Imam Reza's(A.S.) Companions and Narrators of His Traditions - Part 3
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Imam Reza's(A.S.) Companions and Narrators of His Traditions - Part 3
61. Al-Hasan Bin Bashshar al-Mada'ini
He was one of the companions of Imam al-Ka`zim and Imam al-Rida, peace be on them. He his
trustworthy and correct. He was a Waqifi, and then he withdrew.
62. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm
b. Bukayr b. A'yun, AbuMohammed al-Shayba`ni. He is trustworthy. He narrated on the
authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida`, peace be on him. He has a book.
63. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm al-Razi
He was one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
64. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn al-Anbari
He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and 'Ali b. al-
Hakam reported on his authority.
65. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn
b. Salih. He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and
'Ali b. 'Abd al-Ghaffar reported on his authority.
66. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn al-'Alawi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. Ahmed
b. Mohammed reported on his authority.
67. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him, without any description, as one of the companions of Imam al-
Rida, peace be on him.
68. Al-Hasan Bin Ziyad
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and
added that he had a book.
69. Al-Hasan Bin Sa'ïd al-Kufi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
70. Al-Hasan Bin Shadhan al-Wasiti
He (i.e. Al-Hasan b. Sha`dha`n) said: [I wrote to Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and
complained to him of the alienation of the people of (Wasit) and their wrong against me. A
group of the 'Uthma`niya harmed me. Hence, he, peace be on him, wrote with his own hand:]
"Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, took a promise from His friends for patience in the
state of falsehood. Therefore, show forbearance toward the decree of your Lord. If the
Master of the creatures rose, they would say: O woe to us! Who has raised us from our
sleeping-place? This is what the Beneficent (Allah) promised and the apostles told the
truth."
71. Al-Hasan Bin Shu'ayb al-Mada'ini
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
72. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abbad
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
73. Al-Hasan Bin al-'Abbas al-Ma'rufi
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. 'Ali reported
on his authority.
74. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
b. Fadda`l. He was the retainer of Taym al-Rabab. He is a trustworthy Kufan.5 Al-Najashi
said: [Abu'Amru said: al-Fadl b. Shadan said:] "In the mosque of al-Rabï', in the estate of
al-Rabï', while I was reciting (the Qur'an) under a reciter (of the Qur'an) called Isma'ïl
b. 'Abbad, I saw some people exchange secrets. One of them said: 'On the mountain there is a
man called b. Faddal. He is the most worshipful of those whom we have seen or heard about.
He goes out to the desert and performs a long prostration to the extent that birds come and
sit on him, for they think that he is a garment or a rag. Wild animals graze around him;
they are not afraid of him, for they are intimate with him. When the armed paupers come to
attack the people or fight against them, they flee in the world out of fear of his person.'"
Al-Fayd said: "I thought that this man was in the first time. Shortly after that, while I
was sitting with my father, may Allah have mercy on him, in the estate of al-Rabï', a
handsome old man came wearing a yellowish shirt and cloak and greenish sandals. He greeted
my father and he got up for him, greeted him, and magnified him.
When he wanted to go to Ibn Abu'Umayr, I asked (my father): 'Who is this old man?.' 'This is al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Fadda`l,' replied (my father). 'Is he the meritorious worshipful?'
I asked. 'Yes, he is,' answered (my father). 'Isn't he on the mountain?' I asked. 'Yes he
is,' answered (my father), 'what heedless your reason is , boy!' I told him about what I
heard from the people concerning him and he said: 'That is true.' After that he came
constantly to my father. Then I went to him in Kufa and heard from him the book of Ibn
AbuBukayr and traditions other than it. He carried his book, came to al-Hijjra, and recited
it for me.
When the son-in-law of Ta`hir b. al-Husayn performed the hajj, the people magnified him
because of his money and his important position with the Sultan (ruler). He (al-Husayn) was
described for him, but he did not go to him. He (the son-in-law of Tahir b. al-Husayn) sent
for him asking his coming. He (al-Husayn) said: 'I have no kinship; there is no work between
them and me.'
After that I knew that his coming to me was for his religion. As for his place of praying,
it was near the pillar called al-Sabi'a (the Seventh) or the Pillar of Ibrahïm, peace be on
him, in the mosque of Kufa. He, AbuMohammed, and 'Ali b. Asbat met. Al-Hajjal claimed
theology; he was the best of the people in theology. Ibn Faddal ascribed me to him
concerning theology and knowledge.
He loved me very much. Al-Hasan was famous for that throughout his lifetime until death came
to him, and he died. He believed in the True Religion, may Allah have mercy on him."
He has the following books:
1. Kitab al-Ziyarat (the Book of Visitations).
2. Kitab al-Tharat (the Book of the Revenges).
3. Kitab al-Nawa`dir (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions).
4. Kitab al-Radd 'ala al-Ghaliya (the Book of the Answers to the Extremists).
5. Kitab al-Shawa`hid min Kitab Allah (the Book of the Examples from the Book of Allah).
6. Kitab al-Mutt'a (the Book of Fixed-Term Marriage).
7. Kitab al-Na`sikh wa al-Mansu`kh (the Book of the Abrogating and the Abrogated verses).
8. Kitab al-Mala`him (the Book of the Bloody fights).
9. Kitab al-Sala`t (the Book of Prayer).
10. The book which his son 'Ali narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
His death, may Allah have mercy on him, was in the year 224 A. H.
75. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
b. Ziyad al-Washsha', al-Bujayli, al-Kufi. He was among the companions of Imam al-Rida,
peace be on him, and one of the eminent figures of this sect (i.e. the Shï'ites ). He
narrated on the authority of his grandfather al-Yas, who said when death came to him:
[Witness against me, and this is not the hour of lying.
I heard Abu'Abd Allah, peace be on
him, say:] "By Allah, if the servants who love Allah and His Messenger and shows friendship
toward the Imams dies, the Fire will not touch him. Then he repeated the second and the
third while I did not asked him (about that)."
Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Isa reported: "I went out to Kufa to seek traditions and found in it
al-Hasan b. 'Ali al-Washsha`' and asked him to take out for me the book of al-'Ala`' b.
Razï~n al-Qala` and of Aba`n b. 'Uthma`n al-Ahmar. He brought them for me and I said to him:
'I want you to permit me in order to take them (the two books).' He said to me: 'Hasan, may
Allah have mercy on you, way are you in a hurry? Go and copy them.'
I said to him: 'I am not
safe from mishaps.' He said: 'If I had known that this tradition would be sought in such a
manner, I would have written it many more, for I met in this mosque (i.e. the mosque of
Kufa) nine hundred old men and they would say: 'Ja'far b. Mohammed related to us.'"
He has books of which are the following:
1. Kitab Thawab al-Hajj (the Book of the Reward of the Hajj).
2. Kitab al-Nawa`dir (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions).
3. Kitab Masa'il al-Rida (the Book of the Questions of al-Rida).
76. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
b. Yaqtïn b.Musa, the retainer of the Hashimites. He was a jurist and theologian. He
narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Rida, peace be on him. He has the book: Masa'il
Abual-Hasan Musa (the Questions of Abual-Hasan Musa), peace be on him.
77. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali al-Daylami
Al-Wahïd has mentioned him in al-Ta'lïqa and said: "He (al-Hasan b. 'Ali al-Daylami) was the
retainer of al-Rida, peace be on him. "
78. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
He was the retainer of Taym Allah b. Tha'laba and was from Kufa. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him
as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
79. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali al-Washsha'
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. He said: "When young, my
father and I had supper with Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. "
80. Al-Hasan Bin 'Umar
b. Yazïd. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on
him.
81. Al-Hasan Bin Faddal
He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and on the
authority of a group (of traditionalists). His sons Ahmed, 'Ali and Mohammed reported on his
authority. Musa b. 'Umar narrated on his authority.
82. Al-Hasan Bin Qarun
He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and Ibrahïm b.
Hashim reported on his authority.
83. Al-Hasan Bin al-Qasim
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. 5 Al
-Kashi narrated on the authority of al-Hasan b. al-Qasim, who said: "One of the sons of
Ja'far, peace be on him, was dying. Al-Rida was late in coming to him. That grieved me, for
he was late in coming to his uncle Mohammed. Then he came.
Shortly after that he rose, and I
rose along with him and asked him: 'May I be your ransom, why have you risen and left your
uncle in the state in which he is?' 'My uncle will bury so-and-so (i.e. his brother),' he,
peace be on him, replied." He (al-Hasan b. al-Qasim) said:
"Shortly after that, the sick person recovered and buried his brother, who was sound with
them." After that al-Hasan realized the True Religion and believed in it.
84. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad
He is also called al-Zarrad. He was given the kunya of Abu'Ali. He was the retainer of
Bujayla. He was a trustworthy Kufan. He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-
Rida`, peace be on him, and reported on the authority of sixty men from among the companions
of Imam Abu'Abd Allah, peace be on him. He was of great position. He wrote a group of books
of which are the following:
1. Kitab al-Mashyakha (the Book of the Shaykhs).
2. Kitab al-Hudud (the Book of Islamic Punishments).
3. Kitab al-Diyat (the Book of Blood Money).
4. Kitab al-Fara'id (the Book of Religious Obligations).
5. Kitab al-Nikah (the Book of Marriage).
6. Kitab al-Talaq (the Book of Divorce).
7. Kitab al-Nawadir (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions), about one thousand pages.
8. Kitab al-Tafsï~r (the Book of Interpretation (of the Qur'an).
9. Kitab al-'Itqq (the Book of Emancipation of Slaves).
Shaykh al-Kashi numbered him as one of the jurists on whose authentic traditions our
companions unanimously agreed. That was when he (the Shaykh) nominated the jurists from
among the companions of Imam al-Ka`zim and Imam al-Rida, peace be on them. He (al-Hasan b.
Mahbu`b) died at the age of seventy-five, in the year 224 A. H.
85. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed
b. AbuTallha. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be
on him.
86. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed
b. Sahl al-Nawfali. Al-Najashi regarded him as a weak (traditionalist) and said: "However,
he has a good book with many interests. He called it Majalis al-Rida ma'a Ahl al-Adyan (the
Sessions of al-Rida with the People of Religions). "
87. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed al-Qummi
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and al-Khabïri reported on
his authority.
88. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed
al-Nawfali, al-Hashimi. He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
89. Al-Hasan Bin al-Nadr al-Armani
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Isa
reported on his authority.
90. Al-Hasan Bin Yazïd
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
91. Al-Hasan Bin Yunus
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
92. Al-Hasan al-Taflïsi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace e on him.
93. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahïm
b. ImamMusa b. Ja'far, peace be on him. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions
of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
94. Al-Husayn Bin AbuSa'ïd
al-Makari, Abu'Abd Allah. He and his father were two eminent figures of the Waqifa. He went
in to Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and said to him: "You have opened your door for the
people and sat to give them religious opinions, while your father had never done that." He
(the Imam), peace be on him, said to him: "There is no harm on me from Ha`ru`n (al-
Rashï~d)." Then he said to him:
"May Allah put out the light of your heart and make poverty enter your house. Woe unto you!
Did you not know that Allah revealed to Maryam that there was a prophet in her womb?
Accordingly, Maryam gave birth to Isa, peace be on him, so Maryam belonged to Isa, and Isa
belonged to Maryam. As for me, I belong to my father and my father belong to me." He (al-
Husayn b. AbuSa'ïd) said (to the Imam):
"I want to ask you a question." "I do not think that you will hear from me," explained the
Imam, "however, question (me)." He said: "A man was near to death, and he said: 'Whomever I
possessed in the past is free, and whomever I possess at present is not free."
"Have you not recited this verse: For the moon we have appointed stages until it becomes
again like an old dry branch of palm tree ('urjun)? Whomever the man possessed before the
six moths was old, and whomever he possessed after the six months was not old." Then he left
the Imam, peace be on him. Shortly after that, poverty and affliction befell him.
95. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Wasiti
He was Ziyad's retainer. He is a trustworthy and correct (traditionalist). He narrated on
the authority of Imam Abual-HasanMusa (al-Ka`zim), peace be on him, and reported on the
authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida`, peace be on him.
When Imam (Musa) al-Kazim died, he (al-Husayn b. Bashshar) went out to Imam al-Rida. He did
not think that Imam al-Kazim would die nor did he acknowledge the Imamate of al-Rida. He
intended to ask him (Imam al-Rida). When he reached the Imam, who was at al-Sawi, he asked
for permission and went in.
The Imam welcomed him, brought him near to him, and then he said
to him: "Husayn, if you want Allah to look at you without any veil and you look at Allah
without any veil, then show friendship toward the Household of Mohammed, may Allah bless him
and his family, and him who undertakes the affairs (of the Muslims) from among them." Al-
Husayn hurried to say: "Will I look at Allah, the Great and Almighty?"
"Yes, by Allah," he, peace be on him, replied.
After that al-Husayn was sure that Imam al-Ka`zim died, and Imam al-Rida was the Imam after
him.
The Imam, peace be on him, turned to him and said: "I did not want to permit you (to come
in), for the affair is critical¾that is because of the observation imposed on him by the
'Abba`sid authority. However, I have known your affair (i.e. that you belong to the
Waqifiya)."
The Imam added, saying: "Did you know your affair well?"
"Yes," al-Husayn replied.
96. Al-Husayn Bin Bashïr
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed
reported on his authority.
97. AL-Husayn Bin al-Jahm
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. 1
Imam, professor al-Khu'i said: "It is possible that his name has been changed, for his
correct name is al-Hasan. His biography has already been mentioned in al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm
al-Razi. "
98. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.3 Al-
Saduq narrated on the authority of Safwan b. Yahya, who said: "I was with al-Rida, peace be
on him, when al-Husayn b. Khalid al-Sayrafi came in to him and said to him: 'May I be your
ransom, I want to go out to al-A'wad.' He (the Imam), peace be on him, said: 'Cling to well
-being wherever you find it.' He (al-Husayn) was not satisfied with that. He went out and
headed for al-A'wad. However, he was attacked and all his money was robbed on a highway.4"
99. Al-Husayn Bin Ziyad
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the narrators of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and
added that he had the Book of al-Rida`, peace be on him.
100. Al-Husayn Bin Sa'ïd
b. Hammad b. Mahran al-Ahwazi. He was one of the retainers of Imam 'Ali b. al-Husayn, peace
be on him. He is trustworthy. He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him,
AbuJa'far, the Second, and Abual-Hasan, the Third, peace be on them. He was originally from
Kufa. Then he and his brother al-Hasan moved to al-Ahwaz. Then he moved to the Holy (City)
of Qum. He stopped at (the House of) al-Hasan b. Aba`n and died in Qum.
He has thirty books. They are as follows:
1. Kitab al-Wudu' (the Book of Ablution).
2. Kitab al- Salat (the Book of Prayer).
3. Kitab al- Zakat(the Book of Alms).
4. Kitab al-Sawm (the Book of Fasting).
5. Kitab al-Hajj (the Book of Hajj).
6. Kitab al-Nikah (the Book of Marriage).
7. Kitab al-Talaq (the Book of Divorce).
8. Kitab al-Wasaya (the Book of Wills).
9. Kitab al-Fara'id (the Book of Religious Duties).
10. Kitab al-Tijarat (the Book of Trades).
11. Kitab al-IJarat (the Book of Rents).
12. Kitab al-Shahadat (the Book of Testimonies).
13. Kitab al-Ayman (the Book of Oaths).
14. Kitab al-Nudhur wa al-Kaffarat (the Book of Vows and Expiatory Gifts).
15. Kitab al-Ashriba (the Book of Drinks).
16. Kitab al-Makasib (the Book of Gains).
17. Kitab al-Taqiya (the Book of Precautionary Dissimulation).
18. Kitab al-Khumus (the Book of One-Fifth).
19. Kitab al-Muruwa wa al-Tajjmïl (the Book of Manhood and Beautifying).
20. Kitab al-Sayd wa al-Dhaba'ih (the Book of Hunting and Slaughtering).
21. Kitab al-Manaqib (the Book of Excellences)
22. Kitab al-Mathalib (the Book of Defects).
23. Kitab al-Tafsïr (the Book of Interpretation).
24. Kitab al-Mu'min (the Book of Believer).
25. Kitab al-Malahim (the Book of Bloody Fights).
26. Kitab al-Mazar (the Book of Visitations).
27. Kitab al-Du'a' (the Book of Supplication).
28. Kitab al-Radd 'Ala al-Ghaliya (the Book of the Answers to the Extremists).
29. Kitab al-'Ittq (the Book of the Emancipation of Slaves).
30. Kitab al-Taddbïr (the Book of Management)
b. Bukayr b. A'yun, AbuMohammed al-Shayba`ni. He is trustworthy. He narrated on the
authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida`, peace be on him. He has a book.
63. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm al-Razi
He was one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
64. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn al-Anbari
He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and 'Ali b. al-
Hakam reported on his authority.
65. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn
b. Salih. He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and
'Ali b. 'Abd al-Ghaffar reported on his authority.
66. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn al-'Alawi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. Ahmed
b. Mohammed reported on his authority.
67. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him, without any description, as one of the companions of Imam al-
Rida, peace be on him.
68. Al-Hasan Bin Ziyad
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and
added that he had a book.
69. Al-Hasan Bin Sa'ïd al-Kufi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
70. Al-Hasan Bin Shadhan al-Wasiti
He (i.e. Al-Hasan b. Sha`dha`n) said: [I wrote to Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and
complained to him of the alienation of the people of (Wasit) and their wrong against me. A
group of the 'Uthma`niya harmed me. Hence, he, peace be on him, wrote with his own hand:]
"Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, took a promise from His friends for patience in the
state of falsehood. Therefore, show forbearance toward the decree of your Lord. If the
Master of the creatures rose, they would say: O woe to us! Who has raised us from our
sleeping-place? This is what the Beneficent (Allah) promised and the apostles told the
truth."
71. Al-Hasan Bin Shu'ayb al-Mada'ini
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
72. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abbad
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
73. Al-Hasan Bin al-'Abbas al-Ma'rufi
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and Mohammed b. 'Ali reported
on his authority.
74. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
b. Fadda`l. He was the retainer of Taym al-Rabab. He is a trustworthy Kufan.5 Al-Najashi
said: [Abu'Amru said: al-Fadl b. Shadan said:] "In the mosque of al-Rabï', in the estate of
al-Rabï', while I was reciting (the Qur'an) under a reciter (of the Qur'an) called Isma'ïl
b. 'Abbad, I saw some people exchange secrets. One of them said: 'On the mountain there is a
man called b. Faddal. He is the most worshipful of those whom we have seen or heard about.
He goes out to the desert and performs a long prostration to the extent that birds come and
sit on him, for they think that he is a garment or a rag. Wild animals graze around him;
they are not afraid of him, for they are intimate with him. When the armed paupers come to
attack the people or fight against them, they flee in the world out of fear of his person.'"
Al-Fayd said: "I thought that this man was in the first time. Shortly after that, while I
was sitting with my father, may Allah have mercy on him, in the estate of al-Rabï', a
handsome old man came wearing a yellowish shirt and cloak and greenish sandals. He greeted
my father and he got up for him, greeted him, and magnified him.
When he wanted to go to Ibn Abu'Umayr, I asked (my father): 'Who is this old man?.' 'This is al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Fadda`l,' replied (my father). 'Is he the meritorious worshipful?'
I asked. 'Yes, he is,' answered (my father). 'Isn't he on the mountain?' I asked. 'Yes he
is,' answered (my father), 'what heedless your reason is , boy!' I told him about what I
heard from the people concerning him and he said: 'That is true.' After that he came
constantly to my father. Then I went to him in Kufa and heard from him the book of Ibn
AbuBukayr and traditions other than it. He carried his book, came to al-Hijjra, and recited
it for me.
When the son-in-law of Ta`hir b. al-Husayn performed the hajj, the people magnified him
because of his money and his important position with the Sultan (ruler). He (al-Husayn) was
described for him, but he did not go to him. He (the son-in-law of Tahir b. al-Husayn) sent
for him asking his coming. He (al-Husayn) said: 'I have no kinship; there is no work between
them and me.'
After that I knew that his coming to me was for his religion. As for his place of praying,
it was near the pillar called al-Sabi'a (the Seventh) or the Pillar of Ibrahïm, peace be on
him, in the mosque of Kufa. He, AbuMohammed, and 'Ali b. Asbat met. Al-Hajjal claimed
theology; he was the best of the people in theology. Ibn Faddal ascribed me to him
concerning theology and knowledge.
He loved me very much. Al-Hasan was famous for that throughout his lifetime until death came
to him, and he died. He believed in the True Religion, may Allah have mercy on him."
He has the following books:
1. Kitab al-Ziyarat (the Book of Visitations).
2. Kitab al-Tharat (the Book of the Revenges).
3. Kitab al-Nawa`dir (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions).
4. Kitab al-Radd 'ala al-Ghaliya (the Book of the Answers to the Extremists).
5. Kitab al-Shawa`hid min Kitab Allah (the Book of the Examples from the Book of Allah).
6. Kitab al-Mutt'a (the Book of Fixed-Term Marriage).
7. Kitab al-Na`sikh wa al-Mansu`kh (the Book of the Abrogating and the Abrogated verses).
8. Kitab al-Mala`him (the Book of the Bloody fights).
9. Kitab al-Sala`t (the Book of Prayer).
10. The book which his son 'Ali narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
His death, may Allah have mercy on him, was in the year 224 A. H.
75. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
b. Ziyad al-Washsha', al-Bujayli, al-Kufi. He was among the companions of Imam al-Rida,
peace be on him, and one of the eminent figures of this sect (i.e. the Shï'ites ). He
narrated on the authority of his grandfather al-Yas, who said when death came to him:
[Witness against me, and this is not the hour of lying.
I heard Abu'Abd Allah, peace be on
him, say:] "By Allah, if the servants who love Allah and His Messenger and shows friendship
toward the Imams dies, the Fire will not touch him. Then he repeated the second and the
third while I did not asked him (about that)."
Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Isa reported: "I went out to Kufa to seek traditions and found in it
al-Hasan b. 'Ali al-Washsha`' and asked him to take out for me the book of al-'Ala`' b.
Razï~n al-Qala` and of Aba`n b. 'Uthma`n al-Ahmar. He brought them for me and I said to him:
'I want you to permit me in order to take them (the two books).' He said to me: 'Hasan, may
Allah have mercy on you, way are you in a hurry? Go and copy them.'
I said to him: 'I am not
safe from mishaps.' He said: 'If I had known that this tradition would be sought in such a
manner, I would have written it many more, for I met in this mosque (i.e. the mosque of
Kufa) nine hundred old men and they would say: 'Ja'far b. Mohammed related to us.'"
He has books of which are the following:
1. Kitab Thawab al-Hajj (the Book of the Reward of the Hajj).
2. Kitab al-Nawa`dir (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions).
3. Kitab Masa'il al-Rida (the Book of the Questions of al-Rida).
76. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
b. Yaqtïn b.Musa, the retainer of the Hashimites. He was a jurist and theologian. He
narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Rida, peace be on him. He has the book: Masa'il
Abual-Hasan Musa (the Questions of Abual-Hasan Musa), peace be on him.
77. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali al-Daylami
Al-Wahïd has mentioned him in al-Ta'lïqa and said: "He (al-Hasan b. 'Ali al-Daylami) was the
retainer of al-Rida, peace be on him. "
78. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali
He was the retainer of Taym Allah b. Tha'laba and was from Kufa. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him
as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
79. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali al-Washsha'
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. He said: "When young, my
father and I had supper with Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. "
80. Al-Hasan Bin 'Umar
b. Yazïd. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on
him.
81. Al-Hasan Bin Faddal
He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and on the
authority of a group (of traditionalists). His sons Ahmed, 'Ali and Mohammed reported on his
authority. Musa b. 'Umar narrated on his authority.
82. Al-Hasan Bin Qarun
He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and Ibrahïm b.
Hashim reported on his authority.
83. Al-Hasan Bin al-Qasim
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. 5 Al
-Kashi narrated on the authority of al-Hasan b. al-Qasim, who said: "One of the sons of
Ja'far, peace be on him, was dying. Al-Rida was late in coming to him. That grieved me, for
he was late in coming to his uncle Mohammed. Then he came.
Shortly after that he rose, and I
rose along with him and asked him: 'May I be your ransom, why have you risen and left your
uncle in the state in which he is?' 'My uncle will bury so-and-so (i.e. his brother),' he,
peace be on him, replied." He (al-Hasan b. al-Qasim) said:
"Shortly after that, the sick person recovered and buried his brother, who was sound with
them." After that al-Hasan realized the True Religion and believed in it.
84. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad
He is also called al-Zarrad. He was given the kunya of Abu'Ali. He was the retainer of
Bujayla. He was a trustworthy Kufan. He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-
Rida`, peace be on him, and reported on the authority of sixty men from among the companions
of Imam Abu'Abd Allah, peace be on him. He was of great position. He wrote a group of books
of which are the following:
1. Kitab al-Mashyakha (the Book of the Shaykhs).
2. Kitab al-Hudud (the Book of Islamic Punishments).
3. Kitab al-Diyat (the Book of Blood Money).
4. Kitab al-Fara'id (the Book of Religious Obligations).
5. Kitab al-Nikah (the Book of Marriage).
6. Kitab al-Talaq (the Book of Divorce).
7. Kitab al-Nawadir (the Book of Miscellaneous Traditions), about one thousand pages.
8. Kitab al-Tafsï~r (the Book of Interpretation (of the Qur'an).
9. Kitab al-'Itqq (the Book of Emancipation of Slaves).
Shaykh al-Kashi numbered him as one of the jurists on whose authentic traditions our
companions unanimously agreed. That was when he (the Shaykh) nominated the jurists from
among the companions of Imam al-Ka`zim and Imam al-Rida, peace be on them. He (al-Hasan b.
Mahbu`b) died at the age of seventy-five, in the year 224 A. H.
85. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed
b. AbuTallha. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be
on him.
86. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed
b. Sahl al-Nawfali. Al-Najashi regarded him as a weak (traditionalist) and said: "However,
he has a good book with many interests. He called it Majalis al-Rida ma'a Ahl al-Adyan (the
Sessions of al-Rida with the People of Religions). "
87. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed al-Qummi
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and al-Khabïri reported on
his authority.
88. Al-Hasan Bin Mohammed
al-Nawfali, al-Hashimi. He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
89. Al-Hasan Bin al-Nadr al-Armani
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Isa
reported on his authority.
90. Al-Hasan Bin Yazïd
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
91. Al-Hasan Bin Yunus
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
92. Al-Hasan al-Taflïsi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace e on him.
93. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahïm
b. ImamMusa b. Ja'far, peace be on him. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions
of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.
94. Al-Husayn Bin AbuSa'ïd
al-Makari, Abu'Abd Allah. He and his father were two eminent figures of the Waqifa. He went
in to Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and said to him: "You have opened your door for the
people and sat to give them religious opinions, while your father had never done that." He
(the Imam), peace be on him, said to him: "There is no harm on me from Ha`ru`n (al-
Rashï~d)." Then he said to him:
"May Allah put out the light of your heart and make poverty enter your house. Woe unto you!
Did you not know that Allah revealed to Maryam that there was a prophet in her womb?
Accordingly, Maryam gave birth to Isa, peace be on him, so Maryam belonged to Isa, and Isa
belonged to Maryam. As for me, I belong to my father and my father belong to me." He (al-
Husayn b. AbuSa'ïd) said (to the Imam):
"I want to ask you a question." "I do not think that you will hear from me," explained the
Imam, "however, question (me)." He said: "A man was near to death, and he said: 'Whomever I
possessed in the past is free, and whomever I possess at present is not free."
"Have you not recited this verse: For the moon we have appointed stages until it becomes
again like an old dry branch of palm tree ('urjun)? Whomever the man possessed before the
six moths was old, and whomever he possessed after the six months was not old." Then he left
the Imam, peace be on him. Shortly after that, poverty and affliction befell him.
95. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Wasiti
He was Ziyad's retainer. He is a trustworthy and correct (traditionalist). He narrated on
the authority of Imam Abual-HasanMusa (al-Ka`zim), peace be on him, and reported on the
authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida`, peace be on him.
When Imam (Musa) al-Kazim died, he (al-Husayn b. Bashshar) went out to Imam al-Rida. He did
not think that Imam al-Kazim would die nor did he acknowledge the Imamate of al-Rida. He
intended to ask him (Imam al-Rida). When he reached the Imam, who was at al-Sawi, he asked
for permission and went in.
The Imam welcomed him, brought him near to him, and then he said
to him: "Husayn, if you want Allah to look at you without any veil and you look at Allah
without any veil, then show friendship toward the Household of Mohammed, may Allah bless him
and his family, and him who undertakes the affairs (of the Muslims) from among them." Al-
Husayn hurried to say: "Will I look at Allah, the Great and Almighty?"
"Yes, by Allah," he, peace be on him, replied.
After that al-Husayn was sure that Imam al-Ka`zim died, and Imam al-Rida was the Imam after
him.
The Imam, peace be on him, turned to him and said: "I did not want to permit you (to come
in), for the affair is critical¾that is because of the observation imposed on him by the
'Abba`sid authority. However, I have known your affair (i.e. that you belong to the
Waqifiya)."
The Imam added, saying: "Did you know your affair well?"
"Yes," al-Husayn replied.
96. Al-Husayn Bin Bashïr
He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and Ahmed b. Mohammed
reported on his authority.
97. AL-Husayn Bin al-Jahm
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. 1
Imam, professor al-Khu'i said: "It is possible that his name has been changed, for his
correct name is al-Hasan. His biography has already been mentioned in al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm
al-Razi. "
98. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.3 Al-
Saduq narrated on the authority of Safwan b. Yahya, who said: "I was with al-Rida, peace be
on him, when al-Husayn b. Khalid al-Sayrafi came in to him and said to him: 'May I be your
ransom, I want to go out to al-A'wad.' He (the Imam), peace be on him, said: 'Cling to well
-being wherever you find it.' He (al-Husayn) was not satisfied with that. He went out and
headed for al-A'wad. However, he was attacked and all his money was robbed on a highway.4"
99. Al-Husayn Bin Ziyad
Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the narrators of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and
added that he had the Book of al-Rida`, peace be on him.
100. Al-Husayn Bin Sa'ïd
b. Hammad b. Mahran al-Ahwazi. He was one of the retainers of Imam 'Ali b. al-Husayn, peace
be on him. He is trustworthy. He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him,
AbuJa'far, the Second, and Abual-Hasan, the Third, peace be on them. He was originally from
Kufa. Then he and his brother al-Hasan moved to al-Ahwaz. Then he moved to the Holy (City)
of Qum. He stopped at (the House of) al-Hasan b. Aba`n and died in Qum.
He has thirty books. They are as follows:
1. Kitab al-Wudu' (the Book of Ablution).
2. Kitab al- Salat (the Book of Prayer).
3. Kitab al- Zakat(the Book of Alms).
4. Kitab al-Sawm (the Book of Fasting).
5. Kitab al-Hajj (the Book of Hajj).
6. Kitab al-Nikah (the Book of Marriage).
7. Kitab al-Talaq (the Book of Divorce).
8. Kitab al-Wasaya (the Book of Wills).
9. Kitab al-Fara'id (the Book of Religious Duties).
10. Kitab al-Tijarat (the Book of Trades).
11. Kitab al-IJarat (the Book of Rents).
12. Kitab al-Shahadat (the Book of Testimonies).
13. Kitab al-Ayman (the Book of Oaths).
14. Kitab al-Nudhur wa al-Kaffarat (the Book of Vows and Expiatory Gifts).
15. Kitab al-Ashriba (the Book of Drinks).
16. Kitab al-Makasib (the Book of Gains).
17. Kitab al-Taqiya (the Book of Precautionary Dissimulation).
18. Kitab al-Khumus (the Book of One-Fifth).
19. Kitab al-Muruwa wa al-Tajjmïl (the Book of Manhood and Beautifying).
20. Kitab al-Sayd wa al-Dhaba'ih (the Book of Hunting and Slaughtering).
21. Kitab al-Manaqib (the Book of Excellences)
22. Kitab al-Mathalib (the Book of Defects).
23. Kitab al-Tafsïr (the Book of Interpretation).
24. Kitab al-Mu'min (the Book of Believer).
25. Kitab al-Malahim (the Book of Bloody Fights).
26. Kitab al-Mazar (the Book of Visitations).
27. Kitab al-Du'a' (the Book of Supplication).
28. Kitab al-Radd 'Ala al-Ghaliya (the Book of the Answers to the Extremists).
29. Kitab al-'Ittq (the Book of the Emancipation of Slaves).
30. Kitab al-Taddbïr (the Book of Management)