On The Reasons why Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha عليه السلام accepted the succession to the throne from Al-Ma’mun, what Went On, those who were displeased and those who were pleased
ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 10
ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā
Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 10
On The Reasons why Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha عليه السلام accepted the succession to the throne from Al-Ma’mun, what Went On, those who were displeased and those who were pleased
15 - حَدَّثَنا الْحاكِم أَبُو عَلِي الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أحْمَدالْبِيْهَقِيُّ قالَ حَدَّثَني مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الصُّوليُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيد النحوي قالَ حَدَّثَني ابْنِ أَبي عَبْدون، عَن أَبيهِ قالَ لَمَّا بَايَعَ الْمَأْمُونُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِالْعَهْدِ أَجْلَسَهُ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَقَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ الْخَطِيبُ فَتَكَلَّمَ فَأَحْسَنَ ثُمَّ خَتَمَ ذَلِكَ بِأَنْ أَنْشَدَ:لا بُدَّ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ شَمْسٍ وَمِنْ قَمَرٍفَأَنْتَ شَمْسٌ وَهَذَا ذَلِــكَ الْقَمَر
40-15 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Nahvi, on the authority of Ibn Abi Abdoon, on the authority of his father, “When Al-Ma’mun pledged allegiance to Ar-Ridha’ عليه السلام, Al-Ma’mun had him عليه السلام sit next to himself. Abbas - the orator - stood up, delivered a good speech and ended it with the following poem:People can’t live without the sun and the moonNow you are the sun and he is the moon.”