الفضل
al-Fadl
al-Fadl kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa).
مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)
In this collection
Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.
Found by searching the chains for these names, so a namesake may appear among them.
The 1 names searched
- الفضل
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40-27 Some people have narrated that Fadhl ibn Sahl advised Al-Ma’mun to appoint Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) as the…
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6-26 Ali ibn Al-Fadhl al-Baghdadi narrated that he had heard that Abu Umar - the friend of Abil Abbas Tha’lab was asked the following question regarding the meaning ‘I will leave two heavy things with you’ that the
Prophet (s) said. He was asked, ‘Why are these two things called heavy things?’ He replied, ‘Since they are very hard to…
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40-29 It has been narrated that Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl and Hisham ibn Ibrahim decided to go to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). Upon…
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28-1 (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 and Ali ibn Isma’il ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Haytham, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Fadhl
“I asked Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), ‘Is it possible for the Earth to exist with no Divine Leader present on it?’ The Imam…
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11-9 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Attar al-Neisaboori - may God be pleased with him –narrated in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban of the year 352 A.H. (962 A.D.) in Neishaboor on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Shathan that he had heard Al-Ridha (s) pray one day and say, “
Glory be to God who has created things with His Might. He perfected whatever He created using His Wisdom. He placed…
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40-18 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Ubaydillah ibn Abdullah ibn Tahir
“Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl advised Al-Ma’mun to seek nearness to God the Honorable the Exalted and His Prophet (S) by visiting…
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6-31 Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qattan narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya bin Zakariya al-Qattan quoted on the authority of Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn al-Saqr al-Abdi, on the authority of Abu Mo’awiya, on the authority of al-A’amesh, on the authority of Abaya ibn Reb’ee, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (s) said, “
I am the Master of the Prophets, and Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) is the Master of the Trustees. The Trustees after me are…
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31-168 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) delivered a sermon for us and said, ‘
There will come a time when the rich will be so greedy of what they possess that they will not act according to the…
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6-13 Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qattan narrated that Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Isma’il al-Marwazi in Ray quoted on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Abdul Jabbar al-Marwazi, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein, i.e. ibn Shaqiq , on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Vaqid, on the authority of Semak ibn Harb, on the authority of Jabir ibn Samra, “I went to the Prophet (s) and heard him say, ‘This affair will not end untilthe twelve successors come.’ Then he said something to my father quietly.
I asked my father: ‘What did he say?’ He said, ‘They are all from the Quraysh (tribe).’”
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4-1 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Isa quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khashshab, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Asbaq, on theauthority of Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Maysami - who was one of the Waqifites quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Al-Fadhl al-Hashemi, “I went to see Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (s) when he was seriously ill.
I asked him: If God forbid something should happen to you, whom should we follow? He said, “Follow my son Ali (Imam…
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30-52 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori quoted on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Shazanthat he had heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “
Acting justly and speaking fairly result in the continuation of blessings. And there is no power nor any strength save…
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60-1 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Oun ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Abi Abbad - the one who was hired by Fadhl ibn Sahl to write for Imam Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)
“Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) would never mention the name of his son Muhammad (a.s.) except by using his nickname (Abu Ja’far). For…
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30-39 Al-Hakim Abu Muhammad Ja’far ibn Na’eem ibn Shathan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his uncle Muhammad ibn Shathan quoted on the authority of Fadhl ibn Shathan, “
I heard Al-Ridha (s) narrate on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers, on the authority of…
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47-10 Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abil Khattab, on the authority of Mo’ammar ibn Khallad that Ar-Rayyan ibn al-Salt told him in Marv where he had just been dispatched as governor to some of the towns of Khorasan by Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl
“I’d like you to seek permission for me to see Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and greet him (a.s.). I’d really wish that…
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8-10 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa al-Yaqteeni, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abdullah al-Gharawi, on the authority of his father, “I visited Al-Fadhl ibn al-Rabee’ while he was sitting on the roof of his house. He told me, ’Come closer to me.’ I went closer to him to the extent that I stood beside him.” Then he told me, ‘Overlook into the house.’ Then he asked, ‘What can you see in the house?’ I replied ‘I see a garment (thrown on the ground).’ He said, ‘
Take a better look!’ Then I took a better look and said, ‘I see a man prostrating in prayer.’ He asked, ‘Can you…
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35-13 Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi narrated that Ahmad ibn Al-Fadhl quoted on the authority of Bakr ibn Ahmad al-Qasri, on the authority of Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Musa (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.), on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) that
he (a.s.) heard God’s Prophet (S) say, “On the Night of the Journey when my Lord caused my Ascension, I saw an angel in…
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50-3 Abdul Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Abdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar narrated in Neishaboor in the year 352 A.H. (962 A.D.) that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba quoted on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Shathan, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ya’fur al-Balkhi, on the authority of Musa ibn Mehran, “
I heard Isa ibn Ja’far tell Harun (Ar-Rashid) when he was going from Raqqah to Mecca, ‘Do not forget what you have sworn…
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11-10 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran ad-Daqqaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Barmaki, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Soleiman al-Kufi, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid
I heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “The Sublime God has always been All-Knowing, All-Powerful, Ever-Living, Ever-Lasting,…
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40-24 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Muhammad al-Kendi, on the authority of Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Abi Abbad, “When the case of Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl reached the point at which he was killed, Al-Ma’mun went to see Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) crying and told him, “O Abal Hassan (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.))! This is the time in which I need you. Please take charge of the affairs and help me.” The Imam (a.s.) said
“O Commander of the Faithful (Al-Ma’mun)! You are in charge of running the affairs, and I am in charge of praying.” When…
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40-6 Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Yahya al-Alawi Al-Husayni - may God be pleased with him - narrated in Medina that his grandfather Yahya ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ja’far ibn Ubaydillah ibn Al-Husayn quoted on the authority of Musa ibn Salamat, “
I was in the province of Khorasan with Muhammad ibn Ja’far. Then I heard that one day Thul-Riasatayn Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl…
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30-50 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Shathan that he had heard Al-Ridha (as) say, “
When they took the decapitated head of Al-Husayn (as) to Syria, Yazid - may God curse him - ordered that it be put…
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30-35 (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 Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ ibn Bint Elias, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s)
“If we are in Medina when we see the moon indicating the arrival of the (Arabic) month of Dhul-Hajja, we should depart…
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7-3 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taliqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowly quoted on the authority of Abul Abbas Ahmad ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Soleiman al-Nawfali that Ibrahim ibn Abil Bilad said, “
Yaqoob ibn Dawood told me that he adheres to the Divine Leadership.”Ibrahim ibn Abil Bilad added, “On the night before…
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11-8 Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab al-Qurashi narrated that Ahmad ibn Al-Fadhl ibn al-Mugheerat quoted on the authority of Abu Mansoor ibn Abdullah ibn Ibrahim al-Asbahani, on the authority of Ali ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Bashshar, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), “Does God know how things which do not exist would have been if they were created?” The Imam (s) replied, “The Sublime God knows how things are before they are created. The Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘
…For We were wont to put on Record all that ye did.’ God also said the following about the People of Hell, ‘…But if they…
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10-2 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Al-Hussein ibn Sa’eed, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Jomhoor, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Al-Fadhl, on the authority of Yunus ibn Abdurrahman, “A lot of wealth was collected and was in the possession of each of the representatives of Abul Hassan (s) when he (s) passed away. This was a reason they denied his death, and considered the Imamate to be terminated with him (s). Ziyad al-Qandi had seventy-thousand Dinars, and Ali ibn Abi Hamzeh had thirty-thousand Dinars (for example). When I noted this and the truth became clear to me, and I recognized that Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) is in charge of affairs, I expressed what I knew and invited the people to (follow) Al-Ridha (s). Those two people sent for me and asked, ‘Why are you doing this? We will make you needless if you are after money.’ They offered me ten-thousand Dinars and asked me to stop. But I replied, ‘Those two Imams (s) were narrated to have said, ‘
Whenever innovations became known, it is incumbent upon the knowledgeable ones to express what they know. Else they will…
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7-5 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 Al-Hassan al-Madani, on the authority of Abi Abdullah ibn Al-Fadhl, on the authority of his father Al-Fadhl
I was the gate-keeper for (Harun) Ar-Rashid. One day Harun was swinging around a sword and was very angry. He told me,…
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40-21 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 Al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt, “Those of the people from the public or the soldiers who pledged allegiance to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), but were not, pleased to do so said, ‘
This is one of the plans of Thul-Riasatayn Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl.’ This was told to Al-Ma’mun. Then he sent for me at…
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37-1 In Neishaboor Abu Sa’eed Muhammad ibn Al-Fadhl ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Mothakkir al-Neishaboori narrated that Abu Ali Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Khazraji Al-Ansari al-Sa’di quoted on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih Abu Salt al-Harawi, “
I was with Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) when he was leaving Neishaboor. He was riding in a carriage pulled by a grayish…
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26-8 Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bashshar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul Faraj al-Mudhaffar ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qazvini quoted on the authority of Abul Fadhl Al-Abbas ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim ibn Hamza ibn Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Sahl al-Qumi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hamid, on the authority of Abi Hashem al-Ja’fari, “
I asked Abil Hassan (s) about the reward of praying for one who is hung? The Imam (s) said, Don’t you know that my…
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69-12 Abul Fadhl Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Isma’il al-Saleeti narrated that Abul Tayyeb Muhammad ibn Abil Fadhl al-Saleeti said, “
One day, Hamawayh - the Commander of the army of Khorasan - was in Al-Husayn ibn Yazid’s field in Neishaboor to see the…
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43-1 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil, Muhammad ibn Isam al-Kolayni, Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Mo’addib, Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq, Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran al-Daqqaq - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yaqoob al-Kolayni - may God forgive him - quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Ibrahim Al-Alawi Al-Jawani, on the authority of Musa ibn Muhammadal-Moharibi, on the authority of a man whose name he had mentioned, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) that
Al-Ma’mun asked the Imam (a.s.), “Have the people ever recited any poems for you?” He (a.s.) replied, “Yes. They have…
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6-11 Abul Qasim Attab ibn Muhammad al-Varamini al-Hafiz narrated that Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’d, on the authority of Ahmad ibnAbdurrahman ibn Al-Fadhl and Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Suwar, on the authority Abdul Ghaffar ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Abil Aswad, on the authority of Muttraf, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of Attab ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Muhammad al-Anmati, on the authority of Yusuf ibn Musa, on the authority of Jareer, on the authority of Ash’ath ibn Suwar, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of Attab ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Muhammad al-Harrani , on the authority of Aoub ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, on the authority of Sa’eed ibn Moslemeh, on the authority of Ashas ibn Saw’war, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of his uncle Qas ibn Abd, (on the authority of Abul Qasim Attab who said this was narrated by Muttraf), “We were sitting in the mosque and Abdullah ibn Mas’ood was also present. A Bedouin came and asked, ‘Is Abdullah ibn Mas’ood among you?’ Abdullah said, ‘
Yes. I am Abdullah ibn Mas’ood. What do you want?’ The Bedouin asked, ‘O Abdullah! Has your Prophet informed you how…
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17-1 Abdul Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Ubdoos a-Neishaboori al-Attar narrated in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban of the year 352 A.H. (964 A.D.) in Neishaboor that Fadhl ibn Shadan said, “
I heard Imam Al-Ridha (s) say that Abraham (s) wished that he had sacrificed his own son Ishmael when God the Almighty…
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69-11 Abul Fadhl Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Isma’il al-Saleeti - may God be pleased with him - narrated that he had heard Al-Hakim Al-Razi, who was one of Abi Ja’far Al-Otbi’s friends say, “
Abu Ja’far Al-Otbi sent me as a messenger to Abi Mansoor Abdul Razzaq. I asked him for permission to go visit Ar-Ridha’…
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7-4 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 his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Salih, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn al-Rabee’, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn al-Rabee’, “
I was in bed with one of my slave-wives. Then I heard the door bell ring in the middle of the night. It made me…
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40-19 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Forat Abul Abbas and Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Baqta’ee
“Ibrahim ibn Al-Abbas was friends with Ishaq ibn Ibrahim - the brother of Zaydan who was known as “Zaman.” Ibrahim had…
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30-23 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Nasavi quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Harun, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abul Fadhl al-Balkhi, on the authority of his uncle Yahya ibn Sa’eed al-Balkhi, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn AbiTalib (s), “Once
I was walking with the Prophet (s) in the lanes of Medina, when we ran into a tall, broad-shouldered, old man with a…
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7-7 Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Mokattib narrated that Abul Tayyib Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Warraq quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Harun al-Hemayri, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Soleiman al-Nawfali, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Yaqteen, “When Musa ibn Ja’far (s) was with some of his relatives, he was informed about the decisions that Musa ibn Al-Mahdi (Harun’s brother) had made about him. He asked his relatives, “What do you think?” They said, “
We think that it is best for you to avoid him, and hide yourself since one cannot be immune from his wickedness.” Abul…
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28-12 Abul Fadhl Tamim ibn Abdullah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Ansari, on the authority of Abul Salt Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi that he had heard Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) say, “
The Honorable the Exalted God revealed the following to one of His Prophets, ‘When you leave the house in the morning,…
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28-32 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Al-Hussein As-Sa’dabadi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, on the authority of Abdul Azeem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani, on the authority of Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa (s), “
I heard from Abul Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (s) that Amr ibn Obayd al-Basri went to see Abi Abdullah (as-Sadiq) (s). After…
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22 - وَوَجَدْتُ فِي بَعْضِ الْكُتُبِ نُسْخَةَ كِتَابِ الْحِبَاءِوَالشَّرْطِ مِنَ الرِّضَا عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِلَى الْعُمَّالِ فِي شَأْنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَمْ أَرْوَذَلِكَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْبَدِيءِ الْبَدِيعِ الْقَادِرِ الْقَاهِرِ الرَّقِيبِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الْمُقِيتِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ الَّذِي خَضَعَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِمُلْكِهِ وَذَلَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِعِزَّتِهِ وَاسْتَسْلَمَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِقُدْرَتِهِ وَتَوَاضَعَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِسُلْطَانِهِ وَعَظَمَتِهِ وَأَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمُهُ وَأَحْصَاهُ عَدَدُهُ فَلا يَئُودُهُ كَبِيرٌ وَلا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ صَـغِيرٌ الَّذِي لا تُدْرِكُهُ أَبْصَـارُ النَّـاظِرِينَ وَلا تُحِيطُ بِهِ صِفَةُ الْوَاصِـفِينَ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُوَالْمَثَلُ الأَعْلى فِي السَّماواتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي شَرَعَ الإِسْلامَ دِيناً فَفَضَّلَهُ وَعَظَّمَهُ وَشَرَّفَهُ وَكَرَّمَهُ وَجَعَلَهُ الدِّينَ الْقَيِّمَ الَّذِي لا يَقْبَلُ غَيْرَهُ وَالصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ الَّذِي لا يَضِلُّ مَنْ لَزِمَهُ وَلا يَهْتَدِي مَنْ صَدَفَ عَنْهُ وَجَعَلَ فِيهِ النُّورَ وَالْبُرْهَانَ وَالشِّفَاءَ وَالْبَيَانَ وَبَعَثَ بِهِ مَنِ اصْطَفَى مِنْ مَلائِكَتِهِ إِلَى مَنِ اجْتَبَى مِنْ رُسُلِهِ فِي الأُمَمِ الْخَالِيَةِ وَالْقُرُونِ الْمَاضِيَةِ حَتَّى انْتَهَتْ رِسَالَتُهُ
40-22 In some of the manuscripts of the book Al-Hiba wal-Shart, I found some traditions regarding Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), the…
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35-1 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban of the year 352 A.H. (962 A.D.) in Neishaboor that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori quoted on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn Shathan that Al-Ma’mun asked Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) to write a brief account of the pure Islam for him. Then he (a.s.) wrote
“In pure Islam it suffices to confess that there is no god but God the One for Whom there exists no partner; the Only…
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30-44 Al-Hakim Abu Muhammad Ja’far ibn Na’eem ibn Shathan narrated that his uncle Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Shathan quoted on the authority of Fadhl ibn Shathan, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazee’, “
I asked Al-Ridha (s) about the proper place to say the ‘Qunut in the ‘Al-Fajr and ‘Al-Watr prayers. He (s) replied,…
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59-1 Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mo’addib, Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq and Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father that Muhammad ibn Sinan said, “
I was with my Master Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Khorasan. Al-Ma’mun used to have public meetings on Mondays and Thursdays. He…
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7-11 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq, Al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mukattib, Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani, Al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Natana, Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem, Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluwayh and Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Uthman ibn Isa, on the authority of Sufyan ibn Nazar, “One day
I was standing in the presence of Al-Ma’mun. He asked, “Do you know who taught me about Shiism?” All the people who were…
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69-10 Abul Fadhl Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Isma’il al-Saleeti al-Neishaboori narrated that Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sinani al-Neishaboori said, “
I was at the service of the military Commander-in-Chief, Abi Nasr ibn Abi Ali al-Saghani, who treated me with kindness.…
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40-23 Hamza ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) narrated in Qum in the month of Rajab of the year 339 A.H. (949 A.D.) that Ali ibn Ibrahim informed me on the following through a book in the year 307 A.H. (918 A.D.) in which he wrote on the authority of Yasir - the servant
“Whenever Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) had a private session, he gathered all his workers - whether young or old - and talked with…
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20-1 Abul Abbas Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Ahmad Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Haruni quoted on the authority of Sa’eed Al-Hussein ibn Ali al-Adawi quoted on the authority of Abu Hamid Imran ibn Musa ibn Ibrahim, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Al-Qasim Ar-Raqqam, on the authority of Al-Qasim ibn Muslim, on the authority of his brother Abdul Aziz ibn Muslim, “At the times of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) we were in Marv. We had gathered together in the Jami’a mosque where the people were talking about the concept of Divine Leadership and the many differences which the people have with each other in that respect. I went to see my Master and my Friend Al-Ridha (s) and told him what the people said in that regard. He (s) smiled and said, ‘
O Abdul Aziz! The people are ignorant and have been tricked regarding their religion. The Blessed the Sublime God did…
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40-20 Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani, Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mokttib and Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted that when Yasir - the servant - returned from Khorasan after the martyrdom of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Toos, he told me all the news about the events which had happened. Ali ibn Ibrahim narrated that Rayyan ibn al-Salt, who was one of Al-Hassan ibn Sahl’s men and my father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Arafat and Salh ibn Sa’eed Al-Rashidi that all quoted the (following) news about Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), “When the time of the dismissed Caliph (al-Amin) was finished and Al-Ma’mun took over the Caliphate, he wrote a letter to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) and invited him to Khorasan. However, Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) refused for several reasons. However, Al-Ma’mun did not stop here and kept on insisting until Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) got convinced that he was not going to stop. Then Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) left for Marv when his son Abu Ja’far (a.s.) was only seven years old. Al-Ma’mun wrote to him instructing not to come by way of Kufa and Qum. Rather, he (a.s.) was taken to Marv by way of Basra, Ahwaz and Fars. When he arrived in Marv, Al-Ma’mun told him to accept the ranksof Divine Leadership and Caliphate. However, Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) refused this. However, Al-Ma’mun insisted on it a lot. This kept going on for two months, until after a lot of discussions Al-Ma’mun suggested Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) accept the post of the successor to the throne. He (a.s.) accepted this and told him, ‘(I will only accept this) upon conditions that I will state.’ Then Al-Ma’mun said, ‘
State your conditions.’ Then Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) wrote, ‘I will accept the succession to the throne upon the conditions…
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26-22 In Kufa in the year 354 A.H. (964 A.D.) Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Hashemi al-Kufi narrated that Forat ibn Ibrahim ibn Forat al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali al-Hamdani, on the authority of Abul Fadhl Al-Abbas ibn Abdullah al-Bukhari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (s), “God’s Prophet (s) said, ‘
God has not created any creature nobler than me and more honored near Himself than me.’ Ali (s) said, ‘O Prophet of God!…
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