Sahifah of al-Ridha
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Sahifah of al-Ridha (
The Sahifah is one of the major sources of Shia belief and has attracted the attention of Shia scholars such as
Chain of authority
The book was allegedly first written by Abdallah ibn Aḥmad ibn Amer, who said he had heard its contents from his father Aḥmad ibn Amer, who said he had heard them from Ali al-Ridha in Medina in 194 AH (809-10 CE). Abdallah ibn Aḥmad ibn Amer was subsequently recognized as a credible narrator of hadith by Najashi, one of the important Shia scholars.[3]
The version printed in
Context
The principal narrator of the work was Abdallah ibn Aḥmad ibn Amer, who retells the words of
Ali al-Ridha was born around 151 AH (768–769) although possibly as late as 159 AH (775–76), to the
The death of Al-Amin permitted Ali al-Ridha greater opportunity to teach.
Contents
[T]he likeness of the believer with Allah is like an angel brought nigh; and the believer with Allah is better than an angel brought nigh; and there is nothing more lovable to Allah than a repentant believing man or a repentant believing woman! — Chapter V [c]
The version printed in Cairo by al-Ma'ahid Press in the year 1340 AH (1921–1922) contained 163 hadiths divided into ten sections, the first nine of which concern particular topics and the last of which includes the remainder on miscellaneous topics.[2] The last section ends with a note that the author "dropped some traditions mentioned in these two books of the Imām", considering them to be fabricated. He further noted that other scholars do not ascribe the book to Ali al-Ridha at all.[d]
The ten sections are:
- I: On the Invocation of God
- II: On the Call to Prayer
- III: On the Mandatory Prayers
- IV: On the Excellence of the Household of the Prophet, in 3 parts:
- Part One: On the Excellence of Ali bin Abu Talib
- Part Two: On the Excellence of Fatima
- Part Three: On the Excellence of Hasan and Husayn and the Household in General
- V: On the Excellence of Ahmad
- VI: On Ointments
- VII: On Filial Obedience and Strengthening Family Ties
- VIII: On Avoidance of Cheating and Backbiting
- IX: On the Excellence of Jihad, which is not given in full but condensed into a paraphrase[e]
- X: Miscellaneous Hadith
Some hadiths from the Sahifah:
6. Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said [that Muhammad said]: "The best deeds with
99. Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said [that Muhammad said]: "The best of the people in faith are the best of them in good manners and the gentlest of them toward their families, and I am the gentlest of you toward my family"[g]
122. Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said [that
the Fire'".[h]
123. Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said [that Husayn ibn Ali said:] "The Commander of the Faithful, peace be on him, ordered us to rinse out mouth three times after we had eaten".[i]
142. Through his chain of authority, he, peace be on him, said [that
the Garden, and which Allah has opened for his special friends, as it was said by the Commander of the Faithful, peace be on him".[j]
Manuscripts
The following versions are available:[4]
- At the Allameh Aminilibrary, written by Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Qahhar Shirazi, in 761 AH
- At the library of the Grand Mosque in Qom, written by Ridha bin Nizam bin Fakhruddin Hasani Amolie in 848 AH
- At the library of Astan Quds Razavi, written by Ismail bin Abdul Momin Qaany in 881 AH
- At the National Library of the Academy of Rome, narrated by Judge Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Hamza bin Abi Najma
- In Egypt. The chain of narrators of this manuscript ends with Al-Bayhaqi.
See also
- Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah
- Al-Risalah al-Huquq
- Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
- List of Shia books
Notes
- Sheikh Saduq. A fourth was Yahya ibn Isma'il who had heard some of these hadiths from his uncle, Hussein ibn Ali Juvayni, by a separate chain of authority.[5]
- Dhu al-Qi'dah, 203 AH (May, 819).[3]
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. V, p. 346
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. X, p. 366
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. IX, pp. 360–361
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. I, p. 317
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. V, p. 350
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. VI, p. 356
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. VI, p. 356
- ^ Al-Qarashi (2001), Ch. IX, p. 360
References
- ^ Al-Khabushani, 'Azizallah al-'Utaridi (1983). Musnad al-Imam al-Rida. Beirut: Mu'assasat al-Wafa'.
- ^ ISBN 9789644383298. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Madelung, Wilferd (1 August 2011) [First published 15 December 1985]. "ALĪ AL-REŻĀ, the eighth Imam of the Emāmī Shiʿites". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. I/8. New York: Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. pp. 877–880. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b صحيفة الإمام الرضا عليه السلام [The Sahifat of Imam al-Reza (PBUH)]. Shi'a Hadith Database (in Persian).
- ^ Kazim Rahmati, Mohammad. "" صحیفة الرضا به روایت شیخ صدوق و ابو عبدالرحمان سلمی" [Al-Sahifat Al-Redha by narrative of Shaykh Saduq and sulami]". Tebyan.
- ^ Kennedy, Hugh (1986). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates, 2nd ed. London and New York: Pearson Longman. pp. 148–150.
- ^ Mohammad hossein, Yasrebi. هشتمین امام و هشت شاگرد برجسته [The Eighth Imam and the Eight Outstanding Disciples]. Shi'a news.com (in Persian). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
External links
- The Sahifah of Imam Reza (AS), an English translation by the Sibtayn International Foundation
- صحيفة الرضا عليه السلام-ترجمه حجازى، (in Persian) [The Sahifeh of Imam Reza (PBUH), a translation from the Hejazi, p. 5]