14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani from Zakariyya ibn Yahya ibn al-Nu‘man al-Sayrafi who has said the following. “I heard Ali ibn Ja‘far speaking to al-Hassan ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn as, “By Allah, Allah has supported abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.).” Al-Hassan then said, “Yes, by Allah, may Allah take my souls in service for your cause, his brothers have rebelled against him.” Ali ibn Ja‘far then said, “Yes, by Allah, and we, his uncles, rebelled against him.” Al-Hassan said to him, “May Allah take my souls in service for your cause, how did you dealt it, I was not present with you.” He said, “His brothers said to him and so did we, “there has never been a blackish Imam from us” The Imam (a.s.) al-Rida said to them, “He is my son.” They said,” Messenger of Allah did judge on the basis of physiognomy , thus, we can also have a judgment on the basis of physiognomy .” The Imam (a.s.) said, “You may call one who has said the following knows physiognomy but I will not do so. You should not give information as to for what reason you have called them. You must stay home. When they will come, we should, all of us, be in the garden. His uncles, brothers and sisters should all line up. They dressed al-Rida (a.s.) in a gown made of wool with a hat of wool on his head and a shovel in his hand. The Imam should be asked to act as the gardener in the garden. Then abu Ja‘far should be brought in and they should be asked to find his father in the people present. They said, “His father is not present among these people, but this is his uncle, this is the uncle of his father, this is his uncle and this is his aunt. If his father is here he is the gardener because his foot print and his foot print matCh” When abu al-Hassan (a.s.) returned, they said, “This is his father.” Ali ibn Ja‘far has said, “I stood up and kissed abu Ja‘far and his saliva came in my mouth. Then I said, “I testify that you are my Imam before Allah. Al-Rida (a.s.) wept and said, “O uncle, did not hear my father say, “The Messenger of Allah has said, “May Allah take my souls and the souls of my father in service for the cause of the son of the best slave girl, the son of al-Nawbiya (a town in Sudan) lady with a fresh smelling mouth, the lady of who will give birth to a purified one. May Allah condemn the ’U‘aybiss (the ‘Abbassides) and their descendents, the mischief makers who murder them (the Imams) for years, months and days, cause them huge sufferings and cause them to endure bitter frustrations. He (abu Ja‘far (a.s.) he live exiled, away from home and suffering the pain of the murder of his father and grandfather. One who is has disappeared (from the eyes of his loved ones). About whom it will be said, “His is dead or perished. No one will in which valleys he will travel. Can such a person, O uncle, be anyone other than my own son?” I then said, “You have spoken the truth, may Allah take my souls in service for your cause.”
14 - Ali ibn Ibrahim, de son père, et Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani, tous deux de Zakariya ibn Yahya ibn al-Nu'man al-Sayrafi, ont dit : J'ai entendu Ali ibn Ja'far raconter à Hasan ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn, il a dit : Par Allah, Allah a soutenu Aba al-Hasan al-Rida (que la paix soit sur lui). Al-Hassan lui dit : Oui, par Allah, je te sacrifie, ses frères ont été injustes envers lui. Ali ibn Ja'far dit : Oui, par Allah, et nous, sa communauté, avons été injustes envers lui. Al-Hassan lui dit : Je te sacrifie, comment avez-vous agi ? Car je ne vous ai pas vus. Il dit : Ses frères lui ont répondu : Et nous, il n'y a jamais eu d'Imam parmi nous, de couleur claire. Al-Rida leur dit : Il est mon fils. Ils dirent : Mais le Messager d'Allah (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille) a décrété la séparation. Alors, entre nous et vous, il y a la séparation. Il dit : Envoyez-leur vous-mêmes. Quant à moi, je ne les informerai pas de ce à quoi vous les avez invités, et restez dans vos maisons. Quand ils vinrent, ils nous installèrent dans le jardin, rassemblèrent sa communauté, ses frères, ses sœurs, et lui mirent une tunique de laine et une couverture de laine, et mirent un mouchoir autour de son cou, et lui dirent : Entre dans le jardin comme si tu y travaillais. Puis ils amenèrent Abu Ja'far et dirent : Associez ce garçon à son père. Ils dirent : Il n'a pas de père ici, mais ceci est l'oncle de son père, et ceci est l'oncle de son père, et ceci est son oncle, et ceci est sa tante. Même s'il avait un père ici, il serait le maître du jardin, car ses pieds sont identiques. Quand Abu al-Hasan revint, ils dirent : Ceci est son père. Ali ibn Ja'far dit : Je me suis levé et j'ai embrassé la salive d'Abu Ja'far, puis je lui ai dit : Je témoigne que tu es mon Imam devant Allah. Al-Rida pleura et dit : Ô mon oncle, n'as-tu pas entendu mon père dire : Le Messager d'Allah (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille) a dit : Par mon père, le meilleur des hommes, le fils de la meilleure femme, la pure, la choisie, le lien de parenté, malheur à eux, qu'Allah les maudisse, l'homme aux taches, et sa descendance, le fauteur de troubles, il les tuera pendant des années et des mois et des jours, il les affligera par des tremblements de terre, et leur fera boire une coupe de patience, c'est le détesté, le maudit, le mort, avec son père et son grand-père, le gardien de l'Invisible, on dit : il est mort ou il a péri, quel vallon a-t-il pris ? Alors ceci, ô mon oncle, ne peut être que de moi. J'ai dit : Tu as dit vrai, je te sacrifie.