Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār


Book 1, Chapter 190

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «O Ali, you will have a treasure in Paradise, and you are its Man with Two Horns»
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حدثنا أبو عبد الله الحسين بن أحمد بن محمد بن أحمد الأشناني الدارمي الفقيه العدل ببلخ، قال: أخبرني جدي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عمار، قال: حدثنا موسى بن إسماعيل قال: حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، عن محمد بن إسحاق، عن محمد بن إبراهيم التميمي، عن سلمة، عن أبي الطفيل، عن علي بن أبي طالب، عليه السلام أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآلهقال: يا علي إن لك كنزا في الجنة وأنت ذو قرنيها ولا تتبع النظرة بالنظرة في الصلاة فإن لك الأولى وليست لك الآخرة.


1. We were told by Abu Abdillah, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Ishnani al-Darimi, the Jurist, the Just, in Balkh, that he said: I was told by my father, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ammar, that he said: We were told by Musa bin Isma’il, that he said: We were told by Hammad bin Salama, from Muhammed bin Ishaq, from Muhammed bin Ibrahim al-Taimi, from Salama, from Abu’l-Tufail, from Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: O Ali, indeed, for you is a treasure in Paradise, and you are its Man with Two Horns. Do not follow one look by another look in prayer, for indeed, the first is (permitted) for you, whereas the other is not (permitted) for you.