Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Precious Ahadith on Conditions of Disappearance from Public Sight of (the Twelfth Imam (a.s.)
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Khalid from the person who narrated to him from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar, and Muhammad ibn Yahya from ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from his father from certain people of his friends from al-Muf
Precious Ahadith on Conditions of Disappearance from Public Sight of (the Twelfth Imam (a.s.)
2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari has narrated from from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Mirdas from Safwan ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from ‘Ammar al-Sabati who has said the following. “Once I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), ‘Is
Precious Ahadith on Conditions of Disappearance from Public Sight of (the Twelfth Imam (a.s.)
3. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from abu ’Usamah from Hisham and Muhammad ibn Yahya from AHmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from abu Hamza from abu Ishaq who has said the following. “Trustworthy
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Muhammad both have narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Kufi from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Sayrafi from Salih ibn Khalid from Yaman al-Tammar who has said the following. “Once we were in the presence of abu ‘Abdallah (
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn ‘Isa ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ja’far from his father from his grandfather from Ali ibn Ja’far from his brother, Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following. “When the fifth descendant of the seventh (I
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran from Muhammad ibn al-Musawir from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following: "I heard Abu 'Abdullah (a.s) say as follows: "Beware of allusion! By Allah, your Imam will be in
Chapter on Asking the Scholar and Discussing with him
5. Ali has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from the person who he mentioned from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “The holy Prophet has said, ‘Woe is to a man who does not save a time every Friday for learning about his religion and
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ibn Abi Najran from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from Sadir al-Sayrafi who has said that he heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say the following. “In the (case) of the person in charge of this task (Leadership wit
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khashshab from ‘Abdallah ibn Musa from ‘Abdallah ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following. “The young boy will disappear from the public sight before his rise (with divine power)” The narrat
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Ishaq ibn Muhammad from Yahya ibn al-Muthanna from ‘Abdallah ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurara who has said the following. “I heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say as herein below. “People will miss th
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid who has said that Mundhir ibn Muhammad ibn Qabus narrated to us from Mansur ibn al-Sindi from abu Dawud al-Mustariq from Tha‘laba ibn Maymun from Malik al-Juhanni from al-Harith ibn al-Mu
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hannan ibn Sadir from Ma‘ruf ibn Kharrabudh from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following. “We are only like the stars in the heavens. Whenever one star disappears (from sight) another one comes in view
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mu‘awiya from ‘Abdallah ibn Jabala from ‘Abdallah ibn Bukayr from Zurara who has said the following. “I heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say as herein below. “The person who will rise to
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
10. Ali b. Ibrahim has narrated from from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Abu Ayyub al-Khazzas from Muhammad b. Muslim who said: I heard abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say, “‘If an occultation reaches you all regarding the Master of this command, then do not reject
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
11. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mu‘awiya from ‘Abdallah ibn Jabala from Ibrahim ibn Khalaf ibn ‘Abbad al-Anmati from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following. “Once I was in the
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn ’Isma‘il al-Anbari from Yahya ibn al-Muthanna from ‘Abdallah ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurara from abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Al-Qa’im (Imam al-Mahdi) w
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
13. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya and others from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father, all three of them from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from abu Hamza from abu Ishaq al-Sabi’Isma‘il from a r
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
8. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah reported from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar, from Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al-Daylami, from his father, who said: I said to Abā ʿAbdillah al-Sadiq (as), "So-and-so is from his worship, religion, and virtue." He said, "What about his
Chapter on Asking the Scholar and Discussing with him
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “The Holy Prophet said, ‘Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious says, ‘The discussions of the scholars among My serva
The Issue of Disappearance (of the twelfth Imam (a.s.) from Public Sight
14. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn al-Qasim ibn Mu‘awiya al-Bajali from Ali ibn Ja’far from his brother, Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic and Gracious: “Say, “Have y