ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On The Reasons why Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s.) accepted the succession to the throne from Al-Ma’mun, what Went On, those who were displeased and those who were pleased 5 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِي٠، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن عَبْد السَّلا٠ُ بْنِ صالِح الهَرَوِيِّ قالَ وَاللَّهِ ٠َا دَخَلَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ْرِ طَائِعاً وَقَدْ حُ٠ِلَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ ٠ِنْهَا عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَفَارِسَ إِلَى ٠40-5 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Var’raq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdil Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi, “By God!

Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) did not accept this affair willingly. He was unwillingly taken to Kufa, then he was taken to Marv by way of Basra and Fars.”