The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 1) · Hadith 152 (#Ḥadīth #44)

44 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عمرو بْنِ عَلِى البَصَرِيِّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن الحَسَن بْنِ الميثمي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مهرويه القزويني قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُوالغازي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا a.sُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر a.sُ قالابي جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد a.sُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى a.sُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن a.sُ قالابي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى a.sُ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبي عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب a.sُ يَقُولُ الأَعْمَالُ عَلَى ثَلاثَةِ أَحْوَالٍ فَرَائِضُ وَفَضَائِلُ وَمَعَاصِي فَأَمَّا الْفَرَائِضُ فَبِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَبِرِضَى اللَّهِ وَبِقَضَائِهِ وَتَقْدِيرِهِ وَمَشِيَّتِهِ وَعِلْمِهِ وَأَمَّا الْفَضَائِلُ فَلَيْسَتْ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ بِرِضَى اللَّهِ وَبِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ وَبِقَدَرِ اللَّهِ وَبِمَشِيـَّةِاللَّهِ وَبِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَأَمَّا الْمَعَاصِي فَلَيْسَتْ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ بِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ وَبِقَدَرِ اللَّهِ وَبِمَشِيَّةِ اللَّهِ وَبِعِلْمِهِ ثُمَّ يُعَاقِبُ عَلَيْهَا.

11-44 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Ali al-Basri narrated that Abul Hassan Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn al-Maythami quoted on the authority of Abul Hassan Ali ibn Amr ibn Mehrawayh al-Qazvini, on the authority of Abu Ahmad al-Qadhi, on the authority of Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Abi Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (s), “Deeds are ranked into three groups: the incumbent ones, the noble ones and the acts of disobedience. The incumbent deeds are done based on God’s orders andaccording to His Pleasure, Verdict, Destiny, Volition and Knowledge. The noble deeds are not done according to God’s orders. However, they are done subject to His Pleasure, Verdict, Destiny, Volition and Knowledge. And the acts of disobedience are not done according His orders. However, they are done subject to His Verdict, Destiny, Volition and Knowledge. God will punish us for doing such deeds.”

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