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محمد بن أحمد بن يعقوب

Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Ya'qub

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  1. 10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Shroud can be made of Burd; if Burd is not available, then the whole shroud is of…

    Al-Kāfi #562 Volume 3 Read the narration
  2. 17. Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ahmad ibn al-al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar al-Sabatiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who cuts some of his hairs with his teeth. Should he wipe it with water…

    Al-Kāfi #180 Volume 3 Read the narration
  3. 5. It is narrated from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that

    the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who recites Surah Tauheed a hundred times before going to bed, Allah will forgive…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #481 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Sulayman ibn Sama‘ah from Dawud al-Hadhdha’ from ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Bahr Sahib al-Lu’Lu who has said the following

    “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If one wants to wear shoes and he finds yellow toward whiteness shoes, he will not…

    Al-Kāfi #1993 Volume 6 Read the narration
  5. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man with whose burping something comes up to his throat and…

    Al-Kāfi #412 Volume 4 Read the narration
  6. 3. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, that he said: I was told by Abu Abdillah al-Razi, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abi Nasr, from Hussain bin Khalid, from Abu’l-Hasan, peace be upon him, that he said

    I asked him about a man who bequeathed with a part of his property. He said: A seventh of his third.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #372 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 8. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn `Imran al-Ash`ari said, on the authority of Musa ibn `Umar, on the authority of Ibn Sinan, on the authority of Abu Sa`id al-Qummat that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    “Allah created the Divine Will before all things. He then created all things by means of His Will.”

    Al-Tawḥīd #398 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya, from Musa bin Umar, from Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Yahya, from Ghalib, from Abu Khalid, from Hamran, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And none believed with him except little.» (11:40) He said

    They were eight.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #213 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 28-65 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid that he asked

    Abil Hassan (s), “How much of one’s wealth should be used, if one has willed that some of his wealth be spent in a…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #273 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. (8) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik al-Fazari from Muhammad bin Ahmad from Ali bin Asbat from some of his companions that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “Keep silent and remain in your houses because no bad will afflict you especially, which will afflict the rest of…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #230 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Azdiy from certain persons of our people in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following

    “Once, a man complained before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘I am a complaining man.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘What he…

    Al-Kāfi #1347 Volume 6 Read the narration
  12. 1. It was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar from his father from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Musa b. Umar from Muhammad b. Sinan from Abi Sa’eed al-Qammat from Umar b. Yazid from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “Washing head with marsh- mallow (Khatmi) ends headache, diseases and poverty and protects head from dryness.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #71 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from al-‘Abbas ibn Ma‘ruf from Musa ibn ‘Isa al- Ya’qubiy from Muhammad ibn Muyassir from abu al-Jahm who has said the following

    “This is about a woman who had made a vow to perform Tawaf on all-fours; legs and arms. Abu ‘Abd Allah has narrated from…

    Al-Kāfi #1604 Volume 4 Read the narration
  14. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Asadi narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Zaydan and `Ali b. al-`Abbas al-Bujliyan narrated to us. They said: Abu Kurayb narrated to us. He said: Mu`awiya b. Hisham narrated to us. He said: Shayban narrated to us from `Ikrama from Ibn `Abbas. He said

    A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Greying has hastened to you. He said: [Surat] Hud, al-Waq`ia, al-Mursalat, and `amma…

    Al-Amālī #344 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 69-9 Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mo’athi narrated that he had heard Abal Nasr al-Mo’aththin say, “

    One day a great flood flowed in Sanabad where there is a valley higher than the Shrine. The flood directed itself…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #603 Volume 2 Read the narration
  16. 1. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufiy has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qalanisiy from Ahmad ibn al-Fadl from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from Fazarah from Anas or Haytham ibn al-Bara’ who has said the following

    “I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about a thief who may enter my house to harm my life or properties.’ He (the Imam) said,…

    Al-Kāfi #98 Volume 5 Read the narration
  17. 2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Abu Zuhayr al-Hindi from Adam b. Ishaq from Muawiyah b. Ammar from some of his companions from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “Offer Salaat-e-Shab for it is the Sunnah of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and the virtuous that came before you. It removes all…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #170 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-‘ Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from Ya‘qubiy from Musa ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Muyassir from Harun ibn al-Jahm from al-Sakuniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘You must not keep a crucified person on (the…

    Al-Kāfi #821 Volume 3 Read the narration
  19. 1. It is narrated by Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) from his predecessors from Abu Zar (r.a.) that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “

    The longer the Qunoot of a person in this world, the longer would be his peace in Mauqif (stages) on the Day of…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #136 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad, that he said: I was told by Abu Ishaq – meaning Ibrahim bin Hashim – from Ibn Sinan and others from those he mentioned, that he said

    I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the Qur’an and the Criterion: Are they two things or one thing? He said:…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #315 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 7-42 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazi’a who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB)

    “It is not necessary to make any especial supplications in seven instances: prayer for a deceased one, Qunut in the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #852 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 5. Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, from ‘Ali ibn Ismā’īl, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Amr, from Abān (ibn ‘Uthmān), from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh, who said

    I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “How should I place my hand on the graves of the believers?” Imam (a.s.)…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #720 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 7. My father (RA) said: Ahmad ibn Idris said: Muhammad ibn Ahmad said, on the authority of Yusuf ibn al-Harith, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-`Arzami, on the authority of his father `Abd al-Rahman who eliminated the chain of transmission to the person who said

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (SA) say: “Allah decreed the destinies fifty thousand years before He created the heavens…

    Al-Tawḥīd #456 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 14. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khurasaniy from his father who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a deceased person is placed in his grave, someone appears before him and says,…

    Al-Kāfi #899 Volume 3 Read the narration
  25. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ismail b. Mihran from al-Hassan from al-Hussain b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi ’Ubayda al-Hadha from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said

    One who recites in Watr Prayer Surah Falaq and Surah Naas with Surah Tauheed, it is said to him: O Servant of Allah!…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #487 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Abu Ishaq Ibrahim b. Hashim from al-Hassan b. Ali b. Fadhal from Mahdi a man from our companions from Abi al-Hassan the first (a.s.) who said

    “One who takes out full Zakat from his wealth and disburses it in the proper manner would not be questioned from where…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #189 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 3-179 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father Muhammad ibn Yahya quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) who narrated that

    God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “The color black is detestable except for three things: for the turban, the slippers and the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #421 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 3-22 (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, on the authority of Abi Sa’id al-Adamy, on the authority of Abdul Aziz al-Abdi that Ibn Abi Ya’foor said, “

    I heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, ‘Whoever gets attached to this world has only grabbed onto continual grief,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #264 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. I wrote to Imam (as) regarding a deceased person who had willed that a portion of his estate from his one-third share be…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #602 Volume 4 Read the narration
  30. 5-10 (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, on the authority of Musa ibn Umar, on the authority of Abi Ali ibn Rashid who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Imam as-Sadiq (MGB)

    “There are five things which are as I say. Greedy persons have no comfort. Jealous persons have no pleasure. Rulers are…

    Al-Khiṣāl #671 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 13. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yasin al-Darir from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Once a man from Khurasan came for al-Hajj, his head had baldness and could not pronounce Talbiyah correctly. A fatwa…

    Al-Kāfi #1903 Volume 4 Read the narration
  32. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from ibn Faddal from ibn al-Qaddah who has said the following

    “Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘I asked my father (a.s.), about entering al-Ka‘bah. He said, ‘Entering al-Ka‘bah is entering…

    Al-Kāfi #1993 Volume 4 Read the narration
  33. 5. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdiy from Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Dharih al-Muharibiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one who dies without performing Hajjata al-Islam and without any good excuse, such…

    Al-Kāfi #928 Volume 4 Read the narration
  34. 4. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from ‘Abbad ibn Sulayman from Sa‘d ibn Sa‘d from Muhammad ibn al- Qasim who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a well which is five yards or more or less away from a cesspool. Can it be used for Wudu’? He (the Imam) said, ‘

    Shortness or length of distance does not matter. It can be used for Wudu’ or Ghusl (bath) if the water has not…

    Al-Kāfi #36 Volume 3 Read the narration
  35. Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: Verily the Earth finds comfort in al-Fudhayl b. Yasar.

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #314 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ali Majluwayh from Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. al-Hussain from Ja’far b. Basheer from Dawud al-Raqqi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “Moderation is best liked by Allah and He does not like extravagance even though it be equal to a few seeds of dates and…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #712 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Razi from Abi Muhammad al-Razi from Ibrahim b. Sammak from al-Hussain b. Ahmad from his father from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “The sleep of a fasting person is worship, his silence like the glorification of Allah, his deeds are accepted and his…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #213 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 4-109 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Musa ibn Umar, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih, on the authority of Hurayz

    “I asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “Whose expenses do I have to pay for?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “Your parents, your…

    Al-Khiṣāl #623 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who has died because of drowning is kept until there is a change and his death…

    Al-Kāfi #800 Volume 3 Read the narration
  40. Hadith.1549 - In the book of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash'ari, narrated by Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, raised to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) regarding a man troubled by a matter and in need of something, Imam (as) said

    "He should pray two rak'ahs and recite in one of them 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) a thousand times, and in…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1543 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 3. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Ali bin Silt, from Abdullah bin Silt, from Yunus bin Abdul-Rahman, from Mufaddal bin Saleh, from Zaid al-Shahham, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and mention Allah in limited number of days» (2:203)). He said

    The known and the limited are one, and they are the days of the easternization.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #585 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. (18) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Abdullah bin Musa al-Alawi al-Abbasi from Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Qalanisi from Ayyoob bin Noah from Safwan bin Yahya from Abdullah bin Bukayr that Zurara had said

    I heard Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) saying: “Al-Qa’im (as) disappears and his kin (companions) deny him.” I said: “Why is…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #191 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 1. We were told by Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Waleed al-Sulami, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Fadl, Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Katib al-Naisabouri, with a chain of narrators that he ascribed to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said

    The perfection of man is in six traits: with his two small things, his two big things and his two guises. As for his two…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #210 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Asadi narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Muhammad al-Marzaban narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Ja`d narrated to us. He said: Shu`ba narrated to us from Abi `Imran al-Juni from `Abdullah b. al-Samit. He said

    Abu Dharr (rh) said: I said: O Messenger of Allah! [What do you say regarding] a man who works for himself and gains the…

    Al-Amālī #331 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 31-202 Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Malik al-Kufi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mada’eni, on the authority of Fadhl ibn Kathir that Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, "

    Whoever sees a poor person and greets him in a manner different from that with which he greets a rich man will visit God…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #202 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 7. Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Shaybani (ra) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said, that Musa ibn `Imran al-Nakha’i on the authority of his uncle al-Husayn ibn Yazid al-Nawfali on the authority of `Ali ibn Salim, Abu `Abdillah (AS) said

    “Verily, Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, has forbidden Hellfire to the bodies of the monotheists.”

    Al-Tawḥīd #8 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from al-‘ Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from al-Ya‘qubiy from Musa ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Muyassir from Harun ibn al-Jahm from al-Sakuniy who has said the following

    “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if one dies in the beginning of the day, he cannot have a nap anywhere other than…

    Al-Kāfi #521 Volume 3 Read the narration
  48. حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَکْرٍ عَنْ زَکَرِیَّا عَنْ أَبِی سَیَّارٍ عَنْ سَوْرَهَ بْنِ کُلَیْبٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ

    1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Allah says: One who supplicates to Me after…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #582 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 66-28 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sinani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariya al-Qattan quoted Abu Muhammad Bakr ibn Ubaydillah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Bohlool, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Mehran, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as-Sadiq) (a.s.)

    “Whenever any of you finish your Hajj pilgrimage to the Kaaba, come to (Khorasan to) complete your Hajj pilgrimage by…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #581 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 2-88 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Yusuf ibn al-Harith, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman al-Arzami, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB) , on the authority of his father (MGB)

    “It is not permitted to give charity to the Hashemites except in two conditions: they can be given water to drink when…

    Al-Khiṣāl #202 Volume 1 Read the narration
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