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سليمان

Sulayman

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  1. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Mithamiy, from Sulayman ibn ‘Abbad, from ‘Isa ibn abu af-Ward from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that the Israelites complained before Musa (a.s.), against illness of whiteness (albinism)…

    Al-Kāfi #1214 Volume 6 Read the narration
  2. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz from Mu’Alla ibn Khanis and ‘Uthman ibn Sulayman al- Nakhkhas from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar and Yunus ibn Zabyan who have said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Try your brothers (friends) in two things that if not found then keep away from them,…

    Al-Kāfi #2329 Volume 2 Read the narration
  3. 3-112 Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Sejezy narrated that Umar ibn Hafs quoted Suleiman ibn Ash’as, on the authority of Yazid ibn Khalid al-Ramli, on the authority of Ibn Wahab, on the authority of Abi Hani, on the authority of Aba Abdul Rahman al-Hibli, on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah that God’s Prophet (MGB) said the following regarding beds

    “A bed for the man and a bed for the woman and a bed for the guest. The fourth bed would be for Satan.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #354 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. H 331 - Through the same chain of narration from Muhammad Ibn Ali from his father, who said

    Ali Ibn Sulaiman Razi recounted to us on the authority of Ali Ibn Sadaqah Qummi, who said: A letter came to Muhammad Ibn…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #578 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Barada`i narrated to us. He said: `Umar b. Abi `Iylan al-Thaqafi and `Isa b. Sulayman b. `Abd al-Malik al-Qurashi narrated to us. They said: Abu Ibrahim al-Tarjamani narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. Sa`id al-Jarjani narrated to us. He said: Nahshal b. Sa`id narrated to me from al-Dahhak from Ibn `Abbas. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The nobles of my Nation are those who carry the Quran and the companions of the night…

    Al-Amālī #346 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 1-21 Abul-Hassan Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali Asad Al-Asady narrated that Umar ibn Abi Qaylan al-Saqafy and Isa ibn Suleiman ibn Abdul-Malik al-Qurashi quoted on the authority of Isa ibn Suleiman ibn Abdul-Malik al-Qurashi, on the authority of Abu Ibrahim al-Tarjomani, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Sa’id al-Gorjany, on the authority of Nah’shall ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Al-Zah’hak, on the authority of Ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    The most honorable people in my nation are those who have memorized the Quran, and those who are the people of the night…

    Al-Khiṣāl #22 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 1-113 حدثنا أبوأحمد محمد بن جعفر البندار قال: حدثني أبوالقاسم سعيد بن أحمد بن أبي سالم قال: حدثنا أبوزكريا يحيى بن الفضل الوراق قال: حدثنا إسحاق بن إبراهيم الوراق السمرقندي قال: حدثنا سليمان بن سلمة قال: حدثنا بقية بن الوليد، عن الزيادي، عن الزهري، عن أنس أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله

    1-113 Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Bandar narrated that Abul Qasim Sa’id ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Salim quoted on the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #114 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 3-253 Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad narrated that Ibn Khozaymeh quoted Abu Musa, on the authority of Abdul Rahman, on the authority of Sufyan, on the authority of Al-A’amash, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Meshar, on the authority of Kharashat ibn al-Hor, on the authority of Abuzar that the

    Prophet (MGB) said, “God would not speak to three people: the one who mentions it whenever he does someone a favour; the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #495 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 1-104 Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad narrated that Ibn Muni’a quoted on the authority of Harun ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Abdul Rahman al-Dameshqi, on the authority of Khalid ibn Abi Khalid al-Azraq, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman - whom I suspect to be ibn Abi Layli, on the authority of Nafe’ah, on the authority of Ibn Umar that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    The best form of worshipping is to apply yourself to the acquisition of knowledge, and the noblest form of being…

    Al-Khiṣāl #105 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 8. Abul Ḥusain Aḥmad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Ali Al-Nāqid narrated to me from Ja’far ibn Sulaymān, from his father, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Ghanawi, from Sulaymān, who said

    Was there any angel left in the heavens that did not come down to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) to console him with…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #138 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 8-5 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar in Neishaboor narrated in the year 352 A.H. (962 A.D.) that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori quoted on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Abdullah al-Sayrafi, on the authority of his father, “Musa ibn Ja’far was killed by As-Sindi ibn Shahak. They put his corpse in a coffin and announced, ‘This is the Leader of the Shiites. Get to know him.’ When they brought his body to the police station, they had four people announce, ‘Whoever wants to see this wicked man - the son of a wicked man - should come forward.’ Then Soleiman ibn Abi Ja’far (Harun’s uncle) left his palace and went to the river bank. Then

    he heard some sounds. He asked his maids and servants, ‘What is this?’ They replied, ‘As-Sindi ibn Shahak is calling the…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #98 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 5. My father narrated to me from Aḥmad ibn Idrīs, and from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from ‘Amraki ibn ‘Ali Al-Būfaki, from Yaḥyā – who was the servant of Abī Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād (a.s.)), from ‘Isā ibn Sulaymān, from Muḥammad ibn Mārid, from his aunt, who said

    I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Verily the clay of the Ḥā`ir, where Ḥusain (a.s.) is buried, is the cure…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #630 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Sulayman ibn Sama‘ah from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from Sama‘ah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Adam (a.s.), died, Iblis and Qabil expressed joy and came together in the…

    Al-Kāfi #1811 Volume 6 Read the narration
  14. 4-87 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Davood al-Minqari, on the authority of Sufyan ibn Ayyineh that he had heard AbaAbdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “

    I found that all the knowledge of the people is in four areas:1- to know your Lord;2- to know what He has done with…

    Al-Khiṣāl #601 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 4-76 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Abi Ayoob Al-Madini, on the authority of Suleiman al-Ja’fari, on the authority of Al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    White hair on the forehead is a sign of prosperity. White hair on the two cheeks is a sign of generosity. White hair on…

    Al-Khiṣāl #590 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. I said to al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as): What is asceticism in this world? So, he said: Allah has defined that in His…

    Al-Amālī #977 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. Muhammad b. `Umar al-Hafith narrated to us. He said: Abu `Abdullah Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Hasani narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali b. Khalaf narrated to us. He said: Sahl b. `Amer narrated to us. He said: Zafir b. Sulayman narrated to us from Sharik from Abi Ishaq. He said

    I said to `Ali b. al-Husayn (as): What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (s): “Whoever takes me as a Master,…

    Al-Amālī #211 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in unpopulated land on a cloudy day and performs Salah (prayer)…

    Al-Kāfi #1060 Volume 3 Read the narration
  19. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasem bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud al-Manqari, from Hammad bin Isa, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he looked at the graves and said

    O Hammad, these are the containers of the dead. He then looked at the houses and said: These are the containers of the…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #673 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. (41) Muhammad bin Hammam and Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Jumhoor narrated from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Jumhoor from his father from Sulayman bin Suma’a that Abul Jarood had said

    “I said to Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as): If the present imam of Ahlul Bayt leaves to the better world, with what will the…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #299 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 1. 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 Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, from Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Nahawandi, from Muhammed bin Sulayman al-Dailami, from his father, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    I heard him saying: The winter is the spring of the believer. Its night is prolonged with him, so he uses it to stand…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #397 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. (44) Abu Sulayman Ahmad bin Hawtha narrated from Ibraheem bin Iss’haq an-Nahawandi from Abdullah bin Hammad al-Ansari from Ali bin Abu Hamza that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “When al-Qa’im (as) rises, the angels of Badr will descend. They are five thousand angels. A third of them will be on…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #302 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salmah ibn al-Khattab from Muhammad ibn Musa from Muhammad ibn al-‘ Abbas ibn al- Walid from his father from ‘Umm Ishaq daughter of Sulayman who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once looked to me when I was breastfeeding one of my sons, Muhammad or Ishaq and he (the Imam)…

    Al-Kāfi #158 Volume 6 Read the narration
  24. 4. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from al-Harith ibn al-Mughirah who has said that

    abu Ja‘far (a.s.) has said the following. “Ali (a.s.) was a Muhaddith (a Divine spokesman).” The narrator has said that…

    Al-Kāfi #702 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Hasani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ali bin Khalaf, that he said: We were told by Sahl bin Isma’il bin ‘Amer, that he said: We were told by Zafir bin Sulayman, from Shareek, from Abu Ishaq, that he said

    I said to Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #99 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. Hadith.4515 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Malik ibn Atiyyah, from Sulaiman ibn Khalid, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said

    "A group of people came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said: 'O…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1300 Volume 3 Read the narration
  27. 3. It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ali ibn Ma‘bad from Wasil ibn Sulayman from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan who has said the following.

    “I heared Imam Abi ‘Abdallah (a.s.) saying, “Allah commanded but did not want. He wanted but did not command. He…

    Al-Kāfi #383 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a people came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and said, ‘

    O Messenger of Allah, we saw a people who prostrate for each other.’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation…

    Al-Kāfi #1930 Volume 5 Read the narration
  29. Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) seeking (nearness to)…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #378 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ishaq from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Sulayman from those who narrated to him who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Fatimah, ‘Alayha al-Salam, said to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant…

    Al-Kāfi #1492 Volume 5 Read the narration
  31. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, (narrated) from Muhammed bin Yahya, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Musa bin Ja’far, from more than one of our companions, from Sulayman bin Khalid, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he was asked about the saying of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «I seek refuge in You from the evil of saama, haama, ‘aamma and laama». So he said

    Saama is kinship, haama is the mother of earth, laama is the minor sins of demons and ‘aamma is the general people.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #273 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from Sulayman bin Sama’a, from his paternal uncle, ‘Asim al-Kuzi, from Abu Abdillah, from his father, peace be upon them both, that he said

    The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Perform additional prayers during the hour of…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #506 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ahmed bin Mohammed, al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi, and al-Hussein bin Saif from Sulaiman bin Amr from Muhajir Abu al-Hasan from Zaid bin Arqam that the

    Prophet (s) said: He who says ‘La ilaha illa (A)llah’ –there is no god but Allah- sincerely will be in Paradise.…

    Ṣifāt al-Shīʿa #48 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. (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
  35. 3. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali or others from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sulayman who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a widow if she can go out to the house of her father and mother…

    Al-Kāfi #470 Volume 6 Read the narration
  36. 1. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sulayman ibn Ja‘far who has said the following.

    “I heards al-Rida (a.s.) saying, “Ali ibn ‘Abdallah (or ‘Ubaydallah)ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn abu…

    Al-Kāfi #978 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah and ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following

    “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman during her waiting period. He (the…

    Al-Kāfi #1681 Volume 5 Read the narration
  38. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr from Sulayman al-Rahhal from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following

    “Once, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), passed by me and I was walking next to my camel. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Why are you not…

    Al-Kāfi #2443 Volume 6 Read the narration
  39. 3-32 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Fazl al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Isa ibn Abdullah al-Hashemi, on the authority of Abi Khalid Muhammad ibn Suleiman, on the authority of someone, on the authority of Ibn al-Munkadir who linked it up through documents to God’s Prophet (MGB) who said

    “The best of you are those who feed (the needy), greet aloud, and pray (at night) when others are asleep.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #274 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 28-2 My father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ebad ibn Soleiman, on the authority of Sa’d ibn Sa’d al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Umar, “

    I asked Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), ‘Will the Earth be left without a Divine Leader?’ The Imam (s) said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘It…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #210 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 48. We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed bin ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Saif bin ‘Umara, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    The least by which a man leaves faith is that he declares a man as his brother in religion, and then counts his…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #772 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following

    “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘I know a family who listens to me, should I invite them to this cause (belief of the…

    Al-Kāfi #774 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Hamdan ibn Sulayman from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ja‘far ibn Ahmad al-Makfuf who has said the following

    “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), and asked about drinks like oxymel, rose- water, jam of mulberry,…

    Al-Kāfi #1792 Volume 6 Read the narration
  44. 1. [1/-] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Ali b. al-Hakam from Sulayman b. Ja`far who said

    I heard al-Ridha عليه السلام saying: Ali b. Ubdayallah b. al-Husayn b. Ali b. al-Husayn b. Ali b. Abi Talib عليهم…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #301 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from abu Sulayman al-Hadhdha’ al-Jabaliy from Muhammad ibn al-Fayd who has said the following

    “I once had lunch with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and on the table-spread there were herbs and with us: there was an old man…

    Al-Kāfi #1496 Volume 6 Read the narration
  46. 9. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have all narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’d from Muhammad ibn Aslam from Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ‘Uday who has said that

    dictated to h him Muhammad ibn Sulayman from Ishaq ibn ‘ Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has…

    Al-Kāfi #756 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa’Id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Jarrah al-Mada’Ini from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When one of you wakes up during the night and says, ‘Allah is free of defects, the Lord of the prophets, the Holy Being…

    Al-Kāfi #1870 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 1-103 Abul Hassan Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Yunus narrated that Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Haravy quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Najda, on the authority of Abu Bashar Khatn al-Muqar’ri, on the authority of Mu’amir ibn Suleiman that he had heard Anas ibn Malik say that he had heard God’s Prophet (MGB) say, “

    Each Prophet has a special supplication which he has said to God and in which he has asked God for something. However, I…

    Al-Khiṣāl #104 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 4192 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ

    Hadith.4192 - And in the narration of Ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid, he said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #979 Volume 3 Read the narration
  50. 2. Muhammad ibn Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya from Mansur ibn Hazim from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), on how many nights should one take a shower in the month of Ramadan?’ He (the…

    Al-Kāfi #610 Volume 4 Read the narration
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