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Yahya

Yahya kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa).

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  1. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Abu Ali al-Ash’ari and Muhammad ibn Yahya all from al-Husayn ibn Ishaq from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from ‘Abd al-Samad ibn Bashir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When a believing servant (of Allah) commits a sin Allah gives him seven hours respite. If he pleads for forgiveness…

    Al-Kāfi #1521 Volume 2 Read the narration
  2. 6. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Qummi that `Abd Allah ibn Yahya said, on the authority of Aban al-Ahmar that Al-Sadiq Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS) said

    Verily, I swear by the One that send my grandfather (SA) as a righteous prophet that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted,…

    Al-Tawḥīd #504 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is free and marries a slave…

    Al-Kāfi #1612 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following

    “One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ’If the wives of the Holy Prophet, O…

    Al-Kāfi #1655 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that in the case of al-Zihar if the man fails to pay the expiation, he must then ask…

    Al-Kāfi #876 Volume 7 Read the narration
  6. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following

    “I once looked in a book in which abu Ja‘far (a.s.), was looking and I read therein that a son of a brother and…

    Al-Kāfi #344 Volume 7 Read the narration
  7. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘Aidh from abu Khadija from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “I was in the presence of my father during the day in which he passes away. He made several recommendations to me about…

    Al-Kāfi #673 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf from Muhammad b. Yahya al-Khazzaz from Talha b. Zayd from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad form his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel came to me from Allah and said: “O Muhammad! Surely, Allah recites the salaam…

    Al-Amālī #89 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. Hadith.4096 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who said

    I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about a man who takes a slave as collateral (rahn), and the…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #882 Volume 3 Read the narration
  10. Everything in this book that is narrated from Musab ibn Yazid Al-Ansari, the governor appointed by Commander of the Faithful (as), has been transmitted by me from my father and from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them both - from Sad ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ali ibn Al-Hakam, from Ibrahim ibn Imran Al-Shaybani, from Yunus ibn Ibrahim, from Yahya ibn Abi Al-Ashath Al-Kindi, from Musab ibn Yazid Al-Ansari, who said

    "Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) appointed me over four districts of Al-Mada'in" - and he narrated the…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #207 Volume 5 Read the narration
  11. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and mdd ibn abu ‘Abdallah and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from al-Hassan ibn al-‘Abbass ibn al-Jarish from abu Ja‘far al-Thani (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) said to ibn ‘Abbass, “Layla al-Qadr (the night of destiny) comes every year and that night…

    Al-Kāfi #1398 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 13-4 My father, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā al-ʿAṭṭār narrated to us; from Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿĪsā; from al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī al-Washshāʾ; from ʿAbd Allāh b. Sinān; from Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas), who said

    "When a boy reaches the age of majority at thirteen years and begins his fourteenth year, what is mandatory for those…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1108 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following

    “‘I asked Abu 'Abdillah (AS) about the one desperate to the dead (animal carcass), and he can find the hunted prey.' He…

    Al-Kāfi #1406 Volume 4 Read the narration
  14. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Nasir abu al-Hakim al-Khath’ami from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “There are two kinds of believing people: one kind is true to the covenant with Allah and has kept the stipulation as…

    Al-Kāfi #885 Volume 2 Read the narration
  15. 18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ali ibn ‘Affan from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Exalted of praise, will apologize to His believing servants who are poor in this world just as a…

    Al-Kāfi #948 Volume 2 Read the narration
  16. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Badanah (a camel) that I bought, and what should I do. He (the Imam)…

    Al-Kāfi #1037 Volume 4 Read the narration
  17. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from and Humayd ibn Ziyad from al- Hassan ibn Sama‘ah from Ja���far ibn Sama‘ah all from Aban who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family…

    Al-Kāfi #1053 Volume 5 Read the narration
  18. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who owes several days of fasting of the month of Ramadan and the next…

    Al-Kāfi #465 Volume 4 Read the narration
  19. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from `Uthman b. `Isa from `Abdullah b. Muskan from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said

    Surely, Allah distinguished His Messenger (s) with noble character (makarim al-akhlaq). So, test yourselves – if you…

    Al-Amālī #323 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il from Hanan ibn Sadir who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Tawaf and is confused if he has performed three or four…

    Al-Kāfi #1554 Volume 4 Read the narration
  21. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali al-Nu’man from ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who makes advance payment for…

    Al-Kāfi #637 Volume 5 Read the narration
  22. 10-12 Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā al-ʿAṭṭār, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: my father narrated to us; from Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿĪsā; from ʿUthmān b. ʿĪsā; from ʿAbd Allāh b. Muskān; from Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas), who said

    "God - Blessed and Exalted - distinguished His Messenger (ṣ) with the most noble mannerisms. Test yourselves, therefore,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #984 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. “Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), on the road between Makkah and al-Madinah and I saw on his left side a dog of…

    Al-Kāfi #2503 Volume 6 Read the narration
  24. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from Khalid ibn Jarir from abu al-Rabi’ al-Shamiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has made the very substance of wine unlawful, in…

    Al-Kāfi #1711 Volume 6 Read the narration
  25. Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Order our Shia to go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Verily going to…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #404 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il all from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah has made wine unlawful, regardless of its being a small or large quantity as He…

    Al-Kāfi #1719 Volume 6 Read the narration
  27. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma’Il from abu Isma’Il al-Sarraj from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The supplication of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) against Dawud ibn Ali when he murdered Mu’alla ibn Khunays and seized the…

    Al-Kāfi #1926 Volume 2 Read the narration
  28. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Ahmad from Yunus who has said the following

    ‘I once wrote to al-Rida’ (a.s.), and asked about the case of a man who formed a contract with another man about land or…

    Al-Kāfi #1022 Volume 5 Read the narration
  29. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who sends an animal for offering with a people, sets the time when…

    Al-Kāfi #2040 Volume 4 Read the narration
  30. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from Ali ibn an-Nu‘man from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following.

    “Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said to me, “O abu Muhammad, Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has not given anything to…

    Al-Kāfi #600 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ziyad ibn al-Mundhir who has said the following

    “I once visited abu Ja’far (a.s.), and I was wearing al-Khuff (half-boot) which was Maqshurah. He (the Imam) said, ‘O,…

    Al-Kāfi #1998 Volume 6 Read the narration
  32. 2. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Sulaiman ibn Ziyad al-Maruzi, who reported from Ubaidullah ibn Muhammad al-Ayshi, who reported from Hammad ibn Salemah, from Ayyub, from Abu Qalabah, from Abu Hurairah, who reported that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "This is the month of Ramadhan, a blessed month, in which Allah…

    Al-Amālī #125 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Qabisah from ‘Abd Allah al-Naysaburi from Harun ibn Muslim from Abu Musa from Abu al-‘Ala’ al-Shami from Sufyan al-Thawri from Abu Ziyad from al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.), who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah (s.w) has said, ‘Feed your women, during their pregnancy, frankincense; if a child receives…

    Al-Kāfi #80 Volume 6 Read the narration
  34. 28-34 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Jabir and Abdul Karim ibn Amr, on the authority of Abdul Hameed ibn Abil Daylam that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    God’s Prophet (MGB) entrusted Ali (MGB) with a thousand doors each of which opened up to one-thousand words and doors.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #1272 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 28-21 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hijal, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn al-Hussein al-Lu’lu’ee, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Jabir, on the authority of Abdul Karim ibn Amr, on the authority of Abdul Hameed ibn Abil Daylam that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    God’s Prophet (MGB) advised Ali (MGB) about one-thousand gates. Each gate opens up to one-thousand gates.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #1259 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 1. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from Muhammad ibn Yahya Ibn Sulaiman Al-Muruzi, who reported from Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Ayshi, who reported from Hammad ibn Salemah, from Ayyub from Abu Qulabah, from Abu Hurairah, who reported that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "This is the month of Ramadhan, the blessed month whose fasts…

    Al-Amālī #331 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 32-32 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Al-Qasim ibn Isma’il Abi Zakwan

    I heard Ibrahim ibn Al-Abbas narrate that Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) quoted on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.)…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #384 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 40-13 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Al-Mogheera ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Harun Al-Farawi, “When the news ofAr-Ridha’’s (a.s.) successorship to the Throne of Al-Ma’mun reached us in Medina, Abdul Jab’bar ibn Sa’eed ibn Soleiman al-Mosahaqi declared it to the people at the end of his sermon. He said, “

    Do you realize who the successor to the throne is? They said, “No.” He said, “It is Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #428 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. 40-11 In Ilaq, Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ibrahim al-Karkhi al-Katib narrated that Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Saqr al-Ghassani quoted on the authority of Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli saying that he had heard Abal Abbas Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Mobarrid state

    “One day when Abu Nuwas left his house, he saw someone riding on an animal. He did not see his face. He asked who he…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #426 Volume 2 Read the narration
  40. 4 - حدثنا أبو علي الحسين بن أحمد البيهقي بنيسابور سنة اثنتين وخمسين و ثلاثمائة، قال: أخبرنا محمد بن يحيى الصولي، قال: حدثنا ابن ذكوان (٢) قال

    4. Abu `Ali al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi said in Naysabur year 352 AH that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Suli reported to us…

    Al-Tawḥīd #515 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. Mohammed bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil, Allah have mercy upon him, narrated to me from Mohammed bin Yahya al-Attar al-Kufi from Musa bin Imran an-Nakh’i from his uncle al-Hussein bin Yazid an-Nawfali from Ali bin Salem from his father from Abu Bassir that Imam as-Sadiq (a) said

    Our Shia are the people of piety and diligence, loyalty and honesty, and asceticism and worship. They perform fifty-one…

    Ṣifāt al-Shīʿa #1 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 2. We were told by Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abu Ahmad, Abdul-Aziz bin Yahya bin Ahmad bin Isa al-Jaloudi al-Basri, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Sahl, that he said: We were told by Khidr bin Abi Fatima al-Balkhi, that he said: We were told by Wahab bin Nafe’, that he said: I was told by Kadih, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Peace be upon the Family of Yasin.» [1] He said

    Yasin is Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and we are the Family of Yasin.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #161 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 6. He said: Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad ibn Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Abul Fadhl Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Tusi, who reported from Abu Abdul Rahman Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanbal, who reported from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Abi Saminah, who reported from Ubaidullah ibn Musa, who reported from Matar al-Iskaf that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Verily, ‘Ali is my brother, my minister and my successor in the…

    Al-Amālī #73 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 58-11 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Abu Thakwan that he had heard Ibrahim ibn Al-Abbas say that he had heard Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “

    I have made a covenant not to swear by emancipation unless I set a slave free. Now I have freed all my slaves, so that…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #542 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 28-25 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fazal, (on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fazal), on the authority of Abdullah Bakir, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Aba Abdullah that he had heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “

    Indeed God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate which opens up to one-thousand gates each of which would open up to…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1263 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 1. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Kūfi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain Al-Zayyāt, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Muḥammad ibn Sadaqah, from Sāliḥ Al-Nīli, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will register the reward of freeing one thousand slaves for a person who…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #461 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Aslam from Ibrahim ibn Ayyub from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) has the following about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. ““In this there…

    Al-Kāfi #576 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 3-214 Abu Ahmad Al-Hassan ibn Abdullah ibn Sa’id al-Askari narrated that Abu Asid Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Asid al-Isbahany quoted Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Soofi, on the authority of Abu Qisan, on the authority of Mas’ood ibn Sa’ed al-Jo’afy, on the authority of Yazid ibn Abi Zyad, on the authority of Mujahid, on the authority of Ibn Umar that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    What I fear the most for my nation includes the following three things: making errors by the scholars; attempts to prove…

    Al-Khiṣāl #456 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Ridha (asws) complaining of my alienation from the people of ‘وَاسِطٍ’, and their burdening…

    Al-Kāfi #346 Volume 8 Read the narration
  50. 14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ya’qub ibn ‘Abd Allah from Ishaq ibn Farrukh Mawla Ale Talhah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) once said, ‘O Ishaq ibn Farrukh, whoever asks from Allah al-Salat (favors) for the Holy Prophet…

    Al-Kāfi #1720 Volume 2 Read the narration
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