ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On al-Ridha’s Words About the Man From Syria and His Questions From the Commander of the Faithful (s) in the Kufa Mosque ُتَوَكِّل رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ جَعْفَر الحِ٠ْيَريُّ عَنْ إِبْراهي٠ِر الطَّائيّ قالَ: سَ٠ِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ ٠ُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ الأَرْبِعَاءِ يَوْ٠َ فِيهِ خِيفَ أَنْ تَخْضَرَّ ٠َنِ انْتَارَ فِيهِ خِيفَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَرَصُ.

24-2 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil -may God be pleased with him- narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aamir Al-Ta’ee, “I heard Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) say, ‘Wednesdays are bad days with a bad omen. Whoever performs a phlebotomy (blood-letting) on that day should fear that it leaves a bruise behind.

And whoever removes his hair, wool, or bristles on that day should fear to get leprosy.’”