The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 1) · Hadith 264 (#Ḥadīth #56)

56 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ المُتَوَكِّل رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن الرَّيانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ عَنِ الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى a.sُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر a.sُ، عَن أَبيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد a.sُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى a.sُ، عَن أَبيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن a.sُ عَنْ أَبِيهِعَلِيِ a.sُ قالَ: رَأَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ a.sُ رَجُلاً مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ بَعْدَ عَهْدٍ طَوِيلٍ وَقَدْ أَثَّرَ السِّنُّ فِيهِ وَكَانَ يَتَجَلَّدُ فِي مَشْيِهِ فَقَالَ a.sُ كَبُرَ سِنُّكَ يَا رَجُلُ قَالَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ a.sُ إِنَّكَ لَتَتَجَلَّدُ قَالَ عَلَى أَعْدَائِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ a.sُ أَجِدُ فِيكَ بَقِيَّةً قَالَ هِيَ لَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

28-56 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Ryan ibn al-Salt, on the authority of Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), “The Commander of the Faithful (s) saw one of his followers after a very long time in whom signs of old age could be seen and who had difficulty walking. The Imam (s) asked him, ‘Have you grown old?’ The man replied, ‘In your obedience - O Commander of the Faithful!’ The Imam (s) said, ‘I see that you still have some strength.’ The man said, ‘It is for you - O Commander of the Faithful!’”

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