ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

22 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أحْمَد السَنانِي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُقالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَلَفِ قالَ حَدَّثَني هرثمة بْنِ أَعْيَنَ قالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ يَعْنِي الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي دَارِ الْمَأْمُونِ وَكَانَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ فِي دَارِ الْمَأْمُونِ أَنَّ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ وَلَمْ يَصِحَّ هَذَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَخَلْتُ أُرِيدُ الإِذْنَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ فِي بَعْضِ ثِقَاتِ خَدَمِ الْمَأْمُونِ غُلامٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ صَبِيحٌ الدَّيْلَمِيُّ وَكَانَ يَتَوَلَّى سَيِّدِي حَقَّ وَلايَتِهِ وَإِذَا صَبِيحٌ قَدْ خَرَجَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ لِي يَا هَرْثَمَةُ أَلَسْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي ثِقَةُ الْمَأْمُونِ عَلَى سِرِّهِ وَعَلانِيَتِهِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ اعْلَمْ يَا هَرْثَمَةُ أَنَّ الْمَأْمُونَ دَعَانِي وَثَلاثِينَ غُلاماً مِنْ ثِقَاتِهِ عَلَى سِرِّهِ وَعَلانِيَتِهِ فِي الثُّلُثِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ صَارَ لَيْلُهُ نَهَاراً مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الشُّمُوعِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سُيُوفٌ مَسْلُولَةٌ مَشْحُوذَةٌ مَسْمُومَةٌ فَدَعَا بِنَا غُلاماً غُلاماً وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا الْعَهْدَ وَالْمِيثَاقَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَلَيْسَ بِحَضْرَتِنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ غَيْرُنَا فَقَالَ لَنَا هَذَا الْعَهْدُ لازِمٌ لَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ وَلا تُخَالِفُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئاً قَالَ فَحَلَفْنَا لَهُ فَقَالَ يَأْخُذُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ سَيْفاً بِيَدِهِ وَامْضُوا حَتَّى تَدْخُلُوا عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا فِي حُجْرَتِهِ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ قَائِماً أَوْ قَاعِداً أَوْ نَائِماً فَلا تُكَلِّمُوهُ وَضَعُوا أَسْيَافَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَاخْلِطُوا لَحْمَهُ وَدَمَهُ وَشَعْرَهُ وَعَظْمَهُ وَمُخَّهُ ثُمَّ اقْلِبُوا عَلَيْهِ بِسَاطَهُ وَامْسَحُوا أَسْيَافَكُمْ بِهِ وَصِيرُوا إِلَيَّ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْفِعْلِ وَكِتَْمانِهِ عَشْرَ بِدَرِ دَرَاهِمَ وَعَشْرَ ضِيَاعٍ مُنْتَجَبَةٍ وَالْحُظُوظَ عِنْدِي مَا حُيِّيتُ وَبَقِيتُ قَالَ فَأَخَذْنَا الأَسْيَافَ بِأَيْدِينَا وَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ مُضْطَجِعاً يُقَلِّبُ طَرَفَ يَدَيْهِ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلامٍ لا نَعْرِفُهُ قَالَ فَبَادَرَ الْغِلْمَانُ إِلَيْهِ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَوَضَعْتُ سَيَفِي وَأَنَا قَائِمٌ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَأَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ عَلِمَ بِمَصِيرِنَا إِلَيْهِ فَلَبِسَ عَلَى بَدَنِهِ مَا لا تَعْمَلُ فِيهِ السُّيُوفُ فَطَوَوْا عَلَيْهِ بِسَاطَهُ وَخَرَجُوا حَتَّى دَخَلُوا عَلَى الْمَأْمُونِ.فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتُمْ قَالُوا فَعَلْنَا مَا أَمَرْتَنَا بِهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ لا تُعِيدُوا شَيْئاً مِمَّا كَانَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ تَبَلُّجِ الْفَجْرِ خَرَجَ الْمَـأْمُونُ فَجَلَـسَ مَجْلِـسَهُ مَكْـشُوفَ الرَّأْسِ مُحَلَّـلَ الأَزْرَارِوَأَظْهَرَ وَفَاتَهُ وَقَعَدَ لِلتَّعْزِيَةِ ثُمَّ قَامَ حَافِياً فَمَشَى لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ وَأَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ حُجْرَتَهُ سَمِعَ هَمْهَمَةً فَأُرْعِدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ قُلْتُ لا عِلْمَ لَنَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ أَسْرِعُوا وَانْظُرُوا قَالَ صَبِيحٌ فَأَسْرَعْنَا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَإِذَا سَيِّدِي‏جَالِسٌ فِي مِحْرَابِهِ يُصَلِّي وَيُسَبِّحُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هُوَ ذَا نَرَى شَخْصاً فِي مِحْرَابِهِ يُصَلِّي وَيُسَبِّحُ فَانْتَفَضَ الْمَأْمُونُ وَارْتَعَدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: غَرَرْتُمُونِي لَعَنَكُمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا صَبِيحُ أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُهُ فَانْظُرْ مَنِ الْمُصَلِّي عِنْدَهُ قَالَ صَبِيحٌ فَدَخَلْتُ وَتَوَلَّى الْمَأْمُونُ رَاجِعاً فَلَمَّا صِرْتُ عِنْدَ عَتَبَةِ الْبَابِ قَالَ لِي يَا صَبِيحُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا مَوْلايَ وَقَدْ سَقَطْتُ لِوَجْهِي فَقَالَ قُمْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِؤُا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْواهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكافِرُونَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى الْمَأْمُونِ فَوَجَدْتُ وَجْهَهُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا صَبِيحُ مَا وَرَاكَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ جَالِسٌ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ وَقَدْ نَادَانِي وَقَالَ لِي كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ قَالَ فَشَدَّ أَزْرَارَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِرَدِّ أَثْوَابِهِ وَقَالَ قُولُوا إِنَّهُ كَانَ غُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَفَاقَ قَالَ هَرْثَمَةُ فَأَكْثَرْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شُكْراً وَحَمْداً ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِيَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ يَا هَرْثَمَةُ لا تُحَدِّثْ بِمَا حَدَّثَكَ بِهِ صَبِيحٌ أَحَداً إِلا مَنِ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلإِيمَانِ بِمَحَبَّتِنَا وَوَلايَتِنَا فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا سَيِّدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: يَا هَرْثَمَةُ وَاللَّهِ لا يَضُرُّنَا كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ.

47-22 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sinani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalaf, on the authority of Harthama ibn A’yan, “I went to see my Master and Friend - that is Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) - in the Al-Ma’mun’s house. It was announced in Al-Ma’mun’s house that Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) has died. However, this was not right. I entered and sought permission to visit Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.).” Harthama added, “There was a young man called Sabeeh od-Daylami among the trusted servants of Al-Ma’mun who really liked my Master (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)). That man came out and saw me. He said, ‘O Harthama! Don’t you know that I am a trusted servant of Al-Ma’mun in public and in private?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘O Harthama! Al-Ma’mun called me and thirty other trusted servants early in the night. I went to him. There were so many lights there which made the night seem like the day. There were many poisoned swords in front of him. He called us over one by one and made us pledge. No one else was there. He said, ‘This pledge is binding upon you. You must be loyal and do whatever I order you to do without any hesitation.’ We swore to carry out his orders. Then Al-Ma’mun said, ‘Each of you should pick up one of these swords and go to Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) room. Do not talk to him whether you find him standing up, sitting or asleep. Just strike him (referring to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) with these swords; and destroy his body, bones, blood, hair and brains. Then cover him up with the rugs and wipe your swords by rubbing them on the rugs. Then come to me. If you do this and keep it a secret, I have promised myself to give each one of you ten bags of Dirhams, ten select pieces of farmland, and not take these things away from you for as long as I live.’ We picked up the swords and went to Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) room. We found him sleeping on his side, moving his fingers and saying something which we could not understand. The other servants went ahead and started to strike him with their swords, but I dropped my sword and just kept looking at him. It was as if he (a.s.) knew that we would attack him. He had not held up anything which could block the swords. Then the servants dropped the rugs over him and returned to Al-Ma’mun. Al-Ma’mun asked us, ‘What did you do?’ They said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! We did what we were ordered to do.’ Al-Ma’mun said, ‘Do not say anything about this anywhere.’ When dawn came, Al-Ma’mun came out. He sat in his meeting bare-headed. He unbuttoned his shirt, declared that the Imam (a.s.) has died and prepared to mourn for him. He then stood up and started towalk away. I was with him. He went towards the Imam’s (a.s.) room and opened the door. Al-Ma’mun got shocked when he heard Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) voice. Then Al-Ma’mun asked me, ‘Who is there with him (referring to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.))?’ I replied, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! I do not know.’ Al-Ma’mun said, ‘Hurry up. Look and see who is with him.’ We rushed towards Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and saw him kneeling down in his prayer niche praying and expressing God’s glorifications. I said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! I see someone praying and expressing God’s glorifications in the prayer niche.’ He got shocked and surprised and said, ‘Then you have lied to me and fooled me. God damn you! He looked at me amongst the people and said, ‘O Sabeeh! You know Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). Look and see who is praying.’ I entered the room and Al-Ma’mun returned. When I reached the threshold of the door, the Imam (a.s.) raised his voice and said, ‘O Sabeeh!’ I fell down on my face and said, ‘Yes my Master!’ He (a.s.) said, ‘Stand up. May God have Mercy upon you. They wished to put out God’s Light, but God wanted to perfect His Light, even though some unbelievers may dislike that.’ I returned to Al-Ma’mun. His face had turned black like a dark night. Al-Ma’mun asked, ‘What did you find after I left?’ I said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! I swear by God that the Imam (a.s.) was sitting in his room, called out to me and said these things.’ Al-Ma’mun buttoned up his shirt, ordered that his robes be brought, put them on and said, ‘Announce that the Imam (a.s.) had fainted but is fine now.’”Harthama added, “I expressed a lot of thanks and praise to the Honorable the Exalted God. Then I went in to see my Master Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). When the Imam (a.s.) saw me, he (a.s.) said, ‘O Harthama! Do not express what you heard Sabeeh tell you about me, except for those whose hearts have been tested by God for loving us and our Mastery.’ I said, ‘Yes. My Master!’ Then the Imam (a.s.) said, ‘O Harthama! I swear by God that their trickery will not harm me at all until the recorded time (i.e. of the murder of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) arrives.’

23 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُوالحُسَيْن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الكُوفِي الأَسَدِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ عِيسَى الخراط قالَ: حَدَّثَنا جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد النُّوفَلِيِّ قالَ أَتَيْتُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَهُوَ بِقَنْطَرَةِ إِبْرِيقٍ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَلَسْتُ وَقُلْـتُجُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ أُنَاساً يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ أَبَاكَ حَيٌّ فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ حَيّاً مَا قُسِمَ مِيرَاثُهُ وَلا نُكِحَ نِسَاؤُهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ ذَاقَ الْمَوْتَ كَمَا ذَاقَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَأْمُرُنِي قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِابْنِي مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ فِي وَجْهٍ لا أَرْجِعُ بُورِكَ قَبْرٌ بِطُوسَ وَقَبْرَانِ بِبَغْدَادَ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ عَرَفْنَا وَاحِداً فَمَا الثَّانِي قَالَ سَتَعْرِفُونَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: قَبْرِي وَقَبْرُ هَارُونَ هَكَذَا وَضَمَّ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ.

47-23 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Kufi al-Asadi quoted on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Isa al-Kharrat, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Nowafali, “I went to see Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Qantarat Ibriq, greeted him and sat down next to him. I said, ‘May I be your ransom! There are some people in these areas who think thatyour father (a.s.) is alive.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘They are lying. May God damn them! They would not have divided his property up and marry off his wives, if he (a.s.) was alive. However, I swear by God that my father (a.s.) tasted death as Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) did.’ I asked Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), ‘What do you order me to do?’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘You must follow my son Muhammad after me. I will leave the face of the Earth and there will be no return for me. Blessed be the shrine in Toos, and the two shrines in Baghdad!’ I said, ‘May I be your ransom! I know of one of the two shrines. Where is the other one?’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) replied, ‘You will soon get to know of it.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) then added, ‘My grave and that of Harun are like this.” He (a.s.) was sticking two of his fingers together when he said that (implying that they will be near each other).

24 - حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس عَنْ أَبيهِ عَنْإِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هاشِم عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حفص عَنْ حَمْزَة بْنِ جَعْفَر الأرجانِي قالَ خَرَجَ هَارُونُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ مَرَّتَانِ وَخَرَجَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَرَّتَانِ فَقَالَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَا أَبْعَدَ الدَّارَ وَأَقْرَبَ اللِّقَاءَ يَا طُوسُ سَتَجْمَعُنِي وَإِيَّاهُ.

47-24 Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hafs, on the authority of Hamza ibn Ja’far al-Arjani, “Harun departed from one of the gates of Masjid ul-Haram (the House of God) and Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) left from another gate. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said the following to Harun for him to take heed to, ‘How far away is the (eternal) Abode and how close is the meeting in Toos (where both Harun and Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) will be buried)! O Toos! O Toos! Soon you will bring me and him (referring to Harun) together.’”

25 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو مُحَمَّد جَعْفَرِ بْنِ نُعَيْم بْنِ شاذان رَضِىَاللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ أَخْبَرنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس عَنْ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هاشِم عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَفْصِ قالَ حَدَّثَني مَوْلى‏ العَبْدِ الصَّالِح أَبي الحَسَن مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ كُنْتُ وَجَمَاعَةً مَعَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي مَفَازَةٍ فَأَصَابَنَا عَطَشٌ شَدِيدٌ وَدَوَابَّنَا حَتَّى خِفْنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا فَقَالَ لَنَا الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ائْتُوا مَوْضِعاً وَصَفَهُ لَنَا فَإِنَّكُمْ تُصِيبُونَ الْمَاءَ فِيهِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا الْمَوْضِعَ فَأَصَبْنَا الْمَاءَ وَسَقَيْنَا دَوَابَّنَا حَتَّى رَوِيَتْ وَرَوِينَا وَمَنْ مَعَنَا مِنَ الْقَافِلَةِ ثُمَّ رَحَلْنَا فَأَمَرَنَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِطَلَبِ الْعَيْنِ فَطَلَبْنَاهَا فَمَا أَصَبْنَا إِلا بَعْرَ الإِبِلِ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لِلْعَيْنِ أَثَراً فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ قَنْبَرٍ كَانَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ لَهُ مِائَةً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَأَخْبَرَنِي الْقَنْبَرِيُّ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ سَوَاءً قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا أَيْضاً مَعَهُ فِي خِدْمَتِهِ وَأَخْبَرَنِي الْقَنْبَرِيُّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ مُصْعِداً إِلَى خُرَاسَانَ.

47-25 Abu Muhammad Ja’far ibn No’aym ibn Shathan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hafs that the servant of the good-doer Abil Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (al-Kadhim) (a.s.) narrated, “I was traveling with Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and a group of people in a dry desert. We and our animals were really thirsty and were about to perish. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) told us, ‘You will find water if you go there.’ We went there and found a spring there. We drank water and had our animals drink from that water, too, and returned. When we decided to continue on the Imam (a.s.) told us to look for that spring again. This time we could not find the spring, although we searched a great deal. We could only find the camels’ feces there.” The servant of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) narrated this for a man who was from the progeny of Qanbar who was one-hundred and twenty years old. The old man narrated a similar tradition for me and said, “I was at the service of the Imam (a.s.) at that time and the Imam (a.s.) was traveling towards Khorasan (in Iran).”

26 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الْهَمَذانيّ رَحْمَةُاللَّه قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ قالَ حَدَّثَني مُحولِ السَجِستانِي قالَ لَمَّا وَرَدَ الْبَرِيدُ بِإِشْخَاصِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى خُرَاسَانَ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيُوَدِّعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏فَوَدَّعَهُ مِرَاراً كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ وَيَعْلُو صَوْتُهُ بِالْبُكَاءِ وَالنَّحِيبِ فَتَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلامَ وَهَنَّأْتُهُ فَقَالَ زُرْنِي فَإِنِّي أَخْرُجُ مِنْ جِوَارِ جَدِّي‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَأَمُوتُ فِي غُرْبَةٍ وَأُدْفَنُ فِي جَنْبِ هَارُونَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مُتَّبِعاً لِطَرِيقِهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ بِطُوسَ وَدُفِنَ إِلَى جَنْبِ هَارُونَ.

47-26 Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - 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-Mokhawal As-Sejestani, “When the agent to take Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) to Khorasan arrived (in Medina), I was in Medina. The Imam (a.s.) entered the mosque to say farewell to God’s Prophet (S). Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said farewell several times. Each time he (a.s.) asked for permission to leave, took a few steps back, but returned to the shrine and the sound of his crying could be heard. I went to him and greeted him. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) greeted me back. I congratulated him. He (a.s.) said, “Leave me alone. I will be leaving my grandfather (a.s.) and die in loneliness. I will be buried beside Harun.” I followed Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) all the way until he (a.s.) reached Khorasan. He died in Toos and was buried beside Harun.”

27 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أحْمَد السَنانِي رَحْمَةُ اللَّه قالَ:حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي‏حَدَّثَني سَعْدِ بْنِ مالِكَ عَنْ أَبي حَمْزَة عَنْ ابْنِ أَبي كَثِير قالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَقَفَ النَّاسُ فِي أَمْرِهِ فَحَجَجْتُ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِالرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَأَضْمَرْتُ فِي قَلْبِي أَمْراً فَقُلْتُ أَبَشَراً مِنَّا واحِداً نَتَّبِعُهُ الآْيَةَ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ كَالْبَرْقِ الْخَاطِفِ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ الْبَشَرُ الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَنِي فَقُلْتُ مَعْذِرَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ مَغْفُورٌ لَكَ.وحَدَّثَني بِهذَا الْحَدِيث غَيْرِ واحِد من المشايخ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي بِهذَا الإسناد.

47-27 Muhammad ibn Ahmad As-Sinani - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Sa’d ibn Malik, on the authority of Abi Hamza, on the authority of Abi Kathir, “When (Imam Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) father) Musa (a.s.) died, the people were at a loss (what to do) about his affairs. I went on the Hajj pilgrimage where I saw Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). I was wondering whether I should keep obeying Musa (a.s.) as the Divine Leader or obey this man (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) and told myself, ‘For they said, ‘What! a man! A Solitary one from among ourselves! Shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind and mad!’’ Then Ali (ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’) (a.s.) passed by me like a lightning jolt and said, ‘By God, I am the man whom you must obey.’ I said, ‘I ask the Sublime God and you to forgive me.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘You are forgiven.’”I have been told this very same tradition by more than one of the elders on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah al-Kufi with the same chain of narration.

28 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو مُحَمَّد جَعْفَرِ بْنِ نُعَيْم الْحاكِم الشاذانِيرَحْمَةُ اللَّه قالَ أَخْبَرنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد عَنْ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الوَشَّاء قالَ: قَالَ لِيَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنِّي حَيْثُ أَرَادُوا الْخُرُوجَ بِي مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ جَمَعْتُ عِيَالِي فَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَبْكُوا عَلَيَّ حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ ثُمَّ فَرَّقْتُ فِيهِمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَمَا إِنِّي لا أَرْجِعُ إِلَى عِيَالِي أَبَداً.

47-28 Abu Muhammad Ja’far ibn Nu’aym al-Hakim ash-Shathani - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ that Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) told him, “When they wanted to take me out of Medina, I asked all my family members to gather around me and cry so that I would hear it. Then I divided up their inheritance share of twelve-thousand Dinars and told them, ‘I will never return to my family again.’”

29 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ قالَ حَدَّثَنيمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بطة قالَ حَدَّثَني‏الحَسَن الصَفَّار عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمن الهَمْدانِيَّ قالَ حَدَّثَني أَبُو مُحَمَّد الغَفَّارِي قالَ لَزِمَنِي دَيْنٌ ثَقِيلٌ فَقُلْتُ مَا لِلْقَضَاءِ غَيْرُ سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ أَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلَهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ قَالَ لِيَ ابْتِدَاءً يَا بَا مُحَمَّدٍ قَدْ عَرَفْنَا حَاجَتَكَ وَعَلَيْنَا قَضَاءُ دَيْنِكَ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْنَا أَتَى بِطَعَامٍ لِلإِفْطَارِ فَأَكَلْنَا فَقَالَ يَا بَا مُحَمَّدٍ تَبِيتُ أَوْ تَنْصَرِفُ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي إِنْ قَضَيْتَ حَاجَتِي فَالانْصِرَافُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ فَتَنَاوَلَ‏مِنْ تَحْتِ الْبِسَاطِ قَبْضَةً فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيَّ فَخَرَجْتُ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنَ السِّرَاجِ فَإِذَا هِيَ دَنَانِيرُ حُمْرٌ وَصُفْرٌ فَأَوَّلُ دِينَارٍ وَقَعَ بِيَدِي وَرَأَيْتُ نَقْشَهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ يَا بَا مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّنَانِيرُ خَمْسُونَ سِتَّةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ مِنْهَا لِقَضَاءِ دَيْنِكَ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لِنَفَقَةِ عِيَالِكَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ فَتَّشْتُ الدَّنَانِيرَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ ذَلِكَ الدِّينَارَ وَإِذَا هِيَ لا يَنْقُصُ شَيْئاً.

47-29 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Batta quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman al-Hamdani, on the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Ghefari, “I was greatly in debt and thought to myself that no one but my Master and Friend - Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) - can help me pay back my debts. When the morning came, I went to his house and sought permission to enter. When I entered, Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘O Aba Muhammad! I know what you want and it is up to me to pay back your debt.’ When the night came, they brought us some food to break our fast. Then Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘O Aba Muhammad! Will you stay overnight or will you leave?’ I said, ‘O my Master! I prefer to leave, if you fulfill my needs.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) brought out a bunch of gold coins from beneath the rug and handed them to me. Upon taking them near the light, I saw red and green coins. On the first coin which I saw it was written, ‘O Aba Muhammad! The coins are in the amount of fifty Dinars. Twenty-six Dinars are to pay back your debts and twenty-four Dinars are to spend for your family.’ When the morning came, I could no longer find that coin (i.e. the written-on one), but there were exactly twenty-six Dinars and twenty-four Dinars there.”

30 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الهارون الفامي رَحْمَةُ اللَّه قالَ:حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بطةحَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عمر بْنِ بزيع قالَ كَانَ عِنْدِي جَارِيَتَانِ حَامِلَتَانِ فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أُعْلِمُهُ ذَلِكَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَاللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ مَا فِي بُطُونِهِمَا ذَكَرَيْنِ وَأَنْ يَهَبَ لِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَوَقَّعَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ ابْتَدَأَنِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِكِتَابٍ مُفْرَدٍ نُسْخَتُهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَافَانَا اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكَ بِأَحْسَنِ عَافِيَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآْخِرَةِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ الأُمُورُ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُمْضِي فِيهَا مَقَادِيرَهُ عَلَى مَا يُحِبُّ يُولَدُ لَكَ غُلامٌ وَجَارِيَةٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَسَمِّ الْغُلامَ مُحَمَّداً وَالْجَارِيَةَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ فَوُلِدَ لِي غُلامٌ وَجَارِيَةٌ عَلَى مَا قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.

47-30 Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Batta quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Musa ibn Umar ibn Bazee’, “I had two slave-wives who were both pregnant. I wrote a letter to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in which I informed him about this and asked him (a.s.) to ask the Sublime God for both of them to be boys and that God grant me this gift. In response, the Imam (a.s.) wrote, ‘God - the Sublime - willing I shall pray.’ Then the Imam (a.s.) wrote me another letter in which he (a.s.) wrote, ‘In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful. May God grant us and you the best of health in this world and the Hereafter with His Mercy! Beware that the affairs are in the hands of God the Honorable the Exalted. He runs the affairs according to His Own Will. The Sublime God willing you will be granted a boy and a girl. Call the boy Muhammad and call the girl Fatima with God’s Blessings!’” The narrator added, “Then as the Imam (a.s.) had foretold, I had one boy and one girl.”

31 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن بْنِ شاذَوَيْه المُؤَدِّبُ‏رحمهالله قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه بن الحِمْيَريُّ عَنْ أَبيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال قالَ: قَالَ لَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ كُنْتُ وَاقِفِيّاً وَحَجَجْتُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا صِرْتُ بِمَكَّةَ اخْتَلَجَ فِي صَدْرِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَتَعَلَّقْتُ بِالْمُلْتَزَمِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ طَلِبَتِي وَإِرَادَتِي فَأَرْشِدْنِي إِلَى خَيْرِ الأَدْيَانِ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ آتِيَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَقَفْتُ بِبَابِهِ فَقُلْتُ لِلْغُلامِ قُلْ لِمَوْلاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ بِالْبَابِ فَسَمِعْتُ نِدَاءَهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: ادْخُلْ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَدَخَلْتُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قَدْ أَجَابَ اللَّهُ دَعْوَتَكَ وَهَدَاكَ لِدِينِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ وَأَمِينُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ.

47-31 Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn Shathawayh al-Mo’addib - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Hemyari quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Mogheera, “I was one of the Waqafites and went on a pilgrimage to Mecca having the same belief. Once I reached Mecca, I wondered whether my belief was correct or not. Then I sought refuge next to the al-Moltazam wall and said, ‘O my God! You know what I want and wish for. Please guide me to the best religion.’ Then it occurred to me to visit Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). I went to Medina, stood at the door of Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) house and told his servant, ‘Go and tell your Master that a man from Iraq is waiting at the door and wants permission to enter.’ I heard Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) voice from within the house saying, ‘O Abdullah ibn al-Mogheera! Come in.’ I entered. When Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) saw me, he (a.s.) said, ‘God accepted your prayer and guided you towards His Religion.’ I said, ‘I bear witness that you are the Proof of God and the Trustee of God for His creatures.’”