Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them
30. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from al-Harith ibn al-Mughirah al-Nadriy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one may hear someone recite Adhan and say, ‘I testify that no
Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them
31. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the height of the wall of the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah was equal to the height of a man. H
Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them
32. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir from Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Asad from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad ibn Yaqzan in a marfu‘ manner from the Imam who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘When one complete
Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them
33. Ali ibn Mahziyar has narrated from Muhammad ibn Rashid who has said that narrated to me Hisham ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “I complained before abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), against an illness and that I do not have any child. He commanded me,
Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them
34. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir from who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If when saying Adhan one repeats the phrases of the ‘testimonies’ or ‘come to
Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them
35. A group has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Sulayman al-Ja‘fariy who has said the following: “I once heard him (the Imam (a.s.)), say, ’Recite the Adhan in your house, for it repels Satan and it is a beloved thing to
Words to Say When Entering and Leaving a Masjid
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Salih ibn Sa‘id al-Rashidiy from Yunus who has said the following: “’A’immah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said, ‘When entering a Masjid, it is better to step in with the right foot and to step out with left foot
Words to Say When Entering and Leaving a Masjid
2. Ali has narrated from his father from ’Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ’Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when entering and leaving a Masjid say, ‘Allahumma Salli ‘Ala Muhammad wa ‘Ali Muhammad (O Allah gra
Words to Say When Entering and Leaving a Masjid
3. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by his father from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah from Aban and Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab who have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you stand up for Salah (prayer), say this:
Words to Say When Entering and Leaving a Masjid
4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Hashimiy from abu Hafs al-‘Attar -Shaykh of the people of Madinah who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say. ‘The Messenger
Rinsing One’s Mouth and Nostrils
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Shadhan ibn al-Khalil from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al- Rahman from Hammad from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about rinsing one’s mouth and nostrils. He (the Ima
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from Zurarah who has said the following: “One of the two Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘Raise your hands when commencing Salah (prayer) on the sides of your face and
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
2. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘When you stand up for Salah (prayer) say Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) and rai
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
3. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by his father Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The least for Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) facing (al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘ba
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
4. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you are leading others in Salah (prayer) one Takbir (Allah is great beyond descripti
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The number of Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) in all five obligatory Salah (prayer) is ninet
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
6. He (Ali ibn Ibrahim) has narrated it also from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah. In explaining he has said that in al-Dhuhr there are twenty-one, in al-‘Asr twenty-one, in al-Maghrib sixteen, in al-‘Isha’ al-Akhirah twenty-one and in the morning S
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
7. Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that as introduction for prayer raise your hands and open them, then say three t
The Opening Readings When Commencing Salah (prayer)
8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), one day asked me, ‘Do you know how to perform Salah (prayer) properly?’ I said, ‘I keep the book of Hariz with me in Salah (prayer).’ The I
Recitations in Salah (prayer)
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), ’When I stand up for Salah (prayer) can I read, “In the name of Allah, most Beneficent, most Merciful”