Hadith 826
۞
101. We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ahmad al-Tabari, that he said: We were told by Abu Sa’eed, that he said: We were told by Khirash, that he said: We were told by my master, Anas, that he said
The companions of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, used to treat on the ocean. It means that trade and sailing on the ocean while it is not agitated is not among what is disliked (of acts), and it is one of the acts of dispersing and seeking which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has given permission to, with the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when the prayer is fulfilled, disperse in the land and seek from the bounty of Allah» (60:10). A narration has been narrated with regards to sailing on the ocean and prohibition from it.
حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه، عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن سنان، عن مفضل بن عمر، قال
سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام، عن معنى قول أمير المؤمنين صلوات الله عليه لما نظر إلى الثاني وهو مسجى بثوبه " ما أحد أحب إلي أن ألقى الله بصحيفة من هذا المسجى، فقال: عنى بها الصحيفة التي كتبت في الكعبة.
Similar narrations
- Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #827 I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s.) about the meaning of the saying of the Commander of the Believers (AS) when he looked at the Second (Umar) while...