Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Creation of the Creatures with Belief in Oneness of Allah in Their Nature
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from Zurara who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘. . . the creation (and invention) o
Chastity
7. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from certain individuals of his people from Maymun al-Qaddah who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘There is no worship better than the chastity in matters of stomach
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
20. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from certain individuals of his people from Husayn ibn ‘Ammarah from Husayn ibn abu Sa’id al-Makari and Jahm ibn abu Jahmah from abu Ja’far - a man from al-Kufa who was know by his being father of some
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
21. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) in a marfu ’ manner from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who instructed his brother ‘Abd Allah ibn Ali with following supplication: “O Lord, raise the degree of my knowledge upwards, do not allow any enemy or envier
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
22. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Husayn ibn Sa’id from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa and Harun ibn Kharijah who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘(O Allah) grant mercy upon me in the matters for which I do no
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
23. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ibn Sinan from Hafs from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I asked him to instinct me with a supplication. H
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Karram from ibn abu Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “O Lord, fill my heart with love for You, concern about You, affirmation of and belief in Your existen
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
25. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khath’ami from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once abu Dharr came to the Messenger of Allah while Jibril (Gabriel) was, in the form of Dihyah al-Kalb
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
26. Ali has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from abu Hamza who has said the following: “I acquired this supplication from abu Ja’far, Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.). Abu Ja’far (a.s.) would call it al-Jami’ (comprehensive supplication):
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
27. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Say, ‘O Lord, increase my sustenance, prolong my life, forgive my si
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
28. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “O the One who appreciates the very little and pardons a great deal, who is forgiving and merciful
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
29. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “O light, O Holy, O the First of the beings in the beginning, O the Last of the beings of the later times, O the Beneficent, O
Chastity
8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from Mansur ibn Hazim from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘In the sight of Allah there is no worship more virtuou
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
30. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Say, ‘O my asset in my pain and suffering, O my companion in my severe hardships, O my benefactor,
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
31. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sayabah who has said the following: “Once Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) gave me this supplication: ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the Owner, and worthy of pr
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
32. Ibn Mahbub has said that Nuh ibn Yaqdan has narrated from abu ’ Abd Allah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Say this prayer, ‘O Lord, I plead before You for Your favor that cannot be achieved except with Your happiness, for (Your help to) come out of all
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
33. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Say, ‘O Lord, I plead before You, to grant me such words as those of repenting people and their dee
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
34. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Yunus who has said the following: “Once I asked al-Rida (a.s.) to instruct me with a concise supplication. The Imam instructed me to say, ‘O the One who has guided me t
Concise Supplications for Worldly Needs and the Hereafter
35. Ali ibn abu Hamza has narrated from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once a man came to Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) and said, ‘O Amir al- Mu’minin, I inherited a property but did not gi
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1. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-‘Abbas from h n Fadl ibn Shadhan ‘Abd al-Rahman from Sufyan al-Hariri from his father from Sa’d al-Khaffaf from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “O Sa’d, learn the Holy Quran; on the Day of Judgment the Hol