Al-Kāfi · Volume 3 · Section 60 · 35 narrations
“Zurarah once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about foxes, fennec and squirrel and so on of hair. He (the Imam) then took out a book that he (the Imam) thought was of the dictations of the Messenger of Allah and it said,…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about Salah (prayer) with furs. He (the Imam) said, ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn was sensitive to cold and fur from Hijaz was not sufficient for him because tanning is by the pod of a species…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, and abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about clothes of fur in Salah (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) with it unless it is made clean, by properly slaughtering.’ I then asked,…
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable to perform Salah (prayer) in fur except those made in al-Hijaz or that you know is properly slaughtered.’”
Read the full narration →“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I enter al-Suq (market place) of Muslims, meaning thereby these people who are called Muslims and buy from them fur for business purposes. I ask the owner, ‘Is it of properly…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of dead animals if any benefit thereby is permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, there is no lawful benefit in it.’ I then said, ‘We are told that the Messenger of Allah…
Read the full narration →“Certain individuals of our people once wrote to abu Ja’far (a.s.), asking, ‘What do you say about fur purchased from al-Suq (marketplace)? He (the Imam) replied, ‘If it is (lawfully) guaranteed, then it is not an…
Read the full narration →“He had asked him (the Imam) about performing Salah (prayer) with foxes (things from it) and he (the Imam) prohibited him to perform Salah (prayer) in such things and with the clothes which is the next layer. He (the…
Read the full narration →9. Ali ibn Mahziyar from has said the following: “Ibrahim ibn ‘Uqbah once wrote to him (the Imam) (a.s.), asking, ‘People here make socks and waistbands from the fur of foxes. Is it permissible to perform Salah (prayer)…
Read the full narration →“I once wrote to abu Muhammad (a.s.), asking if it is permissible to perform Salah (prayer) with a cap of pure silk or silk brocade. He (the Imam) wrote, ‘It is not lawful to perform Salah (prayer) with pure silk.’”
Read the full narration →“Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a man of al-Khazzazin came and said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, ‘What do you say about performing Salah (prayer) with al-Khazz?…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) with the skin of beasts. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) with it.’ He (the narrator) has said that he then asked him (the…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who on a journey has a knife in his slipper without which he cannot do anything or it is in his pant, and a key which he is afraid of losing it, or that around his…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu Ja‘far al-Thaniy (a.s.), about furs if performing Salah (prayer) with it is permissible. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Which kind of fur is it?’ I replied, ‘Fennec, squirrel and sable. He (the Imam) said, ‘You…
Read the full narration →“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man covers himself with a loincloth up to his two breast he can perform Salah (prayer) with it. He (the narrator) has said that he read in the letter of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim to abu…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) with sable, squirrel and fox. He (the Imam) said, ‘There is nothing good with all of it except squirrel which is an animal that does not eat meat.’”
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), disliked to perform Salah (prayer) with clothes that had portraits on them.’”
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the shawl made by Zoroastrians if I can perform Salah (prayer) with it. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Can it be washed with water?’ I replied, ‘Yes, it can be washed.’ He (the Imam) said,…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) with clothes of woman, with her loincloth and uses her veil as a turban. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable if she is trusted.’”
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) with black dirhams which have portraits on them. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not an offense if they are hidden.’”
Read the full narration →“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘ People must protect their properties. When performing Salah (prayer) with their belongings around, such things are kept behind them but are not placed between them and al-Qiblah…
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable to perform Salah (prayer) in clothes dyed with sharply saturated colors.”’
Read the full narration →23. Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Perform Salah (prayer) with your own handkerchief but not with others’ handkerchief.’”
Read the full narration →24. Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not perform Salah (prayer) in cloths that are shaffa or suffa, that is, that which is painted.’” In another…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), about al-Darish skin from which slippers are made. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) with them because it is tanned with the leftover of dogs.’”
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about pure al-Khazz has said, ‘It is not an offense to perform Salah (prayer) with it, but do not perform Salah (prayer) with that which is mixed with fur of foxes or other things.’”
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that he disliked wearing a shirt which has brocaded hems, cloths of silk embroideries and red saddlecloth; it is a saddlecloth of Satan.’”:
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the slippers that we buy from the market if we can perform Salah (prayer) with them. He (the Imam) said, ‘Perform Salah (prayer) with them until you are told that it exactly is…
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Performing Salah (prayer) is undesirable except in three items: slippers, turban, and cloak.”’
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), if I can perform Salah (prayer) with a black cap. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) with it; it is of the clothes of people of the fire.’”
Read the full narration →“I once said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), that I visit the market and buy a slipper but I do not know if it is from properly slaughtered animal or not. He (the Imam) said, ‘Perform Salah (prayer) with it.’ I then asked, ‘Can…
Read the full narration →“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a Jurmuq (a larger slipper worn over another one) if it is permissible to perform Salah (prayer) with it and I showed it to him (the Imam) and he (the Imam) said, ‘It is…
Read the full narration →“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who performed Salah (prayer) with a bird in his sleeve. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he is afraid about it then it is not harmful.’ He (the narrator) has said that he then asked…
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A man does not perform Salah (prayer) with a waistband which has an iron key.’”
Read the full narration →“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘A man does not perform Salah (prayer) wearing an iron ring.’” “It is narrated that if a key is inside cover then it is not an offense.” (Ahadith…
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