5-1 Al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abis-Subhan, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Hajjal, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Abdullah al-Ja’fari, on the authority of some of his relatives that, “Aba Ibrahim Musa ibn Ja’far صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had Ishaq ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad , Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Ja’fari, Ja’far ibn Salih, Mo’awiya bin al-Ja’farayn , Yahya ibn Al-Hussein ibn Zayd, Sa’d ibn Imran Al-Ansari, Yazid ibn Saleet Al-Ansari and Muhammad ibn Ja’far Al-Aslamy be witnesses to his will, after they had witnessed that There is no god but God; He is One and there are no partners for Him; Muhammad is His Servant and His Messenger; the Hour (the Day of Resurrection) will undoubtedly come and God will resurrect the people from their graves; there is resurrection after death; there is Reckoning and just retaliation; there will be a stop in front of the Almighty God the Truth; what Muhammad - may God’s Blessings be upon him and his Household - has brought is the Truth, the Truth, and the Truth ; and what the Trusted Spirit (Gabriel) has sent down is the Truth. I live with these beliefs. I will die with these beliefs. God willing, I will be resurrected with these beliefs.” He had them bear witness that the following was his will written in his own handwriting. ‘Firstly, I wrote the will of my grandfather - the Commander of the Faithful صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, the wills of Al-Hassan صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and Al-Hussein صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and Ali ibn Al-Hussein صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, the will of Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and the will of Ja’far ibn Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم letter by letter. And I will appoint my son Ali as my Trustee - along with his other brothers, God willing. If he recognizes that they have grownup enough and he likes to keep them as my Trustees - he can. If he is not pleased with them and wants them not to be my Trustees, he can. They have no authority over him. I entrust my affairs regarding charity, property, and my children to him and to Ibrahim, Abbas, Isma’il, Ahmad, Umm Ahmad. I entrust the affairs of my wives to Ali alone. He can spend one-third of the charity of my father and my household in any way he likes - as anyone would deal with his own property. He can carry out what I said regarding my wives and household - if he pleases. He can also not do what I said if he pleases. He can sell, donate or give in charity in a way other than what I have stated. According to this will, he can act just like me myself regarding my property, my family and my children. If he pleases, he can keep his brothers as Trustees - whom I named in the beginning of this document. If he likes, he can also keep them from being Trustees. No one is allowed to object to his decision. If anyone of them wants to marry off his sister, he is not authorized to do so without his permission and order. Whatever power tries to take away the authorities which I have written down for him has deviated from God the Almighty and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. God and His Messenger will also have nothing to do with them. God’s Curse, all those who curse, the curse of the nearby-stationed angels, the curse of the Prophets and the curse of (all) the Messengers and the believers be on such a person. None of the kings nor any of my children are allowed to take away his authority over the property I have entrusted him with. Whatever he says about its amount is acceptable to me - whether it be a small amount or large sum. The reason I mentioned the names of my other children here is that I wanted their names and the names of my other small children to be respectfully mentioned here. Those of my slave-wives who are Umm Walad and do not leave will have the same rights and privileges that they had had during my life-time, if Ali Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم pleases. But if they should get married, they can no longer return and receive payments unless Ali Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم deems it proper to do so. The same holds true for my daughters. The marriage of none of my daughters is entrusted to their maternal brothers (uncles) or the King. My daughters should not do anything unless they seek Ali Al-Ridha’s صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم counsel and opinion (advice). If my daughters’ maternal brothers take any steps regarding the marriage of my daughters they have disobeyed God the Almighty and His Prophet - may God’s Blessings be upon him and his Household, and have interfered in his authority. He knows best about the marriage of hisfamily members. He can marry them off if he pleases, or not marry them off if he wills. I have advised them regarding what I have written here. I set God as a witness over them. No one is allowed to open my will, or express its contents. This will is just as I have stated to you. Whoever does wrong has wronged himself. Whoever does good has done it for himself. And your Lord will not oppress any servants. No one - whether the King or others - has the right to open this letter underneath which I have placed my seal. May God’s Curse and His Wrath be upon whoever does so. And after God, the angels and the group of Muslim men and women will be my supporters.’ Then Musa ibn Ja’far صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the witnesses affixed their seals to it.” Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Ja’far narrated that Al-Abbas ibn Musa (Imam Ridha’a brother) صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم told Imran Al-Qadhi At-Talhi, “There is a treasure and some jewels inside this letter for us, and he wants to take it all for himself and give nothing to us. He has taken everything for himself that our father has left for us; and has left us deprived.” Then Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Ja’far yelled and swore at him. His uncle Ishab ibn Ja’far did the same thing. Al-Abbas told al-Qadhi, “May God make you prosperous! Unseal the letter and read it.” He said, “I will not unseal it. I will not do something to make me suffer from your father’s curse.” Al-Abbas said, “I will unseal it.” Al-Qadhi said, “It is up to you.” Then al-Abbas broke the seal, and noted that his father had put them aside and established Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم alone (as his Trustee), and had placed all of them under the guardianship of Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم - whether they like it or not. Thus they had been placed under his guardianship like orphans, and had been put aside. Then Ali ibn Musa صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم looked at al-Abbas and said, “O brother! I knew that your losses and debts made you say so.” Then the Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “O Sa’d! Go and see how much debt they are under. Pay it off on their behalf. Take back their receipts, and get a receipt for paying off their debts. By God, I will not hesitate to help you, be your companion, and be sympathetic to you as long as I live on the Earth. Say whatever you wish to say.” Al-Abbas said, “You are giving these payments to us from our excess property. There is much more.” He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “Say whatever you wish to say. My honor is the same as your honor. O God! Please improve them and improve their affairs. Fend off Satan from us and from them. And assist them in obeying you. ‘…Be God a witness to what we say.’ Al-Abbas said, “How well do I understand you! I have nothing left to be greedy of.” Then they all walked away.
