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العبدي

Al-Abdi

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  1. To al-Mundhir ibn Jārūd al-‘Abdī who had misappropriated certain things given into his administrative charge.

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1615 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 4. My father narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from one of our companions – whose name he forgot, from ‘Ubaydillāh ibn Mūsā, from Muhalhal Al-‘Abdi, from Abī Hārūn Al-‘Abdi, from Rabī’ah Al-Sa’di, from Abī Dhar Al-Ghifāri, who said

    I saw the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) kiss Ḥasan and Ḥusain (a.s.) and say: The fire will not touch the face of those…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #111 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. Hadith.5266 - Imam Abu Abdullah (as) was asked about a man who inflicted a mudhiha (a wound exposing the bone) on a…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #296 Volume 4 Read the narration
  4. 2. It is narrated from him from Muhammad ibn Ali from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdi from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following

    about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. “In fact, the Quran consists of illustrious verses that exist in…

    Al-Kāfi #556 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 14ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَالْحَسَنِ ابْنَيْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُمَا

    14. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad and al-Hassan, two sons of Ali ibn Ibrahim narrated to him in the year…

    Al-Kāfi #878 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-‘Abdiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When cheese and walnut come together in each of them there is a cure but separately…

    Al-Kāfi #1385 Volume 6 Read the narration
  7. 18. Ali has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khath’ami from Muhammad ibn Bulul al-‘Abdi who has said the following

    “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Allah has not protected the believers from the turmoil of the world but He has…

    Al-Kāfi #918 Volume 2 Read the narration
  8. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-‘Abdiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If cheese is harmful in all things and does not benefit in anything, sugar on the…

    Al-Kāfi #1346 Volume 6 Read the narration
  9. 17. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al- ‘Aziz al-‘Abdi from ibn abu Ya’fur who has said the following

    “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever’s heart is lodged with the world is ensnared with three things: a concern…

    Al-Kāfi #1149 Volume 2 Read the narration
  10. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdiy from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that no one should enter a grave with shoes, slippers, turbans, gowns or hats.”

    Al-Kāfi #727 Volume 3 Read the narration
  11. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn (za)’lan from abu Ishaq al-Khurasani from ‘Amr ibn Jumay’ al-‘Abdi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Our Shi’a (followers) look pale, with parched (lips), slim and they receive the darkening night with sadness.”

    Al-Kāfi #835 Volume 2 Read the narration
  12. 10. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu‘Abd Allah from certain individuals of his people from Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna al-Hazrami from Muhammad ibn Bahlul ibn Muslim al-‘Abdi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The believers are like the two sides of a balance, as his belief increases in strength, his trial also increases in…

    Al-Kāfi #910 Volume 2 Read the narration
  13. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-‘Abdiy from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘Whoever among you is…

    Al-Kāfi #496 Volume 4 Read the narration
  14. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from Hammad from Humayd and Jabir al-‘Abdi who has said the following.

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) has said, ‘Allah has appointed me the Imam for His creation, Therefore, He made it obligatory…

    Al-Kāfi #1074 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 3-22 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abi Sa’id al-Adamy, on the authority of Abdul Aziz al-Abdi that Ibn Abi Ya’foor said, “

    I heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, ‘Whoever gets attached to this world has only grabbed onto continual grief,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #264 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 5-101 Yahya ibn Zayd ibn al-Ab’bas ibn al-Walid al-Baz’zaz in Kufa narrated that his uncle Ali ibn Ab’bas quoted Ibrahim ibn Boshr ibn Khalid al-Abdi, on the authority of Amr ibn Khalid, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Sumaly that Ali ibn al-Hussein (MGB) said, “

    Fair speech increases wealth; increases sustenance; postpones death; creates love among family members; and causes the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #762 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. Mohammed bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to me from Mohammed bin Yahya al-Attar from … al-Mufaddhal bin Ziyad al-Abdi that Abu Abdullah (a) said

    We are truthful household. Your main concern is the affairs of your religion. The main concern of your enemies is you.…

    Ṣifāt al-Shīʿa #19 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 9. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from abu ’Isma‘il Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Azdi from abu ‘Uthman al-‘Abdi from Ja’far from his ancestors from Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “There are no words without action, thee are no words or actions without intention and there are no words, actions and…

    Al-Kāfi #210 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdiy from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a slave- girl who belongs to me and an…

    Al-Kāfi #1547 Volume 5 Read the narration
  20. 5. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, from Sa’d ibn Abdillah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from ‘Ali ibn Asbat, from his uncle Yaqoob ibn Salim, from Abul Hasan al-Abdi, that

    Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: "A slave of Allah does not control his temptation…

    Al-Amālī #379 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from his uncle Ya’qub ibn Salim from abu al-Hassan al-‘Abdi from Sa’d ibn Tarif from al- Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) one day in his speech from the pulpit in al- Kufah said, ‘O people, were it…

    Al-Kāfi #1228 Volume 2 Read the narration
  22. 15. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan and ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-’Abdi from ‘Abd Allah ibn abu Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whoever passes the nights and days with the world as his biggest concern, Allah places poverty between his eyes, makes…

    Al-Kāfi #1147 Volume 2 Read the narration
  23. (1) Ali bin al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Kufi from Muhammad bin Sinan from Abul Jarood from Muzahim al-Abdi from Akrima bin Sa’sa’a that his father had said

    Ali (as) often said: “The Shia come to a day that they become like the goats. The lion does not know which of them to…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #219 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 6-31 Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Qattan narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya bin Zakariya al-Qattan quoted on the authority of Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Al-Fadhl ibn al-Saqr al-Abdi, on the authority of Abu Mo’awiya, on the authority of al-A’amesh, on the authority of Abaya ibn Reb’ee, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (s) said, “

    I am the Master of the Prophets, and Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) is the Master of the Trustees. The Trustees after me are…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #73 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. (6) Ali bin Ahmad bin Obaydillah bin Musa and Ahmad bin Ali al-A’lam narrated from Muhammad bin Ali as-Sayrafi from Muhammad bin Sadaqa, ibn Othayna al-Abdi and Muhammad bin Sinan from Ya’qoob as-Sarraj that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “Al-Qa’im will fight the people of thirteen cities and nations and they will fight him; Mecca, Medina, Basra, Dast…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #400 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdiy from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following

    “Khattab al-Juhniy was one of our associates and he was a hardheaded adversary of the family of Muhammad, ‘Alayhim…

    Al-Kāfi #509 Volume 3 Read the narration
  27. 12. He said: ’Abu Ghalib Ahmad ibn Muhammad reported to me from Abu Tahir Muhmmmad ibn Sulaiman al-Zurari, who reported from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim, from Kharijah ibn Mas’ab, from Muhammad ibn Abu Umair al-Abdi, who reported that: Amirul Mu’mineen ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, said

    "Allah did not take away covenant from the ignorant people for seeking the expoundings of Knowledge, before He had taken…

    Al-Amālī #79 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 107. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahiim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Haroun Bin Mansour Al-Abady, from Abu Al-Ward, who has narrated the following

    Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said Fatima (sa) regarding her (asws) dream which she (asws) saw, to…

    Al-Kāfi #109 Volume 8 Read the narration
  29. I came up to Abu Abdullah (asws), so he (asws) said: ‘Tell Umm Farwa to come and listen to what happened with her…

    Al-Kāfi #263 Volume 8 Read the narration
  30. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, that he said: I was told by my paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Khalaf bin Hammad al-Asadi, from Abu’l-Hasan al-‘Abdi, from al-A’mash, from ‘Abaya bin Rab’ee, from Abdullah bin Abbas, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The one who would like to adhere to the…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #710 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. H 138 - It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq Muqri from Ali bin Abbas Maqanai from Bakkar bin Ahmad from Hasan bin Husain from Sufyan Jariri from Abdullah Momin from Harith bin Hasira from Ammara bin Juin Abdi from Abu Saeed Khudri that he said

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say from the pulpit: Mahdi is from my descendants and Ahle Bayt (a.s). He would stage…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #318 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 7-55 Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Sakoony al-Mazaki al-Kufy in Kufa narrated that Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hazrami quoted Khalaf ibn Khalid al-Abdi, on the authority of Bashr ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari, on the authority of Soor ibn Yazid, on the authority of Khalid ibn Me’dan, on the authority of Mu’az ibn Jebal that the

    Prophet (MGB) told Ali (MGB), “I consider you to be in charge of my Prophethood as there shall be no more Prophets after…

    Al-Khiṣāl #865 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 47 – al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Azdī, Abū ʿAbdillāh. Thiqa. From our companions. Kufan. What was predominant with…

    Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ #207 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from `Abd al-`Aziz b. al-`Abdi from `Abdullah b. Abi Ya`fur. He said

    Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: O `Abdullah! When you pray an obligatory prayer, then pray it…

    Al-Amālī #807 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. By this isnad from Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi. He said: Al-Mas`udi narrated to me. He said: Yahya b. Salim al-`Abdi narrated to us from Isra’il from Maysara from al-Minhal b. `Amr from Zir b. Hubaysh. He said

    `Ali (as) passed by while mounted on mule of the Messenger of Allah (s) with Salman. So, Salman (rh) said: Will you not…

    Al-Amālī #862 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 3. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Khalid al-Maraghi reported to me from Abu Talib Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Bahlool, who reported from Abul Abbas Ahmed ibn al-Hasan al-Dhareer, who reported from Ahmed ibn Muhammad, who reported from Ahmed ibn Yahya, who reported from Abu Harun al-Abdi, from Abi Aqeel, who said

    Once we were with Amirul Mu’mineen, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, when he said: "This Ummah will definitely be…

    Al-Amālī #254 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 9-11 Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’id al-Hashimi narrated that Forat ibn Ibrahim ibn Forat al-Kufy quoted Muhammad ibn Zahir, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Abdi known as Ibn al-Qari, on the authority of Sahl ibn abdul vah’hab, on the authority of Abdul Qod’doos, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Mihran that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    When a person intends to do a good deed, a good deed is recorded for him. Once he engages in doing that good deed, ten…

    Al-Khiṣāl #955 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Khalaf b. Hammad al-Asadi from Abi’l Hasan al-`Abdi from al-A`mash from `Abaya b. Rabi`i from `Abdullah b. `Abbas from his father. He said

    Abu Talib said to the Prophet (s): O nephew! Did Allah commission you? He said: Yes. He said: Then show me a sign – he…

    Al-Amālī #972 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. Hadith.5664 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdul Aziz Al-Abdi, from Ubayd ibn Zurarah, from Abu Abdullah (as), who said regarding a man who marries his son to an orphan girl under his care while his son is of legal age and the orphan girl has not yet reached maturity: "The marriage is valid for his son. However, if the son dies, her inheritance from him is withheld until she reaches maturity. Once she matures, she must swear by Allah (swt) that nothing motivated her to claim the inheritance except her acceptance of the marriage. Then, the inheritance and half of the dowry are given to her." Imam (as) further said

    "But if she dies before reaching maturity and before the husband dies, the husband does not inherit from her because she…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #704 Volume 4 Read the narration
  40. 1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Bistam ibn Murrah from Ishaq ibn Hassa’n from al-Haytham ibn Waqid from Ali ibn al-Husayn al-‘Abdi from Sa‘d al-’Iskaf from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah from Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “What is wrong with people who changed the Sunnah (traditions) of the Messenger of Allah and deviated from his will? Do…

    Al-Kāfi #568 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid narrated to us from his father from Khalaf b. Hammad from Abi’l Hasan al-`Abdi from Sulayman b. Mehran from Abi Ishaq from `Amr b. Habashi from al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said

    No banner proceeded to battle against Amir al-Mu’minin (as) except that Allah defeated it [through him] and made him…

    Al-Amālī #832 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdi from ‘Umar ibn Yazid from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whoever says ten times everyday, ‘I testify that no one deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone, Who has no…

    Al-Kāfi #1812 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. 5-17 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Abdul Aziz al-Abdi, on the authority of Ubayd ibn Zurarah, “

    I asked AbaAbdullah as-Sadiq to tell me about the major sins. The Imam (MGB) told me, ‘They are related to the following…

    Al-Khiṣāl #678 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad or others from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdiy from ‘Abd Allah ibn abu Ya’fur who has said the following

    “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘If one plants wheat in a land and it does not come pure or the plantation…

    Al-Kāfi #1162 Volume 5 Read the narration
  45. 35. My father (ra) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran on the authority of `Abd al-`Aziz al-`Abdi on the authority of `Umar ibn Yazid from Abu 'Abdillah (AS) who said

    ”In a day, whoever says “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the One and Only, who has no partners; the God…

    Al-Tawḥīd #36 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 2. We were told by Ahmad bin Yahya al-Maktab, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed al-Warraq, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Isma’eel bin Aban bin Mahran, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Abi Sa’eed al-Warraq, that he said: We were told by Fudail bin Abdul-Wahab, that he said: We were told by Yunus bin Abi Ya’qoub al-‘Abdi, from his father, from Qanbar, the servant of Ali, peace be upon him, that he said

    I entered with Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, into the place of Uthman bin Affan, and he wanted seclusion, so…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #611 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. Al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. Sa`id al-Hashimi narrated to us. He said: Furat b. Ibrahim al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali b. Mu`ammar narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. `Ali al-Ramli narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Musa narrated to us. He said: Ya`qub b. Is`haq al-Maruzi narrated to us. He said: `Amr b. Mansur narrated to us. He said: Isma`il b. Aban narrated to us from Yahya b. Abi Kathir from his father from Abi Harun al-`Abdi from Jabir b. `Abdullah al-Ansari. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: `Ali b. Abi Talib is the foremost of my Nation in submission, the most knowledgeable of…

    Al-Amālī #33 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 2. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Hubaish al-Katib reported to me from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali al-Zafarani, who reported from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi, who reported from al-Masoodi, who reported from Yahya ibn Salim al-Abdi, who reported from Maysarah, from al-Minhal ibn Amru, from Zarr ibn Hubaish who said

    Once, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, passed by riding the Prophet’s mule and Salman was present among the…

    Al-Amālī #157 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 2. Ali ibn Muhammad has said that narrated to me Muhammad and al-Hassan sons of Ali ibn Ibrahim in the year two hundred seventy nine saying that narrated to them Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Abdi of ‘Abd Qays from Daw’ ibn Ali al-‘Ijli from a man from Persia, whose name he mentioned, who has said the following.

    “I went to the city of Surra man Ra‘a and kept myself at the door of abu Muhammad (a.s.). He called me inside without…

    Al-Kāfi #1358 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. 62. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Khalaf bin Hammad, from Abu’l-Hasan al-‘Abdi, from al-A’mash, from ‘Abaya al-Asadi, from Ibn Abbas, that he said

    There will be a tribulation. Hence, if one of you observes it, it is upon him (to adhere to) two virtues: The Book of…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #787 Volume 1 Read the narration
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