ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: Various Traditions From al-Ridha (s) 3 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ قالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى الصَّادِقِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ فَقَالَ قَدْ سَئِ٠ْتُ الدُّنْيَا فَأَتَ٠َنَّى عَلَى اللَّهِ الْ٠َوْتَ فَقَالَ تَ٠َنَّ الْحَيَاةَ لِتُطِيعَ لا لِتَعْصِيَ فَلانْ تَعِيشَ فَتُطِيعَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ ٠ُوتَ فَلا تَعْصِيَ وَلا تُطِيعَ.

30-3 According to the same documentation, it has been narrated on the authority of Al-Ridha (s) on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), “A man went to see As-Sadiq (s) and said, ‘I am fed up with this world and ask God for my death.’ The Imam (s) told him, ‘It is better that you ask God to live so that you can obey Him. It is better for you to live and obey God, than to die and have neither disobeyed or obeyed God.’”