Ahmad-ibn- Obaidullah said...

Ahmad-ibn- Obaidullah said: In the city of Samerra and amongst the Alaw is, I have never come across a person like Hassan-ibn-Ali-ibn-Muhammad -ibn-Ridha and I have not heard anyone amongst the kings and all the Bani-Hashim possessing such chastity, nobility, magnificence and munificence like him. He was given more priority than (ever) the aged peoples. Similarly the commanders, Ministers, writers and common people respected him very much.

Ahmad-ibn-Obaidullah says: One day I stood besides my father who was in the state of dying. Suddenly, a guard approached my father and said: "Ibn-Ridha (i.e. Imam Hassan Askari) is standing besides the…