Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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2. ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm from his father, from al-Nawfalī, from al-Sakūnī, from Abū ʿAbd Allāh, from his forefathers (peace be upon them), who said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “O people, you are in a temporary truce (worldly life), and you are on the back of
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Sama’a ibn Mehran who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd (a.s.) has said, the Majestic, the Almighty, has revealed to you His book. It is truthful and virtuous. In it there is
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu al-Jarud who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘I will be the first to arrive before the Majestic, the
Abstaining From Unlawful Matters
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Dawud ibn Kathir al-Riqqi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘. . . for one who h
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5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya from Talhah ibn Zayd from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “In this Quran is the lighthouse of guidance and torches for dankness. One must brighten his eyes and open them in s
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6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from abu Jamilah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘It is in the will of Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) to his companions, “You must know t
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7. Ali has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once a man complained to the Holy Prophet for having pain in his chest and he (a.s.) said, ‘Seek a cure from the Holy Quran; Allah, the Mo
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8. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from certain individuals of his people from al- Khashshab in a marfu’ manner from the Imam (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘I swear by Allah, Khilafat (leadership after the Holy Prophet) wi
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9. Hamid has narrated from al-Hassan ibn m h from Wuhayb ibn Hafs from abu Basir who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘The Holy Quran forbids and commands, it commands (people to go) to paradise and prohibits (people from going) to
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10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Salih ibn al-Sindy from Ja’far from his father ibn Bashir from Sa’d al-‘Iskaf who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘The longer chapters of the Holy Quran were given to me as alterna
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11. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “On the Day of Judgment the Holy Quran will come in the best shape and form. He will pass by t
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12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and A number of our people have narrated have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from Yunus ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.
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13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani all have narrated from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud from Sufyan ibn ‘Uyayna from al-Zuhri who has said the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) has said, ‘Having t
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14. Ali b. Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ibrahim b. Abd al-Hamid from Ishaq b. Ghalib who said: Abu Abdillah (as) has said: "When Allah (azwj) will gather together [the people of] the first and last [generation], they will be in
Abstaining From Unlawful Matters
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamani from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘On the Day of Judgment all eyes will be weeping except three kinds of eyes: t
The Excellence of the Carriers of the Holy Quran
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Hassan ibn abu al-Husayn al-Farsi from Sulayman ibn Ja’far from his father al-Ja’fari from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘People of the
The Excellence of the Carriers of the Holy Quran
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Sahl ibn Ziyad, all from ibn Mahbub, from Jamil ibn Salih, from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘One who has memorized the Holy Quran and acts upon i
The Excellence of the Carriers of the Holy Quran
3. With its chain of narration from Abu Abdillah (as), he said: The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: 'Learn the Quran, for it will come on the Day of Resurrection to its companion in the form of a beautiful, pale young man. The Quran will say to him: "I am the on
The Excellence of the Carriers of the Holy Quran
4. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from Minhal al-Qassab from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If a young believing person reads the Holy Quran, it mixes with his flesh and blood. Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will i
The Excellence of the Carriers of the Holy Quran
5. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yusuf from ibn Thabit from ‘Amr ibn Jami’ from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘The one expected to be the most humble in private and in public is