ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

32 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَحْمَةُ اللَّه قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّه عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد عَنْ داود بْنِ رزين قالَ كَانَ لابِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عِنْدِي مَالٌ فَبَعَثَ فَأَخَذَ بَعْضَهُ وَتَرَكَ عِنْدِي بَعْضَهُ وَقَالَ مَنْ جَاءَكَ بَعْدِي يَطْلُبُ مَا بَقِيَ عِنْدَكَ فَإِنَّهُ صَاحِبُكَ فَلَمَّا مَضَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ عَلِيٌّ ابْنُهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ابْعَثْ إِلَيَّ بِالَّذِي عِنْدَكَ وَهُوَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَبَعَثْتُ إِلَيْهِ مَا كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدِي.

47-32 My father - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Dawood ibn Razin, “I had some money which belonged to (Imam) Abil Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (al-Kadhim) (a.s.). The Imam (a.s.) sent someone to take some of the money and left the rest with me saying, ‘Pay back the rest of the money to whoever comes after the money later. He will be your Divine Leader.’ After the Imam (a.s.) passed away, his son Ali (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) sent someone after the money and asked me to send back the exact amount of money which I had. I sent him the money that was with me.”

33 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيدقالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الوَشَّاء قالَ سَأَلَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الأَشْعَثِ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنْ يَخْرِقَ كُتُبَهُ إِذَا قَرَأَهَا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِي يَدِ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ الْوَشَّاءُ فَابْتَدَأَنِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِكِتَابٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ أَنْ يَخْرِقَ كُتُبَهُ فِيهِ أَعْلِمْ صَاحِبَكَ أَنِّي إِذَا قَرَأْتُ كُتُبَهُ إِلَيَّ خَرَقْتُهَا.

47-33 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 Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’, “Al-Abbas ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash’ath asked me to ask Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in writing to burn the letters - which Abbas had written to him (a.s.) - after reading them, since he feared that others might get ahold of them. I received a letter from the Imam (a.s.) - before asking him to burn the letters - in which it was written, ‘Inform your friend that I have burned all his letters after reading them.’”

34 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِعَبْدِ اللَّه عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّاب عَنْ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ قالَ هَوِيتَ فِي نَفْسِي إِذَا دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَاأَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ كَمْ أَتَى عَلَيْكَ مِنَ السِّنِّ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ جَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيَّ وَيَتَفَرَّسُ فِي وَجْهِي ثُمَّ قَالَ: كَمْ أَتَى لَكَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْكَ قَدْ أَتَى عَلَيَّ اثْنَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَدْ وَاللَّهِ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ.

47-34 (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-Husayn ibn Abil Khattab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti, “It occurred to me to ask Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) about his age when I saw him. When I went to see him and sat in front of him, the Imam (a.s.) turned to me, looked at me and asked, ‘How old are you?’ I said, ‘May I be your ransom! I am so many years old.’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘I am older than you are. I am forty-two years old.’ I said, ‘May I be your ransom! I wanted to ask you about your age.’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘I told you.’”

35 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الهَمْدانِيَّ رَضِىَاللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد قالَ حَدَّثَني فيض بْنِ مالِكَ المدائني قالَ حَدَّثَنِي زروان الْمَدَائِنِيُّ بِأَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى صَدْرِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَذْكُرَ لَهُ شَيْئاً مِمَّا أَرَدْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ آدَمَ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِمَاماً فَأَخْبَرَنِي بِمَا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ.

47-35 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 Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Faydh ibn Malik al-Mada’eni, on the authority of Zorwan al-Mada’eni, “I went to see Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and wanted to ask him (a.s.) about Abdullah ibn Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s.). Before I could ask, Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) took my hand, placed it on my heart and said, ‘O Muhammad ibn Adam! In fact, Abdullah is not the Divine Leader.’ Thus Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) had answered my question before I could ask it.”

36 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى ماجِيلوَيْه رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُقالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم عَنْ‏عِيسَى اليَقْطِيني قالَ سَمِعْتُ الهشام العباسي يَقُولُ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ أَنْ يُعَوِّذَنِي لِصُدَاعٍ أَصَابَنِي وَأَنْ يَهَبَ لِي ثَوْبَيْنِ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ أُحْرِمُ فِيهِمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ سَأَلْتُ عَنْ مَسَائِلَ فَأَجَابَنِي وَنَسِيتُ حَوَائِجِي فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ لاخْرُجَ وَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُوَدِّعَهُ قَالَ لِيَ اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي وَعَوَّذَنِي ثُمَّ دَعَا بِثَوْبَيْنِ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ فَدَفَعَهُمَا إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ لِي أَحْرِمْ فِيهِمَا قَالَ الْعَبَّاسِيُّ وَطَلَبْتُ بِمَكَّةَ ثَوْبَيْنِ سَعِيدِيَّيْنِ أُهْدِيهِمَا لابْنِي فَلَمْ أُصِبْ بِمَكَّةَ فِيهَا شَيْئاً عَلَى مَا أَرَدْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي مُنْصَرَفِي فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَلَمَّا وَدَّعْتُهُ وَأَرَدْتُ الْخُرُوجَ دَعَا بِثَوْبَيْنِ سَعِيدِيَّيْنِ عَلَى عَمَلِ الْوَشْيِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ طَلَبْتُهُ فَدَفَعَهُمَا إِلَيَّ.

47-36 Muhammad ibn Ali Majilawayh - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa al-Yaqtini, on the authority of the Abbasid Hisham, “I went to see Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and wanted to ask him to pray for a cure for my migraine which I had had for sometime. I also wanted to ask him to give me two pieces of material which I could use to enter the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj. After I went in and asked my questions, Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) answered them. I forgot about my needs and got up to leave. When I wanted to say farewell, the Imam (a.s.) told me, ‘Sit down.’ I sat down in front of the Imam (a.s.). The Imam (a.s.) put his hand over my head and prayed for me. Then he (a.s.) asked for two of his own robes, gave them to me and said, ‘Wear these to enter the state of ritual consecration.’”Al-Abbasi said, “When I was in Mecca, I tried very hard to purchase two Sa’eedi garments: one for me and one for my son. However, I could not find any. When I returned to Medina, I went to see Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). When I had said farewell and was about to leave, the Imam (a.s.) asked for two Sa’eedi garments just as I had wished for and gave them to me.”

37 - حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس عَنْ أَبيهِ عَنْأَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُوسَى قالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَمْلاكِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ لا سَحَابَ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا بَرَزْنَا قَالَ: حَمَلْتُمْ مَعَكُمُ الْمَمَاطِرَ قُلْنَا لا وَمَا حَاجَتُنَا إِلَى الْمِمْطَرِ وَلَيْسَ سَحَابٌ وَلا نَتَخَوَّفُ الْمَطَرَ فَقَالَ لَكِنِّي حَمَلْتُهُ وَسَتُمْطَرُونَ قَالَ فَمَا مَضَيْنَا إِلا يَسِيراً حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ سَحَابَةٌ وَمُطِرْنَا حَتَّى أَهَمَّتْنَا أَنْفُسُنَا مِنْهَا فَمَا بَقِيَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلا ابْتَلَّ.

47-37 Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Musa, “On a clear day we went out along with Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) to some property of his. Once we got to the town outskirts, Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘Have you taken any umbrellas for yourselves?’ We said, ‘No. We do not need any umbrellas since it is not cloudy.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘But I have brought one with me and soon you will get wet.’ When we went a little further on, a cloud appeared and it rained. All of us were concerned about ourselves and we all got wet.”

38 - حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار قالَحَدَّثَني أَبي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ‏مهران أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَاللَّهَ لابْنٍ لَهُ فَكَتَبَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَيْهِ وَهَبَ اللَّهُ لَكَ ذَكَراً صَالِحاً فَمَاتَ ابْنُهُ ذَلِكَ وَوُلِدَ لَهُ ابْنٌ.

47-38 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Musa ibn Mehran, “I wrote to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and asked him to pray for my (ill) son. The Imam (a.s.) wrote me back, ‘God will grant you a good son.’ My son died and I was given another son.”

39 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ قالَ: حَدَّثَناسَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه عَنْ الهِيْثَم بْنِ أَبي المَسْرُوقِ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الفُضَيْلِ قالَ نَزَلْتُ بِبَطْنِ مَرٍّ فَأَصَابَنِي الْعِرْقُ الْمَدِينِيُّ فِي جَنْبِي وَفِي رِجْلِي فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُتَوَجِّعاً فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَمَّا أَتَيْتُ بَطْنَ مَرٍّ أَصَابَنِي الْعِرْقُ الْمَدِينِيُّ فِي جَنْبِي وَفِي رِجْلِي فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى الَّذِي فِي جَنْبِي تَحْتَ الإِبْطِ فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلامٍ وَتَفَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ بَأْسٌ مِنْ هَذَا وَنَظَرَ إِلَى الَّذِي فِي رِجْلِي فَقَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَنْ بُلِيَ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا بِبَلاءٍ فَصَبَرَ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ مِثْلَ أَجْرِ أَلْفِ شَهِيدٍ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لا أَبْرَأُ وَاللَّهِ مِنْ رِجْلِي أَبَداً قَالَ الْهَيْثَمُ فَمَا زَالَ يَعْرَجُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ.

47-39 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of al-Haytham ibn Abil Masrooq an-Nahdi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Fuzayl, “When we got to a place called Batn Murr being located one way-station before Mecca. I got side and leg pains called ‘Al-Irq al-Madini’ in Arabic. I went to see Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Medina and he (a.s.) asked, ‘What is the cause of your pain?’ I said, ‘I got ‘Al-Irq pains in my legs and side when I reached Batn Murr. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) then pointed at what was on my side, said a few words and put some of his saliva on it and said, ‘You will no longer suffer from any side pains.’ Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) then looked at my legs and said, ‘O Abu Ja’far! The Honorable the Exalted God will record the rewards of a thousand martyrs for whomever of our followers who suffers from a calamity and perseveres.’ I told myself, ‘By God, I will not be relieved of this pain in my legs until I die.’ The narrator added, “He limped for the rest of his life.”

40 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه عَنْمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد عَنْ أَبي عَلِيِّ الحَسَن بْنِ راشد قالَ قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أَحْمَالٌ فَأَتَانِي رَسُولُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنْظُرَ فِي الْكُتُبِ أَوْ أُوَجِّهَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَقُولُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سَرِّحْ إِلَيَّ بِدَفْتَرٍ وَلَـمْيَكُنْ لِي فِي مَنْزِلِي دَفْتَرٌ أَصْلاً قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَأَطْلُبُ مَا لا أَعْرِفُ بِالتَّصْدِيقِ لَهُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ شَيْئاً وَلَمْ أَقَعْ عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى الرَّسُولُ قُلْتُ مَكَانَكَ فَحَلَلْتُ بَعْضَ الأَحْمَالِ فَتَلَقَّانِي دَفْتَرٌ لَمْ أَكُنْ عَلِمْتُ بِهِ إِلا أَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَطْلُبْ إِلا الْحَقَّ فَوَجَّهْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ.

47-40 (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 Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Abi Ali Al-Hassan ibn Rashid, “I had received several loads of goods. The messenger of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) came to me before I could open them and see what they were. He told me that Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) says, ‘Send me a notebook since I do nothave any at home.’ I asked myself, ‘Should I look around for what I do not know of just because I have acknowledged him (as the Divine Leader)?’ I looked around but could not find anything. As the messenger wanted to return, I called out to him and said, ‘Wait a little.’ I opened some of the bags of the newly-arrived loads and found a notebook in them of which I was unaware of. I knew that the Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) would not send for something without a reason, and I sent it for the Imam (a.s.).”

41 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيدرَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار عَنْ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ مهزيار عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد بْنِ يَزِيد الكرمانِي عَنْ أَبي مُحَمَّد المصري قالَ قَدِمَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَسْأَلُهُ الإِذْنَ فِي الْخُرُوجِ إِلَى مِصْرَ أَتَّجِرُ إِلَيْهَا فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ أَقِمْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَأَقَمْتُ سَنَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ اخْرُجْ مُبَارَكاً لَكَ صَنَعَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فَإِنَّ الأَمْرَ يَتَغَيَّرُ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَأَصَبْتُ بِهَا خَيْراً وَوَقَعَ الْهَرْجُ بِبَغْدَادَ فَسَلِمْتُ عَنْ تِلْكَ الْفِتْنَةِ.

47-41 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-Waleed ibn Yazid al-Kermani, on the authority of Abi Muhammad al-Basri, “Abul Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) came (to Baghdad). I asked him in writing to grant me permission to go to Egypt to do business. In response he wrote, ‘Wait to see what God wills.’ I waited for two years. In the third year I wrote to him (a.s.) and asked for permission again. He wrote back, ‘Go. May this be blessed for you. God will change things for you.’ Then I left (for Egypt) and made a lot of profit. There was chaos in Baghdad and I was saved from that sedition.”