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 محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا الحسين ابن الحسن بن أبان ، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن ربعي، عن محمد بن مسلم عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم " قال: قص الشارب والأظفار.

1.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain ibn Hasan bin Aban, from Husain bin Sa’eed, from Hammad bin Isa, from Rab’i, from Muhammed bin Muslim, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath» (22:29). He said: The cutting of the moustache and nails.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن مهزيار عن أخيه علي، عن الحسين، عن النضر بن سويد، عن ابن سنان قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم " قال: هو الحلق وما في جلد الانسان.

2.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Mahziyar, from his brother, Ali, from Hussain, from Nadr bin Suwayd, from Ibn Sinan, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath» (22:29). He said: It is to shave and what is in the skin of a person.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن بن أبان، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن فضالة، عن أبان، عن زرارة، عن حمران، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في قول الله عزو جل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم " قال: التفث حفوف الرجل من الطيب فإذا قضى نسكه حل له الطيب.

3.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Hasan bin Aban, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Fadala, from Aban, from Zurara, from Hamran, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath» (22:29). He said: Tafath is a man’s abstention from perfume. When he has ended his rites, perfume is permissible to him.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر البزنطي قال: قال أبو الحسن عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم وليوفوا نذورهم " قال: التفث تقليم الأظفار وطرح الوسخ وطرح الاحرام عنه.

4.	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 Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abi Nasr al-Bazanti, that he said: Abu’l-Hasan, peace be upon him, said with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath, and let them fulfill their vows» (22:29). He said: Tafath is the cutting of trim the tails, casting filth and the casting of the Ihram [1] from it.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن القاسم بن محمد، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن أبي بصير، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم " فقال: ما يكون من الرجل في حال إحرامه فإذا دخل مكة طاف وتكلم بكلام طيب فإن ذلك كفارة لذلك الذي كان منه.

5.	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 Husain bin Sa’eed, from Qasem bin Muhammed, from Aban bin Uthman, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath» (22:29). He said: That which comes from a man during his state of Ihram. When he enters Mecca, he should perform the circling and speak with good speech, for indeed, that is an expiation of that which came from him.

حدثنا المظفر بن جعفر بن المظفر العلوي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسعود، عن أبيه، عن حمدويه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عبد الحميد، عن أبي جميلة، عن عمرو بن حنظلة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سألته عن التفث. قال: هو حفوف الرأس.

6.	We were told by Mufaddar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, from Hamdawayh, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abdul-Hameed, from Abu Jameela, from Amru bin Handhala, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I asked him about tafath. He said: It is to trim the head.

حدثنا المظفر بن جعفر بن المظفر العلوي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسعود، عن أبيه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن نصير ، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عيسى، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد بن عثمان، عن الحلبي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سألته عن التفث فقال. هو الحلق وما في جلد الانسان.

7.	We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Naseer, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Isa, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad bin Uthman, from al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I asked him about tafath, so he said: It is to shave and what is in the skin of a person.

حدثنا المظفر بن جعفر بن المظفر العلوي، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسعود، عن أبيه، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن علي، عن عبد العظيم بن عبد الله الحسني، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن معاوية بن عمار، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم " قال: هو الحفوف والشعث، قال: ومن التفث أن تتكلم في إحرامك بكلام قبيح فإذا دخلت مكة فطفت بالبيت وتكلمت بكلام طيب كان ذلك كفارته.

8.	We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Ali, from Abdul-Adheem bin Abdullah al-Hasani, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Mu’awiya bin Ammar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath» (22:29). He said: It is to trim, and it is untidiness. He said: Among tafath is that you speak during your state of Ihram with horrid speech. If you, then, were to enter Mecca, perform the circling around the House and utter good speech, that would be its expiation.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد، عن موسى بن عمر، عن محمد بن إسماعيل بن بزيع، عن إبراهيم بن مهزم، عمن يرويه عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إذا دخلت مكة فاشتر بدرهم تمرا فتصدق به لما كان منك في إحرامك للعمرة، فإذا فرغت من حجك فاشتر بدرهم تمرا فتصدق به، فإذا دخلت المدينة فاصنع مثل ذلك.

9.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Musa bin Umar, from Muhammed bin Isma’eel bin Bazee’, from Ibrahim bin Mahzam, from the one he narrates from, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: If you enter Mecca, then buy dates with a dirham and give it as charity due to what came from you during your state of Ihram for the Umrah. Then, when you are finished with your pilgrimage, then buy dates with a dirham and give it as charity. Then, if you enter Medina, do the same as that.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن علي بن سليمان، عن زياد القندي، عن عبد الله بن سنان. عن ذريح المحاربي، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الله أمرني في كتابه بأمر فأحب أن أعلمه. قال: وما ذلك؟ قلت: قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم وليوفوا نذورهم " قال: " ليقضوا تفثهم " لقاء الامام " وليوفوا نذورهم " تلك المناسك. قال عبد الله بن سنان فأتيت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام فقلت: جعلني الله فداك قول الله عز وجل: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم وليوفوا نذورهم " قال: أخذ الشارب وقص الأظفار وما أشبه ذلك، قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فإن ذريح المحاربي حدثني عنك أنك قلت له: " ثم ليقضوا تفثهم " لقاء الامام " وليوفوا نذورهم " تلك المناسك؟ فقال: صدق ذريح وصدقت أنت إن للقرآن ظاهرا وباطنا ومن يحتمل ما يحتمل ذريح؟

10.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were tld by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Sahl bin Ziyad al-Adami, from Ali bin Sulayman, from Ziyad al-Qindi, from Abdullah bin Sinan, from Dhuraih al-Muharibi, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Indeed, Allah has ordered me in His Book with an order, and I would like to know (the meaning of) it. He said: And what is that? I said: The saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath, and let them fulfill their vows» (22:29). He said: «let them end their tafath» is the meeting with the Imam, and «let them fulfill their vows» are those rites. Abdullah bin Sinan said: Then I came to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, and I said: May Allah make me a sacrifice for you. The saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath, and let them fulfill their vows» (22:29)? He said: It is to take (some off) the mustache, cut the nails, and similar to that. He said: I said: May I be sacrificed for you, Dhuraih al-Muharibi told me of you that you, indeed, said to him that «Then, let them end their tafath» is the meeting with the Imam, and that «and let them fulfill their vows» are those rites. He said: Dhuraih spoke true, and you have spoken true. Indeed, for the Qur’an is an apparent meaning and an internal meaning. And who can handle like what Dhuraih handles?

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 377