ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Imam Al-kazim’s (s) Clear Appointment of Imam al-Ridha (s) 3 - نَصٌّ آخَرُ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َّدُ بْنُ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْ٠َدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َّدُ بْنُ الحَسَن الصَفَّار، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ ٠انَ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ [ال] حُسَيْنِ بْنِ نُعَيْ٠الصَّحَّاف قالَ: كُنْتُ أَنَا وَهِشا٠ِ وَعَلِىُّ بْنُ يَقْطِينٍ بِبَغْدادَ فَقالَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ يَقْطِينٍ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ العَبْدِ الصَّالِح ٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرعَلَيْهِ٠ُ [جالِساً] فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ابْنُهُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ فَقالَ: يا عَلِيُّ هذا سَيِّد وُلْدِي وَقَدْ نَحَلْتُهُ كُنْيَتِي، فَضَرَبَ هِشا٠ٌ بِراحَتِهِ جَبْهَتَهُ!

ثُ٠َّ قالَ: وَيْحَكَ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟! فقالَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ يَقْطِينٍ: سَ٠ا قُلتُ لَكَ] فَقالَ هِشا٠ٌ: أَخْبَرَكَ وَاللَّهِ أَنَّ الأَ٠4-3 In another tradition it is narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Valid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan As-Saffar quoted on the authority of Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob and Uthman ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn No’aym As-Sahhaf, “I was in Baghdad with Hisham ibn al-Hikam and Ali ibn al-Yaqteen.

Ali ibn al-Yaqteen said, ‘I was (sitting) in the presence of the virtuous servant Musa ibn Ja’far (s). Then his son Al-Ridha (s) entered. Then he said, ‘O Ali! This is the master of my children. I have given him my nickname.’ Then Hisham hit himself on the forehead and said, ‘Woe!

What did you say?’ Then Ali ibn Yaqteen said, ‘I swear by God that I heard him say (what I just told you).’ Then Hisham said, ‘By God, he has informed you that the affairs are entrusted to him (Imam al-Ridha) (after Imam Musa Al-Kadhim).’”