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Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Walid says: When Imam Ali Reza (a) came to Baghdad I wrote a letter to him in which I mentioned that I intended to travel to Egypt for trade; so would it be profitable for me?

He replied: Stay here as long as Allah wants.

So I continued to live in Baghdad for two years. Then again I wrote to him inquiring about my desire to move to Egypt for business. Imam (a) replied,

“You may go now; God will give you felicity.”

So I travelled to Egypt and after I left, great strife developed in Baghdad, but by the grace of God I remained safe.

Dalailul Imamah, Pg. 188; Awalimul Uloom, Vol. 22, Pg. 102, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 3,pg.343

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