علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (ʿa)
The rijāl books do not assess the Imams. They file narrators by which Imam they transmitted from, so this page gathers the chains rather than a verdict.
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Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.
Every narration whose chain this database resolves to him — the figure his seal draws. Resolved name by name, so a namesake of his is not among them.
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Hadith.3406 - Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers, from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as): Regarding two men who share property-some of it is in their possession, and some is absent-so they divide what is in their possession, and each one assigns his share. One of them collects his share, but the other does not collect his share. Imam Ali (as) said
"Whatever is collected by one of them is shared between them, and whatever is lost is also shared between them."
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2-111 Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Walid al-Salmy narrated that Abulfazl Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Katib al-Neishaboory quoted through documents linking up to the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that he (MGB) told his children
“O my children! Avoid animosity with the people, since they can be divided into two groups. Some of them are intelligent…
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9. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me on Monday, when five days of Shaban remained, in the year 353, from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Zayd ibn ‘Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali Abi Talib (peace be upon him) who said: It was related to me by al-Ridha ‘Ali ibn Musa from his father Musa ibn Ja’far, from his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his father Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, from his father ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, from his father al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali from his father Amirul Mu’mineen ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib, Peace be upon them all, that
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "O ‘Ali! With you (all) has Allah begun this matter (i.e. Imamat)…
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1. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from Abdullah ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn A’yan al-Bazzaz, who reported from Zakariyya ibn Yahya ibn Sabeeh, who reported from Khalaf ibn Khalifa, from Saeed ibn Ubaid al-Taee, from ‘Ali ibn Rabee’ah al-Walibi, from Amirul Mu’mineen, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, who said
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Surely, Allah has set for you limits, so do not transgress them;…
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“There is a reality for every right affair, and there is a light for every right affair. Therefore act according to the…
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Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Even if a believer goes into a mouse hole, God will send something to bother him.”
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Ameer al- Momineen (a.s) that God's Prophet (a.s) said
“If there is bad omen in anything, it is the tongue.”
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In Al-Tawhid it is narrated that Ahmad ibn Abdullah al-Joybary narrated that during the trip to Marv, Imam Reza (a.s) reported on the authority of his father (a.s) on the authority of their fathers (a.s) on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) that the
Prophet of God (a.s) stated: “The reward for the one upon whom God has bestowed the blessing of Unity as a recompense is…
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Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Money destroyed those before you, and it will destroy you too.”
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Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Money (and the world) destroyed those before you, and they will destroy you too.”
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated on the authority of his father (a.s), on the authority of their fathers (a.s), on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Whoever leaves this world and has not associated any partners with God will enter Heaven whether he has done some good…
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In Uyun Akhbar al-Reza it is narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) quoted on the authority of his father (a.s) on the authority of his noble grandfather (a.s) who quoted on the authority of Ameer al-Momineen (a.s)
“All the world is full of ignorance except places illuminated by knowledge. Knowledge is only arguments unless it is…
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Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) has been narrated as saying
“When you sit with a scientist, be more eager to listen than talk, learn how to listen well, as well as you learn how to…
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Imam Ali (a.s) narrated that God's Prophet (a.s) sent some people to war and said
“O' God! I promise to praise You as You deserve praise if they return healthy and successful.” After some time they…
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that his noble grandfather (a.s) quoted on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) who quoted on the authority of the Prophet of God (a.s)
“The most pious person is the one with the purest heart and the one who wishes all the best.”
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Ray'yan ibn al-Solt narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) quoted on the authority of his father (a.s), on the authority of their fathers (a.s) on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) as having narrated that the
Prophet of God (a.s) stated that God the Almighty said: “Whoever interprets My Words according to his own viewpoint has…
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of his noble father (a.s) on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s)
“Do not greet women.”
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Imam Ali (a.s) narrated that Gabriel descended upon Adam (a.s) and said
“O' Adam! I have been appointed to let you choose one of the following three and let go of the other two.” Adam asked:…
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that his noble grandfather (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“There are occasions in the Hereafter when you get imprisoned for one hundred years for just one sin while you jealously…
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18. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan Shammun from ‘ Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al- Rahman al-Asamm from Misma‘ ibn ‘Abd al-Malik who has narrated the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), was asked about a man who makes a vow and…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from ibn al-Qaddah from his father, Maymun who has said the following
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that whenever Amir al-Mu’minin wanted to take part in a war he would recite the…
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Hadith.4374 - Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah narrated from Commander of the Faithful (as) that
he said: "I heard him say: In the last days and near the Hour, when it will be the worst of times, there will appear…
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6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from Ziyad al-Qandi from abu Waki’ from ibn Ishaq al-Sabi’i from al-Harith al-A’War from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following
“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘The world and dirham (money) have destroyed those who lived before you and they will…
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3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from Aban ibn abu ‘Ayyash from Sulaym ibn Qays from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following
“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Allah has made paradise unlawful for every abusive, immoral, and (persons) lacking…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamani from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from Aban ibn abu ‘Ayyash from Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilali from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following
“Disbelief is established on four pillars: Sinfulness, Extremism, Doubt and Skepticism. Sinfulness has four branches:…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Abu’l-Jawza’, from Hussain bin ‘Alwan, from ‘Amru bin Khalid, from Zaid bin Ali, from his fathers, peace be upon them, from Ali, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: There is not in my nation any monks, nor…
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1. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, (from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl), from ‘Isā ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib (a.s.), from his father, from his grandfather, who said
‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said: Water is the master of drinks in this world and in the Hereafter.…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, and Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, all of them, from Ali bin Hakam, from his father, from Sa’d ibn Tareef al-Iskaf, from Asbagh, from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who likes to exit this world whilst having been freed of sins like how tarnish-free gold is purified and none demand a right from him, let him recite at the end of the five prayers the Attribution of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Say: He is Allah, One and Only» (112:1) twelve times, then let him extend his hands and say
O Allah, indeed, I ask You by Your Hidden, Guarded, Pure, Purified, Blessed, Name, and I ask You by Your Great Name and…
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1. We were told by Hussain bin Ahmad bin Idrees, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, that he said: I was informed by Muhammed bin Yahya al-Khazzaz, the Silk Maker, that he said: I was told by Musa bin Isma’eel, from his father, from Musa bin Ja’far, from his father, from his fathers, from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said
Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, once sent a brigade, and when they…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah grant him mercy, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Muhammed ibn Ali al-Kufi, from Isa bin Abdillah al-‘Amri, from his father, from his grandfather, from his father, from Ali, peace be upon him, of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said
Let none of you pray whilst in him is one of the two knobs. Meaning urine and excrement.
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Wahab bin Wahab al-Qurashi, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, that Ali, peace be upon him, said
Indeed, the true happiness is that an individual seals his deed with happiness, and the true misery is that an…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Isma’eel bin Abi Ziyad al-Sukuni, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
(There are) Two strange things, so expect them: a word of wisdom from a fool, so accept it; and a word of foolishness…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hasan ibn Muhammed bin Isma’eel al-Qurashi, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Abu’l-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him, that he said: I was told by my father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon them, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: It has dropped unto you the disease of the…
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44. Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Ahmad bin al-Walid (ra) narrated to us, saying: Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdullah, from Muhammad bin Ali, from Muhammad bin Aslam, from al-Hasan bin Muhammad al-Hashimi, from Umar bin Udhaynah, from Aban bin Abi Ayyash, from Sulaym bin Qays al-Hilali, from the Commander of the Faithful (as) who said
I asked him: 'What is the least that makes a man misguided?' He said: 'That he does not recognize the one whom Allah has…
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5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamani from Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilali from Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) who has said the following.
“Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, cleansed us, granted us protection against sins, made us to bear witness to the…
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Hadith.4011 - Aban narrated from Salamah, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) distributed clothing among the people in Iraq, and among the garments was a fine robe. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) asked him for it, but Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) then said
"I will give you two robes in exchange for it." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) continued…
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3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-barqi, on the authority of `Abd al-Malik ibn `Antarah alShaybani, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather who said A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and said: “O Commander of the Faithful, tell me about the Divine Decree.” He (AS) replied, “It is a deep ocean, so do not enter it.” The man said
“O Commander of the Faithful, tell me about the Divine Decree.” The Imam (AS) answered, “It is a dark path, so do not…
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2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Shu’ayb from abu Basir who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘You must wear clothes of cotton because it is the…
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1. It was narrated to me by Ali b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ja’far al-Asadi who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Qasim who said it was narrated to me by Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-’Attar who said it was narrated to me by Ali b. Musa al-Basri who said it was narrated to us by Sulayman b. Isa al-Shajari who said it was narrated to us by Israil from Abi Ishaq from al-Harith from Ameer al-Mumineen Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) who said
“The souls of Qadiris will be troubled every morning and evening till the Day of Judgment. Different types of…
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270. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Al-Ashary, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Al-Hashmy, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa who said: It was narrated to me by Ja’far Bin Muhammad (asws), from his (asws) father (asws), from his (asws) grandfather Ali (asws) that the
Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Said to the Children of Adam (as): “If your eye dispute for…
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And what has been narrated from Hammad bin Amr and Anas bin Muhammad in the will of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, to the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, I have narrated it from Muhammad bin Ali Al-Sha' at Marw Al-Rudh, who said: Abu Hamid Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-Husayn told us, who said: Abu Yazid Ahmad bin Khalid Al-Khalidi told us, who said: Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Salih Al-Tamimi told us, who said: My father, Ahmad bin Salih Al-Tamimi, informed us, who said: Muhammad bin Hatim Al-Qattan informed us, from Hammad bin Amr, from Ja'far bin Muhammad, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them. And I have also narrated it from Muhammad bin Ali Al-Shah, who said
Abu Hamid told us, who said: Abu Yazid informed us, who said: Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Salih Al-Tamimi informed us, who…
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ali Majluwayh from his uncle Muhammad b. Abi al-Qasim from Harun b. Muslim from Mas’ada b. Sadaqah from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father (a.s.) that
Ali (a.s.) who said: Keep your head up. There is a lot of honor for you near Allah and you won’t be disgraced due to…
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Hadith.5701 - Al-Hasan ibn Musa Al-Khasshab narrated from Ghiyath ibn Kallub from Ishaq ibn Ammar from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "The hermaphrodite is given inheritance based on the place from which they…
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28-78 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Qurashi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that
God’s Prophet (s) said, “The diseases of the previous nations - being animosity and jealousy - have infiltrated you.”
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31-194 Muhammad ibn Ali Majilawayh - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Khalid, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.), on the authority of his forefathers (a.s.), on the authority of Ali (a.s.) that
God’s Prophet (S) said, “One who is a Muslim should not plot and play tricks as I heard Gabriel (a.s.) say: Indeed one…
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H 501 - It is narrated from Fadhl from Abdur Rahman bin Abu Hashim from Amr bin Abu Miqdam from Imran bin Zabyan from Hakim bin Saad from Amirul Momineen (a.s) that he said
“The companions of the Qaim will be young men. There will be no old men among them, except like kohl in an eye or like…
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5. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Jabalah, from Salām ibn Abī ‘Amrah, from Sa’d ibn Ťarīf, from Asbagh ibn Nubātah, who said
‘Ali (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)) said: Praying a recommended prayer in this mosque (Mosque of Kūfah) is…
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1. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Khalaf, ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, and Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, and from others, from Jamīl ibn Durrāj, from his brother Nūḥ, from (Yaḥyā ibn ‘Abdillāh) Al-Ajlaḥ, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from ‘Abdil ‘Azīz, who said
‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said: The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) used to say, “O ‘Ali! These two…
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Hadith.5695 - Abu Al-Jawza' narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Alwan, from Amr ibn Khalid, from Zayd ibn Ali, from his father (as), from his grandfather (as), from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), regarding a man who accused his wife of adultery and then left. When he returned, he found that his wife had passed away. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said
"He is given a choice between two options. It is said to him: If you wish, you can admit to the sin, in which case the…
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Hadith.5857 - Al-Hasan ibn Musa Al-Khashshab narrated from Ghiyath ibn Kallub, from Ishaq ibn Ammar, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his forefathers, peace be upon them, that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon him, used to say
"There is no one afflicted with a trial, no matter how great his affliction, who is more deserving of supplication than…
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