Umm al-Washsha'1 was the daughter of Ilyas al-Sayrafi al-Khazzaz (the silk dealer) and the mother of al-Hasan Ibn Ali Ibn Ziyad al-Washsha' al-Bujali al­Kufi.2

Her Merits

She was a transmitter of traditions. Her son Ibn al-Washsha' narrates from her and considers her trustworthy. Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali (her son) has also related traditions from her. And, she has related traditions from Amr Ibn llyas (her brother).

Shaykh al-Kashi relates from 'Ayyashi from 'Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Khalid al-Tayalisi from al-Washsha' from his mother Umm Musa (who was pronounced trustworthy by al-Washsha') from her brother, Amr Ibn Ilyas that he said, "Together with Abu Ilyas Ibn Amr, I went to see Abu Bakr al­Hadrami when he lay on his deathbed.

He said, 'O 'Amr, this is not the time to tell lies. I witness to (the legitimacy of Imam) Ja'far Ibn Muhammad because I heard him say, 'Anyone who dies believing in Imamate, will be safe from the hellfire. '"3

• 1. The Arabic word washsha means one who sells or produces silk clothes.
• 2. Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali Ibn Ziyad al-Washsha' al-Bujali al-Kufi, known as Muhammad al­Washsha', son of Ilyas al-Sayrafi's daughter, was one of the companions of Imam al­Ridha ('a).
• 3. Ikhtiyar Ma'rifat al-Rijal, vol. 5, p. 716, (tradition no. 789).