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Ya'qub

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  1. 1. Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abdallah has narrated from Ali ibn abu al-Qasim from Ya’qub ibn Ishaq who wrote to Imam abu Muhammad al-‘Askari and asked.

    “How can a worshipper worship his Lord, Whom he does not see?” The Imam wrote in reply, “O abu Yusuf, my Lord, my…

    Al-Kāfi #258 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 3. Abū ‘Abdillāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ya’qūb narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from his father, from some of our companions, who said

    Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) or Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Verily Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted,…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #649 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 3. My father, Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb, and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā, who said

    I was in Fayd with ‘Ali ibn Bilāl and we walked to the grave of Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’. (Once we arrived at his…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #718 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 1. [1/-] Tawhid al-Saduq: From Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-Attar from Sa’d b. Abdallah from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Hammad b. Isa from Hariz b. Abdallah from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said

    the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: my Umma are exempted from nine things: error, forgetfulness, what they…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #154 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 7-71 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of some friends

    “I went to see Ali ibn al-Hassan Al-Askari (MGB) on a Wednesday while he was having phlebotomy performed. I told him,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #881 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. (65) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Muhammad bin al-Mufadhdhal, Sa’dan bin Iss’haq bin Sa’eed, Ahmad bin al-Husayn bin Abdul Melik and Muhammad bin Ahmad bin al-Hasan from al-Hasan bin Mahboob from Ya’qoob as-Sarraj from Jabir that Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said

    “O Jabir, al-Qa’im will not appear until the people of Sham will be afflicted with a sedition, from which they try their…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #369 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 5. Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ya‘qub ibn Ja‘far al-Ja‘fari who has said that

    Ishaq ibn Ja‘far (a.s.) said to me the following. “One day I was in the presence of my father that Ali ibn ‘Umar ibn Ali…

    Al-Kāfi #801 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 20. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from Yahya ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl who has said the following

    “I once said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I had a healthy sheep…

    Al-Kāfi #2063 Volume 4 Read the narration
  9. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad b. al-Hussain from Safwan from Ya‘qub ibn Shu‘ayb who said the following

    “I asked Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), ‘If something would happen to the Imam what should then the people do?” The Imam (a.s.)…

    Al-Kāfi #982 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 2. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni; and `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) both said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad said; and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan all of whom on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Abu Hashim al-Ja`fari that

    I asked Abu `Jafar the Second (AS), “What is the meaning of the One?” He answered, “He is the One whose Divine Unity…

    Al-Tawḥīd #74 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 28-40 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid and Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Hazim, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Somali, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB)

    “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand words which open up to the doors to all words (each of which open up…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1278 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 1. Narrated to us abu Muhammad Harun ibn Musa al-Tal‘akbariy, who has said that narrated to us abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al- Kulayniy, who has said that narrated to him Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa. All of them have narrated from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is in the book of Ali (a.s.), about the meaning of the words of Allah, most…

    Al-Kāfi #684 Volume 6 Read the narration
  13. 9. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad - may Allah have mercy on him, reported to me from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ya’qoob al-Kulayni - may Allah bless him with mercy, from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali al-Washha’, from Hammad ibn Uthman, who reported from Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, from his forefathers, peace be upon them, who said

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "When Allah wishes well for a servant, He makes him learned in the…

    Al-Amālī #182 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 4. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Taymi from Ali ibn Asbat from Ya’qub ibn Salim who has said the following

    “Once I was in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) and al-‘Ala’ ibn Kamil said to him, ‘So and so acts against me again…

    Al-Kāfi #1796 Volume 2 Read the narration
  15. Hadith.4427 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Yunus ibn Yaqub, who reported from Humran ibn Ayan: Some of his family members were seeking to marry, but they could not find a woman they deemed suitable. This matter was mentioned to Abu Abdullah (as), who said

    "Where are you regarding the simple and innocent women, those who know nothing?" I said: "But people say that humanity…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1213 Volume 3 Read the narration
  16. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from certain individuals of his people who has said the following

    “A man, of the companions of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) would very often attend the gathering with the Imam. He remained…

    Al-Kāfi #789 Volume 2 Read the narration
  17. Hadith.5472 - In the book of Muhammad ibn Yaʿqub Al-Kulayni (may Allah (swt) have mercy on him), narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mithami, from his two brothers Muhammad and Ahmad, from their father, from Dawud ibn Abi Yazid, from Burayd ibn Muawiyah, it is reported: A man passed away and appointed two individuals as executors of his will. One of them said to his companion, "Take half of what he left behind, and give me the other half." However, the other refused. They sought guidance from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding this matter, and Imam (as) said

    "That rightfully belongs to him."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #501 Volume 4 Read the narration
  18. Hadith.5548 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Al-Kulayni, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, narrated from Humayd ibn Ziyad from Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah from Abdullah ibn Jabalah and others from Ishaq ibn Ammar from Abu Basir from Abu Abdullah (as), who said

    "Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), freed the worst of his servants at the time of his death and kept the…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #578 Volume 4 Read the narration
  19. 6. Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub has said that a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqi from his father, from Ali ibn al-Ni‘man, from ibn Maskan, from Dawud ibn Farqad from abu Sa‘id al-Zuhri from Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who said the following.

    “For the people of understanding as proof of the existence of the Allah it is enough that He has created all things and…

    Al-Kāfi #219 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. I asked Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (as) about Tawhid, and I said: "I imagine something." He replied: "Yes, it is something that…

    Al-Kāfi #220 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. `Isa b. Maryam (a.s.) said to some of his companions: Do not do unto others what you would not like to be done unto you.…

    Al-Amālī #598 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 241. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-nazar Bin Suweyd, from Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Yaqoub Bin Shuayb, from Umraan Bin Maysam, who has narrated the following

    Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘A man recited to Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) (the following Verse) “[6:33] We know indeed that…

    Al-Kāfi #241 Volume 8 Read the narration
  23. [5/1570] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Husayn b. Sa’id from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from Muhammad b. Abi Hamza from Ya’qub b. Shuayb from Imran b. Miytham from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said

    A man recited for the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام - ‘Fa Innahum La Yukadhdhibunaka wa Lakinna l-Dhalimina bi…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #546 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 2. [2/127] Rijal al-Kashshi: From Muhammad b. Masud from al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Bundar al-Qummi and Muhammad b. Qulawayh al-Qummi from Sa`d b. Abdallah b. Abi Khalaf from Ya`qub b. Yazid from Ibn Abi Umayr from Ibn Bukayr from Zurara from Abi Ja`far عليه السلام, he (Zurara) said

    I heard him saying: may Allah curse Bayan the straw seller, and also [saying]: Bayan – may Allah curse him – used to lie…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #202 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. (4) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Qalanisi from Muhammad bin al-Waleed from Younus bin Ya’qoob that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “The Prophet (S) had given Ali (as) a book sealed with twelve seals and said to him: “Open the first seal and do…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #19 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 8. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-‘Asemiy has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Faddal from Ali ibn Asbat from his uncle, Ya’qub ibn Salim from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following

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

    Al-Kāfi #1683 Volume 5 Read the narration
  27. 3. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb both narrated to me from Aḥmad ibn Idrīs, from someone whose name he mentioned, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, who narrated that

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said (to ‘Ali (a.s.)): O ‘Ali! I guarantee those who come to my Ziyārah during my life…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #4 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 5-86 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Sahl ibn Zyad al-Adamy, on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nawfaly who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Imam Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB)

    “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) wrote his staff and ordered them to do the following five things: Sharpen…

    Al-Khiṣāl #747 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 4. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Mūsā ibn ‘Umar, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Maythami, (from Ya’qūb ibn Shu’ayb Al-Maythami), who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked, “O Ya’qūb! Have you ever seen an owl during the day?” I replied, “No.” Imam…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #251 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 1. We were told by Abu Muhammed, Hasan bin Hamza al-Alawi al-Hussaini, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed Omiduwar, from Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid al-Anbari, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Harun bin Kharija, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: May Allah curse gold and silver. None loves them except for the one who is from their species.

    I said: May I be sacrificed for you, gold and silver? He, peace be upon him, said: It is not as you think. The gold is…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #615 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Musa from Ya‘qub ibn Yazid from ibn Faddal from certain persons of our people from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following

    “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that a domestic hen without a roster feeds on dump site and so on and gives eggs…

    Al-Kāfi #1299 Volume 6 Read the narration
  32. 5. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Sa’īd Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus ibn Ya’qūb ibn ‘Ammār, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who miss (the opportunity of) spending the Day of ‘Arafah in ‘Arafāt, but…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #481 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon them all) said: "The most important matter, the best, the key,…

    Al-Amālī #84 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 6. All of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Ḥusain ibn Abī Sārah Al-Madā`ini, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Ḥajjāj, or from someone else named Ḥusain, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will forgive all of the past and future sins of those who go to the…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #501 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 6. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith the following is narrated from Ya’qub ibn Salim from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who gives his wife the choice abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘The choice is only…

    Al-Kāfi #576 Volume 6 Read the narration
  36. 1-68 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Abi Basir that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “Whoever practices fortune-telling or goes to see a fortune-teller indeed despises Muhammad’s religion.” Then he was asked

    “What about physiognomy ?” He replied, “I do not like you to go to see them, even though what they say may be close to…

    Al-Khiṣāl #69 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. (15) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan from Ya’qoob bin Zayd from Ziyad al-Qandi from some of his companions that it was said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Is the rising of as-Sufyani inevitable?” He said

    “Yes, it is. Killing the pure innocent man, the sinking of the desert, the appearance of a hand in the sky, the call…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #319 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 24. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Hariz ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah (AS) that The

    Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Nine things have been raised from My Ummah: error, forgetfulness, coercion, weakness,…

    Al-Tawḥīd #427 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 3-23 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid that Al-Sabah - the servant of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    I was accompanying Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) when we reached Mount Uhud. The Imam (MGB) asked me, ‘Do you see the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #265 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 9-9 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Hammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Hurayzibn Abdullah, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    Nine things have been removed for my nation: error; forgetfulness; an abominable deed done by force; what they do not…

    Al-Khiṣāl #953 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 9. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ali ibn al-Hassan al- Taymi from his two brothers, Muhammad and Ahmad sons of al-Hassan from Ali ibn Ya’qub from Marwan ibn Muslim from Ayyub ibn al-Hurr who has said the following

    “Once a man said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) while we were present, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, we…

    Al-Kāfi #1445 Volume 2 Read the narration
  42. 19. And with this chain of narration, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Rashid, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Ja`far, that Abu Ibrahim al-Kadhim (AS) said

    I do not say: Verily, He is definite so I remove Him from His place, nor do I bound Him to a place that He may be…

    Al-Tawḥīd #262 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 2. It is narrated from him (the narrator of the above Hadith), in a marfu‘ manner, from al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Ya‘qub ibn Ja‘far from abu Ibrahim (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “I do not say that he is standing so I would remove Him from His place. I do not limit Him in a place. I do not limit…

    Al-Kāfi #326 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Ali bin Nu’man, from some of our companions, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Indeed, regarding My servants, you have no control over them» (15:42). He said

    He has not, over this group in particular, any control. He said: I said: And how, may I be sacrificed for you, while…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #231 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 3. [3/195] Rijal al-Kashshi: Muhammad b. Qulawayh from Sa’d b. Abdallah from Ya’qub b. Yazid and Muhammad b. Isa from Ibn Abi Umayr from Hisham b. Salim who said

    I heard Aba Abdillah (as) say while relating to his companions the affair of Abdallah b. Saba and his claim about the…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #283 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 9. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Hamdani that

    I wrote to Abu al-Hasan al-Naqi (AS), informing him that some of his following have differences on the subject of Divine…

    Al-Tawḥīd #102 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn `Umar al-Yamani that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, created a creation, and knew they would proceed to Him. He commanded them what to do…

    Al-Tawḥīd #438 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 10. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muhammad ibn Sinān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim ibn Ḥārith, from Dāwūd Al-Raqqi, who said

    My grandmother narrated to me that when Hussain (a.s.) was killed, the Jinn cried over him and recited the following…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #245 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. Hadith.5526 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Al-Kulayni, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Qays from someone who narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), who said regarding a man who died and appointed someone as the guardian of his affairs while leaving behind a young son. When the boy grew up, he went to the guardian and said

    "Return my wealth to me so I can get married," but the guardian refused. The boy then went and committed adultery. Abu…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #556 Volume 4 Read the narration
  50. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Yunus (ibn ’Abd al-Rahman) from abu Ya’qub Ishaq ibn ‘Abdallah from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “Allah has addressed His servants in two verses of the holy Quran very particularly: Did they not make a covenant (with…

    Al-Kāfi #105 Volume 1 Read the narration
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