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) 26 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ الفَضْلِ البَغدْاديُّ قالَ: سَ٠َرَ صاحِبَ أَبي العَبَّاسِ ثَعلَبٍ يُسْأَلُ عَنْ ٠َعْنى‏ قَوْلَهُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ:«إنِّي تارِكٌ فِيكُ٠ُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ» لَ٠ِّيا بِالثَّقَلَيْنِ؟ قالَ: لأَنَّ الَّت٠6-26 Ali ibn Al-Fadhl al-Baghdadi narrated that he had heard that Abu Umar - the friend of Abil Abbas Tha’lab was asked the following question regarding the meaning ‘I will leave two heavy things with you’ that the Prophet (s) said.

He was asked, ‘Why are these two things called heavy things?’ He replied, ‘Since they are very hard to adhere to.’