ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

8- و بهذا الإسناد عَن عَبد العَظيم بن عَبدُ اللَّه قالَ: قُلتُ لأبيجَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قد تحيرت بين زيارة قبر أبي عَبدُ اللَّه‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ و بين زيارة قبر أبيك‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِطُوس فَمَا تَرَى فَقَالَ لِي مَكَانَك ثُمَّ دَخَلَ وَخَرَجَ وَدُمُوعُهُ تَسيِلُ عَلَى خَدَّيهِ فَقَالَ زُوّارُ قَبرِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ كَثِيرُون و زُوّارُ قَبرِ أَبِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِطُوس قَلِيلُون

66-8 There is another tradition through the same chain of documentation in which Abdul Adheem ibn Abdullah has said that he asked Abi Ja’far (al-Jawad) (a.s.), “I wonder whether I should go on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Abi Abdullah (Imam Husayn) (a.s.) or go on a pilgrimage to the shrine of your father (a.s.) in Toos. What do you think?” Then Abi Ja’far (a.s.) told him, “Wait a little and stay here until I come back.” Then the Imam (a.s.) went inside the house and came back with eyes filled with tears and said, “There are many people who visit the shrine of Abi Abdullah Imam Al-Husayn (a.s.). However, there are only a few who visit the shrine of my father (a.s.) in Toos.”

9- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن مُوسَى بن المُتِوَكِّل‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُقالَ حَدَّثَنا عَلِيٍّ بن إِبراهِيم بن هاشِمٍ عَن أبِيهِ عَن أبي الصلت عَبد السلام بن صالح الهروي قالَ سَمِعتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: واللَّهِ مَا مِنَّا إِلا مَقْتُولٌ شَهِيدٌ.فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَمَنْ يَقْتُلُكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ شَرُّ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ فِي زَمَانِي يَقْتُلُنِي بِالسَّمِّ ثُمَّ يَدْفِنُنِي فِي دَارِ مَضِيعَةٍ وَبِلادِ غُرْبَةٍ أَلا فَمَنْ زَارَنِي فِي غُرْبَتِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ أَجْرَ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ شَهِيدٍ وَمِائَةِ أَلْفِ صِدِّيقٍ وَمِائَةِ أَلْفِ حَاجٍّ وَمُعْتَمِرٍ وَمِائَةِ أَلْفِ مُجَاهِدٍ وَحُشِرَ فِي زُمْرَتِنَا وَجُعِلَ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ رَفِيقَنَا

66-9 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abil Salt al-Harawi that he had heard Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “By God! All of us will be killed and become a martyr.”He was asked, “O son of the Prophet of God (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)! Who will murder you?” He replied, “The most wicked creature of God in my time (Al-Ma’mun) will kill me using poison. Then he will bury me in a very tight house in a strange town. Know that whoever visits me in my loneliness, God the Highest will record for him the reward of one-hundred thousand martyrs, one-hundred thousand honest ones, one-hundred thousand obligatory and ‘Umra (a.s.upererogatory) pilgrimages, and one-hundred thousands fighters in the way of God. He will also be resurrected among us (the 12 Imams (a.s.)). He will be established in high ranks in Heaven as our friend.”

10- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن بن أَحمَد بن الوليد رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن الصفار عَن أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن عيسى عَن أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن أبي نصر البزنطي قالَ قَرَأْتُ كِتَابَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَبْلِغْ شِيعَتِي أَنَّ زِيَارَتِي تَعْدِلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَلْفَ حَجَّةٍ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لابِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَلْفَ حَجَّةٍ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِي وَاللَّهِ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ حَجَّةٍ لِمَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ.

66-10 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 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti according to which Abi Nasr narrated that he had read a letter from Imam Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in which it was written, “Let my followers know that God considers visiting my shrine to be like one thousand pilgrimages (to the Kaaba).” Then Abi Nasr went to Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.) and asked the Imam (a.s.) about this issue. The Imam (a.s.) said, “Yes, by God! There is the reward of one million pilgrimages to the Kaaba for anyone who visits his shrine and recognizes his rightfulness.”

11- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن إِبراهِيم بن إِسحاقِ الطّالِقانيُ‏ رَضِىَاللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن سَعِيد الكُوفيّ مَولى بَني هاشِمٍ عَن عَلِيٍّ بن الحُسَين بن عَلِيٍّ بن فضال عَن أبِيهِ عَن أبي الحَسَن عَلِيٍّ بن مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ خُرَاسَانَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ لِي كَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ إِذَا دُفِنَ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ بَضْعَتِي وَاسْتُحْفِظْتُمْ وَدِيعَتِي وَغُيِّبَ فِي ثَرَاكُمْ نَجْمِي فَقَالَ لَهُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَا الْمَدْفُونُ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ وَأَنَا بَضْعَةٌ مِنْ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَأَنَا الْوَدِيعَةُ وَالنَّجْمُ أَلا فَمَنْ زَارَنِي وَهُوَ يَعْرِفُ مَا أَوْجَبَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مِنْ حَقِّي وَطَاعَتِي فَأَنَا وَآبَائِي شُفَعَاؤُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ كُنَّا شُفَعَاءَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ نَجَا وَلَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ وِزْرِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ.وَلَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي عَنْ أَبِيهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قَالَ مَنْ رَآنِي فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي لانَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لا يَتَمَثَّلُ فِي صُورَتِي وَلا فِي صُورَةِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَوْصِيَائِي وَلا فِي صُورَةِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِمْ وَإِنَّ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّادِقَةَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءاً مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ.

66-11 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Kufi - a chief of the Hashemite tribe - quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father that a man from Khorasan told Abal Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), “O son of the Prophet of God! I saw the Prophet of God (a.s.) in a dream. The Prophet (S) asked me, ‘How will you be when one of my own flesh and blood is buried in your land, you are asked to protect my trust, and my star (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) disappears in your soil?” Then Ar-Ridha’ told him, “I am the one who will be buried in your land. I am a piece of the flesh and blood of your Prophet. I am the trusted one and I am the star. Know that whoever visits me recognizing my rightfulness and obeys me as God the Blessed the Sublime has made it incumbent upon him to do so - my forefathers and I will intercede on his behalf on the Resurrection Day. Whoever on whose behalf we intercede shall be saved, even if there is the heavy burden of sin of the Jinn and the men on him.In fact, my father quoted on the authority of my grandfather, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers (a.s.) that God’s Prophet (S) said, ‘Whoever visits me in his dream, it is as if he has visited me since Satan cannot appear to be like me, or appear to be like anyone of my Testamentary Trustees (the 12 Imams). Neither can Satan appear to be like any of their followers. Indeed truthful dreams are one of the seventy parts of Prophethood.’”

12- حَدَّثَنا أبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا سعد بن عَبدُاللَّه عَن أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن عيسى عَن عَبد الرحمن بن أبي نجران قالَ سألت أبا جَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ما تَقُولُ لِمَن زَارَ أَبَاكَ قَالَ الجَنَّةَ وَاللَّه

66-12 (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 Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran that he asked Aba Ja’far (a.s.), “Do you know what the reward is for someone who visits your father?” Aba Ja’far (a.s.) replied, “By God! It is Heaven.”

13- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن بن أَحمَد بن الوَليد رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن الصَّفّار عَن مُحَمَّد بن الحُسَين بن أبي الخَطّاب عَن عَلِيٍّ بن أَسباطِ قالَ سألت أبا جَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَا لِمَن زَارَ وَالِدَكَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بَخُرَاسَانِ قَالَ الجَنَّةُ وَاللَّهِ الجَنَّةُ وَاللَّهِ‏

66-13 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Abil Khattab, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat that he asked Aba Ja’far (a.s.), “What is the reward for someone who visits your father Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Khorasan?” Aba Ja’far (a.s.) replied, “By God! It is Heaven. By God! It is Heaven.”

14- حَدَّثَنا أَحمَد بن زياد بن جَعفَر الهَمِداني‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُقالَ حَدَّثَنا عَلِيٍّ بن إِبراهِيم بن هاشِمٍ قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن عِيسى بن عُبيد قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن سُلَيمان المصري عَن أبِيهِ عَن إِبراهِيم بن أَبي حَجَر الأَسلمِيّ قالَ حَدَّثَنا قَبيصَة بن جابِر بن يزيد الجعفي قالَ سَمِعتُ وصي الأوصياء و وارث علم الأنبياء أبا جَعفَر مُحَمَّد بن عَلِيٍّ بن الحُسَين بن عَلِيٍّ بن أبي طالب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَني سيّد العابَدين عَلِيٍّ بن الحُسَين عَن سيد الشهداء الحُسَين بن عَلِيٍّ عَن سيد الأوصياء أمير المُؤمِنين عَلِيٍّ بن أَبي طالب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ قالَ رسول الله‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: سَتَدفَن بِضعَة مِنّي بِأرضِ خُراسان ما زارها مَكروب إلاّ نَفَّسَ الله كُربَتَهُ ولا مُذنِب إلاّ غَفَرَ الله ذُنُوبِهِ.

66-14 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 Muhammad ibn Soleiman al-Misri, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Abi Hajar al-Aslami, on the authority of Qabeesa, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jo’fi, “I heard the Trustee of the Trustees and the inheritor of the Prophets’ knowledge Aba Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (Imam al-Baqir) (a.s.) say, ‘The Master of the Worshippers, Ali ibn Al-Husayn (as-Sajjad) (a.s.) narrated that the Master of the Martyrs Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) quoted on the authority of the Master of the Trustees - the Commander of the Faithful - Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), on the authority of God’s Prophet (S), ‘One of my own flesh and blood will be buried in Khorasan. God the Highest will surely remove the sorrows of any sorrowful person who goes on pilgrimage to his shrine. God will surely forgive the sins of any sinful person who goes on pilgrimage to his shrine.’’”

15- حَدَّثَنا جَعفَر بن عَلِيٍّ بن الحُسَين بن عَلِيٍّ بن عَبدُ اللَّهبن المغيرة الكوفي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَني جدي الحُسَين بن عَلِيٍّ عَن الحُسَين بن يوسف عَن مُحَمَّد بن أسلم عَن مُحَمَّد بن سُلَيمان قالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَجَّ حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ فَدَخَلَ مُتَمَتِّعاً بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ فَأَعَانَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى حَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَى أَبَاكَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَبَابُهُ الَّذِي يُؤْتَى مِنْهُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَتَى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَتَى بَغْدَادَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى بِلادِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مَا يَحُجُّ بِهِ فَأَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ هَذَا الَّذِي حَجَّ حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ يَرْجِعُ أَيْضاً فَيَحُجُّ أَوْ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى خُرَاسَانَ إِلَى أَبِيكَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ بَلْ يَأْتِي خُرَاسَانَ فَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَى أَبِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَفْضَلُ وَلْيَكُنْ ذَلِكَ فِي رَجَبٍ وَلا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ شُنْعَةً

66-15 Ja’far ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn al-Mogheera al-Kufi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his grandfather Al-Husayn ibn Ali quoted on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Yusuf, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Aslam, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Soleiman, “I asked Aba-Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) about a man who has gone on his obligatory pilgrimage and has then gone on his ‘Umra (a.s.upererogatory) pilgrimage, and God the Highest has granted him success in performing both his obligatory and his ‘Umra (a.s.upererogatory) pilgrimages. He has then gone to Medina and has expressed his submission to Islam to the Prophet (S). He has then gone to visit your forefather - the Commander of the Faithful Ali (a.s.) - knowing that he is rightfully the proof of God for His creatures, and the gate from which we must go to Him. Then he has greeted him (Ali (a.s.)). Then he has gone to visit Aba Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), and has greeted him. Then he has gone to Baghdad and greeted Abil Hassan Musa (a.s.). Then he has gone back to his hometown. If once again God the Highest has granted him the opportunity to go on pilgrimage, then a pilgrimage to whom is better under these conditions? Should he who has already performed his Hajj pilgrimage go on pilgrimage to the Kaaba, or should he journey towards Khorasan to greet and visit the shrine of your father Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.).” Aba Ja’far (a.s.) replied, “Yes. It is better for him to go towards Khorasan to greet my father (a.s.). However, this should be done in the (Arabic) month of Rajab. It is not appropriate for him to do this now. Indeed if he does so, both you and us will be blamed by the ruler.”

16- حَدَّثَنا أبي‏رحمه الله و مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن بن أَحمَد بن الوَليدرَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا سَعد بن عَبدُ اللَّه بن أَبي خَلَف قالَ حَدَّثَنا أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن عيسى و مُحَمَّد بن الحُسَين بن أبي الخطاب عَن أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن أَبي نَصر البَزَنطي قالَ: سَمِعتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ مَا زَارَنِي أَحَدٌ مِن أَولِيَائِي عَارِفَاً بِحَقِّي إِلاَّ تَشَفَّعتُ لَهُ يَومَ القِيَامَةِ

66-16 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God have mercy upon him - and Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Khalaf quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Talib, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti, “I heard Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, ‘I will intercede on behalf of all of my friends who visit me recognizing my rightfulness on the Resurrection Day.”

17- حَدَّثَنا عَلِيٍّ بن عَبدُ اللَّه الوَرَّاقِ‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُقالَ حَدَّثَنا سعد بن عَبدُ اللَّه بن أبي خلـف قـالَ حَـدَّثَنـا عِمـرانُ بن مُـوسَى عَن الحُسَين بن عَلِيٍّ بن النعمان عَن مُحَمَّد بنالفضيل عَن غَزوان الضَّبي قالَ أخبرني عَبد الرَّحمن بن إِسحاق عَن النَّعمان بن سَعد قالَ قالَ أمير المُؤمنين عَلِيٍّ بن أبي طالب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: سَيُقْتَلُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وُلْدِي بِأَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ بِالسَّمِّ ظُلْماً اسْمُهُ اسْمِي وَاسْمُ أَبِيهِ اسْمُ ابْنِ عِمْرَانَ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَلا فَمَنْ زَارَهُ فِي غُرْبَتِهِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ذُنُوبَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْهَا وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ عَدَدِ النُّجُومِ وَقَطْرِ الأَمْطَارِ وَوَرَقِ الأَشْجَارِ.

66-17 - Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Khalaf quoted on the authority of Imran ibn Musa, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn al-No’man, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Fudhayl, on the authorityof Ghazwan al-Dhabbi, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Al-No’aman ibn Sa’d that the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said, “One of my offspring will be killed by poison in the land of Khorasan. His name will be the same as mine. And his father’s name will be the same as the name of (Prophet) Musa ibn Imran (a.s.). God will forgive the sins of whoever goes to visit him in his loneliness, even if his sins are as many as there are stars, rain drops and tree leaves.”