Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Do not consider me as the water container of a traveler
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’Il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from his father and Husayn ibn abu al-‘Ala’ from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Whe
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever asks from Allah favors for me (in the form of al
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah (sw) has said, ‘Sending blessings upon me and my family removes hypocrisy.’”
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
9. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassan from abu ‘Imran al-Azdi from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Hakam from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever says, ‘O Lord, grant favors to Muhammad and his family, on
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam and ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran all from Safwan al-Jammal from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Every prayer to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, remain
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
11. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from abu Bakr al- Hadrami who has said the following: “One who had heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) narrated to me that the Imam said, ‘Onc
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Murazim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Once a man came to the Messenger of Allah and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have assigned one third of my prayers f
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
13. Ibn abu ‘Umayr has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “Raise your voices with al-Salat (asking from Allah favors for me); it removes hypocrisy.’”
Obedience and Piety
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Fadal from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamza al-Thumali from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah addressed the people during his farewell (last) visit to M
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ya’qub ibn ‘Abd Allah from Ishaq ibn Farrukh Mawla Ale Talhah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) once said, ‘O Ishaq ibn Farrukh, whoever asks from Allah al-Salat (favors
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of the two Imams (a.s.) who has said the following: “On the balance there will be no other thing as heavy as asking from Allah al-Salat (favor
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
16. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ibn Jumhur from his father from his narrators who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever needs help from Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, should first ask from Allah al-Salat (favors) for the
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
17. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhsin ibn Ahmad from Aban al-Ahmar from ‘Abd al-Salam ibn al-Nu’aym who has said the following: “Once I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘I entered the house and I did not remember any prayer e
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
18. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn al- Rayyan from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Dehqan who has said the following: “Once I went in the presence of abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) and he asked me, ‘What is the meaning of: “.
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
19. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from Mufaddal ibn Salih al-‘Asadi from Muhammad ibn Harun from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whenever anyone of you prays and does not mention the Holy Prophet
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
20. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Ali from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from Thabit from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘If my name is mentioned before a person and he forgets to ask
Asking Favors from Allah for the Holy Prophet, Muhammad and his Family, recipient of divine supreme covenant
21. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father once heard a man, clinging to the Ka’bah, saying, ‘O Lord, grant al-Salat (favors) to Muha
The Necessary Mention of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, in Every Gathering
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Khalaf ibn Hammad from Rib’I ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Jarud al-Hudhalli from al-Fudayl ibnYasar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘If any ga
The Necessary Mention of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, in Every Gathering
2. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama’a from Wahab ibn Hafs from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If a people gather together in a place and do not make any remembrance of Allah, the Most Majestic