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7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “When you are afraid of something say, ‘O Lord, no one is an alternative for You and You are the alternative
8. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from A number of our people have narrated in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Of the supplications of my father (a.s.) in an event was this: ‘O Lord, grant al-Salat
15. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’id from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Muhammad ibn Hamza al-‘Alawi who has said the following: “’Ubayd Allah ibn Ali reported to me from Abu al-Hasan the 1st (a.s.) who has said, ‘I would often h
9. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from Isma’Il ibn Yasar from certain individuals who narrated to him and who has said the following: “When something causes you sadness, say in your last Sajdah (prostration); ‘O Jib
10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn ‘A’Yun from Bashir ibn Muslimah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) would say, ‘Even if all human beings and Jinns will gather to
11. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain individuals of our people from who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘A man once asked me, “What did you say when you met abu Ja’
12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Ali ibn Maysir who has said the following: “When Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) went to meet Mansur al-‘Abbasi. He (Mansur) told his slave to stand ready and as soon as Abu ‘Abdilla
13. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz from Ahmad ibn abu Dawud from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Imam said to me, ‘Should I insti
14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Ali ibn Mahziyar who has said the following: “Muhammad ibn Hamza al-Ghanawi once wrote to me to ask abu Ja’far (a.s.) to instinct him with a su
15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain individuals of his people from ibn abu Hamza who has said the following: “I heard Ali ibn al-Husayn saying to his son, ‘My son, if anyone of you faces a misfortune, or an incident, he should complet
16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from son of brother of Sa’Id from Sa’Id ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Once I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) that I suffer from sadness. The Imam instructed me to say very often, ‘Allah
17. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu la’ far (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the night of the attack of the confederate army against the Muslims this w
18. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from Ibrahim ibn Israel from al-Rida (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once in the neck of one of our female servant, a scrofula appeared, and someone came to me and said, O Ali,
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘No obedience and worship in the sight of Allah is better than to be a chaste person in
19. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Husayn who has said the following: “Once I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.) to instruct me with a supplication while I was behind him. The Imam said, ‘O Lord, I plead before You, through Your magna
20. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following: “O the Living, O the Guardian, O the One besides Whom no one deserves to be worshipped, I cry to You for help through Your mercy, suffice me
21. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain individuals of his people from Ibrahim ibn Hanan from Ali ibn Sawrah from Sama’a who said: “Abu al-Hassan (as) said to me: 'O Sama’a, whenever you have a request before Allah, the Mo
22. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from abu al- Qasim al-Kufi from Muhammad ibn Isma’Il from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar and al-‘Ala’ ibn Sayabah and Zarif ibn Nasih who has said the following: “When abu Dawaniq (Mansur, one of ‘Abbasi
23. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn ‘A’Yun from Qays ibn Salmah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn would say, ‘After saying these words, I will not be concerned at all eve
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran and ibn Faddal from certain individuals of our people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “For an ailment the Imam (a.s.) would say, ‘O Lor