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أحمد

Ahmad

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  1. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Daqqaq from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Salih ibn ‘Uqbah from Bashir al-Dahhan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one applies oil on a believing person, Allah writes for every hair a light on the…

    Al-Kāfi #2315 Volume 6 Read the narration
  2. 14. It was narrated to us by Ahmad b. al-Hassan al-’Attar who said it was narrated to us by Abdulrahman b. Abi Hatim who said it was narrated to us by al-Hajjaj b. Hamzah who said it was narrated to us by Yazid who said I was informed by Sadaqah al-Raqiqi who said it was narrated to us by Thabit from Anas who said

    “The fasts of Shaban for the welcoming of Ramadan.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #240 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 456- Ahmad ibn Ali al-Razi, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Muqri', from al-Muqani'i, from Bakkar, from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, from Ja'far ibn Sa'eed al-Asadi, from (his father), from Abu Abdullah (AS), he said

    "In the year of the conquest, the Euphrates will split until it enters the streets of Kufa."

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #726 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad al-‘Asemiy from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ali ibn Asbat from his uncle Ya’qub ibn Salim who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A boy can play for seven years, learn how to read and write for another seven years…

    Al-Kāfi #190 Volume 6 Read the narration
  5. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Nuhayki from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan al- Qandi from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Minor sins are not minor if one persists committing such sins and major sins are not major if followed by plea for…

    Al-Kāfi #1018 Volume 2 Read the narration
  6. 2-107 Abul Qasim Abdullah ibn Ahmad narrated that Yusuf ibn Ishaq al-Hazrami quoted Al-Howzi , on the authority of Al-Shoa’bat , on the authority of Abi Ishaq, on the authority of Masruq, on the authority of Ayesha

    “Whenever God’s Prophet (MGB) was with me, he (MGB) said two units of prayers after saying the afternoon prayers.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #221 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. عن أبي- رضي اللّه عنه- عن سعد بن عبد اللّه، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد اللّه، عن محمّد بن عليّ الكوفيّ، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن هارون بن خارجة الكوفيّ‌.

    Everything in this book that is narrated from Harun ibn Kharjah has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #191 Volume 5 Read the narration
  8. Everything in this book that is narrated from Wahb ibn Wahb has been transmitted by me from my father and from Muhammad…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #201 Volume 5 Read the narration
  9. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Muhammad al-‘Alawiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), ’How did Adam (a.s.), perform Hajj and with what did he shave his head?’ He (the Imam)…

    Al-Kāfi #724 Volume 4 Read the narration
  10. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Musa from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Jallab from Musa ibn ’Isma‘il from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of our people who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’Carrot is protection against colic pain, hemorrhoid, and helps in going to bed with…

    Al-Kāfi #1541 Volume 6 Read the narration
  11. H 456 - It is narrated from Ahmad bin Ali Raazi from Muhammad bin Ishaq Muqri from Maqani from Bukkar from Ibrahim bin Muhammad from Ja’far bin Saad Asadi from his father from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said

    “In the year of the reappearance, there will be such a terrible flood in the Euphrates that even the lanes of Kufa will…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #725 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 1. From the previous chain from al-Hassan from al-Hussain b. Ahmad al-Muqri from Yunis b. Dhabyan from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “One who recites Surah Buruj in his obligatory prayers, by virtue of the dignity of this Surah, he would be raised among…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #451 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 2. Abu Ah al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn abu al-Nadr from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Onion removes illness, strengthens nerves, increases the ability to walk, increases…

    Al-Kāfi #1553 Volume 6 Read the narration
  14. 1-106 Al-Khalīl b. Aḥmad informed me, he said: Ibn Manīʿ narrated to me, he said: ʿAlī b. ʿĪsā al-Makhramī narrated to us in the year AH (two hundred and) thirty-one, he said: Khallād b. ʿĪsā narrated to us; from Thābit; from Anas, who said that the

    Messenger of God (ṣ) said, "Good manners are half of the religion."

    Al-Khiṣāl #107 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 17. Ali has narrated from the one who narrated to him the following. “A boy was born to me.

    I wrote to him (al-Mahdi (a.s.) for his permission to give the baby a special bath for the ceremony on the seventh day…

    Al-Kāfi #1373 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ismail b. Mihran from al-Hassan b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    One who recites Saffat every Friday would remain safe from every calamity, every trouble would remain away from him in…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #406 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 1. Muhammad ibn Yabya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from al-Husayn ibn Nu‘aym al-Sahhaf who has said the following.

    “I, Hisham ibn al-Hakam and ali ibn Yaqtin were in Baghdad. Ali ibn Yaqtin said, ‘Iwas in the presence of the pious…

    Al-Kāfi #813 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqi from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Abdallah al-Kahili who has said the following.

    “Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) has said, ‘If a people would worship Allah only Who has no partner, maintain the prayers, pay…

    Al-Kāfi #1014 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, that he said: I was told by Abu Nasr al-Baghdadi, from Ahmad bin Yahya al-Maqri, from Abdullah bin Musa, from Isra’eel, from Abu Ishaq, from Shareeh bin Hani, from Ali, peace be upon him, that he said

    We were ordered by the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to offerngs, that…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #382 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. (1) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ahmad bin Mabindath from Ahmad bin Hilal from Muhammad bin Abu Omayr from Abul Maghra from Abu Baseer that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “When Imam Ali (as) met with the people of Basra (in the battle of al-Jamal-the camel), he raised the banner of the…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #419 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 4-25 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ash-Shah narrated that Abu Hamid quoted Abu Yazid Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Khalidy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Salih al-Tamimy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hatam al-Qat’tan, on the authority of Hammad ibn Amr, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his grandfather (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that in his will to Ali (MGB) God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    O Ali! The Honorable the Exalted God took a look at the world and selected me from among all the men in the world. Then…

    Al-Khiṣāl #539 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 28-15 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Umar ibn Azineh, on the authority of Bakir ibn A’ayn, on the authority of Salim ibn Abi Hafasa that he had heard Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) say, “

    God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand chapters each of which of which can open another one-thousand…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1253 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 4-67 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariya al-Qat’tan quoted Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Uthman ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Hodbat ibn Khalid al-Qaysi, on the authority of Mobarak ibn Fuzalat, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat that the

    Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) told his son Al-Hassan (MGB), “O my dear son! I will teach you four…

    Al-Khiṣāl #581 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 7-56 (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, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Asim ibn Hamid, on the authority of Abi Basir that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “

    God is kind to Heavenly sisters.” Then he (MGB) said their names as follows: Asma’, the daughter of Amis, from the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #866 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 5-14 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Bakr ibn Salih, on the authority of Suleiman al-Ja’fari that he had heard Abal-Hassan (MGB) say, “

    The following five things are considered to be a bad omen if they appear along the path of a traveler: crows making…

    Al-Khiṣāl #675 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 9-20 (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, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Jameel, “

    I asked Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) about how many items require alms-tax. The Imam (MGB) said, “Nine things require…

    Al-Khiṣāl #964 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from Abi Hisham al-Ja`fari. He said

    I heard `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) say: My God! Your power is apparent, even though You do not have a form. So, they…

    Al-Amālī #963 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ja`far b. Batta narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Ishaq b. Sa`id narrated to us from Bakr b. Muhammad from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    Amir al-Mu'minin (as) said: People on Friday are of three states: (1) a man who witnesses it attentively and silently…

    Al-Amālī #624 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Ushaym from certain persons of his people who has said the following

    “Someone in our family had a fever and physicians had prescribed al-ghafith (a certain herb) and we made the patient to…

    Al-Kāfi #1355 Volume 6 Read the narration
  30. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida (a.s.), about the Sacred Area, about its landmarks and why certain ones of its…

    Al-Kāfi #725 Volume 4 Read the narration
  31. 14-1 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Nahavandi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baghdadi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Mobarak, on the authority of Abdullah ibnZayd who linked it up through a chain of narrators to the Prophet (MGB)

    “It is better to spend a single Dirham for dye than to spend one-thousand Dirhams for the sake of God, since it has…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1110 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 14-6 Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Haysam al-Ajali - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakaria al-Qat’tan quoted Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Buhlool, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Fazl al-Hashemi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Zyad ibn al-Monzar, on the authority of a group of the elders, on the authority of Haziqat ibn al-Yaman

    “Those who startled the Prophet’s she-camel upon his return from the Battle of Tabuk8 were the following fourteen: Abul…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1115 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. H 69 - Ali bin Habashi bin Qauni has narrated from Husain bin Ahmad bin Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal that he said

    I was with my uncle, Ali bin Hasan bin Faddal, when I saw an old man from Baghdad joking with my uncle. One day that old…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #129 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (rh) narrated to us from his uncle Muhammad b. Abi’l Qasim from Ahmad b. Hilal from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Abi Nasr from Aban from Zurara and Isma`il b. `Abbad al-Qasri from Sulayman al-Ju`fi from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said

    When the Prophet (s) was raised up, and he ended up where Allah willed for him, his Lord whispered to him. Then, when he…

    Al-Amālī #936 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ and al-Husayn ibn Muhammad from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from abu Khadija from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “When Fatima (a.s.) conceived al-Husayn (a.s.) Jibril came to the Messenger of Allah and said, “Fatima will soon give…

    Al-Kāfi #1255 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. (3) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Ahmad bin Younus bin Ya’qoob al-Ju’fi Abul Hasan from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abu Hamza that Abdul A’la bin A’yun had said

    “Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad (Imam as-Sadiq) said to me: “O Abdul A’la, undertaking our matter is not by knowing…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #4 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid said, on the authority of some of our scholars that Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) was passing by a grave from the graves of his Household, so he placed his hand on the grave and said

    O my God! Your Omnipotence is apparent. However, since You are Shapeless, people are ignorant of You. They try to…

    Al-Tawḥīd #146 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 14. My father narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, from Abī Sa’īd ‘Abbād Al-‘Usfuri, from Safwān Al-Jammāl, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say

    Verily Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, has elevated some lands and (bodies of) water above others. Some of these…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #610 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 6. It was narrated to me by al-Hassan b. Ahmad from his father from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Ibrahim b. Hashim from Musa b. Abi al-Hassan from al-Ridha (a.s.) who said

    Imam Ridha (a.s.) narrates that there was drought in Bani Israel for many years at a stretch. A woman kept a morsel in…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #530 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah all from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Sa‘dan ibn Muslim from abu Yaqzan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I see Benevolent Assistance is as good as its name. No other thing is better than…

    Al-Kāfi #98 Volume 4 Read the narration
  41. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr in Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you decide to slaughter the animal for ‘Aqiqah say, ‘O my people I denounce…

    Al-Kāfi #120 Volume 6 Read the narration
  42. 11-5 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of some companions that one day when Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) was passing by the grave of one of the members of his Holy Household, he (s) placed his hand on the grave and said, “

    O my God! Your Might is apparent, but the people are ignorant of Thee. They try to use measures to recognize Thee. Such…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #113 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 62. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Khalaf bin Hammad, from Abu’l-Hasan al-‘Abdi, from al-A’mash, from ‘Abaya al-Asadi, from Ibn Abbas, that he said

    There will be a tribulation. Hence, if one of you observes it, it is upon him (to adhere to) two virtues: The Book of…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #787 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 14. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of `Ali ibn Sayf ibn `Amirah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ubayd that I visited (`Ali) al-Rida (AS), and he said to me

    Tell the `Abbasid to refrain fro talking about Divine Unity and similar subjects. He should speak to the people about…

    Al-Tawḥīd #89 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 7-45 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Hilal , on the authority of Isa ibn Abdullah al-Hashemi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    Gabriel was sent to me by the Honorable the Exalted God and told me, ’God has ordained that you recite the Quran in one…

    Al-Khiṣāl #855 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 28-27 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Sa’id, on the authority of some friends, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Umar al-Halabi, on the authority of Abi Basir, “I went to see Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) and said, ‘

    The Shiites say that God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate to knowledge from which one-thousands gates to…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1265 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 9-21 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran and al-Hussein ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Hammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Hurayz, on the authority of Zurarah ibn A’ayn that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “

    Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God has made thirty-five prayers obligatory from one Friday to another Friday one of…

    Al-Khiṣāl #965 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 9-18 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqy, on the authority of Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Juwhary, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Abi Basir, “

    I asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) about one who divorces (his wife), then returns to her and divorces her again. The…

    Al-Khiṣāl #962 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from al-Muthanna’ from Zurarah ibn ‘A‘yan from Dawud ibn Sarhan from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from ‘Udaym Bayya’ al-Harawiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman who because of al-Mula‘inah (condemnation) when it (condemnation) is from the…

    Al-Kāfi #1676 Volume 5 Read the narration
  50. Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: Among the words spoken to Allah to Musa son of…

    Al-Amālī #107 Volume 1 Read the narration
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