رَافَقْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي حَجَّ فِيهَا فِي أَوَّلِ خِلَافَةِ الْمُعْتَصِمِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَ أَنَا مَعَهُ عَلَى الْمَائِدَةِ وَ هُنَاكَ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءِ السُّلْطَانِ إِنَّ وَالِيَنَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ رَجُلٌ يَتَوَلَّاكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُحِبُّكُمْ وَ عَلَيَّ فِي دِيوَانِهِ خَرَاجٌ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ إِلَيْهِ كِتَاباً بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ لِي لَا أَعْرِفُهُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّهُ عَلَى مَا قُلْتُ مِنْ مُحِبِّيكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ كِتَابُكَ يَنْفَعُنِي عِنْدَهُ فَأَخَذَ الْقِرْطَاسَ وَ كَتَبَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ مُوصِلَ كِتَابِي هَذَا ذَكَرَ عَنْكَ مَذْهَباً جَمِيلًا وَ إِنَّ مَا لَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ مَا أَحْسَنْتَ فِيهِ فَأَحْسِنْ إِلَى إِخْوَانِكَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ سَائِلُكَ عَنْ مَثَاقِيلِ الذَّرِّ وَ الْخَرْدَلِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا وَرَدْتُ سِجِسْتَانَ سَبَقَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَى الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النَّيْسَابُورِيِّ وَ هُوَ الْوَالِي فَاسْتَقْبَلَنِي عَلَى فَرْسَخَيْنِ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَدَفَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَقَبَّلَهُ وَ وَضَعَهُ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَا حَاجَتُكَ فَقُلْتُ خَرَاجٌ عَلَيَّ فِي دِيوَانِكَ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِطَرْحِهِ عَنِّي وَ قَالَ لِي لَا تُؤَدِّ خَرَاجاً مَا دَامَ لِي عَمَلٌ ثُمَّ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ عِيَالِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَبْلَغِهِمْ فَأَمَرَ لِي وَ لَهُمْ بِمَا يَقُوتُنَا وَ فَضْلًا فَمَا أَدَّيْتُ فِي عَمَلِهِ خَرَاجاً مَا دَامَ حَيّاً وَ لَا قَطَعَ عَنِّي صِلَتَهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Al Sayyari, from Ahmad Bin Zakariyya Al Sydalany, from a man from the Clan of Haneefa from the people of Bust and Sajistan who said, ‘I accompanied Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> in the year in which he<sup>asws</sup> performed Hajj during the inception of the caliphate of Al-Mu’tasim, so I said to him<sup>asws</sup> while I was with him<sup>asws</sup> upon the meal, and over there was a group from the governors of the Sultan (ruling authorities): ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! Our governor is a man who befriends you<sup>asws</sup> the People<sup>asws</sup> of the Household and loves you<sup>asws</sup>, and upon me in his office is a tax, so if you<sup>asws</sup> see fit, may I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>, if you<sup>asws</sup> could write a letter to him with the favour to me’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> do not recognise him’. So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! He is upon what I said from love for you<sup>asws</sup> the People<sup>asws</sup> of the Household, and your<sup>asws</sup> letter would benefit me in his presence’. So he<sup>asws</sup> grabbed the paper and wrote: ‘In the Name of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Beneficent, the Merficul. After this, so the bearer of this letter of mine<sup>asws</sup> has mentioned about you being with a beautiful doctrine, and that what is for you from your work is what you would be Reckoned with regards to it. Therefore, be good to your brethren and know that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic would Question you about (your deeds of) the weight of particles and mustard seeds’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So when I came to the outskirts of Sajistan, the news preceded to Al-Husayn Bin Abdullah Al-Neyshpouri, and he was the governor. So he welcomed me at two Farsakhs from the city. So I handed over the letter to him, and he kissed it and placed it upon his eyes, then said to me, ‘What is your need?’ So I said, ‘Tax upon me in your office’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So he ordered with the staving off from me and said to me, ‘You will not have to pay any tax for as long as I am in office’. Then he asked me about my dependants, so I informed him of their ages. So he ordered for me and for them with what was our provision, and extra. So I did not pay any tax during his term in office for as long as he was alive, and his maintenance was not cuf off from me until he died’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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