Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The Excellence of the Holy Quran
20. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Idris al-Harithi from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) said, ‘O Mufaddal, protect yourself from all people with this: ‘(I begin) in t
The Excellence of the Holy Quran
21. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja’far from al-Sayyari from Muhammad ibn Bakr from abu al-Jarud from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following: “I swear by the One who sent Muhammad
The Excellence of the Holy Quran
22. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Salmah ibn Muhriz who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘If al-Hamd, (the first Chapter of the Holy Quran) would not cure one, nothing else could
Fulfilling Obligations
4. 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 Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Fulfill what Allah has made obligatory upon you. You will then be considered the most pious
The Excellence of the Holy Quran
23. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever at the time of going to bed reads Chapter 109 of the Holy Quran,
The Excellence of the Holy Quran
24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma’bad from his father from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Do not be dismayed in reading Chapter 99 of the Holy Quran. If one reads
The Rare Ahadith
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘The readers of the Holy Quran are of t
The Rare Ahadith
2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from abu Hamza from abu Yahya from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following: “I heard Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (
The Rare Ahadith
3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad from al-Hajjal from Ali ibn ‘Aqabah from Dawud ibn Farqad from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘The Holy Quran came in
The Rare Ahadith
4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from abu Basir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Quran came in four parts: One fourth is about us (Ahl al-Bayt) one fourth about ou
The Rare Ahadith
5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn al- ‘Abbas from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Sarriy from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The first thing that was revealed to the Messenger of All
The Rare Ahadith
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn al-Qasim from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from Dawud from Hafs ibn Ghiyath who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Th
The Rare Ahadith
7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘The Holy Quran is not to be used for omens or prop
The Rare Ahadith
8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan from Muskan from Muhammad ibn al-Warraq who has said the following: “Once I showed to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) a copy of the Holy Quran decorated with writings of gold in a stamp form and at the end of ch
Fulfilling Obligations
5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Muhammad al-Halabi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, has said, ‘The most beloved matter to Me thr
The Rare Ahadith
9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yasin al-Darir from Hariz from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the last third of the month of Ramadan, you may take a copy of the Holy Qur
The Rare Ahadith
10. 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: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘For everything there is a spring. The spring for the Holy Quran
The Rare Ahadith
11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Sinan or others from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) whether al-Quran and al-Furqan are two different things or one thing? The Im
The Rare Ahadith
12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from Jamil ibn Darraj from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Quran is one. It has come from One, however, the differences
The Rare Ahadith
13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Once, I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘People say that the Holy Quran was revealed upon seven letters.’ The Imam