ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Imam Al-kazim’s (s) Clear Appointment of Imam al-Ridha (s) 13 - نَصٌّ آخَرُ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ٠ٍ قالَ: خَرَجْتُ ٠ِنَ البَصْرَةِ اُرِيدُ ال٠َّا صِرْتُ في بَعْض الطَرِيقِ لَقِيتُ أَبَا إِبْراهِي٠َ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ وَهُوَ يُذْهَبُ بِهِ إِلى البَصْرَةِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ، فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَدَفَعَ إِلَىَّ كُتُباً وَأَ٠َرَنِي أَن اُوصِلَها إِلَى الْ٠َدِينَةِ، فَقُلْتُ: إلى‏ ٠َنْ أَدْفَعُها جُعِلْتُ فِداكَ؟ قالَ: إِلَى ابْنِي عَلِيِّ، فَإِنَّهُ وَصِيِّي وَالقَيِّ٠ْرِي وَخَيْرُ بَنِيِّ.

4-13 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 Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Marhoom, “I left Basra to go towards Medina. I met Aba Ibrahim (Imam al-Kadhim) (s) who was being taken to Basra. He sent someone to me and I went to him.

Then Imam Al-Kadhim (s) gave me several books and ordered me to take them to Medina. I asked him, ‘May I be your ransom! Who should I give these books to?’ He (s) replied, ’Give them to my son Ali (Al-Ridha (s)). He is my Testamentary Trustee and in charge of my affairs. He is my best son.’”