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محمد بن يعقوب

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub

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  1. I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can we invite people to this belief (the belief of the Shi’a Muslims)?’ He said, ‘No, do…

    Al-Kāfi #427 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 12-50 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yaqoob al-Kulayny quoted Abu Ali al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ubaydullah, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khishab, on the authority of Ali ibn Sama’at, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Rabat, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn Aziat, on the authority of Zurarah ibn A’ayn that he had heard Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) say, “

    There are twelve Divine Leaders from the members of the Household of Muhammad (MGB) who all narrate traditions after…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1083 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 7-58 Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn al-Hassan al-Daylami al-Juwhary narrated that Muhammad ibn Yaqoob Al-Asim quoted Al-Rabi’a ibn Suleiman, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Wahab, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Bilal, on the authority of Soor ibn Yazid, on the authority of Abil Qays, on the authority of Abi Hurayrih, “God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘

    Avoid seven destructive things.’ I asked him, ‘O Prophet of God! What are they?’ The Prophet (MGB) replied, ‘Associating…

    Al-Khiṣāl #868 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. Hadith.5538 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Al-Kulayni, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad Al-'Asimi from Ali ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mithami from Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Yusuf from Mathanna ibn Al-Walid from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Abdullah (as), who was asked about a man who appointed another man as the guardian over his children and their wealth. He also permitted him, in his will, to invest the wealth with the profit being shared between him and the children. Imam (as) said

    "There is no harm in that because their father had granted him permission to do so while he was alive."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #568 Volume 4 Read the narration
  5. 1. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, and Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Do not neglect going to the sites (around Madīnah) or the Mosque of Qubā, for it…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #47 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. (7) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ahmad bin al-Hasan from Umar bin Yazeed from al-Hasan bin Abur-Rabee’ al-Hamadani from Muhammad bin Iss’haq from Ossayd bin Tha’laba that Umm Hani’ had said

    Once I met Abu Ja’far bin Muhammad al-Baqir (as) and asked him about (the meaning of) these verses, “But nay! I swear by…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #141 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. (1) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem from his father from bin Mahboob from Ya’qoob as-Sarraj and Ali bin Ri’ab that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    When Amirul Mo’mineen (as) was paid homage as the caliph after Uthman had been killed, he ascended the minbar and made a…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #241 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. H 229 - It is narrated from a group of scholars from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Quluwayh etc. from Muhammad bin Yaqub Kulaini from Ali bin Qays from some official of Sawad that he said

    “I saw Nasim in Sarmanra that he broke the door of the house of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) and a person came out of the…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #442 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 1. [1/178] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Ya`qub from Ali b. Ibrahim from his father who said

    I was with Abi Ja`far the Second [al-Jawad] عليه السلام when Salih b. Muhammad b. Sahl entered to see him – and he…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #264 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. (38) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Idreess from Muhammad bin Ahmad from Ja’far bin al-Qassim from Muhammad bin al-Waleed al-Khazzaz from al-Waleed bin Aqaba from al-Harith bin Ziyad that Shu’ayb bin Abu Hamza had said

    “Once I came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) and said to him: Are you the man of this matter?” He said: “No.” I said: “Is…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #210 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Sometimes I miss (the opportunity to go to) Hajj so I go and spend the Day…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #514 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 9. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb both narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Bundār, from Ibrāhīm ibn Isḥāq, from Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān Al-Daylami, from Abī Juḥr Al-Aslami, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), who said

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: On the Day of Judgment, I will turn away from those who had come to Makkah for…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #15 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) if that matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im) had a certain appointment and he said:…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #392 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. H 392 - Muhammad Ibn Yaqub Kulaini has narrated from Ahmad Ibn Yusuf Shashi, saying

    Muhammad Ibn Hasan Katib Marwazi said: I sent to Hajiz Washsha two hundred dinars and wrote to the Gharim (a.s) about it…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #654 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 67. We were told by Hasan bin Ahmad bin Idrees, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by my father, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Muhammed bin Ibrahim al-Nawfali, from Hussain bin Mukhtar, with a chain of narrators that he ascribed, having said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Cursed, cursed, is the one who causes…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #791 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Muhammad b. `Asim al-Kulayni narrated to us. He said

    Muhammad b. Ya`qub al-Kulayni from `Ali b. Muhammad also known as `Alan from Muhammad al-Faraj al-Rakhji. He said: I…

    Al-Amālī #422 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 2. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Sāliḥ ibn ‘Uqbah, from Abī Sa’īd Al-Madā`ini, who said

    I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) and asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Should I go to (the Ziyārah of)…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #452 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 6. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb Al-Kulayni narrated to me from a group of our companions, from Sahl ibn Ziyād, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Nasr, who said

    I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)), “How should I say Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) next to his grave?”…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #32 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. (10) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Muhammad and Muhammad bin al-Hasan from Sahl bin Ziyad and Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad from al-Hasan bin Mahboob that Abu Hamza ath-Thimali had heard Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) saying

    “Allah had timed this matter to occur in the year seventy (A.H.) but when al-Husayn (as) was killed, He became so angry…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #389 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. Muhammad b. Muhammad b. `Isam al-Kulayni (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ya`qub al-Kulayni narrated to us from `Ali b. Muhammad from Muhammad b. Sulayman from Isma`il b. Ibrahim from Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Tamimi from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: There is not a believing man nor woman who has passed from the beginning of time till…

    Al-Amālī #718 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. (11) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad from al-Husayn bin Sa’eed from Abu Wahab that Muhammad bin Mansoor had said

    “I have asked a virtuous slave (of Allah), peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, “My Lord has only prohibited…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #111 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. (11) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Muhammad from al-Hasan bin Eessa bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Ja’far from his father from his grandfather from Ali bin Ja’far that his brother Imam Musa bin Ja’far (al-Kadhim) (as) had said

    “If the fifth one of the descendants of the seventh one is missed then you are to keep fast to your religion and let…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #145 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. “I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) about the Qur’anic verse ((Remember) the day when We will call every people with…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #465 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 1. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb both narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus, from Abī Wahab Al-Basri, who said

    I entered Madīnah and went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) and said, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I have come…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #85 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. (9) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya and Ahmad bin Idreess from al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi from Ali bin Hassaan from Abdurrahman bin Katheer that al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar had said

    I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: “The man of this matter disappears twice. After one of his disappearances, he…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #182 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. Hadith.5554 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Al-Kulayni, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, who said

    "I wrote to Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (as) asking about a man who allocated something from his wealth for you - may…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #584 Volume 4 Read the narration
  27. 4. We were told by Muhammed bin Muhammed bin ‘Isam al-Kulayni, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yaq’ub al-Kulayni, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed, known as ‘Allan al-Kulayni, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin ‘Isa bin Ubayd, that he said

    I asked Abu’l-Hasan, Ali bin Muhammed al-Askari, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #29 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 4. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb both narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā, from Yazīd ibn ‘Umar ibn Ťalḥah, who said

    When Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) was in Ḥīrah, he asked me, “Do you not want that which I promised you?” “Yes,” I…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #76 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 6. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb both narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm, from Ḥamdān ibn Isḥāq, who said

    I heard – or a man heard – Abā Ja’far (Imam Jawād (a.s.)) say, “Allāh forgives the past and future sins of those who go…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #704 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 1. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub alKulayni (RA) said: `Ali ibn Muhammad, famous as `Allan al-Kulayni, said

    Muhammad ibn `Isa ibn `Ubayd that I asked Abu al-Hasan `Ali ibn Muhammad al-`Askari (AS) that the Word of Allah, the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #219 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 11-13 Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Aasim al-Kolayni - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yaqoob al-Kolayni quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Idris, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ali ibn Sayf, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Obaydah, “

    I asked Al-Ridha (s) about the Honorable the Exalted God’s words, ‘O Satan! What prevents thee from prostrating thyself…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #121 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. (10) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad from al-Husayn bin Sa’eed from Abu Wahab that Muhammad bin Mansoor had said

    I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) about the saying of Allah, “And when they commit an indecency they say: We found our…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #110 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 2. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni said: Ahmad ibn Idris on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of `Ali ibn Sayf on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ubaydah that

    I asked al-Rida (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High, to Iblis: What prevented you that you should do…

    Al-Tawḥīd #209 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. (8) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus al-Moossili narrated from Muhammad bin Ja’far al-Qarashi ar-Razzaz al-Kufi from Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin Abul Khattab from Muhammad bin Sinan from Abu Salam from Sawra bin Kulayb that Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir had said when talking about the 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.” The narrator asked: “

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

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #70 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 22-27 Abu Sa’id Muhammad ibn al-Fazl ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Mozakir narrated that Abul Ab’bas Muhammad ibn Yaqoob al-Asim quoted Bakr ibn Sahl al-Damyati, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muhajir (ibn al-Rabih al-Najibi) , on the authority of Ibn Wahab, on the authority of Hafs ibn Maysara, on the authority of Zayd ibn Aslam, on the authority of Anas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    The Honorable the Exalted God will protect anyone who attains the age of forty from the three diseases: insanity,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1182 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 5. We were told by Muhammed bin Muhammed bin ‘Isam al-Kulayni, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ya’qub al-Kulayni, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed, known as ‘Allan, that he said: We were told by Abu Hamid, Imran bin Musa bin Ibrahim, from Hussain bin Qasim al-Raqqam, from Qasim bin Muslim, from his brother, Abdul-Aziz bin Muslim, that he said

    I asked al-Rida, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He: «They forgot Allah, and so He…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #30 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 1. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Kūfi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Al-Khashāb, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥassān, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Kuthayr, from Dāwūd Al-Raqqi, who said

    (One day) when I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) he asked for some water. After he drank it, his eyes were…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #269 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. (14) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya and Ahmad bin Idreess from Muhammad bin Ahmad from as-Sayyari from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Yaqteen from his brother al-Husayn that his father Ali bin Yaqteen had said

    “Abul Hasan Musa bin Ja’far al-Kadhim (as) said to me: “O Ali, the Shia have been brought up with hopes since two…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #393 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. (2) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father from Muhammad bin Khalid from someone from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar, also narrated by Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni from Muhammad bin Yahya from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Eessa from his father from some of his companions from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “People will be closer to Allah and He will be more pleasant with them when they miss His authority and he (the…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #164 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. H 236 - It is narrated from Muhammad bin Yaqub directly from Zuhri that he said

    “I made great efforts and spent a lot to meet Imam Mahdi (a.s). Thus I went to Amari and remained in his service. After…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #450 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 1. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub said: `Ali ibn Muhammad said who eliminated the source of the report, on the authority of Shu`ayb al`Aqarqufi, on the authority of Abu Baisr that

    I was sitting before Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) and a questioner asked him, “May I be your ransom, O son of the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #432 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. H 239 - A group of scholars has narrated from Abul Qasim Ja’far bin Muhammad Quluwayh from Muhammad bin Yaqub directly from Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Mahziyar that he said

    After the martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) doubts overwhelmed me, especially about who would be the Imam after him.…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #454 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. H 196 - Narrated Muhammad bin Yaqub Kulaini from Muhammad bin Ja’far Asadi: Narrated to me Ahmad bin Ibrahim that

    “I went to Lady Hakima, the daughter of Muhammad Ibn Ali Ridha (a.s) and the sister of Abul Hasan of Askar (a.s) in the…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #402 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 13. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Yahya bin Mubarak, from Ali bin Samit, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    We were with him during a funeral attendance, during which some of the people said: «May Allah give blessings to me in…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #738 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. H 66 - Muhammad bin Yaqub had narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya Attar from Muhammad bin Ahmad from Muhammad bin Jamhur from Ahmad bin Fadhl from Yunus bin Abdur Rahman that he said

    [When] Abu Ibrahim [Imam Kadhim (a.s)] passed away there was a large amount of cash lying with the representatives of…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #126 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. Hadith.2042 - In a narration from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazi’, from Muhammad ibn Ya’qub, from Shu’ayb, from his father, from Abu Abdullah (as), he said

    "I said to him: 'People narrate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasted for 29 days in…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #471 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 14. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni said on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad and others, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sulayman, on the authority of `Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Ja`fari, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Sinan, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    Verily, Allah is the Most Great, and the Lofty [al-rafi`]. Worshippers cannot describe Him, nor can they reach the core…

    Al-Tawḥīd #135 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 3. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb narrated to me from those who narrated to him, from Sahl ibn Ziyād, from Muḥammad ibn Ūramah, from someone who narrated to him, who said: The Truthful Abul Ḥasan the Third (Imam Hādi (a.s.)) said

    Recite the following next to the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.): Salām to you, O Walī of Allāh! You are…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #90 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. (12) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Eessa from ibn Mahboob from Amr bin Thabit that Jabir had said

    I asked Abu Ja’far as-Sadiq (as) about (the meaning of) the Qur’anic verse, “And there are some among men who take for…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #112 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. (4) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Ali bin Muhammad from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Khalid from Nasr bin Muhammad bin Qaboos from Mansoor bin as-Sindi from Abu Dawood al-Mustarraq from Tha’laba bin Maymoon from Malik al-Juhani from al-Harith bin al-Mugheera that al-Asbugh bin Nabata had said

    “One day I came to Imam Ali (as) and I found him pondering and scratching up the ground. I said: “O Amirul Mo’mineen,…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #26 Volume 1 Read the narration
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