn into pieces due to leprosy. I saw another woman hung up by her feet in a fire furnace. I saw another woman whose flesh was being cut from the front and the back by scissors made of fire. I saw another woman whose face and hands were on fire while she was eating her own intestines. I saw another woman whose head was like the head of a pig and her body was like the body of a donkey. She was being punished by receiving thousands of forms of torture. I saw another woman who looked like a dog. Fire entered her from the back and left her mouth. The angels were beating her on the head and the body with fire clubs.’ <br> (The Blessed Lady) Fatima (sa) asked, ‘O my beloved! O the sight of my eyes! Tell me, what had they done and what were their characteristics for which they deserved such punishments?’ The Prophet (sw) said, ‘The woman who was hung up by the hair was one who did not cover up her hair from unfamiliar men. The woman hung up by the tongue was one who used to hurt her husband’s (feelings) with her tongue. The woman hung up by her breasts was a married woman who refused to sleep with her husband. The woman hung up in Hell by her feet was one who left the house without her husband’s permission. The woman who ate her own flesh was one who made herself up for unfamiliar men. The woman whose hands and feet were chained up, and snakes and scorpions covered her up was a woman who did not perform her ablutions properly, did not clean the impurities from her clothes, did not perform the major ritual ablutions after intercourse and menstruation. She did not purify herself and did not pay any attention to her prayers. The woman who was deaf, dumb and blind was a woman who got pregnant by a man other than her husband, and associated the child with her own husband. The woman whose flesh was being cut by scissors made of fire was a woman who submitted herself to unfamiliar men. The woman whose face and head was covered by fire and was eating her own intestines was a female pimp. The woman whose head was like that of a pig and whose body was like that of a donkey was one who spread false rumors. The woman whose face was like that of a dog and fire entered her from the back and left her mouth was a jealous singer.” The Prophet (sw) then said, “Woe be to a woman who makes her husband angry! Blessed be a woman who pleases her husband.”

25 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عرفة قالَ: قالَ أَبُو الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: يَا ابْنَ عَرَفَةَ إِنَّ النِّعَمَ كَالإِبِلِ الْمَعْقُولَةِ فِي عَطَنِهَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ مَا أَحْسَنُوا جِوَارَهَا فَإِذَا أَسَاءُوا مُعَامَلَتَهَا وَإِنَالَتَهَا نَفَرَتْ عَنْهُمْ.

30-25 (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 Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Arafat that Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) told him, “O Ibn Arafat! In fact, God’s Blessings are like a camel tied up near a river where it rests. The people can gain benefits from it for as long as they treat it well. However, as soon as they mistreat it, it will leave them and they will lose it.”