عبد الله بن المغيرة

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who goes to a valley and remembers and supplicates the Almighty Allah spreading his hands, the Almighty Allah will fill the entire valley with goodness for every big and small thing present there.”

1. I do not know about him more of his name - from abu Hamzah who has said the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), on seeing a dead body brought near, would say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah who has not brought my life to an end.’”

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira has been transmitted by me from Ja'far ibn Ali Al-Kufi - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from his grandfather Al-Hasan ibn Ali, from his grandfather Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira Al-Kufi. I have also narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira. Additionally, I have narrated it from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Saffar, from Ibrahim ibn Hashim and Ayyub ibn Nuh, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira.

And whatever is narrated from Muthanna ibn Abd Al-Salam, I have narrated it from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Ṣaffar, from Muawiyah ibn Hakim, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughirah, from Muthanna ibn Abd Al-Salam.

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abu Habib Najiyah has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Mu'awiyah ibn Hakim, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira, from Mathna Al-Hannat, from Abu Habib Najiyah.

5. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “Keep a cornelian ring in your hand so that Allah gives you abundance and you remain safe from calamities.”

And whatever is narrated from ʿIsa ibn Aʿyan, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Al-Ṣalt, from Abu Ṭalib Abdullah ibn Al-Ṣalt, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughirah, from ʿIsa ibn Aʿyan.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the number of months before Allah is twelve in Allah’s Book, from the day He created the heavens and earth. In front of the months is the month of Allah, whose mention is most majestic, and that is the month of Ramadan. The heart of the month of Ramadan is the night of al-Qadr (destiny). The Holy Quran came during the first night of the month of Ramadan; thus, the month is welcomed with the Holy Quran.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable for a fasting person to use a fresh twig as tooth brush; however, it is not harmful to make one’s brush wet with water, then discharge out of one’s mouth so that nothing is left.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful if a fasting person swallows his mucus.”’

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of an old man who becomes weak because of fasting in the month of Ramadan. He (the Imam) said, ‘He pays a ransom of one meal to a destitute person for every day.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one has missed fasting of the month of Ramadan, for good reasons, it is better to make its Qada’ (compensatory fast) in continued order; but in different times is also valid and it is not harmful.’”

“He (the Imam) has said that the Messenger of Allah, once said, ‘You must treat bread with reverence.’ It was asked, ‘What is its reverence?’ He (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘When it is made available one must not wait for others.’ The Messenger of Allah has said that of treating it with reverence is not to step on it or cut it.’”

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I drove the offering animal and performed al- Qiran al-Hajj. He (the Imam) said, ‘Why did you not perform al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) which is more virtuous?’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘It is sufficient for you in it to perform one Tawaf around the House and one Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Perform Tawaf around al-Ka‘bah on the day of sacrifice.’” (The rest of Ahadith in this as well as the following Chapters are best explained in the form of fatwa).

“Once, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), mentioned fish which floats on water and what people dislike. He (the Imam) said, ‘The fish floating on the water are disliked because their smell has changed.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali Ibn Abu Talib in al-Kufah would ride the mule of the Messenger of Allah (saww) then pass by the fish market and say, ‘Do not use for food and do not sell of fish whatever has no scales.’”

“(Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) ) has said, ‘If the ground is wet and dry soil or water is not available you must look for an area which is the most dry of the others, take Tayammum with dust thereof or something with dust on it. If you can find nothing else other than clay, then it is not harmful to take Tayammum therewith.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who, during a journey, experiences sexual relation but does not have any water with him except very little and is afraid of facing thirst if it is used for Ghusl (bath). He (the Imam) said, ‘If he is afraid of facing thirst, he must spill not even one drop; he must take Tayammum with soil; soil is more dear to me”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If normal duration of a woman’s blood discharge due to Hayd (menses) is ten days, she does not need to perform an examination but if it is less, she must perform an examination.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘No word is lighter, easier and more eloquent for the tongue than Subhana Allah (Allah is free of all defects).’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘Can I say Tahlil (no one deserves worship except Allah), Tahmid (it is Allah only who deserves all praise) and Takbir (Allah is great beyond description), instead of Tasbih (Allah is free of all defects)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, all of them are speaking of Allah.’ I (the narrator) said, ‘We know the meaning of Tahmid (it is Allah only who deserves all praise) and Tahlil (no one deserves worship except Allah). What is the explanation of Tasbih (Allah is free of all defects)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is to speak of the glory of Allah, consider when a man is marveled because of something says, ‘Subhana Allah (Allah is free of all defects).””