The chapter because of which we named this book, the Book of the Meanings of the Reports

The chapter of the meaning of a noun

The chapter of the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem»

Another chapter regarding the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah»

The chapter of the meaning of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He

The chapter of the meaning of the One

The meaning of «al-Samad»

The meaning of the Saying of the Imams, peace be upon them, that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is a Thing

The meaning of «Glorified be Allah»

The meaning of Monotheism and Justice

The meaning of «Allah is Greater»

The chapter of the meaning of the First and the Last

The meaning of terms mentioned in the Book and the Tradition about Monotheism

The meaning of the satisfaction of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and His wrath

The meaning of guidance, aberration, success and abandonment from Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He

The meaning of «There is no force nor strength except by Allah»

The meaning of the separated letters at the beginning of the chapters of the Qur’an

The meaning of evening above the Throne

The meaning of the Throne and the Chair

The meaning of the Tablet and the Pen

The meaning of the scales by which the deeds of the servants are measured

The meaning of the Path

The meaning of the letters of the Adhan and Iqamah

The meaning of the letters of the alphabet

The meaning of the letters of sentences

The meaning of the names of the Prophets and Messengers, peace be upon them, and other than that

The meaning of the names of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and his Household, peace be upon them

The meaning of the names of Muhammed, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain and the Imams, peace be upon them

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, peace be upon him: «You are to me in the same position as Harun to Musa, except that there is no Prophet after me»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, Hasan and Hussain: «You are the ones considered weak after me»

The meaning of terms mentioned about the characteristic of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of Two Weighty Things and the Family

The meaning of aal, ahl, ‘itra  and ummah

The meaning of the Clear Imam

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon that, that he is the Master of the Arabs

The meaning of the marriage of the Light to the Light

The meaning of the one who wrongs himself, the moderate and the forerunner

The meaning of what is narrated with regards to that Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire

The meaning of what is narrated with regards Fatima, peace be upon her, that she is the Mistress of the women of all the worlds

The meaning of the Trusts which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, had ordered His servants to deliver to their people

The meaning of the Trusts that were presented upon the Heavens, the earth and the mountains, but which they refused to carry and feared, and which the human being carried

The meaning of the Abandoned Well and the Lofty Palace

The meaning of Tuba

The meaning of the hiding of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, to four within four

The meaning of the column whom the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, saw during the Night of the Ascension, whose origin is of silver, center is of ruby and peridot and top is of red gold

The meaning of Prophethood

The meaning of the sun, the moon, zuhra  and Two farqads

The meaning of the sending of blessings upon the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of the Means

The meaning of Three Sanctities

The meaning of disobedience to parents, fugitivity from masters and the sheep who strayed from the shepherd

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «I am the Young Man, son of the Young Man, brother of the Young Man»

The meaning of adolescence and manhood

The meaning of the Father of Sand

The meaning of the Saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «I am Zaid bin Abd-Manaf bin ‘Amer bin Amru bin Mughaira bin Zaid bin Kilab»

The meaning of the Family of Yasin

The meaning of the narration that has been narrated of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Do not antagonize the Days, lest they antagonize you»

The chapter of the meaning of the Tree from which Adam and Hawwa’ ate

The chapter of the meaning of the Words received by Adam from his Lord, after which He accepted his repentance

The meaning of the Word of Godfearness

The meaning of the Words with which Ibrahim was tested by his Lord, which he completed

The chapter of the meaning of the Remaining Word in the descendants of Ibrahim, peace be upon him

The meaning of the Infallibility of the Imam

The meaning of the forbidding of the Fire for the spine that (was a cause to have) ejaculated the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, the belly (that was caring) that carried him and the home that cared for him

The meaning of the words in which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has gathered all goodness for Adam, peace be upon him

The meaning of the disbelief that does not reach (the extent of) polytheism

The meaning of impurity

The meaning of Iblees

The meaning of the kohl of Iblees, the material he licks and his snuffle

The meaning of the Stoned

The meaning of the Treasure of Speech

The meaning of the Concealed Things

The meaning of the Master of Forgiveness-seeking

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «Beware from being benefactors»

The meaning of equivalence and thankfulness

The meaning of the knowledge which ignorance of does not harm, and which knowledge of does not benefit

The meaning of the hypocrite

The meaning of complaint during illness

The meaning of the wind that causes forgetfulness and bestows

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «People are two: one who relieves, and another who rests»

The meaning of the secret and what is more hidden

The meaning of the Arabization of the Nabatean, and the Nabateaization of the Arab

The chapter of the meaning of what has been narrated with regards to that a woman has no equal, neither for her good, nor for her bad

The chapter of the meaning of consulting Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He

The chapter of the meaning of aggravation

The chapter of the meaning of the most sincere of names and the best of them

The chapter of the meaning of the unseen and the witnessed

The chapter of the meaning of that which deceives the eyes

The chapter of the meaning of the kantar

The meaning of baheera, sa’iba, waseela and haam

The meaning of the cruel and the villainous

The meaning of the drinking of thirsty cattle

The meaning of the two small, the two big and the two guises

The meaning of generosity of the grace

The meaning of the evil-wisher

The meaning of few

Another meaning of few

The meaning of the report which narrated that ill-omen is in three: in a woman, a riding animal and a home

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Any man who leaves two dinars, they are to burn between his eye»

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عن عبد الله بن المغيرة، عن عبد الرحمن الجعفي، قال: كنت أختلف إلى ابن أبي ليلى في مواريث وكان يدافعني فلما طال ذلك علي شكوته إلى جعفر ابن محمد عليهما السلام فقال: أو ما علم أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أمر برد الحبيس   وإنفاذ المواريث؟ قال: فأتيته ففعل كما كان يفعل، فقلت له: إني شكوتك إلى جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام فقال لي: كيت وكيت، فحلفني ابن أبي ليلى أنه قال ذلك لك، فحلفت له فقضى لي بذلك.

1.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Khalid al-Barqi, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, from Abdul-Rahman al-Ju’fi, that he said: I used to attend at Ibn Abi Layla with regards to inheritance, and he used to push me. When that had (lasted for a) prolonged (time), I complained about him to Ja’far ibn Muhammed, peace be upon them both, so he said: Does he not know that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, ordered for the return of the restrained and the fulfilment of inheritance? He said: Then I went to him, and he did what he used to do, so I said to him: I complained about you to Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, and he said to me such-and-such. Then Ibn Abi Layla made me swear that he said that, so I swore to him, and he ruled to my favor in that (case).

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن أحمد الرازي، عن بكر بن صالح، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن ابن عيينة البصري قال: كنت شاهدا عند ابن أبي ليلى وقضى في رجل جعل لبعض قرابته غلة دار ولم يوقت لهم وقتا فمات الرجل فحضر ورثته ابن أبي ليلى وحضر قريبه الذي جعل له الدار، فقال ابن أبي ليلى: أرى أن أدعها على ما تركها صاحبها. فقال له محمد بن مسلم الثقفي: أما إن علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه قضى في هذا المسجد بخلاف ما قضيت. قال: وما علمك؟ قال: سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: قضى علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه برد الحبيس وإنفاذ المواريث. فقال ابن أبي ليلى: هو عندك في كتاب؟ قال: نعم. قال: فأرسل إليه فائتني به، فقال محمد بن مسلم: على أن لا تنظر من الكتاب إلا في ذلك الحديث. قال: لك ذلك. قال: فأراه الحديث عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في الكتاب فرد قضيته.

2.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Razi, from Bikr bin Saleh, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ibn ‘Uyayna al-Basri, that he said: I was testifying at the presence of Ibn Abi Layla, and he had judged with regards to a man who had made for some of his relatives benefit from a house and not specified a (particular) time for them, and then the man died and his inheritors were present at Ibn Abi Layla, and his relative to whom he made the house was (also) present. Then Ibn Abi Layla said: I see that I (should) leave it like how its owner left it. Then Muhammed bin Muslim al-Thaqafi said to him: Verily, Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, indeed, judged in this mosque to the contrary of what you have judged. He said: And how do you know? He said: I heard Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, say: Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, judged for the return of the restrained and the fulfilment of inheritance. Then Ibn Abi Layla said: Is it with you in a book? He said: Yes. He said: Then send to him and come to me with it. Then Muhammed bin Muslim said: (On the condition that) You must not look into the Book except in that narration. He said: You may do so. He said: Then he showed him the narration of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, in the Book and he retracted his judgement. [1]

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 212