On Ar-Ridha’s Words on the Reasons for Various Things

32-24 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God have mercy upon him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ma’roof, on the authority of his brother, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Oyayna that Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ عليه السلام said, “Indeed after the migration from Mecca (to Medina), Ali عليه السلام never spent the night in Mecca until the Honorable the Exalted God took back his soul.” Ar-Ridha’ عليه السلام was asked, “Why?” Ar-Ridha’ عليه السلام said, “Ali عليه السلام disliked to stay overnight in the land from which God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had migrated. He عليه السلام usually said his afternoon prayer there and set out to spend the night elsewhere.”