Then Al-Ma’mun said, “What would you say if you want the people to throw dirt over a book?”[^1] The Imam (a.s.) replied, “I would say: ‘Tarrab .” Al-Ma’mun said, “What if it is from ‘al-Sahha ?” He (a.s.) replied, “Sahe.” He asked, “What about ‘Tayn ?” He (a.s.) replied, “ ‘Tayyan. ” Then Al-Ma’mun told his servant, “Pour dirt over this writing and fold it. Place it in clay and seal it.[^2] Then send it to Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl.
Take three hundred thousand Dirhams from him for Abil Hassan (a.s.).” The author of this book (a.s.heikh Sadooq) - may God be pleased with him - said, “What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) accepted from Al-Ma’mun is similar to what the Prophet (S) accepted from the kings, and is similar to what Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) accepted from Mo’awiya, and the other Immaculate Imams (a.s.) accepted from the Caliphs.
It is proper for one to accept things when the whole world belongs to him and they confiscate it all, but return some of it to him.” وَذِي غِلَّةٍ سَالَمْتُهُ فَقَهَرْتُهُ فَأَوْقَرْتُهُ مَنِّي لِعَفْوِ التَّجَمُّلِ وَمَنْ لا يُدَافِعْ سَيِّئَاتِ عَدُوِّهِ بِإِحْسَانِهِ لَمْ يَأْخُذِ الطَّوْلَ مِنْ عَلُ وَلَمْ أَرَ فِي الأَشْيَاءِ أَسْرَعَ مَهْلَكاً لِغَمْرٍ قَدِيمٍ مِنْ وِدَادٍ مُعَجَّلٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَأْمُونُ: مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا هَذَا مَنْ قَالَهُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ فِتْيَانِنَا فَقَالَ فَأَنْشِدْنِي أَحْسَنَ مَا رَوَيْتَهُ فِي كِتَْمانِ السِّرِّ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: وَإِنِّي لأنْسَى السِّرَّ كَيْلا أُذِيعَهُ فَيَا مَنْ رَأَى سِرّاً يُصَانُ بِأَنْ يُنْسَى مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَجْرِيَ بِبَالِي ذِكْرُهُ فَيَنْبِذَهُ قَلْبِي إِلَى مُلْتَوَى حَشا فَيُوشِكُ مَنْ لَمْ يُفْشِ سِرّاً وَجَالَ فِي خَوَاطِرِهِ أَنْ لا يُطِيقَ لَهُ حَبْسا فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَأْمُونُ: إِذَا أَمَرْتَ أَنْ تُتَرَّبَ [يُتَرَّبَ