The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 1) · Hadith 134 (#Ḥadīth #26)

26 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكْرِان النقاش رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِالْكُوفَةِ سِنَةَ أَرْبَعَ وَخَمْسِينَ وَثَلاثِمائَةٍ حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدُ الهَمْدانِيَّ، مَوْلى بَنِي هاشِم قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فَضّال، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ قالَ: إِنَّ أَوَّلَ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ [مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ] عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِيُعَرِّفَ بِهِ خَلْقَهُ الْكِتَابَةَ حُرُوفُ الْمُعْجَمِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا ضُرِبَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بِعَصاً، فَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ لا يُفْصِحُ بِبَعْضِ الْكَلامِ، فَالْحُكْمُ فِيهِ أَنْ تُعْرَضَ عَلَيْهِ حُرُوفُ الْمُعْجَمِ، ثُمَّ يُعْطَى الدِّيَةَ بِقَدْرِ مَا لَمْ يُفْصِحْ مِنْهَا وَلَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ a.sُ فِي (أ ب ت ث) قَالَ: الأَلِفُ آلاءُ اللَّهِ، وَالْبَاءُ بَهْجَةُ اللَّهِ، وَالتَّاءُ تَمَامُ الأَمْرِ بِقَائِمِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ a.sُ، وَالثَّاءُ ثَوَابُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِهِمُ الصَّالِحَةِ.(ج ح خ) فَالْجِيمُ جَمَالُ اللَّهِ وَجَلالُ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَاءُ حِلْمُ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ، وَالْخَاءُ خُمُولُ ذِكْرِ أَهْلِ الْمَعَاصِي عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.(د ذ) فَالدَّالُ دِينُ اللَّهِ وَالذَّالُ مِنْ ذِي الْجَلالِ.(ر ز) فَالرَّاءُ مِنَ الرَّءُوفِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالزَّايُ زَلازِلُ الْقِيَامَةِ.(س ش) فَالسِّينُ سَنَاءُ اللَّهِ، وَالشِّينُ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا شَاءَ وَأَرَادَ مَا أَرَادَ وَما تَشاؤُنَ إِلا أَنْ يَشاءَ اللَّهُ.(ص ض) فَالصَّادُ مِنْ صَادِقِ الْوَعْدِ فِي حَمْلِ النَّاسِ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ وَحَبْسِ الظَّالِمِينَ عِنْدَ الْمِرْصَادِ، وَالضَّادُ ضَلَّ مَنْ خَالَفَ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ.(ط ظ) فَالطَّاءُ طُوبَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَحُسْنُ مَآبٍ وَالظَّاءُ ظَنُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِهِ خَيْراً وَظَنُّ الْكَافِرِينَ بِهِ سُوءاً.(ع غ) فَالْعَيْنُ مِنَ الْعَالِمِ وَالْغَيْنُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ ف ق فَالْفَاءُ فَوْجٌ مِنْ أَفْوَاجِ النَّارِ وَالْقَافُ قُرْآنٌ، عَلَى اللَّهِ جَمْعُهُ وَقُرْآنُهُ.(ك ل) فَالْكَافُ مِنَ الْكَافِي، وَاللامُ لَغْوُ الْكَافِرِينَ فِي افْتِرَائِهِمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ.(م ن) فَالْمِيمُ مُلْكُ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ لا مَالِكَ غَيْرُهُ وَيَقُولُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: «لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ» ثُمَّ يُنْطِقُ أَرْوَاحَ أَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَحُجَجِهِ فَيَقُولُونَ: «لِلَّهِ الْواحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ»، فَيَقُولُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ: «الْيَوْمَ تُجْزى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِما كَسَبَتْ لا ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسابِ» وَالنُّونُ نَوَالُ اللَّهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَنَكَالُهُ بِالْكَافِرِينَ.(و ه) فَالْوَاوُ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَالْهَاءُ هَانَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَنْ عَصَاهُ.(لا ي) فَلامُ أَلِفٍ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ، وَهِيَ كَلِمَةُ الإِخْلاصِ، مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ قَالَهَا مُخْلِصاً، إِلا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ، وَالْيَاءُ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ خَلْقِهِ بَاسِطَةً بِالرِّزْقِ، سُبْحانَهُ وَتَعالى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ.ثُمَّ قَالَ a.sُ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَنْزَلَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ بِهَذِهِ الْحُرُوفِ الَّتِي يَتَدَاوَلُهَا جَمِيعُ الْعَرَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «قُلْ لَئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلى أَنْ يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هذَا الْقُرْآنِ لا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيراً».

11-26 Muhammad ibn Bakran an-Naqqash - may God be pleased with him - narrated in Kufa in the year 354 A.H. (964 A.D.) that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Hamadani - a chief of the Hashemite tribe, quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), “The first thing which God created so that the people can learn how to write through its Creation were the letters of the alphabet. When someone is hit over the head so hard that he cannot talk well, the decree on compensation is that he be presented with the letters of the alphabet. He is given money as compensation based on the number of the letters of the alphabet which he cannot pronounce. My father (s) narrated that his father (s) quoted on the authority of his grandfather (s) on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (s):The letter ‘Alif in (‘alif ‘ba ‘ta ‘sa) stands for God’s Blessings. The letter ‘ba in (‘alif ‘ba ‘ta ‘sa) stands for God’s Joy. The letter ‘ta in (‘alif ‘ba ‘ta ‘sa) stands for the completion of the affairs for the Riser from the Household of Muhammad (s). The letter ‘sa in (‘alif ‘ba ‘ta ‘sa) stands for the rewards for the good deeds of the believers. The letter ‘jim in (‘jim ‘ha ‘kha) stands for God’s Glory and Exaltation. The letter ‘ha (‘jim ‘ha ‘kha) stands for God’s Clemency with the sinners. The letter ‘kha (‘jim ‘ha ‘kha) stands for the sluggishness of the sinners in the presence of the Honorable the Exalted God.The letter ‘dal in (‘dal ‘zal) stands for God’s Religion, and the letter ‘zal in (‘dal ‘zal) stands for the Lord of Majesty. The letter ‘ra in (‘ra ‘za) stands for the Clement, the Merciful, and the letter ‘za in (‘ra ‘za) stands for the Quakes of the Resurrection.The letter ‘sin in (‘sin ‘shin) stands for God’s Luminance and the letter ‘shin in (‘sin ‘shin) stands for God’s Will whatever He willed and Wish whatever He wished. There is no will except for what God willed. And the letter ‘sad in (‘sad ‘zad) stands for the True Promiser in carrying the people across the Bridge , and imprisoning the oppressors at the observation post. The letter ‘zad in (‘sad ‘zad) stands for the loss of whoever opposes Muhammad (s) and Muhammad’s Household (s). The letter ‘thayn in (‘thayn ‘zayn) stands for Prosperity and a Good Ending for the believers. The letter ‘zayn in (‘thayn ‘zayn) stands for and the optimism of the believers about God, and the pessimism of the unbelievers about God. The letter ‘ayn in (‘ayn ‘qayn) stands for knowledge and the letter ‘qayn in (‘ayn ‘qayn) stands for sufficiency. The letter ‘fa in (‘fa ‘qa) stands for flame from the flames of the Fire, and the letter ‘qa in (‘fa ‘qa) stands for the Quran whose compilation and recital is God’s responsibility.The letter ‘kaf in (‘kaf ‘lam) stands for sufficient, and the letter ‘lam in (‘kaf ‘lam) stands for the absurdity of the unbelievers in the lies which they ascribe to God. The letter ‘mim in (‘mim ‘noon) stands for God’s Dominion on the Day on which there is no other dominion. The Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…Whose will be the dominion that Day?…’ Then the spirits of the Prophets, the Messengers and the Proofs (the Imams) will say, ‘…That of Allah, the One the Irresistible!’ Then God - the Exalted the Magnificent - says, ‘That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.’ And the letter ‘noon’ in (‘mim ‘noon) stands for the blessings which God grants the believers, and is the punishments which He imposes on the unbelievers. And the letter ‘vave’ in (‘vave ‘ha) stands for the one who disobeys God and the letter ‘ha’ in (‘vave ‘ha) stands for the insignificance of those who disobey in the presence of God. And the letter ‘la in (‘la ‘ya) stands for the letter ‘la in ‘la illaha illa Allah’ which is the expression of sincere devotion. Paradise will be incumbent for whoever sincerely says it. And the letter ‘ya’ in (‘la ‘ya) stands for God’s Hand which is expanded over all His creatures to feed them. Glorified and High is He opposed to what the polytheists profess.”The Imam (s) then added, “The Blessed the Sublime God revealed this Quran using the same letters which the Arabs use, and said, ‘Say, If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.’ “

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).