Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Chapter on the Loss of a Scholar
1. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Sulayman ibn Khalid that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said, “Of the deaths from among the believers that Satan loves most, is the
The Imams (a.s.) never did and would not do anything except because of the covenant of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, and a command from Him and they did not go beyond such limits
4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Harith ibn Ja’far from Ali ibn Isma‘il ibn Yaqtin from ‘Isa ibn al-Mustafad, abu Musa al-Darir who has said that Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.) narrated to me
The Imams (a.s.) never did and would not do anything except because of the covenant of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, and a command from Him and they did not go beyond such limits
5. Ali in Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-’Assam from abu ‘Abdallah al-Bazzaz from Hariz who has said the following. “I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, why is it that y
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said that he asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) the following. “When the Imam dies through what means one would know the succeeding Imam (a.s.)?” He said, “For the Imam there
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Yazid. Sha‘ar from Harun ibn Hamza from ‘Abd al-A‘la who has said that he asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) the following. “In the case of those who rush to hold control of this matter (leadership)
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim and Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari who has said the following. “ Once a certain person asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), “By what thing the Imam is recognized?” He said, “He is recogniz
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Mu‘wiya ibn Wahab who has said that asked the following from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), “What is the sign of being A number of our people has narrated from Imam after the precedin
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim narrated from Muhammad ibn Isa, from Yunus, from Ahmad ibn Umar, from Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (as), who said: "I asked him about the evidence for the one in charge of this matter. He said, 'The evidence for him is his seniority, virtue, and t
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu Yahya al-Wasiti from Hisham ibn Salim from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “The leadership is with being the elder as long as he is free of defects.”
Evidence of Imam’s Possessing Divine Authority
7. Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Basir who has said that he asked the following from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) , “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what is the proof to know the Imam (a.s.) ?” He said, “Through severa
Proof that Imamat (leadership with Divine Authority) Continues in the Descendents of the Preceding Imam but not through his Brother or Paternal Uncle or other such Relatives
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from al-Husayn ibn Thuwayr ibn abu Fakhita from abu‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority) will never go to two brothers after al-Hassan and al-H
Chapter on the Loss of a Scholar
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from one of his people that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: “When a believer who is a Faqih dies, it causes irreparable damage in the Islamic system."
Proof that Imamat (leadership with Divine Authority) Continues in the Descendents of the Preceding Imam but not through his Brother or Paternal Uncle or other such Relatives
2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Walid from Yunus ibn Ya‘qub who has said that he heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say the following. “ Allah has disdained to place Imamat in two brothers after al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.).”
Proof that Imamat (leadership with Divine Authority) Continues in the Descendents of the Preceding Imam but not through his Brother or Paternal Uncle or other such Relatives
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ who has said the following. “Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) was once asked, “Can Imamat continue in uncles?” He replied, “No, it can not happen.” The narrato
Proof that Imamat (leadership with Divine Authority) Continues in the Descendents of the Preceding Imam but not through his Brother or Paternal Uncle or other such Relatives
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al Husayn from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran from Sulayman ibn Ja‘fari from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority) does not take pla
Proof that Imamat (leadership with Divine Authority) Continues in the Descendents of the Preceding Imam but not through his Brother or Paternal Uncle or other such Relatives
5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ibn abu Najran from ‘Isa ibn ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Umar ibn Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said that he asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) the following. “Would there happen what is to happen, may Allah w
The Specific words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High and the Messenger of Allah that Grant Divine Authority to Everyone of the Imams (a.s.)
1. ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm, from Muḥammad b. ʿĪsā, from Yūnus, and, ʿAlī b. Muḥammad, from Sahl b. Ziyād Abī Saʿīd, from Muḥammad b. ʿĪsā - from Yūnus, from Ibn Muskān, from Abī Baṣīr. He [Abī Baṣīr] said, “I asked Abā ʿAbdillāh (AS) about the words of God,
The Specific words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High and the Messenger of Allah that Grant Divine Authority to Everyone of the Imams (a.s.)
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from his father from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Mughirah from ibn Muskan from ‘Abd al-Rahim ibn Ruh al-Qasir from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, t
The Specific words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High and the Messenger of Allah that Grant Divine Authority to Everyone of the Imams (a.s.)
3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi from his father from Ahmad ibn ‘Isa from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), regarding the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High: “Only Go
The Specific words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High and the Messenger of Allah that Grant Divine Authority to Everyone of the Imams (a.s.)
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ibn Abu ’Umayr from ’Umar ibn Udhaynah from Zurarah and Fudayl ibn Yasar and Bukayr ibn A’yan and Muhammad ibn Muslim and Burayd ibn Muiawiyah and Abu ’1- Jarud, together, that Abu Ja’far (as) said: “Allah, to Whom belo