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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عن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام)
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Whoever watches his tongue, God will cover up his faults.”
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وعن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Ali (a.s) said: “Pay attention to your brothers as they will be useful for you in this world and the Hereafter.…
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عن علي (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Ali (a.s) said: “Any scientist who hides his knowledge will be resurrected as the worst smelling creature in the…
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عن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) قال
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Complement God's blessings by submitting to your destiny and giving thanks for the…
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عن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) قال
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Whoever faces the Qibla, and eats what is slaughtered according to our directions, and…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has narrated the following: “A Shaykh of the children of ’Adi ibn Hatim narrated from his father from his grandfather who was with ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), in his campaign against his adversaries. He has said that on the day ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), met Mu‘awiyah in Siffin, raised his voice to reach his companions and said, ’By Allah I will fight and kill Mu’awiyah and his people’, then said in the end of his words slowly, ‘if Allah wills.’ I was close nearby and I asked, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, you swore about what you said, then why did you make an exception to what you said?’ He (the Imam) said to me, ‘War is tricky and I am not an untruthful person before the believing people. I wanted to encourage my companions against them so they will not fail and keep an interest in their (enemy’s) defeat. The ones of most understanding among them will benefit thereby after this day, if Allah so wills. You must take notice that Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, once said to Musa (a.s.), when He sent him to pharaoh
“The two of you speak to him softly so that perhaps he may learn or become afraid.” (20:44) He knew that he will not…
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9. [9/358] al-Tawhid: al-Hamdani from Ali from his father from al-Harawi from Ali b. Musa al-Ridha from his father from his forefathers from Ali عليهم السلام who said
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: Allah Mighty and Majestic has ninety-nine names. Whoever asks Allah…
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4. [4/-] al-Tawhid: al-Hamdani from Ali from his father from al-Harawi from Ali b. Musa al-Ridha from his father from his forefathers from Ali عليهم السلام who said
The Messenger of Allahصلى الله عليه واله said: Allah Mighty and Majestic has ninety-nine names. Whoever asks Allah…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Musa b. ’Amru from Ibn Sinan from Abi al-Jarud from Sa’d al-Iskafi from al-Asbagh from Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s.) who said
“If a ruler does not fulfill the needs of his subjects, Allah will not fulfill his wishes on the Day of Judgment. If the…
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3. We were told by Hussain bin Ibrahim bin Tatana, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Ziyad al-Nahdi, from Abdullah bin Saleh, from Zaid ibn Ali, from his father, from Ali bin Hussain, from his father, Hussain bin Ali, from his father, the Commander of the Believers, Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
O Ali, the one who loves me, loves you and loves the Imams from your sons, let him praise Allah for the goodness of his…
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By this isnad, from `Ali (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Close the doors from the street in the Mosque except for the door of `Ali.
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1. [1/9] al-Khisal: From his father (Ali b. al-Husayn b. Babawayh) from Ali from his father (Ibrahim b. Hashim) from Ibn Maymun from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his forefathers from Ali عليه السلام who said
the messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وآله said: the merit of knowledge is more beloved to Allāh than the merit of…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: al-Hasan b. `Abdullah b. Sa`id narrated to us. He said: `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Sahl narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Muhammad al-Balwi narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. `Abdullah narrated to me from his father from Zayd b. `Ali from his father from his grandfather from `Ali (as). He said
The masters of the people of this world are the generous; and [the masters] of the Hereafter are the pious.
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from Salama b. al-Khattab al-Birawistani from Ibrahim b. Muqatil. He said: Hamid b. Muhammad narrated to me from `Amr b. Harun from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefather from `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said
I wanted to marry Fatima bt. Muhammad (s), but I did not dare mention it to the Prophet (s). That distress remained in…
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5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Once, Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) accompanied a taxpaying non- Muslim. The taxpaying non-Muslim asked,…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us. He said: Harun b. Muslim narrated to us from Mas`ada b. Sadaqa from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers from `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The believers have seven rights over one another that Allah has obligated for them: (1)…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Abu Dharr Yahya b. Zayd al-`Abbas b. al-Walid al-Bazzaz (ra) narrated to us in Kufa. He said: My uncle `Ali b. al-`Abbas narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Mundhir narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Muslim narrated to us from Husayn b. Zayd from `Ali b. `Umar b. `Ali from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from `Ali b. al-Husayn from al-Husayn b. `Ali from `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) from the Messenger of Allah (s). He said
O Fatima! Surely, Allah becomes angry with what angers you, and He becomes pleased with what pleases you. He said: So,…
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31-171 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali ibn Al-Husayn quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that
God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whomever the Sublime God has bestowed a blessing on should praise God the Sublime. Whoever…
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31-342 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), God’s Prophet (S) said, “
O Ali! People have been created from different trees, but you and I have been created from the same tree. I am the root…
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31-173 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) quoted on the authority of God’s Prophet (S)
“The angels in the heavens and the Earth will damn anyone who makes a decree for the people without having knowledge.”
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31-341 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) the Prophet (S) said, “
O Ali! Whenever you cook something (for charity), make more soup as it is one of the dishes made with meat and more of…
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31-141 According to the same documentation, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) narrated that God’s Prophet (S) said, “
I advise you to take olive oil and rub it on your hair. Satan will not approach anyone who eats olive oil or wipes it on…
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Al-Hasan b. `Abdullah b. Sa`id narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Mansur b. Abi’l Jahm and Abu Yazid al-Qurashi narrated to us. They said: Nasr b. `Ali al-Jahdami narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to us. He said: My brother Musa b. Ja`far narrated to me from his father from his grandfather from `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). The Messenger of Allah (s) took the hands of al-Hasan and al-Husayn (as) and said
Whoever loves these two, their father, and their mother will be with me in my rank on the Day of Resurrection.
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My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Salama b. al-Khattab al-Barawastani from Muhammad b. al-Layth from Jabir b. Isma`il from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father (as). A man asked `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) about night prayers (qiyam al-layl) with the Quran. So, he said
Glad tidings to one who prays one tenth of the night in sincerity to Allah and in pursuit of the pleasure of Allah.…
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5. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn 'Umar al-Ja'abi told me: Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn 'Uqda narrated to us that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariya narrated to them, saying: Muhammad ibn 'Ali narrated to us, saying: Abu Badr narrated to us, from 'Amr ibn Yazid ibn Murra, from Suwayd ibn Ghafala, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) that the
Holy Prophet (saw) said: "There is no servant who is concerned with the timings of the prayers and the positions of the…
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31-344 Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Anbasa quoted on the authority of No’aym ibn Salih al-Matiri that Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) quoted 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, “The best things are gifts since they are the keys to the hearts.”
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31-331 Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Anbasa quoted on the authority of Darim ibn Qabeesa that Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) narrated on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.), on the authority of his forefathers (a.s.), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), “When God’s Prophet (S) saw the new moon, he (a.s.) said, “
O the obedient creature that is in constant predestined motion in the vast heavens by destiny. Your Lord and my Lord is…
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31-346 Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn 'Anbasa quoted on the authority of Darim ibn Qabeesa that Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that
the Messenger of Allah (sw) said, “Seek goodness in the company of those with pleasant faces, for indeed their actions…
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My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid narrated to us from al-Qasim b. Yahya from his grandfather al-Hasan b. Rashid from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his forefathers from Amir al-Mu’minin (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said to me on his pulpit: O `Ali! Allah has gifted you with love of the needy and the weak,…
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Which of your brothers is perfect? Which man is free of flaws?
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Hadith.5023 - In the narration of Wahb ibn Wahb from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them), it is reported that: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was brought a man who had intercourse with his wife's bondwoman, and she became pregnant. The man claimed: "She (the wife) gifted her to me," but the woman (wife) denied it. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said
"Either you bring me witnesses, or I will stone you with stones." When the woman saw this, she confessed, so Imam Ali…
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Hadith.5038 - In the narration of Talhah ibn Zayd from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported that
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is no compensation (Uqr) upon a fornicator, and there is no punishment upon a…
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Hadith.5049 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported that
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "If it were appropriate for anyone to be stoned twice, it would be the one who commits…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed ibn Ahmad, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali, that he ascribed it to Amru bin Jumay’, that he ascribed it to Ali, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and beneath it was a treasure for them» (18:82). He said
That treasure was a tablet of gold on which it was written: «In the Name of Allah, the Merciful to all, the Merciful in…
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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 Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Hajjal, from Abdullah bin Abi Hammad, that he ascribed it to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «the Lord of the Easts and the Wests» (70:40). He said
It has three hundred and sixty easts, and three hundred and sixty wests. Hence, on the day it appears in the east, it…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Salama bin Khattab, from Ibrahim bin Muhammed al-Thaqafi, from Ibrahim bin Maimoun, from Mus’ab, from Sa’d, from Asbagh, from Ali, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And they said
Our Lord, hasten for us our share before the Day of Reckoning.» (38:16) Their share of the torment.
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5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has narrated from his ancestors who have narrated this Hadith: ‘Ali (a.s.), has said about a man, who had vowed to fast for a Zamanan (a certain amount of time), that Zaman is five months, al-Hin is six months; Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, ‘
It gives its fruits kulla Hin (every time) by the permission of its Lord.’”
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Hadith.3594 - It is narrated from Sharif ibn Sabiq Al-Taflisi, from Al-Fadl ibn Abi Qurrah Al-Samandi Al-Kufi, from Abu Abdullah (as), that Commander of the Faithful (as) said
"Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, revealed to Dawud (as): 'You are an excellent servant, except that you eat from…
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Hadith.3750 - Wahb ibn Wahb narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) (peace be upon them), that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say
"Earnest money (down payment) is not permissible unless it is part of the price."
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10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “Ja’far (a.s.), has narrated from his father from Ali (a.s.), who have said, ‘
One must not perform Sajdah (prostration) on an item on which none of the parts of his body rests.’” (According to…
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Hadith.4048 - In a narration from Mas'adah ibn Ziyad, 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) said
"Beware of taking lost property, for it is the loss of a believer, and it is a flame from the flames of Hell."
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Hadith.4075 - Thuwair ibn Abi Fakhitah narrated from his father, from Imam Ali (as), who said
"Kisra sent a gift to the Prophet (may Allah (swt) bless him and his family), and He (sw) accepted it. Caesar also sent…
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41. Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu‘ manner has narrated the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘
A prophet of the prophets prayed against his followers. It was said to him, “I will make their enemy to dominate them.”…
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149. It has been related that Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) said to some of his companions, 'Will you come with me to visit so-and-so who is sick?' They therefore went with him and found Abu Musa al-Ash'ari seated with him. Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) asked, 'O Abu Musa, have you come to see him because he is sick or is it just a social visit?' 'Rather (I came) because he is sick,' he replied.'When a believer visits his sick brother-in-faith,' Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) said, '
seventy thousand angels bless him until he returns to his family.'
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28-14 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani, on the authority of Abi Ayyoub al-Madini, on the authority of Soleiman ibn Ja’far al-Ja’fari, on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that
God’s Prophet (s) admonished against killing the following five: shrikes, hoopoes, bees, ants, and frogs, and ordered…
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28-45 According to the same documentation, it is narrated on the authority of Abil Hassan 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, “In fact, the (Arabic) month of Ramadan is a great month. During that month, God will multiply…
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7-86 And Al-Sakoony narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) quoted his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
You should take some meat and fruits to your family on Fridays so that they are happy. The Prophet (MGB) used to leave…
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7-26 Muhammad ibn Umar al-Hafiz quoted on the authority of Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Hafs al-Khas’ami, on the authority of Sabit ibn Qarim al-Sanjari, on the authority of Abdul Malik ibn Valid, on the authority of Amr ibn Abdul-Jab’bar, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Zyad, on the authority of Zayd ibn Ali, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Ali (MGB) that the
Prophet (MGB) said, “God and all the Prophets (MGB) whose prayers are sure to be fulfilled have cursed seven groups of…
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7-48 Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Astar Abady - may God be pleased with him - quoted on the authority of Yusuf ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Zyad , on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali (MGB), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers, on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
When Gabriel brought the news of the death of Al-Najashi to God’s Prophet (MGB), he (MGB) cried very hard for him and…
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7-51 Muhammad ibn Umar al-Baghdadi al-Hafiz narrated that Ahmad ibn Abdul-Karim Abu Abdullah quoted 'Atab - that is ibn Suhayb, on the authority of Isa ibn Abdullah al-Umari, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Ali (a.s), “The Earth is created for seven persons. God grants your daily bread, rain falls upon you, and you become triumphant over your enemies due to them. They are Abu Dharr, Salman, Miqdad (Ibn Al Aswad), Ammar Ibn Yasser, Hudhayfa (Ibn al-Yaman), Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and I am their leader. They were the ones who were present for praying over the corpse of Fatima (a.s).” The compiler of the book - may God be pleased with him - said, “
Saying the Earth has been created for seven persons is not meant from the first day of creation until the last day of…
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