the Life of Imām 'ali Bin Mūsā Al-ridā
Mohammed Bin Aslam Al Tūsi ===============================
Mohammed Bin Aslam al-Tūsi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3] He was one of those who narrated the tradition better known as al-Silsila al-Dhahabiya (the Golden Chain).
- Mohammed Bin Ismā'il Bin Buzaygh'
He was the retainer of Abū Ja'far al-Mansūr and was among the righteous, trustworthy Shi'ites.[4] Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, said to him: "Surely, Allah is at the doors of the unjust. Allah enlightens proof for (some people) and makes them powerful in the country in order that He may, through them, repel (evil) from His friends and set right the affairs of the Muslims. The believer seeks refuge in them from tribulation, to them flee the possessors of needs from among our
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Al-Najāshi.
Shi'ites, and through them Allah drives away fear from the believer in the land of the oppressive. They are entrusted by Allah over His earth. It is they in whose desire there will be light on the Day of Resurrection, and their light shines towards the inhabitants of the heavens just as pearls shine towards the people of the earth. It is they through whose light the Day of Resurrection will be shinning. By Allah, they have been created for the Garden, and the Garden has been created for them. I congratulate them (on that). If any of you wishes, he will attain all of this."
Mohammed asked him, saying: "Through what, may Allah make me your ransom?"
He, peace be on him, replied: "He is with them, namely with the oppressive government. Therefore, he pleases us through pleasing the believers from among our Shi'ites, so be one of them, Mohammed.[1]"
Al-Husayn b. Khālid al-Sayrafi reported, saying: "We were with Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and we were a group (of men). Mohammed b. Ismā'il b. Buzaygh was mentioned, and the Imām, peace be on him, said to his companions: 'I would like that there is the like of him among you.[2] '"
He (i.e. Mohammed b. Ismā'il) compiled a group of books of which are the following:
A. Kitāb Thawāb al-Hajj (the Book of Reward of Pilgrimage).
B. Kitāb al-Hajj (the Book of Pilgrimage).[3]
He asked Imām al-Jawād, peace be on him, to order one of his shirts to be brought to him, that he might use it as a shroud for him. The Imām sent him a shirt. Then Mohammed asked the Imām: "What shall I do with the shirt?" "Remove its buttons," replied the Imām.[4]"
- Mohammed Bin Orma al-Qummi
His Kunya was Abū Ja'far. The Qummis accused him of
[1] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 10, p. 107.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
extremism and sent someone to kill him. When they saw that he prayed, they refrained from (killing) him. Ibn al-Ghadā'iri said: "His tradition is pure; there is no corruption in it. I did not find any of the things ascribed to him make soul confuse except some pages on explaining the essence (bātin), which does not befit his traditions. I think that these (pages) were fabricated against him, and I have seen a letter written to al-Qumays by Abū al-Hasan b. Mohammed, peace be on him, regarding his being innocent of defamation.[1]"
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2] He (Mohammed b. Orma) wrote a large group of books, and his books are correct, except a book attributed to him on explaining the essence (bātin), for it is confused.[3]
- Mohammed Bin Bahr
He was the brother of Mughlis. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Mohammed Bin Judhā'a al-Fārisi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Mohammed Bin Ja'far al-'Anbi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
- Mohammed Bin Ja'far al-Muqnā'i
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[7]
[1] Ibid., vol. 15, p. 130.
[2] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
[4] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Ibid.
- Mohammed Bin Jumhūr
Al-Najāshi said: " The traditions of Mohammed b. Jumhūr al-Qummi are weak and his creed is corrupt. Something was said concerning him and none knew how big they were except Allah. He reported on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has books of which are: Kitāb al-Malāhim al-Kabir (the Big Book of Bloody Fights), Kitāb Nawādir al-Hajj (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions on Pilgrimage), Kitāb Adab al-'Ilm (the Book of Rules of Science).[1]"
Ibn al-Ghadā'iri said: "He (Mohammed b. Jumhūr) is an extremist, and his traditions are corrupt. He did not write his traditions. I have seen some of his poetry in which he has made lawful what Allah, the Great and Almighty, had made unlawful.[2]"
- Mohammed Bin al-Husayn
b. Ziyād al-Maythami al-Asadi. He was their (the Imāms') retainer. His kunya is Abū Ja'far. He is a trustworthy, prominent person. He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has a book.[3]
- Mohammed Bin al-Husayn
b. Yazid. He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him, and 'Ali b. Asbāt reported on his authority.[4]
- Mohammed Bin Hamza.
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
[1] Al-Najāshi.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p. 28.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
[4] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[5] Ibid.
- Mohammed Bin Khālid al-Barqi
Shaykh al-Tūsi regarded him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1] His traditions are weak. He was a writer and had good knowledge of traditions and the sciences of the Arabs. He has books of which are: Kitāb al-Tanzil wa al-Ta'bir (the Book of Revelation and Expression), Kitāb Yawm wa Layla (the Book of one Day and Night), Kitāb al-Tafsir (the Book of Interpretation), Kitāb Mecca wa al-Medina (the Book of Mecca and Medina), Kitāb Hurūb al-Āws wa al-Khazrajj (the Book of the Fights of al-Āws and al-Khazrajj), Kitāb fi 'Ilm al-Bāri (the Book on the Knowledge of the Creator), and Kitāb al-Khutab (the Book of Orations).[2]
- Mohammed Bin al-Khatib al-Ahwāzi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed Bin Rāshid
He was a door to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Mohammed Bin Zayd al-Rāzimi
He was the servant of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Mohammed Bin Zayd al-Tabari
He was originally from Kūfa. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6] He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. al-Muthannā and Marūk b. 'Ubayd reported on his authority.[7]
[1] Ibid.
[2] Al-Najāshi.
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p. 89.
[5] Al-Najāshi.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[7] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p. 111.
- Mohammed Bin Sālim al-Qummi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mohammed Bin Sulaymān al-Daylami
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Mohammed Bin Sammā'a al-Sayrafi
He was from Kūfa. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3] He was trustworthy and was one of the Shi'ite prominent figures. He has the following books:
A. Kitāb al-Wudū' (the Book of Ablution).
B. Kitāb al-Hayd (the Book of Regular Menstrual Bleeding).
C. Kitāb al-Salāt (the Book of Prayer).
D. Kitāb al-Hajj (the Book of the Hajj).[4]
- Mohammed Bin Sinān al-Zāhiri
His kunya was Abū Ja'far. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He is a very weak traditionalist. None relies on him and pays attention to the traditions which only he has mentioned. Mohammed b. 'Īsā reported, saying: "I was with Safwān b. Yahyā in a house in Kufā. Mohammed b. Sinān went in to us and Safwān said: 'Surely this (Mohammed) b. Sinān was about to be confused more than one time. We related to him until he followed us.'" This is evidence for that he had confusion and then he became free from it. He compiled books of which are the following:
A. Kitāb al-Tarā'if (the Book of Jokes).
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Al-Najāshi.
B. Kitāb al-Azilla (the Book of Shade).
C. Kitāb al-Makāsib (the Book of Earnings).
D. Kitāb al-Hajj (the Book of Pilgrimage).
E. Kitāb al-Sayd wa al-Dhabā'ih (the Book of Hunting
and Slaughtering).
F. Kitāb al-Shirā`' wa al-Bay' (the Book of Buying and Selling).
G. Kitāb al-Wasiya (the Book of Will).
H. Kitāb al-Nawādir (the Book of Miscellaneous
Traditions).
He died in the year 226 A. H.[1] Al-Sayyid al-Khū'i regarded him as trustworthy and said: "He was one of the followers and among those who believed in Allah through following the Household of His Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. Therefore, he is praiseworthy. Though it has been established that he had some confusion (in his traditions), he removed it, and the Infallible (Imām), peace be on him, was content with him. For this reason Shaykh al-Tūsi regarded him as praiseworthy with good method.[2]"
- Mohammed Bin Sahl al-Ash'ari
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and on the authority of a group (of traditionalists), and a group (of traditionalists) reported on his authority.[3]
- Mohammed Bin Sahl al-Bujayli, al-Rāzi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Mohammed Bin Sahl
b. al-Yasa' al-Ash'ari, al-Qummi. He narrated on the authority
[1] Ibid.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p. 177.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
[4] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Imām Abū Ja'far al-Jawād. He has a book.[1]
- Mohammed Bin Sadaqa
al-'Anbari, al-Basri. His kunya is Abū Ja'far. He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan Mūsā and Imām al-Ridā, peace be on them. He Has a book on Imām Mūsā Bin Ja'far, peace be on him.[2]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Saqil al-Azdi
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Ash'ari
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Saqil
He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah
b. 'Amrū b. Sālim al-Saffār. He has a big classified book like the book of al-Halabi. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
[1] Al-Najāshi.
[[2 Ibid.
[3] Al-Barqi, Rijāl.
[4] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[5] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p.185.
[6] Al-Najāshi.
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah
b. 'Īsā al-Ash'ari, al-Qummi. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Khurasāni
He was the servant of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and reported on his authority.[2]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Tāhiri
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Tahūri
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Qummi
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Abū Nasr reported on his authority.[5]
- Mohammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Madā'ini
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p. 283.
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
[5] Ibid., vol. 16, p. 288.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
- Mohammed Bin 'Ubayd
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and 'Ali b. Sayf reported on his authority.[1]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ubayd Allah al-Hamadāni
He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ubayd Allah
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Abū Nasr reported on his authority.[3]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ubayda
He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ibrāhim b. Mohammed al-Hamadāni reported on his authority.[4]
- Mohammed Bin 'Arafa
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ali Bin Ja'far
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ali
b. al-Husayn b. Zayd b. al-Husayn, peace be on him. He has a
[1] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 16, p. 296.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid., vol. 8, p. 298.
[4] Ibid., vol. 16, p. 306.
[5] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[6] Al-Barqi, Rijāl.
book which he narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ali al-Hamadāni
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ibrāhim b. Hāshim and a group (of traditionalists) reported on his authority.[2]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ammār
b. al-Ash'ath al-Hindi. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed Bin 'Ammāra
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Sa'd b. Sa'id reported on his authority.[4]
- Mohammed Bin 'Umar Bin Zayd
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. al-Jahm reported on his authority.[5]
- Mohammed Bin 'Umar
b. Yazid, Bayyā' al-Sābiri (the Seller of Fine Cloth). Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
- Mohammed Bin 'Umar al-Sābāti
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Abū Nasr reported on his authority.[7]
[1] Al-Najāshi.
[2] Mu'jam Ruwāt al-Hadith.
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 17, p. 67.
[5] Ibid., p. 77.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[7] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 17, p. 80.
- Mohammed Bin 'Umar al-Kanāsi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mohammed Bin 'Umar al-Zayyāt
b. Sa'd. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. His book is reliable.[2]
- Mohammed Bin 'Īsā Bin Yaqtin
He was the retainer of Asad b. Khuzayma. His kunya is Abū Ja'far. He is with great importance in the view of the Shi'ites. He is trustworthy and prominent figure. He narrated many traditions and wrote good books.[3] Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4] He compiled a group of books of which are the following:
A. Kitāb al-Imāma (the Book of the Imāmate).
B. Kitāb al-Wādih al-Makkshūf fi al-Radd 'alā Ahl al-Waqf (the Book of the Clear, Open Answer to the Wāqifites).
C. Kitāb al-Ma'rifa (the Book of Knowledge).
D. Kitāb Bu'd al-Isnād (the Book of the Distant Chain of
Authorities).
E. Kitāb Qurb al-Isnād (the Book of the Close Chain of
Authorities).
F. Kitāb al-Wasāyā (the Book of Wills).
G. Kitāb al-Lu'lu' (the Book of Pearls).
H. Kitāb al-Masā'il al-Muharrama (the Book of Unlawful
Matters).
I. Kitāb al-Diyā' (the Book of Light).
J. Kitāb al-Darā'if (the Book of Jokes).
K. Kitāb al-Tajjmil wa al-Murū'a (the Book of
Beautifying and Manhood).
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[2] Al-Najāshi.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
L. Kitāb al-Fayya' wa al-Khums (the Book of Booty and
One-Fifth).
M. Kitāb al-Rijāl (the Book of Men).
N. Kitāb al-Zakāt (the Book of Alms).
O. Kitāb Thawāb al-A'māl (the Book of Reward of
Deeds).
P. Kitāb al-Nawādir (the Book of Miscellaneous
Traditions).[1]
- Mohammed Bin ' Īsā al-Qummi
He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Marūk b. 'Ubayd reported on his authority.[2]
- Mohammed Bin Furāt al-Ju'fi
He is a liar and deviated from the Truth. He lied to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and he (Imām al-Ridā) complained of him to Yūnus, saying: "Yūnus, do you not know that Mohammed b. Furāt lies to me?" "May Allah drive him away and make him miserable!" said Yūnus. The Imām, peace be on him, said: "Allah has done that toward him. May Allah make him taste the heat of the iron as He made those before him who lied to us taste (the heat of the iron). Yūnus, I said that (bout him) that you may warn my companions against him, order them to curse and renounce him, for Allah has renounced him.[3]"
'Ali b. Ismā'il al-Maythami narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, who said: "Mohammed b. Furāt hurt me; may Allah hurt him and let him taste the heat of the iron! He hurt me; may Allah hurt him! Abū al-Khattāb, may Allah curse him, did not hurt Mohammed b. Ja'far, peace be on him, as Mohammed b. Furāt hurt me. No Khatābi lied to us as Mohammed b. Furāt did. By Allah, Allah makes him who lies to us taste the heat of the iron.[4]"
[1] Al-Najāshi.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 17, p. 136.
[3] Al-Kashi.
[4] Ibid.
Shortly after this supplication of the Imām, Mohammed b. Furāt was killed by Ibrāhim b. Shakkla.[1]
- Mohammed Bin al-Farajj al-Rakhji
He is trustworthy. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2] He showed strong friendship toward the Imāms of guidance, peace be on him, and had firm links with them. He exchanged letters with. Al-Kashi has mentioned the letters in his (Mohammed's) biography.
- Mohammed Bin al-Fadl al-Azdi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed Bin al-Fadl Bin 'Umar
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Mohammed Bin al-Fudayl al-Sayrafi
He is accused of extremism. He has a book. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of thecompanions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Mohammed Bin al-Fayd al-Madā'ini
He was the retainer of 'Umar b. al-Khattāb. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
[1] Ibid.
[2] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 17, p. 177.
- Mohammed Bin al-Qāsim Bin al-Fudayl
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Kāzim and Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and a group (of traditionalists) reported on his authority.[1]
- Mohammed Bin al-Qāsim Bin al-Fudayl
b. Yasār. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and al-Barqi reported on his authority.[2]
- Mohammed Bin al-Qāsim al-Bushinjāni
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed Bin Ka'ab al-Qurti
It was he who saw Allah's Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, in sleep and he said to him: "Mohammed, are pleased with what you do toward my children in this word?" "If I leave them, then what shall I do?" asked Mohammed. "Without doubt, I will reward you in the final result," declared the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. "There was a plate of Sayhāni dates before. I asked him to give me some dates, and he gave me a handful in which there was eighteen dates. I thought that I would live eighteen years. Then I forgot this dream. One day I saw a crowd of people. I asked them about that, and they said: 'Ali b. Mūsā al-Ridā has come. I saw him sitting in that place and there was before him a plate of Sayhāni dates. I asked him to give me some dates, and he gave me a handful in which there was eighteen dates, so I said to him: 'Increase me in dates.' 'If my grandfather had increased you, I would have increased you,' he said.[4]"
[1] Ibid.
[2] Ibid., p. 179.
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 17, p. 199.
- Mohammed Bin Kulayb al-Ash'ari
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mohammed Bin Mansūr Bin al-Abrad al-Nakha'i
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Mohammed Bin Mansūr al-Ash'athi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was unknown.[3]
- Mohammed Bin Mansūr al-Ash'ari
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was unknown.[4]
- Mohammed Bin Mansūr Bin Nasr al-Khazā'i
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was unknown.[5]
- Mohammed Bin Mansūr al-Kūfi
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. Sa'd reported on his authority.[6]
- Mohammed Bin Yahyā Bin Habib
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Yahyā reported on his authority.[7]
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 17, p. 312.
[7] Ibid., vol. 18, p. 37.
- Mohammed Bin Yahya al-Sābāti
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Safwān reported on his authority.[1]
- Mohammed Bin Yazid al-Tabari
He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Mohammed Bin Yunus Bin 'Abd al-Rahmān
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mohammed, the Retainer of al-Ridā
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Marzbān
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Sa'd b. Sa'id reported on his authority.[5]
- Marzbān Bin 'Umrān al-Ash'ari al-Qummi
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has a book.[6]
- Marwān Bin Yahyā
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was unknown.[7]
[1] Ibid., p. 44.
[2] Ibid., p. 55.
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, p. 245.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
- Murauwik Bin 'Ubayd
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and a group (of traditionalists) reported on his authority.[1]
- Musāfir
He was the retainer of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. Imām al-Ridā ordered him and said to him: "Follow Abū Ja'far (i.e. Imām al-Jawād, peace be on him), for he is your leader (sāhib).[2]"
- Mu'āwiya Bin Hakim Bin Mu'āwiya
b. 'Ammār al-Dihni. He is trustworthy and great. He was one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has books of which are the following:
A. Kitāb al-Talāq (the Book of Divorce).
B. Kitāb al-Hayd (the Book of Regular Menstrual
Bleeding).
C. Kitāb al-Farā'd (the Book of Religious Duties).
D. Kitāb al-Nikāh (the Book of Marriage).
E. Kitāb al-Hudūd (the Book of Islamic Punishments).
F. Kitāb al-Diyāt (the Book of Blood money).
He has miscellaneous (traditions).[3]
- Mu'āwiya Bin Sa'id
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. Sinān reported on his authority.[4]
- Mu'āwiya Bin Sa'id
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5] He has a book.[1311]
[1] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
[2] Al-Kashi.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 18, p. 237.
[5] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[6] Al-Najāshi.
- Mu'āwiya Bin Yahyā
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mu'āwiya al-Ja'fari
He was one of those who narrated the text from Imām al-Kāzim for the Imāmate of his son Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Ma'rūf Bin Fayrūz al-Karkhi
His kunya is Abū Mahfūz. It is said that his father's name was Fayrazān. His parents were Christians. He was from Behryān, one of the villages of Wāsit. His father handed him over to a teacher, and the teacher ordered him: "Say: He is the Third of the Trinity." Ma'rūf refused that and said: "He is One!" The teacher hit him severely, but he refused to say that Allah was the third of the Trinity. Then he escaped because of the teacher and became Muslim at the hand of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3] He returned to his house and knocked at the door, and they asked: "Who is it at the door?" "Ma'rūf," he replied. "Which religion have you adopted?" they asked. "The True Religion," he answered. His parents as well as all his family became Muslims.[4] After he had become a Muslim, he became the chamberlain of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. The Shi'ites crowded at the door of the Imām and they broke one of Marūf's ribs. He remained ill for several days. Then ordered his shirt to be given as alms, for he wanted to come out of the world naked as he entered it naked.[5]
May Allah have mercy on Ma'rūf, for he was one of those unique in knowledge and reverential fear, and attained the highest rank due to the blessing of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 18, p. 295.
[3] Al-Tasawuf fi al-Shi'r al-'Arabi, p. 45.
[4] Tabaqāt al-Sūfiya.
[5] Al-Tasawuf fi al-Shi'r al-'Arabi.
- Mu'ammar Bin Khallād al-Baghdādi
He is trustworthy. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has a book.[1]
- Ma'an Bin Khālid
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was trustworthy and had a book.[2]
- Muqātil Bin Muqātil al-Balkhi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was a wicked Wāqifite.[3] Yet al-Kashi mentioned a narration indicating that he was righteous and was not a Wāqifite. Al-Husayn b. 'Amr b. Yazid narrated, saying: "I came in to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and I had doubt about his Imāmate. My companion on the road was a man called Muqātil b. Muqātil, and he went on (following) his Imām (i.e. the Imāmate of al-Ridā) in Kūfa, so I said to him: 'Why have you hastened?' 'I have concerning that (i.e. concerning the Imāmate of al-Ridā) a proof and knowledge,' he replied."
Al-Husayn (b. 'Amr b. Yazid) said: "I asked Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him: 'Have your father passed away?' 'Yes,' he replied, 'by Allah, I am in the position where Allah's Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family, and the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, were. Who is happier than me in the subsistence of my father?' Then he said: 'Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says*: And the foremost are the foremost, these are they who are drawn nigh* (to Allah). Those who know the Imāmate when the Imām appears.' Then he said: 'What has your brother done?' 'Who is it?' I asked. 'Muqātil b. Muqātil,' he answered, 'the one with flat face, long beard, bent nose.'
[1] Al-Najāshi.
[2] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[3] Ibid.
"He, peace be on him, added: 'As for me, I have not seen him yet; nor has he come in to me, but he has believed (in my Imāmate) and is truthful.' Then he asked me to take care of him. Then I left the Imām, and suddenly there was Muqātil before me, so I said to him: 'I have good news for you. I will not tell you of it unless you praise Allah one hundred times.' Then I told him about what the Imām, peace be on him, said."
Imām al-Khū'i commented on this account, saying: "The account is clear that the man (i.e. Muqātil b. Muqātil) believed in the Imāmate of al-Ridā, peace be on him. On the assumption that he was a Wāqifite, he retreated from the creed of the Wāqifites.[1]"
- Mūsā Bin Abū al-Hasan al-Rāzi
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ibrāhim b. Hishām reported on his authority.[2]
- Mūsā Bin Jund
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Mūsā Bin Ranjawayh al-Armani
He is a weak (traditionalist). He has a book. Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Rida, peace be on him.[4]
- Mūsā Bin Salama
He was from Kūfa. He has a book on Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. Ahmed b. Mohammed narrated the book.[5]
[1] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 18, p. 359.
[2] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Al-Najāshi.
- Mūsā Bin 'Īsā Bin 'Ubayd al-Yaqtini
Imām al-Ridā sent him a gift of clothes, retainers, and money in order to make the pilgrimage with it on his behalf. Also he sent money to his brother Mūsā b. 'Ubayd, Yunus b. 'Abd al-Rahmān, that they might perform the hajj on his behalf.[1]
- Mūsā Bin al-Qāsim al-Bujayli
b. Mu'āwiya, b. Wahab. He is great and very trustworthy. Shaykh al-Tūsi regarded him as one of the companions of Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2] He has books of which are the following:
A. Kitāb al-Wudū' (the Book of Ablution).
B. Kitāb al-Salāt (the Book of Prayer).
C. Kitāb al-Zakāt (the Book of Alms).
D. Kitāb al-Siyām (the Book of Fasting).
E. Kitāb al-Nikāh (the Book of Marriage).
F. Kitāb al-Talāq (the Book of Divorce).
G. Kitāb al-Hajj (the Book of Pilgrimage).
H. Kitāb al-Hudūd (the Book of Islamic Punishments).
I. Kitāb al-Diyāt (the Book of Blood Money).
J. Kitāb al-Shahādāt (the Book of Testimonies).
K. Kitāb al-Aymān wa al-Nudhūr (the Book of Oaths and
Vows).
L. Kitāb Akhlāq al-Mu'min (the Book of the Ethics of a
Believer).
M. Kitāb al-Jāmi' (the Comprehensive Book).
N. Kitāb al-Dab (the Book of Literature).[3]
[1] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
[2] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
- Mūsā Bin Mu'ammar
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[1]
- Mūsā Bin Mahrān
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Muwaffaq Bin Hārūn
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Muwaffaq, the Retainer of Imām
al-Ridā
Al-Wahid said in (his book) al-Ta'liqa: "It seems that he (Muwaffaq) was one of his (Imām al-Ridā's) retainers; rather he was among his close associates and keepers of his secrets.[4]"
- Nasr Bin Qābūs al-Lakhmi al-Qābūsi
He narrated on the authority of Imām Abū 'Abd Allah, Abū Ibrāhim, and Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on them. He had a position with them. He has a book.[5]
- Nasr Bin Mughallis
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 19, p. 100.
[5] Al-Najāshi.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
- Al-Walid Bin Abān
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed reported on his authority.[1]
- Al-Walid Bin Abān al-Dabi al-Rāzi
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Hārūn Bin 'Umar
Abū Mūsā al-Majāshi'i. He was the companion of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has books of which is Kitāb mā nazala fi al-Qur'ān fi 'Ali (the Book of what has been revealed in the Qur'ān concerning 'Ali, peace be on him).[3]
- Hishām Bin Ibrāhim al-'Abbāsi
He is also nicknamed al-Mashriqi. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has a book. A group (of traditionalists) narrated the book.[4]
- Herthama Bin A'yun
His kunya is Abū Habib. He was among the servants of al-Ma'mūn. He was a follower of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Hishām Bin Ibrāhim al-Ahmar
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
[1] ,Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 19, p. 237.
[2] Al-Barqi, Rijāl.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
[5] Ibid., vol. 19, p. 313.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
- Hishām Bin Ibrāhim al-'Abbāsi
Al-Rayyān narrated, saying: "One day I came in to (Hishām b. Ibrāhim) al-'Abbāsi. He ordered an inkwell and a sheet of paper to be quickly brought to him. I (i.e. Hishām b. Ibrāhim) asked him: 'What is the matter with you?' 'I have heard something from al-Ridā, peace be on him,' he said, 'I want to write them lest I should forget them.' He wrote them. There was a short time between (saying) these words and his coming on Friday when it was hot. That was in Marū. I asked him: 'Where have you come from?' 'From this,' he answered. 'From al-Ma'mūn?' I asked him. 'No,' he replied. 'From al-Fadl b. Sahl?' I asked. 'No, from this,' he answered. 'Whom do you mean?' I asked. 'From 'Ali b. Mūsā,' he replied. 'Woe unto you! You have deserted (him),' 'what is your story?' 'Say nothing of him,' he said, 'when did his fathers sit on chairs and were installed as successors just as he has done?' 'Woe unto you!' I said, 'ask Allah for forgiveness.' 'My slave girl so-and-so is more learned than him,' he said."
Al-Rayyān hurried to go in to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He told him about the account of (Hishām b. Ibrāhim) al-'Abbāsi and asked him to permit him in order to assassinate him; yet the Imām, peace be on him, prevented him from that.[1] He had talks with the Imām, and we will mention them in the researches of this book.
- Al-Haythem Bin 'Abd Allah
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and al-Husayn b. 'Ali b. Zakariya reported on his authority.[2]
- Al-Haythem Bin 'Abd Allah al-Rummāni
He was from Kūfa. He narrated on the authority of Imām Mūsā, peace be on him, and Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. He has a book.[3]
[1] Qurb al-Isnād, p. 148.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 19, p. 301.
[3] Al-Najāshi.
- Yāsir
He was the retainer of Imām al-Ridā, and of Hamza b. al-Yasa'. He has (a book of) questions.[1]
- Yahyā Bin Ibrāhim
b. Abū al-Bilād. He is trustworthy. He and his father were reciters (of the Qur'ān). He has a book.[2]
- Yahyā Bin Ahmed
b. Qays b. Ghaylān. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām Abū al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Yahyā Bin Bashshār
He went in to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, after the death of his father, and asked him some questions about the words of the Imām. Then he, peace be on him, said to him: "Yes, O Sammā'." He (Yahyā) said: "May I be your ransom, by Allah, I was nicknamed with this (name) when I was young and I am in the Book." The Imām, peace be on him, smiled at him.[4]
- Yahyā Bin Jundub al-Zayyāt
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Yahyā Bin Sulaymān al-Kātib
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
[1] Ibid.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
[5] Al-Barqi, Rijāl.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
- Yahyā Bin al-'Abbās al-Warrāq
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was unknown.[1]
- Yahyā Bin 'Amrū
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Yahyā Bin al-Mubārak
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[3]
- Yahyā Bin Mohammed Bin Abū Habib
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. 'Amrū b. Sa'id al-Zayyāt reported on his authority.[4]
- Yahyā Bin Mūsā al-San'āni
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. Abū 'Umayr reported on his authority.[5]
- Yahyā Bin Yahyā al-Tamimi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and added that he was no-Shi'ite ('āmi).[6]
- Yahyā Bin Yazid al-Kūfi
His Kunya is Abū Khālid. Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[7]
[1] Ibid.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 20, p. 110.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[7] Ibid.
- Yahyā al-San'āni
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Ibn Abū 'Umayr reported on his authority.[1]
- Yazid Bin 'Umar
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[2]
- Al-Yasa' Bin Hamza
He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. Sandal reported on his authority.[3]
- Ya'qūb Bin Sa'id al-Kindi
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[4]
- Ya'qūb Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Jundub
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[5]
- Ya'qūb Bin Yaqtin
Shaykh al-Tūsi numbered him as one of the companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.[6]
- Yūnus Bin 'Abd al-Rahmān
He was the retainer of 'Ali b. Yaqtin and was among the leading Shi'ites and one of their eminent men. He saw Imām al-Sādiq, peace be on him, between al-Safā and al-Marwā, but he narrated nothing on
[1] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 20, p. 119.
[2] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[3] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith, vol. 20, p. 149.
[4] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.
his authority. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Kāzim and Imām al-Ridā, peace be on them. He was the agent of Imām al-Ridā and among his close companions. 'Abd al-'Aziz b. al-Muhtadi said to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him: "I am unable to meet you every time, so from whom shall I take the principle features of my religion?" "Take them from Yūnus b. 'Abd al-Rahmān," replied the Imām, peace be on him.[1]
The narrators said: "Imām al-Ridā guaranteed Yūnus the Garden three times.[2]" He, peace be on him, said concerning him: "Yūnus b. 'Abd al-Rahmān is like Sulaymān (Solomon) in his time.[3]"
Yūnus (b. 'Abd al-Rahmān) narrated, saying: "Abū al-Hasan Mūsā died and all those who believed in his Imāmate had a lot of money, and this is why they said that he was the Imām who would return, and that they denied his death. (For example), Ziyād al-Qandi had seventy thousand dinars; 'Ali b. Abū Hamza had thirty thousand dinars." He (Yūnus b. 'Abd al-Rahmān) said: "I saw that and the truth manifested itself to me. I was fully aware of the affairs of Abū al-Hasan, peace be on him, so I spoke to the people and summoned them (to follow) him." He said: "They (i.e. Ziyād al-Qandi and 'Ali b. Abū Hamza) sent for me and said to me: 'Do not summon (the people to follow) this (i.e. Abū al-Hasan). If you want money, we will enrich you.' They guaranteed (me) ten thousand dinars." Yūnus said: "So I said to them: 'We have been told on the authority of the Truthful (Imāms), peace be on them, that they said: 'If innovations appear, then it is incumbent on scholar to show his knowledge. If he does not do this, the light of faith will be taken from him.' I will never leave struggle (jihād) and Allah's command. Accordingly, they opposed me and showed enmity toward me.[4]"
Many traditions have been reported from the Imāms of guidance concerning praising and lauding, and that he was one of those who had
[1] Al-Kashi.
[2] Mu'jam Rijāl al-Hadith.
[3] Al-Kashi.
[4] Ibid.
abundant reverential fear and among the scholars of the family of Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his family. Besides these accounts, there are others in which he has been dispraised. These accounts are either fabricated or they have been mentioned in order to decrease his importance during that time when the Shi'ites suffered from bitter kinds of tragedies and ordeals.
Yūnus compiled a large group of books most of which is on jurisprudence and some of which is on interpretation of the Holy Qur'ān. He, may Allah have mercy on him, died in Medina and was buried beside the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, praised him, saying: "Look at what Allah has completed for Yūnus: His grave is in Medina by (the grave of) Allah's Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family."
- Yūnus Bin Ya'qūb al-Bujayli, al-Dihni
He is trustworthy. In his book al-Risāla al-'Adadiya, al-Shaykh al-Mufid regarded him as one of the prominent jurists and leading persons from whom people took the lawful, the unlawful, religious opinions and precepts, whom none is able to impugn, and to whom there is no way to dispraise. He narrated on the authority of Imām al-Kāzim and Imām al-Ridā, peace be on them.[1]
Yūnus died in Medina, so Abū al-Hasan al-Ridā, peace be on him, sent him scent for embalming, a shroud, and all the necessary things. Then he ordered his followers, those of his father, and of his grandfather to attend his funeral, and he said to them: "This (Yūnus) was a follower of Abū 'Abd Allah, peace be on him, and he lived in Iraq." And he said to them: "Be present at the (cemetery of) al-Baqi'. If the Medinans said to you that he was an Iraqi and that they would not bury him at the (cemetery of) al-Baqi', then say to them: 'This is a follower of Abū 'Abd Allah, peace be on him, and he lived in Iraq. If you prevent us from burying him at the (cemetery of) al-Baqi', then we will prevent you from burying your followers at it.' He was buried
[1] Al-Tūsi, Rijāl.
at the (cemetery of) al-Baqi'.[1] Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, ordered his grave to be showered with water for a month or forty days.[2] May Allah have mercy on Yūnus, for he was successful through his showing friendship and love toward the members of the House ahl al-Bayt, peace be on them.
With him we will end our speech about some companions of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him. It is worth mentioning that the Imām's companions were a group of the eminent men of his time, and that they were a group of authors, narrators, and jurists, so they enriched the Imāmi jurisprudence through their recording the verdicts of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him.