Hadith.3564 - Ibn Abi Sa'id al-Mukari entered upon Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha عليه السلام and said to him: "Has Allah سبحانه وتعالى elevated your status to the extent that you claim what your father claims?" The Imam عليه السلام replied: "What is wrong with you? May Allah سبحانه وتعالى extinguish your light and bring poverty into your house! Do you not know that Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed to Imran, 'I will grant you a son,' and then granted him Maryam instead, and granted Maryam, Isa? Isa is from Maryam, and Maryam is from Isa, and Isa and Maryam are one and the same. I am from my father, and my father is from me, and I and my father are one and the same." Then Ibn Abi Sa'id said to Him عليه السلام: "Let me ask you a question." The Imam عليه السلام replied: "I do not think you will accept my answer, for you are not from my followers. But go ahead and ask." The man said: "What if someone, upon his deathbed, declares that all his old slaves are free for the sake of Allah سبحانه وتعالى?" The Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, indeed. Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, says: 'until it becomes like the old date stalk' (Surah Ya-Sin 36:39) Thus, any of his slaves who have been with him for six months are considered old and are set free." The narrator said that Ibn Abi Sa'id left and fell into poverty until he died, without having a shelter to spend the night in. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى curse him!