٢٢ - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أحْمَد السَنانِي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُقالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه الكُوفِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَلَفِ قالَ حَدَّثَني هرثمة بْنِ أَعْيَنَ قالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ يَعْنِي الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي دَارِ الْمَأْمُونِ وَكَانَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ فِي دَارِ الْمَأْمُونِ أَنَّ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ وَلَمْ يَصِحَّ هَذَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَخَلْتُ أُرِيدُ الإِذْنَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ فِي بَعْضِ ثِقَاتِ خَدَمِ الْمَأْمُونِ غُلامٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ صَبِيحٌ الدَّيْلَمِيُّ وَكَانَ يَتَوَلَّى سَيِّدِي حَقَّ وَلايَتِهِ وَإِذَا صَبِيحٌ قَدْ خَرَجَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ لِي يَا هَرْثَمَةُ أَلَسْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي ثِقَةُ الْمَأْمُونِ عَلَى سِرِّهِ وَعَلانِيَتِهِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ اعْلَمْ يَا هَرْثَمَةُ أَنَّ الْمَأْمُونَ دَعَانِي وَثَلاثِينَ غُلاماً مِنْ ثِقَاتِهِ عَلَى سِرِّهِ وَعَلانِيَتِهِ فِي الثُّلُثِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ صَارَ لَيْلُهُ نَهَاراً مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الشُّمُوعِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سُيُوفٌ مَسْلُولَةٌ مَشْحُوذَةٌ مَسْمُومَةٌ فَدَعَا بِنَا غُلاماً غُلاماً وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا الْعَهْدَ وَالْمِيثَاقَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَلَيْسَ بِحَضْرَتِنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ غَيْرُنَا فَقَالَ لَنَا هَذَا الْعَهْدُ لازِمٌ لَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ وَلا تُخَالِفُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئاً قَالَ فَحَلَفْنَا لَهُ فَقَالَ يَأْخُذُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ سَيْفاً بِيَدِهِ وَامْضُوا حَتَّى تَدْخُلُوا عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا فِي حُجْرَتِهِ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ قَائِماً أَوْ قَاعِداً أَوْ نَائِماً فَلا تُكَلِّمُوهُ وَضَعُوا أَسْيَافَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَاخْلِطُوا لَحْمَهُ وَدَمَهُ وَشَعْرَهُ وَعَظْمَهُ وَمُخَّهُ ثُمَّ اقْلِبُوا عَلَيْهِ بِسَاطَهُ وَامْسَحُوا أَسْيَافَكُمْ بِهِ وَصِيرُوا إِلَيَّ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْفِعْلِ وَكِتَْمانِهِ عَشْرَ بِدَرِ دَرَاهِمَ وَعَشْرَ ضِيَاعٍ مُنْتَجَبَةٍ وَالْحُظُوظَ عِنْدِي مَا حُيِّيتُ وَبَقِيتُ قَالَ فَأَخَذْنَا الأَسْيَافَ بِأَيْدِينَا وَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ مُضْطَجِعاً يُقَلِّبُ طَرَفَ يَدَيْهِ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلامٍ لا نَعْرِفُهُ قَالَ فَبَادَرَ الْغِلْمَانُ إِلَيْهِ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَوَضَعْتُ سَيَفِي وَأَنَا قَائِمٌ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَأَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ عَلِمَ بِمَصِيرِنَا إِلَيْهِ فَلَبِسَ عَلَى بَدَنِهِ مَا لا تَعْمَلُ فِيهِ السُّيُوفُ فَطَوَوْا عَلَيْهِ بِسَاطَهُ وَخَرَجُوا حَتَّى دَخَلُوا عَلَى الْمَأْمُونِ.فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتُمْ قَالُوا فَعَلْنَا مَا أَمَرْتَنَا بِهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ لا تُعِيدُوا شَيْئاً مِمَّا كَانَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ تَبَلُّجِ الْفَجْرِ خَرَجَ الْمَـأْمُونُ فَجَلَـسَ مَجْلِـسَهُ مَكْـشُوفَ الرَّأْسِ مُحَلَّـلَ الأَزْرَارِوَأَظْهَرَ وَفَاتَهُ وَقَعَدَ لِلتَّعْزِيَةِ ثُمَّ قَامَ حَافِياً فَمَشَى لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ وَأَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ حُجْرَتَهُ سَمِعَ هَمْهَمَةً فَأُرْعِدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ قُلْتُ لا عِلْمَ لَنَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ أَسْرِعُوا وَانْظُرُوا قَالَ صَبِيحٌ فَأَسْرَعْنَا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَإِذَا سَيِّدِي‏جَالِسٌ فِي مِحْرَابِهِ يُصَلِّي وَيُسَبِّحُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هُوَ ذَا نَرَى شَخْصاً فِي مِحْرَابِهِ يُصَلِّي وَيُسَبِّحُ فَانْتَفَضَ الْمَأْمُونُ وَارْتَعَدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: غَرَرْتُمُونِي لَعَنَكُمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا صَبِيحُ أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُهُ فَانْظُرْ مَنِ الْمُصَلِّي عِنْدَهُ قَالَ صَبِيحٌ فَدَخَلْتُ وَتَوَلَّى الْمَأْمُونُ رَاجِعاً فَلَمَّا صِرْتُ عِنْدَ عَتَبَةِ الْبَابِ قَالَ لِي يَا صَبِيحُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا مَوْلايَ وَقَدْ سَقَطْتُ لِوَجْهِي فَقَالَ قُمْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِؤُا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْواهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكافِرُونَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى الْمَأْمُونِ فَوَجَدْتُ وَجْهَهُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا صَبِيحُ مَا وَرَاكَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ جَالِسٌ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ وَقَدْ نَادَانِي وَقَالَ لِي كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ قَالَ فَشَدَّ أَزْرَارَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِرَدِّ أَثْوَابِهِ وَقَالَ قُولُوا إِنَّهُ كَانَ غُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَفَاقَ قَالَ هَرْثَمَةُ فَأَكْثَرْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شُكْراً وَحَمْداً ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِيَ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ يَا هَرْثَمَةُ لا تُحَدِّثْ بِمَا حَدَّثَكَ بِهِ صَبِيحٌ أَحَداً إِلا مَنِ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلإِيمَانِ بِمَحَبَّتِنَا وَوَلايَتِنَا فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا سَيِّدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: يَا هَرْثَمَةُ وَاللَّهِ لا يَضُرُّنَا كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ.
47-22 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sinani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalaf, on the authority of Harthama ibn A’yan, “I went to see my Master and Friend - that is Ar-Ridha’  - in the Al-Ma’mun’s house. It was announced in Al-Ma’mun’s house that Ar-Ridha’  has died. However, this was not right. I entered and sought permission to visit Ar-Ridha’ .” Harthama added, “There was a young man called Sabeeh od-Daylami among the trusted servants of Al-Ma’mun who really liked my Master (Ar-Ridha’ ). That man came out and saw me. He said, ‘O Harthama! Don’t you know that I am a trusted servant of Al-Ma’mun in public and in private?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘O Harthama! Al-Ma’mun called me and thirty other trusted servants early in the night. I went to him. There were so many lights there which made the night seem like the day. There were many poisoned swords in front of him. He called us over one by one and made us pledge. No one else was there. He said, ‘This pledge is binding upon you. You must be loyal and do whatever I order you to do without any hesitation.’ We swore to carry out his orders. Then Al-Ma’mun said, ‘Each of you should pick up one of these swords and go to Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’’s  room. Do not talk to him whether you find him standing up, sitting or asleep. Just strike him (referring to Ar-Ridha’ ) with these swords; and destroy his body, bones, blood, hair and brains. Then cover him up with the rugs and wipe your swords by rubbing them on the rugs. Then come to me. If you do this and keep it a secret, I have promised myself to give each one of you ten bags of Dirhams, ten select pieces of farmland, and not take these things away from you for as long as I live.’ We picked up the swords and went to Ar-Ridha’’s  room. We found him sleeping on his side, moving his fingers and saying something which we could not understand. The other servants went ahead and started to strike him with their swords, but I dropped my sword and just kept looking at him. It was as if he  knew that we would attack him. He had not held up anything which could block the swords. Then the servants dropped the rugs over him and returned to Al-Ma’mun. Al-Ma’mun asked us, ‘What did you do?’ They said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! We did what we were ordered to do.’ Al-Ma’mun said, ‘Do not say anything about this anywhere.’ When dawn came, Al-Ma’mun came out. He sat in his meeting bare-headed. He unbuttoned his shirt, declared that the Imam  has died and prepared to mourn for him. He then stood up and started towalk away. I was with him. He went towards the Imam’s  room and opened the door. Al-Ma’mun got shocked when he heard Ar-Ridha’’s  voice. Then Al-Ma’mun asked me, ‘Who is there with him (referring to Ar-Ridha’ )?’ I replied, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! I do not know.’ Al-Ma’mun said, ‘Hurry up. Look and see who is with him.’ We rushed towards Ar-Ridha’  and saw him kneeling down in his prayer niche praying and expressing God’s glorifications. I said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! I see someone praying and expressing God’s glorifications in the prayer niche.’ He got shocked and surprised and said, ‘Then you have lied to me and fooled me. God damn you! He looked at me amongst the people and said, ‘O Sabeeh! You know Ar-Ridha’ . Look and see who is praying.’ I entered the room and Al-Ma’mun returned. When I reached the threshold of the door, the Imam  raised his voice and said, ‘O Sabeeh!’ I fell down on my face and said, ‘Yes my Master!’ He  said, ‘Stand up. May God have Mercy upon you. They wished to put out God’s Light, but God wanted to perfect His Light, even though some unbelievers may dislike that.’ I returned to Al-Ma’mun. His face had turned black like a dark night. Al-Ma’mun asked, ‘What did you find after I left?’ I said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! I swear by God that the Imam  was sitting in his room, called out to me and said these things.’ Al-Ma’mun buttoned up his shirt, ordered that his robes be brought, put them on and said, ‘Announce that the Imam  had fainted but is fine now.’”Harthama added, “I expressed a lot of thanks and praise to the Honorable the Exalted God. Then I went in to see my Master Ar-Ridha’ . When the Imam  saw me, he  said, ‘O Harthama! Do not express what you heard Sabeeh tell you about me, except for those whose hearts have been tested by God for loving us and our Mastery.’ I said, ‘Yes. My Master!’ Then the Imam  said, ‘O Harthama! I swear by God that their trickery will not harm me at all until the recorded time (i.e. of the murder of Ar-Ridha’ ) arrives.’