Al-KāfiThe Sufficient

Al-Kāfi

Al-Kāfi(Vol. 6)

The Sufficient

al-Kāfī, compiled by Shaykh al-Kulaynī, is a monumental work belonging to a number of books belonging to the Shīʿī Ḥadīth literature. It comprises of eight volumes and took twenty years to compile, making it an extensive collection of wisdom and guidance for adherents of the faith. The eight volumes are divided into three main parts: al-Uṣūl (Roots), al-Furūʿ (Branches), and al-Rawḍa (the Garden). Part 1 (Volumes 1 & 2): al-Uṣūl (Roots) This portion delves into the principles of beliefs, containing eight books that discuss topics such as the intellect and ignorance, the virtues of knowledge, Divine Unity, Divine Authority, Belief and Disbelief, Suppications, the Virtues of the Holy Qurʾān, in addition to Ethics and Morals. Part 2 (Volumes 3 to 7): al-Furūʿ (Branches) This portion comprises of Ḥadīths related to Islamic jurisprudence, including acts of worship, business transactions, and judicial laws. It covers a vast array of topics in 26 books, ranging from the laws of cleanliness and menstruation to those of wills, inheritance, and legal penalties. Part 3 (Volume 8): al-Rawḍa (the Garden) al-Rawḍa encompasses a collection of miscellaneous Ḥadīths, which cover topics that had already been glazed over in prior two portions of the book. Many a time, long Ḥadīths will be included from written letters, wills of the Imams and historical narrations that didn’t necessarily fit in chapter headings that were made in the first seven volumes. The Ḥadīths are not organised in a specific way, but its diversity adds depth to the understanding of the faith.
1The Book of ‘Aqiqah (Offering Animal Sacrifice for a Newborn Child)

Chapter 1

12 Aḥadīth
Excellence of Son

Chapter 2

3 Aḥadīth
Resemblance of a Child

Chapter 3

12 Aḥadīth
Excellence of Daughters

Chapter 4

12 Aḥadīth
Prayer and Appeal before Allah for a Son

Chapter 5

4 Aḥadīth
If When Pregnant one Keeps Her Intention to Name the Child Muhammad or Ali the Child will be a Boy: and the Prayer for it

Chapter 6

7 Aḥadīth
Beginning of the Creation of a Human Being and His Turning in His Mother’s Womb

Chapter 7

2 Aḥadīth
When a Woman Gives Birth to More than one Child

Chapter 8

1 Ḥadīth
Discipline to Follow During Childbirth

Chapter 9

3 Aḥadīth
Congratulation for Childbirth

Chapter 10

17 Aḥadīth
Names and Titles

Chapter 11

1 Ḥadīth
Complete Creation

Chapter 12

7 Aḥadīth
Foods Preferable for a Pregnant or a Woman during Childbirth to Eat

Chapter 13

6 Aḥadīth
Special Treatments for the Newborn

Chapter 14

9 Aḥadīth
Al-’Aqiqah and its Being Obligatory

Chapter 15

4 Aḥadīth
‘Aqiqah for Boys or Girls is the Same

Chapter 16

2 Aḥadīth
‘Aqiqah is not Obligatory on One who Cannot Find

Chapter 17

12 Aḥadīth
On the Seventh Day from Birth the Newborn’s Head is Shaved and a Name is Given to Him

Chapter 18

2 Aḥadīth
‘Aqiqah is not Equal to al-’Adhiyah (animal offered as sacrificial offering during al-Hajj) and it is Sufficient in Place of ‘Aqiqah

Chapter 19

6 Aḥadīth
Words to Say on ‘Aqiqah

Chapter 20

3 Aḥadīth
The Mother should not Eat from the Meat of ‘Aqiqah

Chapter 21

6 Aḥadīth
The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and Fatimah, ‘Alayha al-Salam, Offered ‘Aqiqah for al-Hassan and al-Husayn

Chapter 22

1 Ḥadīth
Abu Talib Offered ‘Aqiqah for the Holy Prophet, O Allah , Grant Compensation to Muhammad and his Family Worthy of their Services to Your Cause

Chapter 23

10 Aḥadīth
Cleansing, Circumcision

Chapter 24

6 Aḥadīth
Lowering for Girls

Chapter 25

2 Aḥadīth
After Seven Days from Birth Shaving is not Required

Chapter 26

3 Aḥadīth
The Rare Ahadith

Chapter 27

3 Aḥadīth
Shaving Certain Parts of the Head of a Newborn and Leaving other Parts

Chapter 28

8 Aḥadīth
Breastfeeding

Chapter 29

2 Aḥadīth
The Liability of the Breastfeeder

Chapter 30

14 Aḥadīth
The Preferable and Non-preferable Milk

Chapter 31

5 Aḥadīth
The One Who has More Priority for the Custody of a Small Child

Chapter 32

3 Aḥadīth
Growth of a Child

Chapter 33

8 Aḥadīth
Disciplines for a Child

Chapter 34

6 Aḥadīth
The Rights of Children

Chapter 35

9 Aḥadīth
Kindness to Children

Chapter 36

1 Ḥadīth
Giving Preference to One Child Over the Others

Chapter 37

3 Aḥadīth
Intelligence of a Boy and Signs of his Nobility

Chapter 38

8 Aḥadīth
Rare Ahadith
2The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

Chapter 1

5 Aḥadīth
Detestability of Divorcing a Cooperating Wife

Chapter 2

6 Aḥadīth
Divorcing an Uncooperative Wife

Chapter 3

5 Aḥadīth
People Do not Remain Straight in Matters of Divorce without the Sword

Chapter 4

18 Aḥadīth
The Divorces Not According to the Book and Sunnah

Chapter 5

3 Aḥadīth
Divorce Does not Take Place unless Once has the Intention to Divorce

Chapter 6

5 Aḥadīth
There Cannot be Divorce before Marriage

Chapter 7

2 Aḥadīth
Divorce in Writing

Chapter 8

9 Aḥadīth
Explanation of Divorce with Waiting Period and what Makes Divorce Binding

Chapter 9

4 Aḥadīth
The Necessary Expressions to Pronounce with the Decision to Divorce

Chapter 10

4 Aḥadīth
Three Talaq (Divorce) in Hayd (menses) Free Period in the Presence of Witnesses in One place and Time or More is One Talaq

Chapter 11

4 Aḥadīth
The Case of One who Arranges Witnesses Separately or Divorces in the Presence of a People but Does not Ask them to Bear Witness

Chapter 12

1 Ḥadīth
Appointing Witness to Divorce Two Women with One word

Chapter 13

5 Aḥadīth
Arranging Witness for Revocation of Divorce

Chapter 14

5 Aḥadīth
Revocation of Divorce without Going to Bed is not Valid

Chapter 15

3 Aḥadīth
No name

Chapter 16

1 Ḥadīth
No name

Chapter 17

6 Aḥadīth
One Who is not Lawful for her Husband without Marriage to another Man

Chapter 18

4 Aḥadīth
Issues that Validate and Invalidate Divorce

Chapter 19

2 Aḥadīth
An Absent Man Returns and Divorces at that Time that Divorce Does not Take Place until She Experiences Hayd (menses)

Chapter 20

3 Aḥadīth
Women who Can be Divorced in all Conditions

Chapter 21

9 Aḥadīth
Divorce by an Absent Husband

Chapter 22

12 Aḥadīth
Divorce of a Pregnant Woman

Chapter 23

7 Aḥadīth
Divorce of a Woman whose Marriage is not Consummated

Chapter 24

6 Aḥadīth
Divorce of One who is not Mature yet and Divorce of One after Menopause

Chapter 25

1 Ḥadīth
Women Whose Hayd (menses) is Confusing

Chapter 26

11 Aḥadīth
The Time when a Divorced Woman in the Manner of Divorce with Waiting Period and Revocable Form Becomes Stranger to him

Chapter 27

4 Aḥadīth
Meaning of al^Iqra’ (Hayd-free period)

Chapter 28

14 Aḥadīth
Waiting Period for a Divorced Woman and Where She must have it

Chapter 29

1 Ḥadīth
The Difference between one Divorced in Non-Sunnah manner and the One who Goes out in her Waiting Period or is Sent out by the Husband

Chapter 30

2 Aḥadīth
Explanation of the words of Allah, most, High, ‘You must not send them out of their homes and they must not go out. .

Chapter 31

1 Ḥadīth
Divorce of a Woman whose Hayd (menses) is Confusing

Chapter 32

1 Ḥadīth
Divorce of Women Who Hide Their Experiencing Hayd (menses)

Chapter 33

1 Ḥadīth
The Case of a Woman who Experiences Hayd (menses) after Every Two or Three Months

Chapter 34

11 Aḥadīth
Waiting Period of a Woman whose Hayd (menses) is Confused

Chapter 35

1 Ḥadīth
The Word of Women are Accepted in Matters of Hayd (menses)

Chapter 36

5 Aḥadīth
A Woman Confused about Pregnancy

Chapter 37

4 Aḥadīth
Maintenance of Pregnant Divorced Women

Chapter 38

5 Aḥadīth
A Woman Divorcee Three Times Does not have the Right for Lodging or Maintenance

Chapter 39

5 Aḥadīth
Benefits for a Divorced Woman

Chapter 40

14 Aḥadīth
The Rights of a Divorced Woman of mahr (dower) with Whom He has not Gone to Bed

Chapter 41

9 Aḥadīth
The Issue that Completes Mahr (dower)

Chapter 42

8 Aḥadīth
The Divorced Woman Whose Husband is Absent Commences Her ‘Iddah (waiting period) from the Day She is Divorced

Chapter 43

7 Aḥadīth
Waiting period of a Widow whose Husband is Absent

Chapter 44

1 Ḥadīth
Reason for Difference about Waiting Period and Waiting Period of a Widow

Chapter 45

10 Aḥadīth
Waiting Period of a Pregnant Widow and Her Expenses

Chapter 46

14 Aḥadīth
Waiting Period of a Widow with whom he has Gone to Bed and where she must Complete her Waiting Period and Her Obligations

Chapter 47

11 Aḥadīth
The Case of a Woman whose Husband Dies before Going to Bed with her and that there is no Waiting Period and Mahr (dower) for her

Chapter 48

6 Aḥadīth
The Case of a Man who Divorces his Wife and Dies before her Waiting period Ends

Chapter 49

12 Aḥadīth
Divorce and Marriage during one’s Illness

Chapter 50

1 Ḥadīth
About words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, . do not harm them (women) to make it Difficult for them

Chapter 51

5 Aḥadīth
Divorce of Children

Chapter 52

7 Aḥadīth
Divorce of People with Mental Condition and Insane Ones and their Guardian

Chapter 53

4 Aḥadīth
Divorce by a Drunk Man

Chapter 54

5 Aḥadīth
Divorce of One Compelled and Coerced

Chapter 55

4 Aḥadīth
Divorce by a Speechless Man

Chapter 56

6 Aḥadīth
Appointing an Attorney for Divorce

Chapter 57

13 Aḥadīth
Swearing and Taking an Oath

Chapter 58

4 Aḥadīth
’Ila’ (swearing) does not Take Place except after Going to Bed with one’s Wife

Chapter 59

4 Aḥadīth
If a Man Says to his Wife, ‘You are Unlawful for me”

Chapter 60

3 Aḥadīth
The Free, Cleared and Severed Woman

Chapter 61

4 Aḥadīth
The Choices

Chapter 62

6 Aḥadīth
How the Choice originally was

Chapter 63

10 Aḥadīth
Al-Khul* (Divorce for Payment)

Chapter 64

10 Aḥadīth
Al-Mubarat (disavowing) or Divorce for Payment

Chapter 65

9 Aḥadīth
Waiting Period for al-KhuP and al-Mubarat (disavowing), the Maintenance and Housing for such Women

Chapter 66

3 Aḥadīth
Disharmony Between Wife and Husband

Chapter 67

5 Aḥadīth
The Two Arbitrators in the case of Discord

Chapter 68

4 Aḥadīth
The Absent and Missing

Chapter 69

5 Aḥadīth
A Woman Receives News of the Death of her Husband or her Divorce, Counts her Waiting Period then Marries and her Previous Husband Comes

Chapter 70

2 Aḥadīth
A Woman’s Receiving News of being Divorced by her husband thus She Marries then her first Husband Comes then She is Separated from Both

Chapter 71

1 Ḥadīth
A Woman Waiting Period from a Castrated Husband

Chapter 72

1 Ḥadīth
One Who Becomes ill Mentally after Marriage

Chapter 73

36 Aḥadīth
Al-Zihar

Chapter 74

21 Aḥadīth
Al-Li‘an (Condemnation)
5The Book of Food

Chapter 1

1 Ḥadīth
Reason for Unlawfulness

Chapter 2

16 Aḥadīth
Comprehensive Chapter on Animals that are not Edible

Chapter 3

6 Aḥadīth
Another Chapter; Signs of Edible and Inedible Birds

Chapter 4

5 Aḥadīth
Signs of Edible and Inedible Eggs

Chapter 5

5 Aḥadīth
Lamb and Young Goats Fed with the Milk of Pigs

Chapter 6

12 Aḥadīth
Flesh of Animals that Feed on Human Feces, their Eggs and the Sheep that Drinks Wine

Chapter 7

6 Aḥadīth
Things Inedible in Sheep and other Animals

Chapter 8

7 Aḥadīth
The Case of the Tails of Sheep Cut off into two and the Animal Hunted

Chapter 9

7 Aḥadīth
Things that can be Used from a Dead Animal and things that Cannot be Used

Chapter 10

1 Ḥadīth
Unlawful to use for Food the Flesh of Animals Sexually Molested by Human Beings

Chapter 11

1 Ḥadīth
About the Flesh of a Sexually Active Ram

Chapter 12

2 Aḥadīth
Mixing of Dead Animals with Slaughtered Clean

Chapter 13

1 Ḥadīth
Another Chapter on the Above Issue

Chapter 14

3 Aḥadīth
The Rat that Dies in Food or Drinks

Chapter 15

2 Aḥadīth
Mixing of Lawful Things with others in Something

Chapter 16

10 Aḥadīth
The Food of Taxpayers’ Eating with them and their Utensils

Chapter 17

1 Ḥadīth
A Mention of Transgressors and Rebels

Chapter 18

9 Aḥadīth
Eating Clay

Chapter 19

7 Aḥadīth
Eating and drinking in Gold and Silver Utensils

Chapter 20

2 Aḥadīth
Undesirability of Eating and Drinking on the Table where Wine is Served

Chapter 21

11 Aḥadīth
Undesirability of Over-Eating

Chapter 22

2 Aḥadīth
Walking to a Feast without Being Invited

Chapter 23

10 Aḥadīth
Eating when Leaning Against Something

Chapter 24

3 Aḥadīth
Eating with the Right Hand

Chapter 25

2 Aḥadīth
Eating while Walking

Chapter 26

2 Aḥadīth
Several Hands Should Come Together for Food

Chapter 27

1 Ḥadīth
The Inviolability of Food

Chapter 28

6 Aḥadīth
Accepting the Invitation of a Muslim

Chapter 29

2 Aḥadīth
Offering Food and Showing Courtesy

Chapter 30

6 Aḥadīth
A Man’s Finding Comfort in the House of His Brother (in belief)

Chapter 31

5 Aḥadīth
A Man’s Eating in the House of his Brother (in belief) without his Permission

Chapter 32

6 Aḥadīth
Without Title

Chapter 33

6 Aḥadīth
Another Chapter about Measurement and that there is no Accounting for Food

Chapter 34

6 Aḥadīth
Preparation of Food for a Ceremony, like Wedding and so forth

Chapter 35

2 Aḥadīth
When a Man Enters a Town he is a Guest of his Brothers (in belief) who Live there

Chapter 36

2 Aḥadīth
Guest is for Three Days Only

Chapter 37

3 Aḥadīth
Undesirability of Making the Guest Work

Chapter 38

4 Aḥadīth
The Sustenance of a Guest Comes with Him

Chapter 39

3 Aḥadīth
The Right of Guest and Honoring Him

Chapter 40

4 Aḥadīth
Eating with the Guest

Chapter 41

7 Aḥadīth
The Child of Adam is Hollow; thus He must Eat Food

Chapter 42

2 Aḥadīth
Lunch and Dinner

Chapter 43

12 Aḥadīth
Excellence of Dinner and Undesirability of Ignoring it

Chapter 44

5 Aḥadīth
Wudu (washing hands clean) before and after Food

Chapter 45

3 Aḥadīth
Description of Wudu before Eating Food

Chapter 46

5 Aḥadīth
Using a Towel to Wipe one’s Face after Wudu (Washing)

Chapter 47

25 Aḥadīth
Mentioning the name of Allah and Tahmid (All Praise Belongs to Allah) over the Food

Chapter 48

21 Aḥadīth
The Rare Ahadith

Chapter 49

9 Aḥadīth
Eating Pieces of Food that Fall on the Table-spread

Chapter 50

14 Aḥadīth
The Excellence of Bread

Chapter 51

1 Ḥadīth
Barley Bread

Chapter 52

3 Aḥadīth
Bread of Rice

Chapter 53

14 Aḥadīth
Kinds of Sawiq (roasted flour) and the Excellence of Sawiq of Wheat

Chapter 54

3 Aḥadīth
Sawiq of Lintels

Chapter 55

9 Aḥadīth
Excellence of Meat

Chapter 56

3 Aḥadīth
One who Does not Eat Meat for Forty Days his Manners Change

Chapter 57

3 Aḥadīth
The Excellence of the Meat of Sheep Over Goats

Chapter 58

7 Aḥadīth
The Meat of Cows and their Fat

Chapter 59

2 Aḥadīth
Meat of Camels and Camels of Khurasan

Chapter 60

6 Aḥadīth
The Meat of Birds

Chapter 61

1 Ḥadīth
The Meat of Deer and Wild Donkeys

Chapter 62

2 Aḥadīth
The Meat of Buffalo

Chapter 63

2 Aḥadīth
Undesirability of Eating Fresh (Raw)Meat

Chapter 64

7 Aḥadīth
About Qadid (Dried Meat)

Chapter 65

3 Aḥadīth
The Excellence of Shoulder Over other Parts

Chapter 66

8 Aḥadīth
Mixed Dish

Chapter 67

10 Aḥadīth
Tharid (Pieces of Bread in Broth)

Chapter 68

5 Aḥadīth
Roast, al-Kabab and Heads

Chapter 69

4 Aḥadīth
Al-Harisah (Mashed Grains and Meat)

Chapter 70

3 Aḥadīth
Al-Muthallathah (Preparation of three Kinds of Grains) Al-Hasa’ Flour Cooked with Oil Sweet or without

Chapter 71

4 Aḥadīth
Al-Halwa’ (Sweet)

Chapter 72

5 Aḥadīth
Hot Food

Chapter 73

1 Ḥadīth
Making the Bones Bare

Chapter 74

10 Aḥadīth
About Fish

Chapter 75

7 Aḥadīth
Eggs and Chicken

Chapter 76

10 Aḥadīth
Excellence of Salt

Chapter 77

9 Aḥadīth
The Vinegar and Oil

Chapter 78

12 Aḥadīth
The Khali (Wine Turned to Vinegar)

Chapter 79

1 Ḥadīth
Al-Mury (a certain sauce)

Chapter 80

7 Aḥadīth
Oil and the Olive

Chapter 81

5 Aḥadīth
Honey

Chapter 82

11 Aḥadīth
Sugar

Chapter 83

6 Aḥadīth
The Ghee

Chapter 84

9 Aḥadīth
The Milk Products

Chapter 85

3 Aḥadīth
The Milk Products from Cows

Chapter 86

1 Ḥadīth
Yogurt

Chapter 87

2 Aḥadīth
The Milk Products from Camels

Chapter 88

4 Aḥadīth
Yogurt Water

Chapter 89

3 Aḥadīth
Cheese

Chapter 90

3 Aḥadīth
Cheese with Walnut

Chapter 91

7 Aḥadīth
Rice

Chapter 92

4 Aḥadīth
The Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean)

Chapter 93

4 Aḥadīth
The Lintels

Chapter 94

4 Aḥadīth
The Broad Beans and the Kidney Beans

Chapter 95

1 Ḥadīth
Al-Mash (Peeled Black beans)

Chapter 96

2 Aḥadīth
Al-Jawars

Chapter 97

20 Aḥadīth
The Dates

Chapter 98

4 Aḥadīth
Chapters on fruits

Chapter 99

6 Aḥadīth
Grapes

Chapter 100

4 Aḥadīth
The Raisins

Chapter 101

18 Aḥadīth
The Pomegranate

Chapter 102

11 Aḥadīth
The Apple

Chapter 103

7 Aḥadīth
Quince

Chapter 104

1 Ḥadīth
The Fig

Chapter 105

2 Aḥadīth
The Pear

Chapter 106

1 Ḥadīth
The Plum

Chapter 107

6 Aḥadīth
The Citron

Chapter 108

3 Aḥadīth
The Bananas

Chapter 109

1 Ḥadīth
The Rowan, Mountain Ash

Chapter 110

5 Aḥadīth
The Melons

Chapter 111

2 Aḥadīth
The Herbs

Chapter 112

10 Aḥadīth
The Endives

Chapter 113

4 Aḥadīth
The Sweet Basil

Chapter 114

8 Aḥadīth
The Leek

Chapter 115

2 Aḥadīth
The Celery

Chapter 116

1 Ḥadīth
Coriander

Chapter 117

2 Aḥadīth
Purslane

Chapter 118

1 Ḥadīth
The Lettuce

Chapter 119

2 Aḥadīth
Al-Sadab (Rue Herb of Grace)

Chapter 120

4 Aḥadīth
The Watercress

Chapter 121

5 Aḥadīth
The White Beet

Chapter 122

2 Aḥadīth
The Truffle

Chapter 123

7 Aḥadīth
Squash

Chapter 124

2 Aḥadīth
The Radish

Chapter 125

3 Aḥadīth
The Carrot

Chapter 126

4 Aḥadīth
The Turnip

Chapter 127

2 Aḥadīth
The Cucumbers

Chapter 128

3 Aḥadīth
The Eggplant (Aubergine)

Chapter 129

5 Aḥadīth
The Onions

Chapter 130

3 Aḥadīth
The Garlic

Chapter 131

2 Aḥadīth
The Wild Thyme

Chapter 132

11 Aḥadīth
The Toothpick

Chapter 133

4 Aḥadīth
Throwing away what Comes out with Toothpicks from Between the Teeth

Chapter 134

6 Aḥadīth
The Saltwort and Cyperus