محمد بن خالد
Muhammad ibn Khalid
Muhammad ibn Khalid kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa).
مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)
In this collection
Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.
Found by searching the chains for these names, so a namesake may appear among them.
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- محمد بن خالد
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3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-barqi, on the authority of `Abd al-Malik ibn `Antarah alShaybani, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather who said A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and said: “O Commander of the Faithful, tell me about the Divine Decree.” He (AS) replied, “It is a deep ocean, so do not enter it.” The man said
“O Commander of the Faithful, tell me about the Divine Decree.” The Imam (AS) answered, “It is a dark path, so do not…
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4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from his father from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad from Yazid ibn Hatim who has said the following
“‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan had a spy in al-Madinah who reported to him from time to time about things that happened…
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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Saqr al-Sa’igh narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-`Abbas b. Bassam narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Khalid b. Ibrahim narrated to us. He said: Suwayd b. `Abd al-`Aziz al-Dimishqi narrated to us from `Abdullah b. Lahi`a from Abi Qubayl from `Abdullah b. `Amr b. al-`As. He said
On the day of Khaybar, the Messenger of Allah (s) gave the flag to a man from his companions. Then, he returned…
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`Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Khalaf b. Hammad from Abi’l Hasan al-`Abdi from al-A`mash from `Abaya b. Rabi`i from `Abdullah b. `Abbas. He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel came to me, and he was happy and cheerful. So, I said to him: My beloved…
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`Ali b. Hatim al-Qazwini (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Nahwi narrated to me. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Abi Ayyub Sulayman b. Muqabbal al-Medini from Musa b. Ja`far from his father al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
When a believer dies, seventy thousand angels attend his funeral until he reaches his grave. When he enters his grave,…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Khalaf ibn Hammad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has narrated the following
“When abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), went to meet abu al- ‘Abbas who was in al-Hirah (a place in Iraq), one day he came out for…
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9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from ‘Amr ibn Aban from ‘Isa ibn abu Mansur who has said the following
“Once ibn abu Ya’fur, ‘Abd Allah ibn Talha and I were in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who on his own initiation…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from certain persons of our people from Bashir ibn ‘Abd Allah from abu ‘Ismah Qadiy of Marve from Jabir who has said the following
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘During the last era of time there will be a people who are followed by a certain people…
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2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Khalid from certain persons of our people from ‘ Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following
“Once I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, I find certain persons of our…
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11. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab from Zakariya ibn Ibrahim who has said the following
“I was a Christian, then I became a Muslim. I went for Hajj, where I met Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) and I said to him, ‘I was…
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501. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al-Hassan Bin Zareyf, from Abdul Samad Bin Bashir, from Abu Al-Jaroud, who has narrated the following
Abu Ja’far (asws) said to me: ‘O Abu Al-Jaroud! What are they saying to you all with regards to Al-Hassan (asws) and…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Aban ibn Taghlib from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has, when pleading for help to memorize the Holy Quran, said that one should say, ‘O Lord, I…
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11. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Mansur ibn al-‘Abbas from Sa’id ibn Janah from ‘Uthman ibn Sa’id from ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn Ali al-Kufi from Muhajir al-Asadi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Once Jesus, son of Mary, passed by a town, in which people, birds and animals had all died. Jesus said, ‘They all have…
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8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from al- Hassan ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu Sa’id al-Makari from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following
“A man once set sail with his people and suffered a shipwreck. Everyone on board died except his wife who clung to a…
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2. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from Misma’ ibn ‘Abdil Malik, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Fāťimah (s.a.) was carrying Ḥusain (a.s.) one day when the Messenger of Allāh…
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Sulayman b. Ahmad al-Lakhmi narrated to me in what he wrote to me. He said: Abu Muhammad `Abdullah b. Rumahis b. Muhammad b. Khalid b. Habib b. Qays b. `Amr b. Ghaziya b. Jashm b. Bakr b. Huwazin narrated to us in Rimada al-Qaysiyin (or Rimada al-Filastin), the exalted Rimada (?). He mentioned that there was a man who was one hundred and twenty years old. He said: Ziyad b. Tariq al-Jashmi narrated to us, and he was ninety years old. He said: My grandfather Abu Jarwal Zuhayr narrated to us, and he was the head of his community. He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) captured us on the day of the conquest of Khaybar. He came to distinguish the men from the…
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6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ‘Abd al-‘Azim ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following
“I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.), give the following as Khutbah (sermon) when solemnizing a marriage: ‘All praise belongs…
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16. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid in a marfu’ manner has narrated the following
“Once Jibril (Gabriel) came to the Holy Prophet and said, ‘Your Lord says to you, “When you like to worship Me a day or…
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23. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hammad al-Kufi from ‘Amr ibn Musa’B from Furat ibn al-Ahnaf from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“You may give up whatever you give up but do not give up to say every morning and in the evening the following: “O Lord,…
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2-4 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Zakariya al-Wasety, on the authority of Hisham bin Ahmed that Abul Hassan the first (Imam Al-Kadhim (s) said, “
Do you know anyone from the West who has come here?” I said, “No.” Imam Al-Kadhim (s) said, “Yes, a red man has come…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Ya’qub al-Sarraj from Jabir from Abu Ja’far (a.s.) and through various chain of narrators from Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following
“Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) once addressed us at his home or - that he said - in the castle, and we…
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7. A group of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhaynah from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said, “
The will is created.” Summery Statements on the Attributes of His self Sifat al-Dhat and the Attributes of His Actions…
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485. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Zayd Al-Shahaam who said
Qatada Bin Da’ama came up to Abu Ja’far (asws), so he (asws) said: ‘O Qatada! Are you a Faqih (Jurist) of the people of…
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6. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from those whom he mentioned from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Layla from his father from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who said
“You will not be of the people of good deeds until you will know. You will not know until you acknowledge. You will not…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all, from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah, from certain persons of our people from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Aslam from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Salim from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, why has Allah,…
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In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Muhammad ibn Khalid al- Barqi narrated on the authority of the Prophet (a.s) that Gabriel descended to the Prophet of God (a.s) and said he had come to award him a gift which had never been granted to anyone else before. God's Prophet (a.s) said
“What is it?” He said: “Perseverance.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What is better than perseverance.” He said:…
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18. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Khalaf ibn Hammad from ‘Amr ibn abu al-Miqdam who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) dictated this supplication to me and it is of universal benefit for this and the hereafter. Say…
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3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from those whom he has mentioned from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Layla from his father from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“You will not become virtuous until you learn, you will not learn until you affirm and you will not affirm until you…
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17. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from Safwān Al-Jammāl, who said
I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) on the route from Madīnah to Makkah, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! Why do…
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7. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh (ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari) narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muskān, from Abī Basīr, who said
I was speaking with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when his son entered. The Imam (a.s.) welcomed him, and then…
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16. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from Haytham ibn Wāqid, from (‘Abdil Malik ibn) Muqarrin, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: When you go to the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)), maintain…
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`Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from his father Muhammad b. Khalid. He said: Sahl b. al-Mirzaban al-Farisi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Mansur narrated to us from `Abdullah b. Ja`far from Muhammad b. al-Fayd b. al-Mukhtar from his father from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his father from his grandfather (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) went out one day, and he was riding, while `Ali (as) had been walking with him. So, he said…
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1. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me: There is a blessing close to you (people) which has not been given to…
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24. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Abd al-‘Azim ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Hassani who has said the following
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) narrated to me saying, ‘I heard my father saying, “I heard my father, Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) saying,…
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Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhamad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Jami` al-Himyari narrated to me from his father. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Khalaf b. Hammad from Abi’l Hasan al-`Abdi from al-A`mash from `Abaya b. Rabi`a from `Abdullah b. `Abbas. He said
`Ali b. Abi Talib (as) went to the Prophet (s) one day, weeping and saying: To Allah we belong, and to Him we shall…
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5. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid his father from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Qasim from Hanan ibn al-Sarraj from Dawud ibn Sulayman al-Kisa‘i from abu al-Tufayl who has said the following.
“I was present in the funeral procession of abu Bakr the day it took place. I was also present when ‘Umar took oath of…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu Hamzah al-Thumaliy who has said the following
“Once I was in the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of…
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4. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Kufi, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman, ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Hashim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhsin al-Maythami that
I was in the presence of Abu Mansur al-Mutatabbib when he said: One of my companions related to me that: I was sitting…
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551. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Ali, together from ismail Bin Mahran, and Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Ali Bin Al-hassan Al-Taymi, and Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Ahmad Bin muhammad Bin Khalid, together from Ismail Bin Mahran, from Al-Munzar Bin Jayfar, from Al-Hakam Bin Zaheer, from Abdullah Bin Jareer Al-Abdy, from Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata who said
‘There came to Amir-ul-Momineen (asws), Abdullah Bin Umar and a son of Abu Bakr, and Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas, seeking from…
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16-4 The following tradition has been narrated by Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Qat’tan and Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may God be pleased with them - who narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakaria al-Qat’tan quoted Abu Bakr - Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Buhlool, on the authority of Abu Muawiyah al-Zarir, on the authority of Al-A’amash, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB). The same has also been narrated by Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib who quoted Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Nataviat, on the authority of Ali ibn Abdul Mumin al-Zaferan al-Kufy, on the authority of Muslim ibn Khalid al-Zanji, 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). The same tradition has been narrated by Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Sanán, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqy, on the authority of Muslim ibn Khalid that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said
“Thirteen groups (Tamim said sixteen groups) of the nation of my grandfather (MGB) do not like us. They do not teach the…
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My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah and `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us. They said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us from Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi from Ahmad b. Yazid al-Nishapuri. He said: `Umar b. Ibrahim al-Hashimi narrated to me from `Abd al-Malik b. `Umayr from Usayd b. Safwan the companion of the Messenger of Allah (s). He said
On the day that Amir al-Mu’minin (as) passed away, the place was jolted in weeping. The people were frightened, just…
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6. Muhammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Jafar Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Salim, from Muhammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillah ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from Abi Ya’qūb, from Abān ibn ‘Uthman, from Zurarah, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sadiq (a.s.)) said: O Zurarah! The heavens cried for forty days with blood (weeping) over Hussain…
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24-17 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqy, on the authority of Ali ibn Hadid, on the authority of Soma’at ibn Mihran narrated that once he and some friends of Imam as-Sadiq (MGB) were with Imam as-Sadiq (MGB) when they started to talk about intelligence and ignorance. Imam as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Get to know intelligence and its troops, and ignorance and its troops to be guided.” Soma’at said, “O! May I be your…
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548. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al-Husayn Bin Yazeed Al-Nowfaly, from Ali Bin Dawood Al-Yaqouby, from Isa Bin Abdullah Al-Alawy who said: It has been narrated to me by Al-Asaydi and Muhammad Bin Basheer that Abdullah Bin Naf’a Al-Azraq used to say, ‘If only I knew someone between its (earth’s) diameter where my animal (ride) can reach to, who can debate with me that Ali (asws) killed the people of Naharwaan, and he (asws) was not unjust to them, I would ride over to him’ (to refute). So it was said to him, ‘And (what about his (asws) son (asws))?’ He said, ‘
Is his (asws) son (asws) a knowledgeable one?’ So it was said to him, ‘This is your first ignorance. And have they…
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193. Ali Bin Al-Husayn Al-Mozab, and someone else, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Ismail Bin Mahraan, from Abdullah Bin Abu Al-Haris Al-Hamdany, from Jabir, who has narrated the following
Abu Ja’far (asws) says that Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) gave a sermon saying: ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj), the Abaser, the…
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My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Muhammad b `Ali al-Kufi from al-Hasan b. Abi `Uqba al-Sayrafi from al-Husayn b. Khalid al-Sayrafi. He said
I said to Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as): [What is the ruling of] a man who purifies himself [after defecation]…
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31-206 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Kufi, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Abil Aqeeb al-Sayrafi, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Khalid al-Sayrafi, “
I asked Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), ‘What is the decree about one who cleanses himself (after defecation)…
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1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah on the authority of his father Muhammad Khalid Barqi; on the authority of Ahmad ibn Nadr and others; on the authority fo `Amr ibn Thabit; on the authority of a man who he named on the authority of Abu Ishaq Safi`i; on the authority of al-Harith al-A`war who said
One day, the Commander of the Faithful `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) gave a sermon after `Asr (afternoon) prayer. The…
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7. It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Ahmad ibn al-Nadr and others whom he mentioned from ‘Amr ibn Thabit from a man whom he mentioned from abu Ishaq al-Subay‘i from Harith al-A‘war who said the following. “Amirul Mu’minin gave a speech in the afternoon and people liked it very much because of the beautiful manner in which Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, is praised. Abu Ishaq has said that he asked
al-Harith if he has recorded that sermon.” Al-Harith said, “I have recorded the sermon in writing.” He then dictated it…
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22. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said on he authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Ahmad ibn al-Nadr, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Marwan, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Sa’ib, on the authority of Abu al-Salih that `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas was asked to interpret the Word of the Mighty and High: And when Musa came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said
My Lord! Show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain,…
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