Clarification of the Transmission Chain to Abdur Rahman Ibn Al-Hajjaj

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 5 Mashaykha|Book 1|Chapter 88

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 5, Book 1, Chapter 88

Clarification of the Transmission Chain to Abdur Rahman Ibn Al-Hajjaj
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و ما كان فيه عن عبد الرّحمن بن الحجّاج فقد رويته عن أحمد بن محمّد بن يحيى العطّار- رضي اللّه عنه- عن أبيه، عن أحمد بن محمّد بن عيسى، عن ابن أبي عمير؛ و الحسن بن محبوب جميعا عن عبد الرحمن بن الحجّاج البجليّ الكوفيّ و هو مولى و قد لقي الصادق و موسى بن جعفر عليهما السّلام و روى عنهما، و كان موسى عليه السّلام إذا ذكر عنده قال: "إنّه لثقيل في الفؤاد".

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdur Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj has been transmitted by me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya Al-Attar - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from his father, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ibn Abi Umayr and Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub together, from Abdur Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj Al-Bajali Al-Kufi. He was a freed servant (mawla) who met Imam Al-Sadiq and Imam Musa ibn Jafar (peace be upon them) and narrated from both of them. Imam Musa (as), when Abdur Rahman was mentioned in his presence, would say: "Indeed, he weighs heavily on the heart."