Hadith Silsilat al-Dhahab: Difference between revisions

The '''Golden Chain Hadith''' (سلسله الذهب) is a short narration given by [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] on his way to [[Marw]] through [[Nishabur]], on the [[unity of God]] and one of its main conditions. Since all the narrators of this hadith are the infallible [[Imam]]s (a), all the way to [[The Prophet (s)|the Noble Prophet (s)]], whom himself has narrated it from God, thus it has been called Silsilat al-dhahab, which means Golden Chain.

Ishaq ibn Rahawayh says, “When Imam al-Rida (a) reached Nishapur on his journey to Khorasan, after he decided to leave for Ma’mun, the penmen gathered and said, “O son of the Messenger of God (s), are you leaving our city without giving us a statement to benefit from?” Upon this request, the Imam (a) brought his head out of his wagon and said: “I heard my father Musa ibn Ja’far (a) say that I heard my father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a) say that I heard my father Muhammad ibn 'Ali (a) say that I heard my father 'Ali ibn al-Husayn (a) say that I heard my father Husayn ibn 'Ali (a) say that I heard my father Amir al-Mu’minin 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (a) say that I heard God’s Messenger (s) say that I heard Gabriel say that I heard God say that 'the sentence There is no god but God is my stronghold, thus whomever enters my stronghold shall be safe from my punishment.’” As the Imam’s (a) caravan began to move, he said aloud: “With its conditions, and I myself am one of those conditions.”