Al-Kafi · Hadith 2

The Book of the Excellence of the Holy Quran · No name · Volume 2, book 3, chapter 1, Hadith 2

Original Arabic text

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنْ آبَائِهِ (عَلَيهِم السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ فِي دَارِ هُدْنَةٍ وَأَنْتُمْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ سَفَرٍ وَالسَّيْرُ بِكُمْ سَرِيعٌ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ يُبْلِيَانِ كُلَّ جَدِيدٍ وَيُقَرِّبَانِ كُلَّ بَعِيدٍ وَيَأْتِيَانِ بِكُلِّ مَوْعُودٍ فَأَعِدُّوا الْجَهَازَ لِبُعْدِ الْمَجَازِ قَالَ فَقَامَ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الأسْوَدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله وَمَا دَارُ الْهُدْنَةِ قَالَ دَارُ بَلاغٍ وَانْقِطَاعٍ فَإِذَا الْتَبَسَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْفِتَنُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّهُ شَافِعٌ مُشَفَّعٌ وَمَاحِلٌ مُصَدَّقٌ وَمَنْ جَعَلَهُ أَمَامَهُ قَادَهُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ جَعَلَهُ خَلْفَهُ سَاقَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ وَهُوَ الدَّلِيلُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى خَيْرِ سَبِيلٍ وَهُوَ كِتَابٌ فِيهِ تَفْصِيلٌ وَبَيَانٌ وَتَحْصِيلٌ وَهُوَ الْفَصْلُ لَيْسَ بِالْهَزْلِ وَلَهُ ظَهْرٌ وَبَطْنٌ فَظَاهِرُهُ حُكْمٌ وَبَاطِنُهُ عِلْمٌ ظَاهِرُهُ أَنِيقٌ وَبَاطِنُهُ عَمِيقٌ لَهُ نُجُومٌ وَعَلَى نُجُومِهِ نُجُومٌ لا تُحْصَى عَجَائِبُهُ وَلا تُبْلَى غَرَائِبُهُ فِيهِ مَصَابِيحُ الْهُدَى وَمَنَارُ الْحِكْمَةِ وَدَلِيلٌ عَلَى الْمَعْرِفَةِ لِمَنْ عَرَفَ الصِّفَةَ فَلْيَجْلُ جَالٍ بَصَرَهُ وَلْيُبْلِغِ الصِّفَةَ نَظَرَهُ يَنْجُ مِنْ عَطَبٍ وَيَتَخَلَّصْ مِنْ نَشَبٍ فَإِنَّ التَّفَكُّرَ حَيَاةُ قَلْبِ الْبَصِيرِ كَمَا يَمْشِي الْمُسْتَنِيرُ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ بِالنُّورِ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِحُسْنِ التَّخَلُّصِ وَقِلَّةِ التَّرَبُّصِ.

Published English translation

2. ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm from his father, from al-Nawfalī, from al-Sakūnī, from Abū ʿAbd Allāh, from his forefathers (peace be upon them), who said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “O people, you are in a temporary truce (worldly life), and you are on the back of a journey, and the pace is swift. You have seen how the night and day, the sun and moon, wear out all that is new, bring near all that is far, and fulfill every promise. So prepare provisions for the long crossing ahead.” <br> Then al-Miqdād b. al-Aswad stood and said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is the abode of truce?” He said: “It is a place of conveying and passing away.” Then he said: “When tribulations become confusing to you, like the dark patches of night, then hold fast to the Qur’an. For indeed, it is an intercessor whose intercession is accepted, and a disputant whose argument is believed. Whoever places it before him, it will lead him to Paradise; and whoever places it behind him, it will drag him to the Fire. It is the guide that shows the best path. It is a book with clarification, exposition, and completeness. It is decisive, not a joke. It has an outer and an inner. Its outward is judgment, and its inward is knowledge. Its outer is elegant, and its inner is deep. It has stars (layers of meaning), and upon those stars are more stars. Its wonders are countless, and its marvels never wear out. Within it are lamps of guidance, beacons of wisdom, and signs leading to knowledge for whoever understands its descriptions. <br> So let the one who seeks clarity focus his vision, and let him reach its meaning through contemplation, so he may be saved from destruction and escape from entanglement. Verily, reflection is the life of the discerning heart, just as the illuminated one walks through darkness with light. So hold fast to graceful escape and minimal procrastination.”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: ضعيف على المشهور

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/478)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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