Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Fairness and Justice
7. 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, ‘The masters of deeds are yielding to justice for people against your own soul, cooperation w
Fairness and Justice
8. Ali has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from Zurara from al-Hassan al-Bazzaz who has said the following: “Once Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) said to me, ‘Should I tell you about what Allah has emphatically made obligatory on His creatu
Fairness and Justice
9. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from abu ‘Usamah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘The believer is not tried with anything more difficult than three depriving things.’ It was asked, ‘What are they?’ The Imam said, ‘They are to cooperate
Fairness and Justice
10. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Yahya ibn Ibrahim ibn abu al-Bilad from his father from his grandfather, abu al- Bilad in a marfu’ manner saying: “Once an Arab man came to the Holy Prophet when he was about to leave
Fairness and Justice
11. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufi from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from ‘Abd al-Karim from al-Halabi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Justice is sweeter than water for a thirsty man. How vast is justice if exercised
Fairness and Justice
12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever yields to justice for people against his own soul is accepted to judge others’ cases.”
Fairness and Justice
13. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Yusuf ibn ‘Imran ibn Maytham from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, sent a revela
Fairness and Justice
14. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Ghalib ibn ‘Uthman from Ruh ibn ‘Ukht (nephew) of Mu’alla from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Be pious before Allah and practice justice; you blame oth
The Fundamentals of Islam
11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih ibn al-Sindy from Ja’far ibn al-Bashir from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir who has said the following: “Once I heard abu Basir asking Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, teach me
Fairness and Justice
15. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Justice is sweeter than honey, softer than butter and smells sweeter than musk.”
Fairness and Justice
16. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from ‘Uthman ibn Jabalah from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever has three things, or even one of them, wi
Fairness and Justice
17. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hammad al-Kufi from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim al-Ghifari from Ja’far ibn Ibrahim al-Ja’fari from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said,
Fairness and Justice
18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Khalid ibn Nafi’ Bayya’ al-Sabiri from Yusuf al- Bazzaz who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say, ‘If two people disagree in something, one of them gi
Fairness and Justice
19. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Qays from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘Allah has a paradise wherein no one is admitted except three kinds of people of whom one is h
Fairness and Justice
20. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Justice is sweeter than water is for a thirsty man. How vast is justice when it is practiced in an issue even
Independence from People
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The nobility of the believer is in his worship at night and his honor is in his indep
Independence from People
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani all from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari from Hafs ibn Ghiyath who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘If any of you would like not to
Independence from People
3. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from al-Minqari from ‘Abd al- Razzaq from Mu’ammar from al-Zuhri from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following: “I saw all good gathered together in cutting off of yearning for what belongs to pe
Independence from People
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Husayn ibn abu al-‘Ala’ from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ‘A’yun who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say, ‘Asking people for help is seeking to abolish one’s re
The Fundamentals of Islam
12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’ alia ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from abu Zayd al-Hallal from ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn abu al-‘Ala’ al-Azdi who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Allah, the