Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Chapter on Those who use their Knowledge to Fill their Stomach and are Boastful for it
2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Amir has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washa’ from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from Abu Khadija that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: “If someone wants hadith for the worldly benefits he will have no share
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
The Holy Prophet (sw) was born on the twelfth of the month of Rabi‘ al-Awwal, in the year of the Elephant on a Friday at noon. Also it is narrated that it was at dawn forty years before his receiving Divine messages. His mother conceived with him
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
1. Muhammad b. Yahya has narrated from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Ibn Fadhal from ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad, son of the brother of Hammad al-Katib from Al-Husayn b. ‘Abdallah who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdallah (AS), ‘Was the Messenger of Allah th
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
2. Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hajjal from Hammad from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who said the following: When mentioning the Messenger of Allah (sw) he said, “Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) has said, “Allah has not created any creature better th
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
3. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Al-Husayn ibn ‘Abdallah from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah from Ali ibn Hadid from Murazim from Abu ‘Abdallah (AS) who has said the following: “Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has said, ‘O Muhammad I hav
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
4. Ahmad has narrated from Al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from Abu Hamza who has said the following: “I heard Abu Ja‘far (AS) say “Allah, the Most High sent revelation to Muhammad (SAW) saying, ‘O Muhammad I created you. You
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
5. Al-Husayn b. Muhammad al-Asha‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla b. Muhammad from Abul Fadl ‘Abdallah b. Idris from Muhammad b. Sinan who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of Abu Ja‘far the second (AS) and I mentioned the differences among the
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ibn Mahbub from Salih b. Sahl from Abu ‘Abdallah (AS) who has said the following: “Certain persons from Quraysh asked the Messenger of Allah, ‘By what means did you excel the prophets and yo
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
7. Ali b. Muhammad has narrated from Sahl b. Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Ali b. Ibrahim from Ali b. Hammad from Al-Mufadhal who has said the following. “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdallah (AS), “How did you exist when you existed in the shadows?” The Imam (AS) said, “O Mu
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
8. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Walid who has said that he heard Yunus ibn Ya‘qub narrate from Sinan ibn Turayf who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdallah (AS) say ‘We are the first family whose names Allah has exalted. When He crea
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
9. Ahmad b. Idris has narrated from Al-Husayn b. ‘Abdallah al-Saghir from Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Ja‘fari from Ahmad b. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Umar ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) from Abu ‘Abdallah (AS) who has said the following: “Allah existed when t
Chapter on Those who use their Knowledge to Fill their Stomach and are Boastful for it
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isbahani from al-Minqari from Hafs ibn Ghiyath from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Whoever would want al-Hadith for the worldly gains he will have no share for it
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
10. Al-Husayn has narrated from (Muhammad) b. ‘Abdallah from Muhammad b. Sinan from Al Mufaddal from Jabir b. Yazid who has said the following. “Once Abu Ja‘far (AS) said to me, ‘Oh Jabir, the first thing that Allah created was Muhammad (SAW) and his offspring
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
11. (Muhammad b. Ya’qub Al Kulayni): Ali ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Walid Shabab al-Sayrafi from Malik ibn ’Isma‘il al-Nahdi from ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Harith from Salim ibn abu Hafsa al-‘Ijli from Abu Ja‘far (a.
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “When the Messenger of Allah was taken for the ascension Jibril took him to
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
13. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari from Ali ibn abu Hamza who has said that abu Basir asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) when I was also present. “He said, ‘May Allah take my
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Sayf from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir (Al Ju’fi) who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu Ja‘far (AS), ‘Describe to me the Prophet (SAW) of Allah.’ The Imam (AS) said, “The Holy
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
15. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Fadhal from Abu Jamila from Muhammad al-Halabi from Abu ‘Abdallah (AS) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Allah presented my ’Ummah (followers) to me in the real
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from father from al-Hassan ibn Sayf from his father from those he mentioned from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Once the Holy Prophet (s.a) addressed the people and he raised his right hand while holding his
The Birth of The Holy Prophet (s.a) and His Demise
17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Ishaq ibn Ghalib from Abu ‘Abdallah (AS) in a special sermon in which he has described the The Holy Prophet (AS) and the Imams (AS), and their qualities as fol