أحمد

Everything in this book that is narrated from Zakariyya ibn Malik Al-Jufi has been transmitted by me from Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - from his father, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad, from Ali ibn Ismail, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Abdullah ibn Miskan, from Abu Al-Abbas Al-Fadl ibn Abdul Malik, from Zakariyya ibn Malik Al-Jufi.

And whatever is narrated from Muhammad ibn Yaʿqub Al-Kulayni - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - I have narrated it from Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Aṣam Al-Kulayni, and Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa, and Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Sanani - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them - from Muhammad ibn Yaʿqub Al-Kulayni. And likewise, the entire book of Al-Kafi, I have narrated it from them from him, through his transmitters. [Clarification of the transmission chain to Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khaṭṭab] بيان الطريق إلى محمّد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطّاب‌ معتبر

10 – Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Khālid b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī, al-Barqī, known by the kunya of Abū Jaʿfar. The Qummis spoke against him, but the defamation is not about him. The defamation was only with regards to whom he narrated from, for he was not mindful of whom he took from, upon the manner of the people of reports (ahl al-akhbār). Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿĪsā banished him from Qum, but he brought him back later and apologized to him.

“In this Quran is the lighthouse of guidance and torches for dankness. One must brighten his eyes and open them in such light; thinking is life for the seeing eyes just as light helps one walking in the dark.”

“The servants have no role in six things: recognition, ignorance, pleasure, anger, sleep and wakefulness.”

Do not anger others, or else you will be angered; and do not dig a hole for your brother, or else you will fall in it. Surely, you will reap what you sow.

Blowing at three things is detestable: blowing at a talisman, blowing at food, and blowing at the place of prostration.”

“Three things would constitute being wasteful: wearing indecent garments, throwing away a date seed, and pouring away your leftover water.” The Imam (MGB) added, “There is no wastefulness in eating.”

I was told by Umar bin Ali bin Umar bin Yazid, from Hussain bin Qarin, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Indeed, the interpretation of your saying of «Ameen», is: My Lord, do. It has been narrated in another narration that Ameen [1] is a Name from the Names of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He.

Some of you offer more prayers than others do. Some perform the hajj more often than others do. Some give alms more than others do. Some observe the fasting more than others do. The best of you, however, are the most knowledgeable.

“Once I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘I entered the house and I did not remember any prayer except asking from Allah al-Salat (favors) for the Holy Prophet and his family.’ The Imam said, ‘You should know that no one has come up with something better than what you have.’”

“Four things will moderate digestion: Syrian pomegranates, cooked unripe dates; viola; and chicory.”

You must prostrate whenever you read either of the following four Quranic Chapters: Al-Alaq, ‘Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created…’ (‘Iqra Bisme Rabika Al-azi Khalaq) ; An-Najm , Tanzil al-Sajdah ; and Ha-Mim as-Sajdah.”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man with whose burping something comes up to his throat and then it goes back when he is fasting. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is not obligated for anything .’”

the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who recites Surah Tauheed a hundred times before going to bed, Allah will forgive sins committed by him in the past fifty years.”

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about a man who has relatives, friends and followers who love ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), but they do not acknowledge the owner of this issue (one who possesses Divine Authority) if he can give Zakat to them. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot give Zakat to them.’”

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdul Karim ibn Utbah has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti, from Abdul Karim ibn Amr Al-Khath'ami, from Layth Al-Muradi, from Abdul Karim ibn Utbah Al-Hashimi.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Shroud can be made of Burd; if Burd is not available, then the whole shroud is of cotton. If a turban of cotton is not available, then Sabiriy fabric can be used for this purpose.’”

I heard al-Rida (as) say: Not one of my supporters visits me, knowing my right, except that I will intercede for him on the Day of Resurrection.

“One to whom Allah grants belief in this cause (our Divine Authority) will have no trouble even if he were to live on top of a mountain using plants for food until approaching of one’s death.”