٤ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ وُلِدَ لأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مَوْلُودٌ بِمِنًى فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ بِخَبِيصٍ فِيهِ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَكُنَّا قَدْ حَلَقْنَا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَكَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبَى الْكَاهِلِيُّ وَمُرَازِمٌ أَنْ يَأْكُلا وَقَالا لَمْ نَزُرِ الْبَيْتَ فَسَمِعَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) كَلامَنَا فَقَالَ لِمُصَادِفٍ وَكَانَ هُوَ الرَّسُولُ الَّذِي جَاءَنَا بِهِ فِي أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ كَانُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ قَالَ أَكَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبَى الآخَرَانِ وَقَالا لَمْ نَزُرْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَصَابَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ مَا يَذْكُرُ حِينَ أُوتِينَا بِهِ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَأَكَلْتُ أَنَا مِنْهُ وَأَبَى عَبْدُ الله أَخِي أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَبِي حَرَّشَهُ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَهْ إِنَّ مُوسَى أَكَلَ خَبِيصاً فِيهِ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَلَمْ يَزُرْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَبِي هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْكَ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ حَلَقْتُمْ رُءُوسَكُمْ.
4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “A child was born to abu al-Hassan , in Mina’. On the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah) he (the Imam) sent us sweet mix with saffron in it and we had shaved. ‘Abd al-Rahman has said, ‘I ate but abu al-Kahiliy and Murazim abstained from eating. They said, “We have not visited the House yet.” Abu al-Hassan , had heard our conversation, and he (the Imam) asked Musadif, the messenger who had brought the sweet mix. “What were they talking about?” He replied that ‘Abd al-Rahman ate the sweet but the other two abstained saying they have not visited the House yet. He (the Imam) said, “‘Abd al-Rahman has done the right thing.” He (the Imam) then said, “Does he not remember that on such a day a similar thing was brought for us? I ate from it and my brother ‘Abd Allah abstained from eating. When my father came, he provoked him against me saying, ‘Musa just ate sweet mix with saffron in it and he has not yet visited the House.’ My father said, ‘He is more knowledgeable in fiqh than you are. Is it not the fact that you have shaved your heads?””” 