The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 2) · Hadith 395 (#Ḥadīth #5)
Chapter 5 | On What Ar-Ridha Wrote for Al-Ma’mun Regarding Pure Islam and the Religious Decrees
5 - حَدَّثَنا الْحاكِم أَبُو عَلِي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أحْمَدالْبِيْهَقِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوْليُحَدَّثَنا عَوْنُ بْنِ مُحَمَّد قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحُسَيْن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عباد قالَ سَمِعْتُ الرِّضا a.sُ يَقُولُ يَوْماً: يَا غُلامُ آتِنَا الْغَدَاءَ فَكَأَنْ [فَكَأَنِّي] أَنْكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ فَبُيِّنَ [فَتَبَيَّنَ] الإِنْكَارُ فِيَّ فَقَرَأَ قالَ لِفَتاهُ آتِنا غَداءَنا فَقُلْتُ الأَمِيرُ أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ وَأَفْضَلُهُمْ.
35-5 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Oan ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Abi Abbad that one day he had heard Ar-Ridha’ say, “O servant! Bring us our early meal.” I thought that maybe he was not using proper language. He noticed this from my face and recited the following verse (of the Qur’an), ‘…Bring us our early meal;…’ ”
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).