Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The Rare Ahadith
14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Quran was revealed in a manner like, ‘I speak to you, but it is the neighbor who m
The Rare Ahadith
15. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn al- Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jundab from Sufyan ibn al-Samt who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘How was the Holy Quran revealed?’ The Imam said, ‘Recite as y
The Rare Ahadith
16. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain individuals of his people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “Once, abu al-Hassan (a.s.) gave me a copy of the Holy Quran saying, ‘Do not look at it.’ I opened and read in it (Chapter
The Rare Ahadith
17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Husayn ibn Sa’id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said: "My father (a.s) said, “Whoever mixes up the Holy Quran becomes an unbeliever.’”
The Rare Ahadith
18. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Husayn ibn al- Nadr from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from abu Maryam al-Ansari from Jabir who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘A copy of the Holy Quran had fallen in the se
Balanced and Continuous Good Deeds
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabi who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘If a man does a good deed, he should continue for a year before ending, if he may so wish, to perform a
The Rare Ahadith
19. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from Aban from Maymun al-Qaddah who has said the following: “Once abu Ja’far (a.s.) said to me, ‘Read.’ I then asked, ‘What should I read?’ The Imam said, ‘Read from Chapter 9.
The Rare Ahadith
20. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from al-Hajjal from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) who has said the following: “Once I asked one of the two Imam (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy: ‘It has b
The Rare Ahadith
21. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdi from Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Aban from ‘Amir ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Jadha’h from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads the last verse of al-Kahf (Chapter 18) can wake
The Rare Ahadith
22. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari and others have narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufi from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sa’id ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Once, I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘Your Mawla, Sulaym says that of the Holy Quran with him there is only Y
The Rare Ahadith
23. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Hashim from Salim ibn Salamah who has said the following: “Once, a man read before Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) certain letters from the Holy Quran, while I was present, which
The Rare Ahadith
24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan from Sa’id ibn ‘Abd Allah al-A’Raj who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about a man who reads the Holy Quran but then he forgets, he reads again and forgets. Is it an offens
The Rare Ahadith
25. Ali has narrated from his father from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father has said, ‘Whoever mixes one part of the Holy Quran with the other part he turns into an unbeliever.’”
The Rare Ahadith
26. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all from ibn Mahbub from Jamil from Sadir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “ Surah al-Mulk (Chapter 67) is a protector. It pr
The Rare Ahadith
27. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Farqad and al-Mu’alla ibn Khunays, both of whom said the following: “We were with Abu Abdullah (AS), and with us was Rabi'ah al-Ra'y, and we mentioned the vir
The Rare Ahadith
28. Ali ibn al-Hakam has narrated from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The Quran that Jibril (as) brought to Muhammad (sw) had seventeen thousand verses.”
Balanced and Continuous Good Deeds
2. 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, ‘The most beloved deed in the sight of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, is that
The Necessary Part of Social Manners
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Hadid from Murazim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘You must pray in the Mosques, maintain good neighborly relations with people, present your testimony,
The Necessary Part of Social Manners
2. Muhammad ibn Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan and Abu Ali al- Ash’ari from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘What is the proper way to deal
The Necessary Part of Social Manners
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Husayn ibn Sa’id and Muhammad ibn Khalid all from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Habib al-Khath’ami who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘You must maintain restraint f