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مالك الأشتر

Malik al-Ashtar

Malik al-Ashtar 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)

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15 narrations 53% of them in Nahj al-Balāgha 4 men stand next to him in a chain →

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  • مالك بن الحارث
  • مالك بن الحارث الأشتر
  • مالك بن الحرث الأشتر النخعي
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  1. This is what Allāh’s servant ‘Alī, Amīr al-mu’minīn, has ordered Mālik ibn al-Ḥārith al-Ashtar in his instrument (of…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1471 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. I have placed Mālik [1] ibn al-Ḥārith al-Ashtar in command over you and over all those under you. Therefore, follow his…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1240 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. To the people of Egypt sent through Mālik al-Ashtar when he was made the Governor of that place

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1566 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 4. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Hubaysh al-katib reported to me from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali al-Za’farani, who reported from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi, from Muhammad ibn Zakariyya, from Abdullah ibn al-Dhahhak, from Hisham ibn Muhammad, who said

    When news of the assassination of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, reached Amirul Mu’mineen, peace…

    Al-Amālī #95 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim. He said: Abu’l Salt `Abd al-Salam b. Salih narrated to me. He said: Muhammad b. Yusuf al-Firyabi narrated to me from Sufyan from al-Awza`i from Yahya b. Abi Kathir from Habib b. al-Jahm. He said

    When `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) went with us to the land of Siffin, he disembarked in a village called Sanduda’. Then, he…

    Al-Amālī #295 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. Now, I have sent to you a man from among the servants of Allāh who allows himself no sleep in days of danger, nor does…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1389 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 443. When the news of the death of (Mālik) al-Ashtar (may Allāh have mercy on him), reached Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #2033 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. To the people of Egypt when he appointed (Mālik) al-Ashtar as their Governor.

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1387 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. To Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr on coming to know that he had taken over the position of (Mālik) al-Ashtar as Governor of Egypt…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1373 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about al-Ashtar al-Nakha‘ī: He is the sword of Allah that does not fail to strike and…

    Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9417 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about al-Ashtar al-Nakha‘ī when he was informed about his death (may Allah have mercy…

    Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9416 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. I have come to know of your anger at the posting of al-Ashtar in your place, but I did not do so because of any…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1374 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. Imam Ali (AS) wrote in one of his letters to al-Ashtar, when he appointed him governor of Egypt, 'Do not discontinue a…

    Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1592 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 83. My father, may Allah grant him mercu, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Ibn Sinan, from Ibrahim bin Abi’l-Bilad, from Sudayr, that he said

    I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «Indeed,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #807 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 6. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al-Katib reported to me from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abdul Karim al-Za’farani, who reported from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi, who reported from Ismail ibn Aban, who reported from Amru ibn Shimr, who said

    I heard Jabir ibn Yazid reporting from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, who reported from his father,…

    Al-Amālī #325 Volume 1 Read the narration
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