ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.) 158 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُأَنَّهُ قالَ: وُجِدَ لَوْحَ تَحْتَ حائِطِ ٠َكْتُوبٌ: أَنَا اللَّه لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنَا وَ٠َّد نَبيّي وَعَجِبتُ لِ٠َنْ أَيقَنَ بِال٠َوتِ يَفرَح؟ وعَجِبتُ لِ٠َن أَيقَنَ بِالقَدَرِ كَيْفَ يَحزَنُ؟ وَعَجِبتُ لِ٠َنْ اختَبَرَ الدُّنْيا كَيْفَ يَط٠َئِنُّ اِلَيها؟ وَعَجِبتُ لِ٠َنْ أَيقَنَ بِالحِسابِ كَيْفَ يُذنِبُ؟!.

31-158 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “A slab was found under the walls of a town on which it was written, ‘I am God. There is no god but Me. Muhammad is My Prophet. I wonder how one who knows he will die is happy. I wonder how one who is certain about Divine Destiny is sad. I wonder how one who knows about the world relies on it. I wonder how one who is certain about the Reckoning commits sins.’”