Introduction

God is One and Only

Abandoning the Present to Attain the Promised

Oppressive Characteristics

Characteristics Rooted in Love for Religion

One Characteristic for Five Characteristics

A Characteristic for a Characteristic

A Saving Characteristic

The Loftiest Characteristic of the Religion

No Two Things Combined which are Better than the Combination of Two Characteristics

A Characteristic that is the Honor of This World and the Hereafter

The Most Knowledgeable Person Is One who Combines One Characteristic with Another One

There Is One True Prosperity And One True Misery

A Characteristic for Which the People Deserve to be Rewarded or Punished

A Characteristic that Is the Noblest Holy War

The Hardest Thing is One Characteristic that Cannot Be Avoided Unless We Abandon Another Characteristic

A Believer’s Honor Is in One Characteristic and His Glory Is In Another Characteristic

One Characteristic Is the Key to All Evil

A Characteristic Due to Justice

A Characteristic Due to Which We Are Interested in How Others Judge About Us

Seek Nearness to God with One Characteristic

God Has Not Tested the Servants with Anything Harder Than One Characteristic

A Characteristic that Is the Result of Being Kind

A Characteristic that Stabilizes One’s Faith and One that Makes Him Lose His Faith

A Characteristic that Destroys a Believer’s Dignity

A Good Characteristic Which No Other Characteristic Is Better Than, and a Bad Characteristic That No Other Characteristic Is Worse Than

A Characteristic That Guarantees Who Will Not Become Poor

The Form of Chivalry of the Members of the Holy Household

A Characteristic Due to One’s Chivalry

A Characteristic that Is Not Good for a Dignified Man

God Loves One Characteristic and Despises One Characteristic

One Who has This Characteristic Would Not Be Thankful for Blessings

A Characteristic Due to Humbleness

A Characteristic that Is Close to Blasphemy and A Characteristic that Might Change Destiny

A Characteristic that Destroyed Previous Nations

Martyrdom Is Expiation for Every Sin Except for One’s Debt

God the Almighty Has Sent Muhammad (sw) and His Nation a Gift That He Has Not Given to Any Other Nation

A Characteristic that One Should Have If He Wants to Increase Goodness in His House

God Will Look at Whom He Likes. Once He Looks at Him, He Shall Grant Him One of Three Gifts

The Hereafter is the Wedding of the Pious Ones

A Characteristic That is Like its Opposite

The Most Wicked People Are Those Who Are Respected for Possessing One Characteristic

A Characteristic in This World is Abstinence, and a Characteristic That is Gratitude for all Blessings

Nothing Deserves to Be Restrained More Than the Tongue

Whoever Raises his Aspirations Does Wrong

Good Deeds Are Recorded for a Muslim as Long as He Remains Quiet

A Characteristic Having Which Will Result in God Saving You From the Fear of the Hereafter

The Most Intelligent Characteristic

The Most Pious, the Best Worshipping, the Most Ascetic and the Most Hard-Working People

Becoming Sorry Is the Same as Repenting

Whoever Earns More Than His Meals fom This World

A Characteristic That Deserves to Be Willed

A Characteristic That Causes One to Be Thrown Out and a Characteristic That Causes One to Be Joined

Lofty Characteristics and Bad Characteristics for the People of the World

There Is No Honor Except Through One Characteristic. There Is No Nobility Except Through Another Characteristic

When God Loves a Servant He Will Make Him Suffer from a Great Calamity

A Characteristic That Leads to Hemorrhoids

A Hand on Which There Is an Iron Ring Is Not Clean

Do Not Respond to Whoever Talks Before He Greets You

A Characteristic That if Practiced Implies Despise for Muhammad’s Religion

Only One of the Proverbs of the Prophets Has Remained

When God Wishes a Servant Well, He Will Expedite His Punishment in This World, and When He Wishes Someone Bad, He Will Procrastinate His Punishment

Be Patient with the Enemies of the Blessings

The Prophet (sw) and Ali Ibn Abi Talib Were Created from the Same Root

A Characteristic That is Gratitude for All Blessings

Religion Is the Same as Love

When Two Believers Shake Hands They Shall Depart from Each Other Void of Any Sins

A Characteristic That Revives the Hearts

A Characteristic That Revives the Affairs of the Almighty God’s Proofs

God the Almighty Has Not Created Anything More Delightful Than This Characteristic

A Characteristic That Constitutes Nine-Tenths of Religion

Whoever is Pleased with His Destiny or is Displeased with it

A Characteristic for Which Even Red-Haired Camels Are Not Loved

A Characteristic That Increases the Daily Bread

A Characteristic That Leads to Hypocrisy and Poverty

The First Gift Given to a Believer Due to a Characteristic

A Characteristic for Which One Who Has No Good Deeds is Forgiven on the Resurrection Day

A Characteristic That is the Root of All Sins

How Awkward It Is If a Man Enters Heaven Having Lost His Honor

A Characteristic Doing Which Will Cause the Almighty God to Have Mercy Upon You

A Characteristic Doing Which Will Cause Increased Good for One’s House

On Him Whose Health Has Overcome His Illness but He Treats Himself and Dies

A Characteristic Which a Believer Avoids

Nothing Ruins Faith as Much as One Characteristic Does

One Who Lives to See his Successor Is Prosperous

A Believer’s Honor is More Than That of the Ka’ba

It Suffices for a Believer to See God’s Aid in the Form of His Enemies Engaged in the Almighty God’s Disobedience

A Gift Will Eliminate Animosities

Prosperous Be the One Who is Indifferent

A Characteristic That Will Make One Poor in the Hereafter

A Group of People Who Are the Masters of Heaven

God’s Prophet Made His Ablutions One Organ at a Time

The Characteristic That Is the Best Goodness

The Prophet Put off His Special Prayer for One Characteristic

A Characteristic That is the Best Form of Worshipping and a Characteristic That is the Noblest Form of Being Religious

What Is A Lot but Its Doers Are A Few

A Characteristic That Constitutes Half of the Religion

A Characteristic That is the Best Thing Given to a Muslim

The Prophet and Ali Ibn Abi Talib Were Created from One Light

A Servant’s Well-Being Depends Upon the Well-Being of One of His Organs

28-10 حدثنا أبوالحسن محمد بن أحمد بن علي بن أسد الاسدي المعروف بابن جرادة البرذعي بالري في رجب سنة سبع وأربعين وثلاثمائة قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن الحسن العامري قال: حدثنا هارون بن سعيد الايلي قال: حدثنا عبد الله وهارون بن سعيد الايلى بفتح الهمزة وسكون التحتانية السعدى مولاهم أبوجعفر نزيل مصر ثقة فاضل كما في التقريب. وعبد الله بن وهب هو أبومحمد المصرى الفقيه صدوق وكان شيخ أهل مصر. ابن وهب قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد، عن جويبر عن الضحاك، عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله:إن الله عز وجل ناجى موسى بن عمران عليه السلام بمائة ألف كلمة وأربعة وعشرين ألف كلمة في ثلاثة أيام ولياليهن، ما طعم فيها موسى ولا شرب فيها، فلما انصرف إلى بني إسرائيل وسمع كلامهم مقتهم لما كان وقع في مسامعه من حلاوة كلام الله عز وجل

28-10 Abul-Hassan Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali Asad Al-Asady known as Ibn Jaradat al-Barza’ee in the town of Ray in the month of Rajab of the year 347 A.H. (958 A.D.) narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Ameri quoted Harun ibn Sa’id al-Eeli, on the authority of Abdullah and Harun ibn Sa’id al-Eeli, on the authority of Abu Ja’far, Abdullah ibn Wahab (Abu Muhammad al-Misri), on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Juybar (ibn Sa’id Abul Qasim al-Balkhi), on the authority of Al-Zah’hak, on the authority of Ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God addressed Moses (MGB) with one-hundred twenty-four thousand words during a period of three days and nights. Moses neither ate nor did he drink anything during these three days and nights. Having felt the sweetness of the Honorable the Exalted God’s speech in his ears, he felt human speech was bad upon his return to the Children of Israel.”

28-11 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثني أحمد ابن محمد بن عيسى، ومحمد بن عبدالجبار، عن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عن فضالة بن أيوب عن سـيف بن عميـرة، عن أبي بكر الحضرمي، عن مولاة حمزة بن رافع،عن ام سلمة زوجة النبي صلى الله عليه وآله قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في مرضه الذي توفي فيه: ادعوا لي خليلي فأرسلت عائشة إلى أبيها فلما جاء غطى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وجهه، وقال: ادعوا لي خليلي فرجع أبو بكر وبعثت حفصة إلى أبيها، فلما جاء غطى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وجهه وقال: ادعوا لي خليلي فرجع عمر، وأرسلت فاطمة عليها السلام إلى علي فلما جاء قام رسول الله فدخل ثم جلل عليا عليه السلام بثوبه. قال علي عليه السلام: فحدثني بألف حديث يفتح كل حديث ألف حديث، حتى عرقت وعرق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فسال علي عرقه وسال عليه عرقي

28-11 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Muhammad ibn Abdul Jab’bar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqy, on the authority of Fuzalat ibn Ayoob, on the authority of Sayf ibn Umayrih, on the authority of Abu Bakr al-Hazrami, on the authority of his servant Hamzih ibn Rafe’a, on the authorityof the Prophet’s wife - Umma Salma that when the Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he (MGB) said, “‘Call in my friend.’ Then Ayesha sent someone after her father (Abu Bakr). When Abu Bakr came in, God’s Prophet (MGB) turned his face around and said, ‘Call in my friend.’ Then Abu Bakr returned and Hafsah (the daughter of Umar) sent someone after her father (Umar). When Umar came in, God’s Prophet (MGB) turned his face around and said, ‘Call in my friend.’ Then Umar went back and Fatimah (MGB) sent someone after Ali (MGB). When he (MGB) came, God’s Prophet (MGB) stood up. Ali (MGB) entered. Then the Prophet (MGB) covered Ali (MGB) with his own cloak. Ali (MGB) said, ‘The Prophet (MGB) told me one-thousand traditions each of which would produce another thousand traditions until the Prophet (MGB) and I both sweat so much that our perspiration wetted each other.”

28-12 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، وإبراهيم بن إسحاق بن إبراهيم، عن عبد الله بن حماد الانصاري عن صباح المزني، عن الحارث بن حصيرة، عن الاصبغ بن نباتة، عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علمني ألف باب من الحلال والحرام، ومما كان إلى يوم القيامة، كل باب منها يفتح ألف باب [فذلك ألف ألف باب] حتى علمت علم المنايا والبلايا وفصل الخطاب

28-12 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, and Ibrahim ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Himad al-Ansari, on the authority of Sabah al-Mazny, on the authority of Al-Harith ibn Hasira, on the authority of Al-Asbag ibn al-Nobatat that he had heard the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) say, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught me one-thousand gates to the forbidden and the legitimate, what has been and what shall come all the way up until the Resurrection Day. Each of these gates opened one-thousand gates, so that they turned into one million gates. Thus, I acquired the knowledge of deaths, calamities and the Divine Decrees.”

28-13 حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن موسى رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن الهسنجاني قال: حدثنا سعيد بن كثير بن عفير قال: حدثني ابن لهيعة، ورشدين ابن سعد، عن حريز بن عبد الله، عن أبي عبدالرحمن الحبلي، عن عبد الله بن عمر[و] قال:قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في مرضه الذي توفي فيه: ادعوا أخي فأرسلوا إلى علي عليه السلام فدخل فوليا وجوههما إلى الحائط وردا عليهما ثوبا فأسر إليه والناس محتوشون وراء الباب فخرج علي عليه السلام فقال له رجل من الناس: أسر إليك نبي الله شيئا؟ قال: نعم أسر إلي ألف باب في كل باب ألف باب. قال: وعيته؟ قال: نعم وعقلته، قال: فما السواد الذي في القمر؟ قال: إن الله عز وجل قال: "وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ آيَتَيْنِ فَمَحَوْنَا آيَةَ اللَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَا آيَةَ النَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةًلِتَبْتَغُوا فَضْلاً مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَصَّلْنَاهُ تَفْصِيلاً." قال له الرجل: عقلت يا علي

28-13 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Hassanjani quoted sa’id ibn Kasir ibn Afir, on the authority of Ibn Lahay’at and Rashdayn ibn Sa’ed, on the authority of Hurayz ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Aba Abdul Rahman al-Habali, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr, “When God’s Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he (MGB) said, ‘Call in my friend.’ They sent someone after Ali (MGB). When Ali (MGB) came in, the Prophet (MGB) and Ali (MGB) turned their faces towards the wall and pulled their cloak over their heads. The people were standing still outside the door until Ali (MGB) came out. A man asked him (MGB), ‘Did God’s Prophet (MGB) disclose any secrets to you?’ Ali (MGB) replied, ‘Yes. The Prophet (MGB) disclosed to me one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another one-thousand gates.’ The man said, ‘Did you memorize them?’ Ali (MGB) replied, ‘Yes. Moreover I understood them.’ The man asked, ‘What is the blackness that is in the moon?’ Ali (MGB) replied, ‘Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘We have made the Night and the Day as two(of Our) Signs: the Sign of the Night have We obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have made to enlighten you; that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know the number and count of the years: all things have We explained in detail.’’ The man told him, ‘O Ali! You truly understood it.’”

28-14 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن سنان، عن عبد الله بن مسكان، عن موسى بن بكر قال: قلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلام: الرجل يغمى عليه اليوم واليومين والثلاثة والاربعة وأكثر من ذلك كم يقضي من صلاته؟ فقال: ألا أخبرك بما يجمع لك هذا وأشباهه: كل ما غلب الله عز وجل عليه من أمر الله أعذر لعبدهوزاد فيه غيره إن أبا عبد الله عليه السلام قال: وهذا من الابواب التي يفتح كل باب منه ألف باب

28-14 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Miskan, on the authority of Musa ibn Bakr, “I asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), ‘How much of one’s obligatory prayers must be compensated for if a person goes into a coma for one, two, three, four or more days?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘I will give you a general instruction which covers this subject and whatever else of a similar nature. In any issue in which God prevents His servants from doing their duty, God accepts His servant’s excuse.’”Other narrators of this tradition have added that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) added, “’This is from those chapters which result in one-thousand chapters. This is one of the gates which opens up to one-thousand gates.”

28-15 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس قال: حدثني محمد ابن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر البزنطي، عن عمر بن أذينة، عن بكير بن أعين، عن سالم بن أبي حفصة قال: سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول:إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام ألف باب، يفتح كل باب ألف باب، فانطلق أصحابنا فسألوا أبا جعفر عليه السلام عن ذلك فاذا سالم قد صدق. قال بكير: وحدثني من سمع أبا جعفر عليه السلام يحدث بهذا الحديث، ثم قال: ولم يخرج إلى الناس من تلك الابواب غير باب أو اثنين، وأكثر علمي أنه قال: باب واحد

28-15 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Umar ibn Azineh, on the authority of Bakir ibn A’ayn, on the authority of Salim ibn Abi Hafasa that he had heard Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) say, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand chapters each of which of which can open another one-thousand chapters. Bakir says, “Some of our companions went to the see Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) and repeatedly inquired about (the validity of) this narration. It became clear that Salim (of Salim ibn Abi Hafasa) had told the truth. Bakir added, “The person who had heard this narration from Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) narrated it for me. He (MGB) had said, ‘Out of these one-thousand chapters no more than one or two chapters has reached the people’s hands.’ More likely he (MGB) had said, ‘Only one chapter has reached the people’s hands.’”

28-16 حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسرور رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا الحسين بن محمد بن عامر، عن معلى بن محمد البصري، عن بسطام بن مرة، عن إسحاق بن حسان، عن الهيثم بن واقد، عن علي بن الحسن العبدي، عن سعد بن طريف، عنالاصبغ بن نباتة قال: أمرنا أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام بالمسير إلى المدائن من الكوفة فسرنا يوم الاحد وتخلف عمرو بن حريث في سبعة نفر فخرجوا إلى مكان بالحيرة يسمى الخورنق فقالوا: نتنزه فاذا كان يوم الاربعاء خرجنا فلحقنا عليا عليه السلام قبل أن يجمع، فبينما هم يتغذون إذ خرج عليهم ضب فصادوه فأخذه عمرو بن حريث فنصب كفه وقال: بايعوا هذا أمير المؤمنين فبايعه السبعة وعمرو ثامنهم، وارتحلوا ليلة الاربعاء فقدموا المدائن يوم الجمعة وأمير المؤمنين عليه السلام يخطب ولم يفارق بعضهم بعضا وكانوا جميعا حتى نزلوا على باب المسجد فلما دخلوا نظر إليهم أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فقال: يا أيها الناس إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أسر إلي ألف حديث في كل حديث ألف باب لكل باب ألف مفتاح، وإني سمعت الله جل جلاله يقول: "يوم ندعو كل اناس بامامهم" وإني اقسم لكم بالله ليبعثن يوم القيامة ثمانية نفر يدعون بامامهم وهو ضب ولو شئت أن اسميهم لفعلت، قال: فلقد رأيت عمرو بن حريث قد سقط كما تسقط السعفة حياء ولوما

28-16 Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Masroor - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hussein ibn Muhammad ibn Amer quoted Mo’ali ibn Muhammad al-Basry, on the authority of Bastam ibn Marat, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Hisan, on the authority of Al-Haysam ibn Vaqid, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Abdi, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat, “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (as) ordered us to emigrate from Kufa to Madaen (in Persia). We left Kufa on Sunday. Amr ibn Harith and seven others stayed behind. They went to a place called Khoranq which is in Hireh. They said, ‘We will amuse ourselves here and move on Wednesday and join the Commander of the Faithful Ali (as) before he says the Friday prayers. While they were eating lunch, they saw a lizard. They hunted the lizard and Amr ibn Harith took it by hand, opened his palm and jokingly said, ‘This is the Commander of the Faithful! Pledge allegiance to him.’ Those seven individuals pledged allegiance to the lizard and Amr ibn Harith himself was the eighth person who pledged allegiance to the lizard. They returned on Wednesday night and arrived at Madaen on Friday. They did not disperse and were all together. The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (as) was delivering the Friday prayer sermon at the mosque. Once they came into the mosque, Ali (as) looked at them and said, “O people! God’s Prophet (sw) disclosed one-thousand narrations to me each of which has one-thousand gates each of which has one-thousand keys. I heard God - may His Majesty be Exalted - say, ‘One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams…’ I swear by God that there will be eight people who shall be resurrected with their leader which will be a lizard. I could name them one by one for you if I wish.”Asbaq added, “I saw that Amr ibn Harith had become so sorry and ashamed that he held his head down just like a date palm branch.”

28-17 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن عيسى ابن عبيد، عن أحمد بن حمزة العدوي، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن زرارة، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام بابا يفتح ألف باب، ويفتح كل باب ألف باب

28-17 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Hamzih al-Adowi, on the authority of Aban ibn Uthman, on the authority of Zurarah that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) had said, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate which opens up to one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another thousand gates.”

28-18 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أحمد ابن محمد بن عيسى، وعبد الله بن عامر بن سعد، عن عبدالرحمن بن أبي نجران، عن صفوان بن يحيى، عن بشير الدهان، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: لما مرض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله مرضه الذي توفي فيه بعث إلى علي عليه السلام فلما جاء أكب عليه فلم يزل يحدثه ويحدثه، فلما خرج لقياه وقالا له: بما حدثك صاحبك؟ فقال: حدثني بباب يفتح ألف باب، كل باب منها يفتح ألف باب

28-18 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Abdullah ibn Amer ibn Sa’ed, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Bashir al-Dahan that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “When the Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he asked for Ali (MGB) and once Ali (MGB) came in, the Prophet (MGB) whispered things in his ears. When Ali (MGB) came out, they (i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar) asked Ali (MGB), “What did your friend (MGB) tell you?” Ali (MGB) said, “He taught me one gate which opens up to one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another one-thousand gates.”

28-19 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثني أحمد وعبد الله ابنا محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن هشام بن سالم، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن أبي إسحاق السبيعى قال: سمعت بعض أصحاب أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام ممن يثق به قال: سمعت عليا عليه السلام يقول: إن في صدري هذا لعلما جما علمنيه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله، لو أجد له حفظة يرعونه حق رعايته ويروونه كما يسمعونه مني إذا لاودعتهم بعضه، فعلم به كثيرا من العلم، إن العلم مفتاح كل باب، وكل باب يفتح ألف باب

28-19 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad and Abdullah - the sons of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Somali, on the authority of Abi Ishaq al-Sabi’e, on the authority of one of the trustworthy companions of the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) that he had heard Ali (MGB) say, “There is a lot of knowledge in my heart which God’s Prophet (MGB) has taught me. I would have taught it to others if I could have found people who were trustworthy enough. I would have taught them so that they may acquire some knowledge since this knowledge is the key to every gate and each gate opens up to another thousand gates.”

28-20 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنهما قالا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، وإبراهيم بن إسحاق بن إبراهيم، عن عبد الله ابن حماد الانصاري، عن صباح المزني، عن حارث بن حصيرة، عن الاصبغ بن نباتة، عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علمني ألف باب من الحلال والحرام، ومما كان ومما يكون إلى يوم القيامة، كل باب منها يفتح ألف باب فذلك ألف ألف باب حتى علمت علم المنايا والبلايا وفصل الخطاب

28-20 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd and Ibrahim ibn, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Himad al-Ansari, on the authority of Sabah al-Mazny, on the authority of Harith ibn Hasira, on the authority of Al-Asbaq al-Nobatat that he had heard the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) say, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught me one-thousand gates to the forbidden and the legitimate, what has been and what shall come all the way up until the Resurrection Day. Each of these gates opened up to one-thousand gates, so that they turned into one million gates. Thus, I acquired the knowledge of deaths, calamities and the Divine Decrees.”

28-21 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحجال، عن الحسن بن الحسين اللؤلؤي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن إسماعيل بن جابر، عن عبدالكريم ابن عمرو، عن عبدالحميد بن أبي الديلم، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: أوصى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إلى علي عليه السلام بألف باب كل باب يفتح ألف باب

28-21 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hijal, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn al-Hussein al-Lu’lu’ee, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Jabir, on the authority of Abdul Karim ibn Amr, on the authority of Abdul Hameed ibn Abil Daylam that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “God’s Prophet (MGB) advised Ali (MGB) about one-thousand gates. Each gate opens up to one-thousand gates.”

28-22 حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنه، عن أبيه، عن محمد ابن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن جعفر بن بشير البجلي، عن أبي يحيى معمر القطان، عن بشير الدهان عن ابی عبد الله قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآلهفي مرضه الذی توفی فيه.ادعوا لي خليلي، فأرسلتا إلى أبويهما فلما نظر إليهما أعرض عنهما بوجهه، وقال: ادعوا إلي خليلي، فأرسل إلى علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام فلما نظر إليه أكب عليه يحدثه فلما خرج لقياه وقالا: ما حدثك خليلك؟ قال: حدثني ألف باب كل باب يفتح ألف باب

28-22 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Bashir al-Bajaly, on the authority of Abi Yahya Mu’amir al-Qat’tan, on the authority of Bashir al-Dahan, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “When the Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, God’s Prophet said,‘Call my friend in.’ The two wives (Ayesha and Hafsah) of the Prophet (MGB) sent someone after their fathers, i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar. However, when the Prophet (MGB) saw them, he turned his face around and said, ‘Call in my friend.’ They sent someone after Ali (MGB). When Ali (MGB) came in, he faced Ali (MGB) and conversed with him. When Ali (MGB) came out, these two persons (i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar) asked Ali (MGB), ‘What did he (MGB) tell you?’ Ali (MGB) said, ‘He (MGB) told me about one-thousand gates each of which opens up to one-thousand gates.’”

28-23 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم ابن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن يحيى بن عمران الهمداني، عن يونس بن عبدالرحمن، عن هشام بن الحكم، عن عمر بن يزيد قال: قلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلام: بلغنا أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام ألف باب، يفتح كل باب ألف باب؟ قال: نعم [فقال لي: بل علمه بابا واحدا فتح ذلك الباب ألف باب، فتح كل باب ألف باب]

28-23 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Yahya ibn Imran al-Hamedany, on the authority of Yunus ibn Abdul-Rahman, on the authority of Hisham ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Umar ibn Yazid, “I asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “Is what we have heard being God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand gates each of which opens all other gates true?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “Yes, It is true.” The Imam (MGB) told me, “The Prophet (MGB) taught him (MGB) a single gate which opens up to all of one- thousand gates each of which opens up to another one-thousand gates.”

28-24 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، وإبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن إبراهيم بن عبدالحميد، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال علي عليه السلام: علمني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ألف باب يفتح ألف باب

28-24 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid and Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Somali, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) that Ali (MGB) said, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught me one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another one-thousand gates.”

28-25 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثني أحمد بن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، [عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال] عن عبد الله بكير، عن عبدالرحمن بن أبي عبد الله قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام [بابا يفتح له] ألف باب كل باب يفتح له ألف باب

28-25 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fazal, (on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fazal), on the authority of Abdullah Bakir, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Aba Abdullah that he had heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “Indeed God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate which opens up to one-thousand gates each of which would open up to another one-thousand gates.”

28-26 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن محمد بن عبدالجبار، عن عبد الله بن محمد الحجال، عن ثعلبة بن ميمون، عن عبد الله بن هلال قال: قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: علم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عليا عليه السلام بابا يفتح ألف باب كل باب يفتح ألف باب

28-26 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Muhammad ibn Abdul Jab’bar, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Hijal, on the authority of Sa’alabat ibn Maymun, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Hilal that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate to knowledge which opens the doors to one-thousand gates to knowledge each of which opens up to the gates to another one- thousand gates.”

28-27 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنهما قالا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن بعض أصحابه، عن أحمد بن عمر الحلبي، عن أبي بصير قال: دخلت على أبي عبد الله عليه السلام فقلت له: إن الشيعة يتحدثون أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام بابا يفتح [منه] ألف باب كل باب يفتح ألف باب فقال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: يا أبا محمد والله رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام ألف باب، يفتح كل باب ألف باب، فقلت له: والله هذا لعلم، قال: إنه لعلم وليس لاحد وليس بذاك

28-27 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Sa’id, on the authority of some friends, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Umar al-Halabi, on the authority of Abi Basir, “I went to see Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) and said, ‘The Shiites say that God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate to knowledge from which one-thousands gates to knowledge are opened.’ Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, ‘O Aba Muhammad! I swear by God that God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand gates. Each gate opens up to one-thousand gates.’ I said, ‘By God! This is true knowledge!’ Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, ‘This is solely for Ali (MGB) and no one else.’”

28-28 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن سندي بن محمد البزاز، عن صفوان بن يحيى قال: حدثني محمد بن بشير، عن أبيه بشير الدهان، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في مرضه الذي توفي فيه: ادعوا لي خليلي فأرسلتا إلى أبويهما، فلما رآهما أعرض بوجهه عنهما، ثم قال: ادعوا لي خليلي فأرسلتا إلى علي عليه السلام فلما جاء أكب عليه فلم يزل يحدثه ويحدثه، فلما خرج لقياه فقالا له: ما حدثك؟ قال: حدثني بباب يفتح ألف باب، كل باب يفتح ألف باب

28-28 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Sandi ibn al-Muhammad al-Baz’zaz, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Bashir, on the authority of his father Bashir al-Dahan that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “When God’s Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he (MGB) said, ‘Call my friend in.’ The two wives of the Prophet (MGB) sent someone after their fathers, i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar. However, when the Prophet (MGB) saw them, he turned his face around and said, “Call in my friend. They sent someone after Ali (MGB). When Ali (MGB) came in, He faced Ali (MGB) and conversed with him. When Ali (MGB) came out, these two persons (i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar) asked Ali (MGB), “What did he (MGB) tell you?” Ali (MGB) said, “He (MGB) told me the gates which open to one-thousand gates. Each gate opens up to one-thousand gates.”

28-29 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن مرازم بن حكيم الازدي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: علم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عليا عليه السلام ألف باب، يفتح كل باب ألف باب

28-29 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Marazim ibn Hakim al-Azodi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another one-thousand gates.”

28-30 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبيالخطاب، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن علي بن عقبة، عن الحارث بن المغيرة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: جاء أبو بكر وعمر إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام حين دفن فاطمة عليها السلام في حديث طويل قال لهما فيه: أما ما ذكرتما أني لم أشهدكما أمر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فانه قال: لا يرى عورتي أحد غيرك إلا ذهب بصره فلم أكن لاذنكما لذلك، وأما إكبابي عليه فانه علمني ألف حرف، الحرف يفتح ألف حرف، فلم أكن لاطلع كما على سر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله

28-30 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Walid and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali Fazzal, on the authority of Ali ibn Aqabah, on the authorityof Al-Harith ibn al-Muqayrih that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “When the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) buried Fatimah (MGB), Abu Bakr and Umar went to see him. During a long speech he (MGB) told them, “Considering your complaint concerning why I did not call you in for the task of the ritual ablutions of the dead (ghusl) for the Prophet (MGB), I should tell you that the Prophet (MGB) had told me that except for me whoever sees the Prophets (MGB) private parts would become blind. That is why I did not inform you. However, the reason I put my head near his ear was because the Prophet (MGB) taught me one-thousand letters each of which would explain one-thousand other letters. Since this was a Prophetic secret, I did not want you to become informed about it.”

28-31 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن منصور بن يونس، عن أبي بكر محمد بن الحضرمي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله علم عليا عليه السلام ألف حرف، كل حرف يفتح ألف حرف، والالف حرف

28-31 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Yunus, on the authority of Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hazrami that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “Indeed God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand letters each of which opens up to one-thousand letters. Each of these letters open up to one-thousand letters.”

28-32 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار، رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن علي بن أبي حمزة، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كان في ذؤابة سيف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صحيفة صغيرة، فقلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلام: أي شيء كان في تلك الصحيفة؟ قال: هي الاحرف التي يفتح كل حرف منها ألف حرف، قالوا أبوبصير: قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: فما خرج منها إلا حرفان حتى الساعة

28-32 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hikam, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Abi Basir that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “There was a booklet in the cover of the sword of God’s Prophet (MGB).”Abi Basir asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “What was written in that booklet?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “There were letters each of which opened up to one-thousand letters.”Abi Basir added, “Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Only the interpretation of two of those letters has become clear up until now.”

28-33 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن موسـى بن سعـدان، عن عبد الله بن القـاسم الحضـرمي، عن مالك بن عطية، عنأبان بن تغلب، قال: قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: سيأتي مسجدكم هذا يعني مكة ثلاثمائة وثلاثة عشر يعلم أهل مكة أنهم لم يلدهم آباؤهم ولا أجدادهم، عليهم السيوف مكتوب على كل سيف كل تفتح ألف كلمة تبعث الريح فتنادي بكل واد: هذا المهدي يقضي بقضاء آل داود، لا يسأل عليه بينة

28-33 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Musa ibn Sa’edan, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Qasim al-Hazrami, on the authority of Malik ibn Atiye, on the authority of Aban ibn Taqlib that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Three-hundred and thirteen people (companions of the RiserAl-Mahdi (MGB)) will soon come to your mosque - that is in Mecca. The people of Mecca know they are not from their own race or that of their fathers and grandfathers. Each of them will have a sword in his hand. On each sword a word is illustrated that would open up to one-thousand words. A wind will blow in each valley and proclaim that this is Mehdi - the Savior (MGB). He will appear and judge based on truth like the family of David (MGB). He will not be asked for any witnesses.”

28-34 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد عن محمد بن سنان، عن إسماعيل بن جابر، وعبدالكريم بن عمرو، عن عبدالحميد ابن أبي الديلم، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال:أوصى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إلى علي عليه السلام ألف باب، يفتح كل كلمة وكل باب ألف كلمة وألف باب

28-34 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Jabir and Abdul Karim ibn Amr, on the authority of Abdul Hameed ibn Abil Daylam that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “God’s Prophet (MGB) entrusted Ali (MGB) with a thousand doors each of which opened up to one-thousand words and doors.”

28-35 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنهما قالا: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري قال: حدثني محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن جعفر بن بشير البجلي عن ذريح المحاربي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: جلل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عليا عليه السلام ثوبا ثم علمه ألف كلمة

28-35 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Bashir al-Bajaly, on the authority of Zarih al-Maharebi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “God’s Prophet honored Ali with a cloak and then taught him a thousand words.”

28-36 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، ومحمد بن علي ماجيلويه، وأحمد بن علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، وحمزة بن محمد بن أحمد العلوي، والحسين بن إبراهيم بن ناتانة، والحسين بن أحمد بن هشام المؤدب، وأحمد بن زياد بن جعفر الهمداني رضي الله تعالى عنهم قالوا: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن المغيرة، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الثاني عليهما السلام أنه سمعه يقول: علم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عليا عليه السلام ألف كلمة، كل كلمة يفتح ألف كلمة

28-36 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Mutevakil, Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih, Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi, al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Natanat, al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mo’adab and Ahmad ibn Zyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamedany - may the Sublime God be pleased with them - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted hi father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih that had heard Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sani (MGB) say, “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand words. Each word opened up to one-thousand new words.”

28-37 حدثنا الحسن بن أحمد بن إدريس رضي الله عنه، عن أبيه، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، وعلي بن إسماعيل بن عيسى، وعلي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن جعفر بن محمد بن عبيدالله، عن عبد الله بن ميمون القداح، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه عليهما السلام أن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله حدث عليا عليه السلام ألف كلمة، كل كلمة يفتح ألف كلمة فما يدري الناس ما حدثه

28-37 Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, Ali ibn Isma’il ibn Isa, and Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Qad’dah, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad As-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand words each of which opened up to one-thousand new words. He did not tell the people what the Prophet (MGB) had taught him.”

28-38 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه، ومحمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، وأحمد ابن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد ابن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن النضر بن شعيب، عن خالد بن ماد القلانسي، عن جابر ابن يزيد الجعفي، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر عليهما السلام قال: جاء رجل إلى علي عليه السلام وهو على منبره فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين أتأذن لي أن أتكلم بما سمعت عن عمار بن ياسر يرويه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله؟فقال: اتقوا الله ولا تقولوا على عمار إلا ما قاله حتى قال ذلك ثلاث مراتثم قال له: تكلم قال: سمعت عمارا يقول: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله يقول: أنا اقاتل على التنزيل وعلي يقاتل على التأويل، فقال عليه السلام: صدق عمار ورب الكعبة، إن هذه عندي لفي ألف كلمة، تتبع كل كلمة ألف كلمة

28-38 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih, Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Al-Nazr ibn Shoayb, on the authority of Khalid ibn Mad al-Qalansi, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jo’afy that Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB) said, “A man went to Ali (MGB) when he (MGB) was on the pulpit and asked, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! Will you let me say what I have heard Ammar ibn Yasir quote on the authority of God’s Prophet (MGB)?’ Then the Commander of the Faithful (MGB) said, ‘Fear God and do not ascribe to Ammar anything other than what he said.’ Ali (MGB) repeated this thrice. Then Ali (MGB) told the man, ‘Express what you heard him say.’ The man said, ‘I heard Ammar say that he had heard God’s Prophet (MGB) say, ‘I fight the polytheists with Revelations while Ali (MGB) fights them with interpretation of Revelations.’ Then the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, ‘Ammar spoke the truth. By the Lord of the Ka’ba this is just one of the thousand words entrusted to me.’”

28-39 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، وإبراهيم بن هاشم، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أبي المغرا حميد بن المثنى العجلي، عن ذريح بن محمد بن يزيد المحاربي قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: نحن ورثة الانبياء، ثم قال: جلل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله على علي عليه السلام ثوبا، ثم علمه ألف كلمة، كل كلمة يفتح ألف كلمة

28-39 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fazzal, on the authority of Abil Miqra Hameed ibn al-Masna al-Ajali, on the authority of Zarih ibn Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Maharebi, “I heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, ‘We are the successors of the Prophets.’ Then he (MGB) added, ‘God’s Prophet (MGB) honored Ali (MGB) with a cloak and then taught him (MGB) one-thousand words which open up to the doors to all words.’”

28-40 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، وإبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن منصور بن حازم، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام قال: علم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عليا عليه السلام ألف كلمة يفتح كل كلمة منها ألف كلمة [والالف الكلمة يفتح كل كلمة ألف كلمة]

28-40 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid and Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Hazim, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Somali, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand words which open up to the doors to all words (each of which open up to the doors to all words).”

28-41 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن الحسينبن ذكوان، عن سعد بن طريف، عن الاصبغ بن نباتة قال: سمعت عليا عليه السلام يقول: حدثني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله بألف حديث لكل حديث ألف باب

28-41 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Zakwan, on the authority of Sa’edibn Tarif, on the authority of Al-Asbaq al-Nobatat that he had heard Ali (MGB) say, “God’s Prophet (MGB) told me one-thousand narrations each of which has one-thousand chapters.”

28-42 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، وأحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن جعفر بن بشير البجلي، والحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن المثنى بن الوليد الحناط، عن منصور بن حازم، عن بكر بن حبيب، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في مرضه الذي قبض فيه: ادعوا لي خليلي فأرسلت عائشة وحفصة إلى أبويهما فلما جاء اغطى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وجهه ورأسه، فانصرفا فكشف رأسه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ثم قال: ادعوا لي خليلي فأرسلت حفصة إلى أبيها وعائشة إلى أبيها فلما جاء اغطى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وجهه، فانطلقا وقالا: ما نرى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أرادنا، قالتا: أجل إنما قال: ادعوا لي خليلي أو قال حبيبي فرجونا أن تكونا أنتما هما، فجاءه أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وألزق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صدره بصدره وأومأ إلى اذنه فحدثه بألف حديث لكل حديث ألف باب

28-42 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Valeed and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Bashir al-Bajaly and al-Hassan ibn Fazal, on the authority of Al-Masni ibn al-Valeed al-Han’nat, on the authority of Mansoor ibn Hazim, on the authority of Bakr ibn Habib, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB), “When God’s Prophet (MGB) was so ill that he (MGB) was about to die, he (MGB) said, ‘Call in my friend.’ Then both Ayesha and Hafasa sent someone after their fathers (Abu Bakr and Umar). When they came in, God’s Prophet (MGB) covered up his face. Then Abu Bakr and Umar returned. Then the Prophet (MGB) uncovered his face and said, ‘Call in my friend.’ Again both Ayesha and Hafasa sent someone after their fathers - Abu Bakr and Umar. When they came in, God’s Prophet (MGB) covered up his face again. Then Abu Bakr and Umar said ‘We do not think that God’s Prophet (MGB) wants to see us.’ Ayesha and Hafasa said ‘When the Prophet (MGB) said ‘Call in my friend’ we hoped that he (MGB) wants to see you.’ Meanwhile the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) came in. When the Prophet (MGB) saw Ali (MGB), he hugged him and whispered one-thousand narrations to him each of which has one-thousand chapters.”

28-43 حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن موسى، ومحمد بن أحمد السناني المكتب، والحسين ابن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هشام المؤدب، وعلي بن عبد الله الوراق رضي الله عنهم قالوا: حدثنا أحمد بن يحيى بن زكريا القطان، عن بكر بن عبد الله بن حبيب قال: حدثنا تميم بن بهلول قال: حدثنا أبومعاوية، عن سليمان بن مهران، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه محمد بن علي، عن أبيه علي بن الحسين، عن أبيه الحسين بن علي، عن أبيه علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام قال: لما حضرت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله الوفاة دعاني فلما دخلت عليه قال لي: يا علي أنت وصيي وخليفتي على أهلي وامتي، في حياتي وبعد موتي، وليك وليي ووليي ولي الله، وعدوك عدوي، وعدوي عدو الله، يا علي المنكر لولايتك بعدي كالمنكر لرسالتي في حياتي لانك مني وأنا منك، ثم أدناني فأسر إلي ألف باب من العلم، كل باب يفتح ألف باب

28-43 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa, Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Senani al-Mokattib, al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Hisham al-Mo’ad’dab and Ali ibn Abdullah al-Var’raq - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakaria al-Qat’tan quoted Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Buhlool, on the authority of Abu Muawiyah, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Mihran, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of his father Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali (MGB), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB), “When it was time for the death of God’s Prophet (MGB), the Prophet (MGB) called me in. When I went to see him, the Prophet (MGB) told me, ‘O Ali! You are my Trustee and my successor over my Household and my Nation both during my life and after my death. Your friends will be my friends and my friends are God’s friends. Your enemies will be my enemies and my enemies are God’s enemies. O Ali! Whoever denies your mastery after me, it is as if he has denied my Messengership during my life. You are from me and I am from you.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) asked me to get close to him and taught me one-thousand gates of knowledge each of which opens up to one-thousand gates.”

Al-Khiṣāl

Book 29, Chapter 8