Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The Imam (a.s.) Possess Divine Authority and the Treasure of Divine Knowledge
3. Ali ibn Musa has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id and Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd in a marfu‘ manner from Sudayr who has said that he asked Imam abu Ja’far (a.s.) the following. “may Allah take my soul in s
The Imam (a.s.) Possess Divine Authority and the Treasure of Divine Knowledge
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad Ibn Husayn from al-Nadr ibn Shu‘ayb from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu Hamza who has said that he heard Imam Abu Ja’far (a.s.) say: “The Messenger of Allah (sw) said that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said:
The Imam (a.s.) Possess Divine Authority and the Treasure of Divine Knowledge
5. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Fudaala ibn Ayyub from ‘Abdullah ibn Abu Ya‘fur who has said that Imam Abu ‘Abdullah (a.s.) said the following. “O son of Abi Ya'fur, indeed Allah is One, uniq
The Imam (a.s.) Possess Divine Authority and the Treasure of Divine Knowledge
6. Ali Ibn Muhammad narrated from Sahl Ibn Ziyad from Musa Ibn al-Qasim Ibn Mu‘awiyah and Muhammad Ibn Yahya from al-‘Amrakiy Ibn Ali altogether from Ali Ibn Ja’far from Abul Hassan Musa (as) who said: Abu Abdallah (as) has said, ‘Allah (swt) created us and H
The Imams (a.s.) are the Deputies of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, on earth and the Gates through which people go nearer to Allah
1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu Mas‘ud from al-Ja’fari who has said that he heard abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) say the following. “ The Imams (a.s.) are the deputies of Allah, the Mo
Chapter on the quality of knowledge its virtue and the virtue of the scholars
5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ’Isma‘il ibn Jabir that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: 'The scholars are the trustees [of religion], the pious ones are the strongholds [of religion] and the
The Imams (a.s.) are the Deputies of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, on earth and the Gates through which people go nearer to Allah
2. Mu‘alla has narrated from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from Sulayman ibn Suma‘a from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Qasim from abu Basir who has said that Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said the following. “The successors (of the holy Prophet (s.a.) are the gates to Allah, the Most H
The Imams (a.s.) are the Deputies of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, on earth and the Gates through which people go nearer to Allah
3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan who has said that he asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the meaning of the following verse of the Holy Quran. “God has promised the righteously striving b
The Imams (a.s.) are the light of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High
1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Mirdas who has said that Saffron ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Mahbub have narrated from abu Ayyub from abu Khalid al-Kabuli who has said, "I asked Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him) abou
The Imams (a.s.) are the light of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated through his chain of narrators from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah that say, There are those who follow the Messengers, the illiterate Prophet (not conventionally educated), whose description they find written in
The Imams (a.s.) are the light of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High
3. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Fudala from Tha‘laba ibn Maymun from abu al-Jarud who has said that he said the following to Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.). “Allah has given a great deal of good to the people of the heavenly
The Imams (a.s.) are the light of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High
4. Ahmad ibn Mahran has narrated from ‘Abd al-‘Azim ibn ‘Abdallah al-Hassani from Ali ibn Asbat and al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub from abu Khalid al-kabuli who has said that he asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the meaning of the words of Allah, the
The Imams (a.s.) are the light of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High
5. Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn sham?? From ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmanal-Asamm from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Qasim from salih ibn Sahl al-Hamadani who has said that abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.
The Imams (a.s.) are the light of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High
6. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from al-husayn ibn ‘Ubadallah from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Musa ibn ‘umar from al-hassan ibn Mahbub from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl who has said that he asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.) about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Most
The Imams are the corner stone on earth
1. Ahmad ibn Mihran from Muhammad ibn Ali and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, all from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who said: “Whatever Ali (a.s.) has brought I follow them entirely and whatever he has fo
The Imams are the corner stone on earth
2. Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Walid Shabab al-Sayrafi, who said: Sa’id al-A‘raj narrated to us, saying: "I entered, along with Sulayman ibn Khalid, upon Abu Abdillah (as). He started speaking to us, say
Chapter on the quality of knowledge its virtue and the virtue of the scholars
6. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassa’n from Idris ibn al-Hassan from abu Ishaq al-Kindi from Bashir al-Dahhan that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: 'There is no goodness in our people who do not learn fiqh (jurisprudence), oh Bashir. Ind
The Imams are the corner stone on earth
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Muhammad both have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Ali ibn Hassaan who has said that abu ‘Abdallah al-Riyahi narrated to him from abu al-Samit al-Hulwani from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who said: “A merit of Amir al-Mu'min
The Unique Ahadith that sums up the Virtue and Qualifications of the Imam (a.s.)
1. Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn al-’Ala’, may Allah grant him blessings, in a marfu‘ manner (rafa’aاu), has narrated the following from ‘Abd al-’Aziz ibn Muslim: “We had been with al-Rida (a.s.) at Merv. During an assembly in the central mosque on Friday, we atte
The Unique Ahadith that sums up the Virtue and Qualifications of the Imam (a.s.)
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ’Isa from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Ishaq ibn Ghalib from abu ’Abdallah (a.s.) who has described the condition of the Imams (a.s.) and their attributes in one of his sermons. “Allah, the Most Holy,