"Certain tablets came out to us from abu al-Hassan (a.

"Certain tablets came out to us from abu al-Hassan (a.s.), when he was in jail, that said, "My instructions and directives to my eldest son to do so and so. As far so and so is concerned, do not give him anything until I will meet you or Allah will decree otherwise." H 822, Ch. 72, h 9 A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from 'Abdallah ibn al-Mughirah from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar who has said the following.

"In Basra (wherein the Imam (a.s.) was imprisoned) certain tablets came out to us from abu al- Hassan (a.s.) on which, it was written horizontally, 'My instructions and directives to the my eldest son (Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (a.s.) who should give such and such to so and so. As far so and so is concerned do not give him anything until I will come or Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, will decree that I must die, Allah certainly does what He wills." H 823, Ch.

72, h 10 Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from ibn Muhriz from Ali ibn Yaqtin who has said the following. "Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) wrote to me from prison that so and so my son is the master and guardian of my children and I have gifted my own (Kunya, Arabic) surname." H 824, Ch. 72, h 11 Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Abu Ali al-Khazzaz from Dawud ibn Sulay who has said the following.

"I said to abu Ibrahim (a.s.), "I am afraid that an incident may take place and I will not be able to see you, inform me who will be the Imam after you?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "My son, so and so, meaning thereby abu al-Hassan (a.s.)." H 825, Ch. 72, h 12 Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Sa'id ibn abu al-Jahm from al- Nasr ibn Qabus who has said the following. "I said to abu Ibrahim (a.s.), 'I asked your father, "Who will be (the Imam) after you?

He informed me that you will be (the Imam after him). When abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) left this world people went let and right and I said that I with my people are with you. Inform me who will be (the Imam) after you from your sons." He (the Imam (a.s.) said, "My son so and so." H 826, Ch. 72, h 13 Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from ad-Dahhak ibn al-Ash'ath from Dawud ibn Zurbi who has said the following. "Once I went to deliver some property to abu Ibrahim (a.s.).

He accepted some of it and left the others.