٥ - حَدَّثَنا تَمِيمُ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ تَمِيمُ القُرَشِي رَضِىَاللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَني أَبي، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عَلِى الأَنْصارِي قالَ سَمِعْتُ رجاءَ بْنِ أَبي الضحاك يَقُولُ: بَعَثَنِي الْمَأْمُونُ فِي إِشْخَاصِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آخُذَ بِهِ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَالأَهْوَازِ وَفَارِسَ وَلا آخُذَ بِهِ عَلَى طَرِيقِ قُمَّ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحْفَظَهُ بِنَفْسِي بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ حَتَّى أَقْدَمَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ فَكُنْتُ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى مَرْوَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً كَانَ أَتْقَى لِلَّهِ مِنْهُ وَلا أَكْثَرَ ذِكْراً لَهُ فِي جَمِيعِ أَوْقَاتِهِ مِنْهُ وَلا أَشَدَّ خَوْفاً لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ جَلَسَ فِي مُصَلاهُ يُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ وَيُحَمِّدُهُ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيُهَلِّلُهُ وَيُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَآلِهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً يَبْقَى فِيهَا حَتَّى يَتَعَالَى النَّهَارُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ وَيَعِظُهُمْ إِلَى قُرْبِ الزَّوَالِ ثُمَّ جَدَّدَ وُضُوءَهُ وَعَادَ إِلَى مُصَلاهُ فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَامَ وَصَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الأَرْبَعِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَيُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَقْنُتُ فِيهِمَا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُؤَذِّنُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُقِيمُ وَيُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ سَبَّحَ اللَّهَ وَحَمَّدَهُ وَكَبَّرَهُ وَهَلَّلَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةَ الشُّكْرِ يَقُولُ فِيهَا مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ شُكْراً لِلَّهِفَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَامَ فَصَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَيُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَقْنُتُ فِي ثَانِيَةِ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُؤَذِّنُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَقْنُتُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ أَقَامَ وَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ جَلَسَ فِي مُصَلاهُ يُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ وَيُحَمِّدُهُ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيُهَلِّلُهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً يَقُولُ فِيهَا مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حَمْداً لِلَّهِ فَإِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ ثَلاثاً بِأَذَانٍ وَإِقَامَةٍ وَقَنَتَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ جَلَسَ فِي مُصَلاهُ يُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ وَيُحَمِّدُهُ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيُهَلِّلُهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةَ الشُّكْرِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى يَقُومَ وَيُصَلِّيَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ بِتَسْلِيمَتَيْنِ يَقْنُتُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الأُولَى مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَرْبَعِ الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْـدَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُأَحَدٌ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِ فِي التَّعْقِيبِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ.حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ ثُمَّ يُفْطِرُ ثُمَّ يَلْبَثُ حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ الآْخِرَةَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَقْنُتُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ جَلَسَ فِي مُصَلاهُ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيُسَبِّحُهُ وَيُحَمِّدُهُ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيُهَلِّلُهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَيَسْجُدُ بَعْدَ التَّعْقِيبِ سَجْدَةَ الشُّكْرِ ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَإِذَا كَانَ الثُّلُثُ الأَخِيرُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ مِنْ فِرَاشِهِ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ وَالتَّحْمِيدِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالتَّهْلِيلِ وَالاسْتِغْفَارِ فَاسْتَاكَ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى صَلاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْهَا فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَيُصَلِّي صَلاةَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَقْنُتُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ التَّسْبِيحِ وَيَحْتَسِبُ بِهَا مِنْ صَلاةِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْبَاقِيَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي الأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَسُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَهَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الشَّفْعِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْهَا الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَقْنُتُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي الْوَتْرَ رَكْعَةً يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَقْنُتُ فِيهَا قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَيَقُولُ: فِي قُنُوتِهِ: اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنَا فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنَا فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيَما أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنَا شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ فَإِنَّكَتَقْضِي وَلا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ إِنَّهُ لا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ وَلا يَعِزُّ مَنْ عَادَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ جَلَسَ فِي التَّعْقِيبِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَإِذَا قَرُبَ الْفَجْرُ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ يَقْرَأُ فِي الأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَإِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ أَذَّنَ وَأَقَامَ وَصَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ جَلَسَ فِي التَّعْقِيبِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ الشُّكْرِ حَتَّى يَتَعَالَى النَّهَارُ.وَكَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ الْمَفْرُوضَاتِ فِي الأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَإِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ إِلا فِي صَلاةِ الْغَدَاةِ وَالظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِالْحَمْدِ وَسُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الآْخِرَةِ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَسُورَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَسَبِّحْ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاةِ الْغَدَاةِ يَوْمَ الإِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ فِي الأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَهَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ وَكَانَ يَجْهَرُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وَصَلاةِ اللَّيْلِ وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَالْغَدَاةِ وَيُخْفِي الْقِرَاءَةَ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَكَانَ يُسَبِّحُ فِي الأُخْرَاوَيْنِ يَقُولُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَكَانَ قُنُوتُهُ فِي جَمِيعِ صَلَوَاتِهِ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَتَجَاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الأَعَزُّ الأَجَلُّ الأَكْرَمُ وَكَانَ إِذَا أَقَامَ فِي بَلْدَةٍ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ صَائِماً لا يُفْطِرُ فَإِذَا جَنَّ اللَّيْلُ بَدَأَ بِالصَّلاةِ قَبْلَ الإِفْطَارِ وَكَانَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ يُصَلِّي فَرَائِضَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْـنِ إِلاّ الْمَغْرِبَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا ثَلاثـاً وَلا يَدَعُ نَافِلَتَهَـا وَلايَدَعُ صَلاةَ اللَّيْلِ وَالشَّفْعَ وَالْوَتْرَ وَرَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فِي سَفَرٍ وَلا حَضَرٍ وَكَانَ لا يُصَلِّي مِنْ نَوَافِلِ النَّهَارِ فِي السَّفَرِ شَيْئاً وَكَانَ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ كُلِّ صَلاةٍ يَقْصُرُهَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَيَقُولُ هَذَا لَِتمَامِ الصَّلاةِ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّى صَلاةَ الضُّحَى فِي سَفَرٍ وَلا حَضَرٍ وَكَانَ لا يَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ شَيْئاً وَكَانَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَبْدَأُ فِي دُعَائِهِ بِالصَّلاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فِي الصَّلاةِ وَغَيْرِهَا وَكَانَ يُكْثِرُ بِاللَّيْلِ فِي فِرَاشِهِ مِنْ تِلاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ فَإِذَا مَرَّ بِ‏آيَةٍ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ جَنَّةٍ أَوْ نَارٍ بَكَى وَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَتَعَوَّذَ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَكَانَ يَجْهَرُ بِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي جَمِيعِ صَلَوَاتِهِ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَكَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ قَالَ سِرّاً اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا قَالَ كَذَلِكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا ثَلاثاً وَكَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْجَحْدِ قَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ سِرّاً يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا قَالَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ وَدِينِيَ الإِسْلامُ ثَلاثاً وَكَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ قَالَ عِنْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنْهَا بَلَى وَأَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ. وَكَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ لا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ قَالَ عِنْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنْهَا سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ بَلَى وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي سُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ قُلْ ما عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ اللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجارَةِ لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ وَكَانَ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْفَاتِحَةِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ.وَإِذَا قَرَأَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى قَالَ سِرّاً سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى وَإِذَا قَرَأَ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ سِرّاً وَكَانَ لا يَنْزِلُ بَلَداً إِلا قَصَدَهُ النَّاسُ يَسْتَفْتُونَهُ فِي مَعَالِمِ دِينِهِمْ فَيُجِيبُهُمْ وَيُحَدِّثُهُمُ الْكَثِيرَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ، عَن عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَلَمَّا وَرَدْتُ بِهِ عَلَى الْمَأْمُونِ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ حَالِهِ فِي طَرِيقِهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا شَاهَدْتُ مِنْهُ فِي لَيْلِهِ وَنَهَارِهِ وَظَعْنِهِ وَإِقَامَتِهِ فَقَالَ بَلَى يَا ابْنَ أَبِي الضَّحَّاكِ هَذَا خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ وَأَعْبَدُهُمْ فَلا تُخْبِرْ أَحَداً بِمَا شَهِدْتَ مِنْهُ لِئَلا يَظْهَرَ فَضْلُهُ إِلا عَلَى لِسَانِي وَبِاللَّهِ أَسْتَعِينُ عَلَى مَا أَقْوَى مِنَ الرَّفْعِ مِنْهُ وَالإِسَاءَةِ بِهِ.
44-5 Tamim ibn Abdullah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmed ibn Ali Al-Ansari, on the authority of Raja ibn Abil Zah’hak, “Al-Ma’mun sent me in person to bring Ali ibn Musa  from Medina. He ordered me to take him there by way of Basra, Ahwaz and Fars, but not by way of Qum. He ordered me to personally accompany and guard him  day and night the whole way, until we reached our destination. I was constantly with him all the way from Medina to Marv. I swear by God that I have never seen any man more God-fearing than him, or anyone who remembers God as often as he  does at all times, or fear God the Exalted the Honorable more than he  does. He said his morning prayer as soon as the morning arrived. Then he  sat down where he  prayed and praised God, glorified Him, said that God is the Greatest and sent blessings upon the Prophet (S) until sunrise. Then he  prostrated and remained in that state until the sun came up. He  then got up and attended to the needs of the people and spoke with them. He  advised them until the approach of noon. Then he  made ablutions and returned to where he  prayed. At noon he  said six units of prayers. He  recited, ‘In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the world; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way, the way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.’ and continued with (the verses), ‘Say: O ye that reject Faith! I worship not that which ye worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, nor will ye worship that which I worship. To you be your Way, and to me mine.’ In the first unit, he  recited the Chapter ‘Al-Fatiha and followed it with (the verse), ‘Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him’ in the second unit. He  recited likewise in the other four units and said the Salam after each two units. In each one, he said the Qunut in the second unit after reading the above verses and before bowing down. After saying each two units, he  said the ‘Azan again and said another two units of prayers.Then he  recited the Iqamah and said his noon prayers. When he  finished, he  recited God’s glorifications, praises, ‘God is the Greatest’,‘There is no god but God’ for as many times as God had willed. He  then prostrated and expressed his gratitude to God by saying ‘Thanks be to God’ one hundred times. Once he  finished his prostrations and lifted his head up, he  stood up and performed another six units of prayers.In each unit, he  recited (the verse), ‘In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the world; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way, The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.’ He  continued with the verse, ‘Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.’ He  said the ‘Salam after each two units. In each one, he  said the ‘Qunut in the second unit after reading the above verses and before bowing down. After saying each two units, he  said the ‘Azan again and said another two units of recommendable (‘Nafilah) prayers. He  said the ‘Qunut in the second unit, and after finishing the two units he  stood up and started to say his afternoon prayers. When he  finished saying his afternoon prayers, he  sat down there and recited God’s glorifications, praises, ‘God is the Greatest’, ‘There is no god but God’ as many times as God had willed. He  then prostrated and expressed his gratitude to God by saying ‘Thanks be to God’ one hundred times. When the sun set, he  made ablutions again and said three units of evening prayers along with the ‘Azan, ‘Iqamah and ‘Qunut in the second unit after reciting the verses and before bowing down. After finishing his prayers, he  sat down there and recited God’s glorifications in the same manner as expressed above. He  then prostrated. When he  finished his prostrations, he  lifted his head up, but did not talk to anyone until he  said four units of recommendable prayers (nafila) for the evening. In each two units, he  said the ‘Qunut in the second unit after reading the verses and before bowing down. He  also finished each two units by saying the ‘Salams. After reciting the ‘Al-Fatiha in the first unit, he  recited the verse ‘Al-Jahd (of the Qur’an), ‘Say: O ye that reject Faith!…’. After reciting the Al-Fatiha in the second unit, he  recited the verses ‘Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor isHe begotten; And there is none like unto Him’ as he  did in the rest of the units. Then he  sat down after he had said the Salam and recited the glorifications following his prayers as much as God had willed. He  then ate and rested until about one-third of the night was gone. He  then got up and said four units of night prayer. He  said the Qunut in the second unit after reading the verses and before bowing down. When he  finished, he  sat down there and mentioned the Exalted the Honorable God, glorifications, praises, ‘God is the Greatest’, ‘There is no god but God’ as many times as God had willed. He  then prostrated and expressed his gratitude to God. He  then went to sleep and woke up when two thirds of the night had passed. He  brushed his teeth while reciting God’s glorifications, praises, ‘God is the Greatest’, ‘There is no god but God’ and asking for repentance. He  then made ablutions and stood up to say night prayers. He  said four sets of two units of night prayers. In the first unit of each prayer, he  recited the verse Al-Fatiha once and recited the verse ‘Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him’ thirty times. He  also said four units of Ja’far ibn Abi Talib  prayers as two sets of two units. He said the Qunut in the second unit of each set, before bowing down and after saying the glorifications. He  considered it a part of the night prayer. He  then stood up and said the other two units of prayers. In the first unit he  recited the Al-Fatiha and recited the Sura of Mulk.In the second unit, he  recited the ‘Al-Fatiha and recited the Sura of ad-Dahr (No. 76). Then he  finished praying, stood up and started saying ‘Al-Shaf’ prayers in which he recited the Al-Fatiha once and the Al-Ikhlas three times in each unit. Then he  said the Qunut in the second unit after reciting the verses and before bowing down. When he  finished, he  stood up and said one unit of Al-Witr prayer in which he  recited Al-Fatiha once and Al-Ikhlas three times, and Al-Falaq once, and ‘An-Nas once. He  said the ‘Qunut after reciting the verse and before bowing down. In the Qunut he  said, ‘O my God! Please send blessings upon Muhammad  and the Household of Muhammad ! O my God! Please guide us amongst those whom Thou hath guided! Make us healthy and place us amongst those whom Thou hath made healthy! Be kind to us and place us amongst those whom Thou hath been kind to! Bless for us what Thou hath granted us! Protect us from the evilwhich Thou hath destined (for the wicked ones)! As Thee are the One who destines. There is none to command Thee! Whomever Thee loveth will not be humiliated! Whomever Thee hath considered as an enemy will not be honored! O Our Lord! Thee are Blessed! Thee are High!’ Then he  said, ‘I ask God for forgiveness and seek repentance from Him.’ seventy times.When he  finished, he  sat down and continued saying supplications after his prayers as many times as God had willed.When the morning approached, he  got up and said two units of morning prayers. He  recited the Opening Chapter and the ‘Al-Kafirun Chapter in the first unit and the Opening Chapter and the ‘Al-Ikhlas Chapter in the second unit.When the morning came, he  said the ‘Azan and the ‘Iqamah and said two units of morning prayer. When he  finished, he  sat down and continued saying supplications until sunrise. He  then fell in prostration and said Gratitude Prostrations until noon.In all his obligatory prayers, he  recited the Opening Chapter and ‘Al-Qadr Chapter in the first unit and recited the Opening Chapter and the ‘Al-Ikhlas Chapter in the second unit except for in the morning, noon and afternoon of Fridays on which he  recited the Opening Chapter, the ‘Al-Jom’a Chapter and the ‘Al-Munafiqin Chapter. In the night prayer on Fridays, he  recited the Opening Chapter and the Al-Jum’a Chapter in the first unit and the Opening Chapter and Al-A’ala Chapter in the second unit. In the morning prayer on Mondays and Thursdays, he  recited the Opening Chapter and the Al-Insan Chapter in the first unit and the Opening Chapter and Al-Ghashiya Chapter in the second unit.He  said his evening, night, midnight, even, odd and morning prayers aloud. He  said his noon and afternoon prayers quietly. He  recited the Glorifications at the end of each of them by saying ‘Glory be to God, praise be to God, there is no god but God, God is the Greatest’ thrice. The ‘Qunut in all his prayers consisted of the following, ‘O Lord! Forgive. Have Mercy regarding what evil You saw us do as You are the Magnificent the Most Generous.’ When he  entered any town while he  was fasting, he  would make an explicit intention to stay there for ten days and not break his fast. When the evening came, he  said his prayers before breaking his fast. However, he  said his prayers in ashortened fashion while he  was on the road saying all of them except the evening prayer in two units; and he  said the evening prayer in three units. He  also said the recommendable prayers for the evening as well as the recommendable the prayers for the night, as well as the even and odd prayers and the recommendable prayers for the morning. He  never abandoned saying them whether he  was staying somewhere or traveling. However, he  did not say the recommendable prayers in the daytime while he  was traveling. He  recited the Glorifications by saying ‘Glory be to God. Praise be to God. There is no god but God. God is the Greatest’ thirty times after each of his shortened prayers; and said that this would complete the praying. I never saw him say any ‘Al-Dhuha prayers whether staying somewhere or traveling. He  never fasted while traveling. In each of his supplications, he  started out by sending blessings upon Muhammad  and his Holy Household. He  did this many times whether in his prayers or at other times. When he  went to bed at night, he  would recite the Qur’an a lot. Whenever he  came across a verse in which there was any mention of Paradise or Hell, he  would cry and ask God for Paradise, and seek refuge in Him from Hell. He  would say, ‘In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful’ in a loud voice in all his prayers whether in the daytime or at night. When he  recited the Chapter Al-Ikhlas, he  would say, ‘Say: He is Allah, the One and Only’ He  said ‘God is the One and Only’ silently. When he  finished reciting it, he  would say, ‘God - our Lord - is as such’ thrice.When he  recited the Chapter ‘Al-Jahd (al-Kafirun), he  would say, ‘Say: O ye that reject Faith!…’ silently. When he  finished it, he  would say, ‘My Lord is God and my religion is Islam’ thrice.When he  finished reciting the Chapter At-Tin (No. 95), he  would say, ‘Yes. It is so, and I bear witness to it.’ When he  recited the Chapter Al-Qiyama, he  would say, ‘Glory be to Thee, My God! Yes, I do.’ When he  recited the following verse in Chapter ‘Al-Jom’a, ‘…Say: ‘The (blessing) from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain!…’’ he  said, ‘for those who are pious’ and then went on with the rest and said, ‘… and Allah is the Best to provide (for all needs).’ When he  finished reciting the Opening Chapter, he  said, ‘Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.’When he  recited the Chapter Al-A’la (No.87), he  said, ‘Glorified is my Lord the Highest’ in a low voice.When he  recited ‘O ye who believe!’ in any of the verses, he  said, ‘Here I am my Lord! Here I am’ in a low voice.In each city Ar-Ridha’  entered, the people in that region came to see him , to ask their religious and scholarly questions. He  narrated for them a lot of traditions on the authority of his father , on the authority of his forefathers , on the authority of Ali , on the authority of God’s Prophet (S). When I took Ar-Ridha’  to Al-Ma’mun, Al-Ma’mun asked me about how he  had been along the way. I told him what I had seen of him in days and at nights, during his traveling and staying. Then Al-Ma’mun told me, “O Ibn Abil Dhahhak! This is the best person on the Earth with the best deeds and the best worshipping. However, do not tell anyone what you have seen of him, so that no one can recognize his nobility unless he hears it directly from me. I seek help from God to do what I intend to do - that is to raise his rank and spread around his fame.”