A group of the Shia has said: Abu Muhammad Hasan Ibne Ali (a.

A group of the Shia has said: Abu Muhammad Hasan Ibne Ali (a.s.) said: “The names Ibne Uthman and Abu Amr shall not gather in one man,” and ordered him to break his patronymic, so he was called Amari. He is also called Askari, because he was from the Askar of Samarrah. He is also called Samman, because he used to trade in grease in order to conceal his task.

When the Shia carried their religious dues to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.), they would send it to Abu Amr, which he would place in containers that were used for grease and carry them to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) because of Taqayyah and fear. A group of scholars narrated to me from Abu Muhammad Harun Ibne Musa from Abu Ali Muhammad Ibne Himam Iskafi, who said Ahmad Ibne Ishaq Ibne Saad Qummi narrated to us, saying, I entered on a certain day upon Abul Hasan Ali Ibne Muhammad, peace be with him (a.s.).

I said: “O my master, many a time, I go away and then come to your vicinity, yet I am still not able to find access to you every time I come nearby. So whose word should we accept and whose order should we obey?” The Imam (a.s.) said: “This is Abu Amr. He is trustworthy and honest. He is the trustworthy man of the past and my man of trust in my lifetime and after my death.

Whatever he says to you, he says it from us; whatever he delivers to you, he does so from me.” Abu Muhammad Harun said: Abu Ali said: Abul Abbas Himyari said: We would often discuss this narration and extol the eminence of Abu Amr. A group of scholars narrated to us from Abu Muhammad Harun from Muhammad Ibne Himam from Abdullah Ibne Ja’far, saying, On a certain year after the demise of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.), we performed Hajj. I went to Ahmad Ibne Ishaq at Medina and saw Abu Amr with him.

I said: “This Shaykh,” pointing to Ahmad Ibne Ishaq, “and he is a trustworthy and admirable man before us, has narrated to us,” such and such. I narrated to him all of the narrative, which we have mentioned above on the account of the eminent position of Abu Amr. I said: “You are now someone whose word and truthfulness is not dubitable.

I beseech you for the sake of Allah and the sake of the two Imams who have declared you trustworthy, have you seen the son of Abu Muhammad who is the Master of the Age?” He wept and then said: “You cannot inform anyone with this regard so long as I am alive.” I said: “Sure so.” He said: “I have verily seen him and his neck is like this.” He wanted to say that he has the most beautiful and wholesome of the necks.