The Ninety-Fourth Assembly, Dictated on Tuesday, the Seventeenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH in Holy Mashhad (Peace Be Upon its Inhabitant), When He Went to Houses Beyond the River

I heard Muhammad b. `Ali al-Rida (as) say: Whoever visits my father (as) and is afflicted by any harm from rain, cold, or heat, Allah will forbid the Fire from his body.

Isma`il b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi narrated to us. He said: I asked Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) about Musa b. `Imran (as): When he saw their ropes and their staffs, why did he sense fear in himself when Ibrahim (as) did not…

I saw that Anas b. Malik was afflicted with leprosy, so I asked him about that, and he said: This is [due to] the supplication of `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). So, I said: How did that happen? So, he said: I was a servant for…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever prefers one of my companions over `Ali has disbelieved.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: He who denies the Imamate of `Ali after me is like him who denies my prophethood in my lifetime; and he who denies my prophethood is like him who denies the lordship of his Lord.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: O `Ali! You are my brother, my inheritor, my deputy, and my vicegerent (khalifa) among my family and my Nation, in my lifetime and after my death. Love for you is love for me, and hatred…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: “Had all the people gathered upon the wilaya of `Ali, I would not have created the Fire.”

I heard Aba `Abdillah Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (as) say: If an enemy of `Ali were to go to the Euphrates while it is flowing in abundance, and it flows over its banks, and he went to it for a drink and says “In the…

`Ali b. Abi Talib (as) was asked why he had buried Fatima the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (s) at night. So, he (as) said: Surely, she was angry with the people, and she disliked having them present at her funeral.…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel came to me, and he was happy and cheerful. So, I said to him: My beloved Gabriel! With regards to the happiness you are currently feeling, what is the status of my brother and my…

One day, the Messenger of Allah (s) looked to `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) and came forward while a group of his companions were around him. So, he said: He who wants to see Yusuf in his beauty, Ibrahim in his generosity,…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: `Ali is from me, and I am from `Ali. May Allah fight him who fights `Ali. May Allah curse him who opposes `Ali. `Ali is the Imam of the creatures after me. He who approaches `Ali has…

When al-Rida (as) became the crown prince, he raised his hands to the sky and I heard him say: O Allah! Surely, You know that I dislike and despair this. So, do not hold me accountable, just as You did not hold Your…

Abu Dhakwan narrated to us. He said: I heard Ibrahim b. al-`Abbas say: I have never seen al-Rida (as) asked about anything except that he knew its answer. I have never seen one more knowledgeable than him since his time…

My father narrated to us. He said: Al-Ma’mun climbed the pulpit to inaugurate `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as). So, he said: O people! The inauguration of `Ali b. Musa b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali (as) has…

De`bal b. `Ali al-Khuza`i narrated to us. He said: When I was staying in Qum, the news of the death of `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) came to me. So, I said this visionary poem: I see that [Bani] Umayya are excused if they…

I was standing before Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) when he said to me: O Aba’l Salt! Enter this dome in which is the grave of Harun [al-Rashid] and bring me dust from its four sides. He said: So, I went and…