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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 3) Chapter 120 : the Birth of Abu Al-hassan Musa Ibn Ja'far (a.s.) Abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) was born in Abwa' in the year one hundred twenty eight AH. Certain historians have said that it to be the year one hundred twenty six. He passed away on the sixth of the month of Rajab in the year one hundred eighty six at the age of fifty four of fifty five in Baghdad in the prison of al-Sindi ibn Shahik.
Haarun has summoned him from Madina on twentieth of the month of Shawwal in the year one hundred seventy nine. Harun went to Madina on his way back from 'Umra (pilgrimage to Makka) in the month of Ramadan. Thereafter Harum went for hHajj and took abu al-Hassan Musa ibn Ja'far (a.s.) with him to Baghdad. He then imprisoned him in the control of al-Sindi ibn Shahik and in his prison he (a.s.) died. He was buried in Baghdad ingrave yard of Quraysh.
His mother was 'Umm walad, called Hamida." H 1220, Ch. 120, h 1 al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash'ari has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Sindi al-Qummi who has said that narrated to us 'Isa ibn 'Abd al-Rahman from his father the following. "Once ibn al-'Ukkasha ibn Muhsin al-Asadi went to see abu Ja'far and abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) was present with him. Grapes were offered to him.
The Imam (a.s.) said, "The old man and the small boy eat grasps one piece at a time and one who is anxious for filling himself up eats several pieces at a time but you should take two pieces at a time because it is mustahab (preferable) to do so." He then asked abu Ja'far (a.s.), "Why do you not arrange a marriage for abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has grown up already?" He has said that before abu Ja'far (a.s.) there was a bag filled with money and he said, "Very soon traders will come from Barbar and find accommodation in the house of Maymun and with the money in this bag we will buy for him a slave girl." The narrator has said that time went by and one day we went to see abu Ja'far (a.s.) and he said, "Do you want me to tell you about the traders of whom I spoke to you a few days ago?
He has just arrived. Go and with the money in this bag buy a slave girl from him." The narrator has said, "We went to the trader but he had sold all of his slave girls accept two of them who were ill and one of them was more beautiful than the other. We said that we would like to see them.