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عبد الله

Abd Allah

Abd Allah kept company with al-Riḍā (ʿa).

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

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

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  1. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Afi ibn af-Hassan ibn Ribat from Hariz from ‘ Abd af-Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following

    “I heard abu Hanifah ask abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Mut‘ah (advantageous matters). He (the Imam) asked, ‘Are you…

    Al-Kāfi #1779 Volume 5 Read the narration
  2. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi from Ali ibn Mu’alla from Isma’il ibn Yasar from Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Arqam al-Kufi from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Any family who has received their share of kindheartedness, Allah has certainly increased their livelihood.…

    Al-Kāfi #406 Volume 2 Read the narration
  3. 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
  4. Everything in this book that is narrated from Juwayriyyah ibn Musahhar concerning the return of the sun for the Commander of the Faithful (as) after the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has been transmitted by me from my father and from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them both - who said

    Sa'd ibn Abdullah narrated to us, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Ahmad ibn Abdullah…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #62 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhaynah from Zurarah, Bukayr, Fudayl, Burayd and Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja‘far and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, and certain ones of them has narrated from abu ‘ Abd Allah, and others have narrated who has narrated the following

    “One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘A woman does not inherit from the…

    Al-Kāfi #379 Volume 7 Read the narration
  6. 10. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father and ‘Amr ibn Ibrahim all from Khalaf ibn Hammad from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “Once, scorpion bit the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their…

    Al-Kāfi #1310 Volume 6 Read the narration
  7. 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
  8. 18. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of all three Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa; Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Hamid and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr, on the authority of some of our scholars that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    “A servant cannot accomplish an action unless Allah, the Mighty and High, has granted him the ability of doing so.…

    Al-Tawḥīd #421 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 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
  10. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Ahmad b. al-Nadr from Muhammad b. Marwan from Muhammad b. al-Sa’ib from Abi Salih from `Abdullah b. `Abbas. Regarding His saying

    “When he recovered, he cried, ‘Glory be to You! I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers’”…

    Al-Amālī #826 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 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
  12. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from Khalaf ibn Flammad from Muhriz from abu Basir 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 #275 Volume 5 Read the narration
  13. Hadith.4557 - Aban ibn Uthman narrated from Al-Hasan al-Sayqal, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said

    I heard him being asked about a man who purchased a bondwoman and had relations with her before observing an istibra'…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1342 Volume 3 Read the narration
  14. 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
  15. 10. My father, Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and others narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, and from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl, from Sāliḥ ibn ‘Uqbah, from Yaḥyā ibn ‘Ali Al-Tamīmi, from someone, from ‘Ubaydillāh ibn ‘Abdillāh, and from ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali, who said

    I heard my father say: Those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights will be forgiven…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #359 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 16. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Muhammad ibn ‘Adha’fir from his father who has said the following

    “Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), gave me seven hundred dinars and said, ‘O ‘Adha’fir you can spend it; I do not have any…

    Al-Kāfi #203 Volume 5 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. 8. My father (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn said on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ishaq ibn alHarith, on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) took out a small box and took out from it a piece of paper, which had the following written on it

    Praise be to the One! There is no god but He. He is the Eternal, and the Originator without beginning. He is the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #44 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَمِّی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

    2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “One who offers Salaat after saying Azaan and Iqamah two rows of angels pray behind…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #134 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. Abu `Imran al-`Ijli said: Muhammad ibn Sinan said: Abu al-`Ala al-Khaffaf said: `Atiyyah al-`Awfi said, on the authority…

    Al-Tawḥīd #2 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 4-70 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Malik, on the authority of Mosma’ ibn Malik, on the authority of Sama’at that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    O Sama’at! There are always four problems that a believer faces:1- A neighbor to bother him2- Satan tries to deviate…

    Al-Khiṣāl #584 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 5. He said: Abul Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Waleed - may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, from Sa’d ibn Abdillah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who said

    I heard Abu Abdillah saying near the grave of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny: "I beseech (Allah) Who…

    Al-Amālī #160 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 8. 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 Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Ishaq ibn Ammar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O those who have submitted with their tongues, but their faith…

    Al-Amālī #163 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 2. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from abu al-Mighra’, from Sama‘ah from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘

    Were I to govern the people I would teach them how to divorce, thereafter I would make the back of the violators…

    Al-Kāfi #235 Volume 6 Read the narration
  27. 1. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn narrated to me, saying: Sa’d ibn Abdullah narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Abi Dawud al-Mustariq, from Tha’laba ibn Maymun, from Yunus ibn Ya’qub, from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as), who said

    "The Messenger of Allah (saw) turned to his companions and said: 'Take up shields.' They asked, 'O Messenger of Allah,…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #38 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 11. My father (may Allah have mercy on them) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Ali, on the authority of Yunus ibn Ya`qub, on the authority of `Amr ibn Marwan that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    “Verily, half of the angels of Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted, are in cold and half are in fire. They say: `O…

    Al-Tawḥīd #317 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ishaq al-Dinawri narrated to us. He said: Abu `Uruba al-Husayn b. Abi Mu`shir al-Harrani and Abu Talib b. Abi `Uwana informed me. They said: Abu Dawud Sulayman b. Sayf al-Harrani narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Waqid narrated to us from `Abd al-`Aziz al-Majashun from Muhammad b. al-Munkadir from Jabir b. `Abdullah. He said

    The angels were made happy on the Day of Badr and Hunayn when `Ali (as) cleared the brigades from before the Messenger…

    Al-Amālī #362 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Shaybani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Sahl bin Ziyad, from Abdul-Adhim bin Abdullah al-Hasani, that he said

    I heard Abu’l-Hasan, Ali bin Muhammed al-Askari, peace be upon him, say: The meaning of the Stoned is that he is Stoned…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #182 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 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
  32. 2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān Al-Kalbi, from Abān ibn Taghlib, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: (On the day of ‘Āshūrā) four thousand angels came down to fight for Ḥusain ibn…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #199 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. (15) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah narrated from Muhammad bin Ja’far al-Qarashi from Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin Abul Khattab from Amr bin Abban al-Kalbi from ibn Sinan from Abus-Sa’ib that Imam Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “A night is twelve hours, a day is twelve hours, a year is twelve months, the imams are twelve and the disciples are…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #37 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 8. `Ali ibn `Abd al-Warraq and `Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan known to be Ibn Maqbarah alQazwini both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: al-Haytham ibn Abu Masruq al-Nahdi said, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn `Ulwan, on the authority of `Amr ibn Thabit, on the authority of Sa`d ibn Tarif, on the authority of al-Asbagh ibn Nabatah that The

    Commander of the Faithful (AS) moved from a wall that was tilted to another wall so it was said to him, “O Commander of…

    Al-Tawḥīd #457 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 8. He said: Abu Hafs, Umar ibn Muhammad al-Sayrafi, reported from Muhammad ibn Hammam al-Katib al-Iskafi, who reported from Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari, who reported from Muhammad ibn Isa al-Ash’ari, who reported from Abdullah ibn Ibrahim, who reported from al-Husayn ibn Zaid, from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his father (as) who said

    The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "The believers are all brothers; each one fulfilling the needs of the other. And…

    Al-Amālī #173 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 3-225 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn al-Hassan al-Mo’adab quoted Ahmad ibn Ali al-Isbahany, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Saqafy, on the authority of Yahya ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Forat al-Qaz’zaz, on the authority of Harun ibn Ubaydat, on the authority of Yahya ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB), “When Umar was facing death, he said, ‘

    I repent to God for the following three actions:1- Abu Bakr and I took the rule over the people from others;2- I forced…

    Al-Khiṣāl #467 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 22-18 Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Haysam al-Ajali, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Sa’eq and Ali ibn Abdullah al-Var’raq - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Hamzih ibn al-Qasim al-Alavi quoted Al-Hassan ibn Matil al-Daq’qaq, on the authority of Abu Abdullah Ali ibn Muhammad al-Shazi, on the authority of Ali ibn Yusuf, on the authority of Han’nan ibn Sadeer that he had heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “

    On the Resurrection Day, God shall resurrect as a learned scholar whoever memorizes forty traditions regarding what is…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1173 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma’Bad from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Wasiti from Drust ibn abu Mansur from abu Khalid who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘If a group of forty people come together to pray and plead before Allah, the Most…

    Al-Kāfi #1693 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. Hadith.4321 - Abdullah ibn Muskan narrated from Badr ibn Khalil, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who was imprisoned and vowed, saying

    "It is upon me, for the sake of Allah (swt), that if I am released from this prison, I will fast for a year." The man…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1108 Volume 3 Read the narration
  40. 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
  41. Hadith.5522 - Abu Abdullah (as), said: "When a girl reaches nine years of age, her wealth is handed over to her, her…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #551 Volume 4 Read the narration
  42. 5. Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar has narrated the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that people of Makkah perform their Salat (prayer) in complete form when they are in ‘Arafat. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    Woe is upon them’ or ‘Fie upon them, which journey is more intense than that. No, Salat (prayer) is not complete in…

    Al-Kāfi #1957 Volume 4 Read the narration
  43. Hadith.1301 - Muawiya ibn Ammar said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "The people of Mecca complete (perform in…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1293 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 28. It has been also narrated that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said

    No forty days pass for a believer without the Glorious and most High Lord presenting him with pain in his body or loss…

    Kitāb al-Muʾmin #28 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. To ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās. ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās used to say, ‘‘Apart from the Prophet’s sayings I did not derive…

    Nahj al-Balāgha #1270 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. Hadith.4637 - Ammar Al-Sabati asked Abu Abdullah (as) about how women should greet when they enter upon a group of…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1422 Volume 3 Read the narration
  47. Hadith.1300 - Ammar al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the extent of wetness or mud that makes…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1292 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 753 - وَ سَأَلَهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَبْدُ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُجْنِبُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ غَيْرُهُ وَ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى غَسْلِهِ قَالَ

    Hadith.753 - He was asked by Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi 'Abdillah about a man who becomes ritually impure (junub) in a…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #753 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. Hadith.3811 - Sama'ah asked Abu Abdullah (as) about two slave brothers, whether they can be separated, and about a woman…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #694 Volume 3 Read the narration
  50. 2 – ʿAlī b. Maymūn, Abū al-Ḥasan, his laqab is Abū al-Akrād, al-Ṣā’igh (the jeweler). Kufan. His ḥadīth are recognized…

    Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ #78 Volume 1 Read the narration
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