Pearl of Wisdom
'It has been related that Mansur [Dawaniqi] ordered Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS) to sit with him to receive gifts and greetings for the day of Nayruz, so that he may take the gifts presented to him, so Imam replied, 'Verily I have examined the traditions from my grandfather the Prophet (SAWA) and have not found a single tradition about this festival. Rather it is a practice of the Persians which Islam eradicated, and God forbid that we should revive what Islam has eradicated.' So Mansur said, 'We only celebrate it as a matter of policy for our army, so I request you by Allah the Great to sit down', so he sat down ...'
Bihar al-Anwar After quoting this tradition 'Allama al- Majlisi says: This tradition is in contradiction with the traditions of al-Mu'alla and indicates that Nayruz does not possess any religious credit, and the tradition narrated by al- Mu'alla is more authentic in its source and more well known among the scholars of hadith. It is possible to interpret this tradition as based on dissimulation (taqiyya), as there are some signs in al-Mu'alla's tradition that reveal this fact. (See footnote of Bihar al-Anwar, v Latest Answers
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