 ٦ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الاشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الاشْعَثِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَ تَدْرِي مَا كَانَ سَبَبُ دُخُولِنَا فِي هَذَا الامْرِ وَمَعْرِفَتِنَا بِهِ وَمَا كَانَ عِنْدَنَا مِنْهُ ذِكْرٌ وَلا مَعْرِفَةُ شَيْ‏ءٍ مِمَّا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ يَعْنِي أَبَا الدَّوَانِيقِ قَالَ لابِي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الاشْعَثِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ابْغِ لِي رَجُلاً لَهُ عَقْلٌ يُؤَدِّي عَنِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي قَدْ أَصَبْتُهُ لَكَ هَذَا فُلانُ بْنُ مُهَاجِرٍ خَالِي قَالَ فَأْتِنِي بِهِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِخَالِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ يَا ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ خُذْ هَذَا الْمَالَ وَأْتِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَأْتِ عَبْدَ الله بْنَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَعِدَّةً مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فِيهِمْ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقُلْ لَهُمْ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ خُرَاسَانَ وَبِهَا شِيعَةٌ مِنْ شِيعَتِكُمْ وَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الْمَالِ وَادْفَعْ إِلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى شَرْطِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِذَا قَبَضُوا الْمَالَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي رَسُولٌ وَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعِي خُطُوطُكُمْ بِقَبْضِكُمْ مَا قَبَضْتُمْ فَأَخَذَ الْمَالَ وَأَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّوَانِيقِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الاشْعَثِ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الدَّوَانِيقِ مَا وَرَاءَكَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ وَهَذِهِ خُطُوطُهُمْ بِقَبْضِهِمُ الْمَالَ خَلا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَإِنِّي أَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَجَلَسْتُ خَلْفَهُ وَقُلْتُ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ فَأَذْكُرَ لَهُ مَا ذَكَرْتُ لاصْحَابِهِ فَعَجَّلَ وَانْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَا هَذَا اتَّقِ الله وَلا تَغُرَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَرِيبُو الْعَهْدِ بِدَوْلَةِ بَنِي مَرْوَانَ وَكُلُّهُمْ مُحْتَاجٌ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا ذَاكَ أَصْلَحَكَ الله قَالَ فَأَدْنَى رَأْسَهُ مِنِّي وَأَخْبَرَنِي بِجَمِيعِ مَا جَرَى بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ كَانَ ثَالِثَنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ يَا ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ نُبُوَّةٍ إِلا وَفِيهِ مُحَدَّثٌ وَإِنَّ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ مُحَدَّثُنَا الْيَوْمَ وَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الدَّلالَةُ سَبَبَ قَوْلِنَا بِهَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةِ.
 6. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad ibn al-’Ash‘ath who said to me following. “Do you know the reason that we came in this matter (became Shi‘a) and recognized it even though there was no mention of it among us and we had no knowledge of what other people (Shi‘a) had?” The narrator has said that I asked him, “What then is the reason for it?” He said, “Abu Ja‘far, abu Dawaniq once said to abu Muhammad ibn al-‘Ash‘ath, ‘O Muhammad, I want a person of reason who has said the following. can represent me.” My father said, “I have found one for you. He is so and so ibn Muhajir, my maternal uncle.” He said, “bring him to me.” He has said that he brought him to abu Dawaniq. Abu Ja‘far, abu Dawaniq said, “O son of Muhajir, take this property to Madina and gave it to ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Hassan and a number of the people of his family among who is Ja‘far ibn Muhammad and say to them, “I am from Khrasan and an stranger in this area. One of your Shi‘a (followers) from Khurasan gave me this property to deliver to you. Then gave to each of them from the property with such and such conditions. When they take the property than ask them for a receipt our people has narrated who for the amount and kind of the property you have received.” He then took the property and went to Madina and came back to abu Dawaniq when Muhammad ibn al-’Ash‘th was also present. Abu Daqwaniq asked, “What did you leave behind?” He said, “I met the people and this is the receipt in their hand writings for what they received accept Ja‘far ibn Muhammad. I went to see him when he was praying in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah. I sat behind him t wait until he would finish and then I would give him the message as I had done with the others. He hurried up and finished and then turned to me and said, “O you, have fear of Allah and do not deceive Ahl al-Bayt (family members) of Muhammad (s.a). They have just experienced the government of the sons of Marwan and they all are needy.” I then asked, “What are you talking about, may Allah grand you well beeing?” He said, “Then he brought his head closer to me and told me about all that had passed between me and you as if he has the third person with us.” He has said that abu Ja‘far, al-Dawaniq said, “O ibn Muhajir take notice and pay attention that there has never been the family of a prophet without a Muhaddath (a person to whom angels would speak) among them. Today the Muhaddath among us is Ja‘far ibn Muhammad.” This was the reason for our receiving guidance and acceptance of this matter and faith.”