Setting Birds Free

Al-Kāfi · Volume 6 · Section 8 · 4 narrations

Hadith 2480

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a bird which is set free in a faraway area and the bird has never seen it but it comes back. He (the Imam) said, ‘O ibn ‘Udha’fir, birds can come to the house of…

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Hadith 2481

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘That (bird) which comes back from a distance of thirty farsakh is because of guidance and from a distance of more than this is because of food.’”

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Hadith 2482

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a bird which comes back from a faraway place. He (the Imam) said, ‘It comes back because of its sustenance.’”

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Hadith 2483

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of birds that are set free in a faraway place come but not the ones released nearby. He (the Imam) said, ‘When its sustenance in the area is depleted, then it does not…

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