The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 1) · Hadith 53 (#Ḥadīth #11)

11 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو القاسِمِ عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الوَرامِينيُّ الحافِظُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صـاعِدٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ بْنِ الفَضْلِ، وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ سَـوَّارٍقالا: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدُ الغَفَّارِ بْنُ الحَكَمِ، قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبي الأَسْوَدٍ، عَنْ مُطَرَّفٍ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ؛ وَعَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قالَ: حَدَّثَنا إِسْحاقُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَنْماطِيِّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قالَ: حَدَّثَنا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ أَشْعَثِ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، وَحَدَّثَنا عَتَّابُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَناالحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الحَرَّانِيّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّد الوَزَّانُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمَةَ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ؛ كُلَّهُمْ قالُوا عَنْ عَمِّهِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ - (قالَ: أَبُوالقاسِمِ عَتّابٌ وَهذا حَدِيثُ مُطَرَّفٍ) قالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَعَنا عَبْدُ اللَّه بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، فَجاءَ أَعْرابِيٌ فَقالَ: فيكُمْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ؟ قالَ: نَعَمْ، أَنَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، فَما حاجَتُكَ؟ قالَ: يا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هَلْ أَخْبَركُمْ نَبِيُّكُمْ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ كَمْ يَكُونُ فَيَكُمْ مِنْ خَلِيفَةٍ؟ قالَ: لَقَدْ سَأَلْتني عَنْ شَيءٍ ما سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْذُ قَدِمْتُ العِراقَ، نَعَمْ اثْنا عَشَر عِدَّةُ نُقَباءِ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ. وَقالَ أَبُو عُرُوبَةَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: نَعَمْ، هذِهِ عِدَّةُ نُقَباءِ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ، وَقالَ جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قالَ: الخُلَفاءُ بَعْدي اثْنا عَشَر كَعِدَّةِ نُقَباءِ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ.

6-11 Abul Qasim Attab ibn Muhammad al-Varamini al-Hafiz narrated that Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’d, on the authority of Ahmad ibnAbdurrahman ibn Al-Fadhl and Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Suwar, on the authority Abdul Ghaffar ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Abil Aswad, on the authority of Muttraf, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of Attab ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Muhammad al-Anmati, on the authority of Yusuf ibn Musa, on the authority of Jareer, on the authority of Ash’ath ibn Suwar, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of Attab ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Muhammad al-Harrani , on the authority of Aoub ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, on the authority of Sa’eed ibn Moslemeh, on the authority of Ashas ibn Saw’war, on the authority of al-Sha’bi, on the authority of his uncle Qas ibn Abd, (on the authority of Abul Qasim Attab who said this was narrated by Muttraf), “We were sitting in the mosque and Abdullah ibn Mas’ood was also present. A Bedouin came and asked, ‘Is Abdullah ibn Mas’ood among you?’ Abdullah said, ‘Yes. I am Abdullah ibn Mas’ood. What do you want?’ The Bedouin asked, ‘O Abdullah! Has your Prophet informed you how many successors will vome after him?’ He replied, ’You have asked me what others have not asked me before since I came here from Iraq. Yes. There will be twelve successors - as many as the Israelite chiefs.’” Abu Aroobah has narrated this statement as follows in his version of this tradition, ‘Yes. They are as many as the Israelite chiefs.’ Abu Aroobah has narrated as follows in the next tradition his version of this.

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