Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The believer is a brother (in belief) of a believer, his eyes and his guide. He does not violate his
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from abu Basir who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say, ‘The believer
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu Najran from Muthanna al-Hannat from al-Harith ibn al- Mughirah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘A Muslim is the brother (in belief) of a Musli
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) when a man came in and the Imam asked me, ‘Do you love him?’ I said, ‘Yes, I love him.
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
7. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan from Muhammad ibn ‘Uramah from certain individuals of his people from Muhammad ibn al- Husayn from Muhammad ibn Fudayl from abu Hamza who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) say, ‘T
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hajjal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The believer is the brother (in belief) of the believer, his eyes and his guide. He does not violate h
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
9. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from a man from Jamil who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘The believers are like servants for each other.’ I asked, ‘How can they be each other’s servants?
The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made
6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Salih ibn Sahl who has said the following: “I asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Are the believers made from the clay from which the prophets were made?’ He said, ‘Yes, that is correc
Islam Is to Spare Lives (and to Keep the Trust) But Reward Comes From Belief
5. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad and a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all of them from al- Washsha’ from Aban from abu Basir who has said the following: “I heard Abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘The Arabs have said, “We
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Isma’il al-Basri from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) say, ‘Once a few Muslims set on
The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood
11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma’il from Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Rib’i from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He
The Rights of One Who Accepts the Belief and Then Severs Away
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, when he was asked about belief, and the rights of the believer, his brotherhood and how he is and by what means it
Brotherhood in Belief is not Due to Religion it only is a Way of Recognition
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hamza ibn Muhammad al-Tayyar from his father from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “You have not become brothers on the basis of this belief (of Shi’a
Brotherhood in Belief is not Due to Religion it only is a Way of Recognition
2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan and Sama’a all from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “You have not become brothers on the basis of this matter (Walayah the
The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘ Amirah from ‘ Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Of the rights of the believer on his believing brother (in bel
The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights
2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr al-Hajari from Mu’alla ibn Khanis from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once I asked the Imam, ‘What are the rights of the Muslim on the
The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights
3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn Sayf from his father, Sayf from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ‘A’Yun who has said the following: “Once certain individual of our people wrote to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) as
The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights
4. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Jamil from Marazim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Allah the best way to worship is to fulfil (protect) the rights of the be
The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamani from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Of the rights of the Muslim on the Muslim is that he must not satisfy himself with food while his Musli
Islam Is to Spare Lives (and to Keep the Trust) But Reward Comes From Belief
6. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from Hakam ibn Ayman from Qasim associate of al-Mufaddal who has said that he heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Islam is to protect life, return the trust