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them misfortunes and disasters. He was among the believing and righteous notables. He sent
every year a group of men to perform the hajj on his behalf. His secretary, Sulayman b. al‐Husayn,
has narrated, saying: “I have counted those who performed the hajj on behalf of ‘Ali b. Yaqteen in
one year, (and their number was) one hundred and fifty men. The minimum (sum of money) he
gave to some of them was seven hundred dirhams; the maximum (sum) he gave to some of them
was ten thousand dirhams.” Al‐‘Ubaydi has narrated on the authority of Yunus that he counted
one hundred [1] Ibid.
[2] Al‐Nejashi, Rijal, p. 208.
[3] Ibn al‐Nedim, al‐Fihrast, p. 328. Al‐Nejashi, Rijal.
[4] Al‐Keshi, Rijal, p. 270.
[5] Al‐Fihrast.
and fifty people who said the Talbiya on behalf of ‘Ali b. Yaqteen in the Standing‐Place (in
‘Arafa).”[1] He spent a lot of money on the acts of charity and benefaction. For example, he sent
large gifts to the Imam ranging from a hundred thousand dirhams to three hundred thousand
dirhams. He married three or four of the sons of the Imam; one of them was Abu al‐Hasan, peace
be on him. The dower which he paid to them was ten thousand dinars; similarly he paid three
thousand dinars for the banquet. He supported some Shi‘ite families; for example, he spent
money on al‐Kahili and his family until he died; there are other kinds of charity and benefaction he
performed; all these examples indicate that he had faith and good creed.
C. His Office
‘Ali assumed the office of Azmat al‐Azma during the days of al‐ Mehdi.[2] After him he was
appointed as a minister by Harun al‐Rashid. Then he asked Imam Musa to permit him to leave and
resign his office, but he, peace be on him, prevented him from that, saying to him: “Do not do
that. We feel friendliness with you, and your brothers feel exaltedness through you; may Allah
redress through you a heart‐broken one or break through you the flame of hate of those
opponents from His friends. O ‘Ali, the expiatory gift of your works is showing kindness to your
brothers. Guarantee me one (thing), and I will guarantee you three (things). Guarantee me that
you grant the needs of our followers and ennoble them, I will guarantee you that no ceiling of a
prison will shade you, the edge of the sword will not reach you, and poverty will never enter your
house. O ‘Ali, whoever delights a believer, he firstly begins with Allah, secondly with the Prophet,
and thirdly with us.”[3]
This holy tradition indicates that it is permissible to follow an unjust ruler if one does men favors
or repel from them calamities. The jurists have depended on this tradition to justify that working
for an unjust ruler.
When Imam Musa, peace be on him, came to Iraq, ‘Ali visited him and complained to him of his
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