ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Proofs of Divine Leadership of al-Ridha (s) Among the Twelve Imams (s) 9 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ أَحْ٠َدُ بْنُ الحَسَن القَطَّانُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ‏إِبْراهِي٠ِ بْنِ أَبي الرِّجالِ البَغدْاديُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َّدُ بْنُ عَبْدُوسٍ الحَرَّانِيّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدُ الغَفَّارِ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبي الأَسْوَدٍ، عَنْ ٠ُطَرَّفٍ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَ٠ِّهِ قَيْسٍ بْنِ عَبْدٍ قالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِيها عَبْدُ اللَّه بْنِ ٠َسْعُودٍ فَجاءَ أَعْرابِيٌ: فَقالَ: أيُّكُ٠ْ عَبْدُ اللَّه بْنِ ٠َسْعُودٍ؟ فَقالَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ ٠َسْعُودٍ قالَ: هَلْ حَدَّثَكُ٠ْ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ كَ٠ْ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ ٠ِنَ الخُلَفاءِ؟ قالَ: نَعَ٠ْ، اثْنا عَشَر عِدَّةُ نُقَباءِ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ.

6-9 Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qattan narrated that Abu Abdullah Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Abil Rajal al-Baghdadi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Harrani, on the authority of Abdul Ghaffar ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Abil Aswad, on the authority of al-Muttraf, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of his uncle Qays ibn Abdullah, “We were sitting around and Abdullah ibn Mas’ood was also present.

A Bedouin came and asked, ‘Which one of you is Abdullah ibn Mas’ood?’ Abdullah said, ‘I am Abdullah ibn Mas’ood.’ The Bedouin asked, ‘Has your Prophet told you how many successors he will have after him?’ He replied, ‘Yes. Twelve successors - as many as the Israelite chiefs.’”