On Traditions About Musa Ibn Ja’far (s), Harun Ar-rashid and Musa Ibn Al-mahdi

jurisprudents, the scholars, the Quran recitors, and the military commanders all be present there during the time of the Hajj pilgrimage. He himself set out for Medina.Ali ibn Muhammad al-Nowafali added, “My father…

Muhammad ibn Ja’far went to see Harun Ar-Rashid and greeted him as the Caliph. He then told him, ‘I did not think that there were two Caliphs on the Earth until I saw that they greet my brother Musa ibn Ja’far as the…

Yaqoob ibn Dawood told me that he adheres to the Divine Leadership.”Ibrahim ibn Abil Bilad added, “On the night before Musa ibn Ja’far (s) was arrested, I went to see Yaqoob ibn Dawood in Medina. Yaqoob told me, ‘I was…

I was in bed with one of my slave-wives. Then I heard the door bell ring in the middle of the night. It made me frightened. My slave-wife said, Perhaps it was due to the wind. A short time later the door of my room…

I was the gate-keeper for (Harun) Ar-Rashid. One day Harun was swinging around a sword and was very angry. He told me, “O Fadhl! I swear by my relationship with the Messenger of God (s) that if you do not bring my cousin…

“It is not allowed.” He asked, “What if they set up a tent and he enters it?” The Imam (AS) replied, “That is allowed.” He asked, “What is the difference between these two?” Abul Hassan (AS) asked, “Should a menstruating…

We think that it is best for you to avoid him, and hide yourself since one cannot be immune from his wickedness.” Abul Hassan smiled and said, “Sakheena thinks that she will overcome her master while it is possible for…

“Musa ibn Ja’far (s) was shown into the presence of Ar-Rashid. Then Ar-Rashid told him, “O son of the Prophet of God! Tell me about the four kinds of temperaments.” Then Musa (s) told him, “The wind which is a king who…

O Musa ibn Ja’far! Are there two Caliphs so that taxes must be collected twice?”He (s) replied, “O Commander of the Faithful! I swear to you by God not to undergo the burden of my sins by accepting the wrong things being…

When (Harun) Ar-Rashid arrested Musa ibn Ja’far (s), they arrested him while he was praying at the position of the head of the Prophet (s). They stopped his prayer, and took him away while he (s) was crying andsaying, “O…

I was standing in the presence of Al-Ma’mun. He asked, “Do you know who taught me about Shiism?” All the people who were present said, “No, by God, we do not know.” He said, “(Harun) Ar-Rashid taught me.” They asked him,…

O Abul Hassan (Al-Kadhim (s))! How are you? And how is your wife? And how is your father’s wife? How are you? How are you doing?”He kept asking him such questions, and the Imam (s) kept saying, “Fine, fine.” When he…

When (Harun) Ar-Rashid imprisoned Musa ibn Ja’far (s), he could not see the daytime. He feared that Harun might kill him. Then Musa ibn Ja’far (s) made ablutions again, turned his face towards the Qibla, and said four…

I said, “O Commander of the Faithful! This is not just some attire. It is Musa ibn Ja’far (s) who prostrates every day from sunrise until noon.” Al-Rabee’ said, “Harun told me, ‘He is one of the monastic members of the…