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علي بن الحسين زين العابدين

ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (al-Sajjād)

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Died 95 AH

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  1. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu Hamzah who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family…

    Al-Kāfi #212 Volume 4 Read the narration
  2. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhariy from Sulayman ibn Dawud from Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah from al-Zuhriy who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), one day asked me, ‘O Zuhriy, where from are you coming?’ I replied, ’I am coming from the…

    Al-Kāfi #320 Volume 4 Read the narration
  3. 312. Ibn Mahboub, from Malik Bin Atiyya, from Abu Hamza Al-Thumaly, who has narrated: Ali Bin Al-Husayn (asws) has said

    ‘There is no nobility for the Qureysh, nor for the Arabs except by humbleness, and there is no prestige except by piety,…

    Al-Kāfi #312 Volume 8 Read the narration
  4. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Rib’i ibn ‘Abd Allah from a man from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, created the prophets from the clay of ‘Illiyiyyn (paradise), both their bodies and…

    Al-Kāfi #1 Volume 2 Read the narration
  5. 1. Ali Ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Mahbub from Malik Ibn ‘Atiyah from Abu Hamza that Ali Ibn al-Husayn (as) said

    "There can be no deed (a'mal) without intention (niyyah)."

    Al-Kāfi #226 Volume 2 Read the narration
  6. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Ali ibn Muhammad from al- Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari from Ali ibn Hashim ibn al-Burayd from his father has said the following

    “A man asked Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) about renunciation of worldly matters. The Imam said, ‘It consists of ten issues.…

    Al-Kāfi #445 Volume 2 Read the narration
  7. 4. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Bakr ibn Salih from al-Hassan ibn Ali from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim from Ali ibn abu Ali from abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    ‘‘The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Of the most beloved deed to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, is bringing joy…

    Al-Kāfi #680 Volume 2 Read the narration
  8. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    ’’Whoever provides clothes for a believer, for his reward Allah will dress him all in green.’ In another Hadith he said,…

    Al-Kāfi #746 Volume 2 Read the narration
  9. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim from abu ‘ Abd Allah, from his father, from Ali ibn Al-Husayn, recipients of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause,…

    Al-Kāfi #88 Volume 5 Read the narration
  10. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al-Hassan al-Hadramiy from the one who narrated to him who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘Wine is made of five substances: Dates, raisins, wheat, barley and honey.’”…

    Al-Kāfi #1646 Volume 6 Read the narration
  11. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Faddal from Tha’labah ibn Maymun from those who narrated to him who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), married a slave-girl who belonged to al-Hassan ibn Ali…

    Al-Kāfi #1371 Volume 5 Read the narration
  12. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu Hamzah who has narrated the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and…

    Al-Kāfi #768 Volume 7 Read the narration
  13. 382. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Rabi’e with an unbroken chain, has narrated the following

    Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) has said: ‘By Allah (azwj)! There will not come out any one from us (asws) before the…

    Al-Kāfi #382 Volume 8 Read the narration
  14. 21. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Aqil from his father from Musa ibn Habib who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘Allah does not grant holiness to a nation in which barbat sounds and…

    Al-Kāfi #1829 Volume 6 Read the narration
  15. 3. It is narrated from him from Yahya ibn Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Patience and satisfaction with Allah is the head of obedience to Allah. If one exercises patience and satisfaction with…

    Al-Kāfi #131 Volume 2 Read the narration
  16. 12. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Khallad from al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “I do not love to have the most noble of the bounties at the cost of humiliation to my soul. I have not swallowed any…

    Al-Kāfi #360 Volume 2 Read the narration
  17. 8. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from al- Nadr ibn Suwayd from Hisham ibn Salim from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, will gather together all the people of the past and the later generations, a…

    Al-Kāfi #433 Volume 2 Read the narration
  18. 5. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from Hammad from Ibrahim from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whoever provides food to a believer to satisfy his hunger Allah will feed him with the fruits of paradise and whoever…

    Al-Kāfi #727 Volume 2 Read the narration
  19. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “I, by Allah, love to bail out two things in my followers with parts of my arms: their rush for quick response and lack…

    Al-Kāfi #813 Volume 2 Read the narration
  20. 4. Muhammad ibn Ahmad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Khalid from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from ‘Imran ibn A‘yan from Ju‘ayd al-Hamadani who has said the following.

    “Once I asked Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), “By what mean do you issue judgments?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “We judge by the…

    Al-Kāfi #1038 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj from Ja‘far ibn Ibrahim who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘If you hear someone reciting poems in Masjid…

    Al-Kāfi #1426 Volume 3 Read the narration
  22. 36. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “It is of the moral behavior of believers to spend proportionately to their standard of living, raise such standards to…

    Al-Kāfi #864 Volume 2 Read the narration
  23. 3. Certain persons of our people have narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Mithamiy from Harun ibn Hamzah from certain persons of our people who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said that a creature does not die until the seed from which it is created comes out…

    Al-Kāfi #619 Volume 3 Read the narration
  24. 3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from his father from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, Alayhi al-Salam, has narrated from his father from his grandfather who has said, ‘

    Of the issues that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their…

    Al-Kāfi #1897 Volume 5 Read the narration
  25. 41. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, from Ma’rouf Bin Kharabouz, from Al-Hakam Bin Mustawrid, who has said

    Ali Bin Al-Husayn (asws) said: ‘From among the sustenance are those which Allah (azwj) has Measured out for the people…

    Al-Kāfi #43 Volume 8 Read the narration
  26. 5. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Khashshab from ibn Baqqah from Mu’adh from ‘Amr ibn Jami’ in a marfu’ manner from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever reads four verses from the beginning of Chapter 2 of the Holy Quran, verse…

    Al-Kāfi #2092 Volume 2 Read the narration
  27. 26. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn Ali from Muhammad al-Qasaniy from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud, ‘Isa ibn Yunus from al-Awza’iy from al-Zuhriy who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who claims to have married a woman in the presence of witnesses and her guardian but she denies…

    Al-Kāfi #1238 Volume 5 Read the narration
  28. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr from Jamil from Aban who has narrated the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, was asked about the case of a man who made a will about something of his legacy.…

    Al-Kāfi #152 Volume 7 Read the narration
  29. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal or others from Jamil from Aban who has narrated the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, was asked about the case of a man who made a will about something of his wealth.…

    Al-Kāfi #153 Volume 7 Read the narration
  30. 7. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’ alia ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) has said, ‘One who fulfills what Allah has made obligatory upon him, he, among the people, is…

    Al-Kāfi #225 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from a man from the people of Madina from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “On the Day of Judgment, in the balance of a man,…

    Al-Kāfi #297 Volume 2 Read the narration
  32. 4. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad from al-Washsha’ from Safwan ibn Yahya from Artat ibn Habib al-Asadiy from a man from Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), , who has said the following

    “If one is subjected to transgression over the charity of his property and he fights back and is murdered he is a…

    Al-Kāfi #105 Volume 5 Read the narration
  33. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy from ‘Abd Allah ibn Maymun al- Qaddah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), when solemnizing a marriage at the table of food would…

    Al-Kāfi #1469 Volume 5 Read the narration
  34. 47. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya al- Halabiy from ‘Amr ibn abu al-Miqdam from his father who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, that he was asked about, ‘. . . the apparent and unapparent acts of indecency’…

    Al-Kāfi #1259 Volume 5 Read the narration
  35. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from Ali ibn Ja’far from ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Qudamah from his father from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah one day said to the people in his meeting, ‘Do you know what is (of one’s) weakness?’ They said,…

    Al-Kāfi #2326 Volume 2 Read the narration
  36. 3. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The believer remains silent for safety and speaks to benefit. He does not speak of his trust to the friends and does…

    Al-Kāfi #831 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 22. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Sindy ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Salt from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al- Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) prayed the morning prayer and remained in his place until the sun rose…

    Al-Kāfi #850 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan from certain persons of our people who has said the following

    “Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of a man’s good fortune to have his place of business where he lives, to…

    Al-Kāfi #970 Volume 5 Read the narration
  39. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say, ‘Time consists of three days in the middle of which you live.…

    Al-Kāfi #1566 Volume 2 Read the narration
  40. 6. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Ali ibn Hadid from Mansur from Muhammad ibn Bashir - who has narrated such Hadith from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) also from Ali ibn al- Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “If one listens to the reading of one letter from the book of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, without reading,…

    Al-Kāfi #2060 Volume 2 Read the narration
  41. 3. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajj aj from Ali ibn Ja‘far ibn Ishaq al-Hashimiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘

    Wine is made of five substances: it is made from grape juice, extracts of raisins, al-Bit ’ (mead) from honey, al-Mizru…

    Al-Kāfi #1647 Volume 6 Read the narration
  42. 3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Assam from al-Haytham ibn Waqid from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from ibn Muskan from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al- Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) has said, ‘A hypocrite forbids others, but himself does not desist from prohibited matters and…

    Al-Kāfi #1414 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. 2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Mahbub from abu Hafs al-‘Asha’ from Amr ibn Khalid from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once I walked out till I reached this wall and I leaned against it. At that time a man wearing only two pieces of white…

    Al-Kāfi #143 Volume 2 Read the narration
  44. 8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from al- Hassan ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu Sa’id al-Makari from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A man once set sail with his people and suffered a shipwreck. Everyone on board died except his wife who clung to a…

    Al-Kāfi #157 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 13. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar al-Asadi from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The tongue of Adam’s children addresses all parts of his body and asks, ‘How is your morning?’ They reply, ‘We are…

    Al-Kāfi #383 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 3. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from al-Minqari from ‘Abd al- Razzaq from Mu’ammar from al-Zuhri from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “I saw all good gathered together in cutting off of yearning for what belongs to people and in not having any hope in…

    Al-Kāfi #518 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 29. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Jamilah from al-Wassafi from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever loves Allah’s giving him a long life and increasing his means of sustenance,…

    Al-Kāfi #551 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from abu Hamza from Ali ibn al- Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say, ‘O Lord, oblige me with the ability to place my trust in You and…

    Al-Kāfi #1994 Volume 2 Read the narration
  49. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from abu Hamzah al-Thumaliy who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ’Of the people among you with whom Allah is most happy, is the one who improves the…

    Al-Kāfi #37 Volume 4 Read the narration
  50. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn al-‘Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from al-Hajjal from certain persons of his people from abu Hamzah al-Thumaliy who has said the following

    “Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has assigned an angel who regulates prices by…

    Al-Kāfi #546 Volume 5 Read the narration
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