Al-Kafi Hadith collection

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Partial source-checked index, not complete collection coverage or an authenticity endorsement. Actual indexed coverage: Al-Kafi volume 1: 1,448 Arabic records, 1,448 with English translation; Al-Kafi volume 2: 2,343 Arabic records, 2,343 with English translation; Al-Kafi volume 3: 2,178 Arabic records, 2,178 with English translation. English searches cannot exhaust Arabic-only evidence. Search in Arabic as well and review each record's provenance and separately attributed scholarly assessments. Full commentary prose is not indexed.

5,969 source-checked records indexed. This does not certify every narration as authentic.

Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

Overlooking

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam and Muhammad ibn Sinan from, Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Do not be a spy against people; you will remai

Al-Kafi · Hadith 1

Rare AHadith

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-‘Ala’ ibn al-Fudayl and Hammad ibn ‘Uthman who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Look in your heart, if it dislikes your friend, on

Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

Rare AHadith

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Yusuf from Zakariya ibn m h from Salih ibn al-Hakam who has said the following: “I heard a man asking Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘A man says he love

Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

Rare AHadith

3. Abu Bakr al-Habbal has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa al-Qattan al- Mada’ini who has said that I heard my father saying, ‘Mas’adah ibn al-Yasa’ who has said the following: “Once I said to abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘By Allah, I love you.’ Abu Ja’far (a.s.) looked d

Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

Rare AHadith

4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm who has said the following: “Once I said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.) ‘Do not forget me in your prayers.’ The Imam asked, ‘How do you know I forget you?’ I (th

Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

The Worship

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Shadhan ibn al-Khalil. The narrator has said that he wrote down from his book through the chain of his narrators who narrated in a marfu’ manner from ‘Isa ibn ‘Abd Allah saying: ‘“Isa ibn

Al-Kafi · Hadith 5

Rare AHadith

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Jarrah al-Mada’ini from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “See your heart. If it dislikes your friend then notice that one of you have don

Al-Kafi · Hadith 1

Response to Sneezing

1- Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Jarrah al-Mad’ini who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘One of the rights of a Muslim o

Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

Response to Sneezing

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘You should respond to one’s sneezing even if he is behind the island. In an

Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

Response to Sneezing

3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’Alla ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Muthanna from Ishaq ibn Yazid and Mu’ammar ibn abu Ziyad ibn Ri’ab who have said the following: “Once we were in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) when a man sneez

Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

Response to Sneezing

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of al-Rida (a.s.) and he sneezed. I said, ‘May Allah grant you al-Salat (favors).’ He sneezed again, and said, ‘Ma

Al-Kafi · Hadith 5

Response to Sneezing

5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “Once I heard al-Rida (a.s.) saying, ‘Yawning is from Satan and sneezing is from Allah.”

Al-Kafi · Hadith 6

Response to Sneezing

6. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad who has said the following: “Once I asked the scholar about sneezing and the reason for praising Allah thereafter. The Imam said, ‘From Allah there are bounties in His servant, in his good health for h

Al-Kafi · Hadith 7

Response to Sneezing

7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Faddal from Ja’far ibn Yunus from Dawud ibn al-Hosayn who has said the following: “Once we were in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). I counted that the people present were fou

Al-Kafi · Hadith 8

Response to Sneezing

8. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Sneezing is a good thing. It benefits the body and reminds one of Allah, the Most Majest

Al-Kafi · Hadith 9

Response to Sneezing

9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain individuals of his people from who has said the following: “Once a man sneezed in the presence of abu Ja’far (a.s.) and he said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah.’ Abu Ja’far (a.s.) d

Al-Kafi · Hadith 5

The Worship

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Jamil from Harun ibn Kharijah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘There are three kinds of worship: there are people who worship Allah, the

Al-Kafi · Hadith 10

Response to Sneezing

10. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Isma’il al-Basri from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Once I said to abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘People do not like saying, “O Allah grant al-Salat, (favors) upon Muhammad and the AM al-Bay

Al-Kafi · Hadith 11

Response to Sneezing

11. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sa’d ibn abu Khalaf who has said the following: “Whenever Abu Ja’ far (a.s.) would sneeze in response it was said, ‘May Allah be kind to you,’ and he would say, ‘May Allah gran

Al-Kafi · Hadith 12

Response to Sneezing

12. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from al- Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “A young boy who had not yet reached puberty once sneezed in the presence of the Holy Prophet and s