The Source of Traditions on Imam al-Riḍā (Vol 2) · Hadith 425 (#Ḥadīth #10)

10 - حَدَّثَنا الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ هِشامِالمكتب رَحْمَةُ اللَّه قالَ: حَدَّثَناإِبْراهيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الفارْسِيِّ قالَ نَظَرَ أَبُو نُوَاسٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا a.sُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَأْمُونِ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ لَهُ فَدَنَا مِنْهُ أَبُو نُوَاسٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَدْ قُلْتُ فِيكَ أَبْيَاتاً فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ تَسْمَعَهَا مِنِّي قَالَ هَاتِ فَأَنْشَأَ يَقُولُ:مُطَهَّرُونَ نَقِيّاتٌ ثِيَابُهُمُمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَوِيّاً حِينَ تَنْسِبُهُفَاللهُ لَمَّا بَرَا خَلْقاً فَأَتْقَنَهُفَأَنْتُمُ المَلأُ الأَعْلَى وَعِنْدَكُمُتَجْرِي الصَّلاةُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَيْنَمَا ذُكِرُوافَمَا لَهُ مِنْ قَدِيمِ الدَّهْرِ مُفْتَخَرُصَفَاكُمُ وَاصْطَفَاكُمْ أَيُّهاَ البَشَرُعِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ وَمَا جَاءَتْ بِهِ السِّوَرُفَقَالَ الرِّضَا a.sُ قَدْ جِئْتَنَا بِأَبْيَاتٍ مَا سَبَقَكَ إِلَيْهَا أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا غُلامُ هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ نَفَقَتِنَا شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ ثَلاثُمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ فَقَالَ أَعْطِهَا إِيَّاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ a.sُ: لَعَلَّهُ اسْتَقَلَّهَا يَا غُلامُ سُقْ إِلَيْهِ الْبَغْلَةَ وَلَمَّا كَانَتْ سَنَةُ إِحْدَى وَمِائَتَيْنِ حَجَّ بِالنَّاسِ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ مُوسَى وَدَعَا لِلْمَأْمُونِ وَلِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى a.sُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ بِوِلايَةِ الْعَهْدِ فَوَثَبَ إِلَيْهِ حَمْدَوَيْهِ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ مَاهَانَ فَدَعَا إِسْحَاقُ بِسَوَادٍ لِيَلْبَسَهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ فَأَخَذَ عَلَماً أَسْوَدَ فَالْتَحَفَ بِهِ وَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي قَدْ بَلَّغْتُكُمْ مَا أُمِرْتُ بِهِ وَلَسْتُ أَعْرِفُ إِلا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْمَأْمُونَ وَالْفَضْلَ بْنَ سَهْلٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ وَدَخَلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ مَاهَانَ عَلَى الْمَأْمُونِ يَوْماً وَعِنْدَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى الرِّضَا a.sُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَأْمُونُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَا قَوْلِي فِي طِينَةٍ عُجِنَتْ بِمَاءِ الرِّسَالَةِ وَغُرِسَتْ بِمَاءِ الْوَحْيِ هَلْ يُنْفَحُ مِنْهَا إِلا مِسْكُ الْهُدَى وَعَنْبَرُ التُّقَى قَالَ فَدَعَا الْمَأْمُونُ بِحُقَّةٍ فِيهَا لُؤْلُؤٌ فَحَشَا فَاهُ

40-10 Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mokattib - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Farsi, “One day Abu Nuwas looked at Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ riding on a mule, after he had left Al-Ma’mun. He stepped forward, greeted him and said, ‘O son of the Prophet! I have composed a few verses about you and would like you to hear them.’ Ar-Ridha’ said, ‘Let us hear them,’ so he said,Cleansed and Purified are they,When mentioned, they are sanctified,Wherever they may be, near or far;When roots and lines are identified,If not Alawides, they indeed are With nothing to boast or pride In their lineage, in their deed;For when God created man and eyedYou He selected and favoured indeed And raised above the rest and allWith the knowledge of His Qur’anAnd its verses hold your head high!’Ar-Ridha’ said, ‘You have composed poetry that nobody else has been able to do so far.’ Then Ar-Ridha’ asked his servant, ‘O young man! Is any of our spending money left?’ He replied, ‘Yes. Three hundred Dinars is left.’ The Imam said, ‘Give it all to him (the poet).’ Then the Imam said, ‘O young man! He may consider that not to be enough. Thus give him the mule, too.’ When the year 201 A.H. (816 A.D.) arrived, Ishaq ibn Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa became the head of the pilgrimage caravan to Hajj. He prayed for Al-Ma’mun and for Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ to succeed him as the successor to the throne (in his sermon). Then Hamdooyeh ibn Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan objected. Ishaq asked (his servant) for his own official black clothing. Since he did not find it, he grabbed a black flag, wrapped it around himself and told the people, ‘O people! I informed you of what I was ordered to. Now I only acknowledge the Commander of the Faithful - Al-Ma’mun and Al-Fadhl ibn Sahl.’ Then he stepped down (from the pulpit).

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