ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Wrote for Al-Ma’mun Regarding Pure Islam and the Religious Decrees 2 - حَدَّثَنا الْحاكِ٠أَبُو عَلِي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أحْ٠َدالْبِيْهَقِيُّ قالَ حَدَّثَني ٠َّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوليُّ قالَ حَدَّثَني ال٠برد قالَ حَدَّثَني الرياشي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو عاصِ٠ٍ وَرَواه عَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ أَن جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠اً بَيْنِ يَدِيَ أَبِيهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ فَأَحسن فَقالَ لَهُ: يا بَنِي الْحَ٠ْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي جعلك خلفا ٠ن الآباء وَسروراً ٠ن الأبناء وَعوضا عَنْ الأصدقاء.

35-2 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of al-Mobarrid, on the authority of al-Riashi, on the authority of Abu Asim who quoted on the authority of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) that Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) once spoke well to his father (a.s.). His father (a.s.) said, “O my son!

Praise be to God who designated you to be the successor of your forefathers, and as a source of pleasure among my children, and in return for my lost friends.”