ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (s) ُتَوَكِّل رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِي٠، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن الرَّيانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ ٠ُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ، عَن أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّدِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ‏عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنْ شِيعَتِهِ بَعْدَ عَهْدٍ طَوِيلٍ وَقَدْ أَثَّرَ السِّنُّ فِيهِ وَكَانَ يَتَجَلَّدُ فِي ٠َشْيِهِ فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ كَبُرَ سِنُّكَ يَا رَجُلُ قَالَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ يَا أَ٠ِنِينَ فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ إِنَّكَ لَتَتَجَلَّدُ قَالَ عَلَى أَعْدَائِكَ يَا أَ٠ِنِينَ فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ أَجِدُ فِيكَ بَقِيَّةً قَالَ هِيَ لَكَ يَا أَ٠28-56 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Ryan ibn al-Salt, on the authority of Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), “The Commander of the Faithful (s) saw one of his followers after a very long time in whom signs of old age could be seen and who had difficulty walking.

The Imam (s) asked him, ‘Have you grown old?’ The man replied, ‘In your obedience - O Commander of the Faithful!’ The Imam (s) said, ‘I see that you still have some strength.’ The man said, ‘It is for you - O Commander of the Faithful!’”