مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ بَقَّاحٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرَّسَّانِ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَرْعَى جِمَالِي فِي طَرِيقِ الْخَوَرْنَقِ فَبَصُرْتُ بِقَوْمٍ قَادِمِينَ فَمِلْتُ إِلَى بَعْضِ مَنْ مَعَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قُدِّمَ بِهِمَا عَلَى الْمَنْصُورِقَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدُ فَقِيلَ لِي إِنَّهُمْ نَزَلُوا بِالْحِيرَةِ فَبَكَّرْتُ لِأُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا قُدَّامَهُمْ سِلَالٌ فِيهَا رُطَبٌ قَدْ أُهْدِيَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْكُوفَةِ فَكُشِفَتْ قُدَّامَهُمْ فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَكَلَ وَ قَالَ لِي كُلْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَا تَرَى مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا الرُّطَبَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ فُضِّلْتُمْ عَلَى النَّاسِ فِي المَطْعَمِ بِثَلَاثٍ سَمَكِكُمْ هَذَا الْبُنَانِيِّ وَ عِنَبِكُمْ هَذَا الرَّازِقِيِّ وَ رُطَبِكُمْ هَذَا الْمُشَانِ .
5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Musa ibn al-Husayn from certain persons of his people from ibn al-Qaddah from Harun ibn al-Khattab from abu al-Hassan al-Rassan who has said the following: “I once was grazing my camels on the road of al-Khawarnaq (name of a place) and I saw a group of people coming. I then asked a man among them, ‘Who are these people?’ He replied, ‘They are Ja‘far ibn Muhammad , and ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Hassan who are summoned by al-Mansur.’ Afterward I asked about them and it was said that they are in al-Hirah.’ The next morning I went to offer them greeting of peace. When I was there, I saw baskets before them with fresh dates given to them as gift from al-Kufah. The baskets were opened before them. Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, extended his hand and ate, then said to me, ‘Eat.’ He (the Imam) then said to ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Hassan, ‘O abu Muhammad, what do you say about these fine fresh dates?’ Ja‘far ibn Muhammad , then turned to me and said, ‘O people of al-Kufah, you have been given preference over other people in matters of food by three things: Your fish, al-Bunaniy, your grapes, this al- Raziqiy and your fresh dates, this al-Mushan.’” 