Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Salah (prayer) of One who Wants to Get Married or Go to Bed with His Wife
2. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather, al-Hassan ibn Rashid from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, ‘When anyone of
Salah (prayer) of One who Wants to Get Married or Go to Bed with His Wife
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from a man from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘If one wants that his wife become pregnant, he should perform two Rak‘at Salah (pray
The Rare Ahadith
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhaynah who has said the following: “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), asked me, ‘What does the enemy narrate?’ I then asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, what k
The Rare Ahadith
2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain individuals of our people from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Rabi’ ibn Muhammad al-Musliy from ’Abd Allah ibn Sulayman al-‘ Amiriy who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘When the Messenger of Allah was
The Rare Ahadith
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from al-‘ Ai’dh af-Ahmasiy who has said the following: “Once I visited abu ’Abd Allah, and I wanted to ask him a question about Salah (prayer) during the night and I said
The Rare Ahadith
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma’if from abu Isma’if af-Sarraj from Harun ibn Kharijah who has said the following: “Once I spoke before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man of our people and I praised him well. Th
The Rare Ahadith
5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from af-Sayyariy from af-Fadf ibn abu Qurrah in a in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about fifty-one Rak‘at Salah (prayer) daily. He replied, ‘There are tw
The Rare Ahadith
6. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated in a marfu‘ manner the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked this question: ‘Why is man told to incline toward the left when facing the direction of Qiblah?’ He replied, ‘Ka’bah has six limits, four on the left and two o
The Rare Ahadith
7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father who has narrated from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that whoever performs five hundred Rak‘at optional Salah (prayer) from one Friday to the next Friday,
Certain Fluid, Which Is Other than Urine and Semen
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhaynah from Burayd ibn Mu‘awiyah who has said the following: “I once asked one of the two Imams, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about al-Madhiy (certain secreted lubricant from urethra).
The Rare Ahadith
8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a servant of Allah may rise to perform Qada’ (compensatory prayer for) an optional S
The Rare Ahadith
9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq from Sa‘dan ibn Muslim from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that nobility of a man is in his Salah (prayer) during the night and his honor is in his keepi
The Rare Ahadith
10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Harun ibn Kharijah who has said the following: “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that for Salah (prayer) an angel is assigned and he has no other task to perform. W
The Rare Ahadith
11. Muhammad ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy from al-Qaddah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a man came to the Holy Prophet asking, ‘O Messenger of Allah, give me a good advic
The Rare Ahadith
12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn Asbat from Muhammad ibn Ali ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from abu al-Hassan (a.s.), who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘They invented m
The Rare Ahadith
13. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from certain individuals of Talibiyin, also called R’as al-Madariy who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), say, ‘The best place for the feet, during Sa
The Rare Ahadith
14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jabir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah asked Jibril (Gabriel), “Which places are more beloved to Allah, the Most Majestic
The Rare Ahadith
15. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Shammun from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al- Rahman from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that even on cloudy days when the time for noon Salah
The Masjids in Kufa
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad ibn ‘ Adhafir from abu Hamzah or from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “In Kufa there are condemned Masjids and blessed Masjids. One of the blessed Masjids is th
The Masjids in Kufa
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from Salim who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Four Masjids were rebuilt in Kufa to express happiness for the killing of al-Husayn (a.s.) : A