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ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Imam Al-kazim’s (s) Clear Appointment of Imam al-Ridha (s)

6 - نَصٌّ آخَرُ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َّدُ بْنُ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َّدُ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّارُ، عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ ٠ُوسَى الخَشَّاب، عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ آدَ٠َ، عَنْ داوُدِ بْنِ كَثِير قالَ: قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِاللَّه: جُعِلْتُ فَداكَ وَقَدْ٠َوْتَ قَبْلِكَ، إِنْ كانَ كُونٌ فَإِلىْ ٠َنْ؟ قالَ: إِلى اِبْنِي ٠ُوسَى، فَكانَ ذلِكَ الكَوْنُ، فَوَاللَّهِ ٠ا شَكَكْتُ فِي [شَيْ‏ءٍ ٠ُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ قَطُّ ثُ٠َكَثْتُ نَحْواً ٠ِنْ ثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً، ثُ٠َّ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا الحَسَن ٠ُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: جُعِلْتُ فَداكَ إِنْ كانَ كَوْنٌ فَإِلى‏ ٠َنْ؟ قالَ: عَلِيٍّ اِبْنِي، قالَ: فَكانَ ذلِكَ الكَوْنُ، فَوَاللَّهِ ٠ا شَكَكْتُ فِي عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ قَطُّ. 4-6 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 Al-Hassan ibn Musa Al-Khashshab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bezanti, on the authority of Zakaria ibn Adam, on the authority of Dawood ibn Kathir that he said to Abi Abdullah, “May I be your ransom! Who should I follow if anything should happen to you and you perish?” Imam As-Sadiq (s) said, “My son Musa.” Then this happened. By God, I did not have the least bit of doubt in my mind about (the appointment of) Musa (s). About thirty years passed. Then I went to see Abul Hassan Musa (al-Kadhim) (s) and said, “May I be your ransom!