Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Silence and Restraint against Publicity
15. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Khalid ibn Nujayh from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Our cause is hidden and veiled by the (Divine) covenant. Whoever disregards it against us A
Silence and Restraint against Publicity
16. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad an Muhammad ibn Yahya all have narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’d from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Ghazwan from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Umar ibn Aban from ‘Isa ibn abu Mansur who has said the following: “I hea
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
1. Muhammad ibn Ja’far has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma’il from ‘Abd Allah ibn Dahir from al-Hassan ibn Yahya from Qathm abu Qatadah al-Harrani from ‘Abd Allah ibn Yunus from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once a man called Hammam, an ass
Degrees of Belief (Additional)
1. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Musa from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar from Yahya ibn Aban from Shihab who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Had the people known how Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, has created this
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ghalib from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “It is worthwhile of a believer to have eight qualities: (a) Dignity in volatile conditions, (
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
3. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following: “The believer remains silent for safety and speaks to benefit. He does not speak
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from certain individuals who narrated to him in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The believer has power in religion. He is of solid determination b
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from certain individuals of his people from in a marfu’ manner from one of them (abu Ja’far or Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.)) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) once passed
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al-Qasim ibn ‘Urwah from abu al-‘Abbas who has said that Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) has said the following: “Whoever enjoys a virtuous deed and is disgusted with a sin is a believer.”
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn (za)’lan from abu Ishaq al-Khurasani from ‘Amr ibn Jumay’ al-‘Abdi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Our Shi’a (followers) look pale, with
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamani from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Our Shi’a (followers) are people of guidance, of piety, of goodness, of belief and people of
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Mansur Bazarj from Mufaddal who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Beware of the thoughtless people. Shi’a (followers) of Ali (a.s.) are
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
10. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab ibn abu Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Shi’a (followers) of Ali (a.s.) were of slim and lean bellies, and withered lips. They wer
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Safwan al-Jammal who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Of believers are only those who even on becoming angry do not deviate from the truth and when they become hap
Degrees of Belief (Additional)
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from certain individuals of his people from al-Hassan from Ali ibn abu ‘Uthman from Muhammad ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad ibn Hammad al-Khazzaz from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Qaratisi who has said the following: “
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following: “Once abu Ja’far (a.s.) said to me, ‘O Sulayman, do you know who a Muslim is?’ I said, ‘May Allah k
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
13. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub from abu ‘Ubaydah from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “A believer is one whose agreement does not lead him into sin or falsehood. When he is an
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from abu al-Bakhtari in a marfu’ manner from the Imam who has said the following: ‘‘Believers are of serenity and soft words. They are easy to lead like the camel harne
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from abu ‘Abd Allah Who has said the following: “Three things are of the signs of a believer: having knowledge of the existence of Allah, who to love and who dislike.”
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
16. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from the Messenger of Allah who has said the following: “A believer is like the tree whose leaves do not fall off in summer or in winter. They asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what tree is it?’ He said, ‘It i