سعد بن عبد الله بن أبي خلف
Sa'd ibn Allah ibn Abi Khalf
Sa'd ibn Allah ibn Abi Khalf kept company with al-ʿAskarī (ʿa) and was of Qom and died in 299 AH. Al-Fihrist holds him reliable.
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-ʿAskarī (ʿa)
In this collection
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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4. My father (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn `Isa ibn `Ubayd al-Yaqtini that…
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6 - حدثنا أبي رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن الهيثم بن أبي مسروق النهدي، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن علي بن رئاب، عن الحلبي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام، قال
6. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of al-Haytham ibn Abu Masruq al-Nahdi, on the…
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33. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Abu -`Umayr on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim and Aby Ayyub said Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (AS) said
“He who says, `there is no god but Allah’ one hundred times will be the best of the people in deeds on that day, unless…
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14. `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Qummi (my father) (ra) related us that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah reported, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sayf, on the authority of Sulayman ibn `Amru said
`Imran ibn Abu `Ata’ said: `Ata’ related on the authority of Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet (sw) said: There is no…
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34. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Hilal on the authority of Ahmad ibn Salih on the authority of `Isa ibn `Abd Allah who is from the children of `Umar ibn `Ali, on the authority of his forefathers on the authority of Abu Sa`id al-Khudri said
The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: Allah Mighty be His Glory said to Musa (AS), “O Musa! If everything that exists in all…
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3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (rh) said: Sa’d ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Hilal on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Fuddal, on the authority of Abu Hamzah that Abi Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as) said
“There is nothing greater in reward than testifying that: 'There is no god but Allah, because nothing equals Allah, the…
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9. My father (ra) related to me, that Sa’d ibn `Abdullah on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sayf, on the authority of his brother `Ali, on the authority of his father Sayf ibn `Amirah, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn al-Sabbah, he said that Anas informed me, from The Prophet (sw) who said
“'Every stubborn tyrant' (14:15) are those who refuse to say 'There is no god but Allah.'”
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8. My father (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn said on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ishaq ibn alHarith, on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) took out a small box and took out from it a piece of paper, which had the following written on it
Praise be to the One! There is no god but He. He is the Eternal, and the Originator without beginning. He is the…
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7. My Father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah related to me that Muhammad ibn `Isa ibn `Ubayd, on the authority of Yunus ibn `Abd al-Rahman, on the authority of al-Rabi` ibn Muslim that When asked about the Needless [al-Samad]
I heard Abu al-Hasan al-Kadhim (AS) reply: “The Needless is He who has no interior.”
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6. My father said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr on the authority of Abu al-Hasan al-Mausili, on the authority of Abu `abd Allah that A rabbi came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and asked: “
O Commander of Faithful! Do you see your Lord when you serve Him?” Thus, he (AS) replied: “Woe unto you! I do not serve…
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2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Yahya, on the authority of his grandfather al-Hasan ibn Rashid, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Sinan that
I asked Abut `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the meaning of Bismillah al-Rahman alRahim; hence, he (AS) responded, The Ba…
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4. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Salamah ibn al-Khattab, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Yahya, on the authority of his grandfather al-Hasan ibn alRashid that
I asked Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Ja`far (AS) about the meaning of Allah. He (AS) answerd, “He overwhelms both the mighty…
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1. My father (may Allah have mercy on them) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ibrahim ibn Hashim and others said, on the authority of Khalaf ibn Hammad, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Zayd al-Hashimi, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Zaynab, the squint-eyed perfume lady, came to the wives of the Messenger of Allah (SA) and his daughters. The Messenger…
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2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The Most Compassionate is firm on the…
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1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari, on the authority of Hafs ibn Ghiyah that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: His knowledge extends over the heaves…
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6. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ahmad and `Abd Allah sons of Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Ibn Mahbub, on the authority of `Ali ibn Ri`ab, on the authority of Zurrarah that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the word of the Allah, the Mighty and High: The nature made by Allah is which…
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7. My father said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said, on the authority of Ja`far ibn basher, on the authority of al-Arzami that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
`Ali (AS) had a slave called Qanbar, who loved his mater `Ali (AS) very much. When `Ali (AS) used to go out, Qanbar…
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1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of `Umar ibn Udhaynah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“The Will is emerged [muhdatha].”
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24. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Hariz ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah (AS) that The
Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Nine things have been raised from My Ummah: error, forgetfulness, coercion, weakness,…
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19. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sa`id, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS)
Allah does not oblige His Servants to complete an action, nor does He forbid them form anything, without giving them the…
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13. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of some of our scholars who he transmitted from, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“A servant (of Allah) is not able to accomplish an action unless he has the ability to do so. Sometimes he has the…
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21. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn alHusayn, on the authority of both Abu Shu`ayb al-Mahamili and Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Muskan, on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
When a group of people were debating before him about the deeds and actins, I heard him say, “The ability to act…
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22. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muruk ibn `Ubayd, on the authority of `Amr one of our scholars that
I said to Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS): “I have a family member who belongs to the Qadariya and who believes that we are…
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6. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar and Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah both said: Ayyub ibn Nuh said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And know that Allah intervenes between man and his heart. He (AS) said
“He intervenes between man and the belief that falsehood is the righteous.” It is also said: “Verily, Allah, the Blessed…
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6. `Ali ibn `Abd Allah al-Warraq (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah, said, on the authority of Isma`il ibn Sahl, on the authority of `Uthman ibn `Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ajlan that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS): “Has Allah relinquished the affairs to the servants?” He (AS) replied, “allah is…
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36. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of both Ahmad and `Abd Allah sons of Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Uthman, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn `Ali al-Halabi that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked about boarding so he replied, Verily, hoarding is buying the only food available in town and then hoarding it. However, if there is food or merchandise other than it, then there is no problem in owning any excess commodity. If there was a rise in price in such a circumstance form Allah, the Mighty and High, then the buyer of all the food of the town does not deserve blame, because Allah, the Mighty and High, does not blame a servant over his action. This is why the Messenger of Allah (SA) has said
`The importer is blessed and the hoarder is cursed.’ If it is from the Mighty and High, then it is obligatory to be…
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35. My father (RA) said with it that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Salmah al-Hannat, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Whenever there is food in a town other than what one person has bought then it is permissible for him to hold on to the…
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4. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isbahani, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari, on the authority of Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah, on the authority of al-Zuhri that
A man asked `Ali ibn al-Husayn (AS): “May Allah make me your ransom! Does Allah punish people due to the Divine Decree…
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12. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority `Abd Allah ibn al-Mughayrah, on the authority of Abu al-Yas`, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Khalid that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Verily, there was a group of people before you cast aside the knowledge they were granted, and sought knowledge that was…
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20. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Hamid said, on the authority of al`Ala’ ibn Razin, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said
“Beware of speculating about Allah. However, if you intend to see Allah’s magnificence, then look towards the…
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2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of Ibn Fuddal, on the authority of al-Halabi and Zurarah, that Abu `Abd Allah (AS) said
“Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is the Alone, the Needless, without an interior. Verily, the Spirit is a…
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17. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isbahani, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari, on the authority of Hafs ibn Ghiyath al-Nakha`I al-Qadi that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“Whoever practices what he knows, suffices for what he does not know.”
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1. Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn ibn Husayn ibn Musa ibn Bawayh al-Qummi (ra) said: my father (ra) said, that Sa’d ibn `Abdullah informed us, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abdullah al-Barqi said
Abu `Imran al-`Ijli said: Muhammad ibn Sinan said: Abu al-`Ala al-Khaffaf said: `Atiyyah al-`Awfi said, on the authority…
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3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr that A group of people came from across the river to see Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) and said
“We have come to ask you three questions. If you can answer all the three question, we will know that you are the Most…
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1. My father, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid on the authority of al-`Abbas ibn Hilal that
I asked al-Rida (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: “Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth.” So…
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15. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Ali al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Muthanna alKhannat, on the authority of Abu Ja`far (I think it is Muhammad ibn Nu`man) that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And He is Allah in the Heavens and in…
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6. My father (RA) related us that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ya`qub ibn Yazid said, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Rub`I ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of al-Fudayl ibn Yasar that
I heard Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) that “Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, cannot be described.” Zurarah said: Abu…
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13. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ayyub ibn Nuh that
I wrote to Abu al-Hasan al-Naqi (AS) asking him about Allah, the Mighty and High: “Did He have knowledge of things…
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5. `Ali ibn `Abd Allah al-Warraq said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said: on the authority of Muhammad ibn Aslam al-Jabali, on the authority of al-Khattb ibn `Umar and Mus`ab ibn `Abd Allah al-Kufiyyin, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: `Allah is the light of heavens and the Earth; a likeness of His Light is as a niche.’ He replied
“The niche is the Chest of the Prophet of Allah (SA) in which is the lamp. The lamp is the knowledge in the glass. The…
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23. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Abu al-Khayr Slih ibn Abu Hammad said: Abu Khalid al-Sajistani related to me, on the authority of `Ali ibn Yaqtin, on the authority of Abu Ibrahim (AS) that
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) passed by a group in Kufah while they were arguing about the Divine Decree. Thus, he…
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26. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Humran that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said, “
Whoever sincerely says: `there is no god but Allah,’ will enter Heaven. If the person is sincere, the profession `there…
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8. My father (rh) said, that Sa’d ibn `Abdullah informed us, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sayf, on the authority of his brother Ali, on the authority of his father Sayf ibn Amirah said, that al-Hajjaj ibn Artat related to me, that Abu al-Zubayr said, on the authority of Jabir ibn `Abdullah, from the The Prophet (sw) who said
“Two events are inevitable: The one who died witnessing that there is no god but Allah (He is One and He has no partner…
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35. My father (ra) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran on the authority of `Abd al-`Aziz al-`Abdi on the authority of `Umar ibn Yazid from Abu 'Abdillah (AS) who said
”In a day, whoever says “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the One and Only, who has no partners; the God…
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21. My father (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn AlHusayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma`il ibn Bazi, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn `Abd al-Hamid that
I heard Abu al-Hasan al-Kadhim (AS) saying the following prayer while he was in prostration: “O He who is so High that…
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9. My father (RA) related: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Yunus ibn `Abd al-Rahman, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Abu al-Siri, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid that
I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) regarding Diving Unity. He (AS) replied: Verily, Allah – Blessed be the Names with…
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13. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Yazid al-Nawfali, on the authority of Isma`il ibn Abu Ziyad al-Sakuni, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), on the authority of his father (AS) that
The Prophet (SA) completed the funeral prayer for Sa`d ibn Mu`adh, and said: Seventy thousand angels appeared any prayed…
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23. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad alIsfahani, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari, on the authority of Hafs ibn Ghiyath alNakha`I al-Qadi that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: But when his Lord manifested His…
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18. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad alIsfahani, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqari, on the authority of Hafs ibn Ghiyath or someone else that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: Certainly, he saw of the greatest…
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15. My father (rh) said: Sa`d ibn `Abdillah said on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of the Ibn Abu Najran, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ibrahim and al-Fadl sons of Muhammad al-Ash`ariyyayn, on the authority of Ubayd ibn Zurarah, on the authority of his father that
I asked Abu `Abdillah (AS): “May I be your ransom! What used to make the Messenger of Allah (sw) swoon when he received…
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5. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah related to me, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of one he mentioned, that Abu `Abd Allah (AS) said
Iblis said to `Isa the son of Maryam (AS): “Does Your Lord have the omnipotence to place Earth inside an egg, without…
Assembled from 6 entries and 1 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.