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كثير

Kathir

Kathir kept company with ʿAlī.

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

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The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: ʿAlī (ʿa)

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  1. عن الصادق (عليه السلام) أنه

    A man asked a question from Imam Sadiq (a.s). In his reply the Imam (a.s) said: “In fact unity and justice are the…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #8 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 11. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from abu Isma’il who has said the following

    “Once I said to abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, there is a great number of Shi’a in…

    Al-Kāfi #615 Volume 2 Read the narration
  3. 10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hudhayfah ibn Mansur from Mu’adh ibn Kathir, Bayya’ al-Akyisah who has said the following

    “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I am thinking to quit doing business in market place while there is a certain…

    Al-Kāfi #483 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-Hassan ibn Ribat who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a cesspool which is above a well. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is above the…

    Al-Kāfi #33 Volume 3 Read the narration
  5. 5-70 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Qutaybat al-Basry, on the authority of Abi Khalid al-Ajami that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    No one can benefit from those who lack five characteristics: religion; intellect; politeness; freedom-loving; and a good…

    Al-Khiṣāl #731 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 47-11 Abul Qasim Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdillah ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that his father and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Majilawayh quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah Al-Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Alawi, “We - a group of young Hashemite fellows - were with Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) when Ja’far ibn Umar al-Alawi passed us by wearing worn-out clothes. Some of us looked at others and laughed at Ja’far ibn Umar’s clothes. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘

    You will soon see him very rich with a lot of followers.’ About one month later he became the governor of Medina and his…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #480 Volume 2 Read the narration
  7. Imam Ali (AS) said in a letter he wrote to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, ‘Know - along with this -…

    Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1674 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. وبهذا الاسناد عن سليمان، عن داود بن كثير الرقّي قال

    (The same previous series of relaters)… from Sulaiman that Dawoud bin Kuthair ar-Raqqi said: When I was before Abu…

    Faḍaʾil al-Shīʿa #10 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 333. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said describing a believer: A believer has a cheerful face, a sorrowful heart,…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1895 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. Imam Ali (AS) said, The cheerfulness of a believer is in his face and his sorrow is in his heart. He has the broadest…

    Ghurar al-Ḥikam #911 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salma ibn al-Khattab from Ali ibn Hassa’n from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Kathir who has said the following.

    “Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) that Mihzam came in and to The Imam (a.s.), ‘May Allah take my soul…

    Al-Kāfi #938 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. Hadith.71 - Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) was asked about a man who needed to perform wudu for prayer but…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #71 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. In spite of our old established honour and our well-known superiority over your people, we did not stay away from mixing…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1314 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. Hadith.3063 - It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Umar

    "We were in Mecca, and the prices of sacrificial animals increased. We bought for one dinar, then for two dinars, and…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1497 Volume 2 Read the narration
  15. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Hassan from his uncle ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Wealth and glory circle around. If they find a place, where trust is found, they…

    Al-Kāfi #144 Volume 2 Read the narration
  16. 4. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Muhammad ibn Ali from Yunus ibn Ya‘qub from his brother Yusuf who has said the following

    “Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in al-Hijr (near al-Ka‘bah) and he asked for water. Water was brought in a…

    Al-Kāfi #1614 Volume 6 Read the narration
  17. 12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Urama and Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah from Ali ibn Hassa’n from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Know that whatever property you may gain, one fifth belongs to God, the Messenger, the kindred, . .” (8:41) The Imam (a.s.) said

    “It refers to Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) and the Imams (a.s.).”

    Al-Kāfi #1093 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. (11) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Salama bin al-Khattab from Ali bin Hassaan that Abdurrahman bin Katheer had said

    “Once I was with Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) when Muhzim came to him. Muhzim said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “May I…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #390 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad Drust ibn abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Isma’Il all from Hanan ibn Sadir from his father from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whenever you see a man afflicted with a misfortune, say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Who has kept me safe from that…

    Al-Kāfi #1949 Volume 2 Read the narration
  20. 31-202 Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Malik al-Kufi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mada’eni, on the authority of Fadhl ibn Kathir that Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, "

    Whoever sees a poor person and greets him in a manner different from that with which he greets a rich man will visit God…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #202 Volume 2 Read the narration
  21. Hadith.1628 - It is permissible for a man who owns seven hundred (dirhams or similar) to accept Zakat, while it is…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #32 Volume 2 Read the narration
  22. Hadith.3921 - Imam (as) said: "Regarding the washer (ghassal) and the goldsmith (sawwagh), if something is stolen from…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #804 Volume 3 Read the narration
  23. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Talha ibn Zayd who has said the following.

    “(Imam) abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said, ‘The narrators of the book are a great many but those who would follow the proper…

    Al-Kāfi #132 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 17. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Kathir al-Khazzaz who has said the following

    “Once Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) asked me, ‘Do you want to go to the market where fruits and things that you desire are sold?’…

    Al-Kāfi #947 Volume 2 Read the narration
  25. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hudhayfah ibn Mansur who has said the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that you must not involve yourself in the affairs of your brother (in belief) where…

    Al-Kāfi #123 Volume 4 Read the narration
  26. 6.Muḥammad ibn Sinān narrated from Abū ʿAmmār Bayyāʿ al-Aksiyah,[1] from al-Zaydī, from Abū Arākah who said

    “I heard ʿAlī (a) say, ‘Verily Allah has some servants whose hearts have been humbled by the awe of Allah, so they…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #9 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih ibn al-Sindiy from Ja‘far ibn Bashir from Aban ‘Uthman from Dawud ibn Kathir who has said the following

    “Once I had dinner with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), at ‘Atmah (time of late evening Salat (prayer)). When he (the Imam) ended…

    Al-Kāfi #1156 Volume 6 Read the narration
  28. 1-105 Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad narrated that Ibn Muni’a quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Imran al-Akhnesi in the year 28 A.H. (649 A.D.) in which he died, that

    he heard Abu Khalid al-Ahmari quote on the authority of Isma’il ibn Abi Khalid, on the authority of Ata ibn al-Sa’eb, on…

    Al-Khiṣāl #106 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. They are life for knowledge and death for ignorance. Their forbearance tells you of their knowledge, their outer self of…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1186 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. Prayer is broken by wind (i.e. flatulence) when it comes out from the prayer, or other than it of what breaks the wudu,…

    Al-Amālī #1010 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. Soma'at narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said

    “Do not overestimate your good deeds, and do not underestimate your minor sins, since they accumulate and become a lot.…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #333 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. Hadith.4338 - Al-Qasim ibn Urwah narrated from Burayd al-Ijli, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said

    "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, sent down to Adam a woman from Paradise, and he married her to one of his…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1125 Volume 3 Read the narration
  33. 1. Several of our companions narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazee', from Al-Fadl ibn Katheer, from Hassan al-Mu'allim. He said

    I asked Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) about teaching. He replied: 'Do not take a fee for teaching.' I then asked: 'What…

    Al-Kāfi #358 Volume 5 Read the narration
  34. 7. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Imran bin Musa, from Hasan ibn Musa al-Khashhab, from Ali bin Hassaan, from Abdul-Rahman bin Kathir al-Hashimi, the servant of Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And by the witness, and by what is to be witnessed» (85:3). He said

    The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family and the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #595 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. Al-Hasan bin Ahmed from his father that Abdullah bin Jibilla al-Kinani related: A fish was hanging down my hand when I met Abu al-Hasan Musa bin Ja’far (a). He asked me to throw that fish and said

    I do not like for the noble men to carry cheap things themselves. He then added: O Shia, your enemies are numerous. All…

    Ṣifāt al-Shīʿa #16 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from abu Zahir from al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khashshab from Ali ibn Hassa’n from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Those who have accepted the faith and have kept it pure from injustice, have achieved security and guidance.” (6:82) The Imam (a.s.) said

    “It refers to faith in that Prophet Muhammad (s.a) has brought from Allah about Wilaya, Leadership with Divine Authority…

    Al-Kāfi #1084 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. Hadith.4050 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Salih, from Abu Abdullah (as), who said

    I asked Imam (as) about a man who found a dinar in his house. Imam (as) said: "Does anyone else enter his house?" I…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #836 Volume 3 Read the narration
  38. 33. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Urama and Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah from Ali ibn Hassa’nfm ‘Abdallah ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “What do they quarrel about? (78:1). They quarrel about the great news.” (78:2) The Imam (a.s.) said

    “The great news here stands for Leadership with Divine Authority.” I asked him about the meaning of, “. . in such…

    Al-Kāfi #1114 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Malik al-Kufi. He said: Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Mada’ini narrated to me from Fadl b. Kathir from `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as). He said

    Whoever meets a poor Muslim and greets him in a way that is different than the way he greets the rich, Allah will be…

    Al-Amālī #708 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. Ahmad b. Yahya al-Mukattib narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Warraq narrated to us. He said: Bishr b. Sa`id b. Qalbuwayh narrated to me. He said

    `Abd al-Jabbar b. Kathir al-Tamimi al-Yamani narrated to us. He said: I heard Muhammad b. Harb al-Hilali the emir of…

    Al-Amālī #338 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 2-7 Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad narrated that Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Mu’az quoted on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn al-Hassan al-Marvazy, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Mobarak and al-Fazl ibn Musa, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sa’id ibn Abi Hind, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn Ab’bas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    There are two things which cause sedition for most people: health and leisure.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #121 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 71. Abaan, from Abu Baseer who said

    ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) when mother of Khalid who had been cut off by Yusuf Bin Umar came…

    Al-Kāfi #73 Volume 8 Read the narration
  43. Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) said

    “On the Resurrection Day God will have the poor people called to Him. A lot of people will stand up. God will tell them…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #468 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 10.ʿUthmān ibn ʿĪsā narrated from Samāʿah who said

    “I heard Abā alḤasan Mūsā (a) saying, ‘Do not consider [your] many good deeds as abundant, and do not consider [your]…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #36 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 7. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of `Ali ibn Hassan al-Wasiti, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Yunus, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir freed slave of Abu Ja`far that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The nature made by Allah is which He has made men. He replied

    “It is a natural predisposition to accept Divine Unity, that Muhammad (SA) is the Messenger of Allah, and that `Ali is…

    Al-Tawḥīd #376 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from his father from al- Nadr ibn Suwayd from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “No vein is injured, no failure takes place, no headache or illness occurs but because of the sin. This is mentioned in…

    Al-Kāfi #962 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 1. We were informed by Abu’l-Hasan, Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Ghalib, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Fadl, Ya’qoub bin Yusuf, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Rahman, that he said: We were told by Mu’adh bin Hisham, that he said: I was told by my father, from Mu’ammar, from Yahya bin Abi Katheer, from Dhamdham, from Abu Huraira, that the

    Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, ordered to kill the two blacks during prayer. Mu’ammar said: I…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #401 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from Nu’aym ibn Ibrahim from ‘Abbad ibn Kathir who has narrated the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who arranges marriage for his mature son with an orphan…

    Al-Kāfi #391 Volume 7 Read the narration
  49. (6) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Shayban from Yousuf bin Kulayb al-Mass’oodi from al-Hakam bin Sulayman from Muhammad bin Kuthayr that Abu Bakr al-Hadhrami had said

    Once Abban and I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) when the black banners (revolts) had been raised in Khurasan…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #229 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. 2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Uwarma from Ali ibn Hassa’n from his uncle ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir said that he asked

    I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the meaning of the following words of Allah. “Ask the people of Dhikr if you do…

    Al-Kāfi #542 Volume 1 Read the narration
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