4 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ القاسِم المفسر المَعْرُوف...

The Prophet (s) hugged him, kissed him on the forehead, cried and said, ‘O Ja’far! I do not know what has pleased me more?

Is it your return or is it the conquering of Khaybar by God through the means of your brother (Ali bin Abi Talib).’ The Prophet cried being happy to see him.” 26-5 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Reza (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that God’s Prophet (s) said, “When I was being taken to the heavens on my ascension I saw someone hanging onto the heavens and complaining to his Lord about one of his relatives.

I asked him how many generations apart they were from each other. He said that they reach each other to the same grandfather in lineage forty generations back.” 26-6 Al-Mudhaffar ibn Ja'far Al-Mudhaffar al-Alawi As-Samarqandi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Mas’ood quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Waleed, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Hilal, “I heard Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Reza (s) say, ‘Whoever fasts on one of the days in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban for the sake of God or repents seventy times on one of the days in the (Arabic) month of Sha’ban will be resurrected by the Honorable the Exalted God along with the nation of God’s Prophet (s).