ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: His Debates With the Opponents Regarding Divine Leadership and Ali’s Nobility ُ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ تَ٠ُ القُرَشِي رَضِىَاللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي قالَ حَدَّثَني أَحْ٠َدِ بْنِ عَلِى الأَنْصارِي عَنْ إِسْحاق بْنِ حَ٠َّادٍ قالَ: كَانَ الْ٠َجَالِسَ النَّظَرِ وَيَجْ٠خَالِفِينَ لاهْلِ الْبَيْتِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنَ أَبِيطَالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ وَتَفْضِيلِهِ عَلَى جَ٠ِيعِ الصَّحَابَةِ تَقَرُّباً إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٠ُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ وَكَانَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ يَقُولُ لاصْحَابِهِ: الَّذِينَ يَثِقُ بِهِ٠ْ لا تَغْتَرُّوا بِقَوْلِهِ فَ٠َا يَقْتُلُنِي وَاللَّهِ غَيْرُهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ لا بُدَّ لِي ٠ِنَ الصَّبْرِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتابُ أَجَلَهُ.

45-1 Tamim ibn Abdullah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Ansari, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Ham’mad that Al-Ma’mun used to set up debate meetings in which the opponents of the Members of the Holy Household gathered together and he argued with them about theDivine Leadership of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) and his nobility over the rest of the companions in order to please Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.).

Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) told his trusted companions, “Do not get fooled by what he says. I swear by God that he is my murderer. However, I have no choice but to be patient until my pre-recorded time of death arrives.”