The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made

The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made (additional)

The Clay from which the Believers and Unbelievers are made (additional)

The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord

How They Answered While They Were as Small Particles

Creation of the Creatures with Belief in Oneness of Allah in Their Nature

Believers as Offspring of Unbelievers

When Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, Wills to Create a Believer

The Coloring (referred to in the Holy Quran) Is Islam

Serenity Is Belief

Purely Sincere

On the Shari’ a (System of Laws)

The Fundamentals of Islam

Islam Is to Spare Lives (and to Keep the Trust) But Reward Comes From Belief

Belief Is Inclusive of Islam but Islam Is Not Inclusive of Belief

Another Chapter on the Same Issue That Islam Is Before Belief

No name

Belief Spreads In all Parts of the Body

Advancement in Belief

Degrees of Belief

Degrees of Belief (Additional)

Description of Islam

Qualities of a Believer

Description of Belief

Superiority of Belief over Islam and Certainty over Belief

The Essence of Belief and Certainty

Contemplation (Thinking)

The Noble Qualities (of Man)

Excellence of Certainty

To Agree With the Decision (of Allah)

Leaving It to Allah to Be the Person in Charge of Affairs, and Having Trust in Him

Fear and Hope

Hopefulness Toward Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy

To Profess One ’s Shortcomings

Obedience and Piety

Restraint from Worldly Matters (Sins)

Chastity

Abstaining From Unlawful Matters

Fulfilling Obligations

Balanced and Continuous Good Deeds

The Worship

The Intention

Part of Previous Chapter

Moderation in Worship

One Who Has Learned to Receive Rewards from His Lord for a Certain Deed

Patience

Gratitude and Thankfulness

Excellence in Moral Behaviors

Delightful Appearance

Truthfulness and Trust

Bashfulness

Forgiveness

Suppressing one ’s Anger

Forbearance

Silence and Controlling the Tongue

Gentleness in Dealings

Friendliness

Humbleness

Love for the Sake of Allah and Hate for the Sake of Allah

Condemnation of Worldly Matters and Abstaining Thereby

Additional Ahadith on the Above Subject

Contentment

Adequacy

Promptness in Good Deeds

Fairness and Justice

Independence from People

Good Relation with Relatives

Kindness to Parents

Concern for the Affairs of the Muslims, Giving Them Good Advice and to Benefit Them

High Regards for the Elderly

The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood

The Rights of One Who Accepts the Belief and Then Severs Away

Brotherhood in Belief is not Due to Religion it only is a Way of Recognition

The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights

Compassion and Leniency

Visiting Brothers (in belief)

Greeting with Handshake

Holding in One ’s Arm

Kissing

Speak of and Remember the Brothers (in belief)

To Please the Believers

Assisting a Believer in his Needs

Endeavor to help a Believer

Relief for the Suffering of a Believer

Providing Food for a Believer

Providing Clothes for a Believer

To Show Kindness to and Honor a Believer

In the Sen’ice of Believing People

Giving Good Advice to the Believers

Improving Good Relations Among People

To Revive the Believer

Inviting one ’s Own People to Belief

Not to Invite People to Belief

Allah Grants Religion only to Whomever He Loves

Sound Religion

Al-Taqiyyah, Guarding and Cautiousness

Silence and Restraint against Publicity

A Believer’s Signs and Qualities

The Rarity of Believers

1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ عُبَيْسِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُرَّاءُ الْقُرْآنِ ثَلاثَةٌ رَجُلٌ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاتَّخَذَهُ بِضَاعَةً وَاسْتَدَرَّ بِهِ الْمُلُوكَ وَاسْتَطَالَ بِهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَرَجُلٌ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَحَفِظَ حُرُوفَهُ وَضَيَّعَ حُدُودَهُ وَأَقَامَهُ إِقَامَةَ الْقِدْحِ فَلا كَثَّرَ الله هَؤُلاءِ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَرَجُلٌ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَوَضَعَ دَوَاءَ الْقُرْآنِ عَلَى دَاءِ قَلْبِهِ فَأَسْهَرَ بِهِ لَيْلَهُ وَأَظْمَأَ بِهِ نَهَارَهُ وَقَامَ بِهِ فِي مَسَاجِدِهِ وَتَجَافَى بِهِ عَنْ فِرَاشِهِ فَبِأُولَئِكَ يَدْفَعُ الله الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْبَلاءَ وَبِأُولَئِكَ يُدِيلُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنَ الأعْدَاءِ وَبِأُولَئِكَ يُنَزِّلُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْغَيْثَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوَ الله لَهَؤُلاءِ فِي قُرَّاءِ الْقُرْآنِ أَعَزُّ مِنَ الْكِبْرِيتِ الأحْمَرِ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘The readers of the Holy Quran are of three kinds: There is a man who has learned the Holy Quran and has taken it as a piece of merchandise to attract the rulers thereby and dominate the people. There is a man who has learned the Holy Quran, preserved its letters, but has lost its laws. He has kept its letters without change. (I wish) Allah would not increase the number of people like him as the carrier of the Holy Quran. ‘‘There is a man who has applied the medicine of the Holy Quran to the wounds of his heart, it keeps him vigilant during the night, he endures thirst during the day, stands up in mosques and leaves his bed for its (the Holy Quran) sake. Through such people Allah, the Most Majestic, the Almighty, defends the land against the enemies, and through them he sends down rain from the sky. By Allah, such ones among the readers of the Holy Quran are like alchemy in rarity and value.” 

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى عَنِ الأصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ أَثْلاثاً ثُلُثٌ فِينَا وَفِي عَدُوِّنَا وَثُلُثٌ سُنَنٌ وَأَمْثَالٌ وَثُلُثٌ فَرَائِضُ وَأَحْكَامٌ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from abu Hamza from abu Yahya from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following: “I heard Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) saying, ‘The Holy Quran came in three parts: One third about us ( Ahl al-Bayt) and about our enemies, one third about traditions and axioms and one third about obligations and laws.’” 

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ نَزَلَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَرْبَاعٍ رُبُعٌ حَلالٌ وَرُبُعٌ حَرَامٌ وَرُبُعٌ سُنَنٌ وَأَحْكَامٌ وَرُبُعٌ خَبَرُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَنَبَأُ مَا يَكُونُ بَعْدَكُمْ وَفَصْلُ مَا بَيْنِكُمْ.

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad from al-Hajjal from Ali ibn ‘Aqabah from Dawud ibn Farqad from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: ‘‘The Holy Quran came in four parts: One fourth is about lawful matters, one fourth about unlawful matters, one fourth about traditions and laws and one fourth about the news of what was before you and what will be after you and ways to settle your disputes.” 

4ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَرْبَاعٍ رُبُعٌ فِينَا وَرُبُعٌ فِي عَدُوِّنَا وَرُبُعٌ سُنَنٌ وَأَمْثَالٌ وَرُبُعٌ فَرَائِضُ وَأَحْكَامٌ.

4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from abu Basir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Quran came in four parts: One fourth is about us (Ahl al-Bayt) one fourth about our enemies, one about traditions and axioms and one fourth about obligations and laws.” 

5ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ السَّرِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ السَّرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَا نَزَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ وَآخِرُهُ إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ الله.

5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn al- ‘Abbas from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Sarriy from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The first thing that was revealed to the Messenger of Allah was, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Read in the name of your Lord . . .’ (Chapter 96) and the last thing was, ‘When support comes from Allah. . . (Chapter 110) 

6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شَهْرُ رَمَضانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَإِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ فِي عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً بَيْنَ أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فِي طُولِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) نَزَلَتْ صُحُفُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَأُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْرَاةُ لِسِتٍّ مَضَيْنَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَأُنْزِلَ الإنْجِيلُ لِثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَأُنْزِلَ الزَّبُورُ لِثَمَانَ عَشَرَ خَلَوْنَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَأُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ فِي ثَلاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn al-Qasim from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from Dawud from Hafs ibn Ghiyath who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘The month of Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed, . . .’ (2:185) but there were twenty years between its first and last (words).’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) said, ‘The Holy Quran was revealed in one piece in the month of Ramadan to Bayt al-Ma ’mur, then it was revealed in twenty years.’ The Imam said, ‘The Holy Prophet has said, “The books of Ibrahim were revealed in the first night of Ramadan, Torah was revealed on the sixth day of Ramadan, lnjil was revealed after thirteen nights of the month of Ramadan had passed, al-Zabur was revealed after twenty six days were passed from the month of Ramadan and the Holy Quran was revealed after twenty-three days had passed from the month of Ramadan.’” 

7ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لا تَتَفَأَّلْ بِالْقُرْآنِ.

7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘The Holy Quran is not to be used for omens or prophecy.’” 

8ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَرَّاقِ قَالَ عَرَضْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كِتَاباً فِيهِ قُرْآنٌ مُخَتَّمٌ مُعَشَّرٌ بِالذَّهَبِ وَكُتِبَ فِي آخِرِهِ سُورَةٌ بِالذَّهَبِ فَأَرَيْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمْ يَعِبْ فِيهِ شَيْئاً إِلا كِتَابَةَ الْقُرْآنِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَقَالَ لا يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ يُكْتَبَ الْقُرْآنُ إِلا بِالسَّوَادِ كَمَا كُتِبَ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ.

8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan from Muskan from Muhammad ibn al-Warraq who has said the following: “Once I showed to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) a copy of the Holy Quran decorated with writings of gold in a stamp form and at the end of chapters there were writings with gold. He did not criticize anything in it except the writing of the Holy Quran with gold saying, ‘I do not like the writing of the Holy Quran in anything except black ink, just as it was written the first time.’” 

9ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يَاسِينَ الضَّرِيرِ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ تَأْخُذُ الْمُصْحَفَ فِي الثُّلُثِ الثَّانِي مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَتَنْشُرُهُ وَتَضَعُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَتَقُولُ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِكِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ وَمَا فِيهِ وَفِيهِ اسْمُكَ الأعْظَمُ الأكْبَرُ وَأَسْمَاؤُكَ الْحُسْنَى وَمَا يُخَافُ وَيُرْجَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ عُتَقَائِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَتَدْعُو بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ.

9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yasin al-Darir from Hariz from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the last third of the month of Ramadan, you may take a copy of the Holy Quran, open it, place before you and say, ‘O Lord, I plead before You through Your revealed book and through what is in it and in it there is Your greatest, the magnificent name and Your beautiful names, what is feared and what is hoped for, to make me of those whom You have freed from the fire’ and then ask for help for whatever you like or need help.” 

10ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ رَبِيعٌ وَرَبِيعُ الْقُرْآنِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ.

10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘For everything there is a spring. The spring for the Holy Quran is the month of Ramadan.’” 

11ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ سِنَانٍ أَوْ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَ هُمَا شَيْئَانِ أَوْ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَاحِدٌ فَقَالَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةُ الْكِتَابِ وَالْفُرْقَانُ الْمُحْكَمُ الْوَاجِبُ الْعَمَلِ بِهِ.

11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Sinan or others from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) whether al-Quran and al-Furqan are two different things or one thing? The Imam said, ‘Al-Quran is the name of the whole book and al-Furqan is that much that is clearly understood and is necessary to act accordingly thereby.’” 

12ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ وَاحِدٌ نَزَلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ وَاحِدٍ وَلَكِنَّ الإخْتِلافَ يَجِي‏ءُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرُّوَاةِ.

12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from Jamil ibn Darraj from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Quran is one. It has come from One, however, the differences come from the narrators.” 

13ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ نَزَلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا أَعْدَاءُ الله وَلَكِنَّهُ نَزَلَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْوَاحِدِ.

13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Once, I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘People say that the Holy Quran was revealed upon seven letters.’ The Imam said, ‘They, the enemies of Allah, lie. It was revealed upon one letter from One source.’” 

14ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ بِإِيَّاكِ أَعْنِي وَاسْمَعِي يَا جَارَةُ. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَعْنَاهُ مَا عَاتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) فَهُوَ يَعْنِي بِهِ مَا قَدْ مَضَى فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلُ قَوْلِهِ وَلَوْ لا أَنْ ثَبَّتْناكَ لَقَدْ كِدْتَ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئاً قَلِيلاً عَنَى بِذَلِكَ غَيْرَهُ.

14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Quran was revealed in a manner like, ‘I speak to you, but it is the neighbor who must listen.’” It is narrated, in another Hadith, from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The meaning of ‘I speak to you, but it is the neighbor who must listen’, is that whenever Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has addressed His prophet in critical expressions they, in fact, are addressed to others and not the Holy Prophet such as: ‘Had We not strengthened your faith you might have relied on them some how,’ (17:74) is addressed to others (not the Holy Prophet).”’ 

15ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ السِّمْطِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَنْ تَنْزِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ اقْرَءُوا كَمَا عُلِّمْتُمْ.

15. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn al- Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jundab from Sufyan ibn al-Samt who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘How was the Holy Quran revealed?’ The Imam said, ‘Recite as you have been taught.’’’

16ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ دَفَعَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مُصْحَفاً وَقَالَ لا تَنْظُرْ فِيهِ فَفَتَحْتُهُ وَقَرَأْتُ فِيهِ لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهَا اسْمَ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيَّ ابْعَثْ إِلَيَّ بِالْمُصْحَفِ.

16. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain individuals of his people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “Once, abu al-Hassan (a.s.) gave me a copy of the Holy Quran saying, ‘Do not look at it.’ I opened and read in it (Chapter 98) ‘The unbelievers were not . . .’ and I found therein the names of seventy people from Quraysh with their names and the names of their fathers.’ The narrator has said that the Imam (a.s.) sent a message to me, ‘Send the copy back to me.’” 

17ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مَا ضَرَبَ رَجُلٌ الْقُرْآنَ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ إِلا كَفَرَ.

17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Husayn ibn Sa’id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said: "My father (a.s) said, “Whoever mixes up the Holy Quran becomes an unbeliever.’” 

18ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ النَّضْرِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ الأنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ وَقَعَ مُصْحَفٌ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَجَدُوهُ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ مَا فِيهِ إِلا هَذِهِ الآيَةَ أَلا إِلَى الله تَصِيرُ الأمُورُ.

18. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Husayn ibn al- Nadr from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from abu Maryam al-Ansari from Jabir who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘A copy of the Holy Quran had fallen in the sea, when they found it all the writing was gone except: ‘ ... is it not the case that all things end up in the presence of Allah. . . .’” (42:53) 

19ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ الْقَدَّاحِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) اقْرَأْ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ أَقْرَأُ قَالَ مِنَ السُّورَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْتَمِسُهَا فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ مِنْ سُورَةِ يُونُسَ قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنى‏ وَزِيادَةٌ وَلا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلا ذِلَّةٌ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) إِنِّي لأعْجَبُ كَيْفَ لا أَشِيبُ إِذَا قَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ.

19. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from Aban from Maymun al-Qaddah who has said the following: “Once abu Ja’far (a.s.) said to me, ‘Read.’ I then asked, ‘What should I read?’ The Imam said, ‘Read from Chapter 9.’ I (the narrator) tried to find it but he said, ‘Read from Yunus (which is Chapter 10).’ I (the narrator) then read: ‘The righteous will receive good rewards for their deeds and more. Their faces will suffer no disgrace or ignominy. . . .’ (10:26) The Imam said, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “It is astonishing to me, why should I not grow old much quicker when I read the Holy Quran.’” 

20ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِلِسانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبِينٍ قَالَ يُبِينُ الألْسُنَ وَلا تُبِينُهُ الألْسُنُ.

20. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from al-Hajjal from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) who has said the following: “Once I asked one of the two Imam (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy: ‘It has been revealed in plain Arabic.’ (26:195) The Imam said, ‘It (the Holy Quran) explains the languages but the languages do not explain it.’” 

21ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جُذَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَقْرَأُ آخِرَ الْكَهْفِ إِلا تَيَقَّظَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الَّتِي يُرِيدُ.

21. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdi from Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Aban from ‘Amir ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Jadha’h from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads the last verse of al-Kahf (Chapter 18) can wake up at night at the hour that he intends to wake up.” 

22ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) سُلَيْمٌ مَوْلاكَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلا سُورَةُ يس فَيَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَنْفَدُ مَا مَعَهُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ أَ يُعِيدُ مَا قَرَأَ قَالَ نَعَمْ لا بَأْسَ.

22. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari and others have narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufi from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sa’id ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Once, I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘Your Mawla, Sulaym says that of the Holy Quran with him there is only Yasin, Chapter 36. At night he wakes up and completes reading of the Holy Quran whatever is available with him, can he repeat it reading?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’” 

23ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) وَأَنَا أَسْتَمِعُ حُرُوفاً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ لَيْسَ عَلَى مَا يَقْرَأُهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كُفَّ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْقِرَاءَةِ اقْرَأْ كَمَا يَقْرَأُ النَّاسُ حَتَّى يَقُومَ الْقَائِمُ (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف) فَإِذَا قَامَ الْقَائِمُ (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف) قَرَأَ كِتَابَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى حَدِّهِ وَأَخْرَجَ الْمُصْحَفَ الَّذِي كَتَبَهُ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) وَقَالَ أَخْرَجَهُ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِلَى النَّاسِ حِينَ فَرَغَ مِنْهُ وَكَتَبَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هَذَا كِتَابُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَمَا أَنْزَلَهُ الله عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) وَقَدْ جَمَعْتُهُ مِنَ اللَّوْحَيْنِ فَقَالُوا هُوَ ذَا عِنْدَنَا مُصْحَفٌ جَامِعٌ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ لا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَالله مَا تَرَوْنَهُ بَعْدَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا أَبَداً إِنَّمَا كَانَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكُمْ حِينَ جَمَعْتُهُ لِتَقْرَءُوهُ.

23. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Hashim from Salim ibn Salamah who has said the following: “Once, a man read before Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) certain letters from the Holy Quran, while I was present, which were not like those that people read. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) said, ‘Stop this reading. Read as people read until the one who will establish Divine Authority on earth will come. When he will come, the book of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will be read upon its limits. He then brought the copy of the Holy Quran that Ali (a.s.) had written and said, ‘Ali (a.s.) brought this to people when he completed writing down the Holy Quran in one copy and said to them, “This is the book of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, as Allah had revealed upon Muhammad (a.s.) and I have written it in one copy from two tablets.” They said, ‘With us there is the comprehensive copy of the Holy Quran. We do not need it.’ He then said, ‘By Allah you will never see this from today on. It was necessary for me to tell you after I completed writing it down so you can read.’” 

24ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله الأعْرَجِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ يَنْسَاهُ ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُهُ ثُمَّ يَنْسَاهُ أَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ حَرَجٌ فَقَالَ لا.

24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan from Sa’id ibn ‘Abd Allah al-A’Raj who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about a man who reads the Holy Quran but then he forgets, he reads again and forgets. Is it an offense? The Imam said, ‘No, it is not an offense.’” 

25ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مَا ضَرَبَ رَجُلٌ الْقُرْآنَ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ إِلا كَفَرَ.

25. Ali has narrated from his father from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father has said, ‘Whoever mixes one part of the Holy Quran with the other part he turns into an unbeliever.’” 

26ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سُورَةُ الْمُلْكِ هِيَ الْمَانِعَةُ تَمْنَعُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَهِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا فِي لَيْلَتِهِ فَقَدْ أَكْثَرَ وَأَطَابَ وَلَمْ يُكْتَبْ بِهَا مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَإِنِّي لأرْكَعُ بِهَا بَعْدَ عِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ وَأَنَا جَالِسٌ وَإِنَّ وَالِدِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كَانَ يَقْرَأُهَا فِي يَوْمِهِ وَلَيْلَتِهِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي قَبْرِهِ نَاكِرٌ وَنَكِيرٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ رِجْلَيْهِ قَالَتْ رِجْلاهُ لَهُمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمَا إِلَى مَا قِبَلِي سَبِيلٌ قَدْ كَانَ هَذَا الْعَبْدُ يَقُومُ عَلَيَّ فَيَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَتِهِ وَإِذَا أَتَيَاهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ جَوْفِهِ قَالَ لَهُمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمَا إِلَى مَا قِبَلِي سَبِيلٌ قَدْ كَانَ هَذَا الْعَبْدُ أَوْعَانِي سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ وَإِذَا أَتَيَاهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ لِسَانِهِ قَالَ لَهُمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمَا إِلَى مَا قِبَلِي سَبِيلٌ قَدْ كَانَ هَذَا الْعَبْدُ يَقْرَأُ بِي فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ.

26. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all from ibn Mahbub from Jamil from Sadir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “ Surah al-Mulk (Chapter 67) is a protector. It protects against the torment of the grave. It ( Surah al-Mulk) is written in the Torah. Whoever reads it at night has done a great good deed and with it he will not be written of the neglectful ones. I read it in Ruku’ position while, sitting after ‘Isha’ prayer. My father would read it everyday and night. When the person who reads it will be placed in the grave the interrogating angels (Na’kir and Nakir) will enter his grave from the direction of his feet. His feet will say, ‘You cannot enter from our side. This servant (of Allah) would stand on us and read Surah al-Mulk everyday and night. ’ When they try to enter his grave from the middle section his middle section will say, ‘You cannot enter from my side of the grave. This servant (of Allah) had placed Surah al-Mulk inside of me.’ When they try to enter from the side of his face his tongue will say, ‘You cannot enter from my side. This servant (of Allah) would read with me Surah al-Mulk every day and night.’” 

27ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ وَالْمُعَلَّى بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ قَالا كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) وَمَعَنَا رَبِيعَةُ الرَّأْيِ فَذَكَرْنَا فَضْلَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِنْ كَانَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ لا يَقْرَأُ عَلَى قِرَاءَتِنَا فَهُوَ ضَالٌّ فَقَالَ رَبِيعَةُ ضَالٌّ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ضَالٌّ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَنَقْرَأُ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ أُبَيٍّ.

27. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Farqad and al-Mu’alla ibn Khunays, both of whom said the following: “We were with Abu Abdullah (AS), and with us was Rabi'ah al-Ra'y, and we mentioned the virtue of the Quran. So Abu Abdillah (AS) said, 'If Ibn Mas'ood does not recite according to our recitation, then he is misguided.' Rabi'ah said, 'Misguided?' He (AS) replied, 'Yes, misguided.' Then Abu Abdillah (AS) said, 'As for us, we recite according to the recitation of Ubayy.'’” 

28ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (علَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ آيَةٍ.

28. Ali ibn al-Hakam has narrated from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The Quran that Jibril (as) brought to Muhammad (sw) had seventeen thousand verses.”

Al-Kāfi - Volume 2

Book 3, Chapter 14