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Yahya

Yahya kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa).

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The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)

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  1. 9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn abu Najran from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following

    about the words of Allah. “No mortal eyes can see Him, but He can see all eyes. He is All-kind and All-aware.” (6:103)…

    Al-Kāfi #266 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 13. Abu Ali ai-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd af-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ibn Muskan from ‘Amir ibn ‘Amirah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of the issue that I had heard from him (the Imam) and he (the Imam)…

    Al-Kāfi #959 Volume 4 Read the narration
  3. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ‘Uthman fro al-Fadl ibn ‘Abd al-Malik who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who arranges marriage for his son…

    Al-Kāfi #1577 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Salih ibn ‘Uqbah from abu Harun al-Makfuf who has said the following

    “A man once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when I was present, ‘How much one recites when it is Zawal (declining of the…

    Al-Kāfi #1181 Volume 3 Read the narration
  5. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from abu ’Isma‘il from al-Sarraj from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Uthman from Qudamah ibn abu Yazid al-Hammar from certain persons of our people who have said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the distance needed between a well and a cesspool. He (the Imam) replied, ‘If…

    Al-Kāfi #35 Volume 3 Read the narration
  6. 4. 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.), ‘What do you say about a wealthy business man who procrastinates in performing…

    Al-Kāfi #927 Volume 4 Read the narration
  7. 30-11 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa (s), “In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Glorified God’s Name is closer than the black part of the eye is to its white part.” Al-Ridha (s) also said, “

    Whenever my father (s) left the house he (s) said, “In the Name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful. I left home using…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #306 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 1-94 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Ayoob ibn Nooh, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Musa ibn Bakr al-Vaseti

    “I asked Abil Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kadhim (MGB) if he (MGB) saw anything wrong if someone says ‘may my father or…

    Al-Khiṣāl #95 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ibn Muskan from abu Basir Layth al-Muradi from ‘Abd al-Karim ibn ‘Utbah who has said the following

    “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever (sincerely) says ten times before sunrise and before sunset, ‘No one…

    Al-Kāfi #1809 Volume 2 Read the narration
  10. 20. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from Yazid ibn Khalifah who has said the following

    “In one side of my house there were two eggs of pigeon of al-Haram (the sacred area). The boy went to move the cluster…

    Al-Kāfi #819 Volume 4 Read the narration
  11. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Musa ibn ‘Umar from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan from al-Munakhkhal from Jabir who has said that

    when I asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the knowledge the scholar he said the following. “O Jabir, in the prophets and in…

    Al-Kāfi #712 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from certain persons of our people from Mansur ibn al-‘ Abbas from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from ‘Amr ibn Ibrahim from Khalaf ibn Hammad from ‘Isma’il ibn abu Qurrah from abu Basir who has said the following

    “About the case of a man, who borrows one hundred dinars and leaves as al-Rahn (security deposit) jewelries worth one…

    Al-Kāfi #864 Volume 5 Read the narration
  13. 1. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Yahya bin Zakariya al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Bikr bin Abdullah bin Habib, that he said: We were told by Hassaan bin Ali al-Mada’ini, that he said: We were told by Abbas bin Makram, from Sa’d al-Khaffaf, from Asbagh bin Nubata, that he said

    Uthman bin Affan wrote, when he was surrounded, to Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him: To proceed, the water has…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #697 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. (8) Ali bin al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Muhammad bin Hassaan ar-Razi from Muhammad bin Ali al-Kufi from Issma’eel bin Mihran from Muhammad bin Abu Hamza from Abban bin Taghlub that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “Allah will send three hundred and thirteen men to a mosque in Mecca. The people of Mecca know that those men’s fathers…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #429 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 5. He said: Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Basir al-Muqri informed me from Abu Abdillah al-Asadi, who reported from Ja’far ibn Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Alawi al-Muhammadi, who reported from Yahya ibn Hashim al-Ghassani, who reported from Ghayath ibn Ibrahim, who reported from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his father, from his forefathers that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "I have been taught (by Allah) the seven verses (i.e. Surah…

    Al-Amālī #102 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 35-7 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Muhammadibn Musa al-Razi, on the authority of his father that one day Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) mentioned the Qur’an and talked about the greatness of the proofs in it, its verses and the miracle in its order and said, “

    It is God’s Strong Rope. It is the Reliable Grip. It is the ideal way. It guides you to Heaven, and saves you from the…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #397 Volume 2 Read the narration
  17. 40-14 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Al-Qasim ibn Isma’il that he had heard Ibrahim ibn Al-Abbas say, “

    When Al-Ma’mun pledged allegiance to Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), the Imam (a.s.) told him, ‘O Commander of the…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #429 Volume 2 Read the narration
  18. 58-10 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Musa ibn Nasr al-Razi that he had heard his father say, “

    A man told Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), ’By God, considering who your father is, there is no one on the Earth who is nobler than…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #541 Volume 2 Read the narration
  19. 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
  20. 11. What Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qittan said with that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariyya alQittan said, on the authority of Bakr ibn `Abd Allah ibn Hubayb that Tamim ibn Bahlul said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Hafs al-Marwazi, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Mihran that

    I asked Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), “Is it permissible for you to say: Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, is in a place?”…

    Al-Tawḥīd #254 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 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
  22. 3-229 Abul-Qasim al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Sakuni al-Mazaki in Kufa narrated that Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hadhrami quoted Muhammad ibn Maquq, on the authority of Hussein, on the authority of Yahya ibn Salma ibn Kuhayl, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abi al-Zar'ah that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said

    “The scholars in the world can be divided into three groups: the scholars in the Levant, the scholars in Hejaz, and the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #471 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 4. He said: Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Muqri reported from Abu Abdillah al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Bazzaz, who reported from Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Abdillah al-Alawi al-Muhammadi, who reported from Yahya ibn Hashim al-Ghassani, from Muammar ibn Sulaiman, from Laith ibn Abi Sulaim, from Ata ibn Abi Rabah, from Ibn Abbas who said

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "Cling steadfastly to the affection for us Ahlul Bayt. For whoever,…

    Al-Amālī #159 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 60-1 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Oun ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Abi Abbad - the one who was hired by Fadhl ibn Sahl to write for Imam Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

    “Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) would never mention the name of his son Muhammad (a.s.) except by using his nickname (Abu Ja’far). For…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #546 Volume 2 Read the narration
  25. 2-122 Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his grandfather quoted az-Zubayr ibn Abu Bakr, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hamzih az-Zubayri, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Ali al-Ra’fe’ee, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandmother Bint Abi Ra’feh, “When the Prophet of God (MGB) was ill and about to perish, Fatimah (MGB) - the daughter of God’s Prophet (MGB), Al-Hassan (MGB) and Al-Hussein (MGB) were with the Prophet (MGB). Fatimah (MGB) said, ‘

    O Prophet of God! They are your (grand)children! Grant them something as inheritance.’ The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘I grant…

    Al-Khiṣāl #236 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated the following

    “Muhammad ibn al-Hassan once wrote to abu Muhammad (a.s.), asking, ‘A man has hired another man to work and build a…

    Al-Kāfi #623 Volume 5 Read the narration
  27. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has said that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan once wrote to abu Muhammad (a.s.), asking if testimony of…

    Al-Kāfi #623 Volume 7 Read the narration
  28. وأما من قال إن الحسن بن علي عليهما السلام يعيش بعد موته وإنه القائم بالأمر وتعلقهم بما روي عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام

    As for the belief that Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) will come back to life after his demise and establish the divinely…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #374 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from certain individuals of our people from ‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub al-Rawijni from Sa’id ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman who has said the following

    “I was at Yanbu’ with Musa ibn ‘Abd Allah. My supplies for my expenses were exhausted during certain journeys. A certain…

    Al-Kāfi #149 Volume 2 Read the narration
  30. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain person of our people who has said the following. “ Abu al-Hassan al-Rida came out of Madina in the year that Harun wanted to performed Hajj. When he arrived near the mountain called Fari‘ on the left going to Makka, abu al-Hassan looked at it and then said, “

    The builder at Fari‘ and he who would demolish will be cut in pieces.” We had no idea what it meant. When he returned…

    Al-Kāfi #1299 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad has said that Ahmad ibn Ishaq wrote to abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying

    “Durrah, daughter of Muqatil has died. She has left assets and pieces of land in several places. She had made a will for…

    Al-Kāfi #36 Volume 7 Read the narration
  32. 17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hajj al from abu Sulayman al- Hammar who has said the following

    “Once we were with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and Mudayrah (a certain sauce) was brought then food, then a basket of dates…

    Al-Kāfi #1425 Volume 6 Read the narration
  33. 2-121 Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his grandfather quoted on the authority of Davood ibn al-Qasim, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Zayd that he had heard a group of the members of his household say, “

    When Ja’far ibn Abi Talib - may God be pleased with him - returned from Ethiopia where he had migrated to, it coincided…

    Al-Khiṣāl #235 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 11-11 Al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdul Jabbar, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya

    I asked Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), “Let me know about the difference between the will of the Sublime God, and the will of…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #119 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from abu Wallad al-Hannat who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who claims that her husband has divorced her once in the…

    Al-Kāfi #299 Volume 6 Read the narration
  36. 3. [3/352] al-Kafi: Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan b. Yahya who said

    I said to Abi al-Hasan عليه السلام: Inform me about the Will of Allah and that of the creatures (are they the same)? He…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #469 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: `Abd al-Saad b. Muhammad narrated to us. He said: Hannan b. Sudayr narrated to us. He said: Sadif al-Makki narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as) narrated to me – and I never saw a Muhammad equal to him: He said

    Jabir b. `Abdullah al-Ansari narrated to us. He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) delivered a sermon to us, saying: O…

    Al-Amālī #531 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 5. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn 'Umar al-Ja'abi told me: Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn 'Uqda narrated to us that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariya narrated to them, saying: Muhammad ibn 'Ali narrated to us, saying: Abu Badr narrated to us, from 'Amr ibn Yazid ibn Murra, from Suwayd ibn Ghafala, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) that the

    Holy Prophet (saw) said: "There is no servant who is concerned with the timings of the prayers and the positions of the…

    Al-Amālī #153 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed ibn Ahmad, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali, that he ascribed it to Amru bin Jumay’, that he ascribed it to Ali, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and beneath it was a treasure for them» (18:82). He said

    That treasure was a tablet of gold on which it was written: «In the Name of Allah, the Merciful to all, the Merciful in…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #332 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 5-38 Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Bat’tat quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah Al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)

    “The damned Satan says that there are five types of people which he cannot deceive while he has full control over…

    Al-Khiṣāl #699 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 28-18 (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 ibn Isa and Abdullah ibn Amer ibn Sa’ed, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Bashir al-Dahan that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    When the Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he asked for Ali (MGB) and once Ali (MGB) came in, the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1256 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 28-33 (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 Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Musa ibn Sa’edan, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Qasim al-Hazrami, on the authority of Malik ibn Atiye, on the authority of Aban ibn Taqlib that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    Three-hundred and thirteen people (companions of the RiserAl-Mahdi (MGB)) will soon come to your mosque - that is in…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1271 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The least that a Zā`ir of Ḥusain (a.s.) gains is that every good deed will be…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #741 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. (38) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Idreess from Muhammad bin Ahmad from Ja’far bin al-Qassim from Muhammad bin al-Waleed al-Khazzaz from al-Waleed bin Aqaba from al-Harith bin Ziyad that Shu’ayb bin Abu Hamza had said

    “Once I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) and said to him: Are you the man of this matter?” He said: “No.” I said: “Is…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #210 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. "I was with Abu Baseer and with us was a freed-slave (mawla) of Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (as). So he (the mawla) said that he…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #50 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Hadid from Murazim ibn Hakim from the one who has narrated it in a marfu‘ manner saying the following: “Harith al-A‘war once came to ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), and said, ‘

    O ’Amir al- Mu’minin, I wish you grant me the honor of having food with me. ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said, ‘I accept…

    Al-Kāfi #1031 Volume 6 Read the narration
  47. 7. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported from Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Kindi, who reported from Amru ibn Muhammad al-Harith, who reported from his father Muhammad ibn al-Harith, who reported from al-Sabah ibn Yahya al-Muzni, from al-Harith ibn Husayrah, from his father who said

    Amirul Mu’mineen, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, told his followers: Be among people like a honeybee among the…

    Al-Amālī #147 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdallah from a group of our people from Ahmad ibn Hilal from ’Umayya ibn Ali al-Qaysi who has said that narrated to me Durust ibn Abi Mansur who has said the following

    “I once asked Abu al-Hassan (AS), ‘Did the Messenger of Allah receive any authority from Abu Talib (AS)?” The Imam (AS)…

    Al-Kāfi #1198 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Qasin ibn ‘Urwa from ‘Abd al-Hamid al- Ta’i from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following.

    “I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, ‘I have blown My Spirit into…

    Al-Kāfi #344 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. 15. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the following

    “Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a man said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, you have mentioned that Ali…

    Al-Kāfi #1880 Volume 6 Read the narration
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