Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Submission and the Virtue of the Muslims
5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abdallah ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqi from his fahter from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from Mansur ibn Yunus from Bashir al-Dahhan from Kamil al-Tammar who has said the following. “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) has said, “Triumpha
Submission and the Virtue of the Muslims
6. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain person of our people from al-Khashshab from al-‘Abbass ibn ‘Amir from Rabi‘ al-Musalli from Yahya ibn Zakariya al-Ansari who has said the following. “I heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say, ‘Whoever loves to have a comp
Submission and the Virtue of the Muslims
7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhayna from Zurara or Burayd who has said the following. “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) has said, ‘Allah has addressed Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) in His book.” The narrator has said that asked hi
Prohibition on Speaking without Knowledge.
5. Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ri’ab‘i ibn ‘Abdallah from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “It is very proper for a scholar to say, ‘Allah knows best’ if he doe
Submission and the Virtue of the Muslims
8. Ahmad ibn Mihran (may Allah grant him blessings) has narrated from from ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Hassani from Ali ibn Asbat from Ali ibn ‘Aqaba from al-Hakam ibn Ayman from abu Basir who has said the following. “Once I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of
People’s obligation after Hajj to Meet the Imam, Ask them Religious Instructions, Declare and Pledge to them Allegiance and Express their Love
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhayna from Fudayl who has said the following. “abu Ja‘far (a.s.) looked at the people perform Tawaf (walking around the Ka‘ba seven times) and said, “This is how they used to perf
People’s obligation after Hajj to Meet the Imam, Ask them Religious Instructions, Declare and Pledge to them Allegiance and Express their Love
2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Asbat from Dawud ibn al-Ni‘man from abu ‘Ubayda who has said the following. “I heard abu Ja‘far say, (a.s.) when he saw people in Makka and what they were doing, “Activities like th
People’s obligation after Hajj to Meet the Imam, Ask them Religious Instructions, Declare and Pledge to them Allegiance and Express their Love
Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from Salih ibn al-Sindi, from Ja'far ibn Bashir, and Muhammad ibn Yahya reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ibn Faddal, all narrating from Abu Jamila, from Khalid ibn Ammar, from Sudair, who said: "I heard Abu Ja'far al-Ba
The Angels come to the Houses of the Imams, Step on their Furnishings and Bring them News
1. A number of our people has narrated has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Sinan from Masma‘ Kirdin al-Basri who has said the following. “I used to eat one meal in twenty four hours. I would ask permission to see abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) at such time th
The Angels come to the Houses of the Imams, Step on their Furnishings and Bring them News
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn al-Qasim from al-Husayn ibn abu al-‘Ala’ who has said the following. “Once Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said, ‘O Husayn, tapping his hand on a cushion in the house,
The Angels come to the Houses of the Imams, Step on their Furnishings and Bring them News
3. Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam who hassaaid that Malik ibn ‘Atiyya al-Ahmasi narrated to him from abu Hamza al-Thumali who has said the following. “Once I went to see Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) and I became confounded in
The Angels come to the Houses of the Imams, Step on their Furnishings and Bring them News
4. Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Muhammad ibn Aslam from Ali ibn abu Hamza who has said the following. “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) say, ‘Every angels that Allah sends down for a task that angel first begins with meeting the Imam to
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
1. Certain persons of our people have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Yahya ibn Musawir from Sa‘d al-Askaf who has said the following. “On one of the occasion of my meeting with abu Ja‘far (a.s.) when I went tosee him he asked me to wait until the sun bec
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Hassa’n from Ibrahim ibn ’Isma‘il from ibn Jabal who has said the following. “Once we were in front of the door of the house of abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) that a people who looked Indian gypsies came
Prohibition on Speaking without Knowledge.
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz ibn ‘Abdallah from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “If one of you would be asked of what he does not know he must say,
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
3. Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufiy from ibn al-Faddal from certain person of our people from Sa‘d al-Askaf who has said the following. “Once I to ask permission to meet abu Ja‘far (a.s.). I found saddles of
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from Sadir al-Sayrafi who has said the following. “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) asked me to help him in a few things in Maina. I left and when reached fajj al-Rawha’ a man waved
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
5. Alki ibn Muhammad aand Muhammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from the person who he mentioned from Muhammad ibn Jahrash who said that Halima daughter of Musa said: “Once I saw al-Rida (a.s.) standing at the door of the firewood room and
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
6. Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Muhammad have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Ibrahim ibn Hashim from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Ibrahim ibn Ayyub from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Once when Amir al-Mu
The Jinns Come to the Imam for Religious Instructions and for Dealing with their Affairs
7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from Muhammad ibn ’Urma from Ahmad ibn al-Nadr from al-Ni‘man ibn Bashir who has said the following. “Once I was a companion of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ja‘far‘fi on a journey. When reached he went to meet