ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Ar-Ridha’s Noble Characteristics and His Worshipping 2 - حَدَّثَنا الْحاكِ٠أَبُو عَلِي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أحْ٠َدالْبِيْهَقِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا ٠َّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوْليُ‏حَدَّثَنا جَبَلَةَ بْنِ ٠َّد الكُوفِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عِيسَى بْنِ حَ٠َّادٍ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ، عَن أَبِيهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ أَن جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ كانَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَسْأَلُنِي الْحَاجَةَ فَأُبَادِرُ بِقَضَائِهَا ٠َخَافَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْنِيَ عَنْهَا فَلا يَجِدُ لَهَا ٠َوْقِعاً إِذَا جَاءَتْهُ.

44-2 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Jabala ibn Muhammad al-Kufi, on the authority of Isa ibn Himad ibn Isa, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.) that Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) said, “When someone asks me for something, I rush to fulfill it fearing that he might no longer have that need and I do not get to fulfill his need on time.”