On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم
ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 28
ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā
Book 2, Chapter 28
On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم
70 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ إِدْرِيس قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلِىِّ بْنِ ِلريان قالَعُبَيْد اللَّه بن عَبْدِ اللَّه الدهقان الواسِطِىَّ، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد الكُوفِي، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ حَدِيثٌ كَانَ يَرْوِيهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَن عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي وَمَا هُوَقَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ رُوِيَ، عَن عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي خَرَجَ فِيهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ آلَفَ الْكَلامَ وَسَارَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فَمَا الَّذِي تَأْمُرُ بِهِ فَقَالَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْكُنُوا مَا سَكَنَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ كَانَ عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ صَادِقاً فَمَا مِنْ خُرُوجٍ وَمَا مِنْ قَائِمٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الْحَدِيثُ عَلَى مَا رَوَاهُ عُبَيْدٌ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى مَا تَأَوَّلَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ إِنَّمَا عَنَى أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِقَوْلِهِ مَا سَكَنَتِ السَّمَاءُ مِنَ النِّدَاءِ بِاسْمِ صَاحِبِكَ وَمَا سَكَنَتِ الأَرْضُ مِنَ الْخَسْفِ بِالْجَيْشِ.
28-70 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Ali ibn al-Ryan, on the authority of Ubaydillah ibn Abdullah al-Dihqan al-Vaseti, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid al-Kufi that he told Abil Hassan Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, “May I be your ransom! There is a tradition which Abdullah ibn Bokayr has quoted on the authority of Obayd ibn Zorara.” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “What is that tradition?” Al-Hussein ibn Khalid al-Kufi said, “He narrated on the authority of Obayd ibn Zorara that he met Aba Abdullah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم in the year in which Ibrahim ibn Abdullah ibn Al-Hassan had revolted. He told the Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, ‘This man has delivered speeches and the people are joining him. What do you order?’ The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, ‘Fear God and remain calm for as long as the heavens and the Earth are calm.’ Abdullah ibn Bokayr said, ‘If Obayd ibn Zorara is right, then there will be neither a revolt nor will there be any Riser.’ Then Abil Hassan صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “The tradition is the same as narrated by Obayd. However, it does not mean the same as that which Abdullah ibn Bokayr has understood. What Imam As-Sadiq صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم meant was that one should fear God and remain calm for as long as the heavens are calm and the name of your Owner (Imam al-Mahdi) has not been called, and the Earth is calm and it has not devoured up the enemy troops.”