ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (s) 50 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ قِيلَ لا٠ِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َا الاسْتِعْدَادُ لِلْ٠َوْتِ؟ فَقَالَ أَدَاءُ الْفَرَائِضِ وَاجْتِنَابُ الَْ٠َّ لا يُبَالِي أَوَقَعَ عَلَى الْ٠َوْتِ أَوْ وَقَعَ الْ٠َوْتُ عَلَيْهِ.

وَاللَّهِ لا يُبَالِي ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَوَقَعَ عَلَى الْ٠28-50 According to the same documentation, the Commander of the Faithful (s) was asked, “What is preparedness for death?” He (s) said, “Performing the obligatory deeds, avoiding the forbidden deeds, and being good-tempered. For such a person it does not make any difference whether he approaches death or death comes towards him.

I swear by God that it does not make any difference for the son of Abi Talib (the Commander of the Faithful: Imam Ali) whether he goes towards death or death comes towards him.”