Imam Al-Sadiq

They knew his position with al- Rashid. And his actions with him are written. The Imams
praised him and gave glad news about his good consequence and his return to the Pleasure of
Allah and His gardens. For example, Abu al- Hasan, peace be on him, said: "I have
guaranteed the garden for 'Ali b. Yaqtin and that the fire will not touch him." Also he said
when 'Ali b. Yaqtin came towards him: "Whoever is pleased with looking at a man of the
companions of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family, must look at this
comer." One of the people said to him: "Therefore, he is among the people of Paradise." Abu
al- Hasan said: "As for me, I bear witness that he will be among the people of Paradise." Also
he said: "For the happiness of 'Ali b. Yaqtin that I mentioned him in the attitude." Also he
said: "I asked my Lord, the Great and Almighty to grant me 'Ali b. Yaqtin. So, He granted
him to me. Indeed, 'Ali b. Yaqtin spent his money and his love, so he is worthy of that." And
there are other traditions of the same meaning. We cannot count his good actions, his serves
for ahl al Bayt, and the needs he fulfilled for their followers. Every year, he authorized a
person to perform the hajj in behalf of him. Some years, some people counted the number of
those who were ready to perform the hajj in behalf of him. Their number was three hundred
people. He gave some of them twenty- thousand dirhams and some of them ten thousand
dirhams to perform the hajj. Some of those persons were al- Kahili, Abid al- Rahman b. al-
Hajjaj, and the like. Also he gave one thousand dirhams to those who were lower than they in
rank. Every year, he sent a sum of money between a hundred thousand dirhams and three
thousand dirhams to Abu al- Hasan, peace be on him. Abu al- Hasan joined three or four of
his sons in marriage. Among them was Abu al- Hasan al- Rida, peace be on him. So, 'Ali b.
Yaqtin wrote to him: "I have sent you their dowers." He added to them three thousand dinars
for the banquet. The total number was thirteen thousand dinars at one time.(576) It was
enough for 'Ali to fulfill the needs of the followers of the Imams was that he spent a lot of
money to maintain the family of al- Kahili and his relatives.
And it was enough for his great importance and his high position that Abu al- Hasan, peace be
on him, said to him: "'Ali, Allah, the Exalted, has followers among the followers of the
oppressive to defend His friends with them. And you, 'Ali, is among them." He said these
words to him when Abu Ibrahim Musa came to Iraq. And 'Ali b. Yaqtin said to him: "Do not
you see my condition and what I am in?"(577)
Generally speaking, 'Ali b. Yaqtin was an eye for Allah and a shelter for His friends among
His enemies. He achieved their rights and drove the evil enmity away from them. Besides he
was righteous in his other acts . And he reported the religious rules. Indeed, the pen is unable
to write all his outstanding merits.
'Ali was born in Kufa in the year 128 (A.H.). His father Yaqtin was among the prominent
propagandists for the Hashimid State. So, Marwan al- Himar sent for him. However, he, his
wife, and his two sons 'Ali and 'Ubayd escaped from Kufa to Medina. They stayed there till
the Abbasid State appeared. So, he appeared and began serving al- Saffah and al- Mansur
though he and his sons were Shi'tes and believed in the Imamate. Yaqtin sent money to al-
Sadiq, peace be on him. Some people told alMansur and al- Mahdy about that. However,