Hadith 490
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47-21 Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Hisham al-Mokattib - 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-Husayn ibn Bashshar, “I went to see Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) after the demise of his father (a.s.), and asked for explanation of some of the words which Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) had told me. The Imam (a.s.) told me, ‘O Sama’! Fine.’
I said, ‘May I be your ransom! I swear by God that this was my nickname when I attended school in my childhood.’ The Imam (a.s.) just smiled at me.”
21 - حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هِشامِالمكتب رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِهاشِم عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ شار قالَ
دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بَعْدَ مُضِيِّ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَسْتَفْهِمُهُ بَعْضَ مَا كَلَّمَنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ لِي نَعَمْ يَا سَمَاعُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كُنْتُ وَاللَّهِ أُلَقَّبُ بِهَذَا فِي صَبَايَ وَأَنَا فِي الْكُتَّابِ قَالَ فَتَبَسَّمَ فِي وَجْهِي.
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