كثير
Kathir
Kathir kept company with ʿAlī.
مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: ʿAlī (ʿa)
In this collection
Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.
Found by searching the chains for these names, so a namesake may appear among them.
The 2 names searched
- كثير
- كثير والد الحسن
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4-84 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Salih who linked it up through a chain of narrators to the Divine Leader
“There are four things a little of which is a lot: fire, sleep, disease and animosity.”
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little truth repels much falsehood, just as a little fire burns a lot of firewood.
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Ali's followers look pale, slim, and thirsty. Their lips are dry. Their color is changing. Their…
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Imam Ali (AS) said, If you do not restrain your soul from many of the things that you love out of fear of its…
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19. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Yahya ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Abdallah ibn Jubla from ibn Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) was asked
‘May I be your ransom, I have a neighbor who does a lot of salaat, gives a lot in charity and very often does hajj and…
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Certainly, many people have turned away from many a (lasting) benefit (of the next life), for they bent towards the…
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عن محمّد بن الحسن- رضي اللّه عنه- عن محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار، عن عليّ بن حسّان الواسطيّ عن عمّه عبد الرّحمن بن كثير الهاشميّ.
Everything in this book that is narrated from Abd Al-Rahman ibn Kathir Al-Hashimi has been transmitted by me from…
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Imam Ali (AS) said, One enemy is plenty.
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When I am dead hard circumstances and distressing events would befall you, many persons in the position of asking…
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The jealous one has many regrets and his sins are multiplied.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The jealous one has many regrets, and his vices are manifold.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The equitable person has many friends and intimates.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A believer makes few mistakes and does plenty of work.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Views are many but foresight is little.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A little covetousness corrupts a lot of piety.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A little cupidity corrupts a lot of piety.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A little knowledge removes a lot of ignorance.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The aggressive tyrant has many opponents and enemies.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Knowledge is abundant but action is scarce.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a thing that is little grows and develops much more than that which is plenty.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A little truth repels much falsehood.
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28. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain persons of our people in a marfu‘ manner that Abu ‘Abdillah (as) said
“Rasulullah (sw) said, ‘When you find a man who prays and fasts a great deal do not become proud of him until you see…
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1 – Bakr b. Ṣāliḥ al-Rāzī. (Very weak). Narrated many strange reports exclusively.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A little greed leads to a lot of cupidity.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little [wealth] that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The little that saves [one from hellfire] is better than plenty that destroys.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A little good etiquette is better than many noble ancestors
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that continues is better than a lot that is discontinuous.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that is continuous is better than a lot that is discontinuous.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that belongs to you is better than plenty that belongs to others.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little religion is better than plenty of worldly possession.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Lowering the gaze is better than staring.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who has a bad character is very impetuous and has a bitter life.
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Fear Allāh every morning and evening and remain apprehensive about yourself of this deceitful world and do not regard it…
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed leads to many flaws (or great sins).
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The blinding of sight is better than a lot of gazing [at what is forbidden].
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that is practiced continually is better than [doing] a lot that makes one weary.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the narrators of knowledge are many, but those who are careful of [acting upon] it are few.
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10-41 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Abi Muhammad al-Ansari, on the authority of Amr ibn Abil Miqdam, on the authority of his father
“Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) told me, ‘O Abil Miqdam! Indeed Ali’s followers are pale due to abstinence; slim and with dry…
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444. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A little that lasts is better than much that brings grief.
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278. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A small action which is continued with regularity is more beneficial…
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The little that one is in need of is better than the plenty that one is needless of.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little with a praised outcome is better than plenty with a harmful consequence.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The little that you perform continuously is weightier than the great amount that you perform…
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6. Ahmad ibn Mehran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following
“In one of the years many people in Makkah died because of a great deal of lightning and thunder. I visited abu Ibrahim…
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Imam Ali (AS) said, describing the believer, ‘Great is his silence and occupied is his time.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A believer is one whose affair is near, whose sorrow is distant, whose silence is much and whose…
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The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘A little knowledge is better than a lot of worship.
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever reprimands his soul for [its] faults, it is deterred from many of the sins.
Assembled from 2 entries and 2 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.