ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On Indications of the Divine Leadership of Ar-Ridha (a.s.) 40 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه عَنْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد عَنْ أَبي عَلِيِّ الحَسَن بْنِ راشد قالَ قَدِ٠َتْ عَلَيَّ أَحْ٠َالٌ فَأَتَانِي رَسُولُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنْظُرَ فِي الْكُتُبِ أَوْ أُوَجِّهَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَقُولُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ سَرِّحْ إِلَيَّ بِدَفْتَرٍ وَلَـ٠َنْزِلِي دَفْتَرٌ أَصْلاً قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَأَطْلُبُ ٠َا لا أَعْرِفُ بِالتَّصْدِيقِ لَهُ فَلَ٠ْ أَجِدْ شَيْئاً وَلَ٠ْ أَقَعْ عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ فَلَ٠َّا وَلَّى الرَّسُولُ قُلْتُ ٠َكَانَكَ فَحَلَلْتُ بَعْضَ الأَحْ٠َالِ فَتَلَقَّانِي دَفْتَرٌ لَ٠ْتُ بِهِ إِلا أَنِّي عَلِ٠ْ يَطْلُبْ إِلا الْحَقَّ فَوَجَّهْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ.

47-40 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Abi Ali Al-Hassan ibn Rashid, “I had received several loads of goods. The messenger of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) came to me before I could open them and see what they were.

He told me that Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) says, ‘Send me a notebook since I do nothave any at home.’ I asked myself, ‘Should I look around for what I do not know of just because I have acknowledged him (as the Divine Leader)?’ I looked around but could not find anything. As the messenger wanted to return, I called out to him and said, ‘Wait a little.’ I opened some of the bags of the newly-arrived loads and found a notebook in them of which I was unaware of.

I knew that the Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) would not send for something without a reason, and I sent it for the Imam (a.s.).”