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Various Traditions From al-Ridha (s)
26 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ، عَنْ ياسِرٍ الخادِم، عَنْ أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: السَّخِيُّ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ طَعَامِ النَّاسِ لِيَأْكُلُوا مِنْ طَعَامِهِ وَالْبَخِيلُ لا يَأْكُلُ مِنْ طَعَامِ النَّاسِ لِئَلا يَأْكُلُوا مِنْ طَعَامِهِ.
30-26 (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 Yasir - the servant - that Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) said, “Generous people eat other people’s food so that others eat their food, but stingy people do not eat other people’s food so that others do not eat their food.”
27 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مَسْرُور رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عامِرٍ، عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّد البَصَرِيِّ، عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الوَشَّاء قالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: السَّخِيُّ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَخِيلُ بَعِيدٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ بَعِيدٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ بَعِيدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ السَّخَاءُ شَجَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَنْ تَعَلَّقَ بِغُصْنٍ مِنْ أَغْصَانِهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ.
30-27 Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Masroor - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hussein ibn Muhammad ibn Aamir quoted on the authority of Mo’ala ibn Muhammad al-Basri, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “A generous person is close to God, close to Paradise, close to the people and distant from the Fire. However, a stingy person is distant from Paradise, distant from the people and close to the Fire.” He also narrated that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “Generosity is a tree rooted in Paradise with its branches extended out all over this world. Whoever grabs onto one of its branches will go to Paradise.’”
28 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّارِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّاب وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد، عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَسْباطٍ، وَالحَجَّالِ أَنَّهُما سَمِعا الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: كَانَ الْعَابِدُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لا يَتَعَبَّدُ حَتَّى يَصْمُتَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ.
30-28 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 Muhammad ibn Al-Hussein ibn Abil Khattab and Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat and al-Hajjal that they heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “One of the worshippers from the Children of Israel only worshipped after remaining silent for ten years.”
29 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ القاسِمِ المُفَسِّرُ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زيادٍ؛ وَعَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَيّارٍ، عَنْ أَبَوَيهُما، عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَعفَرَ بنَ مُحَمَّد، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن، عَنْ أَبيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ قالَ: قالَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنين عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هُوَالَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ ما فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً ثُمَّ اسْتَوى إِلَى السَّماءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَماواتٍ وَهُوَبِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ قَالَ هُوَالَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ ما فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً لِتَعْتَبِرُوا بِهِ وَتَتَوَصَّلُوا بِهِ إِلَى رِضْوَانِهِ وَتَتَوَقَّوْا بِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ نِيرَانِهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَوى إِلَى السَّماءِ أَخَذَ فِي خَلْقِهَا وَإِتْقَانِهَا فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَماواتٍ وَهُوَبِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ وَلِعِلْمِهِ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِمَ الْمَصَالِحَ فَخَلَقَ لَكُمْ كُلَّ مَا فِي الأَرْضِ لِمَصَالِحِكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ.
30-29 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim - the interpreter - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Say’yar quoted on the authority of their fathers, 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 Ali ibn Musa (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), “The Commander of the Faithful (s) said the following regarding the Honorable the Exalted God’s words,‘It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.’‘It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth…’ so that you think and take heed and attain God’s pleasure in His Paradise and guard yourselves against His Fire. ‘Moreover His design comprehended the heavens…’ that is He created the heavens and arranged them into seven firmaments ‘…for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.’ O Children of Adam! He knows everything. Thus He knows what is best for you.’”
30 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى ماجِيلوَيْه وَأَحْمَدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ وَأَحْمَد بْنِ جَعْفَر الْهَمَذانيّ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ - قالُوا: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ، عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَنْ مَعبَدٍ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِدٍ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر، عَنْأَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد، عَن أبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن، عَنْ أَبيهِ الحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبي طالِب عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ صِدِّيقٌ وَفَارُوقٌ وَصِدِّيقُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ وَفَارُوقُهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً سَفِينَةُ نَجَاتِهَا وَبَابُ حِطَّتِهَا إِنَّهُ يُوشَعُهَا وَشَمْعُونُهَا وَذُو قَرْنَيْهَا مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ وَخَلِيفَتِي عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّهُ لامِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَخَيْرُ الْوَصِيِّينَ مَنْ نَازَعَهُ فَقَدْ نَازَعَنِي وَمَنْ ظَلَمَهُ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَنِي وَمَنْ غَالَبَهُ فَقَدْ غَالَبَنِي وَمَنْ بَرَّهُ فَقَدْ بَرَّنِي وَمَنْ جَفَاهُ فَقَدْ جَفَانِي وَمَنْ عَادَاهُ فَقَدْ عَادَانِي وَمَنْ وَالاهُ فَقَدْ وَالانِي وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ أَخِي وَوَزِيرِي وَمَخْلُوقٌ مِنْ طِينَتِي وَكُنْتُ أَنَا وَإِيَّاهُ نُوراً وَاحِداً.
30-30 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluwayh, Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem, and Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with them - 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 Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa (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 hisfather 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), “God’s Prophet (s) said, There is a companion and one who distinguishes truth from falsehood for every nation. The one for this nation is Ali ibn Abi Talib. He is the ship of salvation. He is its gate of repentance. He is like its Yosha’, Sham’oon, and Thul-Qarnayn. O people! Ali is God’s vicegerent and my Caliph after me. He is the Commander of the Faithful. He is the best of the Trustees. Whoever fights with him has indeed fought with me. Whoever oppresses him has indeed oppressed me. Whoever overcomes him has indeed overcome me. Whoever does him good has indeed done good to me. Whoever mistreats him has indeed mistreated me. Whoever is his enemy is indeed my enemy. Whoever is his friend is indeed my friend, since he is my brother and Vizier. He has been created from the same essence that I have been created from. He and I are but one and the same light.’”
31 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ بْنِ أَبي جَعْفَرٍ الكُمُندانِيُّ، وَيَحْيَى العَطَّارُ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ قالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَتَلَ قَرَابَةً لَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ فَطَرَحَهُ عَلَى طَرِيقِ أَفْضَلِ سِبْطٍ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَطْلُبُ بِدَمِهِ فَقَالُوا لِمُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ سِبْطَ آلِ فُلانٍ قَتَلُوا فُلاناً فَأَخْبِرْنَا مَنْ قَتَلَهُ قَالَ ائْتُونِي بِبَقَرَةٍ قَالُوا أَتَتَّخِذُنا هُزُواً قالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجاهِلِينَ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ عَمَدُوا إِلَى بَقَرَةٍ أَجْزَأَتْهُمْ وَلَكِنْ شَدَّدُوا فَشَدَّدَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قالُوا ادْعُ لَنا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنا ما هِيَ قالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّها بَقَرَةٌ لا فارِضٌ وَلا بِكْرٌ يَعْنِي لا كَبِيرَةٌ وَلا صَغِيرَةٌ عَوانٌ بَيْنَ ذلِكَ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ عَمَدُوا إِلَى بَقَرَةٍ أَجْزَأَتْهُمْ وَلَكِنْ شَدَّدُوا فَشَدَّدَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قالُوا ادْعُ لَنـا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنـا مـالَوْنُها قالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّها بَقَرَةٌ صَفْراءُ فاقِعٌ لَوْنُها تَسُرُّ النَّاظِرِينَ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ عَمَدُوا إِلَى بَقَرَةٍ لاجْزَأَتْهُمْ وَلَكِنْ شَدَّدُوا فَشَدَّدَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قالُوا ادْعُ لَنا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنا ما هِيَ إِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشابَهَ عَلَيْنا وَإِنَّا إِنْ شاءَ اللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ قالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّها بَقَرَةٌ لا ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ الأَرْضَ وَلا تَسْقِي الْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لا شِيَةَ فِيها قالُوا الآْنَ جِئْتَ بِالْحَقِّ فَطَلَبُوهَا فَوَجَدُوهَا عِنْدَ فَتًى مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقَالَ لا أَبِيعُهَا إِلا بِمِلْءِ مَسْكِهَا ذَهَباً فَجَاءُوا إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ اشْتَرُوهَا فَاشْتَرَوْهَا وَجَاءُوا بِهَا فَأَمَرَ بِذَبْحِهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُضْرَبُ الْمَيِّتُ بِذَنَبِهَا فَلَمَّا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ حَيِيَ الْمَقْتُولُ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمِّي قَتَلَنِي دُونَ مَنْ يُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ قَتْلِي فَعَلِمُوا بِذَلِكَ قَاتِلَهُ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْبَقَرَةَ لَهَا نَبَأٌ فَقَالَ وَمَا هُوَقَالَ إِنَّ فَتًى مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَ بَارّاً بِأَبِيهِ وَإِنَّهُ اشْتَرَى بَيْعاً فَجَاءَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ فَرَأَى وَالأَقَالِيدُ تَحْتَ رَأْسِهِ فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُوقِظَهُ فَتَرَكَ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْعَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ أَبُوهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ خُذْ هَذِهِ الْبَقَرَةَ فَهِيَ لَكَ عِوَضاً لِمَا فَاتَكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ انْظُرُوا إِلَى الْبِرِّ مَا بَلَغَ بِأَهْلِهِ.
30-31 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Abi Ja’far al-Komondani and 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 that he had heard Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) say, “One of the men from the Children of Israel killed one of his relatives. He then took the corpse and put it along the path of one of the noblest of the offspring of Israel and then went and demanded blood money. The Children of Israel told Moses (s), ‘Such and such a tribe has killed so and so. Tell us who has killed the man.’ Then Moses (s) said, ‘Bring me a heifer.’ They said, ‘Makest thou a laughing-stock of us?’ ’ Moses (s) said, ‘God save me from being an ignorant (fool)!’” The Imam (s) added, “Had they brought forth a heifer, things would have ended and the killer would have been found. But they were stern so God was stern with them, ‘They said, Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what (heifer) it is! He said; ‘He says, ‘The heifer should be neither too old nor too young…’ meaning neither small or large ‘…but of middling age.’ Had they brought forth a heifer, things would have ended and the killer would have been found. But they were stern so God was stern on them, ‘They said, ‘Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us her colour.’ He said, ‘He says, ‘A fawn-coloured heifer, pureand rich in tone, the admiration of beholders!’’ Had they brought forth a heifer, things would have ended and the killer would have been found. But they were stern so God was stern with them, ‘They said, ‘Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, if God wills.’ He said, ‘He says, A heifer not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without blemish.’’ They said, ‘Now hast thou brought the truth.’ Then they looked for such a heifer and found one belonging to a young man from the Israelites. However, the young man said, ‘I will not sell it unless you fill its skin with gold for me as the price.” The Children of Israel went to Moses (s) and told him about that. Moses (s) said, “You have no choice but to buy it.” Thus they bought it and took it to Moses (s). Moses (s) ordered that the heifer be slaughtered. Then he (s) ordered that they hit the corpse of the dead person with the heifer’s tail. When they did that the dead man became alive and said, “O Messenger of God! My cousin killed me, not the one who has been accused.” That was how they got to know the murderer. Then God’s Messenger - Moses the son of Imran (s) told one of his companions, “There is an interesting story about this heifer.” The companion asked, “What is it?” Moses (s) said, “One of the young men from the Children of Israel was very kind to his father. Once he bought a small calf and took it home. His father was asleep and the stable key was under his head. The young fellow felt sorry for his father and did not wake him up. He just let the calf go. When his father woke up and heard the story, he admired his son, gave him a cow and told him, ‘Take this heifer instead.’” Moses (s) added, “Thus look and see what the final result of doing good deeds is, and how far a good deed will take its doer.”
32 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمَذانيّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الرَّيانُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ قالَ: سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَوْماً بِخُرَاسَانَ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي إِنَّ هِشَامَ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَبَّاسِيَّ حَكَى عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ رَخَّصْتَ لَهُ فِي اسْتَِماعِ الْغِنَاءِ فَقَالَ كَذَبَ الزِّنْدِيقُ إِنَّمَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِذَا مَيَّزَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَالْبَاطِلِ فَأَيْنَ يَكُونُ الْغِنَاءُ فَقَالَ مَعَ الْبَاطِلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَدْ قَضَيْتَ.
30-32 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 al-Ryan ibn al-Salt, “One day in Khorasan I asked Al-Ridha (s), ‘O my Master! Hisham ibn Ibrahim Al-Abbasi has narrated that you have permitted listening to music.’ Imam Al-Ridha (s) said, ‘That hypocrite has lied. He asked me about this issue and I told him that a man had asked the same thing from Aba Ja’far (Al-Baqir (s)). Aba Ja’far had replied, ‘When God distinguishes between the right and the wrong, which group will one that listens to music fall into?’ The man had replied, ‘In the wrong group.’ Then Aba Ja’far (Al-Baqir (s)) had told him, ‘Then you yourself know the decree.’”
33 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمَذانيّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ، عَنِ الرَّيانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قالَ: سَمِعْتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: ما بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَبِيّاً إِلاّ بِتَحرِيمِ الخَمْرِ، وَأَن يُقِرَّ لَهُ بِأَنَّ اللَّه يَفْعَلُ ما يَشاءُ وَأَنْ يَكُونَ فِي تُراثِهِ الكُندُرُ، قالَ: وَسَمِعْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: لا تَدخُلُوا بِاللَّيلِ بَيْتاً مُظلِماً إِلاّ مَعَ السَّراجِ.
30-33 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 al-Ryan ibn al-Salt that he had heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “All the Prophets which the Honorable the Exalted God sent, forbade wine and confessed that God would do whatever He wills. The Prophets (s) would leave behind ‘al-Kondor (chewing gum) as inheritance.” Al-Salt also narrated that he had heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “Do not go into a dark house at night, unless you carry a lamp with you.”
34 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْهَمَذانيّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ، عَنْ ياسِرٍ الخادِمِ، قالَ: سَأَلَ بَعْضُ الْقُوَّادِ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ أَكْلِ الطِّينِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ بَعْضَ جَوَارِيهِ يَأْكُلْنَ الطِّينَ فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَكْلُ الطِّينِ حَرَامٌ مِثْلُ الْمَيْتَةِ وَالدَّمِ وَلَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ فَانْهَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ.قالَ: وَحَدَّثَني ياسِرٌ قالَ: كانَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِذا رَجَعَ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ مِنَ الجامِعِ وَقَد أَصابَهُ العَرَقُ وَالغُبارُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقالَ: (اَللَّهُمَّ إِن كانَ فَرَجي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ بِالمَوتِ فَعَجِّلهُ إِلى السَّاعَةَ) وَلَمْ يَزَل مَغْمُوماً مَكرُوباً إِلى أَن قُبِضَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.قالَ ياسِرُ: وَكُتِبَ مِن نِيْسابُورَ إِلى الْمَأمُونِ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الَمجُوسِ أَوْصى عِنْدَ مَوْتِه بِمالٍ جَلِيلٍ يُفَرِّقُ فِي الفُقَراءِ وَالمَساكِينَ فَفَرَّقَهُ قاضي نَيسابُورَ عَلَى فُقَراءِ الْمُسْلِمِين، فَقالَ الْمَأمُون لِلرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: يا سَيِّدي ما تَقُولُ فِي ذلِكَ؟ فَقالَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: إِنَّ الَمجُوسَ لا يَتَصَدَّقُونَ عَلَى فُقَراءِ الْمُسْلِمِين، فَاكتُب إِلَيْهِ أَن يَخْرُجَ بِقَدرِ ذلِكَ مِن صَدَقاتِ المُسْلِمِينَ، فَيَتَصَدَّقَ بِهِ عَلَى فُقَراءِ الَمجُوسِ؛ وَقالَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ: وَحَدَّثَني ياسِرٌ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِأَحادِيثَ كَثِيرةٍ لَمْ أذكُرها لانِّي سَمِعتُها مُنْذُ دَهْرٍ.
30-34 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 Yasir - the servant, “One of the chiefs of the army asked Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) about eating mud. He said that some of his servants eat mud. The Imam (s) got really upset and said, ‘It is forbidden to eat mud, just as it is to eat dead flesh, blood, and pork. Admonish them not to eat mud.’”Ali ibn Ibrahim said, “Yasir narrated that once on a Friday when Al-Ridha (s) was returning from the mosque, he (s) raised up his hands to the heavens and said, “O my God! If my release from this bond is only possible by my death, please expedite it.” The Imam (s) lived sadly until he (s) perished.Yasir said, “They wrote a letter to Al-Ma’mun from Neishaboor stating that a Magus had died and willed that a portion of his wealth be given to the poor and the needy, and the judge in Neishaboor had divided it up among the poor Muslim people as charity. Al-Ma’mun asked Al-Ridha (s), “O my Master! What do you think about this?” Al-Ridha (s) said, “A Magus would not give any charity to the poor Muslims. Write a letter to the judge ordering him to take as much money from the state treasury as he had taken from the inheritance of the Magi and given in charity to the poor Muslims. Then he should give that money to poor Magi in the form of charity.” Ali ibn Ibrahim added, “Yasir and others have narrated a lot of traditions on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), but I have forgotten most of them since a great deal of time has passed by.”
35- حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِبْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الوَشَّاء بْنِ بِنْتِ إِلياسَ، عَنْ أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قالَ: إِذَا أُهِلَّ هِلالُ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَنَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا أَنْ نُحْرِمَ إِلا بِالْحَجِّ لانَّا نُحْرِمُ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَهُوَالَّذِي وَقَّتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَأَنْتُمْ إِذَا قَدِمْتُمْ مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ وَأُهِلَّ الْهِلالُ فَلَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْتَمِرُوا لانَّ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ ذَاتَ عِرْقٍ وَغَيْرَهَا مِمَّا وَقَّتَ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْفَضْلُ: فَلِيَ الآْنَ أَنْ أَتَمَتَّعَ وَقَدْ طُفْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ فَذَهَبَ بِهَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ إِلَى سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ وَأَصْحَابِ سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ فُلاناً قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَشَنَّعَ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.قالَ مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتابرحمه الله: سُفْيانُ بْنُ عُيَينَةَ لَقِيَ الصَّادِق عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَرَوى عَنْهُ وَبَقِيَ إِلى أَيَّام الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.
30-35 (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’ ibn Bint Elias, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), “If we are in Medina when we see the moon indicating the arrival of the (Arabic) month of Dhul-Hajja, we should depart from there in the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj (Al-Kiraan ), since we must enter the state of ritual consecration from the Al-Shajara Mosque. God’s Prophet (s) has established that place as the station for entering ritual consecration for the Hajj (‘Miqat). For those of you who come here from Iraq and see the moon indicating the (Arabic) month of Dhul-Hajja you must perform the ‘Umra (minor) pilgrimage since the station of entering the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj, which God’s Prophet (s) has established for you is in ‘Zat-Irq and other places. That is ahead of you near Medina.”Al-Fadhl (ibn Sahl Thul-Riasatayn) said, “Can I leave the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj now that I have performed my circumambulations around the House (of God) and performed the ‘Tamatu (major) Hajj pilgrimage?” The Imam (s) told him, “Yes.” Muhammad ibn Ja’far expressed this to Sufyan ibn Oyayna and his companions and told them, “So and so has said this.” Sufyan disapproved of what Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) had said.The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) - may God have Mercy upon him - said, “Sofyan ibn Oyayna has met As-Sadiq (s) and narrated traditions on his (s) authority. He lived until the era of Al-Ridha (s).
