 ٣ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْقُمِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الزُّبَالِيِّ قَالَ لَمَّا أُقْدِمَ بِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَلَى الْمَهْدِيِّ الْقُدْمَةَ الاولَى نَزَلَ زُبَالَةَ فَكُنْتُ أُحَدِّثُهُ فَرَآنِي مَغْمُوماً فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مَغْمُوماً فَقُلْتُ وَكَيْفَ لا أَغْتَمُّ وَأَنْتَ تُحْمَلُ إِلَى هَذِهِ الطَّاغِيَةِ وَلا أَدْرِي مَا يُحْدِثُ فِيكَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيَّ بَأْسٌ إِذَا كَانَ شَهْرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَيَوْمُ كَذَا فَوَافِنِي فِي أَوَّلِ الْمِيلِ فَمَا كَانَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلا إِحْصَاءَ الشُّهُورِ وَالايَّامِ حَتَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ فَوَافَيْتُ الْمِيلَ فَمَا زِلْتُ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى كَادَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَنْ تَغِيبَ وَوَسْوَسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي صَدْرِي وَتَخَوَّفْتُ أَنْ أَشُكَّ فِيمَا قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَى سَوَادٍ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْعِرَاقِ فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُهُمْ فَإِذَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَمَامَ الْقِطَارِ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ فَقَالَ إِيهٍ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله فَقَالَ لا تَشُكَّنَّ وَدَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنَّكَ شَكَكْتَ فَقُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي خَلَّصَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْهِمْ عَوْدَةً لا أَتَخَلَّصُ مِنْهُمْ.
 3. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father all from abu Qatada al-Qummi from Ali ibn Khalid al-Zabali who has said the following “When abu al-Hassan Musa  was brought before al-Mahdi the first time he was accommodated in Zabala and I talked to him. He found me depressed and asked, “O abu Khalid, why is it that I see you are depressed?” I said, “How can I be not depressed when you are being take to this transgressor and I do not know wha will happen to you.” He said, “I will be alright. In so and so month and day come to me on one mile’s distance.” I then had no worries but count the months and days pass by until that particular day. I then went up to a mile’s distance and spent the day there until it was almost sun set. Suddenly, Satan caused temptations to my heart and I was afraid to doubt in what he had said. At this point I saw figures coming from the direction of Iraq. I went to meet them and abu al-Hassan  was in front of them on a mule. He said, “Is it you O abu Khalid” I said, “Yes, grand son of the Messenger of Allah.” He said, “ Do not doubt; Satan loved that you had doubts.” I then said, “Thanks to Allah Who saved you from them.” He said, “I will have a return to them in which I will not find any safety.”