Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Muhammad ibn Muslim and abu Basir, Burayd and Fudayl who have said the following: “Abu Ja‘far and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said that Allah has made zakat obliga
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Isma’il ibn Marrar from Mubarak al-‘Aqarqufiy who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has made zakat as means of living for the needy and to
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn al-Suwayd from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has mad
Kinds of Ghusl (bath)
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about Ghusl (bath) on Friday. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is obligatory, regardless, if one
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah ibn Mehran who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has made it compulsory on affluent people to
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from af-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from abu af-Maghra’ from abu Basir who has said the following: “Once we were in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). With us, there were certain wealthier persons
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
10. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman from ibn ‘Isa from Isma’il ibn Jabir who has said the following: “In the following words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, there is the expression, ‘certain sh
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
11. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by Ahmad ibn Muhammad from af-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj from al-Qasim ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman af-Ansariy who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), say, ‘Once a man
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
12. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by ibn Faddal from Safwan al-Jammal who has said the following: “In the following words of Allah there is the expression ‘deprived’: ‘They are those who assign a certain share of their property (70:2
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
13. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-Mufaddal who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, when a man asked him,
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from ‘Amir ibn Juza‘ah who has said the following: “Once a man came in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, and appealed, ‘O ab
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
15. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah and others have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from a man of the people of Sabat who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to ‘Ammar al-Sabatiy, ‘O ‘
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Abd Allah ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following: “I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the M
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
17. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘. . . If you pay it privately to the needy, it is be
Matters Covered by Ghusl (bath)
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following: “He (the Imam) has said, ‘If you take a Ghusl (bath) after dawn, it is sufficient for Ghusl (bath) because of sexual relations, for Friday,
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of them (the two Imam): “Someone asked the Imam (a.s.), about poor and destitute. He replied, ‘Poor is one who does
The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties
19. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “I mentioned something before al-Rida (a.s.), and he said, ’Exercise patience. I hope Allah will do something good for yo
Refusal to Pay zakat
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ’Abd Allah ibn Muskan from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Once I asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the following words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ’. . . wh
Refusal to Pay zakat
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Isma’if ibn Marrar from Yunus from ibn Muskan in a marfu‘ manner from a man who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Once, when, in the Masjid, the Messenger of Allah asked several people t
Refusal to Pay zakat
3. Yunus has narrated from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if one refuses to pay even a Qirat of zakat, he is not a believer or a Muslim and this is mentioned in the words of Allah, most Majes