(2) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Hameed bin Ziyad from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Suma’a from Ahmad bin al-Hasan al-Maythami from Abu Nujayh al-Masma’iy that al-Faydh bin al-Mukhtar had said: “I said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “What do you say about a piece of land that I take from the ruler and then I hire it and take a half or a third or less or more than that from its products? Is that permissible?” He said: “Yes, it is.” His son Issma’eel said: “O father, you have not memorized well.” Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to his son: “Have I dealt with such a matter differently? O my son, it is for this that I often say to you to keep to me but you do not do.” Issma’eel got up and left. I said: “May I die for you! No blame is on Issma’eel if you are going to inform him of every thing before your death (to be the imam after you) as you have been informed of every thing by your father!” He said: “O Faydh, Issma’eel to me is not as I have been to my father (concerning the imamate).” I said: “May I die for you! I have never doubted that he will be the imam after you. If what we fear (your death) occurs, then to whom we resort?” He kept silent and turned aside from me. I kissed his knee and said to him: “Be merciful to my old age! It is Hell that I fear. By Allah, if I know that I die before you, I will never mind but I fear that I live after you.” He said to me: “Stay here!” He went behind a curtain in some place in the house. He stayed for a while and then called: “O Faydh, come in!” I went in. I found him in his place of praying. He had offered prayer and then turned away from the qibla. I sat before him. His son Abul Hasan Musa (as), who was a young boy then, came in. He had a stick in his hand. His father seated him on his thigh and said to him: “May I die for you! What is this stick in your hand?” He said: “I passed by my brother Ali and found him beating an animal with this stick. I took it out of his hand.” Then Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to me: “O Faydh, Prophet Muhammad (as) has been entrusted with the scriptures of Abraham and Moses (as) and he has entrusted Ali with them. Then Ali has entrusted al-Hasan with them, al-Hasan has entrusted al-Husayn with them, al-Husayn has entrusted his son Ali with them, Ali bin al-Husayn has entrusted his son Muhammad with them and then my father (Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir) has entrusted me with them. They have been with me and I have entrusted my son, this, with them even though he is still too young. They are with him now.” I understood what he wanted to say. I said to him: “May I die for you! Tell me more please!” He said: “O Faydh, whenever my father wanted Allah to respond to his praying, he seated me beside him on his right hand. He prayed Allah and I said: “Amen!” Now I do the same with my son.” I cried because of delight and said to him: “O my master, tell me more please!” He said: “When my father traveled and I was with him, I approached my sumpter near to his if he felt sleepy to put my arm under his head for a mile or two until he somehow took his need of sleep. Now my son, this, does the same to me.” I said: “Tell me more please! May I die for you!” He said: “O Faydh, I see in this son as Prophet Jacob (as) has seen in his son Joseph (as).” I said: “Tell me more please, O my master!” He said: “He is your man (the imam after me), whom you have asked about. Get up and confess his right!” I got up and kissed his hand and head. I prayed Allah to protect him. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “In the first time I was not permitted to inform you.” I said: “May I narrate this from you?” He said: “Yes, you may narrate it to your wife and children and to your companions.” My wife and children were with me and of my companions was Younus bin Dhabyan. When I told them of that, they praised Allah too much. Younus said: “By Allah, I shall not be satisfied until I hear this from him himself.” He left hastily. I followed after him. When I arrived at the door, I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying to Younus: “It is as Faydh has told you. Keep silent and accept that from him!” Younus said: “I listen and obey.” I came in. Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said to me: “O Faydh, make him your companion!” I said: “I have done.”
Muhammad ibn Hammam nous a informés, a dit: Hamid ibn Ziyad nous a informés, a dit: Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah m'a informé, de la part d'Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Meithami, a dit: Abu Najih al-Misma'i nous a informés, de la part d'Al-Fayd ibn Al-Mukhtar, a dit: J'ai dit à Abu Abdullah: "Que dites-vous au sujet d'une terre que j'accepte du sultan, puis je la loue à des cultivateurs en stipulant que tout ce qu'Allah en fait produire, la moitié ou le tiers, plus ou moins, m'appartient? Est-ce permis?" Il a répondu: "Il n'y a pas de mal." Isma'il, son fils, lui a alors dit: "Ô mon père, pourquoi ne pas te souvenir?" Il a répondu: "N'est-ce pas ainsi que je traite mes cultivateurs, ô mon fils? N'est-ce pas pour cela que je te dis souvent de me laisser tranquille et de ne pas agir ainsi!" Isma'il s'est levé et est sorti. J'ai alors dit: "Que ma vie soit sacrifiée pour vous, Isma'il n'a pas à vous désobéir, car quand je ne serai plus là, les choses lui seront confiées comme elles l'étaient pour vous après votre père?" Il a répondu: "Ô Fayd, Isma'il n'est pas de moi comme je suis d'Abu Abdullah." J'ai dit: "Que ma vie soit sacrifiée pour vous, je n'avais aucun doute que les voyageurs viendraient à lui après vous, alors si ce que nous craignons arrive - et nous demandons à Allah de nous en préserver - vers qui se tourner?" Il s'est retenu de me répondre. J'ai alors embrassé son genou en disant: "Ayez pitié de ma vieillesse, car c'est vraiment le feu. Par Allah, si j'avais l'espoir de mourir avant vous, je ne m'en soucierais pas, mais j'ai peur de rester après vous." Il m'a dit: "Reste ici." Puis il s'est dirigé vers un coin de la maison, a soulevé un rideau et est entré, restant un moment. Ensuite, il m'a appelé: "Ô Fayd, entre." J'ai alors vu qu'il était dans sa mosquée, ayant prié et s'étant détourné de la qibla. Je me suis assis devant lui. Abu al-Hasan Musa est entré avec son fils, qui tenait une perle dans sa main. Il l'a assis sur sa cuisse et lui a demandé: "Par mes parents, qu'est-ce ce bracelet que tu as dans ta main?" Le fils a répondu: "Je l'ai vu avec mon frère Ali, alors qu'il s'en servait pour frapper un animal, et je l'ai pris de sa main." Abu Abdullah m'a dit: "Ô Fayd, le Messager d'Allah m'a confié les Écritures d'Abraham et de Moïse, puis les a confiées à Ali, puis Ali al-Hasan, puis al-Hasan à al-Husayn son frère, et al-Husayn les a confiées à Ali ibn al-Husayn, puis Ali ibn al-Husayn à Muhammad ibn Ali, et mon père me les a confiées. Elles étaient avec moi et mon fils les a reçues de moi alors qu'il était jeune, et elles sont toujours avec lui. J'ai compris ce qu'il voulait dire, alors j'ai dit: "Que ma vie soit sacrifiée pour vous, continuez." Il a dit: "Ô Fayd, quand mon père voulait que sa prière ne soit pas rejetée, il me faisait asseoir à sa droite et priait, et j'ai été témoin qu'aucune de ses prières n'a été rejetée. Fais de même avec mon fils ici, et je t'ai mentionné hier dans une situation favorable." (Fayd a dit) J'ai pleuré de joie, puis je lui ai dit: "Seigneur, continuez." Il a dit: "Quand mon p