Al-Kafi Hadith collection

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Partial source-checked index, not complete collection coverage or an authenticity endorsement. Actual indexed coverage: Al-Kafi volume 1: 1,448 Arabic records, 1,448 with English translation; Al-Kafi volume 2: 2,343 Arabic records, 2,343 with English translation; Al-Kafi volume 3: 2,178 Arabic records, 2,178 with English translation. English searches cannot exhaust Arabic-only evidence. Search in Arabic as well and review each record's provenance and separately attributed scholarly assessments. Full commentary prose is not indexed.

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Al-Kafi · Hadith 8

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Ziyad ibn Suqah who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not an offense if one of you perform Salah (prayer) in one piece of cloth and his l

Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

Bandages and Wounds

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about a man in whose forearm there is a wound or such part to wash or wipe for Wudu’ which is bandaged

Al-Kafi · Hadith 9

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

9. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Rifa‘ah who has said the following: “The person who had heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), narrated to me about a man who performs Salah (prayer) in one piece of cloth using

Al-Kafi · Hadith 10

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

10. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah ‘Ammar al-Sabatiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who

Al-Kafi · Hadith 11

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Women perform Salah (prayer) in three pieces of clothe

Al-Kafi · Hadith 12

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Shu’ayb from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not an offense if a man performs Salah (prayer) with h

Al-Kafi · Hadith 13

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

13. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man who wraps himself up in one piece of cloth. He (the Imam) said, ‘He does not wrap hi

Al-Kafi · Hadith 14

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for a Muslim woman to wear of the veils and outer garment the kind that does not p

Al-Kafi · Hadith 15

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

15. A group has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from his brother Zur’ah from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man who is in wilderness and has no other clothes except one piece and has e

Al-Kafi · Hadith 16

Performing Salah (Prayer) In One Piece of Cloth, How Much clothing a woman Needs, Salah (prayer) of Naked People and Putting One’s Clothes in a Certain Manner, Garb with a Sash

16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who sails in a boat while naked or his clothes are looted and does not find anything to perform Salah

Al-Kafi · Hadith 1

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn Bukayr who has said the following: “Zurarah once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about foxes, fennec and squirrel and so on of hair. He (the Imam) then took out a book that he (the Imam)

Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

2. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah has narrated from Ishaq al-‘Alaviy from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al- Daylamiy from ‘ Aytham ibn Aslam al-Najashiy from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about Salah

Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

Bandages and Wounds

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Ribat from ‘Abd al-A’la’, Mawla’ Ale Sam who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I slipped and my toe nail suffered a cut. I

Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

3. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith the following is narrated from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, and abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about clothes of fur in Salah

Al-Kafi · Hadith 4

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable to perform Salah (prayer) in fur except those made in al-Hijaz or that you know is

Al-Kafi · Hadith 5

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ishaq al-‘Alaviy from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Hilal from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I enter al-Suq (market pla

Al-Kafi · Hadith 6

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Asem ibn Humayd from Ali ibn al-Mighra’ who has said the following: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of dead animals if any benefit thereby is permis

Al-Kafi · Hadith 7

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Ash’ariy who has said the following: “Certain individuals of our people once wrote to abu Ja’far (a.s.), asking, ‘What do you say about fur purchased from

Al-Kafi · Hadith 8

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

8. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Ali ibn Mahziyar from a man who had has said the following: “He had asked him (the Imam) about performing Salah (prayer) with foxes (things from it) and he (the Imam) prohibited him to perfo

Al-Kafi · Hadith 9

Kinds of Clothes in Which It Is Undesirable to Perform Salah (Prayer) As Well As Otherwise

9. Ali ibn Mahziyar from has said the following: “Ibrahim ibn ‘Uqbah once wrote to him (the Imam) (a.s.), asking, ‘People here make socks and waistbands from the fur of foxes. Is it permissible to perform Salah (prayer) with it without Taqiyah (fear) or necess