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Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.)
211 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بنُ عَلِىِّ ماجِيلوَيْه؛ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُعَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ، وَالحُسَينِ بنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ ناتانَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ - قالُوا: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ، عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ الَتمِيميُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني سَيِّدي عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَنْ آبائِهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَنْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَنَّهُ قالَ: مَن سَرَّهُ أَن يَنْظُرُ إِلى القَضيبِ الياقُوتِ الأَحمَرِ الَّذِي غَرَسَهُ اللَّه بِيَدِهِ [وَيَكُونَ مُستَمسِكاً بِهِ] فَليَتَوَلَّ عَلِيّاً وَالأَئِمَّةِ مِن وُلْدِه فَإِنَّهُم خِيرَةُ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَصَفوَتُهُ، وَهُمُ المَعْصُومُونَ مِن كُلِّ ذَنبٍ وَخَطيئَةٍ.
31-211 Muhammad ibn Ali Majilawayh, Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem and Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Tatana - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Tamimi, ‘My Master Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) narrated that his father (a.s.) quoted on the authority of his forefathers (a.s.), on the authority of Ali (a.s.) that the Prophet (S) said, “Whoever likes to grab the stem of a red hyacinth that God has planted Himself should wholeheartedly seek the Mastery of Ali (a.s.) and the Immaculate Leaders from his progeny, as they are the ones chosen by the Honorable the Exalted God. They are purified of all sins and faults.”
212 - حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْن بْنُ إِبْراهيم بْنِ ناتانَةَرحمه الله قالَ:حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَنِ الرَّيانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِالسَّلامُ يَقُولُ: مَن قالَ في كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مِن شَعْبانَ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً (أَستَغفِرُ اللَّه وَأَسْأَلَهُ التَّوبَةَ) كَتَبَ اللَّه تَعالى لَهُ بَراءَةً مِنَ النَّارِ وَجَوازاً عَلَى الصِّراطِ، وَأَحَلَّهُ دار القَرارِ.
31-212 Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Tatana - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt that he had heard Abal Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “God will record securityfrom the Fire and issue a permit to pass over the Bridge for whoever seeks God’s forgiveness by saying seventy times on each day of the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban, I ask God for forgiveness and to Him I repent. And God will let him enter the Eternal Residence.”
213 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عَلِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبي جَعْفَرٍ الْبِيْهَقِيُّبِفَيدً بَعْد مُنصَرَفي مِن حَجِّ بَيْتِ اللَّه الحَرامِ فِي سَنَةِ أَرْبَعَ وَخَمْسِينَ وَثَلاثِمائَةٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ المَدَنِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مِهرَوَيهِ القَزوِينِي قالَ: حَدَّثَني داوُد بْن سُلَيْمان، قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ؛ عَنْ أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد، عَنْ أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى، عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن، عَنْ أَبيهِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ، عَنْ أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ وُلّينا حِسابَ شِيعَتِنَا فَمَنْ كانَتْ مَظلَمَتُهُ فِيما بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَكَمنا فِيها فَأَجابَنا، وَمَنْ كانَتْ مَظلَمَتُهُ فِيما بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْن النَّاسِ استَوهَبناها فَوَهَبِت لَنا، وَمَنْ كانَتْ مَظلَمَتُهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَنا كُنَّا أَحَقَّ مِمَّنْ عَفى وَصَفَحَ.
31-213 In the year 354 A.H. (964 A.D.)Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Abi Ja’far al-Bayhaqi in Fayd which is a station on the way back from going on pilgrimage (Hajj) to the Kaaba narrated that Ali ibn Ja’far al-Madani quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Mihrawayh al-Qazvini, on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.) Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes we will be in charge of reckoning for our followers. If there is anything between them and God, we will make a ruling and God will endorse that. If there is anything between them and the people, we will ask the people to forgive them and they will do so on our behalf. And if there is anything between them and us, we will forgive them as we are the ones who most deserve to be forgiving.”
214 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بْن عُمَر بْن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَم بْنِالبَراءِ الجِعابِي قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ العَبَّاسِ الرَّازِيُّ الَتمِيمي قالَ: حَدَّثَني سَيِّدي عَلىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُحَمَّد بْن عَلِى قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبيالحُسَيْنُ بنُ عَلِيٍّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن ماتَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِمام مِن وُلْدِي ماتَ مَيْتَةً جاهِلِيَّةِ يُؤخَذُ بِما عَمِلَ فِي الجاهِلِيَّةِ وَالإِسْلام.
31-214 Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Salm ibn Al-Bara al-Je’abi narrated that Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Abbas al-Razi al-Tamimi quoted on the authority of his master Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), on the authority of his father Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whoever dies without following a Divine Leader from among my progeny is regarded as one of those who died during the Age of Ignorance (before Islam). His deeds are not accepted whether he has performed them during the Age of Ignorance or after the advent of Islam.”
215 - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: أَنَا وَهذا - يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً - يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ كَهاتَينِ - وَضَمَّ بَيْنِ إِصبَعيِه - وَشِيعَتِنَا مَعَنا، وَمن أَعانَ مَظلُومَنا كَذلِكَ.
31-215 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “On the Resurrection Day, this man - that is Ali - and I will be like these two fingers - (he brought together his two fingers) - and our followers will be with us. Also anyone who helps any oppressed one from our family will be there with us.”
216 - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: مَن أَحَبَّ أَن يَتَمَسَّك بِالعُروَة الوُثقى فَليَتَمَسَّكَ بِحُبِّ عَلِيِّ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِي.
31-216 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whoever likes to grab a Reliable Grip should turn to the love for Ali (a.s.) and the members of my Household.”
217 - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: الأَئِمَّةُ مِن وُلْدِ الحُسَيْن، مَن أَطاعَهُم أَطاعَ اللَّه، وَمَن عَصاهُم فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، هُمُ العُرْوَةُ الوُثْقى، وَهُمُ الوَسيلَةُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
31-217 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The Imams are from the progeny of Al-Husayn (a.s.). Whoever obeys them it is as if he has obeyed God, and whoever disobeys them it is as if he has disobeyed the Honorable the Exalted God. They are a Reliable Grip and a means towards God.”
218 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَنْتَ يا عَلِيُّ وَوَلَداكَ خِيرَةُ اللَّهِ مِن خَلقِهُ.
31-218 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! You and your two sons are from the best of the chosen creatures of God.”
219 - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: خَلَقتُ أَنَا وَعَلِيِّ مِن نُورٍ واحِدً.
31-219 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “God created Ali and I from the same light.”
220 - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: مَن أَحَبنا أَهْلَ البِيْتِ حَشَرَهُ اللَّه تَعالى آمِناً يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ.
31-220 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The Sublime God will resurrect anyone who loves us (the Members of the Holy Household in a secure state on the Resurrection Day.”
