Al-Kafi Hadith collection

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

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Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

Restraint from Worldly Matters (Sins)

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from ibn abu Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Hard work without restraint from worldly thi

Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

One’s Saying: “As Allah Wills, There are No Means And No Power Without the Help of Allah”

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain individuals of his people from Jamil who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever says, “As Allah wills, there are no means and no power without the help of A

Al-Kafi · Hadith 1

One’s Saying: I Plead Before Allah for Forgiveness, No One Deserves to be Worshipped Except Allah, the Living, the Guardian, the Possessor of Glory and Honor and to Him I Return

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd al-Samad from al-Husayn ibn Hammad from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever after an obligatory prayer and before moving his legs to a second position says, ‘I ple

Al-Kafi · Hadith 1

The Word in the Morning and Evening

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from Ghalib ibn ‘Abd Allah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, ‘All in the heavens and the earth prostrate themselv

Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

The Word in the Morning and Evening

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Satan, may Allah’s condemnations be upon him, spreads the armies of the night at sunset and at sunri

Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

The Word in the Morning and Evening

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al- Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah from Razin Sahib al-Anmat from one of the two Imam (a.s.) who has said the following: “Who

Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

The Word in the Morning and Evening

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hajjal and Bakr ibn Muhammad from abu Ishaq al-Sha’Iri from Yazid ibn Kalthamah from abu ‘Abd Allah or abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the morning say, ‘This morning I believe in

Al-Kafi · Hadith 5

The Word in the Morning and Evening

5. From him (Muhammad ibn Yahya), from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Abu Ayyub Ibrahim ibn Uthman al-Khazzaz, from Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: "Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) used to say when he woke up in the morning

Al-Kafi · Hadith 6

The Word in the Morning and Evening

6. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn Shahab and Sulaym al-Farra’ from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the followin

Al-Kafi · Hadith 7

The Word in the Morning and Evening

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Abu Ali al-Ash’ari from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from al-Hajjal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah and Ghalib ibn ‘Uthman from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said t

Al-Kafi · Hadith 8

The Word in the Morning and Evening

8. 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: “Each coming day says to the sons of Adam, ‘O son of Adam, I am a new day and a witness ove

Al-Kafi · Hadith 5

Restraint from Worldly Matters (Sins)

5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from al-Hassan ibn Ziyad al-Sayqal from Fudayl ibn Yasar from abu Ja’far who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Restraining from worldly matters

Al-Kafi · Hadith 9

The Word in the Morning and Evening

9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Salih ibn al-Sindy from Ja’far ibn Bashir from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Shahab ibn ‘Abd Rabbihi who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘When the sun changes, speak of Allah, the

Al-Kafi · Hadith 10

The Word in the Morning and Evening

10. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Sharif ibn Sabiq from al-Fadl ibn abu Qurrah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “There are three things that the prophets inherited from Adam until they reached

Al-Kafi · Hadith 11

The Word in the Morning and Evening

11. He (the above narrator) has narrated from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) would say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah Who has given us this morning and the kingdom belongs to Him. You have brought to this morning Your se

Al-Kafi · Hadith 12

The Word in the Morning and Evening

12. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali in a marfu’ manner from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following: “O Lord, I and this day are two creatures of Your creatures. O Lord, do not make me

Al-Kafi · Hadith 13

The Word in the Morning and Evening

13. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father (a.s.) in the morning would say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, with Allah, and to Al

Al-Kafi · Hadith 14

The Word in the Morning and Evening

14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from abu Hamza al-Thumali from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the followi

Al-Kafi · Hadith 15

The Word in the Morning and Evening

15. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama’a from more than one person of his people from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Isa ibn ‘Abd Allah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the morning say, ‘O Lord, I seek protectio

Al-Kafi · Hadith 16

The Word in the Morning and Evening

16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn Maymun from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say in the morning, ‘Glory belongs to Allah, the King, th