Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from al- Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from ‘Abd Allah ibn abu Ya’fur from abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Believers, have pat
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3. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassan from Isma’il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from Muhammad ibn Sukayn from ‘ Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever reads all
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn al-Nu’Man from ‘Abd Allah ibn Talhah from Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever reads Chapter 112 of the Holy Quran before going to sleep
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5. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Khashshab from ibn Baqqah from Mu’adh from ‘Amr ibn Jami’ in a marfu’ manner from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever reads four verses from the beginning of Ch
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6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Sayf ibn ‘Umayrah from a man from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads Chapter 97 of the Holy Quran aloud, he is considered as one unsheathing his sword in
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7. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father (a.s.) would say, ‘Chapter 112 of the Holy Quran is one third and Chapter 109 is
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8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm from Ibrahim ibn Mihzam from a man who had heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying the following: “Whoever reads verse 255 of Chapter 2 at the time of
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9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads one hundred verses of the Holy Quran in prayer in the night, Allah, the Most Majestic,
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10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassan from Isma’il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from Mansur ibn Hazim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If one does not read Chapter 112 in twenty-four hours in any
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11. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from al-Hassan ibn Sayf ibn ‘Umayrah from abu Bakr al-Hadrmi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever believes in Allah and in the life to come should not ignore reading Chapter 112 (
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12. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Chapter six ( al-An ’am) was revealed all in one piece escorted by seventy thousand angels
Creation of the Creatures with Belief in Oneness of Allah in Their Nature
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Udhayna from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “I asked him (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘They are humble before Allah and they do
Fulfilling Obligations
3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu Najran from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from abu al-Safatij from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following:“About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Believer
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13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Prophet performed prayer for Sa’d ibn Mu’adh and said, ‘A delegate of seventy thousand angels was there, among them
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14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Bashir from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn al-Dihqan from Drust from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever read al-Hakum al-Takath
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15. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazi’ from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Fald al-Nawfali in a marfu’ manner from an Imam (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whenever I read al-Hamd (Chapter One of the Holy
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16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If you read al-Hamd (Chapter One of the Holy Quran) seventy times over a dead body and it comes back to life,
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17. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Bakr from Salih from Sulayman al-Ja’fari who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying, ‘If a child maintains reading every night Chapters 113, 114 three times each an
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18. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al- Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Minqari who has said the following: “I heard abu Ibrahim (a.s.) saying, ‘If one considers one verse of the Holy Quran sufficient (for his protection) from East to
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19. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Bakar ibn Muhammad al-Azdi from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who about supplications for protection has said the following: “Find a new po