The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 2) · Hadith 206 (#Ḥadīth #206)

206 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدُ بْنُعَبْدِ اللَّه، عَنْ أَحْمَد بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خالِدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى الكُوفِيّ، عَن الحَسَن بْنِ أَبي العقب الصَّيْرَفيِّ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد الصَّيْرَفيِّ قالَ: قُلْتُ لابِي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ: الرَّجُل يَستَنجِي وَخاتَمُهُ فِي إصبَعَ لَهُ وَنَقشُهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ.فَقالَ: أَكرَهُ ذلِكَ.فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: جُعِلْتُ فِداكَ، أَوْ لَيْسَ كانَ رَسُول اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَكُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْ آبائِكَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ يَفْعَلُ ذلِكَ وَخاتَمُهُ فِي إصبَعَ لَهُ؟فَقالَ: بَلى. وَلكِن كانُوا يَتَخَتَّمُونَ فِي اليَد الُيمنى، فَاتَّقُوا اللَّه وَانظُرُوا لانفُسَكُم.قُلْتُ: وَما كانَ نَقشُ خاتَم أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنين a.sُ؟ قالَ: وَلَمْ لا تَسأَلَني عَمَّا كانَ قَبْلِهِ؟قُلْتُ: فَأَنَا أَسأَلُكَ، مَا كَانَ نَقشُ خاتَم آدَمِ a.sُ؟ قالَ: نَقشُ خاتَمِ آدَمِ a.sُ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّد رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَبَطَ بِهِ مَعَهُ وَإِنَّ نُوحاً a.sُ لَمّا رَكِبَ السَّفينَةَ أَوْحَى اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ:َيا نُوحُ إِن خِفْتُ الغَرَقَ فَهَلَّلني أَلفاً، ثُمَّ سَلنِي النَّجاةَ أنجِيكَ مِنَ الغَرقِ وَمَن آمَنَ مَعَكَ، قالَ: فَلَمَّا استَوَى نُوحٌ وَمَن مَعَهُ فِي السَّفِينَة وَرَفَعَ القَلسَ وَعَصَفَتِ الرِّيحُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يَأمَن نُوحُ a.sُ الغَرَقَ وَأَعجَلَتهُ الرِّيحُ، فَلَمْ يُدْرِكُ لَهُ أَن يُهَلِّلَ اللَّهَ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ فَقالَ بِالسُّريانِيَّة: (هَيلَولياً) أَلفاً أَلفاً (يا ماريا، يا ماريا أَيقَن) قالَ: فَاستَوى القَلسُ وَاستَقَرَّتِ السَّفِينَةُ، فَقالَ نُوحُ a.sُ: إِنَّ كَلاماً نَجّانِيَ اللَّه بِهِ مِنَ الغَرَقِ لَحَقيقٌ أَن لا يُفارِقَني، قالَ: فَنَقَشَ فِي خاتَمِهِ (لا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ أَلْفَ مَرَّةً يا رَبِّ أَصْلِحني).قالَ: وَإِنَّ إِبْراهيم a.sُ لَمّا وُضِعَ فِي كَفَّةِ المَنجَنِيقِ غَضِبَ جِبْرَئِيل a.sُ فَأَوحَى اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ما يُغضِبُكَ يا جِبْرَئِيل؟ قالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ: يا رَبِّ خَلِيلُكَ، لَيْسَ مَن يَعبُدُكَ عَلَى وَجْه الأَرْض غَيْرَه، سَلَّطتَ عَلَيْهِ عَدُوِّك وَعَدُوِّه، فَأَوحَى اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اسكُن إِنَّما يَعجَلُ العَبْدِ الَّذِي يَخافُ الفَوْتَ مِثْلِكَ، فَأَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنَّهُ عَبْدِي آخَذَهُ شِئتُ، قالَ: فَطابَت نَفسُ جِبْرَئِيل a.sُ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلى إِبْراهيم a.sُ فَقالَ: هَلْ لَكَ مِن حاجَةَ؟ أمَّا إِلَيْكَ فَلا، فَأَهبَطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عِنْدَهُ خاتَماً فِيهِ سِتَّةِ أَحرُفٍ: (لا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ، مُحَمَّد رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلاّ بِاللَّه، فَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ، اشتَدتُ ظَهري إِلَى اللَّهِ حَسْبِيَ اللَّه) فَأَوحَى اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ أَن تَخَتَّم بِهذَا الخاتَمِ فَإِنِّي أَجعَلُ النَّار عَلَيْكَ بَرداً وَسَلاماً.قالَ: وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتَم مُوسَى a.sُ حَرفَينِ اشتَقَّهُما مِنَ التَّوراةِ (اِصبِر تُؤجَر، اُصدُق تَنجُ) قالَ: وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتَم سُلَيْمان a.sُ: (سُبْحانَ مَن أَلجَمَ الجِنِّ بِكَلِماتِهِ). وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتَم عِيسَى a.sُ حَرفَينِ اشتَقَّهُما مِنََ الإِنْجِيل: (طُوبى لِعَبدٍذُكِرَ اللَّه مِن أَجَلِهِ، وَوَيْلٌ لِعَبدٍ نَسِيَ اللَّهُ مِن أَجَلِهِ) وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتَمَ مُحَمَّد صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: (لا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّد رَسُولَ اللَّهِ) وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتِم أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنين a.sُ: (المُلكُ لِلَّهِ) وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتِم الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ (العِزَّةً لِلَّهِ) وَكانَ نَقشُ خاتِم الحُسَيْن a.sُ: (إِنَّ اللَّهَ بالِغُ أَمْرِهِ) وَكانَ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْنعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ يَتَخَتَّمُ بِخاتِمِ أَبِيهِ الحُسَيْن a.sُ، وَكانَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ يَتَخَتَّمُ بِخاتِمِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ وَكانَ نَقش خاتِم جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ: (اللَّه وَلِيِّي وَعِصمَتي مِن خَلقِهِ) وَكانَ نَقش خاتِم أَبي الحَسَن مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ: (حَسْبِيَ اللَّه) قالَ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِدٍ: وَبَسَطَ أَبُو الحَسَن الرِّضا a.sُ كَفَّهُ وَخاتَمُ أَبِيهِ a.sُ فِي إصبَعِهِ حَتّى أَرانِي النَّقشَ.وَرَوى فِي غَيْرِ هذا الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُ كانَ نَقشُ خاتِم الحُسَيْن a.sُ: (خَزِيَ وَشَقِيَ قاتِلُ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ ).

31-206 (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 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Kufi, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Abil Aqeeb al-Sayrafi, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Khalid al-Sayrafi, “I asked Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ , ‘What is the decree about one who cleanses himself (after defecation) while wearing a ring with the slogan There is no god but God (La illaha illallah) marked on it?’ The Imam replied, ‘It is an abominable act.’Al-Husayn ibn Khalid al-Sayrafi asked, ‘May I be your ransom! Is it not so that God’s Prophet (S) and your forefathers did this while wearing their rings?’ The Imam replied, ‘Yes. But they wore their rings on their right hand.’ Then the Imam added, ‘Fear God and take care of yourself.’Al-Husayn ibn Khalid al-Sayrafi asked the Imam , ‘What was the mark on the ring of the Commander of the Faithful?’ The Imam said, ‘Why don’t you ask about that of the people before him?’Then Al-Husayn ibn Khalid al-Sayrafi said, ‘O.K. Now I will ask. What was marked on the ring of Adam ?’ The Imam replied, ‘It was There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Adam descended to Earth with that ring. When Noah was about to board the Ark, the Honorable the Exalted God revealed to him, ‘O Noah! If you fear that you will be drowned say There in no god but Allah one-thousand times and then ask me to rescue you from getting drowned and save those who are with you.’ When Noah and the people with him climbed aboard the Ark and he released the cable, it became stormy. Noah feared to get drowned when the storm got stronger. He did not have enough time to say There is no god but God one-thousand times. So in the Soriani language he said, Haylolia hizar hizar ya marya, ya marya, ayqen meaning Haylolia a thousand times, a thousand times. O Waves! Calm down! The waves calmed down and the Ark came to a steady condition. Noah said, ‘Now that the Words of God have saved me, they deserve to never be separated from me.’ Thus he put down There is no god but God a thousand times O Lord! Improve me.The Imam added, ‘When Abraham was placed on the catapult Gabriel got angry. The Honorable the Exalted God sent him a revelation and asked, ‘O Gabriel! What made you angry?’ Gabriel said, ‘O Lord! This is Your friend! There is no one else on the Earth who worships you. Now You have let Your enemy and his overcome him (Abraham).’ Then the Honorable the Exalted God revealed to Gabriel, ‘Relax! Rushing is for someone like you who is scared of death. But as for Me, I consider him to be My savant and can attend to him whenever I wish.’ Thus Gabriel’s soul calmed down and went to Abraham and said, ‘Do you need anything?’ Abraham said, ‘Nothing but good for you.’ Then the Honorable the Exalted God sent Gabriel down to him with a ring on which it was written There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God. There is no power nor any strength save by God. I entrust my affairs to God. I rely on God. God suffices for me. God sent him a message which said, ‘Put on this ring and I will make the fire cool and healthy for you.’ The Imam added, ‘There were two statements from the Old Testament on Moses’ ring meaning, Persevere to get rewarded. Tell the truth to be saved. The Imam added, ‘That which was marked on Solomon’s ring means, Glorified is He who controlled the genies with His words. And the following taken from the Bible wasinscribed on Jesus’ ring, Prosperous be the one whom God makes him remember his death. Woe be to one whom God makes him forget his death. That which was marked on Muhammad’s ring was, There is no god but God. Muhammad is God’s Messenger. That which was marked on the Commander of the Faithful’s ring means, Sovereignty is for God. That which was marked on Al-Hassan ibn Ali’s ring means, Honor is for God. That which was marked on Al-Husayn’s ring means, God will carry out His affairs. That which was marked on Ali ibn Al-Husayn’s ring was the same as that which was marked on his father Al-Husayn’s ring. That which was marked on Muhammad ibn Ali’s ring was the same as that which was marked on Al-Husayn’s ring. That which was marked on Ja’far ibn Muhammad’s ring means, God is my Master and He guards me against His creatures. That which was marked on Abil Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far’s ring means, God suffices for me.Al-Husayn ibn Khalid said, “Abul Hassan Ar-Ridha’ opened up his hand and showed me his father’s ring that was in his hand and what was marked on it.”In another tradition it has been narrated that ‘Khazeya Wa Shaqeya Qatil Al-Husayn ibn Ali’ was marked on Ali ibn Al-Husayn’s ring which means ‘the murderer of Al-Husayn - the son of Ali - is contemptuous and miserable.’

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