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أحمد

Ahmad

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  1. 3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Adallah ibn Muhammad from al-Kashshab. He has said that a number of our people have narrated from al-Khaythama who has said that

    abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said to him the following. “O Khaythama, we are the tree of prophet-hood, the house of blessings,…

    Al-Kāfi #587 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. Ahmad b. `Ali b. Ibrahim (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from `Abdullah b. al-Mughira from `Amr al-Shami from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said

    “Surely, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in the Book of Allah on the day that He created the heavens…

    Al-Amālī #125 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Shu`ayb al-Jawhari (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Isa b. Muhammad al-`Alawi narrated to us. He said: Abu `Amr Ahmad b. Abi Hazim al-Ghifari narrated to us. He said: `Ubaydullah b. Musa narrated to us from Sharik from Rakin b. al-Rabi` from al-Qasim b. Hassan from Zayd b. Thabit. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, I have left among you the two heavyweights: (1) the Book of Allah, and (2) my…

    Al-Amālī #680 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. H 145 - It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ali from Uthman bin Ahmad Sammak from Ibrahim bin Abdullah Hashmi from Ibrahim bin Hani from Naeem bin Hammad Maruzi from Baqiya bin Walid from Abu Bakr bin Abu Maryam from Fadhl bin Yaqub Rakhami from Abdullah bin Ja’far from Abu Malih from Ziyad bin Bayan from Ali bin Nufayl from Saeed bin Musayyab that Umme Salama, wife of the Prophet said

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: “Mahdi is from my progeny, from the descendants of Fatima.”

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #326 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 3-150 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Muhammad ibn Isa al-Ubaydi, on the authority of Zakariya (ibn Muhammad) al-Mumin, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Na’eem, on the authority of Abi Hamzih that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) that the

    Blessed the Sublime God said, “O Children of Adam! I have honored you with three characteristics: I have covered up some…

    Al-Khiṣāl #392 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 1-2 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran ad-Daqqaq (ra) narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Sahil ibn Ziyad al-Adami, on the authority of Abdul Azeem ibn Abdullah Al-Hasani, on the authority of Sulaiman ibn Hafs al-Marwazy, he said

    Musa ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to call his son Ali (as) "al-Rida."…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #3 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "By Allah (swt), neither Al-Abbas nor Ali (as) inherited from…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #636 Volume 4 Read the narration
  8. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ibn Asbat, from Ali bin Abi Hamza, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said

    Seeking connection to one’s kinship increases age and (giving) charity in secret extinguishes the anger of the Lord,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #501 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Muhammed ibn Hussain, that he said: I was told by Ahmad bin Sahl al-Azdi al-‘Abid, that he said

    I heard Abu Farwa al-Ansari, and he was one who used to journey, say: Isa ibn Maryam said: O assembly of disciples, by…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #687 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 5. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Hārūn ibn Muslim, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Ash’ath, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Ansāri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Sinān, who said

    I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: The boundaries of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) are twenty ells by twenty…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #615 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. Ahmad b. Mohammed b. Yahya al-Attar (rah) narrated to us from his father from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Isa from Uthman b. 'Isa from Abdullah b. Meskan that Abu Abdullah (as) said

    Allah has given Rasulullah (s) the nobilities of character exclusively. You should test yourselves through such…

    Ṣifāt al-Shīʿa #44 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. H 15 - It is narrated from Ahmad bin Mehran from Muhammad bin Ali from Muhammad bin Afzal from Makhzumi, whose mother was a descendant of Ja’far bin Abu Talib, that

    Abul Hasan Musa (a.s) summoned us and we gathered. Then he said: Do you know why I have summoned you? No, we answered.…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #74 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. (3) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Khalid al-Barqi from al-Hasan bin al-Abbas bin al-Huraysh from Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) from his fathers (as) that

    Amirul Mo’mineen (as) had said to ibn Abbas: “The Night of Predestination comes every year. In this night all that…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #25 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. (21) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from al-Qassim bin Muhammad from Obayss bin Hisham from Abdullah bin Jibilla from his father that Muhammad bin as-Samit had said

    “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Will there be certain signs before this matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im)?” He…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #325 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf from Bakr b. Muhammad al-Azdi from Abi Basir. He said

    Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) said: The foundations of disbelief are three: greed, arrogance, and envy. As for greed, when…

    Al-Amālī #688 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir from who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah in Salah (prayer) for Hamzah said seventy Takbir and ’Amir…

    Al-Kāfi #708 Volume 3 Read the narration
  17. 10. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by al-Hassan b. Ali al-Aqooli from Ahmad b. Harun al-’Attar from Ziyad al-’Abdi from Musa b. Ja’far from his father Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. Ali from his father Ali b. al-Hussain from his father al-Hussain b. Ali (a.s.) who said

    ‘I swear by Myself, I have made it obligatory on Myself that I will never punish with fire (of Hell) one who wears…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #664 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd 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 the state of Ihram as well as his wife and he involves…

    Al-Kāfi #1373 Volume 4 Read the narration
  19. Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq al-Talaqani (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from his father from Marwan b. Muslim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said: My father narrated to me from his father from his grandfather (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Sha`ban is my month, and Ramadan is the month of Allah. Whoever fasts a day in my…

    Al-Amālī #986 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 1-99 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul-Hassan Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Asad Al-Asady quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Ayoob al-Nahravi, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Sanid ibn Davood, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Munkadir, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah that God’s Prophet (MGB) said that the

    mother of Solomon the son of David, told Solomon, “Beware that sleeping too much at night will make one poor in the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #100 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. (5) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan bin Fadhdhal from al-Abbas bin Aamir bin Rabah ath-Thaqafi from Abul-Mughra from Abu Salam from Sawra bin Kilab that Imam al-Baqir (as) had said when talking about the Qur’anic verse (And on the day of resurrection you shall see those who lied against Allah; their faces shall be blackened. Is there not in hell an abode for the proud:) “It is he, who pretends that he is an imam but he is not.” Sawra said

    “Even if he is an Alawite and Fatimite?” Imam al-Baqir said: “Yes, even if he is an Alawite and Fatimite.”

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #67 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. H 180 - A group of scholars has narrated from Talakbari from Ahmad bin Ali Raazi from Husain bin Ali from Abul Hasan Ayyadi that he said: Narrated to me Abu Ja’far Amari that Abu Tahir Bulbul performed the Hajj and there he saw that Ali bin Ja’far Hammani [representative of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s)] spending a lot of money. When he returned from Hajj, he wrote a letter to the Imam [apparently to object to so much generosity]. Imam (a.s) wrote in reply

    We ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars for himself; again we ordered him to take a hundred thousand dinars,…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #371 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 3. 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 Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Hasan bin Ali al-Washha’, from Muhammed bin Qasim bin Fudail, from Hammad bin Uthman, that he said

    I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: May I be sacrificed for you, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah’s…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #132 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, that he said: We were told by Nadr bin Shu’aib, from Abdul-Ghaffar al-Jazi, that he said: I was told by the one who asked him – meaning al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: Can there be disbelief that does not reach (the extent of) polytheism? He said

    Indeed, disbelief is polytheism. Then he stood up and entered the mosque, and he turned to me and said: Yes, (that…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #178 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Talhah ibn Zayd from abu ‘Abd Allah, from his father (a.s.), who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause,…

    Al-Kāfi #86 Volume 5 Read the narration
  26. 12-54 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ubaydullah al-Dihqan, on the authority of Durost, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sin’an that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    There are twelve characteristics in brushing the teeth with a toothbrush that is a recommendable practice. It cleans the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1087 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 11-30 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran ad-Daqqaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Barmaki, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Al-Hassan, on the authority of Bakr ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Abdul Aziz al-Mohtadi, “

    I asked Al-Ridha about the Unity. The Imam (s) said, ‘Whoever recites (the Quranic verse) ‘Say, He is Allah, the One and…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #138 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 12. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said on the authority of who he mentioned, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Dawud ibn al-Qasim on the authority of Abu Hashim al-Ja`fari that

    I asked Abu Ja`far ibn al-Rida (AS) about: Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends (all) vision. Hence, he…

    Al-Tawḥīd #133 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. (36) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Hameed bin Ziyad from Ali bin as-Sabah from Abu Ali al-Hasan bin Muhammad al-Hadhrami from Ja’far bin Muhammad from Ibraheem bin Abdul Hameed from Iss’haq bin Abdul Aziz that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said when talking about the Qur’anic verse

    “And if We hold back from them the punishment until a stated period of time:” “Punishment is the rising of al-Qa’im (as)…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #294 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 3-65 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Abi Ayoob al-Khizaz, on the authority of Abi Ubaydat al-Haza’a that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “

    A believer is one whose pleasure would not lead him into sin and wrongful deeds. A believer is one whose anger would not…

    Al-Khiṣāl #307 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 3-184 (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 Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Ali ibn Re’ab, on the authority of Al-Halabi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    No one would get any added rewards after he dies unless for three things: an on-going charity which he has established…

    Al-Khiṣāl #426 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya ibn ‘Imran from ibn Muskan from Durays who has said the following

    “Once al-Mada’iniy asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and said, ‘There is Zakat on our assets. To whom should we pay it? He (the…

    Al-Kāfi #2125 Volume 3 Read the narration
  33. 8. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who has eight hundred dirham, his son has two hundred dirham. He has…

    Al-Kāfi #2151 Volume 3 Read the narration
  34. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Asbat ibn Salim who has said the following

    “I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I had a brother who has died and made a will in which he appointed my brother…

    Al-Kāfi #403 Volume 5 Read the narration
  35. 30. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Bandar has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from a man whom has named from al-Husayn al-Jammal who has said the following

    “One day I saw Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar pack his bag, ready to move, when a man came asking to exchange dirham with dinar. He…

    Al-Kāfi #1183 Volume 5 Read the narration
  36. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran and ibn Faddal from certain individuals of our people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “For an ailment the Imam (a.s.) would say, ‘O Lord, You have criticized certain nations saying, “(Muhammad), tell them,…

    Al-Kāfi #1945 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 3. Muhammad ibn Ahmad and A number of our people have narrated from have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘A house wherein the Holy Quran is read, Allah, the Most Majestic,…

    Al-Kāfi #2054 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by Abi from Ali b. al-Nu’man from Fadhl b. Yusif from Abdillah b. Sinan from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “One who recites twenty five times everyday: Allaahummagh fir lil mu-mineena wal mu- minaati wal muslimeena wal…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #610 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following

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

    Al-Kāfi #718 Volume 5 Read the narration
  40. Al-Hasan bin Abdullah bin Saeed narrated to us from Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan al-Qushairi from al-Mugheera bin Mohammed bin al-Muhallab al-Azdi from Abdul-Ghaffar bin Mohammed al-Kelabi from Amir bin Thabit from Jabir that Abu Ja’far related on the authority of Ali bin al-Hussein from his father (a) that the

    Prophet (s) said: The love for my household and me will help in seven situations whose horrors are enormous: at death,…

    Faḍaʾil al-Shīʿa #23 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Mukhtar has been transmitted by me from my father - may…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #76 Volume 5 Read the narration
  42. 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
  43. 15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn ’Abddeyl from ibn Sinan from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jundab from Sufyan ibn al-Simt who has said the following

    “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man covers himself with a loincloth up to his two breast he can perform Salah…

    Al-Kāfi #1562 Volume 3 Read the narration
  44. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who receives news of the death of her husband and she counts…

    Al-Kāfi #623 Volume 6 Read the narration
  45. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab who has said the following

    “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘When a servant (of Allah) repents in the form of the repentance of Nasuh (sincere…

    Al-Kāfi #1506 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabah al- Kinani who has said the following

    “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Believers, turn to Allah…

    Al-Kāfi #1508 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr who has said the following

    “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Whatever affliction…

    Al-Kāfi #1557 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 7. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from ‘Abdallah ibn Bahr from ibn Muskan from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu ‘Abdallah from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said that

    he heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say the following. “The Imams (a.s.) possess the position of the Messenger of Allah except…

    Al-Kāfi #705 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 29. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Jamilah from al-Wassafi from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever loves Allah’s giving him a long life and increasing his means of sustenance,…

    Al-Kāfi #551 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Drust ibn abu Mansur from ‘Isa ibn Bashir from abu Hamza al-Thumali from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) was about to pass away he held me to his chest and then said, ‘My son, I make my will to…

    Al-Kāfi #1200 Volume 2 Read the narration
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