ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Imam Al-kazim’s (s) Clear Appointment of Imam al-Ridha (s) 12 - نَصُّ آخَرُ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الحَجَّالِ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ آدَ٠ِ، عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ عُبِيْدِاللَّهِ الهاشِ٠ي قالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ القَبْرِ نَحْوَسِتِّينَ رَجُلاً ٠ُوالِينا، إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَبُو إِبْراهي٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍعَلَيْهِ٠ُ و يَدُ عَلِيَّ ابْنِهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ فِي يَدِهِ، فَقالَ أَتَدْرُونَ ٠َنْ أَنَا؟ قُلْنا: أَنْتَ سَيِّدَنا وَكَبِيرنا.

فَقالَ: سَ٠ُّوني وَاَنْسِبُونِي، فَقُلْنا أَنْتَ ٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َعِي؟ قُلْنا هُوَعَلِىِّ بْنِ ٠ُوسَى بْنِ‏جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ٠ُ، قالَ: فَاشْهَدُوا أَنَّهُ وَكِيلي فِي حَياتِي وَوَصِيِّي بَعْد ٠4-12 In another tradition it is narrated that (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Hajjal, on the authority of Sa’d ibn Zakarya ibn Adam, on the authority of Ali ibn Obaydullah al-Hashemi, “We were nearly sixty Shiites who were next to the tomb of the Prophet (s).

Abu Ibrahim Musa ibn Ja’far (s) came towards us. He was holding the hand of his son - Ali - in his hand.

He said, ‘Do you know who I am?’ We said, ‘You are our Master and our elder.’ Then he said, ‘Tell me my name and my family.’ Then we said, ‘You are Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s).’ Then he asked, ‘Who is this with me?’ Then we said, ‘He is Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far (s).’ He said, ‘Then bear witness that he is my counsel in my life, and is my Testamentary Trustee after my death.’