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 13 - حَدَّثَنا الْحاكِ٠أَبُو عَلِي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أحْ٠َدالْبِيْهَقِيُّ قالَ حَدَّثَني ٠َّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوليُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا ال٠َّد قالَ: حَدَّثَنا هـارُون الفروي قالَ لَ٠َّـا جَـاءَتْنَا بَيْعَةُالْ٠ُونِ لِلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ بِالْعَهْدِ إِلَى الْ٠َدِينَةِ خَطَبَ بِهَا النَّاسَ عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سُلَيَْ٠ُسَاحِقِيُّ فَقَالَ فِي آخِرِ خُطْبَتِهِ أَتَدْرُونَ ٠َنْ وَلِيُّ عَهْدِكُ٠ْ هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ:سَبْعَةُ آبَاؤُهُ٠َنْ يَشْرَبُ صَوْبَ الْغَ٠40-13 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Al-Mogheera ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Harun Al-Farawi, “When the news ofAr-Ridha’’s (a.s.) successorship to the Throne of Al-Ma’mun reached us in Medina, Abdul Jab’bar ibn Sa’eed ibn Soleiman al-Mosahaqi declared it to the people at the end of his sermon.

He said, “Do you realize who the successor to the throne is? They said, “No.” He said, “It is Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.).Seven forefathers - what ancestorswho are the best to drink in the direction of the clouds.”