Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Adequacy
6. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq from Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Azdi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has said, ‘The most enviable among M
Promptness in Good Deeds
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Nu’man who has that narrated to him Hamzah ibn Humran who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘When one of you intends to do a good deed, he should do
Promptness in Good Deeds
2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Jamilah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Begin your day with a good deed, dictate to your guards (angels on both shoulders) good in the beginn
Promptness in Good Deeds
3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Marazim ibn Hakim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father (a.s.) would say, ‘When you intend to perform a good deed, do not delay; you may not know what
Promptness in Good Deeds
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ‘Udhayna from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Of the good deeds that Allah loves is that which is done without delays.’”
The Fundamentals of Islam
9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Isa al-Sariyy who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) to teach me the principles of Islam in such a way that on holding to them my deeds can
Promptness in Good Deeds
5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Bashir ibn Yasar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “When you intend to perform anything good, then do not delay. A m
Promptness in Good Deeds
6. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from certain individuals of our people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever intends to perform a good deed should act fast and do not delay. Per
Promptness in Good Deeds
7. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “When you intend to perform a good deed, do not delay doing it; Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, perhaps finds a servant
Promptness in Good Deeds
8. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Muhammad ibn Humran from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “When one of you intends to perform a good deed or establish good relations ther
Promptness in Good Deeds
9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu al-Jarud who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) say, ‘Whoever intends to perform a good deed he should do it without delay; Satan keeps an eye on anythi
Promptness in Good Deeds
10. Muhammad ibnY ahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn Asbat from al-‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) say, ‘Allah has made good deeds heavy for the people of the world like its weight i
Fairness and Justice
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Hassan ibn Hamza from his grand father from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah at the end of h
Fairness and Justice
2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever likes to guarantee four things for me, I guarantee four homes in paradise. (He should guar
Fairness and Justice
3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Ali ibn ‘Aqaba from Jarud from abu al-Mundhir who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘The masters of good deeds are three things: To yie
Fairness and Justice
4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi from Ali ibn Mu’alla from Yahya ibn Ahmad Fadl ibn Shadhan abu Muhammad al-Maythami from Rumi ibn Zurara from his father from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who
The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made
5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, who has narrated from more than one person from al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan. All of the above have narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Uwarma from Muhammad ibn Ali from ‘Isma’il ibn Yasar from ‘Uthman ibn Yusuf
The Fundamentals of Islam
10. It is narrated from him (Ali ibn Ibrahim) from abu al-Jarud who has said the following: “Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘Do you know, O child of the Messenger of Allah that I love you ( Ahl al-Bayt). that 1 have disassociated myself from other people to as
Fairness and Justice
5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu ‘Abd Allah Who has said the following: “Three people of all creatures will be the closest to Allah, the Most Majestic,
Fairness and Justice
6. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from al- Nadr ibn Suwayd from Hisham ibn Salim from Zurara from al-Hassan al-Bazzaz from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “In a Hadith he has said, ‘What is the most forc