Délégués des quatre députés spéciaux de l'Imam

H 392 - Muhammad Ibn Yaqub Kulaini has narrated from Ahmad Ibn Yusuf Shashi, saying: Muhammad Ibn Hasan Katib Marwazi said: I sent to Hajiz Washsha two hundred dinars and wrote to the Gharim (a.s) about it and then I received a receipt. The Imam had mentioned that I owed one thousand dinars and had sent only two hundred dinars to him. He had said: “If you desire to act through someone, you must refer to Abu Husain Asadi at Ray.” Then after two or three days, the news of Hajiz’s death came. Ahmad Ibn Yusuf says, I informed Muhammad Ibn Hasan of Hajiz’s death. He became much grievous, so I said to him: “Grieve not, for you have two signs in the holy letter to you, one is the Imam’s statement that the money owed is one thousand dinars and the second is his command to you to refer to Abu Husain Asadi, as he knew the imminent death of Hajiz.”

H 393 - It is narrated through the same chain of narration from Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Naubakht who said: I intended to go for Hajj and made preparations for this purpose. A message came, “We dislike that.” I became much anxious and grievous. I wrote, “I remain submissive and obedient. However, I am sad for missing the Hajj.” A holy letter came: “Grieve not, for you will perform Hajj next year.” Next year, I sought permission and the answer came in positive. I wrote, “I am leaving Muhammad Ibn Abbas behind, and I am certain of his piety and honesty.” The answer came, “Asadi is the best caretaker. If he should arrive, do not choose anyone over him.” Asadi came and I left him as my caretaker.

H 394 - Muhammad Ibn Yaqub narrated from Ali Ibn Muhammad from Muhammad Ibn Shadhan Nishapuri that: Five hundred dirhams short of twenty were deposited before me. I did not like it to be short of this amount, so I weighed another twenty dirhams from my money and sent the amount to Asadi. I did not inform him that I had completed it from my own money. The answer came: “The five hundred, of which twenty were yours, reached us.” Asadi died in the Rabiul Aakhir of the year three hundred and twelve. He was honest, he never changed, and he was not mentioned disrespectfully.

And among them Ahmad bin Ishaq, Ibrahim bin Muhammad Hamadani and Ahmad bin Hamza bin Yasi:

H 395 - Ahmad Ibn Idris narrates from Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Isa from Abu Muhammad Razi, saying: I and Ahmad Ibn Abi Abdullah were at Askar when a messenger came from “the man” and said: “Ahmad Ibn Ishaq Ashari, Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad Hamadani and Ahmad Ibn Hamza Ibn Yasa are all trusted men.”