On Rare Traditions From al-Ridha About Various Issues

26-16 Abu Mansoor Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Khori narrated that Zayd ibn Muhammad al-Baghdadi quoted on the authority of Abul Qasim Abdullah Muhammad al-Ta’ee at Basra, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his forefathers that a man invited Ali ibn AbiTalib صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to his house. The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم accepted upon the fulfillment of three conditions. The man said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! What are they?’ The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, ‘They are that you bring nothing for me from the outside; that you do not deny me of anything that is in the house; and that you do not burden your wife on my behalf.’ The man said, ‘Fine.’ Ali ibn Abi Talib صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم accepted his invitation.