جعفر بن أحمد بن متيل

H 337 - Our teachers (Shaykhs) have reported saying: We did not have any doubt that if something should happen to Abu Ja’far, no one will take his place, but Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil or his father, for he was Abu Ja’far’s confidant and was at his house mostly. It was known that towards the end of his life, Abu Ja’far did not eat any food that was not prepared at the house of Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil and his father, due to an incident that had occurred. His food was at the house of Ja’far and his father. Our scholars did not doubt that if something happened, the position will be handed to him. When he passed away and Abul Qasim was selected, they submitted to him and did not reject him. They were all with him and at his service just as they were with Abu Ja’far. Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil continued to serve Abul Qasim as his deputy until his death as he served Abu Ja’far Amari. Anyone who criticizes Abul Qasim in fact criticizes Abu Ja’far and finally criticizes the Divine Proof (Hujjah).

When death approached Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari, I was sitting near his head and asking him questions and talking to him. Abul Qasim Ibn Ruh was near his feet. He turned to me and said: “I have been ordered to confide my final will to Abul Qasim Husain Ibn Rauh.” I rose from his head side and took Abul Qasim’s hand and made him sit him in my place and I sat at his feet.

Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Matil said: There was a woman called Zainab from the people of Aba. She was married to Muhammad Ibn Abdil Abi. She had three hundred dinars. She came to my uncle, Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Matil and said: “I want you to give this money to Abul Qasim Ibn Ruh.” My uncle sent me with her to translate for her. When I came to Abul Qasim, he addressed her in an eloquent tongue: “Zainab, chuna, chun bada, kulia, Junista.” It meant, “Zainab, how are you and how did you stay and what is the news of your children?” She did not need my translation. She gave the money and came back.

on the authority of Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil Qummi that Muhammad Ibn Uthman Abu Ja’far Amari had about ten people in Baghdad who were his deputies. Abul Qasim Ibn Ruh was one of them. All of them were closer to him than Abul Qasim Ibn Ruh so much so that when he needed something or had a task, he would have it fulfilled through someone else, because Ibn Ruh did not have that kind of proximity to him. When Abu Ja’far was to pass away, the choice was his and he had the authority to make his final will.

52 – Jaʿfar b. Aḥmad b. Ayyūb, al-Samarqandī, Abū Saʿīd. He is called: the son of the decrepit (ibn al-ʿājiz). He has a book: Refutation against whoever claims that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله was upon the religion of his people prior to prophethood.

“I once wrote to him, meaning, abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, and asked about oxymel, rose water, jam of mulberry, apple, quince and pomegranate. He (the Imam) said in writing, ’It is lawful. 5 ”

Everything in this book that is narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari has been transmitted by me from Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah Al-Kufi, from Muhammad ibn Isma'il Al-Barmaki, from Ja'far ibn Ahmad, from Abdullah ibn Al-Fadl, from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar, from Jabir ibn Yazid Al-Ju'fi, from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari.

Fasting Sha`ban and the month of Ramadan [results in] the forgiveness of Allah, even [from] the prohibited [shedding of] blood.

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), and asked about drinks like oxymel, rose- water, jam of mulberry, pomegranate, quince and apple; if the seller is not knowledgeable when they are sold in our market places. He (the Imam) wrote, ‘It is permissible and it is not harmful. 5 ”

2. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said, “One who seeks forgiveness after reciting Tasbih of Zahra (s.a.) will be forgiven. Although it is recited a hundred times, it is equal to one thousand Tasbih in Mizan. It keeps Satan away and pleases the Merciful.”

in a narration in which he says in its ending: The Glorification of (what was performed by) Fatima, peace be upon him, is among the mentioning of Allah in abundance about which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said: «So mention Me, (and) I will mention you.» (2:152)

Tabattul is that you turn your palms around during prayer [1] when you pray. Ibtihal is that you extend them and bring them forward. Raghba is that you face with your palms to the sky and that you face with them your face. Rahba is that you incline your palms by which you raise them to the face. Tadharru’ is that you move your two fingers and point with them. In another narration: Basbasa is that you raise your index fingers to the sky, make them move and pray.

“I wrote a letter to Abil Hassan (s) and asked about a man who makes love to a woman ten times - whether it be legitimate or not - on one of the days of the (Arabic) month of fasting - Ramadan. He (s) replied, He has to pay ten times the expiation: an expiation for each time, and if he eats or drinks something he should also pay for the expiation of one day.”

Indeed our sayings are hard to understand. Only the following four can understand them: either a nearby-stationed angel; a dispatched Prophet; a servant of God whose faith has been tested or a strong town.” Shoayb al-Had’dad asked, “What do you mean by a strong town?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “I mean a heart with a firm belief.”

I heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) saying: “Surely, our narrations are difficult and distressing. None can handle them except an angel brought near, a commissioned prophet, a believer whose heart has been tested by Allah for faith, or a fortified city.” `Amr said: So I said to Shu`ayb: “O Abu’l Hasan! What is the fortified city?” He said: I said: I asked al-Sadiq (as) about it, and he said to me: “The well-constituted heart.”

Al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Tuba is for the one who adheres to our matters during the occultation of the one of us who Rises, by which his heart does not deviate after guidance. Then I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, and what is Tuba? He said: A tree in Paradise whose origin is in the house of Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, and there is no believer except that in his house is a branch from its branches, and that is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Tuba is for them and a good place of return.» (13:29)

“I wrote a letter to Abil Hassan Al-Kadhim (MGB) and asked about a man who makes love to a woman ten times - whether it be legitimate or not - on one of the days of the month of fasting - Ramazan. He (MGB) replied, ‘He has to pay ten times the expiation: an expiation for each time, and if he eats or drinks anything he should also pay for the expiation of one day.’”

I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: Indeed, our narration is difficult and complicated; it is not endured except by an Angel who is brought near (to Allah), or a Prophet that is sent (with a Divine Message), or a believer whom Allah has tested his heart with faith or a fortified city. Amru said: Then I said to Shu’aib: O Abu’l-Hasan, and what thing is a fortified city? He said: Then he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about it, and so he said to me: A united heart.

“If something happens, who will take your place?” He said, ‘This, Abul Qasim Husain Ibn Rauh Ibn Abi Ja’far Naubakhti will take my place and will be the emissary between you and the Master of the Affair. He will be his representative and he is a reliable and honest man. Refer to him in your affairs and trust him in your vital matters. I have been ordered to that and I conveyed the message.”

The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "I am the master of the prophets and the messengers, and better than the close angels. My successors are the masters of the successors of the prophets and the messengers, and my progeny are the best progeny of the prophets and the messengers, and my companions who follow my path are the best companions of the prophets and the messengers, and my daughter Fatima is the lady of the women of the worlds, and the pure ones from my wives are the mothers of the believers. And my nation is the best nation brought forth for people, and I am the prophet with the most followers on the Day of Resurrection, and I have a pool as wide as the distance between Basra and Sana'a. It contains cups as numerous as the stars in the sky. My successor at the pool that day is my successor in this world." It was asked: "Who is that, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "The leader of the Muslims, the commander of the faithful, and their guardian after me, Ali ibn Abi Talib. He will give drink to his friends and drive away his enemies just as one of you drives away strange camels from the watering place." Then he (sw) said: "Whoever loves Ali and obeys him in this world will come to my pool tomorrow and be with me at my level in Paradise; and whoever hates Ali in this world and disobeys him, I will not see him, nor will he see me on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be driven away from me and taken to the left, to Hell."