Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Kinds of People
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from Zurara who has said the following: “Once Humran and I or Bukayr and I went in the presence of abu Ja’far (a.s.) and I said, ‘We use the Mitmar.’ The Imam said, ‘What
Disbelief
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Mahbub from Dawud ibn Kathir al-Raqqi who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘Are the traditions, Sunan of the Messenger of Allah like the obligations A
To Agree With the Decision (of Allah)
11. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Asbat from those whom he has mentioned from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Al-Hasan ibn Ali (a.s.) once met ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja’far
Disbelief
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurara from Abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “By Allah, disbelief is older than polytheism and more vile and greater (in filth.) The narrator has said that the Im
Disbelief
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The narrator has said that once Salim ibn abu Hafs and his companions were mentioned before abu Ja’far
Disbelief
4. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Zurara from Humran ibn ‘A’yun who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘We showed him th
Disbelief
5. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Ubayd from Zurara who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy,
Disbelief
6. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from Musa ibn Bukayr who has said the following: “Once I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.) about disbelief and al-Shirk (paganism) as to which is before. The Imam said to me, ‘I have not e
Disbelief
7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj from Zurara who has said the following: “Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘Will a believer go in the fire?’ The Imam said, ‘No, by Allah.’ I then asked, ‘So no
Disbelief
8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqa who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, when he was asked about disbelief and paganism which one was first, ‘Disbelief is first. Satan was the first to bec
Disbelief
9. Harun has narrated from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqa who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) when he was asked, ‘Why is it that a fornicator is not considered an unbeliever as one ignoring the prayer is? What is the reason and evidence?’ The Imam s
Disbelief
10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever doubts Allah and the Messenger of Allah is an unbelie
Disbelief
11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘What if one doubts the Messenger of Allah?’ The Imam said, ‘He is an unbeliever.’ I then asked, ‘What if one doub
The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Mahbub from Salih ibn Sahl from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Certain persons of Quraysh asked, ‘O messenger of Allah, by what means have you surpassed the proph
To Agree With the Decision (of Allah)
12. It is narrated from him from his father from ibn Sinan from those whom he has mentioned from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “I (the narrator) asked him, (Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.)), ‘By what means can a believer know that he is a believer?’ T
Disbelief
12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurara who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘And whoever rejects b
Disbelief
13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn Hakim and Hammad from abu Masruq who has said the following: “Once Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) asked me about the people of Basra and asked me, ‘Who are they?’ I said, ‘They are Mu
Disbelief
14. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Khattab ibn Muslimah and Aban from al-Fudayl who has said the following: “Once I went in the presence of abu Ja’far (a.s.) and saw a man with him. As I sat down, the man stood up and left. The
Disbelief
15. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘Anything that professing and submission carry is belief, and anything that denia
Disbelief
16. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu Hamza who has said the following: “I heard abu la’ far (a.s.) saying, ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) is a (means of) access tha