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عثمان

Uthman

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

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  1. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Hilal from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Adhafir who has said the following

    “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I fast these three days of the month but perhaps I travel or become ill, am…

    Al-Kāfi #514 Volume 4 Read the narration
  2. 14. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Umar ibn ’Abd al-‘Aziz from Hisham ibn Salim, Hammed ibn ‘Uthman and others who said

    Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said, ‘My Hadith is the Hadith of my father. The Hadith of my father is the Hadith of my…

    Al-Kāfi #155 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی الْعَطَّارُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّازِیِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَیْمَانَ الْبَصْرِیِّ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّیِّ عَنِ الریان [الرَّبَابِ] امْرَأَتِهِ قَالَتْ

    1. Dawood Raqqi narrates that his wife Rabab said: I prepared a sweet dish of dates and took it to Imam Ja’far Sadiq…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #571 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 3-19 Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Uthman, “Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, ‘

    Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God is angry with the oppressive wealthy ones, wicked old men and the arrogant needy…

    Al-Khiṣāl #261 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 4. He said: Abu Hafs Umar ibn Muhammad al-Sayrafi reported to me from Muhammad ibn Hammam al-Askafi who reported from Ahmad ibn Idrees, who reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa al-Asha’ri, from ‘Ali ibn No-man, from Fudhail ibn Uthman, from Muhammad ibn Shurayh who said

    I heard Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, say: "Surely, Allah has enforced our authority, and made it…

    Al-Amālī #71 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 2. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Khalid al-Maraghi reported to me from Abdul Karim ibn Muhammad al-Bijili, who reported from Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah, who reported from Muhammad ibn Mas’ab al-Qurqusni, who reported from al-Awzai, who reported from Shaddad ibn Abu Ammar, from Wathila ibn al-Asqa, who said

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Allah chose Ismail from the children of Ibrahim, and chose…

    Al-Amālī #259 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 22-17 Abul Hassan Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Yunus narrated that Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Haravy quoted Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Sawar, on the authority of Isa ibn Ahmad al-Asqalani, on the authority of Urwah ibn Marvan al-Barqy, on the authority of Ribah ibn Badr, on the authority of Aban, on the authority of Anas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    On the Resurrection Day, the Honorable the Exalted God shall raise anyone in my nation who remembers forty traditions…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1172 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. (39) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Abdurrahman bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin Salim bin Abdurrahman al-Azdi from Uthman bin Sa’eed at-Taweel from Ahmad bin Sayr from Musa bin Bakr al-Wasiti from al-Fudhayl that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said when talking about the Qur’anic verse (You are only a warner and (there is) a guide for every people)

    “Each imam is a guide to the people of his age.”

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #61 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who has said the following

    “I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can anyone remain safe from the pressure of the grave?’ The Imam said, ‘I seek…

    Al-Kāfi #891 Volume 3 Read the narration
  10. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya b. `Imran al-Ash`ari. He said: Abu `Abdillah al-Razzaq – and his name is `Abdullah b. Ahmad – narrated to me from Sajjada – and his name is al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi `Uthman, and the name of my father is `Uthman al-Habib – from Muhammad b. Abi Hamza from Mu`awiya b. Wahb from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said

    A wiseman sought a wiseman for seven hundred parasangs to attain seven words. When he caught up to him, he said to him:…

    Al-Amālī #367 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. أَبِی ره عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی عُثْمَانَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ أَبِی عُبَادَهَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ أَبِی سَعِیدٍ الْمَدَائِنِیِّ قَالَ

    9. Abu Saeed Madaini visited Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) and asked him, “May I be sacrificed for you, should I go for the…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #305 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who has an asset in stock which remains with him for one year or more…

    Al-Kāfi #2022 Volume 3 Read the narration
  13. H 145 - It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ali from Uthman bin Ahmad Sammak from Ibrahim bin Abdullah Hashmi from Ibrahim bin Hani from Naeem bin Hammad Maruzi from Baqiya bin Walid from Abu Bakr bin Abu Maryam from Fadhl bin Yaqub Rakhami from Abdullah bin Ja’far from Abu Malih from Ziyad bin Bayan from Ali bin Nufayl from Saeed bin Musayyab that Umme Salama, wife of the Prophet said

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: “Mahdi is from my progeny, from the descendants of Fatima.”

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #326 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from certain persons of our people who have said the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must remain on your guard in the case of married women who are divorced against…

    Al-Kāfi #1664 Volume 5 Read the narration
  15. 2.ʿUthmān ibn ʿĪsā narrated from Samāʿah who said

    “One day Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) mentioned good character and said, ‘A servant of the Messenger of Allah (ṣ) passed away, so…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #61 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 3. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Hasan bin Ali al-Washha’, from Muhammed bin Qasim bin Fudail, from Hammad bin Uthman, that he said

    I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: May I be sacrificed for you, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah’s…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #132 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim Majilawayh, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Uthman bin Isa, from Harun bin Kharija, that he said

    I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: If one of you wants a thing, let him, verily, not consult anyone of the…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #196 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 14-3 Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Bandar al-Shafe’ee al-Furqany in Furqan narrated that Abu Bakr Mosadat ibn Asma’ quoted Abu Amr Ahmad ibn Hazim ibn Muhammad ibn Yunus ibn Muhammad ibn Hazim Abi Qarzat al-Qaffari - a companion of the Prophet of God, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Kanasah Abu Yahya Al-Asady, his father, on the authority of Hisham ibn Urwah , on the authority of Uthman ibn Urwah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awam that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    Dye your hair in such a way that you do not look like the Christians or the Jews.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #1112 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following

    “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who formed a contract for a land without compulsion on the…

    Al-Kāfi #1020 Volume 5 Read the narration
  20. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A man once asked me about a woman who died without performing al-Hajj but made a will…

    Al-Kāfi #64 Volume 7 Read the narration
  21. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following

    “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about buying food which is exchanged by means of weighing or measuring, if such…

    Al-Kāfi #612 Volume 5 Read the narration
  22. Hadith.5168 - Uthman ibn Isa and Zurah narrated from Samaah from Abu Abdullah (as), who said

    I asked Imam (as) about a person who intentionally kills a believer - does he have repentance? Imam (as) said: "No, not…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #200 Volume 4 Read the narration
  23. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from Mu‘alla ibn Khunays who has said the following.

    “One day I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, I thought of the descendants…

    Al-Kāfi #1075 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from and Humayd ibn Ziyad from al- Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from more than one person all from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Isma’il ibn al-Fadl al-Hashimiy who has said the following: “About the case of a man who accepts in a transaction, in exchange for what he pays, the taxes due on non-Muslim taxpayers, taxes on palm trees, on groves, on birds and does not know if any such items exist or not, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘

    If he knows that at least one thing of it exists that he can have, he can buy and accept the deal with it.’”

    Al-Kāfi #685 Volume 5 Read the narration
  25. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ’Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn A‘yan who has said the following.

    “Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) would say, ‘I was born of the descendents of the holy Prophet (s.a.) while I knew the book of…

    Al-Kāfi #189 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from al-Hassan al-Zayyat who has said the following

    “I completed the acts of al-Hajj or ‘Umrah, I passed by al-Madinah and asked about abu Ja’far (a.s.). He said that he…

    Al-Kāfi #1559 Volume 6 Read the narration
  27. H 339 - It is narrated through the same chain of narrators from Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain from Ali bin Muhammad bin Matil from his uncle, Ja’far Ibn Ahmad Ibn Matil that he said

    When death approached Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Uthman Amari, I was sitting near his head and asking him questions and…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #586 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah ibn Mehran who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is divorced and about where she must complete her waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    She completes her waiting period in her house and must not go out. If she wants to visit she must go after midnight but…

    Al-Kāfi #370 Volume 6 Read the narration
  29. 7. A number of our companions have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Aban ibn 'Uthman, from Sabbah ibn Sayyaba, from Abu 'Abdallah (a.s), who said the following

    "The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: 'Any believer or Muslim who dies while leaving behind a debt not incurred for…

    Al-Kāfi #1064 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amer narrated to us from his uncle `Abdullah b. `Amer from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Aban b. `Uthman from Aban b. Taghlub from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his father from his grandfather (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever wants a way (tawassul) to me and wants my hand in his intercession on the Day…

    Al-Amālī #609 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya b. `Imran al-Ash`ari from Muhammad b. al-Sindi from `Ali b. al-Hakam from Fudayl b. `Uthman from Abi’l Zubayr al-Makki. He said

    I saw Jabir leaning on his staff, and he was going around the pathways and gatherings of the Ansar, saying: `Ali is the…

    Al-Amālī #153 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Muawiyah b. Hakeem from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Aban b. Uthman from Muhammad b. Sa’eed from ’Atiyyah al-’Ufa from Abi Sa’eed al-Khudri from The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) who said

    ‘How can I misguide a person who is guided, protected and needless?’”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #615 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. H 314 - Abu Nasr Hibtullah bin Muhammad bin Ahmad Katib Ibn binte Abu Ja’far Amari has narrated that

    Abu Amr was from the Asadi tribe, but was called after his grandfather, Ja’far bin Amari. A group of our scholars have…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #554 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. Himad ibn Uthman narrated that once when he was with Imam Sadiq (a.s) one of their companions entered, and Imam Sadiq (a.s) asked him: “Why has so and so complained to me about you?” He replied: “He is complaining because I have asked him to pay back what is mine.” Imam Sadiq (a.s) said

    “Did you not think that he might get upset if you do so. Have you not read God's words in: “Those who join together…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #493 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al- Kinaniy who has narrated the following

    “About the meaning of the words of Allah, ‘. . . the witnesses must not refuse to testify when they are summoned to…

    Al-Kāfi #550 Volume 7 Read the narration
  36. 6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan who has said the following

    “Once I was in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) when a man complained to him about something he needed. The Imam…

    Al-Kāfi #893 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “One who endeavors to help his Muslim brother (in belief) for the sake of Allah, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most…

    Al-Kāfi #712 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from Muhammad ibn al-Hakim who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is a non- Arab with a weak woman and an Arab camel man who takes…

    Al-Kāfi #1766 Volume 4 Read the narration
  39. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from his father, from Ali bin Nu’man, from Fudail bin Uthman, that he said

    Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, was asked and it was said to him: Indeed, these wicked ones narrate of your father and…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #293 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 3. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad al-Hassan ibn Ali from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the word of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘A prostitute man cannot marry but a prostitute woman or a pagan,’ (24:4) has said, ‘

    During the time of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their…

    Al-Kāfi #1411 Volume 5 Read the narration
  41. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid all from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following

    “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about al-Mubarat and about how it takes place. He (the Imam) said, ’It happens when…

    Al-Kāfi #587 Volume 6 Read the narration
  42. 11. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali-Hajjal and ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from a man of the people of al-Madina from Ali-Mutrifiy who has said the following.

    “Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) passed away and owed my four thousand dirhams. I said to myself, “My money is lost.” Abu…

    Al-Kāfi #1317 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. Hadith.4557 - Aban ibn Uthman narrated from Al-Hasan al-Sayqal, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said

    I heard him being asked about a man who purchased a bondwoman and had relations with her before observing an istibra'…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1342 Volume 3 Read the narration
  44. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Uthman from ibn ‘Udhaynah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has created a people for the truth, when they pass by the door of the truth,…

    Al-Kāfi #779 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from `Uthman b. `Isa from `Abdullah b. Muskan from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said

    Surely, Allah distinguished His Messenger (s) with noble character (makarim al-akhlaq). So, test yourselves – if you…

    Al-Amālī #323 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 10-12 Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā al-ʿAṭṭār, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: my father narrated to us; from Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿĪsā; from ʿUthmān b. ʿĪsā; from ʿAbd Allāh b. Muskān; from Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas), who said

    "God - Blessed and Exalted - distinguished His Messenger (ṣ) with the most noble mannerisms. Test yourselves, therefore,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #984 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus all from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhaynah from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the ordained share of grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ’I do not know anyone who…

    Al-Kāfi #322 Volume 7 Read the narration
  48. 6. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Khalid al-Maraghi reported to me from al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad al-Dallal, who reported from Ismail ibn Muhammad al-Muzni, who reported from Uthman ibn Sa'id, who reported from ‘Ali ibn Ghurab, from Musa ibn Qais al-Hadhrami, from Salama ibn Kuhail, from Ayadh ibn Ayadh, from his father, who said

    Once ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) passed by a group of people among whom was Salman, may Allah bless him with mercy. So…

    Al-Amālī #385 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 4. He said: Abu ‘Ali al-Hasan ibn Abdillah al-Qattan reported to me from Abu Amru Uthman ibn Ahmad, who reported to me from Ahmad ibn al-Husayn, who reported from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Bassam, from ‘Ali ibn al-Hakam, from al-Laith ibn Sa’d, from Abu Saeed al-Khudari, who said

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O people, love ‘Ali because his flesh is my flesh, his blood is…

    Al-Amālī #323 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. 22-1 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Muawiyahibn Hakim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Aban ibn Uthman, on the authority of Al-Fuzayl ibn Yasar that he had heard Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) say, “

    The prayers of whoever drinks wine would not be accepted for forty days. If he doesn’t say his prayers during these…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1156 Volume 1 Read the narration
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