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 أبي عبد الله، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن علي بن النعمان، عن عبد الله بن طلحة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لن يدخل الجنة عبد في قلبه مثقال حبة من خردل من كبر، ولا يدخل النار عبد في قلبه مثقال حبة من خردل من إيمان. قلت: جعلت فداك إن الرجل ليلبس الثوب أو يركب الدابة فيكاد يعرف منه الكبر. قال: ليس بذاك إنما الكبر إنكار الحق، والايمان الاقرار بالحق.

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 Abi Abdillah, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Ali bin Nu’man, from Abdullah bin Talha, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Paradise will never be entered by a servant in whose heart is the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance, and the Fire will not be entered by a servant in whose heart is the weight of a mustard seed of faith. I said: May I be sacrificed for you, a man might wear a robe or ride an animal, and he would be about to become known for arrogance. He said: It is not that. Arrogance is only to deny the truth, whereas faith is to acknowledge the truth.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن إسماعيل بن مرار، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن عن أبي أيوب الخزاز، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أحدهما - يعني أبا جعفر وأبا عبد الله عليهما السلام - قال: لا يدخل الجنة من كان في قلبه مثقال حبة من خردل من كبر. قال: قلت: إنا نلبس الثوب الحسن فيدخلنا العجب؟ فقال: إنما ذلك بينه وبين الله عز وجل.

2.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Isma’eel bin Marrar, from Yunus bin Abdul-Rahman, from Abu Ayub, the Silk Maker, from Muhammed bin Muslim, from one of the two, meaning Abu Ja’far and Abu Abdillah, peace be upon them both, that he said: Paradise will not be entered by the one in whose heart is the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance. He said: I said: We do, indeed, happen to wear a fine robe and admiration may hit us. He said: That is only with regards to what is between him and between Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعد آبادي، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن ابن فضال، عن عبد الله بن مسكان، عن يزيد بن فرقد، عمن سمع أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: لا يدخل الجنة من في قلبه مثقال حبة من خردل من كبر ولا يدخل النار من في قلبه مثقال حبة من خردل من إيمان. قال: فاسترجعت فقال: مالك تسترجع؟ فقلت: لما أسمع منك، فقال: ليس حيث تذهب إنما أعني الجحود إنما هو الجحود.

3.	We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hussain Sa’d-Abadi, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Ibn Faddal, from Abdullah bin Maskan, from Yazid bin Farqad, from the one who heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: Paradise will not be entered by the one in whose heart is the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance, and the Fire will not be entered by the one in whose heart is the weight of a mustard seed of faith. He said: Then I recited the Ruju’ [1]. Then he said: What is it with you that you perform Ruju’? So I said: Due to what I hear from you. So he said: It is not as you think. I only mean that one knowingly rejects (the truth). It only applies to knowingly reject.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن ابن فضال، عن علي بن عقبة، عن أيوب بن حر، عن عبد الأعلى، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: الكبر أن يغمص الناس ويسفه الحق .

4.	With this chain of narrators, from Ibn Faddal, from Ali bin ‘Uqba, from Ayub bin Hurr, from Abdul-A’la, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Arrogance is that one disdains people and stultifies the truth.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد، عن علي بن الحكم، عن سيف  عن عبد الأعلى بن أعين قال: قال أبو عبد اللهعن آبائه عليهم السلام قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إن أعظم الكبر غمص الخلق وسفه الحق. قلت: وما غمص الخلق وسفه الحق؟ قال: يجهل الحق ويطعن على أهله ومن فعل ذلك فقد نازع الله عز وجل رداءه.

5.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Ali bin Hakam, from Saif, from Abdul-A’la bin A’yan, that he said: Abu Abdillah said (narrating) from his fathers, peace be upon them: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Indeed, the greatest arrogance is disdaining of the creation and stultification of the truth. I said: And what is it to disdain the creation and stultify the truth? He said: That one who is ignorant of the truth and vilifies its people. The one who does that, has certainly challenged the Vesture of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن ابن بقاح، عن سيف بن عميرة، عن عبد الملك، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من دخل مكة مبرءا عن الكبر غفر ذنبه. قلت: وما الكبر؟ قال: غمص الخلق وسفه الحق. قلت: وكيف ذاك. قال: يجهل الحق ويطعن على أهله.

6.	We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Ibn Baqqah, from Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Abdul-Malik, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who enters Mecca free from arrogance, his sin will be forgiven. I said: And what is arrogance? He said: To disdain the creation and stultify the truth. I said: And how is that? He said: That one is ignorant of the truth and vilifies its people.

قال مصنف هذا الكتاب - رضي الله عنه -: في كتاب الخليل بن أحمد يقول: فلان غمص الناس وغمص النعمة إذا تهاون بها وبحقوقهم، ويقال: إنه لمغموص عليه في دينه أي مطعون عليه، وقد غمص النعمة. والعافية إذا لم يشكرها. وقال أبو عبيد في قوله عليه السلام: " سفه الحق " أن يرى الحق سفها وجهلا وقال الله تبارك وتعالى: " ومن يرعب عن ملة إبراهيم إلا من سفه نفسه  ". وقال بعض المفسرين: " إلا من سفه نفسه " يقول سفهها. وأما قوله: " غمص الناس " فإنه الاحتقار لهم والازدراء بهم وما أشبه ذلك. قال: وفيه لغة أخرى في غير هذا الحديث. وغمص بالصاد غير معجمة وهو معنى غمط، والغمص في العين، والقطعة سنة غمصة، والغميصاء: كوكب ، والغمص في المعاء: غلظة وتقطيع ووجع.

The compiler of this book, may Allah be pleased with him, said: In the book of Khalil bin Ahmad, he says: Such-a-person disdains people. Disdaining the grace would be if he takes it lightly, and so with their rights. It is said: «He is disdained with regards to his religion» meaning that he is condemned. One would have disdained a grace and a (state of) comfort if one does not thank (for) it. Abu Ubaid said with regards to the saying of him, peace be upon him: «stultifies the truth» that one sees the truth as foolishness and ignorance. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: «And who desires other than the Religion of Ibrahim except for the one who fools himself?» (2:130) Some exegetes said: «except for the one who fools himself» says that one (in this case) declares himself as being foolish. As for his saying: «disdains people» it is to despise them, spurn them and similar. He said: There is another language to it in other than this narration. Ghamasa [1] with the Ssaad is not non-Arabic, and it is by the meaning of understating. Ghams is performed with regards to a physical object, and a part of it is (referred to as) ghamsa. Ghumaisa is a planet. Ghams with regards to entrails is roughness, cutting and pain.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 261